New-York daily tribune., 1861-10-30
FROM MISSOURI.
The Portiaeations OF st. Eenis-Ride from
Syracuse 10 Warsaw-A Bearer OF Dis
psiehts Captured Omcers Quaricrcd
upon seeessiOnists- - Progress Of FIRE.
mont's sArray-vyhereaSout Of Price.

mont's ArrBy-VyhereaSou Of Price.
CAN'T CoIusBrl WARSAW, No,
Tuesday, Oct. ~ la6l.
Before leaving st. Louis on Saturday, visited
tie fortaeations around that city. They consist Of
ten forts and six feld-works, commencing On the
river at Bremen on the north end of the city, and
extending in semi-circulsr line around to the river
hear the arsenal on its southern borders, six miles
below Bremen. Five of The forts, which Gen. Fre-
hont deemed it important TO have completed as early
a. possible, have been constructed by Mr.. Z. l..
Beard who has pushed them forward with great
energy employing nearly 5000 men upon them, and
continuing the work night and day without inter
rpion.
Tue forihcstions command the principal avenues
tading into the city, and seem to be discrimnatpgly
located and have been constructed under the direc
1On Of the best engineering skill in the Western De-
paTtmsnt A. the time Of Gen. Csmeron's order that
they shoad be discontinued, all the earth-work was
completed except the sodding; and two Of the
taw.bridges remained 10 be finished. With these
EXCEPTIONS they were all ready for the guns which
re In St. Louis. The mounting Of them would have
oos but little, and occupied hut few days. If any
dasser should result from the Secretarys order, the
sblity rests wholly with Gen. Cameron, who d.
reted the works stopped just upon the eve Of their
completion, and by permitting publicity TO be given
10 the fact informed the rebels that the metropolis Of
hs Mississippi valley was at their mercy. Gen.
Fremont received the Secretary's letter on Friday
nree days ser its contents bad been telegraphed to
| tse Associated Press.
Arriving at Syracuse, found that the advance di.
Visions Of the army suder Gems. Asboth and Sgel
we're as this place, ~ niles 10 the south Az Gen.
EcKinstry desired to send dispatches to the com.
handing General, he furnished your correspondent
ard two fellcw.journalists with an escort Of Ser
geant and four men from the regular army, and we
left Syracuse at noon on Sunday. The Sergeant, who
has been fifteen years in the army and s fuy per.
snsdsd that soldiers life is "jOly" one, has done
yoOO service since the beginning of the war in Mis-
'oa and was in the est Of spirits at the prospect Of
gshoP across the country. lie led us along at a
herry pace, riding very easily and gracefully, with
"iong locks flying in the prairie breeze. In be-
s''hg good horsemansbip one Of the indispensable
accomplishments Of soldier be differs materially
I'm sn oucer recently appointed from civil life, by
Saoen' Lincoln, TO high position in the Western
D9artment That officer started to report 10 biz
"@nsnder, bat only went TO the end Of the railroad
A'u loen abruptly returned. Upon being asked the
's-e Of hsturning back, be made the ingenious but
Iiea reply Tor staff officer, Why,
".'u .aa lshonld have 10 go on lorssJocEl -
rue oi 10 niles sbronght us upon rich, rolling prai-
' hAe '"ose of Ksnsss, little settled as yet, but
s"'og promise q great beauty, when the abundant
~'u'oes % na'dFe shall Is developed Jy The hand
Ian. We Saw here ana there, rei,ary borse-
~ata.,..a y 1ssl .ae ais,ast Slopes and II la