New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-15
FROM MISSOURI.
Flag Of Truce from the Ene'ny-Threats OF
the Rebeis-slaves about 10 be Declared
Free-No Government Money for Rebels
Movements Of Troops.

From Our Special Correspondent.
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT
ST. LOUIS Thunday, Sept II, 1861.
Gen. Fremont's proclamation has caused great
excitement in Springfield. Capt. w. II. Kidd,
of the Rebel Army arrived under flag Of
truce from the Southwest, on Tuesday night,
and stl remains here seduously guarded, and
not permitted TO hold communication with any
one. lie is said TO bring a message from the
Confederate authorities to Gen. Fremont warn
ing him that if single Rebel is shot or hung,
they will retaliate by taking life for life; and
that for that purpose they have taken into Gus
tody $50 of our wounded who still remain at
Springfield. What answer, if any, the Command
ing General will send to them has not yet trans
pred. 1t IL certainly unfortunate that our
wounded were not removed from Springfield two
or three weeks ago; but Gen. Fremont surely will
not, at this late day. be driven from the position
he has taken, by the old Plantation swaggcr,
which for whole generation, in Congress and
political conventions, has been debating terms
to the North.
The cases Of several alleged Shareholders, now
in the rebel army, are undergoing investigation
before the military commission, in session at the
Arsenal. Their representatives are attempting,
in each case, to prove that these gentlemen who
have taken up arms for Dixie do not olon the
slaves, but that they are the property of their
wives, or, as Beauscant has it, "some other
friend of the family" Ii is certain that no sub
terfuge or technicality will be allowed to prevent
the fulfllment of the proclamation; and, in few
L. IL g IL,
slaves OF the rebels and declaring them 90 free
men,
Gen. McKinstry who is now doing duty, until
his brigade takes the field as Quartermaster-
General of this department has issued peremp-
tory order to all his agents and employees aud
to all contractors, not to purchase any article
whatever from any person mot known or salts
iactoriy proven" TO he loyal, and to exercise the
utmost vigilance that no money Of the Govern
ment NAV be disbursed for the benefit of its
enemies In this city as in Baltimore the most
bitter Secessionists have been among the wealthy
and aristOcratic, while the masses have always
been loyal 10 the Government. But none OF the
dsafected have had any scrupleS about making
money out of the Government they sought to de-
stroy; and in some instances they have succeeded
in obtaining benefit from the public work, through
sub-contracts, or silent interests in those OBJ
tanned by men of unsupported loyalty. There
has been something too much Of this; and it is
gratifying 70 know that il will not be permitted
hereafter.
Tivops are moving forward from this city,
with even increased activity. The largest con-
centration j, in the vicinity of Cairo aud Padu-
cab. 1t ia evident that Kentucky is about to
become the scene Of important operations--to be
once more, "a Of old the dark and bloody
ground" Troops are also being sent out toward
RoIa, and ere long we hope the Southwest
will again be purged of the Rebels.
In North Missouri, three columns are closing
in upon the Rebel forces, and intelligence Of
fighting there will probably reach you in advance
of this letter, Coy, Gamble has returned from
Washington, successful in obtaining the desreu
permission from the Government to arm and
equip the state troops which he is bringing into
the field. Mrs. Fremont left yesterday for
Washington Your cotemporary The World, re-
Gently spoke Of Kit Carson the mountaineer, as
engaged in raising q corps of mounted rangers,
at Salt Lake Carson is in Taos, NewMeSico,
and has not been in Salt Lake since 1850; how"
ever the statement came within eleven years,
and twelve hundred miles, Of the truth, which
wa, doing pretty well Tor The Hord.