Juliet signal., 1861-05-14

htia, encamped at Camp jackson on the
western outskirts of the city, surrendered
unconditioRaliy, this afternoon, on demand
OF Capt. Lyon, ccmmander of the United
States forces in this city. Capt. Lyon
marched on Camp jackson with some G, 900
volunteers, surrounded il and planted eight
field pieces on adjoining eminences. The
following letter was sent frOm Capt Lyon
to Gen. Frost:
HAD ouARrERs Q. s. TROoPsl
ST. LOus, May 10.
GEN. d. NJ FRosT:
SIR Your command is regarded as ey
identity hostile towards the Government of
the United States. 1t is for the most part
made up of those'who have openly avowed
their hostility to the general Government.
and have been plotting at the seizure of it's
property and the overthrow Of It's authority.
Your are openly iE communication with the
80 called Southern Confederacy, which is
now at war with the Uuite6 States, and YOU
are receiving at your camp. from said Con
federacy, and under Its flag, large supplies
OF material of war, most of which ! know
to be the property of the United States
These extraordinary preparations plainly
| indicate none other than the well known
purpose of the Governor of this State, under
whose orders you are acting. and whose
purpose recently communicated to the leg
islature, has just been responded to BY that
tody in most unparalleled Legislation, hav.
ing in direct view hostilities 10 the general
Government, and co operation with its en-
emies. In view Of these considerations m 4
your failure to disperse in obedience to ths
proclamation Of the President, and of emf
nent necessity, State policy and welfare
and the obligations imposed upon me b,
instructions from Washington, il is nv dur,
to demand, and lido hereby demand Of yoi
an immediate surrender Of your commauC
with no other condition than that all per-
sons snrrendering under this demand shaI
be humanely and kindly treated. BeIiev-
ing myself prepared 30 enforce this demand
one half hours time before doing So, will
be allowed you for your compliance there
with.
Signed n Lyon,
Capt. % Infantry c. mmanding.
1t is understood that General D. NJ
Frost says this letter was not received b.
him until his camp was surrounded b.
United States troops. He then replied th a
the ehcampnent was organized under a Law
OF the State simply for organized drilling
OF the volunteer militia of this military dis
trict, and not expecting any demonstratiur
he was unprepared TO successfully resis
an attack. Therefore he accepted IN
terms specified and surrendered his com
mand.
About 800 men then in camp, "a larg
number being in the city on Ieaye,l thei
laid down their arms and we're escorted I
the city as prisoners of war
As the prisoners were released on narol
| a nf af3 n
ing they would take oath not 20 take II,
arms against the Government, which the,
dsclaimed
just before the troops started for the cit
and while the State forces were drawn nj
between the two lines of volunteers. seyera
rocks were thrown at the volunteers. and
few pistol shots were fred by excited mar
ties IN the surrounding crowd, which wa
composed of a large number Of citizens
including many women. One shot tool
effect in the leg Of Capt. BIantowskv. AND
rs he Tell he gave word to fire, which wa,
obeyed by some two or three companies
resulting in the death Of upwards Of twent,
persons, including two women and seyera
children, aud badly wounding several 9th
ers. The following are the only names q
these killed which can be ascertained to-
nigh::
Walter Mcdowell. Thomas A. Haren
Nicholas knoblack, Emily Somers.
Probably fatally wounded Claiborn,
Wilson, Truman Wright.
Intense excitement exist in the city.-
Large bodies of men are thronging tn,
streets. The Democrat and Anzeiqer office,
have been threatened by the mob. bu
through the promptness Of the Chief of IN,
Police, McDonough, any violent demon
STATIONS thus far have been prevented -
All the gun shops in the city are guarded
Dy armed police. and about two hundred
men have been detailed to protect the Dem
ocrdt and Anzciger Offices.