The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-05-16

nand oil Capt. Lyon, commander oil the
y. s. forces in this city.
C.p'. Lyon marched on Camp ckscu
With some q 0OJ volunteers, surr ,unded
IL, aud plant d e'ghi Hold pieces on adjoin.
Ing cmineuces. INC fjlllwing letter was
CT i.om Capt Lyon ~ q n. FrosG
HEAp ouERrHRs q. =. Tnoors,
Sr Louis. Nay O,lsji.
To GEv D. NJ Fto -Sa; Your com
m ,rd is rcgird ~ cvijcndy host 10 to
ht Government of Ia, United States !,
is for the most part made up Of those Sc
ces i4nists who have op ny avowed their
hostility u the General Government, and
have btn plotting at the 8 izure Of It's
prop rty aud overthrow OF its autho'i y
You are openy in conmunica, OF with
the 50 co led Southern Confederacy which
is now at war with tho United S ates, and
you are receiving at your camp from the
Confederacy, aud und r its ilAg, large
supplies Of materials OF war, the most OF
which i known to b. the pop rty Of the
Uni cd $ ates. These tx,raorlinary pre-.
puations plainly indicate none other than
lhe well kno vn purpose of the Governor
aching, and whose purpose was recently
communicated 10 the l. gisIatur has jr9t
been responded to by lha. body in the
most un, aralleled legi.laiou, having ID
direct view osiliies to the G neral Gov
ernmont, aud co-operahon with its enc
mics.
IL view Of these combinations, and
your failure TO dispersl in obedience to
the proclamation e the President, aud of
eminent neces ity, State poicy and wei
fare. and ob. =, a ioas imposed upon me by
instructions from Washington, it is my
duty TO demand of you, an immediate
surrender of your c mnand, with NJ 9TH
er condition than III 1t all persons urren-
dering under this demand shall be hu
namely and kindly treated. Believing
myself prepared to enforce this demand,
one half hours lime tine before doing 81
will be alIo wed fJr yolr compliance there
with, (S5nsd,) N. Lynn.
Captain Cd Infantry conmaning troops.
Ii is understood that G n. Frost says
this letter was not received by him until
his camp was surroun led by U. S troops
liz thea replied tia the enoamp uent was
ganiS ID under the law Of tie State, and
simply for organizing and drilling the vol
unteer militia Of this district. Not expect.
ing any demonstration he was unpre
pared TO successfully resist the attack; he,
therefore, accepted the terms sp Gifted
nd surrendered his command, about 800
men then in camp Ca large number be
ing in the CT y on leave) laid down the'i
arms and were escorted TO The city n.
pIioters { war.
Just before the troops started for the
city and while the State forces were drawn
up bstween two lines of yoIulteers, We.
raj rocks were thrown at the vo'unte rs
and few pistol shots were fred by cxci'
ed partcs in the surrounding crowd, which
was composed of 'arge number of eli
ains inc u ling many women. Ole 81 o
tock fleet in the leg of Capt Bantowsky
and rs lac ell he gave the word to fire
which was % ycd by some two or three
comp mics, resulting in the death f up
wa DIS of twenty pers onS, in n5ludiig tive
women and several children, and badly
wounding several Others.
The following are the only names o
those klled tia can be ascertincd to
eight : Walter Med well, Thomas A
Haven Nicholas KnohllcE Emily Somers
Probably fatally wounded Claiborne
! Wilson and Truman Wright.
Intense Excitement ,x sis in the city
and large DO lies OF men are throngiug th,
/ streets.
The Democrat and A zciger Off ,e
have been threatened by a mob, bu
through the promp'ness of Chief of Po
hce McOonou5h, ary violent demonstra
ion thus far has b1,n prevented.
All the gln shops in The cry ave guard
ed by armed poll e, and about Two hund
red m,n have been detailed to protect III
Democrat and Arz l. Offices,
The la.eness of lhe hour prevents th
possibility of getting more reliable info.
nation tonight.
Sr LouI,, Nay ll.-MaAy con(ljcLin
rumors prevail relative 10 the cause of tn
diing on the crowd of spectators at Cam
Jack on last evening. Some say ths
rocks. bricks md 9th, missiles we're lu
ed at ,he volunteers, sm ,Shlng M ksts
} breaking limbs and otherwise woundin
the socirs; while others ,sert the COZ
irary. Several of the troops are unde
arrest,
The troops en5ag, ia the capture {
Camp Jackson were the l1t Cd, 81 an
4lh II g,ments U s Nomlteers, unde
Colonels Blair. Boerusteiu, Sigel an
Schumer, and the 3 aud h Regiment
q, S, Reserve Corps, formerly the HON
Guard, under Colonels MoNeal an
3 own, Capt Lyon was. but moi danger
ousy kicked by horse on the cam
! grounds.
? The following additional names of thos
/ killed have been a'certamed: Casper
/ Gienuer,c g ,al, John Sweikhart, John w,
ler.. p Doan. j, j, Jones. Porlage couI
". obi, l. Carl, Chris ian Dean, Mr.
McCau i'll. Mr.. Chapman, L. ID, Allel
} and two boys named lceuhower and lie
/. sirg
The U. s, troops are now in possessi,
OF Camp jack Oh, with all it's ,qujpag
!. tents, provisions. dc. The PaH6o al
@ North Missouri II, II. depots are occ,
pied by the volunteers
Much excitement exists in tie city. b
4 owing to the efficiency Of the military p
lice corps, order prevails,
Gen Frost, with has staff and all 4
a State troops, are at the arsenal
LA1ER -FrosL's brigade was releas
from the arsenal this evening the office
10 being liberated on parole, and the m
takinp oath thev would rot n ar ar,