Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-01

NEW YORK. Sept. 26-General Fremont day or
/ two since, made a requisltion Of $4,000 to be
paid Immediately, on account of purchases Of ord
nance and ordnance stores in St Louis. Gen. Rip
ley specially reported to-day upon this application
/ lst That no authority whatever was taken IN the
Ordnance Bureau for Gen Frem0nts making the
| purchases. 3D. That vouchers accompanying the
/ application show that excessive prices were paid
for many Of the articles. There is no evidence from
| General Fremonts command that these articles
| have undergone inspection by any United States
officer or any inspection at all. Finally Gen Kip
ley reports that unless purchases and expenditures
ike these Of General Fremont's are regulated and
restricted by the War Department, the liberal ap
preparations CT Congress will be wholly insufficient
to meet the liabilities that be rolled up against
! the Government.
A dispatch went to-day from Secretary Cameron
forbidding the drafting of troops, and expressing
his unbounded confidence IN the patriotism Of the
people, intimating that the policy of the War De-
partment would be to rely on the popular love Of
freedom and the military attachment to the Union.
| From VIRGINIA By WAY OF WASHINGTON.
DEARSsrowN, Nd, September 26-Ths latest adVi-
ces from the upper Potomac state that Capt. COues
formerly Of the rebel army, was at Dam No. with
company of loyal Yirgiaians, performing picket
duty at WlllismspOrt and HsgerstOwn. Oar forces
have been considerably strengthed on the Virginia
side Of the river. From Hsrper's Ferry to Dam
No 8, there were about 400 rebels 1t is said that
Captain Henderson was recently killed in jefferson
| county, by enc of his privates named Walker.
There are about 500 foot soldiers in and about
Martinsburg. but they were generally employed
taking up the track of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road frsm 0peynan Bridge to Dufield's Station,
| distance of twelve miles, and six miles above Har-
per's Ferry. The rebels hsve succeeded il carry
log off three of the new locomotives, and were en-
gagged in taking into pieces four others The loco
motives, as well as the iron rails were dropped at
Stephensons Station the nearest point on the Har-
per's Ferry and Winchester Railroad. Nothing has
been done towards laying the track from Winches-
ter to Strasburg, on the Manassas road AT Char
lesion there were but two companies of the rebel
militia, who being used as lsborers at Winches
ter. There are from three to four thousand rebel
militia half clothed and half starved. They are al
so being used IS laborers Their condition is de-
plorable in the extreme and they perform the du-
ties required Of them with reluctance
General Johnston was at Fsrquer Springs where
he had been staying several days for his health. Of
this fact there can be no doubt The general i'm
preston among the people in Winchester and Char
lesion that the time for crossing into Maryland
had passed. and that no attempt was to be made.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
SWEET WATER. GAO miles east of Salt Lake City,
September 25.-The Pony Express, nth San Fran
cisco dates to he goth Instant passed at A. to-
day.
The reports from the interior show that the re-
cent appeals to the military spirit have not been
in vain AT the rate companies offered, the five
regiments will soon be filed up. Six companies Of
infantry have been sent to Los Angeloss. '-'''
The California Steam Navigation Company trans
port troops free of charge. The Agricultural State
Fair opened at Sacramento on the 18th instant on
much grander scale than heretofore.
The new directory of San Francisco places the |
population Of the city at SO 223.
The Yreka Journal states that the story of the |
recent massacre of party Of emigr& 1ts at Goose
Lake, was heartless hoax. ~
FROM cGIEo-FEDEsALz At sNrTHLAxD.
CAIRO, Sept Yesterday squad Of Captain |
NOteman's cavalry scouting nine miles below Nor |
folk. at Lauter's farm encountered q considerable
number of the enemy's shot gun cavalry Pie 1
Federals charged upon and drove them to the TIM
Der, capturing numberess hats and caps but nary
Secesher. Captain NUteman thinks they are not in |
force this side of Bement, where JEFF. Thompson's
main body is encamped.
It is reported that the rebels were crossing she
river yesterday from Kentucky into Missouri, be
low Norfolk.
The Seventh Iowa, Col. Lawrence, went to Nor
folk to-day.
1t is said Lieutenant and two priTates, from
Birds Point, were gOb5led up by the rebels yesssr
day at Charleston.
Smithland, Kentucky, was occupied ny Federal !
force.
Everything is in good condition at Paducah.
Blissiul quiet reignS at Cairo
MOVEMENTS IN OHIO.
COLUMBUS, Sept 25-Ohio transfers Gov. Morton |
to morrow, for the Indiana troops, three thousand
Greenwood rifles.
Captain Cotter, of the First Ohio Artillery, leaves
to night with full company, TO take charge Of the /
battery of riAed cannon sent from Cincinnati to /
Louisville. COtter is Of Scsry Greek fame, and /
superior artillery officer.
MOVEMENTS IN INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS, September 25-A messenger is here /
from the border, and reports all quiet.
Considerable interest manifested in the OrganI-
cation Of military companies.
The locks on Green river are all safe and the gun
boat Lexington is at Evansville.
The citizens of New Albany have subscribed If
teen hundred dollars TO uniform the companies
organized under the militia law.
Companies Of infantry and cavalry still continue
to arrive. The Aojutant General has issued an
order preventing persons from recruiting companies
in this State for regiments in other States
A large NUMBER of Jews are here. 10 is stated
that regiment is being raised among them each
is to furnish his own clothing.
Col NLllch's German regiment has about eight |
hundred men. and Is one Of the finest IN the Wsst
Col. StraishtIs jlst Mechanics regiment viii be
full next week.
Walter Newman and V. K. Hart, of this city,
have received appointments in the regular arr,y
The Thirty sixth Regiment a. Anderson, is full
and the second one ordered to rendezvous there has
several companies ready to gointO camp The off
Gers are James r Slack, Colonel; Milton Robin
son, Lieutenant ColOnel Samuel S. hiek,e. Major
and George Nichol Qnsrternaster 1t will be mum
bered forty seven.
Charles II. Paddock was appointed Qaartermas-
ter of the Forty ninth regiment at Jacksonville
and Henry T. Te10ey AdJutaut Of the FOrtieth at
Lafayette. W. W. Tuley and 0. Hustes were ap-
pointed Colouels. and James McCuldy and Omar f.
Roberts, lieutenant Colonies in the Indiana LIE
giOn.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION
Peoria. III. Sept 2G-The boiler of Charles r.
Carros distillsry exploded. to day, killing the en-
gneer and another employee The building is
complete wreck loss not Gscertained. The explosion
is said to have been cau5d BY the carelessness of
the engineer letting the boiler get out Of water
The Com and of GEN. Johnston.
General A. S. Johnston who arrived at Columbus
a few days ago, reaching Nashville assumed |
command Of the military operations in the valley
Of the Mississippi Being aficer of the regular /
rmy he Of course ranks all officers of
the provisional amy, and therefore commands all
Of those whose lis OF operations lie in the valley
For the greater efficiency of the army operations /
IN this vast fed. il Decesssry that the separate
OF the respective general officers should
Be- united under single control. The commands /
Of Gen AcCulloU-h in the Indian territory, of Gen
Hardee il Arkansas Of Gen. Polk on the Mississippi
river, and Of Gen ZJllicCfsr in Middle and East
were therefore combined in a single |
command and placed under the direction and su- ! !
pervisiOn of Gen Johnston.
It IS gratifying to know that this appointment
has proved highly acceptable TO all of the officers
whose commands it embraces, as well as to the
people OF the Mississippi Valley generally and we
have reason to believe that this unity and harmony