New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16
THE DEPARTURE OF GEN. FREMONT FOR
THE FIELD.

The Jefferson City correspondent of The 81. Iot;,
Democrat under date Of tie 9Th, thus describes Tie
departure of Gen. Fremont from Jefferson City:
At break Of day all WAS hustle and activity in Tie
camps. Regiments had been leaving all nigh: and
were still striking their tents and moving off in tie
direction Of Sedalia road. Gen. Fremont, with hin
staff and body-aDard, had been encamped on an emf.
nence, about mile south Of the city and partly over.
looking IL. From early morning this had been the
scene Of preparation and hustle. The tents were
srack, carriages and baggage wagons disputed TIE
passage az every step. Around the base OF the hi
the body-guard were equippinR and mounting lhei1
horses Brilliant staff officers rushed here and there
iabbering incomprebensible French 10 bewildsred
Americans. The General himself could be seen NOV.
ing from place to place with handful OF papes and
followed bya cloud Of Colonels and lesser hghts
asking for posting orders, or in most cases explans
lions Of orders.
On the brow of the hill stood Mrs. Fremont, ga1y
chatting to a group of officers her sole attendant
mountaineering lady with jockey bat, who did
the agreeable to another group OF ohicers Near by
a son Of the Generals, boy Of 10 or II, anartly
dressed in uniform was experimenting the hsrnest-
ing OF miniature war-horse, with miniature BRIDE
and saddle and pistol holsters which be mounted and
rode of, attending the captain Of the bOdy-guard,
and looking for all the world like the captain seer
through the wrong end of telescope. IL this wa
continues we bid fair 10 return 70 the feuda times,
when youths education consisted IN showing how
TO bear llIQSeu Ill arms. ocus <,bDNth
self by playing with a younger boy who tonered
along In a sergeants uniform.
AT last the cavalcade got ready 70 move Ihe
travelling kitchen, in disgust at so much delay bad
gone on and now got naked NJ. with The BODY.
guard, and was ignominiously obliged 10 halt and
wait for the baggage train. This oecasioued some
confusion, but everybody bore il with patience,
doubtless considering THAI travelling Kitchen With
all its sayory adjuncts, was too important lhDsn
be lightly abused.
Mrs. Fremont rode in the Generals travelling car
rage, from the camp into town, where the Genera
parted with her, and rode on al the head OF The line
The cavalcad moved through town at bsh.past
o'clock. The General and s'aff rode 81 a brisk tot
followed at slower pace by the body guard az
the baggage train. All the afternoon belated wagon
were leaving, and officers riding back with message,
so that il was not until late that the town resume
its usual quiet. Even unhappy newspaper cor
respondents might have been seen rushing frsnealy
hither and thither completing their tardy equip.
ments. Gen. Fremont had interested himself per.
sonaly in procuring torses for them, but IN the hU
~ and confusion If starting, those who had poi
poned personal attention TO the matter until a
eleventh hour found the mselves in the concEdnd
the foolish virgins, and their lamentations wee
about as dolefll. At last they were all DOln,d,
when they concluded 10 put their horses aboard
train, and 60 to Sedalia by rail this morning.