The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-05

COL Mu1iigan commanded herr In person.
but wns ae usual In all parts of the entrench.
ments, encouraging and directing the men
The porttiohi of their forcrs cut eG the retreat
10 the river, and the garrison was surrou ntlesi
on all sides.
IMPoRfASr LETTER FROM pRBMoSr.
The Herald hns succeeded in obtaining a
| copy of the following letter, written bJ Ere.
mont to friend In New York, Just before
| leaving St. Louis:
ST.. LorIs, Sept. %, 1851
My Dear Sir i leave Mt eight O'clock In
| the morning, aud send you this hurried note
| In the midst Of the last arrangements before
leaving.
We have to contend with an enemy having
| no hosts to garrison, and no lines OF ira n por
tation to defend or guard, whose whole for, .
c n be turned at will to any ono point, while
we have from Jeavenworth and from Fnrt
Scott to Padncah to keep protected
wish to say to you that, though the posi-
ton is difficult, am competent to It, and
also to the enemy In the field. am not able
at the same time to attend to the enemy at
home. 1t is a shame to the country that an
officer going to the fleld--his life In his hands
solely actua ted by The desire to serve his coun-
try and win for himself its good op,nions
with other object-should be DESTROYED
by system of concentrat ted attacks utter
~ without foundation. Charges are spoken
OF when there are none to be made. What IL
the object of the repetition of these falsehoods
except to familiariZe the public mind to the
idea that something is wrong? Already our
credit, which was good, is shaken In conse-
qnence of the newspaper limitations of my
being removed. Money is demanded by those
furnishing supplies. To defend my self wouI,
require the time that IL necessary to and be
longs to my duty against the enemy.
lfpermitted by the country, this state OF
things Will not fail TO bring on disorder
am an exponent of part of the force of 1h-
ration directed against the enemy Of the
country. Everything that is directed against:
yg,n dtrOT tod
aid and comfort My private character comes
in only incidentaily-I defend 1t because
naturally, his reputation is dear to any man
buf only incidentally. This Is the foundation
of many of my acts, and will be i stay here
Everything that hurts, i'm pedes or erlb,r-
rasses the work entrusted 70 me l Strike at
without hesitation. take the consequences
The worst that can h ppen to me is relief from
great LABOR. 1oLIs, truly,
JONI G. Fremont.
fREaoNTs EXPEDITION AaAINsT LEXINGTON.
The new gunboat New Era, inst com pleteti
VIII accom- pany the grand ey petition under
Mayor General Fremont, from st. Louis up
thc missouri river to Lexington. The New
Era viii carry five nine-in co,umbiads ard
Il complement of one hundred men, Four
boats loaded With troops and munitions of
war left on the 9th, on which day the Corr
manG'ng General was to have e. lbarkpG-
The names OF the boats which are to form the
expedition, as far as we can learn, are as fol-
lows:
SuiipO,,' w" Eri, y ID. FERRY,
john Warner, fmmile
Jst Boy, E,uma.
Minnehaha, w. l.. Ewing,
IL. ID. Bacon SAN Iaty
Nor .hcrner, n. w. tir liam,
ID. Il. Taylor, A. Mcdowell.
ANOTHER rRocLAsAr1oN IRON GEN. ANDERSON
HEADo RS Dart THE CuNBERLANDI
Louisville, KY, Sept. 24 1861.
The commanding General understanding
that apprehension is entertained by citizens
OF this State who have hitherto been in cppo-
Siuon 10 the policy now adopted by the State.
hereby gives notice that no kentuckiau sha 4
be arrested who remains at home, attendn 2
to his business, and does not take part either
Dy action or speech, aSains ST the AUTHORITY OF
The General or State Government OF does
not hold correspondence with, or give aid or
assistance to, those who have chosen to carry
themselves against us as our enemies
ROBERT ANDERSON
Brig Gen, L. ). A, commanding