, 1861-11-02
REPORT IN heE1:flk4aA1's G! Y! !a!|!'l CASE.
The Adjutantr Eaa;t oeservations


=; HkH1N1u1a, r., pet. 10, 1851. Il
arssaA1: Wbes did nyse1f ~ honor 70 s9k}
yon to accompany as g my tMA.tar9 tonss
rss rs4,.sas Co. = .Au..1sse IL q assaaa a; n
Ing that The re9alt Of ny, Investigation might r.
Il dist apprehs1deD haTs q Important aeeok,
Hos o = as Ebos se
to take full notes upon al points coInecse4 AtsA
the object Of mJ viett- As y9u have 1nioffeea re |
that you bare Saretaly conphea ah19e M,Sn ~ ~ 49,
port as early as practicable. T. order that the
President may be correctly advised % TO the ad.
mini.tration Ct afairB connected with the Army Of
the West. ,,.
Very respectfully giEos zsss Sssifas SGsHh5F s,'nt
Br3e.dlereenetsl L. THOMAS. a Aajataaat asnaia1
; wAsH1ss1os. OCT. Il, 156t.
: s1n: hare the honor to enbldt The report
requested IN your Latter Of the 18th inst.
We arrived at st. Louis, aB gou,are aware,
at t2k l. NJ, Oct. H. After breakfast rode to
Benton Barracks, above the CITY,. On the
street leading 70 the camp PASSED small
the camp Of great extent, with extensive
qusrtfrs, constructed Of rough boards. Much
has been said Of the Large sums expended IN
their erection; but some one mentioned that
Gen. MtKinstly, principal QuartaInlaster, Who
made the disbursements, ,gsYe the cost at
s15.000.: II 20, it 1as iudicio1s The total
cost should be aecertained. Gen. Curtis Was
3,S38 men, principally detaehments, except
The 1st Iowa Cayalry-354 ofhcsrs, sA men,
having hotees, but without equipment.
Ger. Curtis said Of Gen Fremont that hs
found 20 difficulty in getting aeeess to him,
snd when he presented business connected
with his command 1t Was attended to- Gen
Fremont, however. never consulted him on
1nifftafV affairs nGF informed him faf }1iH
plans. Gen. Curtis remarked that While he
would go With freedom to Gen. Scott and ex-
press his opinions, he would not dare to do 30
to Gen. Fremont. He deemed Gen. Fremont
unequal to the command Of m army, and said
that he was no more bound By law than by
the winds, He considered him to be unequal
the comma1d Of the army In Missouri
I. After dinner, rode to the Arsenal below the
CITY; Capt CALENDER in charge. Garrison,
for its protection, under Major Granger, Sd
cavalry. But very few arms On hand, . num-
ber Of heavy gune designed for gun bosts and
mortar boats. Tho Captain Ii engaged in
making ammunition. He said he had heard
that some person hsd contract for making
the carriages for these guns that II SO, that
be knew, nothing Of IT. and that it Was entirely
irregular, be being the proper officer to attend
investigation. He expected soon to receive
funds, and desired them for current purposes;
WaR fearful, however, that they might be di-
ver.ed to other PURPOSES.
Visited large hospital not far distant from
the Arsenal. in charge OF Assistant Surgeon
Bailey, U. 8. A. It was 6lled with patients,
and = credit to the service. The Doctor had
en Efficient corps Of assistants from the vol
unteer service, and in addition number Of
Sisters Of Charity as nurses. God bless these
pure and disintezested Womens
Col, Andrews, Chief Paymaster, called on
tr7s soy,TH tod d.
Department, and desired instructions from
the Secretary for his governm ent, stating tkat
be WOE required 20 maze payments and trans
ferB Of money contrary to law and regulations.
Once, ohjectiDg to what he conceived an i'm
proper payment, he was Threatened With con.
an order FOR the transfer Of $100, 900 to the
Quaftermaetez's Depa1 1tment, which was irreg-
| u1ar. Exhibited abstract OF payments By one
PaYmastef (Msjor Felizar) to 42 persons ap-
pointed by Ger. Fremont, viz: l Colonel,
Majors, Captains, Is 1st Lieutenants, II I'd
Lieutenants. Surgeon, 2 Assistant Surgeons
total, ~. Nineteen OF these have appoint
ments as Engineers, and are entitled to Cav.
airy pay. (See exhibit annexed, No. ~ 4
second ahstraet Of payments Was furnished
! bat not Vouched for as reliable, as the Pay
master wae sick, Its only glyaa to show the
| excess Of officers of rank appointed to the
Major Generals Body Guard Of only 800 men,
/ = 4G-|
| exhibit No. ~ The whole number Of nregu
lar appointments made BY Gen. Fremont + a.
| said Is Col Andrews to be nearly 200. Ths
following is copy Of one of these appoint
! mehts:
] "HEADQuARTERs WESTERN DEPARTMENT,
| ST. LOUIE, Aug. Is, 1861. {
aI7, to be employed il tie Land Trsneportatto,
department, and will report for duty at thes
u. G. FnEnonr, Major Gen. com'dg.
tTo Capt. FE111 EoGEL, present.
| gee Exhibis, No. 81
] aleo eaw similar appointment given t,
! IN individual On Gen. Fremont's staff as Di
rector Of Music With the rank and commission
CT Captain OF Engineers! This person Was
musician IN theatre In st. Louie. Paymas.e
Andrews Was verbally instructed by me no
10 pay him-the person having presented tn
two papers and demanded hin pay. Col. An
dreEs also stated that these appointment
bore one date, bat directed payments, in som
caeeB, = north OF tWO anterior thereto. q
Was then without funds, excepting ema
amount
| The prir cipa1 Commissary, Captain Hasnee
had no outstanding debts. Heexpected fund
eoon.
Mnjor Allen, Principal Quartcrmaste4, ha
recently taken charge at St Louis, but repor
ed great Irregularities In his Department., An
requested special Instructions. This he deeme
| LII ulia4ts ~ OINEIb HEIE EuuuluHlENbE0 W
variety Of persons, in an Irregular manne
all requiring disbursements cf money. Thes
orders were frequently given verbally. (St
Exhibit no. ~ He WIS sending, under Gel
, Frcmont's orders, large amounts Of forag
from St. Louis to the army at Upton, when
, was 100 miles. He stated the indebtedness
| the Qunrtermaster's Department At st Lou
; to be Il SOC. 800 73-1o0.
In regard TO the contract. Without su c
animation Of the accounts 1t will be difficu
/ | to arrive at the facts. It is the expressed b
: lief Of mary intelligent gentlemen In St. Lou
that Gen. Fremont has around him, and in b
| staff, persons directly and Indirectly concer
!. ed IN furnishing supplies. The following Is
copy OF letter signed by Leonidas Haske
9 Captain md T. DC. He, though On Gene1
s F'emoni's staff, is said to bs contractor
named in bis note, Col Degraf, is his partne
HEADQuARrERs WESTERN DEPARTMENT., |
CAKP La1las, Oct. q, 1861
S1R: am requested BY the Commanding Gen
: al TO- an!horlze ool* Desraf TO take any
nas That hes ses1 r. s ,6y r. Goye
l. er you require. Respectfully yours.
LE3sIDAs HASKELL, Captain 4, D. {
!. (See exhibit No. -
Il What does this mean? Contractors deli,
e forage to Quartermasters. who issue the san
But hare smother party steps In, and for I
purpose, and If contractor or the copa-t1
l. Of one, OF filing his own contract. It Ia dt
|, cult TO suppose that this double transact
a IL done without confederation. The accou.
9 in this case should be examined, and thepr
. paid to Degraf be compared to that paid
Il the contractors whose forage was seizs3. Z
l. aaNe Cspt. Haskell, 4 D. u, was contract
! for mules He deaired Capt. TurnIey to
ctfyr his animals, stgood, bad aQd indiffasen
70 as Capt Turnkey esid. This be would not /
t. hut stated biz prices for the different clas
I x7{4 80. -
, had more mules than he coa1d posi-
send to the army Notwithstanding al tt
be received an order to inspect and tece
D. Mr. Hseksll'5 mules as Rapidly as possit
&. Capt. TUrElcy verF soon after received an
), der fIcm Gen. Fremont to leave st. L9uis q
60 into the interior Of Missouri (Se3 e1hi
1s 40. Z, showing his great labor aud responsil
!: By directions Of Gen. Aesgs, advertiserne7
- we're publ!ehed for proposals to furnish II
D. and hay, and contracts were suhsequan
made for specific eums-ss8 ctnta per bus
i. for hay: In face ef this, another party in
Vi Louis, Baird, or Baird & Palmer, Palmer
" ing ct the old firm ia CalifoInia, Palmer, Cc
& Co, Gen. Fremo1t's agents In that Sta
NJ wcrc directed to send to JtHszson City, VII
~ ~. hay and com abound, - fast as possible, 4
e amount Of bag, at 50 cents par bnshel for
Ersip, and $l9 per ton for hay. {see Voucl
No. ~
r Cspf. Edward n Davis, member Of
p staff, received contract By the direct orde,
1r Gen. Fremont for blankets They Nere
. a1nined By board Of army oRcers, consist
" Of Cspt Hendershots,- 7th Artillery; Cs
IS Harris, Commissary, Of subsistence, and c.
u Iu1nley, Assistant QuazteFmaster. The blal
n cts were found II be made mostly Of cott
n and to be rotten and worthless. NotWl
H. standing this decision, they were purcha
Ial ard given to the sick and wounded soldien
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