The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-10-04

Generals Sigel and Hunter passed up
yesterday to the seat of war, and it is said
and credited that Gen. Fremont is take
command IN person. This would Indicate
that vigorous offensive measures are soon
to be assumed. 1t will take some time to
accustom the new leYies to move in large
masses with precision and promptitude, but
the sooner the army is distributed into
brigades and divisions, and taught to move
simultaneously in that order, the better it
will be for their efficiency, in case of an
emergency. There are a number of these
raw regiments, whose drill and discipline
are very imperfect; but when they are in
corPorated into brigade, their deficiencies
will be more perceptible, and the proper
remedy applied With this exception, all
the regiments l have yet seen, are fine look
ing men. Their arms are unequalled in all
but few instances, their clothing is good,
and Their tents, blankets, and rations are
ambly sufficient. 1t is usually the fault of
the Quarter-Masterif the regiment is bread
less, and am happyto say that in this
respect our regiment has Jared well. Aleck
Foster has always managed that our sup
plies are forwarded to US in time for dis
tribution, and this is commendable in him.
| cannot say the same for other regiments
There seems in many instances to be a care
lessness and sloVeniness which will, ere
long, be prolific of regimental disaffection
and disorganization. This morning the 18th
Illinois, which arrived here yesterday, and
which was kept on their camp ground until
this morning, without tents and provisions,
took their guns and shot down all the pork
ers that came within shot. They then went
from house to house and got a pone of
bread, where they could, and in this way
managed to get a breakfast. Such in
stances of gross neglect merit condemua-
ton, and should they become habitual, the
worst effects may be apprehended.
There are few items of local news here.
JEFF. G. Davis has been promoted to Acting
Brigadier, and has gone forward. General
Tom Price, a fine, stout-looking gentle
I man with face Of Bardolphian rubicun-
| dity but immensely energetic, accessible and
affable, and very popular, is now in COM
mand at this post. He superintends the
| arrival and departure of the troops, and is
/ otherwise untiring il the discharge of the
/ multifarious duties which devolve upon
| him. 1t is very necessary that some per
son of force of character should act in com
mand at the depot, for unless there be
! there is interminable delay in getting any
| tHiDB uOues u0F0 SEEMS 10 pe ucDOdS
about that knows anything. Everything i!
topsy-turvy, no system, no effort in fine
every thing the reverse of what it is a
home. Yesterday a collision occurred tht
other side of the Usage bridge, in which
four men were killed-all carelessness anC
last night two baggage wagons, part of th'
train to Georgetown, took fire and were
consumed. On the 26th the penitntiarJ
habitues made another runaway demon
stration. 1t was unsuccessful, and two o
| the convicts were shot and killed.
Our regiment is at Georgetown, along
with the other Indiana forces. On Monda,
| intend to proceed thither along with Lieut.
Enlow and Capt. Jones, who have beer
here since the regiment departed, recruiting
their health. l viii write you immediatel!
after my arrival, and give you whateve
news | can CLEAN from the camp of GU
forces. T. NJ.