The Nevada journal., 1861-10-18
PONY NEWS.
Dates to October jtii.

PONY NEWS.
Dates to Octeber Jth.
WAsHIveroS, Oct 4tI.-Tbe iollowins is the
result CT inquiries to-day in oficial quarters
Charges preferred by Col F. P Blair against
Major General Fremont, OIL the 2Cth Of Sertenl-
ber, have not reached Washington. According
to the regulations, they are required to h, trans
mitted through the superior Off ,cr, who, in this
ease, is General Fremont himself copy Of
the charges, however, has been received, to be
printed, in the event thst General Fremont hlm-
self shall neglect or decline to transmit the
original document 10 the Wan Depa1tme
In response to requisition Of General Ere
mont for a Cuartelmastcr of .he Western De-
Iartmcnt, as Brigadier General Mcninstry has
taken the field, MAJOR Robert Allen has been
appointed to that position. He has the reputa-
ton of being of the best officers of that kind
in the employment of the Government.
1t is further ascertaned that Brigadier Gen
eral Sherman will be promoted to Major Gen
eralship, and will take the command of Ken
tucky. The delicate state of General Ander-
sons health alone renders this arrangement
necessary.
There seems to DC no doubt that Gen Fremont
Will be superseded. No official notification has
ct been given of this fact. Gen. Wool, it is
thought by those well informed in military cir
ccs, will proceed to the West under specific in
sruetions, and it may be that he will srpcrsedc
Major Gen. Fremont. No positive information
is attainable on this subject.
The Ecsolute ran ashore under the battery at
Aquia Creek, and was fired upon with Shells
No one was injured. The sound Of the ife and
drum was heard considerably on the shore du-
ring Wednesday night; the cause of it was not
known.
An army order has been issued, ordering that
all depredations private property Will be Sc
vereiy puished--that no remission for such ou;
RACES will be exercised-that the guards placed
over such property will be held responsible as
well as the principals.
number of military gentlemen of Ohio have
applied to Governor Dennison, of that State for
the establishment of military camp in the vi
einity of Cincinnati. 1t is proposed to establish
an encampment, comprising brigade of Zou-
aves six squadrons of cavalry, and battery of
eight riAed cannon.
The loyal citizens of Kansas have petitioned
to the Government for military aid. They fear
that if Price is not defeated i'll Missouri that
Kansas will fall into the hands of the rebels.
The excess of expenses of the Post Office re
ceipts of the fourth quarter of the year 1851
was near two millions of dollars-while the ea-
cess for the first quarter of the present year was
S503, 900; the receipts for the latter quarter ex-
| cecGing those of tho former by more than five
hundred thousand.
The announcement that the Spanish Govern
ment proposed sending an expedition against
Mexico, with LAND force Of 5000 men to march
on the city Of Mexico, is looked upon here a.
mere brag. Should any such interference taxi
place, our Government has determined to rcsen
it promptly, and zepei with our army and navy
any force that nay be directed by Spain agains
the neighbor:ng Republic of Mexico.
ST, LOUIS, October 4th.-The Democrat, th
morning. in an article showing why Gen. Lyoi
was not reinforced, states that the entire forc
under Gen. Fremont the 9TH of August, in
cluding Lyons command of 4,e00, was 1875
of which 1855 were three months men, who's
term of enlistment was just expiring, leaving al
actual force of 6,759 in the entire department.
Of these, Lyon had $3.50 men the balance
,43O, being the total strength of Fremont
l Al, q, Cn,- D,-.l
and Paducah, were menaccd by aceumulatin
rebel fsrees. and the President ordered Fremol
to take all his available troops aud reinforc
these points, for which service there were onl
four til ousani one hundred and twenty six mel
including upwards Of nine hundred St. Lou
Home Guards. The terminus of the Sout
Branch of the Pacific Railroad at this time We
the depot Of a very large and valuable quLntit
of army stores AMI munitions, and was protettc
by the Fifth Missouri Regiment, Col. Steven
and the Thirteenth Illinois, Col. Wymdn Il
! former of which was ordered to march to Sprin,
2 field but for want of transportation ii could n
move. The article also shows o distu1ban
/ throughout the State Of the constantly disban
battle. Fremont was thoroughly exonerated fro
, blame by the very men who now the loude
7 in condemning him.
FoRrREss MONROE, October 3i-Gen. We
. will proceed to Washington tonight, and W
be relieved for the present by Gen. Mansfel
who arrived from Washington this morning
that purpose
u One hundred of the mutineers confined at t
: Rip Raps were this morning released BY G'
|, Wool and restored 10 duty.
II There has been daily flag of truce betwe
e Old Point and Norfolk for the last two weeks.
/. The steamer wm. Seldom came down to di
d She was seized last Spring by the cou'ederat
Women and children from Norfolk were Sc
). back, not having been supplied with the req
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