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W TIIE DEMAND NOTES on THE
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IN PREFERENCE To ANY BANK NOTES RUT
Thesis or THE NEW ENGLAND STATES.

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REMOVAL OF FREMONT.

This event could not have occurred at a
moment more inopportune and unfortunate,
either for the welfare of our common cause,
or the ends and purposes of those, who are,
as we fully believe,fully organized to destroy
the young and gallant Commander. The
rancor that has pursued his every act, and
the “indecent haste” which expressed the or-
dei's for his removal, before he should by any
possibility have a chance to engage the one-
my, we regret to say will do more towards
weakening the faith of the people in those
who have control, than all the bulls and
blunders which have been committed since
this War commenced. Pursuing the traitor-
ous hordes, by forced marches, with an ener-
gy which has no parallel in history short of
the campaigns of the first Napoleon; sur- ,
rounded with a little Army 'which his own
almost superhuman exertions had organized
‘almost as rapidly as had been his marches,
their enthusiasm inspired to an unwonted ar-
dor, all ready to engage the common enemy,

——just at the most critical moment of the

whole campaign, he is'overtakcn by the or-

der for his disgraceful surrender to the ene-

mies in his rear. It is not for us to pro-

nounce upon his competency or incompeten-

cy. Of that the people will be able to judge

after both sides of the case have been stated

before a Court of Investigation, which the

friends of the young General will no doubt

insist upon his demanding. But that the ef-

fect of the order for his removal can result
in anything but a discouragement and de-

moralization of his brave little army, no one
in their senses can doubt. That Fremont
possesses that magnetic power over his men
which inspires them with adoration for their
Commander,and a noble daring which makes
them eager to face any danger under his
leadership, there is no denying. Nor can
any man of sense, (whatever may have been
his preconceived opinion, now have a doubt
Of his possessing an innate goeatness of soul,
which few men have ever had the power and
self-control to so favorably exhibit, as the
gallant Pathfinder of the West has shown in
taking leave of his copatriots. Read it—and
there is a touching pathos in the few, brief
words, grandly eloquent in their simplicity;
and you read it again and again, fascinated
with the heroism which conquers'all of self
for the cause in which all the energies of his
body and soul have been exerted to the ut-
most. Never was Scripture more aptly quo- '
ted by the secular press than by a New
York cotemporary when it says, “Greater is
he who ruleth his own spirit than he that ta-
keth a city." It is not surprising that such a
withdrawal, and at such a moment, should
wring from a paper which has done as much
perhaps as any other, to cultivate aprejudice
in the public mind against him,the following
avowal:

Nothing could possibly be more admirable
in tone than Gen. Fremont’s order to his
troops announcing his withdrawal from their
command. It is manly and patriotic, and
will confirm that confidence in his character
and ability which is so widely felt through-
out the Western States. The order for his
removal found him in the midst of prepara-
tions for a battle; surrounded by troops full
of faith in their leader and themselves, and
eager for an opportunity to vindicate it by
their acts. It was the most trying position
in which apopular General and a formidable
army could be placed :—but both have come

out of it with conspicuous honor to them-
selves and the country—N. Y. Times.

Nor is it to be wondered that from among
the people come up protests like the follow-
ing, from a correspondent of the New Haven
Journal:

“ Thousands upon thousands of our most
earnest patriots and soldiers, are filled with
sorrow and fear for the future, to see so able
and energetic a leader, one who full of loyal-
ty, hard work and enthusiasm himself, is so

 

able to inspire all his officers and soldiers:

with heroic courage and actions, removed
from his command of the army Of the West.

Still more disheartening is it to all, who
are really in earnest to see the rebels con-
quered and punished as they deserve to be,
to know that Fremont has been thus public-
ly and oflicially dishonored, just as he was
striking a death-blow at the border-Indian
traitors in Missouri—at the very moment
whenvthe most daring enemies of “Liberty
and Union” were flying in hot haste before
him and his devoted army. In this dark
hour of our country’s life and death struggle,
nothing but the most extraordinary reasons
can justify the Government, in thus disheart-
ening its best friends, and encouraging its
worst enemies. _

And nothing but the most explicit declar-
ation Of such extraordinary reasons will sat-
isfy the indignant soldiers and loyal sover-
eign people of the great West and North, re-
vive their faith in the unselfish patriotism
and ability of the President and his advisers
to carry on this desperate war with vigor
enough to ensure success. God grant when
the whole truth is known, that it may not
appear that envious, aspiring politicians, and
thwarted speculators have betrayed our glori-
ous cause, and robbed our brave but unfor-
tunate army of one of its most. able, patriotic
and heroic leaders.”

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W Col. FERRY still continues to improve
slowly. It was hoped that he might be able
to ride out the present week. Meantime his
regiment remains in statu quo, near Darnes-
town, in charge of Licut.‘ Col. Chapman, an
able and efficient officer.

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SOUTII NORWALK.—-Somebody (the Board
of Selectmen, we presume,) has effected an
improvement at the corner fronting Lucas’
Hotel, the importance of which cannot be
over-estimated. The fence has been set back
several feet,so as to give a reasonable chance
for equestrians, and pedestrians also, to save
themselves in the event of being caught on
the corner just as a train is passing—a daily
occurrence. It is a matter of wonder to ev- ,
erybody that no accidents of a fatal charac-
ter have occurred at this dangerous point.—
All praise to whomsoevei may be entitled to
the credit of this real reform.

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WBy General Orders published in an-
other column, it will be seen that the Gover-
nor forbids recruiting in this state for com-
panies or regiments out of the state. Con-
necticut soldiers are all wanted inConnecticut
regiments. This state has probably furnish-
ed enough men for one of the New York
regiments, (in addition to those enlisted for
the regular army,) beside the ten regiments

sent off.
W

W Hon. L. F. S. Foster will please ac-
cept our thanks for copies of‘ the Pacific

 

 

 

THE GREAT BXPBDITION.

In our news columns will be found all that
has yet been heard from the fleet. It has
evidently struck a heavy blow somewhere,
probably near Cliarlcston,—or else the rebels
would not be so still about it, for on the least
appearance of anything favorable to their
cause they trumpet it far and near. Many
rumors me in circulation in regard to its
work, one received to-day (Monday) by tele-
graph is, that the troops were within twelve
miles of“ Charleston,—this however was an
outside report, and nothing definite will
probably be known about it until the arrival
of a despatch boat from the squadron. One
is expected soon, in fact, a telegram from
Old Point , Va., via Baltimore, said a steam-
er, thought to be the Vanderbilt, came inside
the capes on Sunday night and kept up the
bay without stopping. If it was her, news
has been received at Washington by this
time. ,

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For the 12th Regiment.

Capt. Stephen D. Byxbee’s Company of
Infantry, which has been recruiting in this
place for the past few weeks, having been
accepted as one of the companies
for the Charter Oak (12th) Regiment of Col.
Deming, left for camp at Hartford,this, Mon-
day, afternoon at 2 o’clock. This Regiment
is to form a part of Gen. Butler’s division,
soon to go on some secret expedition South.
The Company having recruited up to the
minimum number, held an election for com-
mission-oflicers at their rendezvous, on Sat-
urday last, with the following result: Cap-
tain, STEPHEN D. BYxBEE of Norwalk ; Gil-
bert Bogart of Norwalk 1st Lieutenant ; and
Edwin H. Nearing of Bi‘Ookfield, 2nd Lieu-
tenant. All three of these have seen active
service with the three months volunteers. A
few more good men will be received by ap-
plying soon at the camp in Hartford. Next
week we expect to give the list Of non-com.
missioned oflicers and privates.

On Sunday afternoon, a delegation of the
company attended divine service at the 1st
Baptist Church where a sermon to volun-
teers was delivered by the pastor, the Rev.
Mr. Gates.

 

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Westward Ho !

As the season has again arrived when our
“speculative” Yankees go Westward, “wool-
gathering,” to collect their ten per cents. in-
terests, and to “secure” any stray lots of cheap
grain and flour—we would again call their at-
tention to the fact that of all the competing
routes West to Chicago, the New York Cen-
tral to Suspension Bridge, the Great Wes—
tern to Detroit, and the Michigan Central
from Detroit to Chicago, afford by far the
most comfort, the most sight seeing,the most
celerity and the least liability Of failing in
connections. DARIUS CLARK, Esq., corner
of Courtlandt-st. and Broadway, is special
Agent of these lines, and where through tick-
ets may always be had; while CHAS. E. No-
BLE, Esq., of‘ Buffalo, (truly one of Nature’s
noble-Diem) has the comfort and interestspf
passengers, and Companies, in charge, in the
capacity of general Eastern Passenger Agent,
which is a sufiicient guaranty of all we have‘
affirmed in preference of the above routes.
There have been some recent changes in the
time tables, of which we shall soon be ad-
vised, but with which passengers will be
made acquainted on application to the Broad-
way Office, No. 173.
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BASE BALL—The return game of Bull,
married vs. single, of the Columbia Base Ball
Club,is expected to be played on Union Park,
on Thusday afternoon. Game to commence
at 1 O’clock.

 

 

 

 

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NEw PASTOR—Rev. Mr. Gates has been
settled as Pastor over the First Baptist
Church, in this place.
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REDDING.—A Barn belonging to Zalmon
Banks was destroyed by fire on Tuesday
night last. It was filled with Grain,- Hay,
(be. Fire supposed to have been the work of
an incendiary.

 

 

 

 

 

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W We publish to-day from the N. Y.
Times a letter reviewing the inconclusive
rcasonings of Ad’jt. Gen. Thomas’ Report
concerning the Western Department. It
shows up the fallacies of that document in
a style which reminds one of the philippics
of J unius. It will repay perusal as a speci-
men of keen criticism. This whole matter
' of Fremont has an exceedingly bad look,and
for the present it is sufficient to know that
;every enemy of the government is in costa-

sies over his removal, while its devoted and
loyal friends contemplate the necessity which
called for it, if" necessity it was, with the sin—
cerest sorrow.

\Vc see by the papers of to-day (Monday)
that the charges enumerated by Gen.Thonias
are being knocked over, one by one, so that
it would seem that Gen. Fremont had been
the victim of a moral: stupendous conspiracy.
The St. Louis Democrat and Republican of
Nov. 7 contain a number of cards from dif-
ferent individuals contradicting in the most
decided terms, statements made in Adj.-Gcn.
Thomas report to Secretary Cameron. Mr.
A. B. Ogden asserts that the document con-
tains “a series of mis-statcments and lies” re-
garding the Benton Barracks, and promises
a more detailed statement. Mr. Thomas
Kennedy, Mrs. S. B. Brant’s agent, gives the
names of twenty or thirty individuals who
occupied rooms in the house used as Fre-
mont’s headquarters, by way of disproving
the allegation that it was rented at $5,000 per
annum for the use of three persons. Major
Frank Kappncr, who superintended the con-
struction of the fortifications about St. Louis,
exposes the exaggerated statement regarding
the cost of the works, which he energetically
denounces as “lies.” Mr. E. W. Fox declares
that he never had any contract for picket
pins or camp kettles. Some of these articles
were purchased from the firm of which he
is a member, and were of the best quality.—
He also pronounces the story that he pur-
chased for the government the saddles re-
jected by Major McKinstry “an infamous
and an unqualified lie,” and finally, Mr. John
M. Krum asserts that the story that he was
one Of several to present Mr. McKinstry a
service of plate, is an unmitigated falsehood,
and that he never applied for any Govern-
ment contract, and has never been interested
' in one directly or indirectly.

 

 

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mgr Full returns of the late election in
Maryland show about 30,000 Union majority
on the State ticket, and the choice of 10 loyal
and I Rebel Senator; and 66 Union to fl Reb-
el Delegates. Can there be longer any doubt
as to the loyalty of Maryland? It is stated
that Governor Hicks will call a special ses-
sion of the Legislature to undo the transom-
ble legislation-of the last season.

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A DISTINCTION-It is a common thing to
hear individuals calling themselves Demo-
crats, complain of being called ,Seccssionists,
and Traitors. In reply to men of that stamp,
the Wyoming Mrror says, nobody callsJoe,
Holt, or John A. Dix, or Daniel S. Dickinson ‘
or Andy J ohnsou, Traitors. No Democrat
who, like them, is mall y heart and soul for
the country, and the Govcrninent, stands in

NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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We have received the December number
of this gem of American literature and art;
and We pity the condition of any family with
three dollars to spare, that deprives itself of
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WLippincott & Co. of Philadelphia,
have just brought out “The Revised Regula-
tions of the Army of' the United States,”
with an index. The work is published un-
der the authority Of the War Department,
and is a very opportune publication. But
their work of greatest interest to the masses
of the people just now is the Official Report
of Gen. McClellan of his Crimean War ob-
servations. This Report for some cause or
other was not published as was the Morde-
cai Reports by Congress, and we are glad
to know that the individual enterprise of the
Messrs. Lippilicott & Co. was adequate to
the undertaking. The work makes a large
volume of some 500 pages and is profusely
illustrated. It should be in the hands of ev-
ery military man at least. See advertisement
in another place.

W” Dickens’ story, “GreatExpectations,”
is having an immense sale in this country.
Messrs. Peterson d: Brother of Philadelphia,
who purchased the proof sheets of the au-
thor for $5,000, have disposed already of fif-
teen thousand copies, although the book has
been published only six weeks. Their edi-
tion isbeautifully got out, and _is illustrated
by thirty-four engravings from designs by
Mchnnan. The price of the London edi—
tion is $7,530, of Peterson’s only $1. They
also issuea 25 cent edition to Checkmate a
Boston house which had the audacity and
meanness to steal their moral, if not legal

copyright.

EAST LYNNE; or the :Eai-l’s! Daughter: A
Story of Modern Life. Price 50 cents.—
Dick &. Fitzgerald.

We have received a copy of this work
through A. H. Camp, Bookseller, Main-st.
It is by the author of Red Court Farm, &c.,
very popular works of English fiction, and
with which probably many of our readers
are familiar. This is said to be one of the
best productions of the author.

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W A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette, writing from that place and person—
ally cognizant of whatI'he states,gives the fol-
lowing version of the impressions of the Sec-
retary of War and of the public expressions
of his sentiments while upon the ground :—

Gen. Fremont and the secretary of war
rode Off to a commanding elevation, and-in
the saddle for several hours, a general recon-
fioisance, explanation, etc., of all Gen. Fre-
mont’s acts were gone over. The general
was particularly severe upon the treatment
he had received, and charged the responsi-
bility upon the administration for any failure
that might occur because of inadequate prep-
aration. He astonished the secretary by re-
capitulating the plans he executed on his
own credit for the procurement of arms for
his men, after being refused by the chief of
the ordiance department. His own personal
expenditures, which exceed any other citi-
zen Of the United States two-fold, was a re-
markable exhibition of Gen. Freniont’s love
of country and devotion to the cause in
which he takes so lively an interest. His
personal obligations exceed two millions of
dollars, freely donated for the cause Of the
Uni0n and crushing out of rebellion. The gen-
eral recapitulated the condition of matters as
he found them in Missouri upon arriving at
St. Louis; what the necessities demanded,
and how he performed his plans for a move-
ment south; the Object Of his proclamation ;
its legality as he understood the act of Con-
gress, passed August 6, and the benefits they
have accrued therefrom. The actual condi-
tion of affairs in the western department, in
detail, wore laid before the secretary Of war,
with a clearness and ability that satisfied Mr.
Cameron that Gen. Fremont has been much
abused, belied and misrepresented, and that
all reports to the contrary, Gen. Fremont
was the man for the position. The secreta-
ry exhibited the profoundest attention and
interest in all that passed, and after Gen.Fre-
inont had concluded, remarked emphatically,
that he was clearly of the opinion that all
had been done that could be done, under the
embarrassments which the general labored,
and that any change in the command of the
department would result disastrously to the
western army. He regretted the difficulties
existing between Col. Blair and the general,
and while he could not indorse the conduct
of Col. Blair as being soldierly or proper, he
felt it the duty of the administration to take
cognizance of the papers filed, and let the
facts go to the public, the result of which he
had not the least doubt. Gen. Fremont was
assured that his superscdure was contempla-
ted and might yet take place, which removal
he would earnestly oppose, and and hoped
that, on Ill“ return to Washington, a proper
undci‘stanc ing wouldcontinue the general in
his present command. Other matters ex.
planatory were talked over, but the above
will suffice in giving the substance of that in-
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W A. venerable citizen Of New London
advertises in the papers of‘that city that sup-
plies of bread will be furnished to the needy
during the coming winter on application at
the store of Treadway «S: Lee.

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Heavy Bank Robbery.

Between Saturday night and Sunday morn-
ing the Winsted Bank at West Winsted, Ct.,
was robbed of $8,000 in gold, $50,000 in bills
of the W iiisted and Hurlbutt Banks, and
two $100 and two $50 Treasury notes. .

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pg?“ Below we give a table showing the
years in which seine of the most prominent
military Chieftains on both sides graduated
at \Vest Point, and the positions in which
they stood in their various classes:
UNION MEN.

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A SIIREWD TRICK—Eighty thousand dol-
lars in gold was lately saved from falling in-
to the hands of a secession gang in St. Jo-
seph, Mo., by the ingenuity of the Express
agent, in whose custody it was placed. A
suit of old clothes was selected from a moul-
dy trunk in the cellar, and in these the agent
disguised himself, placing the gold in the
trunk and tying it carelessly with a piece of
rope. The disguised clodhopper then sought
a di'ayman, and said as times were etting
hard he had concluded to leave St. oscpli,
and drove a hard bargain with the carrier to
take it across the river. Walking behind the
cart "1 the middle of the street, the messen-
ger IOHOWGLI this sorry looking old trunk,
and by the afar] of amazifedcrate lu'ought the
treasure safe y to Omaha, Nebraska, from
under the very noses‘of' the secessiOn .cl'ejw

 

the least danger of being that characterized.

 

, Railway surveys.

Position
Graduated in. Glass.
General McClellan, 1842 5
W. '1‘. Sherman, 1840 6
Irwin McDowell, 1838 23
T. W. Sherman, 1836 18
Charles E. Stewart, 1846 1
Abner Doubleday, 1842 25
General Reynolds, 1843 10
Samuel P. Heintzeliiian, 1826 17
Henry 7W. Beiihain, 1837 1
Isaac J. Stevens, 1839 1
General Rosenei'antz, 1842 5
John G. Foster, 1846 4
REBELS.
Jeff. Davis, ' 1828 23
Joseph E. Johnston, 1829 12
Albert S. Johnston, 1826 . ,8 .
General Lee, 1829 13 ‘
P. G. T. Beauregard, 1838 2
G. W. Smith, 1842 8
Mansfield Lovell, . 1842 9
Humphrey Marshall, 1832 42
Wm. J. Hardee, 1832 25
Braxton Bragg, 1837 5
S. B. Buckner, 1344 11
General Van Born, 1842 32

NEWS FROM THE FLEET.
Two of our Transports Wrecked.
FORTREss MONROE, Nov. 7th, 1861.

3y :1 flag of truce from Norfolk, news of
the fleet is but pi'ovokingly meagre, :is the
only person who came down was bound by
parole not to report particulars.
The steamer Union, with a cargo of horses
and stores, and another transport, name not
given, were lost during the gale, one at Kill-
Devil Shoal, the other at Rogue’s Beach, on
the coast of North Carolina. The crews of
both, 73 in number, are prisoners at Raleigh.
The‘exccutivc oflicer of the Minnesota
states, upon information received by the
flag, that the fleet was bombarding Port
Royal, and meeting a warm reception, the
rebels having for some time been preparing
for them. ’ be above reached Norfolk by
telegraph.

 

The Expedition.

Interesting Nev—vs—from the Fleet. ‘

FORTREss MONROE, Nov. 9.
The Commodore Perry (ferry boat) arrived

‘ this morning from the great expedtion. She

left sight of the fleet on Friday evening,
about thirty miles off Bull’s Bay and bearing
towards Port Royal.

The captain knows nothing about the loss
of the Union and another transport.

A flag of truce to-day brings no news about
the expedition, but the wlicelsnian of a rebel
vessel said to one of the hands of a federal
steamer that Beaufort had been taken.

Au arrival from the fleet hourly expected.

BALTIMORE, Nov, 10. ,

Passengers from Old Point say that the
Richmond Enquirer of Friday, contains a
dispatch from Charleston, dated Wednesday,
simply announcing that the federal troops
had landed at two points, and were march-
ing inland, but does not say to what poins.

LATER.
FORTREss MONROE, Nov. 9.

The gunboat Young Rover has arrived
from Cape Fear. She reports that she found
the steamer Governor, Capt. Phillips, with
marines aboard, in distress. Her smoke
stack was gone,stcam pipe broken, bow stove
in, rudder gone, and machinery out of order.
Alongside of her was the gunboat IsaacSmith.

The Rover assisted all that was possible,
and the Isaac Smith ran down to the Sabine,
which the Rover thought was assistance
enough, and left. The rest of the fleet is
supposed to be safe.

We have just learned from a flag of truce
from Norfolk, that our troops stormed and
captured two forts at Beaufort.

The Young Rover also reports that the
gunboat Governor put her marines on board
the Sabine, which proceeded direct to Port
Royal. What became of the Governor was
not ascertained.

 

FORTREss MONROE, Nov. 9

The Commodore Perry reports that the
went into Hatteras on Thursday, in com-
pany with the Mercury and Mayflower. Left
there at 1 P. M. and passed Cape Lookout
same evening, wind blowing heavy. Friday
noon sighted the fleet to the South of Cape
Fear, numbering forty-one sail. Stood for
the fleet, with signal of distress flying. The
Mayflower did the same. N 0 notice was ta-
ken of‘ them, as the gale was so heavy.

The Perry then stood for the land, and
parted with the fleet and Mayflower at 3 RM.
and has seen neither since.

On the same evening fell in with one new
gunboat, under double recf canvas, and the
R. B. Forbes. The former was disabled, and
had been towed by the latter. The Forbes
took a hawser of the Perry, which parted in
ten minutes. Then stood off for the land
again. The night wallowed in the sea, with
a stiff gale, being nearly abreast of Bull’s Bay.
Saturday noon sighted the gunboat Mercury,
twenty miles from land, anchored in eleven
fathoms, sea running heavy. Left him for
the land and met a sloop-oflwar offered assis-
tance. The gale continuing, and being short.
of coal stood in for Cape Fear river. An-
chored that night within two miles of Fort
Caswell, which burnt blue lights and sent up
signals. Left before dayligiit,and saw steam-
ers coming down the river. Continued
northward, and Monday made Hatteras Inlet
where we remained till Friday morning.

On Wednesday the gunboats Pettit, Under-
writer, Putnam, Ellen and Ceres went out
bound for the South, but on Thursday
came back on account of stress of weather.

The Perry came the whole distance from
Bull’s Bay within five miles of shore. She
neither saw not heard of any wrecks, and
doubts the statement that the Union and an-
other transport have been lost on the coast Of
North Carolina. The Captain fears, however
that the other ferry boat is lost. He also says
that on leaving Hampton Roads, the entire
squadron followed the Wabash into the Gulf
stream, and the same evening encountered
the gale from the south-west. The Perry
stood it as long as possible, then headed for
land, losing sight of the fleet, and made Hat-
teras Inlet, where she anchored under lea-of
the land, with the schooners conveyed by the
Vandalia.

 

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W The following are the companies as-
signed to the Eleventh and Twelfth Regi-

merits:

Eleventh—Capt. George W. Southmayde,
Danbury; Capt. Wm. iloegling, New Ha-
vcn; Capt. Timothy D. Johnson, Stafford;
Capt. Daniels, Norwich; Capt. J. H. Dewcll,
Norfolk; Capt. I’Vm. Clapp, Pomf'i'ct; Capt.
VViIi. J. Hyde, Plainficld; Capt. Frederick
B. Swift, New Milford; Capt. Charles S.
Dennison, Deep River; Capt. Edwin R. Lee,
Hartford.

flieelflh—Capt. George N. Lewis,Hartford ;
Capt. Leonard A. Dickinson, Hartford;
Capt. Joseph A. Lamb, Mystic; Capt. Sidney
E. Clark; New Haven; Capt. J. W. Deforest,
New London; Capt. Nathan Fl'flllkflll, New
London ; Capt. J. D. Peek, New Haven;
Capt. Joseph R. Toy, Simsbul‘y ; Capt. Les-
ter E. Bradley, Willimantic; Capt. Stephen
D. Byxbee, Norwalk.

 

 

— «cg»..._._....

W At Waterbury, about 7.30 A. M. Sun-
day week,the roof of Scoville llfanufacturing
Company’s button shop, 115 by 41 feet,was
raised by the wind and carried to a distance
of 100 to 150 feet, falling with a tremendous
crasli,parfly in the street and partly on join-
cr’s shop, breaking roof badly, and leaving
but a mass of rubbish of the large flyingroof‘.
The employees were routed out and removed
much of the finished stock ea part of the nia-
cliinery from the flood of rain whiCh had un-
obstructed access to the whole concern.—
Thc loss, aside from suspension of business,
which will be resumed immediately, will be
about $3,000.

_._...—_-.o.¢e.-- ._...._.___.

W When Major General Fremont left
Springfield his body guard also left with
him. This guard was composed of men just
fit for and likely to engage in such a combat
as that which has been recently announced.
Originally this body guard was composed 0
three hundred picked men, and, it is said,
better ones never went into a battle. Coni-
manded by a Hungarian who has seen much
service, one company of a hundred was com-
posed almost cntirely of Kentuckians, and
the Others made up of Missourians, German
naturalized citizens and others. The horses
—v-blooded bays—were in keeping with the
men. But their armament, if we may so
speak, was better still. Each man had with
him two of Colt’s six barrel navy revolvers,
one five barrel rifle and a sabre. They could
shoot these seventeen times without stopping
to load, and then resort to the sabre to finish
up their work.

-————o<<.>~——-———-

A GOOD JOKE ON TIIE CONDUCTOR on A
SLow TRAIN—The Oswego Times tells the
following good story at the expense of a con-
ductor known among the “boys” as “Aleck”;

“On the two o’clock slow freight and pas-
senger train from Syracuse, yesterday, were
a lady and her son, a youth of good dimen-
sions, the latter traveling on a ‘hnlf-ticket.’-—
After innumerable stoppages and delays, in
unloading freight, &c., which the patience of
the passengers is usually exhausted long be-
fore they reach this city, the conductor made
his appearance for tickets. Glancing at the
pasteboard received from the boy, he looked
first. at him, then at his mother, and then at
the ticket, and remarkpd that he was ‘a large
,boy to be'riding at half fare.’ ‘I know,’ said
the lady; ‘I know he is, air, but then he’s
grown a good deal since we started} The
last seen of Aleck he was on his way to speak
to the engineer about it.” ' "

Maui—v“ ".>’."~."—"

——-It is stated that a lady from South Car—
olina has been in Washington several weeks
cndcavoring to sell the government the code
of signals adopted by the rebels, but did not
succeed. She wanted $100,000 for the arti-
cle. -

————A contraband describing the stampede
of the sccesli from Warsaw, M0,, when Fre-
mont’s advance was about entering the place
said: “Why, massa, an hour after they heard

‘you 'gemmcn was comin’, all the hills round

 

who were on the scentfor it.

I

mine was rattlin’ff.’

Important News from Missouri. I

Engagement at Belmont. 13:10.,— One.
Hundred Prisoners Taken.
CAIRO, Nov. 7, 1861.

Ali expedition left here last night under
Generals Grant and McClernand, and landed
at Belmont, Mo, three miles above Colum-
bus, at 8 this morning. The Federal troops,
numbering 3,500, engaged the rebels, 7,000
strong, at 11 o’clock. The battle lasted till
sundown, when the rebels were driven from
their cntrcnchments and across the river
with great loss. Their camp was burned;
their stores with, all their baggage, cannon,
horses and mules, and 130 prisoners were ta—
kcn.
The Federals then retired, the rebels hav-
ing received reinforcements from Columbus.
Bothgenerals had their horses shot under
them'. ' Col. Dougherty, Of Illinois, was
wounded and taken prisoner.

The rebel ioss is unknown. The Federal
loss is believed to be from 300 to 500.

SECOND DISPATCH.

TIIE FIGHT AT BELMONT, .\Io., PARTICULARS.

A special dispatch from Cairo to the Chi-
cago Tribune rives the following particulars
of the fight at elmont yesterda . Our for-
ccs consisted of the following llinois Regi-
ments: 22d, Col. Douglicrty; 27th, Col. Bu-
ford; 30111, Col. Foukc; Slat, Col. Logan;
also, the 7th Iowa, Col. Laman, Taylor’s
Chicago Artillery, and Dollens’ and Dclmo’s
Cavalry.

They left Cairo in the steamers Alex,
Scalt. Chancellor, Memphis and Keystone
State, accompanied by the gunboats Lexing-
ton and Tyler.

After landing, the troops were formed iiia

line of battle, Gen. McClernand in command
of the Cairo troops, and Col. Dougherty
commanded the Bird's Point troops.
' They were encountered by the rebels,
7,000 in number, and fought every inch Of
the way to the enemy’s camp, making sad
havoc in the rebel ranks.

Col. Dougherty’s regiment captured the
rebel battery of twelve pieces, two of which
were brought away. Col. Foukc’s men suf-
fcred greatly as they were in front of the
batteries before they were taken.

After taking possession of the rebel camp.
it was discovered that the rebels were cross-
ing over from Kentucky, for the purpose of
attacking us in the rear. The order was giv-
en to return to the boats, when our men
were attacked by reinforcements of several
thousand from Columbus. _

Another severe engagement ensued in
which our troops suffered severely. Our
losses, as far as ascertained at a late hour
last night, are as follows: the 30th regiment,
160 missing, Major McClerken wounded and
taken prisoner, 21st, 140 missing. Col. Bu-
ford’s regiment returned too late to Obtain
any particulars. Col. Douglierty is reported
a prisoner. Col. Leanian is dangerously
wounded. Taylor’s Battery lost one gun.—
We have taken 130 prisoners, a number of
whom are wounded. The number of rebels
killed is 300. The ground was completely
strewn with dead bodies.

The rebel Col. Wright of the 13th Ten-
nessee regiment was killed. Gen. Clieatain
commanded the rebels, Polk being at. Colum-
bus.

-—————+«¢.»*——
Report’d Defeat of the Rebels under J eff.

Thompson.

CAIRO, Nov. 8, 1861.
No reliable news has been received from
Colonel Ogilvie’s command, but it is rumored
that he has encountered Jeff. Thompson’s
forces, killed three hundred, and losing fifty.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE
BATTLE AT BELMONT—THE TOWN
EVACUATED BY THE REBELS.

ST. LOUIs Nov. 9.

General Grant telegraphs from Cairo to
headquarters here that our victory at Bel-
mont, Mo. was complete. We captured 130
prisoners and all of the rebels’ artillery, but
were obliged to leave part of the guns behind
for the want of horses to haul them.

Some of the prisoners report that a large
force were preparing to start to reinforce
Price, but our attack will not doubt prevent it.

Our loss was about 250, one-half of which
were killed and mortally wounded.

All accounts concur in placing the loss of
the enemy much heavier than ours.

Belmont has been abandoned by the rebels.
They have one hundred and fifty prisoners,
and acknowledge three hundred and fifty
killed; but would not permit the Union ofli-
eers 'who went to Columbus with a flag of
truce yesterday to visit the place to which
they conveyed their dead.

NEWS ITEMS.

-—Five sleeps were wrecked near Bridge-
port in the late storm.

—-—Major General Havelock, who came to
New York in the Arago, is a brother Of‘ the
distinguished Havelock, whose name is so
cherished in this country, and wherever the
Christian soldier is honored. He is a caval-
ry oflicer.

——The Bridgeport Standard says the sub-
scriptions to the national loan in that vicini-
ty will probably reach to a quarter of a mil-

 

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.On. .
—-—-A dispatch from Indianapolis, dated the
29th ult., says Gen. Hariiey and Suite passed
through that city that morning, on route for
Missouri, where it is said a command has
been assigned him.

—-A dispatch to the Philadelphia Bulletin
says that the Eagle a- Commodorel’errg,\vhich
separated from the naval expedition off Cape
Hatteras, did so because they were intended
for service in Painlico Sound.

——The signal corps of Banks’ division is
becoming an indispensable military arrange-
ment. Sunday, signals were read at a dis-
tance of 40 miles in an air line. Licut. Shat-
tuck of the 12th Mass, is appointed quarter-
mastcr of this division.

——The Superintendent of the Government
detective police arrived at Boston on Thurs-
day evening, with the notorious Parker II.
French in charge. French was captured at
Branlbrd, Conii., with many important pa-
pers in his possession, among them the by-
laws and constitution of the Knights of the
Golden Circle. This is said to be the most
important arrest yet made by the govern-
ment.

The New York correspondent of‘ the
Philadelphia Inquirer learns that Rev. Ilen-
ry Ward Beecher proposes to sail for Eng-

 

purposc of deliverinrr a scricsof discourses in
London, Liverpool, Glasgow and other cities
of Great Britain, on the origin and progress
of the American war, in the hope of impart-
ing to John Bull such ideas of the struggle
as will be likely to restrain him from bestow-
ing his sympathies on the rebels.

————-NO persons are now permitted to leave
New Orleans without passports. Travellers
unprovidcd with such a document are arrest-
ed on trains, stages, due, by military officers
appointed for that purpose.

A gang of one hundred negro wood-
choppers passed over into Virginia Tuesday
morning to cut wood for the army. They
were comfortably prepared to camp out, and
as they passed along they were singing, mer-
ily, “We am bound for Dixie.”

-——During the seven months ending Octo-
ber 31, thirty-six thousand men were ship-
ped for the navy at the various rendezvous
in the states, and twelve thousand recruits
were enlisted for the regular army.

—-'l‘hc whole vote of Baltimore was 20,-
169, The Union ticket averages 15,722.—
Braddock’s majority is 14,375, and will be
nearly 30,000 in the whole State.

——Mr. Robert J . Walker expresses the
Opinion that the war will be terminated this
winter—that it will substantially end with
the present campaign. The fiscal condition
of the confederate government cannot, as he
supposes, enable it to maintain a war for an-
other year. The loan of two hundred and
fifty millions of dollars authorized by Con-
gress at the late session will probabl be ob-
tained and expended by the first of anuary
next.

——$—'Tbe Louisville Democrat of Saturday
says: “Accounts from below, such as we can
hear, indicate that Buckner’s command is I‘. ill
continuing the ravages ’of' the country round
about him. The flimsy veil is thrown off.—
It is no longer an intention to confiscate—in
plain words, rob—a citizen because he may
favor the Union, but marauding hands lay
waste the country—laying waste everything
they can find, without regard to party, and
burning what they cannot carry off.”
——_—’I‘he Richmond Ecqzyiner learns that
the office Of the confederate produce loan is
very much burdened with letters from the
planters, suggesting and re uii‘ing modes of
their relief under the coiidit ons of their sub-
scriptions to the government. Nearly all
these letters give the same account of the
necessities of the planting interest, and hold
out the certain prospect of large additions to
“the subscriptions to the loan, in case of the
government making small advances suitable

 

 

, to the actual necessities of the planters.
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land in the course Ofa few weeks, for the"

l

W-‘ILLIAivl A, BUCKIN GEAIVI,
, GOVERNOR on TILE STATE OF CONNEUI‘ICUT,
A PROCLAMATION.

cloud of" achi‘sity so dark, no calamity so
ovcrwbeliiiiiig, but that we may rejoice in
the I’rovidenccof Godand look to the future
with hope.

The deep and extended rebellion now ra-
ging against our national Union, and the firm
purpose of the conspirators to subvert lawful
authority, have arrayed the enemies of free
government and the enemies of despotism in
armed opposition, and involved the nation
in all the horrors of'civil war.

To maintain our rights against the combi-
ned power Of rebels, to reestablish 'this gov-
ernment upon the foundations of righteous-
ness, and to open the way for this whole peo-
ple to engage again in the avocations of
peace, will cost us time and treasure and life.
It will carry sorrow into many a heart and
grief into many a family circle.

But we may rejoice in confidence that
God, who holds the destinies of nations in
his hands, has no attribute which can take
side, with the oppi‘cssor; that he is with us
in this struggle for right and justice; that
the privations and losses which we now suf-
fer will be abundantly rewarded, by the rich-
er, pui'er, and higher blessings of liberty,
which shall be more permanently enjoyed
by future generations.

That our confidence in God and our hopes
for the future may be manifest, I hereby rec-
ommend the citizens of" this Commonwealth
to observe TIIURsDAv, the 28th instant, as a
(lay of Public Thanksgiving and Praise.

Let us praise God for abundant harvests,
for general health, for social, educational and
religious privileges. Let us be grateful and
praise Iliiii, that while treason lifts its suici-
dal hand against our national Union, we
have an Opportunity to record upon the pa-
ges of history our abhorrcnce of the crime;
and that while our free institutions are im-
perilled, multitudes stand firm in their integ-
rity and give evidence that a noble patriot-
ism inspircs their hearts by offering their
property, their sons, and their lives, upon
the altar of their common country.

Given under my hand and the seal
of the State in the city of Hartford,
this, the 2d (lay of November, in the
year of our Lord one thousand, eight
hundred and sixty—one, and of‘ the
Independence of the United States
the eighty-sixth.

WILLIAM A. BUCKINGIIAM..
By His Excellency’s command,
J. HAMMOND TRUMBULL, ,
Secretary of State.

._.__—_.-—..‘q,s>~-o————

Present Military Situation of Kentucky.

The Kentucky correspondent of the New
York Times, gives a topographical descrip-
tion Of' Kentucky that will be read with in-
terest by all, as it will aid the mind in com-
prehension of the stirring scenes now enact-
ing there:

“Eighteen miles above Louisville, the hills
which from Cincinnati down have jutted
close against the Ohio, suddenly desert the
river, and bending away to the South in a
bow two hundred miles in circumference,
return to it again twenty miles below the
falls. Louisville stands on the northern
verge of‘a perfectly flat plain, inclosed by
these bills. This plain is drained by Salt
River and its tributaries. It is one of these
tributaries, Floyd’s Fork, rising near the
Ohio, east of Louisville, that entices away
the bills from the less romantic stream, and
leads them with the spell of its crystal waves
many miles along its vaiying southwesterly
course towards its confluence with Salt Riv-
er. But, with a return of their old fickleness
the bills at length tire of the beauty Of the
bright waters, and, forsaking the “Fort” sev-
eral miles above its mouth, make an im.
mense swoop of sixty or eighty miles
away to the south, running square across
the head waters of Salt River, and circling
round the source of the Rolling Fork, a
large tributary which comes in from the
north and east. Once south of the Rolling
Fork, the hills, content with the fertile plain
already within their embrace, consent, to be
led back by that stream to the Ohio. From
the source of the Rolling Fer]; to the mouth
of Salt River, the hills are known as Mul-
draugh’s Hill—a name likely to become as
famous in History as the Alps or the Black
Forest. It is improperly called a bill, for it
is nothing more than ahuge bench or step off
Where the table-land of Kentucky pitches
down into a flat plain. The summit once
reached, there is no descent upon the other
side—nothing but an elevated plain extend-
ing away until it crops out upon the Missis-
sippi in high bluffs at various points.

Two 0 f these out-cropping points,Hickma.n
and Columbus, the rebels have already
seized, and if Buckner had got Muldraugh’s
Hill, they would have had complete military
possession of the outer rim of the cast table.
on which lower Kentucky and West Tennes-
scelie, Buckner’s movement is but a contin-
uation of Polk‘s—a part and parcel of the
same plan. Going south from Louisville,
along the line Of the Nashville railroad, Salt
River is crossed at a distance of eighteen
miles, by a magnificent bridge, near Shep-
ardsville, the shire town of Bullctt county,
It was part of Buckner’s plan to destroy this
bridge, but his panic-stricken minions turned
back before they reached it. Fifteen miles
beyond Shepardsvillc the road crosses the
Rolling Fork, where there was a wooden
bridge two hundred ‘feet long. In conse-
quence of the destruction of this bridge by
the rebels, the national forces now pressing
forward to Muldraugh’s Hill, leave the cars
at that point. Two or three miles beyond
the Rolling Fork the foot of Muldraugh’s
Hill is reached. The railtoad following the
bed of a. clear, dashing stream, bright and
beautiful as crystal, mounts, in the course of
five miles ol'laborious ascent, striding from
hill to bill across dizzy tressel work, nearlv
to the top of the hill, and then boldly plung-
ing into its side, emerges through a tunnel
twelve hundred yards long, upon the level
plain beyond. The wagon road follows the
ltllll‘fmtl to the footof‘the hill, and then glan-
ces off up a long, dark and narrow defile,
shadowed by thick woods. Ascending this
defile two or three miles, you come to a large
hill, thrown abruptly across your track.—
Climbing this, you stand upon the summit of
Muldraugh’s Hill.

It needs no comment. to make plain the
vast military iiiiportause of Muldraugli’s
llill. If Buckner had got there, Polk mean-
while holding Hickman ziiid Columbus, the
rebels would have had almost complete cou-
tl‘Ol ofa vast natural ffll‘tl'CSS, embracinghalf
the area of Kentucky, and, with the excep-
tion of Paducali, all Southern Kentucky
would have been converted into a fortified
rebel camp. Louisville would have been at
their mercy, for the plain north of Mul-
draugli’s Hill has no natural defences worth
mentioning. The enemy must be kept be-
yond the bills, or Louisville is lost and Ken-
tucky with her.

Frustrated in his attempt on Muldraugh’s
Hill, Buckner has assumed the next strong-
est position. At Munf‘ordsvillc, thirty miles
southwest- of Muldrangli’s Hill, the railroad
crosses Green ‘River. The river cutting
down into the table land is flanked by the
highlands on either side. The bill on the
south side, rising a few feet higher than the
generallcvcl, and suddenly dropping back to
it, forms a complete natural breastwork, be-
hind which the enemy are now posted, and
from which the guns command the river.—
The onlv way to get them out is to shell out.
They have destroyed all the turnpike bridges
across Green River, so that their flank may
not be turned.

We are now cncamped within about thirty
miles of the rebels. However, their main
body is yet at Bowling Green, forty miles fur-
ther on."

~~~~~~~ * - -¢ 9 > . .. . .
pg" One of the most- amusing signs of the
times is the defence. of the :ulministi-‘ution by
such papers as the New York Herald, Boston
Courier, Hartford limes, against the criti-
cisms of the republican press. The anxiety
of Jeff Davis lest President Lincoln. may
damage the constitution in his defense of the
Union is hardly a more remarkable phenom-
enon. Truly this is an age of‘chaugc. If not
of progress—Springfield Rep.
-—-‘.0-‘.»*——————‘

W The Waterbury American says: “Mr.
George Alliiig, of Buck’s llill, while out gun-
ning on Monday, (last week) brought down
a hawk hovering' in the air,“ seemtr what
chickens he might ilevo'ur, "which measured
from tip to tip of wing over 10 feet; length
of body 16 inches. This was evidently'uot
the hawk spoken Of by Shakspcai'e, that was
killed by a ‘niousing owl.’ ”
—_—..‘°>..p_
———'l’h_e goypriipienl agents have condemned
over five lipndl‘i'd wllglili$,"ullb‘ at P-crl‘yyllle
which have been made of unscasuncd timber.
and after standing in the sun a few days have
dwindled and cracked so as to be worthless.
They were to have cost the government over
two hundred dollars each, and the conlract-
or who had them made H) carelessly will
discover that he has considerably missed the
mark this time in trying to clicatUncle Sam.

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There is no earthly sorrow so great, no ;

Removal of Fremont.

: Noble Conduct ofthe Pathfinder.

The Effect _-.i the Troops.

A dispatch from Springfield, Mo, says that
on Saturday small bodies of the enemy came
within 12 miles of us, with an advance of 2,-
800 strong. Preparations were being made
to go out and attack them when Gen, I‘re—
inont received an unconditional order from
Washington, relieving him at once fromhis
command. The intelligence spread like wild-
fire throughout the camp and created inde-
scribable indignation and excitement. Great
numbers ofoflicers signified their intention to
resign at once, and many companies laid
down their arms declaring that they would
fight under no one but Gen. Fremont.

Gen. Fremont spent much of the time ex-
postulflting with the officers and urging them
by their patriotism and personal regard for
him, not to abandon their posts. He also is-
sued the following farewell order:

HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT, l
SPRINGFIELD, 1110., Nov. 2, 13431,

Agrceably to orders received this day, I take leave
of you. Although our army has been of sudden
growth,we have grown up together,and lhave become
f‘aiiiiliar with the brave and generous spirits which
you bring to the defence of our country, and which
make me anticipate for you a brilliant career. Con—
tinue as you have begun, and give to my successor
the same cordial and enthusiastic support With which
you have encoura red me. Emulate the splendid ex-
ample which you ave already before you, and let me
remain as I am, proud of the noble army which [
have thus far labored to bring together. .

Soldiers, I have to leave you. Most Sincerely I
thank you for the regard and confidence you have in-
variably shown inc. I deeply regret that I shall not
have the honor to lead vou to the victory whrch you
are just about to win; )rit I shall claim the ri lit to
share with you in the joy of every triuinph,am trust
always to be personally remembered by my compan-

ions iii arms. . ‘
J mm C. FREMONT, Major General.

The feeling ran intensely high during_tbe
last evening, and there was a meeting almost
everywhere. The various bands serenaded
the general, and when he appeared he was
greeted with cheers, although after notifying
Gen. Hunter, as his order directed, he had no
longer conmand over the troops. He spent
several heirs in making personal exploration
of' the ground about the city to be preparer
for a battle, and in accordance with a :nitten
request from all the brigadior generals here.
he remained through the night to head the
army in case of an attack. All the troops
slept on their arms all night and an attack
was expected, though nothing occured but
firi'; on our pickets. The enemy are now
encampcd on the old Wilson Creek battle
ground.

Gen. Fremont is prepared to leave for St.
Louis when Gen. Pope arrives, who is to take
command until Gen. Hunter gets here. Uiii—
versal gloom prevails throughout the city.—
A battle will undoutedly occur ere long and
our men will meet the enemy firmly,but they
aie disheartened, and have lost their enthusi-
asm, The body guard, who could not have
been induced to remain and who will now
disband, will accompany Gen. Fremont, and
also his entire staff including Gen. Asbotb,
commander of the first division.

_—oo‘°>o

Important from Missouri.

GEN. FREMONT ON HIS WAY TO ST.
LOUIS.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Nov. 2.—A dispatch
to the St. Louis Republican says:

Authentic information has been received
here from different sources, that Gene-
ral Price was at Cassville on Thursday last,
with 25,000 men, and that Ben McCulloch
was ten miles this side of that place with
10,000 more, with the intention of marching
on Springfield, and offering battle on the Old
Wilson creek grounds.

McCulloch was expecting ten thousand
additional troops "7‘" Arkansas. Large
numbers of the re ts of Green, Jasper
and other adjoining counties, recently joined
Gen. Price’s army, and many of our officers
think that the rebel force new numbers
nearly sixty thousand men.

Gen. Fremont has been up nearly the
whole of the past five nights making the
most perfect arrangements for a battle, and
the confidence of the army in him was nev-
er so real as at the present time.

Generals Lane and Sturgis have arrived,
and Generals Pope and McKinery.are hour-
ly expected-

LATER.—Nov. 3.—-—General Fremont and
staff left here for St. Louis this morning. He
is accompanied by his Body Guard, and will
reach St. Louis on Wednesday. .

«.5.

Zolliccfl'er’s Retreat

The defeat a retreat of Zollicofl‘er a his re-
bcl forces at Wild Cat camp, Kentucky,seems
to have been bloody and disastrous. A letter
from Louisville to the Chicago Tribune says
that Zollicoffer left his dead and dying strewn
along the road from the Federal camp to Bar-
boursville. It is estimated that 1,000 men
perished in the retreat alone, and that his loss
in the battle and the retreat will amount to
1,500 men. The farmers on the line of march
turned out to wreak vengeance upon him
and his men for the outrages they had suffer-
ed at their hands. The letter says: “The
retreat began early on Thursday morning.—
The dead were left on the field to be buried
by the Union troops. The field was literally
strewn with them. They must have fought
like fiends. The execution was terrible and
the wounded were few. The effect of the
long balls, the Minie, are represented to
have been most terrible. Bodies were per-
forated and skulls were broken into half a
dozen pieces. Many features it was impos-
sible to recognize. The grape and canister
of the artillery had also found many victims.
They w: .‘0 found lying on the hill side in
groups. tappcared as if the bodies on fal-
ling had rolled down the steep sides of the
hill, and thus piled up on one another. The
road was blocked with them, and the Ten-
nessee regiments in pursuit rushed over the
bodies of their former friends and acquaint-
ances. But the retreat was the most trying
ordeals they had to undergo. The farmers,
whom for weeks they had oppressed,aroused
by report of victory, gathered along the road
to give a parting blow, and from Wild Cat to
Barboursville the rebel army run the gaunt-
let. From every trcc and rock upon the
road-side the sharp crack of the farmer’s rifle
greeted them and sealed a rebel’s fate. It is
said that the retreat was one continued flight
in which the poor devils had no chance what
ever. Ambuscades opened their fires upon
them from every side and quarter, and they
felt what it was to retreat through a hostile
country. Like the English who came to
subjugate at Lexington, they pushed on in
haste, flying from the storm of bullets that
beat in upon them at every stop. They
heeded riot who fell, They pushed on, each
man for himself, seeking safety in the hills of
the Gap.”

--————-01‘ 0 >-
Western Virginia.

Some further information is received from
Roscncranz and Floyd, but nothing decisive
had occurred at the latest date. The at-
tack was made by Floyd on Friday, who
attempted to shell the encampment of the
Ohio troops. N 0 great damage was done,
but half a dozen of our soldiers were wound-
ed. Onc object of the firing was to sink the
Ferry Boat on the Gmiiov river. This was
accomplished, but b‘riday night it was
raised and communication was restored.

The fight was not of much iinportance,but
the Telegraph operator ran away and for
a time no dispatches could be sent. So far
from our troops being in any special danger,
there is hope that Floyd may be captured.—
Thc latest account says:

Floyd’s demonstration was rather agreea-
ble to Gen. Rosencranz than otherwise. He
was certain that he could hold his own, and
expected to bag his assailant.

MATvaLLE, Nov, 4.—A citizen of this
place who left Gauley Bridge Saturday We-
iiing, reports that "Floyd had out It road
around the hill where Gen. Roscncranz had
encaniped, and was shelling his camp. Ro-
sencranz was returning the fire, and had si-
lenced two batteries. He had sent a force
up the new made road to attack Floyd in the
rear, and would have him completely sur-
rounded. No federuls had been killed when
our informant left.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THE TRIPARTITE FLEET—The following
reda'pltulatiou of the strength of the ducts of
Engliind,’ France ‘and Spain, which» are at
present stationed, or‘arc being organized for
dut ', on the coast of North America; and iii
the waters of the West Indies, for an alleged
intervention in the affairs of the MexiCaii lie-
piiblic,will be read with much intere‘shmore
particularly at the present moment: ‘ "

 

 

 

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The French “ 11 266 32110
The Spanish “ 12 3’00 3.262
The Norwegian “ l :2 265
The Danish “ 1 20 230
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From the N. Y. '1 lines.

The Case of Gen. Fremont.

Letter to Adjutant—General Thomas.
\‘VASHINGTON, l). C., Nov. 1, 1861.
T0 Adi-Gen. Lorenzo Thomas :

Sin: 1 have carefully read your important
report to the Seeietary of War on file charges
against the military :uliziiiiisii'alimi Of Major
Gen. FREMONT, and I think it would be of
use both to yourselfund to the service, lode-
nionsfriite to you that your report .“l' ‘duccs
the conviction that you have been made the
innocent victim of something like a conspi-
racy, which exists in Missouri, with ramifica-
tions extending even to the National capital,
for the overthrow of that energetic comman-
der. I shall draw all my proofs of this sug-
gestion from your own carefully worded re-
port, so that neither the authenticity of my
facts nor the soundness of my conclusions
can possibly be disputed.

1. Gen. CURTIS informed you that he had
ready access to the Major-General, and that
the General attended to all the business he sub-
mitted to him. But Gen. CURTIS added, “Gen.
FREMONT never consulted him (CURTis) on
military afl‘airs,nor informed him of his plans.”
“He considered him to be unequal to the
command of the army in Missouri.”

We have here good proof that Gen. FRE-
MONT attends to the important business sub-
mitted to him, and that he possesses such a
knowledge of the human character that he
would not take into his confidence and give his
plans to one who might betray them to the War
Department, to go thence directly through the
newspapers to the enemy.

Does this show unfitness for a high com-
mand '2’ You are a public officer, and doubt-
less a good judge.

2. You visited the hospital. “It was filled
with patients, mostly doing well. Hospital
in fine order, and a credit to the service,”

3. Capt. TUiiNI.Ev,of St. Louis, objected to
receiving certain mules, for what he consid-
ered good and suflicicnt reasons. But he was
nevertheless ordered promptly to inspect and
receive them. .

This is a distinct charge. Yet, further on

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] ,in your report, we find good cause for the

‘Major-General’s decision. He was about to
move his great army, and mules and horses
accordingly, must be had to start it. This:
serves also to explain another passage in your
report. -

“When Gen, HUNTER received. at Jefferson City
Orders to march to. 'l‘iptoii, he was directed to take
forty-one wagons mm, mm, when he had only forty
mules, which fact had been duly reported at head-
quarters.”

This and other similar facts clear up the
whole matter. The Major-General bought
mules as fast as he could get them in St.
Louis, for which he was censured here—and
sent them, as fast as he could get them Off, to
the West, where the army could not move
1n_phrsllif’. of PRICE just for want of them, a
this was reported with censure to you there
by the oflicer who needed them for his march.

4. “Among the supplies sent by Gen. FRE-
MONT to the army now in the field, maybe
enumerated 500 half barrels, to carry water,
where it is abundant, and 500 tons of ice."

This entire lot of half-barrels probably cost
$250. Permit me to say, Mr. Adjutant-Gen-
eral, that the detractors of FREMONT who
surrounded you and the honorable Secretary
of War in St. Louis must have been hard
pressed for substantial facts when tbev raked
up this charge. If you will take a five min-
utes walk any morning from your office in the
War Department, you will find these half-
barrels, or even whole barrels, in use for ear-
rying water in every encampment around
Washington—not even excepting those in
the neighborhood Of the city hydrants.

The encampments in Missouri are doubt-
less established on the high ground, while the
streams run there. as elsewhere, in the valleys
below; and these half-barrels were the cheap-
est and best vessels that could be used to c-na-
ble the men to carry the water from ihe riv-
ulets up to their camps.

5. But he sent also five hundred tons of ice
from St. Louis to his army in the interior.

You have already had evidence of Gen.
FREMONT‘S care of the sick in St. Louis.—
This provision of ice shows that he is equally
mindful for his sick soldiers in the field—
whose complaints wei e, doubtless, just those
T—as they are in our hospitals here in Wash-
ington,——for which cooling drinks and cold
external applications are prescribed. Believe
me, Mr. Adjutant-General the country will
not grudge these sick soldiers what little
comfort their thoughtful General may have
secured them by sending a train of cars load~
ed with ice for their relief.

6. “A pontoon bridge erected across the
Ohio River, by Gen. FREMONT, at Paducah.
A f'erryboat, in a region where such boats are
readily procured, would be just as efficient
and much less expensive.” ‘

We have had recent practical evidence of
the correctness of your opinion, and the

this point here on the Upper Potomac, where
it has been demonstrated that an old score and
two small ski'fl‘s are deemed by certain military
men quite sufficient for the passage of an
army across a wide river.

It is possible, however, that Gen. FREMONT
did not wish to see 'those brave volunteers,
for whom he has tried to provide good hos-

ing headlong and naked in wild despairas
they did the Other day at Edwards’ Ferry
and plunging into the cold river to swim for
their lives. I am sure that the country will
excuse this extravagance.

7. Another charge is, that certain “blan-’
kcts had been inspected and found to be com-
posed mostly of cotton, and to be rotten and
worthless.” And you add, “notwithstanding
this decision, they were purchased and given
to the sick and wounded soldiers in the hos-
pital.”

Perhaps I can explain this matter to your
satisfaction. You may not have time,amidst
the pressure of official duties, to read the
newspapers, and, therefore, probably are not
aware that the supply ofpropcr army blank-
ets in the country had become exhausted,
and that the Quarternmster—General had or-
dered many thousands of them from Europe.
That the arrival of these blankets was dehy-
ed, and that the Quartermaster General was
compelled to issue apatriotic appeal to pri-
vate families for such blankets as they could
spare from theii domestic stores.

Now, it is very possible that Gen. Fremont
who seems to have a soft spot in that side of
his heart which is so often turned toward
his sick and wounded soldiers—however lit—
tle he cares for official conspirators and their
pimps. abcttors and iiifbrmcrs—thougbt the
“sick and wounded soldiers in the hospital”
would be more comfortable under a poor
blanket (lam with none at all. He very prop-
erly secured them such as he could get—and
it does not appear from your report that he
ever rejected good ones and distributed bad
ones.

8. It is stated in your report that very soon
after Capt. Turnlcy was desired to receive
the mules at St. Louis, “good, bad and indif-
ferent,” as he said, he was sent into the inte-
rior of Missouri by a special order of Gen.
Fremont. The connection and phraseology
of your report produced the impression on
my mind ofa suspicion that Gen. Fremont
had sent Capt. Turnley into the interior be-
cause he was an impediment in the way of
certain fraudulent transactions that were go-
ing on at St. Louis. But the matter is ex-
plained—though you unfortunately failed- to
call attention to it-—by the fact which you
subsequently discovered, that Capt. Turnley
was dispatched westwardly to receive the
mules, the half-barrels, the forage, the ,which
had been so hastily forwarded from St. Louis
to Jefferson City, and send them on as fast as
possible to the army further west.

9. As soon as you reached Tipton, on‘tlio
13th of October, and glanced at the army
gathered them—the number Of which you
have very imprudenlly published in detail—
“you expressed the opinion that the forces
there assembled could not be moved, as
scarcely any means of transportation were
visible.”

You convei'sed freely with Gen. Hunter,—
second iii coriiiipiiid:—wlioni it. has general]
bcensupposcd here, was scllt‘tnvmlssoufiln
supersede Gen. Fremont.

You and Gen. Hunter seem to have agreed
most remarkably. You heard from him of
great confusion, of Frcmont‘s incompetency,
of the want of transportation, of orders
to MARCH, with transportation or without
transportation, iiiuddyroads, miry with rain,
storms, confusion, want of food, exposure to
the Weather all night, and without beef, and
complaints of dissatisfied ofliccrs; but let
Inc add, in justice to the army, almost exclu-
sively confined to (/10 command-in oflcera.

Iii face of it all, withcut regal-(1‘10 outprip
an'd‘difssatisfhclion-#th'c' order was 'reitera’t'ed
'ro 'iIARCii-‘—*“if'f.liey‘wou‘ld oi'ii y [mike a’ dim1
ple day’s march,” still To MARCII.‘ ‘ ' "w
All this seemed, very nalui‘alb’. 19 91:5.
Hunter and yourself, "‘IO Show a “‘in f.
military fbi‘esight on the "putt pf Gpg. Ftp:
mom," and I am rig-t the lgas't' gurpriggd at“,
la'lmilm‘iisrt i'iiiicl like u-c‘ fixings we read
of” in history of one Napoleon Bonaparte,
whose determined and rapid movements
L'lllllil not be cmiipreheinlcd when he was on
the finals. ol'an enemy whom he intended to
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