New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-24
THE WAR F6'S THE UNION.
The Capture Of Lexington Confirmed
WHERE THE BLAME Is TO PEST.
THE CONDITION OF ESCAPED SLAVES.
ADDITIONAL ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
Special Dispatch to The N. J. Tribune.
THE CAPTURE OF LEXINGTON.

THE CAPTURE or LEXINGTON.
Dispatches from Gen. Fremont confirm the
reported capture of Lexington by Gen. Price.
1t is not unlikely that Gen. Fremont will be con-
sidered responsible, and the disaster may be tho
immediate occasion of bis removal. The matter
will be considered in q Cabinet meeting To-
morrow.
ESCAPED SLAVES.
No list of escaped slaves having been kept here
as at Fortress Monroe, tho precise number is
unattainable. According to the estimate of mill.
tary authorities, however, about 200, who ran
from Rebel Vrginians are now practically free
men. OF these, some are working on intrench-
ments or elsewhere, some have disappeared.
The number returned to yirgnians or Mary
landers protesting loyalty, ia not ascertained.
RECRUITING.
Gen. Burnside mas gone East to raise men for
special duty. Recruiting cannot be too rapid to
answer the exigencies of the Fall campaign, and
enable our Generals to take the offensive, in
stead of being on the defensive along the Inns
and on the seabOard.
ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
Four more acknowledgements were made to-
day, Majors Van Yliet and Barnard, announced
Yesterday; John Newton, an officer OF the En-.
gineer Corps, formerly Assistant Professor Of En-
cheering, and Virginian By birth; and Winfield
S. Hancock, an officer Of infantry, brevetted for
gallantry in Mexico, born in Pennsylvania. Ed
ward C. BoyntOn was appointed Captain of the
18th Infantry. He 10 Vermonter, formerly
CAPTAIN in the army, q West Point instructor,
and recently q Professor Of Chemistry 10 the
College at Oxford, Mississippi, whence be es-
capped ten days ago. Generals Meade and j. L.
REYNOLDS will command brigades under Gen.
Mccall, as will Gen. HeiDtzelman, probably.
ADDITION TO GEN. M'CLELLAN's STAFF.
A general order from Gen. Mcclellan formally
announces that % Colonel VIM. Mckee Dunn Of
the Indiana Volunteers, having rendered his ser
vices as Aid-de-caup to the Commanding Gen
eral, they are hereby accepted, aud he will be
oSeyed and respected accordingly" Mr.. Dunn is
the welI-knOwn Republican Member of Congress
from Indiana. He distinguished himself in
Western Virginia as Aid to Gen. Mcclellan.
CAPT. sCHCFELT's APPOINTMENT.
Capt. Schufet was appointed at the instance
of New.York merchants, Volunteer Lieutenant in
the Navy, in which he was formerly Captain.
He will resign the Havana Consulate. Ii is to
be hoped that his successor viii be as active ia
suppressing the Slave-Trade as he.
THE PROMOTION OF CAPT. GoLDBoRouGH.
The frigate Congress arrived in Hampton
Roads on Saturday. Capt. GOldborough was
greatly surprised at being saluted as fag-oflicer
of q squadron, in which six or seven Captains
ranked him.
TIE CAVALRY REVIEW.
The cavalry revisw wac postponed I'LL to-mor-
row afternoon.
SELLING LIQUOR TO SOLDIERS.
Gen. Franklin has issued an order, prohibiting
suffers from selling intoxicating liquors within
the lines Of his brigade on penalty OF having no
tice to quit within six hours after the first Of
tense. Pity that similar order has not been
enforced in all other brigades. One regiment,
which had just been paid off, was PoinfaIly under
the influence of liquor on Sunday.
FORT LYON.
The new fort on our left wing, covering seren-
teen acres, is named Fort Lyon.
FORT MARCY.
Fort Marcy, on our extreme right, on the
the Lewinsyille road, splendid piece OF eDgi-
neering, was completed in less than a fortnight
after the first spade struck the sod.
RESIGNATION.
Second Lieut. j. C. Jones, 10th New.lVrk,
has resigned
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