New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-20
CAPTAIN MACDoYALD's REMOVAL FROM
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Fronl Ihe 81 Lonis renihQ Neirf Mau 10

From The 81. Loui, Irea;ng Neirs May IL.
The public, we believe, well advised of NIL the
particulars attending the capture and imprisonment by
Capt. Lyon of Capt f.. Macdonald. The story Of
his sudden and mysterious removal from the Arsenal,
and of his present whereabouts only remains TO be
told.
On Monday night last, information having reached
the officer in command at the Arsenal that the wit Of
h0beas corpus about being serted the removal Of
Capt Macdonald decided upon. For this purpose
n skif was procured. The prisoner was marched out
Of the Arsenal grounds under guard Of four armed
soldiers, commanded by Capt. Cole. Some movement
of the kind have been suspected by outsiders for
before the party reached the skih, furi rush
made by considerable number of PERSONS to rescue
the prisoner.
The consequences would unquesiopably have been
serious, but for the nterpoion and remarks Of Capt
MaDOnald himsef, who expressed his readiness 10
coDlauy his capOrs across tho river, aud legged bis
friends 10 abstain from any act calculated 10 ag vae
the circumstances surrounding him. His words had
the desired effect, and the crowd began to dsperse.
Before doing 30, 30 scyer, news OF the trouble had
reached the Arseoal causing no lutte eXciAnelt a
body Of soldiers was Immediately sent % reinforce
CAPT Cole, aud things were soon ms quiet as usual
Everything being IN readiness, the prisoner was
placed ia the fra boat and under TIE officer aud guard
above mentioned pushed oat into The streaIu. The
boat at once headed for point nearly Immediately
opposite the Illinois shore; but 70 strong was The
current that the party found themselves drifting rapidly
south ward.
The soldiers had abored very hard, but in spite Of
They were fatgued and almost worn ont, though the
fact was soon made apparent that the worst OF
their trouble bad " come. On nearing The leland be-
10 y the Arsenal, the toat sprang aleas and began
to I'LL rsId!y with water At time it thought
she world 60 under, but the energetic baiiog of all
iiauds kept her afoat until the leland reached.
Here second boat procured, and thereafter
a landing was made on the Illinois shore.
IL had COW grown lar into the night, and the feel
ings Of the men afer the ordeal through which
they had parsed must have been ything but pleasant
ill they pushed on, taking the road 10 Casey vile.
This place Is did TO be about six miles from ST. Louie
though is plain 10 be that the route taken by
Capt. Cole considerably increased the distance.
Proceeding about one mile beyond CaaeyviIle the
party halted ut an enctmpmeDt Of United States
troops numbering TWO thousand, under command
of Col. Macarthur. To this officer Capt. Macdonald
was delivered by the Arsenal force hut with what in
struciions a not prepared to ray.
Intelligence Of Capt MacD.'s arrival awakened the
greatest curiosity among the Illinois volunteers. They
bad heard of his refusal take the obligation at the
Arsenal and though they did not approve Of the Seces
hon sentiments by which they imagined BIN to be