Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-15
SUNDAY IN THE CITY
More Excitement and Alarm!
Proclamation Of General Harvey
QUIER REsToREDI
rrom tha 8. Loni. RspublIcan. N,r -.

From the St. LOuis Republican. May ID.
Saturday was another day of extraordinary ex>
citement IN the city & more intense state of pub
lie feeling has never before existed in ST. Louis.
During Friday night comparative quiet prevailed
upon the streets. owing TO the precautions Of
efficient Metropolitan Police and by 10 or ii O'Clock
the commotion consequent upon the stirring events
of the day had measurably subsidized. The more
peacefully disposed Of the population retired early
to their dwellings but not at all to sleep. Great
alarm was manifested in every quarter lest out
break might occur the effects of which would be
to involve the whole city in destruction. In the
wild rush of passion. there was danger felt of
countless collisions between opposing forces, but
luckily none occurred during the night. With the
morning. however, the commotion again arose
throughout the city and at an unusually early hour
the streets were thronged with agtated multitudes
canvassing the occurrences of the preceding after
noon.
Business was almost entirely suspended and the
community seemed profoundly penetrated with a
great grief. A proclamation was promptly issued by
Mayor Taylor, requesting the proprletors of drink
ing saloons, restaurants DC, to close their estab
lishmelts during the continuance of the excitement
This request was cheerfully obeyed. and the other
measuers proposed by the Mayor. for keeping the
peace, acquiesced in by the unanimous consent OF
all good citizens.
Nevertheless it was impossible restrain the most
heated expressions of the people or check the I'M
mistakabe feeling of resentment in relation to the
mvntable transactions. 1t will be duty in sub
sequent paragraphs to narrate the tragical results
of this evaporation; but before doing @, let re
to the events which transpired at Camp jackson
at the time Of the surrender of Gen. Frost, with al
account Of the treatment of his command as prison
ers of war.
EVACUATION or CAMP JACKSON.
On the receipt of Captain Lyons letter, published
in this paper yesterday morning. General Eros
wrote the following answer
CAMP JACKSON. No. May 10. 1851.
Capt. \. Lyon Commanding L. S. Troops:
SIR: | never for moment conceived the idea
that so illegal and unconstitutional demand as
have just received from you would be made by any
officer of the United States army. l am wholly IN
prepared 10 defend Dly command FROM this unwar
ranted attack and shall therefore be forced to com
ply with your demand.
am. sir, very respectfully, your Obedient ser
want, ID. NJ. FROsT,
Brigadier General Commanding Camp
Jackson, IL. V. NJ.
Camp Jackson was therefore immediately broker
| up and the whole brigade comman became prison
els OF war. Many of the officers broke their swords
in preteuce TO surrendering them, and the muskets
rifles and side arms were taken from the men.
Every thing in the camp was taken possession o.
by the victorious army, including much of the bag
gage and other private property of the officers and
| men. The horses tents and other equipments were
| also seized as conraband of war, and ! German
| regiment. in command of Col. Sigel portion O
| Col Schuttner's command. and the regulars under
Capt Sweeny, took up their quarters in camp Jack
son. The amp was vacated yesterday morning
/ aud the tents and military ECU pments were remOv
! ed the Arsenal.
| During the march TO the Arsenal the brigade was
subjected to all sorts of insults There was great
deal Of derisIYe shouting in foreign tongre. The
prisoners were greeted in their passage by cheers
for Capt Lyon, cheers for Col Blair and there wa:
| one man, who cheered for Lincoln. and this army
Of eight thousand men, rank and file had taker
eight hundred citizens of St Louis prisoners, cap
tured an American flag and flag bearing the arms
of the State OF Missouri Inside of the walls of the
| Arsenal, Gen Frost his staff and the filters OF
companies, conducted TO quarters assigned to
| them. and the men were crowded pelmell into tive
| large brick buildings the grounds. 10 these bar
racks there were sort of Accommodations for eth
er man or beast There was scarcely standing room
! for the large number crowded into them, and how
the troops passed the night none but themselves car
! ever know.
| The men received nothing to eat on Friday night
but they did not go 'supperless TO bed Satur
| day morning a little hard pilot bread admins
| tered to each man, and small quantity Of water
was given by way of refreshment At II o cOCl
some bad coffee doled out in the reach of few
of the more fortunate. None were allowed egres:
on any pretense-and no idea can be formed of the
filthy condition of their quarters when the guard
were removed and they marched out in the even
ing. preparatory 10 returning to their homes IN the
city. This is specimen of the humanity and
kindness with which the Missouri Volunteer Mill
tia were TO be treated in case they surrendered
Camp Jackson.
The officers were not permitted to see or hold
any sort of communication with their men, until
just before leaving their prison houses Saturday
evening. The usual custom of war is to require
officers to pay all due attention to the personal
comforts OF their men, but this civihty seems to
have been overlooked by the captors.
The officers quarters were more adequate IN
room to the number Of persons to be accommodate
ed, but they supplied with no conveniences-
neither furniture nor be lding. General Frost and
all the officers were obliged to sleep the floor
with their boots for pillows They wish, however,
to express their obligations to individual United
States officers stationed at the Arsenal, for great
courtesy and kindness. As individuals they did all
in their power to render the condition of the Off
GERS OF the Brigade as comfortable as possible. A
sentinel was stationed at the door of the officers
quarters.
RELEASE OF THE BRIGADE.