Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-13
Correspondence Between Captain
Lyen and Gen, frest.
ZHx TRAITORS DZ0A RAID AND
NARCHED orr As PRS.
OAkR6 or VAR
0olAiers Attacked ~ the Mob In
tho Atroees.
TsRY PlRG o. TuR CROW D-SRv-
RRAL PEnSoxS KILLED.

ST. LoUIs, Nay l0.-lO:3O r. y.
General Frost's brigsds Of Missouri 0ihtis,
eneamped at Camp Jsekeoo, ON the ~sst<rn
outskirts OF shs clty, ssvsssdsred wscssdstsoN
ally. shis sftsenooo. on ds@snd oi Captain
Lyon, comnandsr If The Uoitsd Statss tore
IN this c,ty. Capt Lyon marched on Camp
Jackson with some 6.OOO v0iuutesss. surround
ed il and planted eight 6sld pieces on ID
Joining sminsscss. Toe following letter vsa
sent from Capt Lyon to Geo. Fross:
HsAD QuAsrsss U. >. Taoera
81. Lous. Nay 10th. !
GEN. D. n. Fsosr-Si, Your command
10 regarded ~ evidently hostile towards the
Government Of the U .. IL 10 for the nosl
part made up of those seesssionisis who bsvs
openly svowsd their hostility 10 the General
Government. and have been plotting at the
seizure Of its property, aud the Overthrow Of
its authority. You srs openly IN .ommunies-
t;on With the so-callsd Southern CO0fsdsrs.
cy, which 10 nov st var With The u. s., ana
,ou are reeeisiDg st your camp. from said
Confederscy aud under IL flag. large soppliss
Of materisl Of var. most Of which know 70 bs
the property Of The u g. These sxtrsord.aa.
r preparations plainly indicate Gons other
than the we'll known purpose Of the Governor
Of this state, under wAOse orders 0u are act
ing. and whose purpose recently commuSies.
ted to the Leg 'slstnrs. has Just bssu responded
to by that body 10 nost unparalleled isgisls-
ton, having in direct view hostiIiti TO tho
General Government. and co-ope, stion with
It's enemies 10 view Of these cossidsrsti0Ds.
and your failure TO dispeFee in obedience to the
proclamation Of the President. and Of eminent
necessity. State policy and sliars. and the
obligations impe sed upon me by instructions
fr.ns II Il Amtu IN Aas nd
and 4 do hereby demand Of yow 90 immediate
surrender OF your command with no other con.
dition than that sli psrsoss sursends..Dg IN
der this demsud shall be humAnely and kindly
treated. Believing myself prepared 70 soio' o.
his dsmsnd, one half hours time before doing
so. viii be allowed you tor your compliance
therewiih.
[sigDed] N LYos.
Capt. % Infantry Comms ding.
It 10 nnders ood that General u. n Fros
Gays this letter vas not received by him IN.
til his camp vas surrounded by U. ). trool ..
lie then replied that The encampment vss or
gaIisef under . Law ol the State simply for
organised drilling Of the volunteer militia Of
this military district. and not expecting any
demonstration. he vas unprepsred 70 success
fully resist IN attack. Therefore he accept.
I'd the terms specified, and surrendered biz
command.
About 500 nsn then in c,mp. e large
number being Ia the city on lesv~) then laid
dawn their arms and we're escorted to the
city - prisoners Of var.
AZ the prisoners we're released on parole
aid . tender Of officers and troops. providing
they would take oath not to take up srn.s
against the q. 8. Government. which they de-
clin&d TO do on the ground that il Implied
thst thsy had already taken up arms agains,
the Government. which they disslsimsd.
Just before the trOops started for the city
and while the State forces we're drawn Or
between two linee Of voisnteers. several rock,
~ere thrown st the vo'rnteers, and fsw
pistol sbo,s we're fred By excited parties i,
the surrounding. which vss composed Of Z
large number Of citizens, inc uding many 20
men. One shot took effect 10 the leg 81
Capt Blsnto vsty. and - he fell hs cav,
word to FIRE. which va obeyed by soms tve
or three csmpsniss resnltipg in the death d
upwards Of twenty persoDs. including tve
women and ssversl children. en-; badly
wounding several Others The following o..
the only names Of those killed which can b.
ssesrtsinsd tonight: Walter Mcdowell
Thomss 4. Hsren. Nieholss Knoblsch, Emil,
Somers- prob. .bly fatally wouodsd-Clsy borne
Wilson. Truman Wright.
Intense excitement exists IN the city. Lsrg,
bodies Of men are thsoagtoe tho streets. Tb,
Dsmoeras and A~ss;gsv Offices have bss1
threatened BY the mob. but through th.
promptn~rs Of the Chief Of the Po
lice, McDonough. violent denomination
,hus far have been prevented. Al the eul
shops in the city ere guarded by armed p0liee
and about tvo bundred men have been Dc
tailed to protect the Demoeyot and Aaseios,
Offices.
81. LOUIS. My IL.
Many eou0icEing Fuuoss prevail relative to th(
cause Of the Anng on the crowd Of spectators .,
Camp jackson last evs ming. Some cay that r,cks
bricks and other missiles were hu.sd ct the volun
tesrs. smashing ma'ksts, breaking limbs and
otherwise wosnding the soldiers Othsn asssr
tie contrary respectable cisisen. an eye Wit
%. Who stood Z few feet benin6 tAe troops q q
fred, states p sti.ely. that no rocks were thrown
snd no pistols 6,ed By The esCvd that the onlJ
Ircvcettion given vs. abusivs eudthets iaunehsd
ever, that sitse the airing oe0msnesd, the shstl
we're returned BY parties in the crowd, woaniinl
several s0ldters.
Il Il undssetool that thesoush invsstiestion
Of matters hss bssn ordered bv Cept. lyon, whsl
the truth II b. nown. Several Of The troopl
ara under arrest.
Ii il difficult to learn The nanss Of the tsrsd in
eensequesss Of their speedy ssmoval By friends
but full list will be asesstsined tO-day.
Hon John b ~ and Col Robs. Campbell heve
received noss from 0sa. Frrss which ~. besa
distsibused about the city in extras, earnestly On
treating his friends Of the State Militia, now held
prisoners Of varin the arsenal to sbstsin fron
sny Demonstration, St. 'ing thas their safely d.
pen 10 upon their quictneSs IN the city.
Gen. harney has s,rived and tskss command
Of the United States orces.
Capt. Lyon will start for Warrington to-0or-
row.
The following additional Names b those killed
hsve been ascsStained.
Casper n. Glemer. Jshn Swsikhost, John Wat
en-, P: Doan, }; }. Jones, iostaee &c ohls. =