Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-05-17
LATER NEWS.

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ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 10. General
Frost's brigade of the Missouri militia,
encamped at Camp jackson, surrendered
Internationally this afternoen,on demand
of Captain Lyon commander Of the
United States forces in this city. Cap
tain Lyon marced on Camp Jackson with
some G000 volunteers, surrounded it, and
planted eight field pieces on the adjoin-
ing enhances.
Captain Lyon sent the following letter
to General Frost:
HEADQUARTERS U. S. TRooPs, }
ST. LOUIS, May 10.
70 Gen. d. Il. Frost. Sir: Your
command is regarded az evidently hos
tile toward the government of the United
States it is for the most part made up
of those secessionists who have openly
a7owed their hostility to the general gov
eminent, and have been plotting at the
-, ,u5 ,lo o,-o-,bro,y IF r., author.
ity. You are openly in communication
with the so called Southern Confedegacy
H.. :. ,ou, - ,,ar with t5a Trritod
Co.., on1 -, ara racaivino IT vopr
oa,,,, c.. so;J C,nc.dsrocr up5or its a,o
lor.a. son,,;as and materials of war most
., ,sli,t ara l,nown 70 be the nronerty
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Thoso ex,raordinarv nrsnaratiops
,,,oin,v Indicate none other than well
t,o,nn r,nr,,.os If fine C,ovar,or Of t,is
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,,,n,rrolislad LEGISLATION and having in % /
d;r.o, view hos,fr;iee 70 fba General
c,ayororoo, and co-ooorstiao v;tb ms
anonias In view IF these co1sidara-
tions and YOUR failure TO df-nerse. in obe- .
disnce 10 ,be proclamation of ,be P-e.,- .
don't and Of the eminent necessity Of
State nnl;,v and Of the welfare and ob.
ligations i,n,osed- On ma by instructions
from Washington. il IA my duty to de-
,nan1 and 10 hereby demand. q Won
an immediate surrender Of your com.
mo,5 with RI, orb.r cond,,,o, tbaa that
oil norsors srrrsn5arir, u,1sr iii. De.
mand shall be bumansly and kindly
trsateI: believing myself urepared TO en-.
force this demand, one half hours time
before doing so viii be allowed for your
complain ce herewith. H
(Signed) n LYON, 1,
Captain Second Infantry. .
Itis understood that Frost SAYS this
letter was not received until his camp
was surrounded. He then replied that
he encampment was organized under a
law OF the State simply for organizing
and drilling the volunteer militia oil tins =
military district and not expecting any 4
demonstration, be was unprepared to sue
'esstuliy to resist the attack; he there q
ore accepted the terms specified, and
surrendered his command, about eight
hundred men being in camp, and large
number being in the city on leave they
hen laid down their arms and were es-
orted to the city as prisoners Of war,
Release on parole was rendered to the j.,
,fTicers and troops, provided they took
he oath not to take up arms again
lgainst the United States government,
which they declined on the ground that
implied that they had already taken >
p arms which they disclaimed
Just before the troops left for the city
nd while the State forces were drawn ?
p between the lines of the volunteers.
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