Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-05-14
vyIoh!y Ifuportant from NTisaouTi.

81. Louis, Friday, May l0.-Gen. FroS,S
brigade Of Missouri militia, cncamped ~ ctnp
Jackson, OF the western outskirts Of iLv city,
surrendered Internationally, this afternoon,
on demand Of Capt. Lyon, commander ol the
United States forces of this city. Capt. Lyon
marched on Camp Jackson will some G,Dcu
volunteers, surrounded it, and planted eight
field pieces on the adjoining esninences. y
letter was sent from Capt. Lyon 20 Cen Frost,
in which Capt L. says:
'.SIa: Your command is regarded ms evident
" hostile towards the Government OF the l M
ted States lr is, for the most part. made NJ
OF those S.cess.ynstS "ho haze openly nvow-
c, their hostility to The General Government.
and have been plotting ut tile seizure Of is
property and the overthrow OF lts authority
Your failure I, ,li9yyrSe in obedience 20 the
proclamation C l:.c President and the cIn.
ineri necessity Of State policy and welfare,
and obligations imposed upon me by lnstrnc'
tons from Washington, It Is my dGty 10 90
rnand, and do hereby demand oi yon an M
| mediate surrender Of your command, with Il"
| other conditions than that all PERSONS snrren-
! tlerinr under this demand shal! be hIDaney
! and kindly treated. Believing myself pro.
| pared 10 enforce this demand, one half hours
, lime before doing So will Ge allowed Tor your
comp!ance therewi,h.
; Il is understood that Gen. Frcst says THIS
letter was not received by min until his camp
WAS surrounded by Uaited States troops. lie
! then replied that the encatnpmcnt Was organ,-
zcd under the law Of the State, smp!y
| :ur organizing and drilling the "olunteer mill
! Tia oi this military district Not expecting
any demonstration, he Was unprepared success
fully to resist attack, therefore lie accepted Too
terms specified and surrendered his commahd,
about $40 lnen then in camp, large nu!poeI
being in the city on lcaTe. They then lad
down theft arms. and we're escorted TO the city
as prisoners OF war.
\ release on parole has been rendered tbs
officers aad troops, providing they would take an
oath not to take UP arms again against the uo''
errmen. OF the United States. which they &c,
ciined. on the ground that it implied they mad
alrerdy taken up arms against the GcSs:n.
nent, which they disclaitned.
Just before tLa :.oops left fer the city, ar d
while the State forces were drawn up between
two lines of volunteers, several rccss were
thrown al the volunteers, and Il few pistol shots
were fired by excited parties in the surround
icr crowd, which wds composed oi lsrge
I nrlube. al citizens, including many women.
One sho, toos effect in the leg Of Capt B!au
, bonsKi, and AS he fell he gave the word 70 fi:e
which vas obcyed b. some two or three com
f panics, resulting in the death OF upwards O
twenty persons, including two women ant
. several children. and badly wounding scvera
others.
r The following are the only names OF those
= killed that can be asccrtlined to.nigh Aessrs
Waite. Mcdonald, Thos. 4 Ha7ens, Sicholai
E | KnsII,ch rinity SnuIrers
, The following are fatally wounded C'si
:. bore Wilson and Truman Wright
a Intense excitement exists in the city. LsrG'
: bodies of men are thronging the streets
e The Democrat" and "Anzsgsr" Offices hav
, been threatened by the mob but through tn
], pronrtness of the Chief Of Police, AcDoh
. ousb, any violent demonstration thus far ha
y been prevented.
e All gun-shops in the city are guarded by a
!, armed police force, and about 200 have bee
detailed to protect the Democrat" and ".ia
Ths ls.euess of the hour prevents tie oo
. tanning Of moro reliable information .o.nish