Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29
Interesting Account Of Capt. MacDcp
aid s Removal from the Ars nal.

Interesting Account OF Uapg. MaCDen
aid Removal from the Ars nal.
/ The public, we believe, are well advised
/ OF all the particulars attending the cap
/ ture and imprisonment, 10y Capt. Lyon, OF
Capt f. Mcdonald. The story ct his
sudden and mysterious removal from the
arsenal, and Of his present whereabouts
only remains to be told.
| On Monday nj 5ht last information h0v-
ing reached the officer in command 1T the
| Arsenal that the writ OF habeas corpHs vas
about being served the removal OF Cap
tain Macdonald was decided upon. For
this purpose skiif was procured. The
prisoner was marched out Of The Arsenal
grounds under guard Of four armed sol
diers commanded by Captain Cole. Some
movement of the kind must have been
suspected by outsiders for before the par.
! ty reached the slitfa a furious rush was
made by considerable number Of per.
sons to rescue the prisoner.
. The consequences would uuquestlona.
D DIV have been serious, but for the interpo-
sition and remarks Of Capt. Mach. IA m
self who expressed his readiness to Oc-
company his captors across the river, and
/ begged his to abstain from any act 'aicu-
, lated 10 aggrdvate the circumstances sur
rounding HIM His words had the deSl.
red effect, and the crowd began to dis
pnrsc. Before doing SO, news OF the irou-
bic had reached the Arsenal, causing no
. little excitement. 4 body Of soldiers was
/ immediately sent to reinforce Capt. Cole,
and things were soon as quiet as usual.
Everything icing in readiness, the
p,i oner vas placed i'll the trail boat, and
under the officer and guard above men
toned, pushed out into the stream. The
boat was ct once headed for q point near
" Immediately opposite, on the Illinois
shore but so strong was the current. that
the party found themselves drifting rap
idly southward.
/ The soldiers had labored very hard, but
in spite OF Their eXertiOrS the current took
them onward They were iatlgued and
almost worn out, though the tact was
soon made apparent that the worst OF
their trouble had TO come. On -earlug
the island below the Arsenal the boat
s-raug ,eali, and began to fill rapidly
with water. At one tlme it was thought
she would 20 under, but the energetic
bailmg oGall hands kept her ahoat until
the Island was reached. Here l second
boat was procured, and soon thereafter a
landing vas made on the Illinois shore.
1 1t had now grown far into the night,
md the feelings Of the men, after the Sc
we're ordeal through whicn they had pas
sed, must have been anything but pleas
ant Still they pushed on, taking the
road to Cascyvllc. This place is said to
be about six miles from St. Louis, thou sli
it is plain to be seen that tho route taken
by Capt. Cole considerably increased tie
distance.
Proceeding about one mile beyond Ca.
seville, the party halted at an encamp'
mcnt OF United States troops, numbering
some two thousand, under command OF
Col. Macarthur. 10 this officer Capt. Mac,
Donald was delivered by the Arsenal
force but with what instructions We are
not prepared to say.
Intelligence of Capt. MacD,'s arrival
awakened the greatest curiosity among
the Illinois volunteers. They had heard
of his refusal to take the obligation at the
Arsenal. and though they did not ap'
provo of the secession sentiments 10y
which they imagined him 10 be actuated
vet they all admired his pluck, and resol'
we'd to treat him as brave soldier, and SO
he was treated from the moment ct his
arrival in the camp.
The conduct Of Col. Macarthur, towards
his prisoner. is referred to n the highest
terms. Capt. Mach. having recruited
from the fatigues Of his perilous trip, Is in
the best of spirits. He is cheeriully per-
mitted to see and converse with friends
and all things considered, is faring SUN =
tuously." What disposition is to be made
of him he does not know, nor is he advi'
sed ofthe uext move that is to be made
in connection with his case. lie was yes
terday Informed of the proceedings that
took place before Judge Treat.
Yesterday afternoon, R. S. Macdonald
ESQ, started Cor Caseyyille, to sec bis
brother. lie met with no obstacle noi
interruption of any kind, but was treated
with every courtesy by Col. MeArthuI
and staff and the soldiers generally.-'N
! Louis Ercaipg Ne'cs
nSgnThe dissatisfaction among the vol
unteers at the various encampmeuts IN