The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-11-15


ortifcations at Bowling Hrtcn, nor
lo we know that such a course is
desirable. That place may become /
, "Lcthe wharf - where the"dull .
weed Of rebellion may rot in in
glorious case. We leave all such
lctails 10 the military men Who
have the confidence ofthe Govern
nent aud have impaired confidence
10 our people. The bricf ekctch,
which We have drawn Of.
'hs position Of our friCnds, and the
in which they may impinCc
their columns upon the rebels, viii,
we thiak, be- found both interesting
and satisfactory. The "grcat cap
tains Of the war keep their own
councils, and we are not able TO
loretell their actions, but We can
follow their progress and record
hat they have done toward the
protection of the State and the res.
ioration of our banishpd citizens to
their homes.
Intcrcsting frOm spriugneid-
muJinOus Demonstrations
ana GcaernI GJoOm tn JhC
Camr-Gen. Hunters Grst or
der.
SPmNcr1Etp, Mo-, Nova,
Il would be Impossible to exsg.
geratc the gloom which pervsdod
our camps yesterday, and nothing
but General Fremonts urgoat en-.
dcavors prevented il from riponiug
/ into general mutiny. His quarter,
were throngcd with officers all day
icxpfessing their Indignation Snd
the inclination 70 resign.
The Germans were out en- mAssC
and talked loudly about resisting
forcibly General Hunters Gisum
ing the command.
AS tho enemy were entrCnchinJ
themselves npOn Wilson's Creek
and nothing Was heard OF HuAter
and 10 accordance with the mos
earnest GntrCsties, Fremon, 6Rsll,
promised just at dusk that n
would lead the army 10 attack then
this morning If Hunter did not Al
+ rive.
! never saw anything at all ar
preaching the excitement whicl
this announcement created.
caused immense cheering aroun,
] headquarters, which spread in Al
. directions from camp 10 camp, an
there was almost unintcrrupte
/ cheering, growing mo and mor
remote, as the news reached III
campo further and further away :
, For two hours and a half a doze
bands were sercnading the Gener
al at once. Every body was pre-
lpRring to start at day light, an,
the all pervading disappointment
was changed into universal joy.
Our army, under that inspira
/ tion, would have whipped hun
drod thousand men, but at ten o.
clock Gen. Hunter arrived. IL
spent an hour and a halfwith Gen
Fremont, who gave him his plai
Of battle.
\ Gen. Hunter assumed command
and Gen. Frem mt left for ST. Loui
via Upton, this morning. IL ",
have a fight before the army rcoov
ers from this last and cruel disap
lpointmcnt, We fear greatly for IL
result, but hone for the best.
General Pope is here with Nj
entire division, and Hunters di
vision will be here tonight, whe'
the troops will all he up. All {
, Gen. Fremont's Stairleit with hir
, except Colonels Loyejoy, Shan
, and Hudson.
; The following is Gen, Hunter
order assuming command:
( Headquarters Western Dcpt,1
SrEiScHElD, No, Nov. 4, s
Orders No. 1;
The command Of this Depart
mcnt having been relinquishsd b
Major General John @. Fremont
is assumed by the undersigned -
! Officers commanding divisions, to
gethcr with their brigade commm
ders, are requested to report immt
diatoly at the headquarters.
[Signcd j. HuNIER,
Major EenornI nm,