New-York daily tribune., 1861-10-30

voucher ysfn I:Sssail5 HASKELL Captain dA DC"
ySet does this mean! Cor Factors deliver for
ooe direct to Quartermaste ., who issue the same.
But here another part 4 steps in, and for the pur'
poso if contra r.tor Or the copartDer oil one'
of filling his own contract. 1t is difficult 10
suppose .nat this double transaction is done with
out consideration. The accounts in tbs case
should be examined, and the price paid W Degraf
he compared with that paid TO the contractors
whose forage was seized. This same Capt Haskell,
A. ID. c., was a contractor for miles. He desiie
Capt. Turnkey to receive bis ANIMALS, good, bad,
and Indifferent" as Capt. Tw.nley said. This be
would not do, but stated hiA prices for the different
classes of mules, "wheel" "lead," &c. Besides,
he had more mules than he could possibly send 10
the army. Notwithstanding all this he received an
order to inspect and receive Mr.. HaskelPs mules as
rapidly as possible. Capt Turnley very soon afler
received an order from Gen. Fremont to leave S'
Louis and go into the interior of Missouri. lsee ex-
hibit No 2, showing bis great labor and RESPONSE
bility.l
| BY directions Of Gen. Meigs, advertisements were
published for proposals furnish grain and nay ana
Pcontracts were subsequently made for specific sums
o3 cents per bushe for corn 80 cents for oats and
si7 95 pe- ton for hay. In face of this, another
party in St. Louis, Baird. Baird & Palmer palmer
being Of the old firm in California, Palmer, Cook d
Co., Gen. Fremonts agents in that Statel, were d.
rected to send to Jefferson City, where hay and corn
abound, as fast as possible lO0 900 bushels of oats,
with corresponding amount of hay, at SO cents per
bushel for the gran and $40 per tun for hay. (See
Voucher No.7)
Capt. Edward NJ Davis, member OF his stan,
received contract by the direct order OF Gen. FIRE.
mont for blankets. They were examined by board
of army officers consisting of Capt. Hendershot, 18th
Artillery; Capt. Harris Commssary Of Subsistence,
and Capt. Turnkey, Assistant Quartermaster. The
blankeis were found TO be made mostly Of cotton,
and to be rotten and worthless. Notwithstanding
this decision, they were purchased and given TO tie
sick and wounded soldiers in the hospital.
Among the supplies sent by Gen. Fremont to the
army now iu field may be enumerated 800 half bar
rels, to carry water in country where water ia
abundant, and SEQ tuns OF ice.
We examined the barracks in cour.e of construc-
tion in st. Louis and around the private house
occupied by him as quarters-the Brant house,
which, by.the-by, is rented for g., 900 per annum.
These barracks have brick foundations and brick
outer walls, weather boarded, and are sufficient Of
quarters and stables for 900 men. Like those Of
Camp Benton, these barracks were buat by contract
on published proposals.. They certainly more
expensive and more permanent than the quarters q
temporary army would require and the precise cost
of them, though difficult to be got at, should be ascer
tanned.
A pontoon bridge has been erected across the Ohio
River by Gen. Fremont, at Padncah. A ferry boat
in a region where such boats readily procured
would be just efficient and much less expensive
Contracts, it will be secn were given TO indiyid
uals without resorng to advertisements for bids
is required by the law and the army regulations.
1 Having received an intimation from another quar-
ter of an impropriety, called on Capt, McKeever,
A. A. g., for the facts, which he gave follows:
One week after the receipt of the Presidents order
modifying Gen. Fpmont's proclamation relative to
the emancipation of slaves, Gen. Fremont, by note
to Capt. McKeever, required him to have 200 copies
of the original Proclamation, and Address TO the Ar
my Of the same date, printed and sent Immediately
TO Ironton for the use of Mai Garrett, Of the In
diana Cavalry, for distribution through the country.
Capt. McKeever had the copies printed and de-
livered. Fremonts order in tls matter was as fol-
] lows:
"Adu,sut General will have copis, Of Proclamation n
Commanding General dated 3oh Of August, together with
AddIss to the Amy Of the saae date sent Immediately to
Garrett viii distribute il through the country.
"SeDt 23, 1861. j. {. r., Commanding General"
We left ST. Louis Oct. l2, for Gen. Fremont s
Headquarters at Upton, 160 miles distant, passing
the night at Jefferson City, the Capital Of Missouri,
l25 miles from st. Lonis. Gen. Price was in CON-
mand of the place, with force Of ], 200 men. The
Sth Iowa was there route for Upton. At this
place there were accumulated large quantity Of
forage landed from steamboats, and means of trans
portaiion ALSO the halfbarels for carrying the wa
ter, and number of mules which Capt. Turnkey said
he cord get forward, having control over the
transportation by railroad
We arrived in Upton at 9 a. m Of rhe 18th. The
Secretary of War was called on by Gen. Fremont
and upon his invitation, accompanied him to SYRIA
cuse five miles distant TO review Gen. McKinstry't
division, about 200 strong. This body Of troops is
said to be the bes. equipped and best supplied Of the
whole army. They certainly are, far as means Of
transportation are concerned.
At Upton, beside Gen. Fremont and staff, his
body guard, &C., found part Of Gen. Hunters
LIST DiviSien and Gen. Asboth's 4th Division.
The force designed to act asainst Price eonste OF
FIVE divisions as follows:
ist Divson.. .Hunter's .at Upton ......sso
"a Division. PopeS ct Georgetown. ..o2zo
Sd Division .Siseps ........st Sedslls.....7s8O
6tb Division... . .MrRioryxf Al s,rs.n.a soo