New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-08
THE $50 TREASURY NOTES.
,CTIOy OF THE ABMY RETIRING BOARD.
Special Dispatch to The N z. Tribune.
WASHINGTON Monday Oct 7. 1851
THE MISSOURI ImBRoGLio.


WASHINGTON Monday. oc. T. 1851
THE MISSOURI BiBRoGLiO.
There was Cabinet meeting this afternoon,
in which the charges of Col. Blair against Gen.
Fremont, aud the counter charges of Gen.
Fremont against Col. Blair, were under con-
sideration. The principal charges against the
commander are that he sacrificed Gen. Lyon;
that he neglected to reinforce Col. Mulligan
when be had tho power TO do SO, and kept
Col. Mulligans messenger, sent to ask aid.
waiting three days before he saw him; that his
expenditures of money were excessive aud cor
rupt: that one member of his staff bad con-
tract for the purchase of 5000 mules; that he
surrounded himself with corrupt and bad men,
knowing them to be such; that he was mac
cessible to Union men calling on business, 70
the great damage of the public interests; that
he wilfully delayed assuming his duties after
be was appointed to bis command IN Missouri.
No conclusion was reached 10 the case,
GEN. FREMONT WITHOUT AUTHORITY.
Mr.. Gurley, NJ. c., VINO has been raising sew
eral regiments in Ohio aud Missouri by the au-
thority of Gen. Fremont, was embarrassed TO
find, on his arrival here, that none Of Gen. FIRE.
mont's permits or commissions were recOgnizedby
the President Col. Wright, of CINCINNATI, who
was commissioned by Gen. Fremont as Colonel,
with full power to appoint all the officers OF his
regiment and to purchase all clothing and equip
ments, upon applying to the paymaster Tor two
months' paw. was informed that Gen, FremOnts
al w aOnpalAd
to Mr. Gurley who brought the matter before
the President and be was promptly told that Gen.
Fremont had no authority whatever to issue any
commission Consequently, every one OF the nu-
merous commissions he has issued are null and
void In the case in which Dir. Gurley is directly
interested the President has interposed to relieve
him from embarrassment. He will see that Dir.
Gurleys promises to regmental officers are made
good.
THE BRITISH STEAMER BERMUDA
Drect communication with a Connecticut
graduate, escaped from schoOl-teaching ia
Georgia, near Savannah, has supplied me with
new and very important information respect
lug the British steamer Bermuda. She % an
iron.clad vessel of about 1900 tuns burden.
Her masters name is Peck. She sailed from
Liverpool on the 18th Of August, aud arrived
at Savannah on the 10th Of September, being
% days on the passage, touching at Falmouth
and Madeira for coal. Her cargo consisted Of
10 riled cannon, 32s and 4ss, and two 1865
pound Lancaster guns, with all the ne
cessary carriages aud equipments, pow
der. shot and shell, all ready for immsdiaie
use. Also, $500 Enfield rifles, between AO,VO
and 800, 600 cartridges for the same, 6,OOO pair!
of army shoes, 10000 blankets, $50 barrels I"
gunpowder, large quantity OF morphine, qalnlne'
and other medicine stores, and very many other
articles of more than money value to the Rsoei
army. Her cargo cost at Liverpool Sl,oVOOOo
cash. Her armament was two l2-pountter rine'
guns, one on each side. SHE Is NOW PirfiSo
OUT FOR ACTIVE SERVICE, and IS 70 DC s@-
ployed in cruising for returning csejof"%
steamers. Commodore TOtsn toiH eomsasd He'.
My informant states positively that the maze -
the Bermuda informed him that TWO Mo"h
moN-cLAp STEAM FRIGATEs ARE ExfEcrEH
FROM ENGLAND ON THE Southern coAsi '"
THE 18TH OF OCTOBER. The BeFmuda
owned in England. Her cargo was o"a'A
South Carolina. While She was loadipS' a.'
at the time she cleared, it was supposed ~
Liverpool to be supply ship for tnc i'Oy"
Navy. although Downing street kne" muO"
halter. She cleared for West India port
POSITION AND FORCE OF THE REBELS
The main body of the rebels are at Fairia&
Court. How sc, whence broad belt OF CAMPS
almost " broken, are seen from our balloons
stretching northward toward Lee'oarg "neis
there are nearly $4,000 men. On the Lower
Pctemac is strong force, 1900 or l'e'V"
beck of Transport. At and near manSs::s
lthoro are comparatively few troops ~ W