The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-03
lFrom the Missouri Democrat
FremOnt's Military ExpedItIOm-Four
Regiments EmbRrIxedl
EIGHT STEAMERS UNDER WEIGH.


/ Unusual interest has been excited by the
unwonted military activity which has fol.
i lowed the arrival of Major General Ere.
mont in st. Louis. Regiments have been
constantly arriving, the city has been fairly
througed with troops, eight steamboats, have
been preparing for their transportation
down the river, and on last evening there
! were strong indications that e the great
feet was about to move. The command
ing General of this Department has not seen
proper to inform the public accurately be-
fore hand with respect to the precise object
OF bis enterprise, plans of his campaign, or
date of the departure of his expedition
Upon these points time will undoubtedly
enlighten the community.
The steamers City of Alton, Louisiana,
and d. A. January remained at the arsenal
at late hour last night. On board the for
mer were the baggage and arms of large
portion of the rank and file of the Nine
teenth Illinois Regiment. During the day
the guns of these troops were exchanged
for first class Minnie muskets The D. A.
January steamed up to the wharf during
the afternoon and took on board an addi-
tional quantity of provisions and camp
equipages with which she then returned to
the Arsenal, arriving at about 5 p NJ.
Arsenal at about noon, with stores of pro-
visions and camp freight, and began taking
on board the baggage of Lieut.. Col. Rom
baur's command of Home Guards The
command embraces one battalion of Colonel
Almstedts, and another of Col. Kallmans
reglment-First aud Second of the U. S.
Reserve Corps, Commandant Rombaur is
taken from Col. Almstedt's staff in which
he is Lieut.. Col His detachment forms a
splendid regiment, full eleven hundred
strong. At 81 P. NJ, they were out on a re-
view and parade, after which they marched
on board the G G. w. Graham" filling eve
~ deck almost TO overfowiBg.
The Iowa I'd regiment was ia readiness
to embark, whenever ordered, upon the
(" D. A. January" She already bore the
baggage of the corps, aud battery of ar
tillery, including a rifed cannon, captured
by them from the rebels in North Missouri |
The troops doubtless went on board during |
the night.
From the levee very interesting specta-
Gle presented itself, at about noon, to hun |
dreds of spectators. On the firing of a sig
nal gun, the steamers Empress, War Eagle, |
Jennie Deans, Warsaw, and City of Alton, /
simultaneously backed from the wharf and |
dropped anchor in mid-stream. The move
ment was executed with admirable precision /
and fine effect. These steamers with the
Louisiana, January, and Graham, constitute I
the military feet of eight vessels, to proceed /
down the Mississippi. Each bears aloft the
Stars and Stripes, while the City of Alton,
as the " flag steamer" shows also the IN
ion Jack and broad pennon The gallant
vessels attracted much attention, and every
movement respecting them was welcomed
with keen interest.
At P. NJ, the 18th Regiment, Illinois,
COL Ross commanding, broke up their en-
at the Abbey track, and marched
into the city to 5th street, and on 5th,
Washington Avenue, 4th, Chestnut, Main,
Locust, and the Levee, to the steamer War
saw, which had moved to the Keokuk land
ing, near the foot of Chestnut street, to re-
eeive them The troops were preceded by
an unusually excellent band of music, and
remarkably vigorous and i'm
posing appearance. They were much ad-
niTed as corps of hardy and evidently in
eiligent and determined men. Company
A of this regiment is Gen. Pope's body
guard, and consists of picked men. Crowds
gathered at the wharf, and witnessed the
interesting embarkation of the Illinois
18th. The corps marched in good order on
BOARD the Warsaw, but a portion of them
proceeded on board the jean
lie Deans, which, together with the En-
'ress, moved in to the landing.
At IL o'clock last night, the feet and
Embarked troops remained awaiting COM
'lete readiness and orders to.start. Major
General Fremont and staff went on board
he City of Alton, to accompany and direct :
he expedition. Capt. Bart Able is in charge
f the fleet. The Captains of the several
esssels were published by us yesterday. 1t
vas expected that the boats would ali start I
Ogether at about day break this morning.