Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-20
Missauri Affairs.

The Cincinnati ERgairer's st. Louis CORES
pondent, writing under date of the 10th instant,
gives the following interesting items in reference
to military nffairs in St. Louis:
i have already informed you that Col. Finney,
Paymaster on Gen. FremoDt's staff had brought
away from the army near Springfield about
$500 900, and that orders had been issued for his
arrest When Gen. Fremont arrived on Friday
night, Col. Finney was the train in the custody
of the guard who had gone up to Jefferson City
in search of him. Col. F., who was acting as
Paymaster without any commission, informed
Gen Curtiss that he brought away the money up
on a special order of Gen. Fremont. On the way
to ST. Louis, on special orders, Col Finney paid
out S6O,OOO to members of the body guard and
detachment of Indiana. The Colonel under ar
rest, and the S240, 900 were sent back under
guard, per order of Gen. Mcclellan. The Com
mander-in Chief instructed Gen. Curtiss to arrest
all others besides Col. Finney who had any thing
to do with this transaction. Gen. Hunter will
pass on Col Finney's conduct SO soon as the
Colonel arrives at the Generals headquarters.
General Fremont will not leave for Washing
ton for day or two. He has given orders to
his Body Guard not to disband, that their services
will be again needed by him. All sorts of rumors
are afioat on the streets. The most important
being one of which the Germans are alleged TO
have originated, namely, that General Fremont
is to be renstated to the command of this depart
ment and that General Hunter or Hallack is 10
remain at the head of the army in the field
This same element is found in their denuncatons
of the conduct of the Administration toward
General Fremont, and emphatcally declare that
unless the General is renstated they will dissolve
their allegiance to the Federal Government, and
strike hands for an independent Western Sover-
eighty. There are really well grounded fears for
such result. The General is engaged in pre-
pairing his defense, a document of great length,
and learn will be of immense force. The Gen
eral is confident of his integrity and honesty,
and will bring to light state of facts startling
and monstrous. That he has committed some
errors the General does not deny, but the respon-
sbty is thrown upon the Administration; and
the General by official documents, will clearly
fasten the guilt where il properly belongs. Very
singular proceedings have been going on unknown
TO the public, and now that the 'powers that be-
at the Capital have made accusations against the
Gener"l, and offered the challenge, the reply and
expose must and will necessarily follow. To
those who fancy they are secure, take heed lest
they fall.
The latest advices from General Hunter are
to the effect that be designs no forward move
ment to meet the enemy at present An active
reorganization of the Federal forces is going on.
and full detail of the condition of the rebel army
is being obtained. Their number is continued to
be stated at from $4,000 to $4,000, variously
armed and poorly clothed. This, with discomfort
and decentralization. are the old stories, and some
considerable allowance as to their correctness
should be made 1t is definitely known that
General Hunter viii not at present move into Ar
kansas, but It is believed nearly the e1tire army
will be moved outside of the State in another di
rection, fortifying fully Springfield, Jefferson
City and St Louis, and leaving sufficient force
behind to hold these positions. The main army
would then, by an attack on :he Mississippi
river south of its present location, draw away the
rebel troops from Missouri and preserve it from
future depredations. Within the next two weeks
the future operations. under the guidance of
Mcclellan at Washington, who is in continual
communication with Hunter, will be commenced.
and from present indications the above plan will
be the programme.