Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-10-04

GEY. FREMoNT,-We take from the WASH
ingtJn correspondence Of the New York
Tr,5m4c the following statements made by
from Pcnrsy lviait, who has been spending
several weeks in It. Louis
ION the Saturday preceding the siege OF
Lexington. 1850 troops were ordered t.
Washington from ST. Louis. Gen. Fremont
then had IN ST. Louis but 800 men, bat he
Immediately sent on two of his best re5l-
ments. Ii, said az they LIFT. - The heart
must b. pres ,rycd. even II the cxtremitieS
perish" The news from Lexington caused
him to decline sending more, and General
Scott sustained him.
The position of affairs in Missouri, Mr..
Davis says has been most embarrassing. -
ten. Fremont, had not up t. a week or two
ug1 ut all events, more than one half the
force the pub ic supposed he had. This force,
IeccssatLy scattered Mt way distances, coul
not possibly be concentrated az any point
without weakening other positions important
- be held.
Gen. Fremont sent COCO troops h Paducah
about 5006 to Birds Point, aud left some
5000 at Cairo, all b in- necessary t. the Tn
ion cause in Kentucky. lie begged the Gov
ernment 10 seize Bowling Green and occupy
Columbus at the time PAducah was occupi d..
Ii td this been done great results would have
bscn accomplished.
Mr.. Davis had an interview with the Pres
ident to-day, when the President stated that
his confidence in Gen. Fremont was unabat
d, and that complete justice should be d1ne
him by the Administration. The tone of
Gen. Meiss' conversation in - Louis led t.
the belief that lie Was very iavorably im-
pressed with Gen. Fremont. and with the
cor diti0n Of things generally in that quar-
ter.
The st Louis republican thus notices one
Or two well known charges against Gen.
Fremont
"Another instance Of the uttcrl-y ground
less charg against him Is the statement
that he has involved the government ia ex-
/ press expenditures for the transportation OF
guns, &e., am9GHt,agt9 $500 900. when the
truth Is thar all the exlr = ILLS he has H.
Cured does not reach go, 600, just now,
the telegraph brings US complaints from
/ Washington Of the high prices paid for
arms. Is fore Gen. Fremont lett New York
he procured from the government foil arms
Tor seven thousand men but afr Manas-
sas, those arms were diverted 10 Washington
and have never been replaced, To this day
he has never received from the government,
any arms except a few heavy guns. lie was
preparing raw army for the field, to meet
pressing emergencies, and the very exegen-
cies Of the ease compelled him to procure
arms in small quantities, wherever be could
find them, either in this city or elsewhere
OF course he was unable, purchasing in this
manner In urocure as favorable terms MS thf
government could in heavy contracts with
the manufacturers and ii the safety of St.
Louis, of Cairo and Paduclh, were of le>,
Importance than few dollars in the price d
guns and reyolyers, then these charges are
Just. and General Fremont was wrong
Even now, ii nding it utterly imp lsSible 10
obtain arms from the government for his
cavalry, he is having ianees aud pixies man.
ufaetured for them by the mechanics of St.
Louis and Cincinnati.