The Van Buren press., 1861-05-15

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The Worlds correspondent,
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, iEhh'vrIr, May
Fifteen hundred additional ,roon. .,
id from Philadelphia. this evepirdp a,riv-
include the. first Regiment of Penee.u Ihey
Artillery. Col. Pattersons and Sb SbsNaaa
battery. The whole force is in n o.aaa's
state of efficiency. mp.tts
Gen. Harvey has been ordered %
Louis. SAINT
Gen. Lane was despatched sou.
ago, to Kansas. on important bushes, aA!'
nected with tht Government con.
He will have command of a laroo
and will proceed as soon as .otee.
through the Indian country to For,p pS'sols S'
for the purpose of taking that Dos, mni'a; ."ni;,
others belonging to the Goverpmors a
Missouri and Arkansas.
ST. LorIs, May 10 pv
About 1000 United States troon. -,
command of Capt. Lyon and Col p,Ns pnief
marched out of Market street. mi. .n
noon. in the direction of Camp ,Js.,.'
where the State forces, under C,or E'
were encamped.
1t is reported that the intention os a.
United States Troops is. to make
mand for cannons and other Goysrnr,sS.
property in the hands OF the State
LATER.
This afternoon some 1000 trooos g..
the Arsenal, marched to Camp J.ctsoaa
surrounded and caused its surrender
1t is rumored that this movemen, u
caused by the refusal of Gen Frost. "a ~
turn the Govt property, loaned the St,,.
for the south west expedition. The St.
troops marched out as prisoners of w,r,ss
were proceeding towards the CITY WI
from some cause not clearly known. a com @
pany of United States troops we., at,,sn4,
by mob in the rear. and fired into a'.a 80
crowd, killing and wounding some ,b;.,s ,as
persons. 1t is said brick bats were throw!
ana pis'c.s .ired at the soldiers. There was
ss.oat excitement among outsiders Thou.
sands were on the ground, supposing tb,,
all danger was over as the State troops hal
surrendered some hours previous. .
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Sr. Louis, May IA, an.
Last Friday afternoon, 4,50O Unasa
States troops from the Arsenal, mosI,
German volunteers sworn into JTni,.5
| States service, formed and marched rapidlv
to Camp jackson, the rendezvous Of the
Missouri State troops and demanded their
surrender. State troops, numbering 500
marched to the Arsenal, as prisoners ot
war, all their arms and munitions, includ.
ing some just received from South, were
taken The crowd and prisoners cheered
for jeff Davis and groaned tor the Dutch
1t is said rocks were thrown and pistols
fired into United States troops. when abou.
marching back to the Arsenal At all
events, they fired into the crowd, killing
some twenty five men. women and children.
Intense excitement that night Democrat
and Anseger newspaper offices had to be
guarded by police. Considerable private
shooting done.
Also. on hearing the above news at JEFF
ferson City. and also a rumor that Blair,
with U. 5. troops had goLe up to attack
Jefferson City. The Governor convened
the Legislature after midnight They pas
sed military and active bills, raising 81.
100000 to arm the State, and provid
troops DE. The Governor sent down and
burned Usage Bridge to prevent troops
from crossing. Saturday. quite n numbe,
OF persons were shot in private quarrels and
lot OF United States troops being fired
on in the streets, returned fire. killing SIX
or eight. Saturday and Sunday many
families left the city. Gen. Harney arry.
ed, and posted four hundred old regulars,
With four pieces cannon, in the central por-
ton OF city. Monday. everything more
quiet, to-day. Gen. Harney issued an ad.
dresss. stating that military bill. stab
at the Unitel States Government. and yir.
tuaily secession movement have been made
and says ne will protect peaceable citiasr
from Its liabilities. He says further tlSl
the whole power of the Government W.
be used to keep Missouri in the Union.
A srea. many German and Union mea
are being driven out of the interior Of the
State.
Large numbers of Illinois troops are be-
ing concentrated on the Hin Dis shore near
St. Louis.
Inns city is now very quiet. but people
are still leaving. Business is much de.
pressed. 1t is thought that most of the In.
diana, Ohio, and Michigan volunteers are
so posted that they can and will be thrown
into Missouri at short notice.
Lane is raising quite an army in Kansas
to operate on the western boIder of Nilsson
RI and Arkansas. 1t is rumored that be
VIII attempt to reeapture Fort Smith, bot
doubtful.
Sr. LOUIS, MayH
| The following is given as an inventory Of the
property captured by the U. s Army, from The
State Camp at Lindulls grove: Three - poundefs,
mortars, large quantity of ball and bombs, IN
ale barrels. artillery pieces in boxes of heavy plank
the boxes labeled Jamaroo, care Greely 4 Gale. 81
LOUIS, Iron Mountain r. R., 1900 rifles late nrocsl
y. ; nanufacture, tents aud camp equipanenrs.
peIa pieces OF brass, 25 kegs powder, 80 ten !nen
bomb Shells BOO inch do, G brass nlortlrs inch
diameter, iron mortars III inches and some mum
tons.
! The bodies of two more of the persons killed in
the Camp jackson collision have bcCri identified,
their names are Armond Letown and Philip Les-
Er, the former was carpenter and resided at Oia'
ION street, she later was young man about ~
native OF Philadelphia. An effort is being made
TO obtain the release of Capt Emmett Mcdonald,
on habus corpus, the ablest lawyer in tht city $
e!npleyedS0udge is considering the afPiic.,
tion Tor the writ, in the meantime it IS rGToeo
tnat the commander at tue arsl nal has sent Melon
aid 70 Washington. The U. s. troops stationed Is
the l4th st. depot of the Pacific Railroad, weree
iieved yesterday. All the depots in the city !e am
NOW iec frcm troops and business on the ros1D ross,
going ON as usual The several regi.ienis Of no
voiunteers Lave been formed in brigads, stylrd ue
ISL brigade OF Mo. yoiu lteers, under Gen: Lyon