New-York daily tribune., 1861-10-31

acquitted on the ground that being the navigator OF
the Encbsntress after her capture, be must have de-
lsyed her progress preventing her arrival at rebel
port; because in l6 days the vessel only made $50
miles. Lane alleges that he sailed the vessel north
during the night aud south during the day.
Thomas Quigley, David Mullens, and Edward
Rockford, were convicted of piracy last evening.
The schooner Specie, captured of Savannah bound
for Havana, has arrived at the Nayy.Yard.
GEN. FREMONTS PURCHASES IN EUROPE.
| To nAs Editor Of The ~. y Tribune.
SIR: The arms which Gen. Fremont bought in
Europe were 1900 rihes 500 revolvers, rifed
cannon, with shot and shell, aud 100000 percus-
zion cars. The rifles were new and Of the precise
pattern Of the beet standard rifle in nfe IA the
French army, and were made at Liege in Belgium.
After Gen. Fremonts return TO the United states,
the Secretary OF War; Mr. Cameron, sent an order
to Mr.. Adams aud Mr.. Dayton to purchase 10000
more rifles of the same kind "a those purchased by
Gen. Fremont Still later, Mr. Schuyler, sent 10
Europe as special agent to procure arms offered
to buy rifles Of the same pattern " the number OF
100000. And contract was made by him for
10000 rifles absolutely, and for 2S,00O more II
they could be furnished. And the rife 10 the came
in every respect the 1000 purchased by Gen. FIRE.
mont save that Gen. Fremonrs were made in Bel.
GUM, and the others in France.
| The 500 revolvers purchased by Gen. Fremont
were 30 highly approved that Mr.. Schuyler sought
TO buy 10000 more Of the same kind
| The rifed cannon, eight in number, were 70
FOUNDERS, and were made TO order, aud there is no
better raed cannon OF its riIe ia the service.
These were all the arms purchased by Gen. Ere
mont in Europe. He desired to purchase a larger
quantity, ut a time when arUs could have been had
at peace prces; and if he bad been furnished the
means the very arms which Mr.. Schuyler is con.
tracing for now, 10 DO here at some future tine,
would have been already in the hands of our sodiers
Gen. Fremont paid for these rifles el6 each.
He could have had $4,000 or 100000 ut the same
price and one lot Of 10000 French rites was oler red
st ,l3 20, which have since been sold Jv other p,r
ties to the War Department in Washington for so7.
Gen. Fremont thought 1T the very frs, that while
the country woald pour forth iis soldiers for the war
there would be an absoinio imp rsity to arm
ttem and ho sought to send 20 the United Suites ~
once 100 900 small aIms and lc0 rieel cannon 20.
geber with sabers and cavalry equipments for % 600
meu. But be WAS not allowed 10 DO to and the fc. I
suit is that Government is buying to-day tie very
rifles lie proposed 70 buy and at higher prices, Sri
is giving t6 aud e. for eabors which be could have
bad for g. and Is procuring neither tie niles nor ss-
bers fast enough For hsreasJn in some pare Of Tie
country whole regiments Of cavalry and infantry
await arms and equipments. But this IL not the worst
Of IL. The very few arms which Gen. Fremont did
buy amounting only 81, 900 O,Ooo ibongh ap-
proved by tho Government, and made lbe samples
for other purchases which special agent 10 directed
To rnake are pronounced utterly worthless ana the
impression il sought to be created that be purchased
and sent over all soris Of good-iOr-uolbng iGsh IN
which all sorts Of spectators made any amount o.
money And this, TOO, in face Of the fact that The
Administration expressed great satisfaction With the
few purchases Gen. Fremont did make and wrote 10
Mr. Adams aud Mr.. Dayton that il was a matter OF
regret that they lad not furnished BIN with furds TO
have procured larger quantities, which the Goyefn
ment then authorized Mr. Adsus and Mr.. Dayton .
themselves 10 procure, and which the Goyern- 1
ment are buying now througA tie agency ol Dir.
SCHUYLER. Perhaps a mistake las been made by |
Mr.. Cameron and Adj Gen. Thomas. Certainly, The
arms purchased in Europe by Gen. Fremont were too
few in number to have excited 70 much re-
mark. TLey probably refer TO European arms
that lave been purchased in 81. Loms by
Gen. Fremont fnce ho took command. If 60,
tbey should not fail 70 take into consideration, that
no, having b.sn allowed 70 purchase arms in Europe
10 any extent, Gen. Fremont. on his arrival here,
was directed, in connection with Mi. Hagner Of the
Quartermaster's Department, 10 procure arms IN
New-York for the Western Department; that by
dnt Of great labor they secured arms for corps
darm(e Of 5000 men, and that these arms after
Gen. Fremont lef for 81. Louis, were all cent 70
Washington and that be never received any portion
of them; and tia, tho War Department, on being
demonstrated Nith for this, sent TO Gen. Fremont
reouisiiion on the ST. Louis Arsenal for 1000 mus
kets. when there was, TO their own knowledge, not
one inside of it's walls; and that finally Gen. +. was
Obliged 10 pick up such arms as he conld find, or go
without If he has been compelled to purchase poor
arms and pay large prices for them the fault is not
with him. but with those who should have furnished
his department with arms, and not left 10 him the
necessity of purchasing at ell. Ofail tue men in the
country the last to be blamed in this matter OF arms
Is Gen. Fremont, who at the very outset Of the war,
comprehended the great need Of our coun-
try In this respect, and whose plan
was to purchase large quantities Of iirscIasS arms
and equipments at peace prices Europe, ana aI the
same tine set every gun shop 10 tie North at work
! IL be had succeeded in his endeavor, the country
woud have bad no occasion 20 DO buying all sorts oi
arms, hawked about by spectators. OF oil eoIls Of
oualties. and at all sorts Of prices. Nor would we
be seeinQ at this day regiments OF cavalry without
saddes or sabers nor rifles coming 30 slowy to SOL
diers ready 10 shoulder them. Least Of all, woud
there have been any opportunity for blaming Gen.
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