The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-05-18
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.

The lot of Government arms which reach
ed here on the J. c, Scdn, from below,
were taken into camp of Missouri troops
yesterday. The order to Gen. Lyon from
Washington icds to take the arms and the
whole camp, the Government deeminq ii
improper that so large a force should be in
camp over this city. Gen. Lyon according
ly made demand of Gen. Frost for an
unconditional surrender of men, arms aud
camp equippage, and gave him hsls an hour
to consider. The following is Gen Lyons
letter demanding surrender OF the arms
and Camp Jackson: '1aa8os a. 81"
HEAD QUARTERS U. S. TRoors,
St. Louis, May 10th.
GEN. D. NJ. FRosT: ....... ........
Sir Your command is regarded as evil
IDENTIFY hostile towards the Government of
the United States. 1t is for the most part
made up of those secessionists who have
openly avowed their hostility to the general
Government and have been plotting at the
seizure Of its property and overthrow of it's
authority. You are openly in communica-
ton with the so. called Southern Confeder-
acy, which is now at war with the United
States, and you are receiving at your camp,
from said Confederacy, and under its flag,
large supplies of materials Of war, most of
which know to be the property of the
United States. These extraordinary prep
arations plainly indicates no other than the
we'll known purpose of the Governor Of
this State, under whose orders you are act
ing and whose purpose recently communi-
Gated to the Legislature, has just been
responded to by that body in most unpar-
alleled legislation, have in direct view
hostilties to the General Government, and
CO operation with its enemies. In view of
these considerations and your failure to
dispense in obedience to the proclamation
of the President and of eminent necessity,
State policy and welfare, and the obligations
imposed upon me by instructions from
Washington, it is my duty to demand,
and 1 do hereby demand Of you an imme-
date surrender of your command with no
other condition than that all persons sur
rendering under this demand shall be
humanely and kindly treated. Believing
myself prepared to enforce this demand.
one half hours time before doing so, will
be allowed you for your compliance there
with. Is -a...
[Signed] -er N. LYON. a.
..- Capt. ID Infantry Commanding.
No answer having been returned, Gen.
Lyon ordered his forces to march upon Gen.
Frosts camp. The forces consisted Of about
500 regulars, Col. Blair's, Col. Boernstein's
Gen. SigeFs and Schuttner's Regiments,
amounting in all to about forty Fl We hundred
men. The United States Reserve forces,
or Home Guard, two regiments under Coils.
Mcneil and Brown were held in reserve.
The troops marched through the city amid
the greatest excitement Of the people,
Thousands accompanied them to the ground.
They arrived at the camp about three
o'clock, and in most brilliant name avre
at once surrounded the entire grounds, IN.
limbered the artillery and took POSITION
Captain Lyon, now Brigadier General
of the volunteer forces, sent in a second
peremptory demand. General Frost sur.
rendered but tried to make conditiops.-
General Lyon vas unrelenting, insisting
upon complete surrender of the entire
camp, with arms and equipags. These
terms were finally complied with, the Gov.
ernor's troops stacking their arms and fall
ing into line. Gen. Sigel was ordered to
take charge Of the camp, which he did at
once with his regiment. The officers Of the
staff were then demanded to surrender ON
parole Of honor not again to take up aYma
"P~anes suS cosSAbshVney WhiCH tOGV fefuA.
ed. Gen. Lyon then declared them priso-
ners Of war. Some OF them broke their
swords in their modification. The detail.
OF the surrender we're then completed and
the whole camp OF prisoners, consisting Of
about 400 men, were marched ont hetrs.sa
the lines Of the Government troops. Coi
biairs regiment leading of, and guarding
Gen. Frost and STAFF.
During halt in the march on Olive
street, just beyond Garrison avenue, a body
OF herman troops were greatly abused by
the mob, and according to yarious ac,
counts were fred into. They returned the
nrs twice and killed between twenty and
thirty men, women and children who
were IN range. After quiet Was restored
the march was resumed and the whole force
vas escorted as prisoners Of war through
arsenal. '"e
The excitement throughout the city Is In
tense. Crowds collected on all the nrinc;-
ral Corners and fnSliv A. ;cf.,.:.. - -,