, 1861-05-20

Inc Union men Of Washington county hav:
Ing been threatened with determination, and
eome OF them having been driven prom Poto-
si, 14e eou1ty-seat, complaint was made to
sen. Lyon, Of the st. Louis Arsenal, and that
efave and gallant officer determined to give
country protection. Accordingly On e1pedi.
ton was planned aud put under command OF
Capt. Cole, Of Company A, Fifth Regiment Of
o.s. volunteers. At 10 O'Clock, p L., Tues.
day, May 14th, Capt. Coles command, consist
special train for their destination. They arriysd
at Potosi at 8 o'clock, a. H., on Wednesday,,
and Immediately threw q chain Of sentinels
around the entire town. Guards were then
stationed around the dwellings Of the most
prominent semcesstonists, m and shortly after day
Light, some $50 men found themselves prison.
ers, and marched off to the Court HOUSE,
Here the prisoners we're formed in line, end
by the assistance Of a gentleman who had
been driven ont CT Potosi, who knew all oftha
nhabltants OF the place, the Union men were
recognized and released, amounting to over
half of those taken prisoners. Some f1ftT Of
the secessionists were also released, on parole
Of honor, alter subscribing to the usual oath,
MOTTO take up dr3us against Tic United States. and
nine OF the leaders were marched off to the
cars. The guard that made descent on &C.
cesslon lead menufactory, and captured some
near tour hundred pigs Of thu. very useful ar
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who had been furnishing lead to The Southern
rebels. The mans name is John Dean, and is
now prisoner at tie Arsenal. It appears he
was not satisfied to simply sell the lead to the
enemy, in defiance Of the authority of
the Government, but was engaged With his
ka1Eas line, where the traitors could
get possession Of it without danger Tbs
guard captured several pistols, rifles, Shot guns
ana quantity Of secession uniforms, most Of
them unfinished; and some uniform cloth
After being furnished with breakfast and din
ner, and very handsomely treated by the Union
men Of PGtosi, and invited to stay month in
that place, at their expense, the command
started for home. On their way back. the
train made q halt ut DeSoto, in Jefferson Co,
where there was to be grand secession "loye
feast" ard flag raising. Here they found q
company Of secession cavalry drilling for the
they gcta sight Of the q. s. troops. In their
flight, the cavalry. left some 80 Of their horses,
which were captured by the troops and placed
under guard. The pole, Cne hundred feet
high, On which the rebels were going to tly
the secession dag, was soon graced With the
stars and stripes, amid the widest enthusiasm
The next move Was to capture the rebel flag,
which was known to be in town, and Tor THIS
agreeable duty Captain Cole detailed q guard
OF SIX men, under command Of Sergeant
Walker, accompanied by DR.. Franklin, Surgeon
Of the Fifth Regiment. The guard surround
Dr: Franklin and Sergeant Walker entered
Alter searching in vain for some time. the
Doctor thought he observed the lady Of the
houke sitting il rather an uneasy position.
and he yery. politely asked her t. rfse. At
d1st The lady hesitatcd, but finding the De
tors persuasive suaEity irresietib1e, she rose
slowly and 10! the blood red stripe Of the
rebel ensign appeared below the 1ady's hoops.
Ihe Doctor, bowing graceful beg pardon,
nadam," stopped, and quietly catching held
Of the gaudy color, carefully delivered the
lady Of secession flag, 80 feet long and feet
vide: The Doctor bore off his prize in tri-
him with wild shouts, and characterized lis
ttat as the crcTning glory OF the occasion.
He5e the troops captured another rebel leader,
and after placing thirty men under Lieuten-
ant Murphy, to guard tho Union flag, and the
thirty horses, Capt: Coles cammand started
moment When enothe9 ISL st cs%a pp
hur1ating for JEFF Davis, and quickas thought
the ardent rebel waa surrounded by half dozen
hayoaets, and marched into the ears pri~
soner Of was, and the train moved on. They
arrived at the Arsenal about 615 o'clock p. m,
There crowd of soldiers and visitors awaited
them. The epolls we're un1Oaded, nnd tho
prisoners ma1ched to safe and comfortabls
quarters. General Lyon received them in the
spirit Of true colder, aud the. troops gave
three cheers for Gen. Lyon. thre4 for Golonol
Blair, ant Inres Tor the stars and Stripes, and
then caught the secession flag and tore it into
sh1eds in q twink1i1g, The names Of the piis-
onera are as follows:
John Dean, taken ont Of the cars Of the Ar
senal IN the morning; ". a. Mathews, Ste
phen T. Dunklin, Joseph Dnnklin, WIN. j.
elater, G. B. Clark, Ed. Willoughby, L. " Ca.
sey, Patrick Doyle, n. B. Buck, editor Potosi
ldner, d.. Wyatt Of Jefferson county, and D.
Smith Of Victoria