Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1861-10-24
Missouri.

missouri.
Before leaving st. Louis the Score.
tary of War, by letter, ordered Gene
raj Fremont to discontinue as unnec-
essary, his field works around that
city, and that which he is building at
Jefferson City to suspend work on
the barracks he is building near his
residence to dismiss his body guard
of 800 cavalry to apply all the mon
ey in the hands of the disbursing Off
GERS to the payment of the current cx-
penses Of his army in Missouri, and
to let all his debts in st. Louis,
amounting to $450,O remain unpaid
until they can be properly examined
and sent to Washington for settle
ment. He also ordered that tile dis
bursting officers should disbursc their
funds and not transfer them to ire
sponsible persons, who do not hold
commissions from the President and
are not under bonds. He further or.
dercd that hereafter all contracts nee.
essary to be made, he made by the
regular disbursing officer of the ar.
my. Gen. Fremont was also informed
that payment would not be made by
officers appointed by him. II is said
there are over two hundred of them
whose commissions do not bear the
Presidents signature, and that pay
master Andrews had been verbally
instructed not to make payments
through them. Special exceptions
were made in favor Of officers of vol
untcers. The number of forts plan
ned by Gen. Fremont for the defence
of the city of st. Louis is eleven.
The train on tho North Missouri
Railroad from st. Louis, was stopped
at Renick, Mo-, on the l4th, by par
ty Of thirty armed secessionists, and
six Federal recruiting officers who
were on board, were taken prisoners
The rebels then searched the train, but
for some unknown reason did not en-
ter the express car, in which were 800
Enfield rifles, and two tons of militia
ry clothing, destined for Nebraska.
Two Of the captured officers were re-
leased on the spot, and three of the
four others were set at liberty in a
few hours afterwards. No shots were
fred and nobody was hurt.
The report that battle took place
on the 9th ult., between a body Of
Federal troops under Montgomery and
Jennison, and the advance guard of
McCulloch's army aud some State
Guards under Judge Chenault, is con.
firmcd by parties from Springfield.
The battle commenced near Shanghai,
in Benton Co., and the rebels were
driven back with considerable loss
some 40 miles. Montgomery then fell
back on Greenfield.
A correspondent Of the St. Louis
Democrat, writing from Rolla, Oct.
18th, says, a scout has just returned
from the west and reports that Price
has made stand at Carthage, sixty
miles from Springfield. 9H
Uricl Wright, member of the State
Convention, Samuel b. Churchill,
member Of the Legislature, and John
I. Happell, all notorious secessionists,
were arrested in st. Louis on tho 10Th
inst, by order Of the Provost Marshal.
1t is now believed the large number
of men reported to have deserted from
Prices army, some five or more thou
sand. said to have been disbanded az
ter the fall Of Lexington, are still in
the service of the rebellion and will
form in bands, in various parts of the
State, for bridge burning and general
maranding purposes.
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