New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-05
To the Associated Pres,

Cornelius savage anu SdIiiuei i'cCuh tAo h'''SN'
ant.Appraiserships.
~ ''' WlsniyG7or. Friday, Oct. 4. 1861.
BIAm's CHARGES AGAINST GIN. FREMONT.
The following is the result Of inquiries to-day in
official quarters: The charges preferred ty Col.
Frank p. Blair against MajOr-Gcneral Fremont on
the 2G,h Of September have not yet reached W ash
ington According to the revised Army regulations,
charges are required to be transmitted through the
superior officer, who in this case is Gen. Fremont
himself. A copy Of the charges, however has been
received, to be fled in the event that Gen. Fremont
himself shall neglect or decline to transmt tho oIig
nal document 20 the War Department
WESTERN DEPARTMENT QuARTERMAsTER.
In response TO a request of Gen. Fremont for a
Quarter1naster for the Western Department, az Brig
adier-Gen. McKinary has taken tho field, Major
Robert Allen has been appointed TO that position
He has the reputation Of being one Of the best OIL
Gers of that kind in the employment Of the Govern
ment.
| THE DEPARTMENT or KENTUCKY.
II is further ascerta;ned that Brgad.erGen. Sher
man win be promoted to a Maor-Gcneralship and
win take command ofthe Department Of Kentucky
the delicate state Of Gen. Andersons health alone
rendering this arrangement necessary.
GEN. WOOL GOING TO MISSOURI.
/ General Wool, it is thought by those well informed
in military circles, will proceed to the West under
specific instructions.
| MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
! Z, r. Pennington, son Of Gov. Pennington, has
been appointed CAPTAIN of the Twelfth Infantry.
! j. il. Grove, of Pennsylvania, and VIM Cham
bers, of Illinois, have been appointed Brigade Cur
geons.
THE ACQUh CREEK BATTERIES.
An arrival from the Lower Potomac reports all
quiet. During the fog Of "Wednesday morning the
Resolu.e ran close under the batteries at Acquia
Creek and was fired upon with shells. No one was
injured. TIE sound OF drum and fife was heard con-
tnually on shore throughout Wednesday night, but
the cause Of it was not known.
PUNISHMENT FOR DEPREDATIoSs on PRIVATE
PROPERTY.
An army order has Just been Issued announcing
that all depredaons upon private property VIII be
severely puni.hed that no remission Of the death
penalty for such outragcs win be exercised ETC.. and
that the commanders of guards over such property
will be held responsible as the principals,
FRAUD IN PROCURING PASSPORTS.
| 1t having been reported to the State Department
that agents who are employed by individuals to pro-
cure passports are in the habit Of exacting fee from
those for whom the passports are requested, aleg-
ing as a reason that a fee is charged by the Depart
ment, notice is given that no fee has ever been
charged by the Department for passport that such
charge is expressly forbidden by the act of Con-
gross of the 18th of july 1885, in regard to all psss-
pors, except those issued by the agents of the United
States in foreign country and in the latter Gaze the
fee lie limited to the sum Of one dollar.
GEN. WOOL AND GEN. FREMONT.
Cen. Wool has Just arrived. He looks feeble. He
has been at the War Department these three hours.
The President declared this morning that Gen. Wool
lie not 10 supercede Gen. Fremont That if he goes
TO Missouri it is for the purpose OF examining the
military situation Of affairs and report. The WASH
ngtOn Star Of this evening, says that Gen. Wool is
to preside over the Court-MaTtial which is to try
Gen. Fremont or else to take charge Of the army OF
the West while the trial lie progressing. There is
no foundation for this statement.
TIE CASE OF ROBERT ELLIOTT.
Secretary Seward to-day addressed to the Gov
ernor OF Maine the following letter:
DEPARTMENT or srATs, wAsHEGros, Oct {, 1851.
GovERNoR: Application has been made 10 ,ne
President for the release OF Eobert Elliott, pohi
col nrisoner. held in custody at Fort Lafayette.
The evidence taken in his shows that he had
not only conceived the purpose Of reasonable CO.
operation In the State OF Maine with the nsurree-
tonary citizens arrayed in arms in other States for
the overthrow of the Government and the Union,
but that he had gone TO the extreme length Of
getting mp an unlawful force to operate In Maine
against the lawful action Of the State and OF the
Federal Government. His assoeis'e' In that tTea'l