The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-05-16

RBCAPTURE OF UNITED STATES ARMS
Unfortunate Emeute in st. Louis.
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED.
ST. LOUIS. May l0-'Gen. Frosts
Brigade of Missouri Militia, encamped at
Camp Jackson, in the western outskirt OF
the city, surrendered unC onditionaiiy
this afternoon, on demand ofCapt. Lyon,
Commander Of the U. S. forces In TINS
city,
Can't. Lyon marched on Camp jack
son with some 5000 volunteers, surround
ed it. and planted eight field pieces on the
adjoining eminences.
The following letter was sent from Capt
Lyon to Gen. Frost:
HEADouARrEns U, S. TRoops,
Sr. Louis, May 10, 1861. !
To Gen D. M. frost:
SIR: Your command is regarded as
evidently hostile to the United States. 1t
is for tie most part made up OF those se'
cessioniss who have openly avowed their
hostility to the General Government, and
have been plotting at the seizure OF Its
property and the overthrow of its author
Iitv. You are openly in communication
with the SO called Southern Conlederacy
which is now at war with tho United
States and You are receiving at your
camp from said Conlederacy, ard under
its flag. large supplies Of materials OF wal
the most of which is known to be the
property of the United States. These
extraordinary preparations plainly indi
cate none other than the well known pu!
pose of the Governor of this State, unde
whose orders you are acting, and who's
purpose, recently communicated to TIN
Legislature, has just been responded t.
by that body in the most unparalleled leg
| islatlon, having in direct view hostllitle
TO the General Government, and co op
Grafton with its enemies, In view o
t these considerations, and your failure t
dsperso in obedience to the proclamatlo
8 Of the President, and Of eminent neces
Q sity, State policy and welfare, and the oh
legations imposed upon me by instruction
0 from Washington, it is my duty to dc
mand, and | 90 hereby demand of 20
a an immediate surrender Of your comman
i With no other condition than that all PEI
o sons surrendcring under this deman
+ shall bc humanely AMI kindly treated
y Believing myself prepared to enforce th
i demand, ono-half hours time before d'
Vt ing so will be allowed for your compl
= ance Herewith.
[Sisncd.] N. LYON.
y C'pt. 2d Infantry, Commandin
: Troops.
0 ISis understood that Gen. Frost say
4 this letter was not received by him unit
9 his camp was surrounded by tho U.
n troops. He then replied that the cl
g campmont was organized under the la
! Of the State, simply for organizing an
e drilling the volunteer militia This mil
l. tary district not expecting any dcmol
n stration was unprepaIcd to successful
1. resist attack. He therefore accepted Il
d terms specified, and surrendered h
y command. About 800 men then in can
a a largo number being intho city on lea
0 then laid down their aims, and were o
ID corted to the city as prisoners of war.
20 a release on parole was rendered Il
O. off, and troops, provided they woh
take oath not to take up arms aga
y against the Uni'cd States GOvernmen
d, winch they declined on the ground tn
II it implied that they had already taken !
T. arms against the Government, whi'
IN they disclaimed,
CT Just before tho troops started for {
IN city, and while the Stats forces VIC
drawn up between two miles oi the W
O. unteers, several rocks were thrown at t
H. volunteers AID few pistol shots fir
r by excited parties in the surroundi
VG crowd whicE was compose Of a large uur
I'D Der Of citizens, including many womC
p Ono shot took effect in tho log Of CaI
H. Blanklowsky, and as he foil he gave t
&C. word to fire, which was obcyod by sol
TO two or three companies, resulting in
Ty death of upwards of twenty persons,
no cludiug two women and several childr
cy and wounding several others. The +
or lowing names only ofthos9 killed can
cr ascortained tonight Walter McDowC
lot Thos. A. Haven, Nicholas Knoblack "a
fo,' Emily Summers. Probably fatally wOuI
%, cd: Claiborne Wilson and Trum
le' Wright. -......
,p' Intense excitmont exists in tho ci
ION Large bodies of tho men are throng
tho streets. The Democrat and Au2
OF ger Offices have been threatened by
a'c mob, but through the promptness Of
Ire Chief of Police, any violent demonstrat
thus far has been prevented. All
=, gun shops in the city are guarded
-, armed police, and about goo men h
been detailed 10 protect the DemoC
DDS and Anseiger Offices. The latencss OF
ole hour precludes the possibility of gctt
"a. more reliable information tonight.
to | - . ....
lis. . FROM WASHINGTON.