, 1861-05-15
:THEcARTURE or CAMP jackson.
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IuteFaktfnE Letter from a. st. Lonia
Volunteer.


:: :: Volunteer. ::
:. We arr permitted to publish the following
interesting letter from . st. Louis volunteer.
who participated IN the capture Of Gen. Frout'e
brigade of 5ecesslonists at st. Lopis-addresa-
ed to his friends in this city: :.
!: -: i .' ,sr, Lou1., May II, 1857. :
= -DEAK Cors1Hs I write you amid the most
intense excitement ,,oWL city has ever known.
A. suppose the telegraph has this morning
platod you III 'poaseaaion Of the facts connect
Sd with the captuIs Of State troops at Camp
.JAckson, I will give you some minor partic..
9sE and se1 s19 asSoznt OF the rsasS 1a,s Of
afternoon + became apparent in the quarters
OF ouT. regiment that something like ''busi
ness" vas in immediate prospect. During
the afternoon and night, unM late houf, the
companies were aasiduously practicing these
manual exercises which prscede the order
plaoed on guald 1t eIsht O'Clock for the en-
suing twenty four hours had the opportu-
nifty of hearing certain vague hints at
seizure Of shipment Of arms, supposed
to have, been received by the stea1ner "swon"
ahd Conveyed to Camp Jackson, being the
property of the government. The night Was
Exceedingly dark, and the rain fell iu torrents.
We ssspposs-fQr we priyates kssew little Of the
plana oi generals sni colopels-that the un-
propitiouanese Of the' weather. deferred the
Attack. s:At about midnight ali the companies
excepting cur own, on guard, were dismissed,
eox 'i.; .oen psee Il zen aent5ne d s1d
the. slowing: aHny= eff ansn Cd :tte reliefs
:uut Eo1 1a41osi and unter tables, benches and
etairs. Tne rubrcribsr Was fortunate enough
to secnre bench ut least ten inchcs vide. after
hla relief, and with an ogercoat for pillow,
coa1ed himHeH into q, etate Of insensibllty
3-r+ s-,+ :, H11&f &f.a ,f
muskat In an instant all hands were ordered
to 'tfal in," aad the usual preparations for
resisting an att.ck made. Word, however,
was shortly received that the alarm MAS oc
-casionsd by the accidental discharge Of
musket In the hands Of sentinel
went to bsncA again at' the earliest moment.
During ali the sae1t day tie active prepara-
ta6rs for an attack were carried on, Until
abo1t three In the afternoon; when several
Regiments from the Arsenal, under command
Of Capt. Lyon, pxsse6 ap II front Of our quar-
ress, Then began such q scene as nesgr Ee-
fore Witnessed. The enthusiasm and impa'
tlenss Of delay, was with difficulty restrained.
Many feared We were not to be. permitted
to participate In the attack, as. our COM
pauJ Haa in charge of the building. for
tbs day. Soon, however, In our turn the
cartridges were served out to us, and then We
took up our line Of march. / refer you to the
GdtEIe 1Vi pnILlCu1a1a u LES ChpltuAdtlDIs
and transfer Of arms and stores. The feeling
Of quiet; grateful satisfaction manifested IN
our portion Of the limo, which surrounded the
camp cannot describe My own feelings as
We stood looking across the rayine
which separated US from it, and sung the
"ssar spanglsd Bannef," and "My Country
Never did 1feel inspired By 70 deep love
for my flag and my county, or 30 devout
desire that the " God. ct our fsthers - would
give us success. The transfer Of prisoners and
property was made at too great a distance for
Us to be spectators Of It, the camp being in
= grove Of oak trees. The firing Of two vol
stood BY us, caused extreme anxiety, and
Was explained by various and contradictory
reports. From the statement Of 8 number Of
reliable eye witnesses, gather that portion
OF the line, after being booted at, threatened,
sud stoned BY the mob, were fred upon by 3
Killed one member Of Capt. Bsandowski's
Company, and brought that officer wounded,
to the ground. He ordered his command to
6ts} hnd the melancholy results detailed In this
mornings papers ensusd.
- To-Day the mob spirit is rampant, Many
-Bhota kaye been fred in the streets, and
wounds and death are theresult. As passed
mstsofne halt dczsh Zouaves running towards
quarters, but suppose they were slmFly:be-
hind time. In an instant, however, q SHOT was
fired ! zqaara ahead, and then man, apraye ent-
II 4 q. 8. soldier, came up, hotly pursued by
perhaps hundred roHgas, who threw stones
q they ran They turned a corner, and not
being disposed to join the chase, SAW no
moro Of them Tha condition of things is
dreadful Many families ere flying to free
territory. afa urabls tt judge correctly of
p1blic sentiment, having had 10 opportunity
to-day Of eons nserai3g with ci1i2ea: friends;
but the raDbIe, the: equals of street 1oafers
aud bar room luungers, hurrah loudly for JET 1
Davis fear lawless mob mere than al the
armies Of the rebela Tue city must and will
be put under martial Law, and the rabble dis
armed, before lny Of uR will be safe. In ef
fecting this, we LOOK gratefully, hopefully,
across the 1ires, knowing that loyal Illinois
will help Us, to any required extent. i fear
must send my family Away, for cannot be at
home to Protect theun. Last night could not
get passed out until after midnight, and then
with orders to appear at 9 this morning. At
twelve Was dismissed till 7 this evening, and
shall probably ua kept on duty all night. +
should not be the wo.ae for this couldI feel
that my famiy were in safety. ltelegraphed
for - to come down to-day and stay with
them. Thus you see our condition. De-
plor6ble, il 1t not? I fear to night will bring
new horrors. Some fire regiments are within
four houra' call, oa the cast tide Of this river,
ann within twelve hours, Illinois would give
rs ten Thousand tronpA. ,..s
ARaotfonatelv yours, WN.