The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-15
OUR ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.


Atrial Of Flag Of Tuce-Rsprisals TAreatened-Jn.
scarrantable Arrest Of Or. Fankn- WoUace,s Jnaiasa
Eoudres Gone TO Pdducqh-Jfow Business is Done in th.
Provost Aa'shals OJce-An Observation-Disclosures of n
Battle Near Fort Scot, dc, DC
nag OF truce borEs ny Capt w. H. Kidd Of the rebel
army reached here last ulght On Saturday last DR. f.
C. Franklin, Surgeon TO Cen Sweenys brigade and who
remained at Springfield to take Of the wounded pre-.
pared ambuancfs for one hundred and fifty OF the men
20 come IN 10 kola and thence to St. Louis Just they
were about starting they stopped by the rebel
officers who stated that they had just received General
vreemonts proclamation and the intention expressed
In paragraph stating that all rebels in arms within
line of posts should be shot carried out thew
would shoot man for man Of prisoners They further
stated that they would hold the two hundred and
nifty wounded men, and would shoot or hang them all r
the intent of the proclamation carried out Captn
Kidd made preparations to leave for St. LOUIS ON the fol-
towing morning. in order confer with General Fremont
In relation to the matter and possible have the obnox
fous clause OF the proclamation stricken lie arrived
hero last night and was at once put under guard and
allowed to communicate with QUE The result of his
endeavors has not yet TRANSFERRED.
DIR. Franklin came with HIM, and on reaching the telc
gram station, forty miles OUT telegraphed " General
Frcnont that he Was on his way ST. Louis in company
win captain Kidd, bearer OF flag OF truce and would
report at hcafqnater his arrival On reaching the
depot he was met by HE Of soldiers ard at once put
alo pyxiIh
Captain Kidd No explanation the cause of his arrest
has yet boon given, and unless there IS Something mora
than rs known 10 those most intimate with LIZ Eranrn
MS arrest was entirely unwar an,be r franklin has
been most ni.fatigabe in his efforts for the welfare
OF our wounded, and the statements AZ nil
who have como In from Springfield Are
very highly In his favor. The arrest was mle nv tho
Cap.ain II General Fremonts body guard, aud not the
sigates. explanations Were given
me famous Eleventh Indiana Zouazes, Colonel Lew
wait eLt 81 louis two days since for Paducah, aud
nave ifoDab.y arrived there by this time They were
lutha
Too'py 40 az GOOD service IN Kentucky, when the bat
tie opens on the "dafk and boody yr,,nd nc tbov d in
Western Virginia. The arrivals and dcn,r,,ros * $500
are nov generally made in the night ana bu, lev, evc,s
th'ee high IN office, know ythig about tn military cr
lition o the city OF 81 Louis and Missouri rsnernIv
troops come in and go out, prisoners ara sent a.
dozen other things transacted without the
pubic Knowing anything, or at least bit little .b M
them AL the Office OF Provost Marshal Kustrv CIV,
az hoar YESTERDAY and with pleasure nlticed the rapid
manner OF conducting business Twenty individuals with
doct nents IN their hands would find their Cases
-, and themselves referred the proper clerks and
bureaus, almost AS fast could count their nmer
"hen an answer was once given, there was no oppoe,
ATTY Tor urther questioning the next case was tax m I'm
speedily disposed of. While WIS there a clerk from
the Passport Office entered and stated 70 General McKn
stry That gentleman In there who declined signing
the Obligation on the back of the document requiring him
20 De loyal TO the government Without looking up fr, m
tne papers he was examining the General asked;-Ioss
eyes, sir"
GIVE him thirty days wheebarrow work at Cairo,
was inc reply and the clerk departed.
rue teistaph corps OF the army has been completely
Uehn'zeo ana Is under the command OF Captain Geo r.
cuith, gentleman Of long experience in telegram
optters' IL consists OF battalion composed of line
pu,ders, repairers and operators each armed with a
'sa' oafnne and furnished with ths instrument most