New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-04
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Ban francisco that s share Of the proh OF the porch
wb~u Gen Hunter received, at Jefferson City. ordsru 2
march TO 1iptou he directed to take u wagons With hi
whsa lie had ony ~ mules which fact had been duly
per ed to h-sdqusrers Al this time Co, Stevenson ire
m Missouri Regimen, without Gen Hunlsrs knOwisd,
taken fon him leaving him wben under msrrtag rcers
with ooy regiment J-eso, City q. to take the held
On Hans, sI.o showed The ord,r for marching pn
until the l2S lie also showed NE BIZ. re. p,oss .S
hi order was changed TO one requiring him to make single
days ms.ch.
When o. Pore received hi. order 70 march at George
town rs miles distant he wrote back to Gen. Hunter eee
which read 1t SET forth he ut;.T impo.biy u hk aov-
Dg for the want Of transportation ana supplies and FAXED
whether Gen FrenoLt could what ne bad written,
foresight, the psr Of Gen Fremont in directing the
sy putting into aud maintaining "a the held the
Cen Hua,er also stated tha. although the second
usod he consulted by osn Fremont, and never
knew anything cf his Intentions. Such parallel VII ven
ure to assert be found in tho senss oil military
e have cleo noImed that there not hi.'ouriss
Oh bis tiH-not AGO ilioej personally with tho top
gspy aud byscai chaacterstcs Of the country or W
The failure Of en Fremont re-erfoce Gen. Lyon de-
notice. Gen Fremont arrived Ut Sc Lou, on the "a
of Jny led there from New YORK te-gr.0hc dipstch
hat Gen Lyon tn esteemed with distinction ~
Rebels. time Cen Pope had nins refn ee 70
North Missouri the Rebels had embodied fofcs
The OUT the state those under fro:
McCu eh Springfield ia South, Wes Ml''o,n ars
ss Missouri Ts held Ros, the terminus
If south Western barcl OF the Peihc ha'iros1 WIZ
Jefferson City, bonneville Lexington aud ksnsas City hse
h garrison of 800 OF b-biud The inuenci meats.
Cairo aud Birds Point fortified. and defended win
heavy artillery (o Knob aud Caps Girardesu wee i,rt
enforced BY railroad from 81. Louis and Ibc Nofin-
Western States and could hold ous uh fe-ohoioeo o'e""
Ua his arrival 10 ST. Lou, Gen. Fremont met BY Cs7
Lavender list Missouri and Major Fsfrsr AiddeCsnp 20
Gen Lyon h sta euents from II latter ssd requests fos
Isenoi cements Major Pbelps NJ G.. from Springfield "
iler u Oushh aud many othe! citizens having smpte
means OF information tho ietions sAA
urge the sending Of reeufoIcements 10 Gov Oatoe eA
tIsmop, said Den Lyon strong ANY other oires
in Tins line" He failed Lyon aud tie result %
Is well known. the defeat o. that most gallant oncst-
The Rolls should have been pushed for~at
and the whole Popes regiments brought Dy rail t. 81
Louis aud RoIs and thence sens to Lyons ore Any otnt
GeDea In such emergency would nave pursued shs oo'
Gus course. - -,
The battle of Springfield (or strictly wilson. cIesa
Of tho desperate fought tbi, condoen'-
took place Aug To- when the brave Lyon fell eud che rooPA
bOree down by greatly superior numbers obliged TO IA
back but were aopur'nsd by badly beaten zoe. u..,x
an welt with h' to afro Il Is evident that he had -
intention Of Reinforcing zen; Lyon. o' the tw9 esmsn"
Ko rs iies only from sp iDghei received no orders
march. aid not sipped w,h trsn'port.,ior ana
tsy or oty hired wagons Jlst returned hon syhsnso,
ged Rolls Aug days before the battle
aid were returned 81 Louis
After the re~s Of tho battle reached ST. Louis four ohsz
esmsr'' drawn from Pope 10 ton Missouri and 's.s
batte as after the battle tie whole Revolutionary esmrn0
were let Tne six regiments accomplished notthg
They were not ordeed to sdvaace aud cover tee rseat VI
yos, amy although IL supposed III ;, Louis Ia Price
ad Nc follow IT, ana tns Hafdee had moved
An .dvsnce Of three regiments would have enabled The
army 10 rerace m steps beat the Price and
10 flow our force in their retreat Il Is ssd every
othc-r Lyons army expected TO meet eenoicemeots 40
to return win them ana efi'e rhce anu "eoui'0N
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Cen inter arrived st St, Louis from Chicago called
Fremont submitted him for consideration and advice
paper oLed Dispositions for RETAILING spriusned H.ec
ou win statement that Springfield Is the sToIs stssetea
poI wide wbich soparaes TIE vat 70 OF the
Osge rom those " he Aksuss tho to the whole SOUTH
Western Missouri commanding ares OF nearly toNN hes
sy did no, his enter the brain MeorGen-rs before
Lyon aud lie strain every nerve 70 ho'd 'aA "A'
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ecu Hun Or IN .u.wer the paper. replied Why msrc.
Springfield ~hsrs there is no enemy aod nothing 70 aAst
which diec, Pce was marching snd where be eApecs3
joined 5000 Rebel INSTEAD Of L s S Ss. is s1
derd 70 J, City still without instructions and 'henos
to Upton, we found him vn.
IN the ned he moved forward his lire Of march, Rsy indi'
eating HI. i've On Of proceedissto Lexington When sss'
evidently expecting that sous movement would DO mas
sssin. hm None being made be .dvasced and with as
much superior force laid sege TO Lexington which wa. DE-
lsuded by Mugsn with 100 NEIL on the I'm oil sepelo OIL"
and captured nio days thereafter on the 1' oil oepsen
Now for tie facts show tina, ths catastrophe could have
been prev,ned snd Prices army destroyed before or sss
to reals, hiu tho follow ins At Jefferson oy sso;
BOa 4oV; eioag the Hannibal and p. 1o'spn aaoas.
down near Fort Scott. 1850; Mulgans foIce e. Lexington:
"a che o .sf H St'' 0o.d iS Of St. 1900
81 Lou itse. 10 Say, however. hs hers oriy
%% from S. D Sa j g Iu cy snS Ro also
from Hannibal and ST. Joseph Railroad % eco and
relieve auligan He said that u Price solder LeIins
already fallen but with Price could 10 Gao
tued with all his baggage and rldnder The Objection TO this
idle The railroad and the river command ard
the march from Ssdss "" culy IS uile- long The force
could Gem hunter supposed be thrown ito Lexington y
TGurs5sy, ard, 40 it appears before It Was taken.
Gen Fremont ordered Slusi. in North Missouri to Lesing
tor snd crossing the to re-enforce Mulan SurFs
rad oil, 100 aud reaching the river opposite tho
town fsund commanded BY Pm aud Of course con.
PEELED TO back Hunter plan Of moving these troops wss
70 1T se the river point bel Lexington IN control.
10 cross t. and march the town In the interview with
Gen Eeuout the question asked. whether sny orders
had been given to reinforce Musn sra the tspy teioG
the oder then been given by t"egsph ne would nave
resched river before Price bad sstn Possession OF the
north could have crossed Inc 0rd va not g'ss
unt hrss das aJiey ts n'ersr The ioss Of time wss
fatal c,. A., ..I
with D troops with only regiment, and win that IN
hold srias on until he could be relieved. When Lexington
f,I Prce mad unaer his command 2Oooo and his force
VA eceyp, daily sn, from The dst1ected IL tho
State He permitted to gather much plander and 70 iut
bach toward AksnsIs unmo,..ed until was iipon Q.
crossing the Usage Fremonfs order t. n.sch was issued =
army Of nesly io,~c many Of .ns Issimen,s bseiy
aud Iaus portaon. With what prospect must Dc inquiries
can Gen fremont under such circumstances to oves-
take refreshing army, some one huhdiea N'es an"sa WIN
Ian Hunter ,ed to the Secretary Of Wsr his decided
ouion .at Gen Fremont incompetent and unit for hA
aud imp ant command This opinion lar gavere
luctany for the that he hcdthe position Of 10na !"
counmsud. ,,....
esence who have approached him is that be more iono
OF TIE pomp that of thc reshties OF "ar-tbt h' una
c able o. --d attention strong cou entsti n-hst y nD
Encouragement of Affairs since his arrival IN Missouri me
State almost been Os,snd th Il be l, 70 en-
maid the worst results ray hs anticipated iiss 70. oou
,,srt imouy Of large nlcbs OF the most inteisens
,nan ,r Mi,.1rri L. THOMAS. Aijutant General.
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