Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-15

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returned to his home in this city.
From the St louis Republican, 18th.
A sECO I'D TRAGICAL COLLISION
Another Exciting Day.
Yesterday was another dag of extraordina
~ excitement in this city. A more intens
state of public FEELING has never before ex
i~tad in St LOuis. During Friday nigh
comparative quiet prevailed upon The streets
owing to the precautiOn of our efficient Me
tropoIitan Police and by 10 or IL o'clock tn
commolinn consequent upon the STIRRING
events of the day had measuTably subsidized
The more p-ac-ably disposed of the popula
ZION retired early to their dwellings but no
| all to sleep. Great alarm was manifested IL
| every uIarter lest an outbreak might occur
| he fl cts of which would be to involve the
| whole civ in destruction. In the wild rusf
| # passion there was danger felt of counties:
collisions between OppO. ing forces, but lucki
| iy none occurred during the night. With the
| morning, however. the commotlon again
rose throughout the city, and at an unusual
| Iy early hour the streets were thrOnged with
| agitated multiiudes canvassing the occur
renc-s of the preceding afternoon.
Business was almost entirely suspended,
| and he community seemed profoundly pene-
| trated with great grief A proclamation
was promptly issued by Mayor Tay Tor, re-
guessing the proprietOrs of drinking saloons.
restaurants, &C., TO close thtir establish
mpnts during the continuance OF the resent
ment. This request was cheerfuliy Obeyed,
and the other measures proposed by the May
or for kef ping the pedc acquie-ctd IN by the
unanimous consent Of all good ci'iZens.-
Nevertheless it was impossible to Restrain the
most heated expressions of the people, or
ho nf
| in relation to the capture of the State troops
and the succeeding lamentable transactions.
Ii will he our duty in sui ssquPnt paragraphs
to narrate the tragic ! result of this exa per-
alton; but before doing so, let US recur 10 the
events which transpired at Camp jackson at
| he time of the surrender of Gen. Frost, with
an account Of the treatment of his command
as prisoners OF war.
EVACUATION OF CAMP JACKSON.
On the receipt of Capt. Lyons letter, pub
Iished in this paper yesterday morning, Gen.
Frost wrote the following answer:
CAMP JACKSON. No., May 10, 1861.
Cspt- N Lyon, Commanding U. s. Troops:
SIR: | never for moment conceived the
idea that so illegal and unconstitutional a
DEMAND. as have just received from you,
would be made by any officer of the United
States army. | am wholly unprepared to de-
fend my command from this unwarranted at
tack. aud shall therefore be forced to comply
with your demand.
am. sir, very respectfully, your obedient
servant, d. NJ. FROST,
Brigadier General, Commanding Camp jack
son, NJ. V. NJ.
Camp Jackson was therefore Immediately
broken up. and the whole brigade command
became prisoners of war. Mary of the off
GERS broke their swords in preference to sur
rendering them, and the muskets, rifles and
side arms were taken from the men.
Everything in the camp was taken posses
sion of by the victorious army, including
much of the baggage and other private pro-
pPrty of the officers and men. The horses.
tents and other equipments were also seized
as cOntraband of war, and German regi
ment, in command of Col. Sigel, a portion of
Col. Schuttner's command. and the regulars
under Capt. Sweeny took up their quarters
in Camp jackson. The camp was vacated
yesterday morning, and the tents and militia
~ equipments were removed to the Arsenal.
During the march to the Arsenal. the brig
sde was subjected to all sorts of insults.-
There was a great deal of derisive shouting
in foreign tongue. The prisoners were
greeted in their passage by cheers for Capt.
Lyon, cheers for Col. Blair, and there Was
one man who chePred for Lincoln. And this
file, had taken eight hundred citizens of st.
Louis prisoners, captured an American flag.
and flag bearing the arms of the State of
Missouri Inside of the walls of the Arsenal.
Gen. Frost, his staff and the officers of COM
panles were conducted to quarters assigned
TO them, and the men were crowded pell-
NELL into two. large brick buildings on the
grounds. In these barracks there were no
sort OF accommodations for either man or
beast There was scarcely standing room for
The large number crowded into them, and
how the troops passed the night, none but
themselves can ever know.
The men received nothing to eat on Friday
night-but they did not go s'supperIess 10
bed" Yesterday morning a little hard pilot
bread was administered 10 each man, and a
small quantity OF water was given by way of
refreshments At IL O'Clock some bad coffee
was dOled cut in the reach of few of the
more fortunate. None were allowed epress
on any pTetense-and no idea can be formed
of the filthy condition of their quarters when
the guard were removed and they marched
out last evening. preparatory to returning to
their homes in the city. This is specimen
of the humanity" aud blindness with
which the Missouri Volunteer Militia were to
be treated in case they surrendered Camp
Jackson.
The officers were not permitted 10 see OF
holdany sort of communication with their
men, until just before leaving their prison
houses last evening. The usual custom OF
war is to require officers to pay all due alteu.
ton to the personal comforts OF their men
but this civility seems to have been over.
looked by the captOrs.
The officers quarters were more adequate
in room to The humber of persons to be ac-
commOdated, but they were supplied with nc
convenierces-neither furniture nor bedding
General Frost and all of the officers were
obliged to sleep on the floor, with boots for
pillows. They wish, however, to express their
obligations 10 individual United States off
Gers stationed at the Arsenal for great cour-
tesy and kindness. As individuals they did
all 10 their power to render the condition oil
the officers OF the Brigade as comfortable as
possible. a sentinel was stationed at the
door of the officers quarters.
RELEASE OF THE BRIGADE
Yesterday morning Gen. Frost was in
formed that himself and commissioned Off
GERS would be released on their giving a pa
role of honor moi to serve in any military Ca
paciiy against the United States during what
was termed the '.civil war;" and that the
men would be released by giving their word
OF honor to the same effect, with the assa-
rance that if their word was violated they
would be liable 10 be taken prisoners and
shot. Yesterday affaruaan after he sfpa m or