The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-13
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Reported for the Richmond Dispatch.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM ST. LOUIS.

ST.. LOUIS, May l0.-General Frests brig
ade of Missouri militia, encamped at Camp
Jackson, on the Western outskirts of the city,
surrendered Internationally this afternoon, on
the demand of Captain Lyon, commander of
the United States forces in this city.
Captain Lyon marched on Camp Jackson
with some thousand volunteers, surrounded it,
and planted eight field pieces on the adjoining
eminences.
The following letter was sent from Captain
Lyon to General Frost:
'HRADauAgTEss op TIE U. s. TRooPs,
ST. LorIs, May 10, 1861.
ITO General D. NJ FRosr.-Sir: Your COM
mand is reported as evidently hostile towards
the Government of the United States. 1t 10
for the most part made mp of those secession
ists who have openly avowed their hostility
to the General Government, and have been
plotting at the seizure Of its property and
overthrow Of its authority. You are openly
in comm unica ton with the so-cAlled South
ern Confederacy, which Is at war with the
United States, and you are receiving at your
camp from the said Confederacy and under Its
flag, large supplies of the material of wal.
most OF which is known to be the property OF
the United States.
These extraordinary preparations plainly
indicate none other than the we'll known
purpose Of the Governor Of this State, under
whose orders you are acting, and whose pur-
pose, as recently Ommunlcated 10 the Le-
| gisiature, has just been responded to by thu I
| body in the most unparalleled legislation, hav-
ing an indirect view to hos tilities TO the Gen
| eral Government and position with its enc
| mics
ain view of these considerations and your
| failure TO dispense in Obedience to the procla-
! nation of the President, and of the eminent
| necessity OF State policy and welfare, and OF
| the obligations i'm posed upon me by instruc-
tons from Washington, 1t is my duty TO de-
mand and do hereby demand of you, an i'm
| mediate surrender Of your command, with no
! other condition than that all persons sur
rendering under this demand shall be humane
| Iy and kindly treated.
| believing myself prepared. to enforce this
| demand one half hours time before doing &C
| will be allowed for your compliance there
| with. lSigned ] N. Lyon,
| Captain Second Infantry,
Commanding the Troops"
1t fs understood that Gen. + rost says th
| letter was not received by him until his camI
| WAS surrounded by n lied States troops. H
| then replied that the encampment was organ
| lied under the law Of the State, simply TO
| organizing and drilling the volunteer militi
| of this military district. Not expecting an.
unprepared to successfully resist the attack
He therefore accepted the terms speclned, an
surrendered his command.
A release on parole was rendered 10 IN
officers and troops, providing they would tax
oaths not to take up arms again against IN
United States Government, which they de
| clined doing, on the ground that 1t lIupie
that they had already taken up arms agalns
! the Government, which they disclaimed.
There were only about 500 men i'll the camI
large number being III the city on leave {
| absence These troops laid down their arm
aud were escorted to the city as prisoners
war.