Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-17
Exciting News from st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Nav 10.

ST. LOUIS, May 10.
Gen. Fros.'s brigade of Missouri M
litis, encamped at Camp jackson, in til
western outskirts Of the city, surrer
derea Internationally this Afternoon
on demand of Capt. Lyon, commando
Of the United States forces in this cit,
Capt. Lyon marched on Camp Jackso
with some 5000 volunteers, sarrounde
it, and planted eight field pieces on tn
adjoining emiuenoe~.
The following letter was sent fror
Capt Lyon to Gen Frost:
HEApoUARrERs U. S. Txn-rs,l
ST. LOUIS. May, 10, 1851.
IL Gen D. H. Erost:
Sir: Your command is regarded as ev
! idenly hostile towards the Governmen
Of tho United States. It is Tor tn
most part made up of those Secession
+ lists Who have openly a~ewed tleir hos
! tiiity to the General Government, an,
! have been plotting at tue seizure of it
proI erty and overthrow its authority
You are. openly in communication Will
the so-called Southern Confedertcy
which is uow at war with the Unitct
States, and you are receiving at you,
camp from! said Confederaey and unde
its flag, large supplies OF material o
war, The most of which is known to b.
the property Of the United States
These extraordinary preparations pIainl5 y
! indicate none other than the we'll known
purpose of the Governor of this State
under whose orders you are acting, anc
whose purpose. recently communicated
to the Legislature, las just been re.
spondcd to by that body III the most un.
psralleled legislation, having in direct
view hostilities to the General Govern
mcnt and cooperation with its enemies
In view of these considerations and
your failure to disperse in obedience to
the proclamation of the President, and
of eminent necessity, State policy and
welfare and obligations imposed upon
ME BY Instructions from Washington, it
is my duty to demand and do hereby
demand Of you an immediate surrender
of your command, with no other condi-
tion than that ali persons surrendering
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 for compliance Herewith.
[Signedl n LYON,
Capt. I'd Infantry, Commanding Troops.
1t is understood that Gen. Frost say
this letter was not received by him until
his camp was surrounded by the United
States troops. He then replied that the
en-. ampment was organized under the
law of the State, simply for organizing
and drilling the volunteer militia.
This military district not expecting
any demonstration was unpre pared to
successfully resist attack. He there
fore accepted the terms specified and
surrendered his command. About 500
men in camp, large number being in
the city on leave, then laid down their
arms and were escorted to the city as
prisoners Of war.
A release on parole was rendered the
officers and troops, provided they would
take oath not to take up arms again
against the u. S. Government, which
they declined on the ground that it i'm
piled that they had already taken up
arms against the Government, which
they disclained.
Just before the troops started for the
city, and while the State forces were
drawn up between two lines Of the vol
unteers, several rocks were thrown at the
and few pistol shots fred
by excited parties in the surrounding
crowd, which was composed Of a large
number Of citizens, including many wo-
men. One shot took effect in the leg of
Capt. Biantowsky, and as he fell he gave
the word to fire, which was obeyed by
some two OR three companies, resulting
in the death Of upwards Of twenty per-
sons, including two women and several
and woundipg several others
The following names only OF those killed
can be ascertained to night:
Walter Mcdowell, Thos. A. Haven,
Nicholas Knoblach, and Emily Sum
mers. Probably fatally wounded-Clai-
borne Wilson, and Truman Wright.
Intense excitement exists in the city.
Large bodies Of men are thronging the
streets. The Democrat and Anzicger
Offices have been Threatened by the mob,
but through the promptness Of the Chief
Of Police, any violent demonstration thus
far has been, prevented. All the gun
shops in the city are guarded by armed
police, and about geo men have been de-
tailed to protect the Democrat and -1n-
zieger Offices.