Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-11-06
DU DOLLARS PER YEAR,
Invariably In Advance.

I y Mkell's mules o. rapidly as posuibls Cant.
Iurniey very soon after received an order from
zen. Fremont 10 leave 81. Louis and 20 into
me interior Of Missouri. (see exhibit No 2, Z
SHOWING the great labor and responsibillty.)
~ oreouona OF Gen Meigs, advertisements
wsie Published for proposals TO furnish grain
and bay, and contracts we're subsequently made
for specific sums--20 cents Der busnel for corn.
30 cents for oats. and 8l7 95 per ton for raw
In face OF this another party in Sc. LouIs. Baird.
or Baird h Palmer Palmer being of the oid
firm in California, Palmer. Cook & Co., Gen.
FremonPs agents In that Stats), were directed
70 send to Jefferson City, where hav and corn
sbound, ss fast 90 possible. 100 900 bushels
oats, With corresponding amount OF hay, AZ 80
cents per bushel for the grain and $40 per ton
for hay. (See Voucher No. ~
| Capt. Edward N Davis, q member of his
staf, received q contract by the direct order of
Gen Fremont, for blankets. They we're exam.
ined by board of army officers, consisting Of
Capt. Hendershott, Fourth Artillery Capt.
Harris, Commissary of Subsistence; and Capt.
Turnkey, Assistant Quartermaster. The blan.
kets were found TO be mostly OF cotton, and to
be rotten and worthless Notwithstanding this
decision, they were purchased and given 10 the
sick and wounded soldiers In the hospital.
| Among the supplies sent by Gen Fremont 10
the army now in the field, may be enumerated
country where water 10 abundant, and FIVE hun
dfed tons Of ice,
We examined the barracks In course Of con-
struchon in Dc Louis near and around t-e pri-
i vate house occupied by him as quarters--the
Brant House, which, by-the.by, IL rented for
5000 per annum. These barracks have brick
foundations and brick outer walls, weather
boarded and are sufficient as quarters and sta
bes Tor 1000 men. Like those Of Camp Ben
ton, these barracks were built by contract on
published proposals. They are certainly more
expensive and more permanent than the quar-
tiers temporary army wJuld require, and the
preciss cost of ihsm, though difficult TO be got
at should be ascertAined. .
A pontoon bridge had been erected across the
Ohio river by Gen. Fremont, at PAducah.
ferry boat, In region where such boats are
readily prooui ed. would be just as efficient and
much less expensive.
i Contracts, IL will be seen, were given to indi
vlduals without resorting to Advertisements for
bids, as is required oy Law and the army regulS
Il tions.
Having received an intimation from another
quarter of an improperly, called on Captain
McKeever, A. A. g for the facts, which he
u gave me as folloWe: One week alter the receiEt
/ Of the Presidents order modifying Gen. FREE
mont's proclamation relative t0 the emancpa-
ton of slaves, Gen. Fremont, by note to Capt.
: MoKeever, required him to have two hundred
copies of the original proclamation, and address
!, to the army Of the came date, printed and cent
Immediately TO Ironton, for the use of Major
Garrett, of the Indiana Cavalry, for distribu-
o tton through the country. Capt. McKeever had
b the copies printed and delivered. Fremoot's
0 order In this matter was as follows:
"Adjutant General will have two hundred
0 copies of Proclamation of Commanding Gen
aral AZ fad 2Dth of An ta0athar Nth Addraep
. TO the Army Of the same date, sent immediate
ly to Ironton, for the use of Major Garrett,
q Indiana Cavalry. Major Garrett will distribute
} it through the country.
J.C. r Commanding General
Q Sept 2S, 1861"
We left st. Louis October IL, for Gen, Fre-
mon o headquarters at Upton, one hundred and
sixty miles distant, passing the night at Jefer'
! son City, the capital of Missouri, one hundred
: !. aud twenty-five miles from St. Louis. General
. Price was In command Of the place With twelve
: hundred men. The Eighth Iowa were there, on
I. the way to Upton. At this place there wSt
I accumulated q large quantity of forage, landed
- from steRmboate, and means Of transportation
also, the half barrels for carrying the water, ant
:, number of mules, which Captain Turnkey ssi
=. be could not get forward. having no contro
- over the transportation by railroad.
- We arrived In Upton at 3 A. M. OF the 18Th
:. y. The Secretary of War was called on by Ger
y Fremont, and upon his invitation, accom- panie'
y y him to Syracuse, FIVE miles distant, to revie'
pr Gen McKinstry's division, about eight Thousand
" y strong This body of troops 10 said to be tn
. best equipped and best supplied of the Who'll
- army. They certainly are, 60 far as meana o
> ~ trans sportatiun are concerned.
: AT Upton, beside Gen. Fremont and staff
his body guard, ETC.. found part of Geuera
Hunters let Division and General Asboth's 4tl
Division.
Of sists OF Ave divlslons, as follows:
!. lst Division, Hunters at Tpton........ 97J0
Nv "a Division, tops's, at Georsetown...... 922o
Sd Division, eigei's, at sedalia ......... $50
9Th Division, Ashoth's. at Tipton..".... 6,SL
Sth Division, McKinstry's, AZ syracuse.. S SSs
Total .s.,-.,o''. s..'.''''.,,..'..'to 'to,Iov