Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-05-11

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Gen. Frost,s brigade Of Missouri Militia en-
camped At Camp JRekHon, IN the western outsktrts
OF the city, surrendered Internationally this NJ
afternoon on demand Of Capt Lyon, commander
OF the u. S. forces In this city.
Capt Lyon marched on Camp Jackson with
some 1000 volunteers, surrounded Il, and planted
eight field pieces on adjoining eminenoes. The
following letter was sent from Capt. Lyon 10
Gen. Frost
HrAD QuARrERs U. S. TRooPs,
ST. LOWS, May 10, 1891
To GEN. d. NJ. FRosT-Sir; Your command Is
regarded rs evidently hostile towards the GOV
eminent Of the United States. II Is for the most
mart made IN Of those seceesionisis who have
Openly avOwed their hostility o the General
Government, aud have been plotting ~ the seiz
ure ofits property and overthrowOt us a@nihothy'
You are openly in communication Win we ~
called Southern Confederncy which Is nov at war
with the United States, and you are RECEIVING ~
your camp from the COniederacyt ana unoeF rs
nag, large supplies OF materials AT war, the most
az which Is Known 70 be the property OF the
| United states. These extraordinary preparations
mainly Indicate rome other than the we'll known
purpose OF the Governor Of this state under
whose orders you are setting ana wh9se ulPPUrse
was recently communicated TO the Legislature,
has lust been responded to oy that BODY IN 4he
most unparalleled legislation, having IN direct
view hOstilities to the General government anu
cooperation with its enemies
In view Of these considerations, and your tah-
ure TO dispense In obedience to the proclamation
| of the President, and of eminent necessity, STATE
| pOllcy ana MelINfe, anu OuAiHAbltuh iANooeA ABeA
me BY instructions from Washington, It Is my
duty to demand, and / do hereby demand Of you
an immediate surrender OF your command, win
no other condition than thai all persons snrren,
dering under this demand shah be hnmanely and
kindly treated. Believing myself prepared 70 ZEN
force this demand, oRe-haif hours time before
doing so will be allowed for your eomPllanee
Herewith. (Slenedl n. LYoFi
Captain ID Infantry, commanding troops:
1t is understood that Gen. Frost says this letter
was not received BY him until his camp wes sur.
rounde1 by U. s. troops. He then replled ina
the e~ncampment WIS organized under the law Of
the State, and simply fOrOrganizing and drilling
the volunteer militia of this district, Not eX-
peeting any demonstration, he was unprePared
to successfully resist the attack; he, therefore
accepted the terms specified, and surrendered al,
command, about 500 men then in camp, y lArg,
number being In the city on leave laid dowr
their arms and were escorted 10 the city as prs
A release on parole was rendered he officer
and troops, providing they would take oath no
70 take up arms again against the United state
| Government, which they declined on the grOunC
nat it implied they had already taken up arm
against the Government, which they disclaimed
LATER.
Just before the troops started for the city, snI
while the State forces, were drawn up between
two lines OfvOlunteers, several rocks were throw
at the volunteers, and q few pistol shots wen
fred by excited parties in the surroundin.
crowd, which was composed OF a iarg
number OF citizens, including man.
women One shot TOOK enect IN the leg OF zap
Blantowsky, and as he fell, he gave the word {
hFe. which was obeyed by some two OF thre
companies, resulting in the death OF upwards Q
twenty persons, including two women and sew
eral children, and badly wOunding several otheri
D, The following are only names of those kille
that can be ascertained to-night-Walter Nj
Dowel, Thomas A. Haven. Nicholas KnOblacl
Emily Summers. Probably fatally wounded
Claiborne Wilson and Truman Wright.
Intense excitement exists in the city, and larg
bodies Of men are thronging the streets.
The Democrat and Anzeiger offices have bee
threatened by q mob, but through the promp
ness of Chief of Police McDcnOugh, any YiOleT
demonstration tous far has been prevented.
AL the gun shops in the city are guarded b
armed police, and about two hundred men haE
been detailed to protect the Democrat and Al
zeiger offices.
The lateness of the hour preelHdes the poss
bilitV of getting more reliable information Il
night.