The national Republican., 1861-05-13

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HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MIS-.
SOURI,.
Surrender ofa Brigade Of Missouri Ssces.
sionists.
ST. Louis, May 10.
General Frosts brigade Of Missouri militia,
encamped at Camp jackson, on the western
outskirts of the city, surrendered uncondition-
ally this afternoon on demand Of Captain Lyon,
commander Of the United States forces Of this
city.
Captain Lyon marched on Camp jackson
with some 5000 volunteers, surrounded it, and
planted eight field pieces on the adjoining emf.
nences. The following letter was sent from
Captain Lyon to General Frost:
HEADQUARTERS U. s. TRooPs,
ST. LOUIS, May 10, 1861.
To General D. M Frost:
Sir Your command is regarded as evidently
hostile toward the Government of the United
States. 1t is, for the most part, made up of
those secession is who have openly avowed
their hostility to the General Government, and
have been plotting at the seizure Of its property
and the overthrow of its authority.
You are openly in communication with the
so.called Southern Confederacy, which is now
at war with the United States and you are re-
ceiving at your camp from the said Confed.
eracy, under its flag, large supplies of material
of war, most of which is known to be the prop.
erty of the United States.
These extraordinary preparations plainly in.
dicate none other than the well.known purpose
Of the Governor Of this State, under whose or
ders you are acting, and whose purpose, recently
responded to by that body in the most unpar.
alleled legislation, having in direct view hostil
tiles to the General Government, and ooopera
ton with the enemy.
In view Of these considerations, and your
failure to disperse in obedience to the procla.
nation of the President, and Of the eminent
necessity Of State policy and welfare and obi
cations imposed upon me by instructions from
Washington, it is my duty to demand, and do
hereby demand, of you an immediate surrender
of your command, with no other conditions than
that all persons ssurrendering under this demand
shall be humanely and kindly treated. Believ.
ing myself prepared to enforce this demaed, one
half hours time, before doing so, will be allowed
for your compliance Herewith.
W. LYON,
Capt. I'd Infantry, Commanding Troops.
1t is understood that General Frost says this
letter was not received by him until his camp
was surrounded by United States troops. He
then replied that the encsmpment was organ.
lied under the law Of the State, simply for organ
izing and drilling the volunteer militia of this
military district
Not expecting any demonstration, he was
unprepared successfully to resist attack there.
fore he accepted the terms specified, and sur.
rendered his command-about 800 men then
in camp, q large number being in the city on
leave. They then laid down their arms, and
| Tod 90 a. shf.n III ,(
| A release on parole has been rendered the
an oath not to take up arms sgain against the
Government of the United States, which they
declined, on the ground that it implied they
had already taken up arms against the Gov
ernment, which they discamed. Just before
the troops left for the city, and while the State
forces were drawn up between the twolines o.
volunteers, several rocks were thrown at the
volunteers, and few pistol shots fred by ex
cited parties in the surrounding crowd, which
was composed Of large number of citizens
including many women. One shot took effec
in the leg of Captain Blantowski, and as he fel
he gave the word to FIRE, which was obeyed b,
some two or three companies, resulting in the
death Of upward Of twenty persons, including
two women and several children, and badl,
wounding several others.
The following are the only names of thos
killed that can be ascertained to hight Messrs
Walter Mcdonald, Thomas A. Havens, Ncho
las Knoblach, Emily Summers. The following
are fatally wounded Claiborne Wills on an,
Truman Wright.
Intense excitement exists in the city. Larg
bodies Of troops are thronging the streets.
The Democrat and Anzeiger Offices have bee
threatened by the mob, but through the promp,
ness Of the chief of police, Mr.. Donoug Oh, an
violent demonstration, thus far, has been pre-
vented.
All gun shops in the city are guarded by q
armed police force, and about two hundre
have been detailed to protect the Democrat an
Anzeiger Offices.
WAR DECLARED BY THE CONGRESS OF TIL
CONFEDERATE STATEs.-The Montgomery Cor
gress has passed an act declaring war betwee
the Southern Confederacy and the Government
of the United States, excepting the States {
Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ker
tucky, Arkansas, Missouri, and Delaware, an
the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico
and the Indian Territory south Of Kansas. Th
preamble to the act recites the alleged wrong
! suffered by the seeding States, and argues tn
necessity Of making war upon the Federal Go'
ernment. The act authorizes the granting
letters of marque and reprsal on certain COZ
dtions, and announces that free ships max
: free goods" Thirty days are allowed Feder'
vessels now in ports of the Confederate State
for lawful commerce, to return to their HON
, ports. Five per cent. of the prize money
reserved as q fund in aid of the widows and o
phans of those killed on private armed We
, sells, and for the support of the wounded an
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