Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-26

I Try TO recover the capital that u TIE reo-
els could defeat, or force Lyon 10 Tef'saf 81
! Sc. L0Nis, they eonld expect large reIn-
foreemenis TO meet then on the Usage and
Thus insure the Te-estsblishme1t Of the
rebel Government At Jefferson City and
! that, as BY the Southwest was the oRty
really feasible route for = rebel army 20
reach The capital, the movements Of Pillow
and Hardee were only felStE intended 20
divert atteution from the movements Of
MeCaIloch and Priees where the blow Vas
10 be struck.
The Arguments did net convince Gen
! Fremont, aad be decided % reinforce
Birds Point instead OF Gen Lyoa, and
with an energy that WOald not dlsParsge.
called in moons, made his preparations,
rand In one week from the time Of his ar
/ rival ieft With force Of Eve thousand men
\ for Cape GirArdeau aud Birds Point,
taking some heavy artillery for their de-
fence. While due credit was awarded 70
the GeneraI for his energy in getting up
the expedition, yet there were some eriti-
eisms Tentured among old-fashioned men
81 seeing the General go down to the boat
in An barouehe, drawn By four horses. and
20 see Elm 90 aboard \ magnificent steam
er chartered for the ezelGsire use Of the
General and suite. But then the Duke of
Marlborough fought well, il be Was ex-
travagant.
After an absence Of three days the Cen
eral returned TO the city to meet more APP
peAls in behalf of Lyon, and 10 receive
more certain intelligence OF the great
strength of the enemy IN the Southwest
This Generals answer 10 these appeals was,
want of troops 70 send.
am told that it was suggested to the
General that WymAnss Regiment and Ste
Teusonis Regiment, both stationed at ROlla,
could be spared and sent forward, and thai
If any troops were required 20 gua.d the
stores at Rolls, Home Guards from 81.
Louis could be sent out TO perform that
duty. / am also told that Col. Wyman,
Who commanded a splendid Illinois R-gi-
ment, wrote TO the General begging that
he might be ordered forward. But no
troops were sent, and Lyon and his Spar
tan band we're left to their sad fate. Our
only consolation Is, that, at Wilson's Greek
they made record of glory that shall
never die.
Intelligent officers engaged in the battle,
express the opinion. that two more regi-
ments would haze given US splendid vic
tory, aud saved Southwestern Missouri
from the desolation which has followed
sAiany good and true men IN Missouri, With
DO unkind feeling TO Gen Fremont, BIZ
lieVe that the defeat of Lyon was Fremont's
fault.
A second cause of complaint has been
found Ia The selection OF Suaf, composed
ia great part OF Italians and Hungarians,
some Of whom cannot speak eur Language,
and who can have but an imperfect know
iCdge of the best mode of warfare in our
extended West, especially with an enemy
composed in great part Of rowing guerril-
las. Added to this annoyance IS his Hue
garian Body Guard, at his quarters, with
All the paraphernalia Of European Pail
ace.
A third objection is the great difficulty.
of seeing the General on important bnsi-
ness. have known Colonies Of regiments
spend three, four, and Eve days in ST Lonis,
Seeking an interview with the General, 70
tender regiments for the public service
Some OF them gave up the case as hope
less, aud went home without the sight -
When perseverance, vas crowned with sue
cess, and regiments were accepted, have
known them wait for necessary orders two
or three DAYS. This last delay may have
been the fault of his STAFF, but il so, the
General should provide against such de-
lays in his own Office. AmoaR the Colo
nels referred to as offering troops, but de-
lAyed, win name Col. Turner, Col Tin
dell, Col. Glover, Col Foster, Col. Hays,
aud Col John S. Phelps.
Governors, Congressman. and leading
men of the West, have failed TO obtain in-
tefVieWs with the General when calling on
business of importance to the public SER
vice. If this statement is doubted by yonr
readers, let them inquire OF Gov. Gamble,
Gov. Yates, E1-GOy. Wood Senator
Browning, and others, who have tried tue
experiment.
A fourth cause of complaint Is the nag
lleet to protect Northeast Missouri fr0p
Martin Green's band of uarauders. They
were allowed to sweep over several coun-
ties, disarmiug and robbing the Union
men of those counties before any effort
was made to check them. 1t was still
greater neglect TO leave Col. aIulligan's
without endorsements ut Lexington,
1Rhen il bad been known 10 Sc. Louis for
ten days before Price reached Lexington
that he was marching on that place With a
large army. "
4 liith cause of complaint is his extrav-
agauee With the public money In all his
/ expenditures. One Of those expenditures
being the surrounding Of the city OF 81.
Louis with Notifications which. If compile
ted, will cost a million OF dollars.
4, A sixth cause of complaint isthe impOr-
tation OF contractors and others from Cali
/ fornia, some of them as follows: Major
Wood, once connected with the Express
Company In California, Pripdte SeertIaE5;
Martin Beard, contractor for earthWork
about ST. Louis-estimated amount Of COM
tract 1855, 900; Mr.. Haskell said to be OF
the late firm Of Palmer, Cook & Co., con
tracts for wagons and horses to an enor-
nous amount; Maj. Seiover, formerly aue-
tioueer in San Francisco, dealer 10 and
lseller out Of contracts generally, and Coll
Adams, OF California, contractor for build
4 ing two propelIers, forty floating batteries
he. There are some other Cllilornisns
here said to have contracts on smaller
scale.
i Now, / do not wish to disparage Cali
fornia or any Of her citizens. bat Is il not
strange that digger Of bitches has TO be
4 brought from California and the work let
ont to him by eontraet7 Is it not strange
a a