Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-10-04
WAR ITEMS.

Uen oturgiS, with ,lOo men, reached -
point miles from Lexington on the IL
but learning that some 900 of Price rebal,
were stationed in the woods skirting the
river, waiting his approach. he marched =,
Liberty and thence to Kansas City.
No considerable number Of Gen Price
troops had lett Lexington on Tuesday. n,
batteries Wtf7 5a"l on the river banks betV e.
Lexington and Bonneville.
Lieut. Harris. of Col. Marshali's Him:
Clyal-y, who VS. IN the battle ct Lexington
arrived Il ~. Louis. lie states ihat he L.
guised hiEla.lt n at Uniform of the enemy.
after the surrender, and passed through sIe;-
lines escaping without taking the obligation
He reports that large amount ~ gold 7
cannon, 1900 rifles and muskets. the equip
ments of Col Marsiall's aud Mulligan's
regiments, number Of wagons and con
siderable quantity of provisions, fell into the
hands of the rebels, There were h"t 222G
engaged on our side, the balance Of the atT
! beng sick or absent, while the io.ce Of the
enemy is stated at 10000 engaged and
10000 out on marauding expeditions The
surrender was made against the strongest
| protest Col. Mulligan, who proposed to at
| tack the enemy with the bayOnet and ii,
| with arms in their hands. The men wc-a
| willing to follow him, but We're so exhausted
| that they could make but feeble resistance
On Wednesday, the 10th. Gen. Priev 5-g;,c
/ been reinforced by Gen. Green aad Harm
| commenced q most determined seige.
The fight lasted from O'Clock WednesdG,
morning till O'Clock On Friday afteln n.
during which time the fighting was 90 ire s.
SAINT that our men had neither time TO eat ~
ne
enemy erected breastworks of hemp bales.
and fired upon the federal garrison from tree
tops, Mill sides, and roofs OF houses. SeSelai
charges were made by the rebels. each Of
which were repulsed with considerable loss
In the struggle on Wednesday for the pus-
session Of the ferry boats, two Of our cannon
were captured but were retaken after q severe
struggle.
Gen. Lanes command surprised superior
force Of rebels at PapinsvIlie, Missouri, Oh
the 2lst, and after q severe fight, route
them, losing II killed and large mum
wounded. The rebels lost 40 killed, IIuu
prisoners and all their tents, wa.c.s. -a
supplies Gen. Lane is reported 10 be NOV
ing on O5ceOla, and it is rumOred mat COi
Montgomery, of his command, attacked it
Oa Friday last, aud burned the town hT
shelling it and repul5ed 4 large force of the
rebels. There are said to be about 1900 reb-
els in St. Clair county, committing all kinds
of depredatiOns upon the Union men.
The gang OF rebels which recently sacked
the town OF Humboldt, has been defeated by
a force from Fort Scott, and their leader.
Matthews, killed. On his person was founo
an order FROM Ben AlcCuilOch for the enr
ment OF the Quapaw Indians.
Gen. Lane Issued proclamation t =
citizens of Western Missouri, in which. sfte
saying for what purpose he is there, a-.i
urging those IN arms against the G3Ser..-
ment TO disperse and come to him for tzOt"c
ton, he says traitors, when caught, viii
treated as traitors, and no kindness viii p
shown TO any form of treason.
The bark Mary E. Porter at Glouc. so
from Demertra, 4th inst, reports thai l.
privatser sumter was supplied with coal =
Surlnam by an Euglisn planter, na.aac
Wright, and she sailed southwark on the lst
INST.
James B. Clay, with 1G of his men, while
on their way to join ZOllikofar, near the
Tennessee line, was captured by detachment
of Federal troops. John Z. Breckenridge
was with this party, but escaped.
The battery at Free5tOne Point on the
Potomac, which is about 20 miles below
Washington, continues to fire at passing
vessels
The transport Delaware was fired intp
Thursday as >he passed tina: point, seven
shots being thrown, passing over and around
her without the least damage.
The schooner William Allen, Capt. Gran
mer of New York loaded with hay,
was fred at twelve times by the battery at
Occoquan Creek. Two shells entered ne.
deck load and others struck her cabin, for
tunately not exploding. They were fred
from 80 pound rifed cannon. There ara CIR
cumstances leading to the belief that u IS can
non was captured at Bull Run. Capt. Gran
mer reports that the Albany which left the
navy yard Thursday morning had cast anchor
and was lying off Indian Head being afraid
topass the rebel batteries.
The battery is represented as being lar.
one with the rebel flag prominently floating.
Ii is thought by officers attached to the Po-
tomac fotilla that there are other forts Or
batteries between Freestone Point and Acquia
Greek, but as yet they are concealed by the
trees which are thick along the shore.
\ special dispatch from Cairo says that on
Thursday Capt. Stuart's cavalry, numbering
= men, encountered 40 rebel cavalry at
Lucas Bend whom they pursued into JEFF.
Thompson's camp, Lieut.. Belmont and four
other rebels were killed and FIVE captured.
many were also wounded. Our troops took
all the guns and pistols they could bring
away with them. No federal troops We're
injured. JEFF. ThompsOn's force is $500
Lanahan, who shot Maj. Lewis, was tried
by Court martial, and condemned to be hung.
That night he committed suicide.