Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-05-17
Capt. Lyon captures a Rebel
Brigade of Missouri State
Troops.
ST.. LOUIS, 10th

General Frost's brigade of the Missouri
Militia encamped at Camp jackson, surren-
dercd Internationally this afternoon on de-
mand Of Capt. Lyon, commander of the |.
). forces in this city. Capt. Lyon marched
on camp jackson with some G000 volunteers
surrounded it and planted field pieces on
the adjoining emincnce. Capt. Lyon sent
the following letter to Gen. Frost
TO Gen. d. H. Frost.
SIR Your command is regarded as evil
IDENTIFY hostile towards the Government of
the United States 1t is for the most part
made up of thus secessionists who have
openly ayowcd their hostility to the general
Government and have been lotting at the
seizure Of its property and the overthrow Of
its authority. You arr openly in commune
cation with the 50 called southern Conteier
acy which is now ut war with the United
States, and you are receiving ut your camp
from said Conf derAey under its flag. large
supplies and materials of war, most OF which
are known to he the property of the United
States, These extraordinary preparations
plainly indicate none other than we'll known
purposes of the Governor of this State under
whose orders you are acting and whose pur-
pose was recently communicated To the leg
lslaton and having in direct view hostilities
AZ inst the general Government and cooper
alton with It's enemies.
In view OF these considerations ard your
failure to disperse in obedience 10 the procla-
milton Of the President and Of the imminent
necessity Of State policy and OF the welfare
and obligations imposed on me by instruct
ions from Washington it is my duty to de-
mand and do hereby demand of you an
immediate surrender of your command with
no other condition than that all the persons
surrendering under the demand shall be hui
namely and kindly treated, believing myself
prepared u enforce this demand. One halt
hours time before doing 50 will be al
lowed for your compliance herewith
Signed
n LYON, Captain f ID Infantry.
1t is understood that It says this letter
was not received until hls camp was snrroun-
ded. He then replied that the encampmcnt
was organized under n law of the State sim
ply for organizing and drilling the volunteer
militia OF this military district, aud not ex-
pecting any demonstration, he Was unpre-
pared successfully to resist the attack. lie
therefore accepted the terms specified and
surredercd his command, about ot0 men b..
city on Leave. They then laid down then
arms and were escorted to the city as prison
ers of war.
Release on parole was rendered to tie off
GERS and troops, providing they took the
oath not u take up arms against the U. )
Government, which they declined on the
ground that It implied that they had already
taken up arms. which they disclained.--
Just before the troops leit tor the city, and
while the state troops were drawn up br,
tween the lines Of the volunteers, several
rocks were thrown at the volunteers, aud a
few pistol shots were fired by excited parties
in the surrounding crowd which was com
posed Of large number Of citizens, inelu-
j ing many won.en enc shot t ok effect n
the Lex OF Capt Blant0wski, and as he iell,
he gave the order 10 IRE. which was obeyed
by some two or three COMPANIES, resulting
ia the dath of upwards of twenty persons,
including two women. several children, and
badly woanding several others