Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-05-18

and revolvers than the Northern troops
and feel confident of success. The
troops at Richmond have not been paid,
and flour costs $40, pork $50 per Dbl.
Virginia and Carolina bonds worth
/ 20 cents o.. the dollar. Ia
Harrisburg, May 1o.-Application
has been made by private parties of the
Eastern States to Gov. Curtin to per-
NIT bodies of armed free blacks to pass
through Pennsylvania. They met with
unconditional refusal, and great salts
faction is expressed here at the Gov
ernor's decision. These applications
were to arouse the slaves Of the South
ern States to rebellion. 1 .EEE
New York, May 1O.-The Times
Washington despatch says the War
Department received & despatch this
evening from Gen. Butler, stating that
he had seized the famous steam gun
built by Winans, Of Baltimore, who at
tempted to send it to Harper's Ferry
for the Virginians. Secretary Cameron
returned the compliments Of the gov
eminent, and commanded him to seize
everything contraband being sent by
the rebels. Orders will be issued to
arrest Winans, who, if caught, will be
treated summariy. He is the same
man who gave 100000 to aid the Sc
cessionists in their work of treason.
Messages have been passing constant
| ly between the government and Cairo.
Trouble is anticipated there overnight.
Messengers have been dispatched to-
day to Cairo and other points, ordering
the concentration of a large body Of
Western troops at that point.
Southern troops are concentrating at
Norfolk. a regiment of / 100 men and
so cadets from Alabama, arrived there
on the 18th, and enoamped. The Vir-
ginians have now five batteries in Nor
folk harbor
New York, May lit is said that
negotiations are pending for chartering
the Great Eastern for U. S. service.
1t is reported that the Federal au-
thorities took possession Of the Custom
House at Alexandria, Va. No resist
ance was made.
It has been decided upon to keep
two regiments encamped on the Bate
ry here, to assist the police in case of
necessity ..-
The Nashville Banner of the 8th,
says q vessel arrived at New Orleans
on Monday, from Europe, with quar-
ter of a million stand of arms for the
Confederate States.
About fifty boxes Of guns and large
amount of ammunition, had reached
Nashville from the South.
At length we have the unalloyed
pleasure Of announcing that demon
stration has been Successfully made to
clean out the traitors. The Missouri
militia, encamped at Camp Jackson in
St. Louis, under Gen. Frost, were com
PEELED to surrender Internationally on
the 10th, to the Federal forces under
Capt. Lyon. Aspecial despatch to the
Chicago Tribune gives the following
interesting particulars:
The order to Gen. Lyon from Wash
lngton was to take the arms and the
whole camp, the Government deeming
1t improper that so large q force should
be in camp over this city. Gen. Lyon
accordingly made a demand of 6 en-.
Frost for an unconditional surrender of
men, arms and camp equippage, and
gave him half an hour to consider.
No answer having been returned,
Gen. Lyon ordered his forces to march
upon Gen. Frost's camp. The forces
consisted Of about five hundred regu-
lars, Col. Blair's, Col. Boernstein'
Gen. Sigel's and Schuttner's Regi-
ments, amounting in all to above forty
five hundred men. The United States
Reserve forces, or Home Guard, two
regiments under Coils. Mcneil and
Brown were held in reserve.
The troops marched through the city
amid the greatest excitement Of the
people. Thousands accompanied them
to the grounds. They arrived at the
camp about three O'Clock, and in a most
brilliant manouvre at once surrounded
the entire grounds, numbered the ar
tilIery and took position. Captain
Lyon, now Brigadier General of the
volunteer forces, sent in second per
emptory demand. Gen. Frost surren-
dered, but would make no conditions.
General Lyon was unrelenting, in
sisting upon a complete surrender of
the entire camp, with arms and equip
age. These terms were finally compli-
ed with, the Governors troops stack
ing their arms and falling into line
Gen. Sigel was ordered to take charge
Of the camp. which he did at once with
his regiment. The officers Of the staff
were then demanded to surrender on
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