Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-06
The Report Of General frhOmas on Fro

The Report OF Genernt ThombB on 1rc-
mont.
Allusion has been made to report by
Adjutant General Thomas, who accompanied
Secretary Cameron TO st. Louis on the mA1-
agement of the military department of the
West by General Fremont. The important
points Of the document which is a very
lengthy one, are contained in the following
abstract: ...
INTERCOURSE OF FREMONT WITH HIS OFFICERS.
General Curtis said of General Fremont
that he found no difficulty in getting access
to him, and when he presented business con-
nected with his command 1t was attended to.
General Fremont, however, never consulted
him on military affairs, nor informed him of
his plans. General Curtis remarked that
while he would 90 with freedom to General
Scott and express his opinions, he would not
dare to do so to General Fremont. He
deemed General Fremont unequal to the
command of an army, and said that he was
no more bound by law than by the winds.
He considered him to be unequal to the COM
mand of the army in Missouri.
IRREGULARITIES IN THE PAYMAsTER's DEPART
MENT.
Colonel Andrews, Chief Paymaster, called
on me (says General Thomas) and repre-
sented irregularities in the pay department,
and desired instructions from the Secretary
for bis government, stating that he was re :.
QuiItd to make payments and transfers of
money contrary to law and regulations.
Once ohjecting TO what he conceived an i'm
proper payment, he was threatened with
confinement by file of soldiers He exhib'
tied an order for the transfer of 100000 to
the Quartermaster's Department, which was
irregular.
APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS BY GEN. FREMONT.
Colonel Andrews exhibited an abstract of
payments by one Psymaster, Major Felizer,
10 forty two persons appointed by General
Fremont viz: One Colonel; three Msjora;
nine Captains; fifteen First Lieutenants;
eleven Second Lieutenants; one Surgeon;
three Assistant Surgeons. Total forty'two
Nineteen of these have appointments as en-
gineers, and are entitled to cavalry pay. A
second abstract of payments was furnished,
but not vouched for as reliable, as the Pay
master was sick. 1t is only given to show
the excess of officers of rank appointed to
the Msior Generals Body-guard Of only
three hundred meD, the commander being a
| Colonel, &c. The whole number of irregu.
| lar appointments made by General Fremont
was said. by Colonel Andrews to be nearly
two hundred. Among the appointments
was one given to an individual on General
I Fremont's Staff as director of music, with
the rank and commission of Captain of En-
| gireers. This person was musician in q
theater in st. Louis. .e.. -..
IRREGULARITIES AT ST. LOUIS.
Major Allen, principal Quartermaster; had
recently taken charge at st Louis, but re-
ported great irregularities in this department.
and requested special instructions. This he
deemed important, as orders were communi.
Gated by variety of persons, in an irregular
manner, all requiring disbursements oi
money. These orders were frequently given
verbally. He was sending, under Genera
Fremonts orders, large amounts of forage
from st. Louis to the army at Upton, where
corn was abundant and cheap. The distanct
was one hundred and sixty miles. He stateG
the indebtedness of the Quartermaster's De
partment at st. Louis to be $4, 5O6, 300 49,
ARMY CONTRACTS.
1t is the expressed belief of many intelli
gent gentlemen in St. Louis that Genera
Fremont has around him, and in his staff
persons directly and Immediately concerned
in furnishing supplies. By directions o
General Meigs, advertisements were pub
lished for proposals to furnish grain and hay
and contracts were subsequently made TO
specific sums-28 cents per bushel for corn
30 cents for oats, and SIT 95 per tun for hay
In the face of this, another party in St Louis
Baird, or Baird 4 Palmer, palmer being o
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Co., General Fremont's agents in that State,
were directed to send to Jefferson City
where hay and corn abound, as fast as posi-
bic, 100000 bushels of oats, with 3 CORE
spending amount of hay, at SO cents pc
bushel for the grain and $40 per tun for hay
Captain Edward NJ. Davis, member of hi
stsff received-a contract by direct order o
General Fremont for blankets They wer
examined by board of army officers con
sistiDg of Captain Hendershott, Fourth Ar
tillery Captain Harris, Commissary Of Sub
sistence, and Captain Turnkey, Assistan
Qusrtermaster. The blankets were found t,
be made mostly of cotton, and to be rotte
and worthless. Notwithstanding this decs
ion, they were purchased and given to thu
sick and wounded soldiers in the hospital.
EXTRAvAGANCE.'
Among the supplies sent by General Ere
mont TO the army now in the field may
enumerated five hundred half barrels. +
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