The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-31
NEW YORK SUN
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 81, 1861.


Short TSrm.-FREDHR1CK A. KALAMAZOO.
Court " Appeals. WILLIAM d. Whahr'
The Case 81 Gcs. Fremont.
Adjutsnt General Thomas, who accompanied |
Secretary Cameron in his recent tour through |
Missouri, has submitted report 10 the Secre' |
tary Of War. ds'od Ost. q, stating what ho
heard and saw respecting the Blair charges, and |
the movements Of General Fremont since he as
sumcd the command of the Department Of the
West. General Thomas arrived in St. Louis,
Oct. 11th, and visited ho Benton barracks,
which hc found large and commodious, and
the cost Incurred in erecting them not too largo.
The number Of men was nearly 1000, but they
wero not all equipped. Gen. Curtis, who was
in command, complained that Gen. Fremont
less urbane than Gen. Scott, was utterly inao-
cCs bile 10 advice.
In the arsenal lclow the city hp foand a
numbof of L,avy guns, designed for gun ami
| mortar loats, and the men engaged in making
| smmunti,n. Tbs cspfain in charge ssid that
he had heard that the ntraot for making tho
gun carrisgts had O,on made 10y OF or parties,
| wheteu he was the pr'pcr officer 10 attend to
Q, ch work. lie expected yntnsy % dofrIy cur
zen eNuen cshu wac t,.Tful 1t wCuld 10 diver
I'd " oh pur1 o'es.
TIE hoepi'al attached was in excellent condi-
| tion, and tho pltien,s doing we'll. Tho sorvi-
oes Of the Sisters Of Cnsuty elicit th. Jast con-
| mcrdaion OF General Thomas.
| Col. Andrews, Chief Pay master, Afterwards
| wnitcd on General 1homa', 20 receive instruc
| uona lie stated that when he objected to the
| trnn,fer &C moreys Ia an Illegal manner, To was
| threatened with arrest, and exhibited an ir-
| regular order for the transfer OF lO)OOO
10 Tie Ouar'ermas,e's Is department. IIo also OK
hibted abstracts Of p,ymenis Ivy q paymssIer
| Major Folizcr 10 ferty-,wo persOns np
| 10 ntei hy Gen Ficmnut nroteen OF whom wero
appointed as engineers and snti led to cavalry
| nav. This was with q Wow Of showing the ex-
| cess of officers appon',d TO fremonts body
| puard Of 800 men. Tho whole number OF If
roul Ar appointments amounted IN 200. mu-
sic,an from a thoa'ro in st Louis was APP tinted
Director Of Music, with a commission as Cap
tain 6f Enrneera Con. Thomas ordered That
this man should not hc paid.
Major Allon, Qusrt'rr,astor Of st. Louis,
complained Of irregularities, aud stated that
Con Fremont had ordered supplies ot forage TO
bo sent from St. Louis TO 1ipton, distance oil
100 miles, where corn was abundant and cheap.
Tho Indebtedness Of this Department was
O., 300 800 %.
Win rrspcct to contracts, an examination of
accounts Is nscfs'ar. 30 arrive a, iacS but
there is Ii tie doubt that persons IN tho slait are
directly or indirectly Interested IN contracts
A letter is givon, i,src1 by C'pt Haskell an
aid de. camp 20 Ffer ont, instructtng Col. De
Graf lis busino partner, to buy up hay, by
, order of Gen. Promo-t. This Ctpt. Ha'kell
also mad contract for mules, and directed Cap
tain Turnkey to receive the an'nts Sont 10 h N,
, whether good, bad or indifferent, at a tine
when thoro wero moro mules ,hsn were 10 ns,. ,os-
sary. The captain remons rated, and soon a''sr-
, wards was ordered by fremont into the III erior
\ | OF Missouri. ,
Iy order Of Gen. Meigs, contracts for hay and
= grain we're TO bo advertised and awarded to the
l. lowest bidder, and bids were made TO supply
) oats at 80 con,s per bushel, and hay at Sll ,0'
'u per ton, but in face OF this, Baird, Cook ral
" ino- OF St Louis, Como OF tho firm were Fro
mont's agents In Cllifornia), were ordered :
send 1OO, 600 bushels Of oats aud corresponding
quantity Of hay 10 Jefferson City, whero thes
articles abound. Tho price was % S3at5 pa
" bushcl for rain, and 80 per ton for hay.
Captain Davis, member Of Frcmonts stan
received a contract for army blankets, whicl
= werc .ndcmrel by beard Of examinlcg OIL
cr's "a worthless, but, notwithstanding, the
were purchased AMI x Won 20 the sick In tho no.
!, pts. Among other 'urplies sert hy Ffemon
=, TO the army weTo 500 water barrels and OO'
\, tons Of leo TO DO us,d 10 \ country where waite
:, uDuards TIE hiring Of the Brent houro at
,s rent Of $4,000 per yesr iVr tho G7nsfSls heaI
8, quSr'ors, is also alluded to.
Id A pontoon bridge wiserected at Paduclh owe
n the Ohio river, where a forry boat would hay
nh answered as we'll and cen che,prr. One wee
ns after the receipt of the Presidents letter order
ing Gen. Fremont To modify bis Proclamaiio
relating TO slaves, be order, d 200 copies OF III
original Proclamation TO 10 sent TO lronton 10
ditrihutin
Gsreral Thom1s on arriving at Jefferson City
: l5O n lies from St. ieuis, found immense quan
titles Cf forage, and the water barrels aud mule
which could MT To sent forward for want 0
t-ansT criAiicn.
A. tTipton, Gen. Thomas saw Gen. Fremont
and found that the army Of 3S, 730 mon could no
a. move for want Of trbnspoitition. Everything
was in confusion, and General Hunter, tho n
cond IN comm md, expressed his opinion thi
= Fremont was utterly incompetent. The marc
to Tipton, a DIS anco o 30 milos, was made in
heavy mud road, parallel to a railroad whic
could have been used. The troops were ordere
~ 20 march without provisions or knapsaeks, an
wern without food for 2 hours When the pre-
visions arrived the beef was found to DO spole
By the rain.
in Europe, would 80 OIL on trial. A number {
orders arc given, written by Fremont To hi
officers ordering movements which 1t was i'm
" possible 90 execute for want Of transportation
and exhibiting his want OF military foresight.
A detailed statement Of the facts relating
the failure to reinforce General Lyon, show
that il wss possible TO send him aid, and thI
under any efficient officer ii would have bee
d,ne. The lAilure to reinforce Lexington wa
also a military blunder, and like the LYON at
fair without any palliative excuses. They eS
hibt in the strongest light General Fremont
|
and shows that hs is united for hyh cOlnman'
This says General Thomas, is tho cOncuueI
testimony Of the most Intelligent men OF a
parties in the state.
Gen. Thomas found tho condition Of affairs
Indiana quite different from that which prevail
ell in Missouri. FIfty-fve regiments had bee
raisel and fully equipped, and tho manuiactur
Of arms and munitions proceeded on tho mo-
effective scale. In Kentucky, Gen. Sherma
reported gloomy situation Of affairs. Tho youn
men were generally socessionists, and had lei
for the rshel army while the Union men n
fused TO enroll and tight against their relatives
But few regiments could bo raised. Gen. Shar
X man stated n at his forces at that time consste
Of le4s than % 0O0 men, and an army 200, %
" strong was needed Ia ptessrys the state to til
's' Union. Many Of tho arms sent to Kentuck
=, bad passed to the Home Guards, aud could no
= | bs recovered.
u. Appended TO Gen Thomas report arc nun
;, | her II docuu ents suhsttntating the statement
10 | respecting tho Fremont case and copies ot col
~ tracts ard vouchers tor monies. Returns al
u also given sbowng the condition Of the arse
Z. n,ls ard ihs military forces in tho dltore
a states visi.ed by the Secretary OF War AID Col
u, lhOmls.
v Narrow Escape OF Col Bette.
Saturday, Col Bette, Cameron Rifles, accon
panied by his AdjutaIt and Lieutenant Of Il
r. | pii e.rs, puse beyond his lines at Ann2ndal
| - ,gpbin hnlfa niile of Fairfax Court HOul