The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-07
BY TELEGRAPH
s O'CLOCK, A. NJ.
TO THE FREEMAN
JEFFERSON CITY, Oct. 5.

JEFFERSON CITY, Oct. 3.
The steamer Emele arrived here this even
| inc with the wounded from Lexington. About
one hundred rebels renamed in Lexington Tues
day morning.
Mr.. Prescott Of Lexington who was in Multi
! CANS fertilization during the siege, contradicts
the report that General Sturgis had arrived
there. lie says he heard Price tell Rains and
Parsons that now YVES the time to fight II they
ever intended to- and heard them discussing the
OroTriaty Of falng back to fortlty Rosa LII, IN
johnson county, fifteen miles west OF WarrenS-
burg lie thinks their intention is to retreat to
the Southwest or to Kansas. Since the surren-
der they had cast two cannon. which increased
their field pieces to fourteen they also had two
mortars. Col. Mullgan was taken South with
Price
The most of our army that have gone forward
are really well appointed and are likely to co
splendid fighting.
General Mckinstry's division under Lieut..
Col. Totten, moved West to-day. and will en-
camp eighteen miles ont.
Captains Abel and Henry Star, who were cup
tured a short time since while Carrying dis
patches from Gen. Fremont to Lane, and were
confined in dungeon fifty hours at West Port,
came down on the Emele, having escaped.
Gen. McKinsiry is not transferred to Ken
lucky, but takes command Of the 5th division of
the Army of the West, and will start West to-
morrow.
1t is thought that Gen. Fremont will leave
tomorrow. and his army are enthusiastic con-
fdcnt and burning to meet the enemy.
Coils. Grover and White were left at Lexng-
ton, the former in critical condition and the
latter recovering.
The renOrt Of la rpa amount nf 1oodod shall
being dug up inside of Col. Mulligan g fortifca-
tons after the surrender is untrue.
New York, Oct. Especial Washington dis
patches state that Gen. Fremont will neither be
suspended nor court martialed while his troops
are in the face OF the enemy, owing to the gen.
cral cutlery at the Vest against his removal.
Richmond papers say that the sick rebels
have been removed from Manassas to Richmond,
IN anticipation OF a battle, and that Jefferson
Davis, IN speech 10 the troops on Wednesday,
at Fairfax Court House, promised them they
should soon be in Baltimore.
shows why Gen. Lyon was not reinforced 1t |
says that the entire forces under Fremont on the
% Of August, including Sigel's command of
1000, was 9,3l5. of which 1856 were three
month s men, whose term of enlistment was
just expiring, leaving an actual force of 6759 |
in the enite Department. Of these Lyon had |
231O, the balance, 1889 being Fermont's avail
able force at the time Cairo Birds Point and
Paducah were menaced by accommodating rebel
forces. The President ordered Fremont to take
all his available forces and reinforce those points
tor which service only 1926 men, including up
wards of 900 ST. Louis Home Guards, could be
raised
Rolla, the terminus of the southwest branch
ot the Pacific Railroad at this time, was the de-
pot OF large and valuable quantity of stores
and munitions, and was protected by the 9TH
Missouri regiment, Col. Stevenson, and the 18th
illinois, the former of which was ordered to
march to Springfield, but in consequence Of a
:eta want OF transportation it could not move.
The article also shows the distribution through
'ut the State of the constantly disbanding three
months men, and says after the battle Fremont
Mas thoroughly exonorated from blame by the
7ery men now loudest in condemning him.
New York, Oct 5th., Vohich Church was &C.
'upled this morning by 400 of our troops. a
'ody OF rebel cavalry leaving just in season to
ecelve the lire OF our front files, but succeeded
II carrying off their wounded. 1t is sixteen miles
'eyond Alexandria, and subsequent reconnois-
ancessshowed that there were no large bodies of
roops this side of Occoquan Creek.
The Times dispatch says that the Auditor of
hi Treasury has been instructed to credit the
ccounts of deceased soldiers with 500 bounty.
Capt Souper arrived here this morning from
havana, and reports schooners Zilda and w II.
horne. under British colors, but belonging in
he South. and schooner Red Fox of New Orleans
nder Mexican colors, are all loading at that
ort with muskets, lead and an,mun;tion