Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-11
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General Frcmont,s Force.

The Hon. Schuyler Colfax, in his last 'E!-
sister" thus speaks Of the strength of the o.
posing force and movements in Missouri :,
fortnight ago:
We had not intended to ailude publicly to
some facts that happen to be in our pcSScs.
sion, but we think the public interest will not
now be j!opardized by referring to ii'em.
Fremont has had four rebel armies IN :he
field against him, besides smaller divisions -
Price threatening Lexington with 5000;
McCuloch threatening Rolla and Jefferson
City, with $4,000; tl,rdce, with an unknown
number, threatening lronton Polk and piilow.
wilh 5000, 4! Columbus, Ky. and with the
u. States forces AT Pat!ucah and Cairo, inferior
in numbers II them. B:Si.,e these are Martin
Green, Juii. Thompson, and Gth"Ts w;:h $',a;I.
or armies, mainly drawn from Hume Rahs!'.--
in al, not less than So, 600 have been III the
ii..id agarst hin, large number Of them ircs!
Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi! ADD TcAa"--
ucarly rs large number rs have been threaten.
in, Washington, ;GT he ,'ee.ce ct which tEc
whole country has batn caiis'i Epon "r re en-
fvvccmcnts. Yet Mcclellan has 'oi t""' sun.
ieclcd 10 the cruel charge Of "n' tlic;rnc::, and
"" are glad he has not been.
I.nsiir clearing North Missouri Of the R''-
els. Fremont had the (uII""ins poia's 20 de-
ic:ni: Lexington, Roila Gre terminus "i :he
:. ". Branch Of the P;.riiic L. II .'."''EnT
Civ llhc capta!j, 81. i'Hs. !@",'i"a (ti'c frr
ra,.nls nf the Iron Montain j R,) H."n""l;'.
Cage Girar!eau (on The Mississippi R:.r)
6lld's Point, Norfolk, C.:r> F..,n ll"i, (on 1:.e
kcntGcLv size Of the rir"r, SGuh Ca"", and
guarding tic approach Ia iT,) and PLinc::',
which cnuili'ts The meath 1t the Cniihcr
md and Tennessee ,ivrrS. ilow a:ge i force
tic has at III, command to held thr:: points.
and also {" lish, these opposing a'n!'s', VI d''
nor feel al liberty 10 s:a;S.
Again It is well kTo"n at St. Locis ,hat
he l.:d all his plans laid some time since for
surrounding anG capturing Martin Green, while
in North Missouri. The intoXication Of
Gui'~l States Brigadicr General frustrated
th III. and allowed him tn escape. Another
movement was immediately piannca, which,
by bold and succ2ssiul dash in the West.
would have plph.;%ly broken up tho Rebel
array on Inc i'"'oE'a,, in their anxiety Tor Their
Notices TIE regiments rom Indiana and WIS
cons!r, m which i:c reiicd TO swell thr num-
bcrs Of his attacking party, were l'ls; at this
time ordered Fast, w!!lcii ended that movement.
Price then advanced iGwa:d Lexington, end
,E> orders were already prepared f,r tic cor
c:n':a,on Of sufficient troops 10 reinforce Nnl-
l;,,an, and capture tue Rebel army. inst then
cairie the order FROM Washington for five l;io'i.
sand of his best armed and equipped trt'"p@ 10
be sent thithe, Immediately, and they accord
| inclv went Fast Instead Ui West. ": kD0S
what his er!.::ss we're when i'c lrc:'vga thc
order! We werc thcre at tie time. and he SAID,
"WasIlingtun, fin danger, must &c saved, even
if the West is lost and myself destroyed -
But rcin;hrcHments were ordered 20 Mnlhsan.
Why those which left Narih NiSNonri ny his
orders, I've .ia%S before The surrender. G;h not
arrive 10 one ;;S yet kn'AS. in's@ "HIrh le:t
Jefferson Civ two days h2iur" ':;e surrender,
on steanls:s we're compelled, dn"'IlrsS. to pro
coed slowly and cautiously up iic E:"Gr, and
the messenger 20 Lane IN kTnsaa) may not
have reached lin.
We Go nnt al'rie 10 these uiryG 81: the
apoloeist for (i"n 'rr'ir',, rr any one c!ie.--
We arc no mans i,asi:s:n IA ,ils nDh,Ca. aaa
the liicy. wno Eavin. sufficient troops a;'"%"
his country 5 cause II H.: te;ca:c', wc wnri"
have displaced if he were ouT nca,cS: and dear
est friend. 10 show, however, how the nam
Der oi his troops has bccn exaggerated. ."ch
By t,usc on tic spIr, We. would sI,ic that
while we w"ic in s. Lruls, two o. tie !'ishc>!
provisional State t!:errs told ;is that ,h"r"
were 90 900 tronrS ;r the CITY, and ina nall
of them ut least rr;!!i IT,. spared, ad S'i"mi.! :fr
sent. with others frGll viEar points. aii;l :jcc.
So VIC thought too, and 50 t"ld 'ae c:n"T"i.---
| lie handed us the muster roll nf ali The United
States troops in and around S.. Louis 81. iias
,lay, numbcrin, barely 5000, conanse'i "i ;wo
full regiments. and u :uDbcr Of Erasins'i:sy
ones Afur that, i,a rcccired III" "Gci i"'
roops 20 ~ &rit u WaShiason.