Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-09-26
FROM MISSOURI.

Ton Oh the proprittJrs
FROM MISSOURI
JEFFERSON CITY, September l7.-The
correspondent OF The 81. Louis Democrat
says that We have 30 definite rc9or;s from
Lexington, but 10 Is a settled fact that thtt
place j. invested by General Price with
some fifteen thousand rebel troops.
Good military authorities he-r are con
iileut, however, thar the United St8tes
troops there have been reinforced. and that
unless the place WAS taken Yesterday, il is
safe
General Price is reported 10 have large
park OF artillery, part OF which were ia
ken from General 81 gels battery at the
battle oi Sprin- field.
a part OF Prices force j. reported 10 be
forty mile, from the city. II IS scouts have
been Sccn fifteen miles from here.
Ben NrCulloch, with 5000 wcll armed
rebels, is reported % be Advancing rapidly
from the southwark in the direction ofei-
lher Rolla or this city. Mlny think this
will be I've point OF attack. Another OBJ
ljcct OF his march is siii % be 20 get ne
tween our troops at Rolla and Other points,
ana prevent junction, while Price is op
Grating as1iust lex % ton, and then form
a junction with Pr.cc.
JFFFERs - CRY. September 18th -
Il o'c.ock J. II. Two cour tr- have lust
arrived from Lexington. lhc following
iute lEence is believed br tie comm u4I
iu- officer here 20 De- ir thc aaiurciiabic:
General Price commenced tie attack
on TIE entertainments 80 LcAn- tom e3ui-
minG,d by Col. Nuilieau. Oh m1udav.
ue tiSht w1s very severe ali day.
Price assault tie works ana WIS re-
pulsed with very severe loss.
The q -ht hd been renewed oa Tues Tar
morning 10y Price, bat fecbiv, wAtn the
courier LETS.
General Line was at Jamestown. ties
county, on Monday, mIrciiug 10 the re
lief OF Lexington.
The rebel loss on MOndt7 is reported
f 10 be Goo, and that ~ the federal troops
al 500, which is probably exaggerated.
/ JEFFERSON CITY, September ls.-Nan
day afternoon Gen. Price sent word - Col.
/ Muligan MT Lexington demanjine sur
render. Col Mulligan replied go 20
H. IN attack was immediately m4de
with artillery, making an advance uGdtr
is cover on the town.
Price was repulsed with heavy loss.
Lane. with about 5000 Kansas troors.
is reported 10 be within ahou. lorty mics
OF Lexington, advancing rapidly to rein
force Col. Mulligan.
Other Federal troops are rapidly con
verging from St.JOseph and other points:
to reinforce Col. Mulican.
The 18TH, 22l, 9th and 26th Indiana
regiments have gone via steamer 10 Lex
ington. Also, the forces sent from st.
Louis per steamers Dcs Moincs and white
Cloud.
These rciutorccments number about G.0j0
effective troops, and VIII reach Lexington
e. morrlw mIrning. the 18th Every con-
iltuce is lclt here that Col. Muileau wi !
BE- able to hold Lexington until the rem.
force ments arrive.
The Usage br lses. eleven miles east Of
here ON the Paci6c railaoad, is said tobe
the first point threatened by McCulloch's
force, BOW b -licved To be rapidly adyau-
cling from 'he southwest.
JEFFERSON CRY, September a. \
special dispatch - the 81. LOUIS R,pnbll-
can SAYS r,pol- received here this morn
ing states that McCulloch. with probably
> 900 men WAS on the Usage. seventy
miles hence, date not ven. IN lrchng on
Jefferson City. The commanding officer
here il inclined 90 credit the rcpor..
Col. Richardson took "a position today
with his regiment OF Home Gunras ~
OStec bridge, where tic first attack viii,
no dOul {, be m ldr. lie rlys be viii not
desert the post until the last mtu falls.
Lieut. VI ont omorv, 90 FrtmDut's cav
airy has iust arrived from Georgetown,
and says heavy firing w, herd no Boone
vile all "Wednesday and late into thu
night 40 Lexington. disproviue the story
that that place surfouacd on TUESDAY.
Il j. believed that Lane has reinforced
Lexington. Itls believed NJ Bonneville
that Price could not take Lexington, but
ii be should, only with terrible slaughter
Jackson, 10 j. said, has but 800 men,
and is surrounded o. every side. lie can
not cscapad If defeated, nor hold Lexne.
ton 10 be takes il.
In Pettis county all the rebels have
gone OFF IN squads to Join Jackson Near
~ I'D the Unionjsts have LETT Ia fear.
The country Is perfectly dcsolate, and
fine crops are standing ungatAored every
whore.
There is no boat from above yet, but
one is hourly ,Xpected.
The seces>ionists are greatly alarmed
about Lexington.
JEFFERSON Cry, Sept .2l.-Gov. G ,mble
to-d.y issued the following call TO the
Conventions
"Thc eHecencics Of the State require.
in my Judgment, the resembling OF the
State Convention; therefore !. Hamilton
r. Gamble. Governor OF the Strife OF II S
sour, 10y virtue of the power vested IN
me by the convention do hereby call the
convention OF the State 20 MSS mble 40 the
Mercantile Library Hail, in the city of
So Louis, on the 10Th day Of October next,
70 adopt such measures as the welfare OF
the State may require.
Given under ms hand and the seal of
the State, II Jefferson City. this twenty
I'll ri day OF September, y D. one thous-
and I'd -ht hundred and sixty-one.
fSinci) II. r. GAMBLE.
81 ta- Governor, Oliver, Secretary Of
Sate."
JEFFERSON CRY. Midnight, Sept. o.
4 d >ptich received here tonight SAWS
that the Federal troops at Lexington sur
rendered to the rebels on Friday afternoon
Tor want Of water.