New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-15

risges bugeies rail cars baggage wagons, on horse
back, and foot. Numbers of men seized res, sno,-
guns, or whatever other wearon they could lay na.us
| upon and rushed pell.mell to the assistance OF U
Ss,e tFoopa but were, Of course, obsrucfed IN tng
design. The hills Of which there number IN ire
neighborhood were literally black with peoole-hnin
dreds Of ladies and Children stationed themselves WIN
tie throDg, but, they thought, out OF harms way
Gen. Frost commanding Camp Jackson, received
the intelligence of tire advance of the Arsenal troops
with equaniuiy, but with some astoIishueIt lie
had head reports that it the design OF Cap Lyon
to attack his camp, but was not a first disposed to
place cfedence in them. 30 rapidly did these rumors
conc to him, however, that yesterday moroiDg he adj
dressed Capt. Lyon note, OF which the following ID
! copy:
| MlssopRI MILI1ii. May 10, 1861.
Capt LYON, Commanding United States Troops IN aud aooas
| 81 Lou,, ArstHal . -, .
Sir: am constantly in receipt Of information that
SD% & S@ e an eIh Sb u"D % h @ tae upon the
.sDa aud nted Stale, troop intended the part Of tho m
you IN attacking citizens Of United States who are in the
lawfo Of duties dyong upon them under the
Constitution ia rgnizing and in rcEg the militia Of the STATE
In obedience hr laws aud Therefore have been 10
doubt Of the information have received
wond be glad from yon, personally whether there
any the that conssnty poured into my
s SO iaT regard. any hostility oes iaendga "a sr~ Marion
Of and, far as can learn land hnk an uy
lively idea entertained On the contrary
prior yourakm jmmend Of the Arseic poheed 70 aoI
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guard the seryiee. Of and all my command and neees
,ary The whoe power d the STATE to pro,. the United states
taxing command Of Department made the pofeT Of
to him. and authorized his ap vi"
bans tine fact that such had been done 70 the
War Department have bad occasion since to change agy
Of the view. aimed at time neither my yo
tru., that after explicit, statement may be able y
fy understanding each oh to keep for from our borders the
misfor'Gles which unappy lfct common country
Tt viii be handed to you oy GOt not sy
chief Of ny t't who will be able to explain anything H'' "'
/ set forth la the foregoing .
sir very respectfully your Gbedieo sery,ns y;
Commanding amp Jackson NJ V. =.
| Capt L. refused TO receive The above commupica.
tion. lie forwarded Gen. Frost the following abont
tie time, if not mstakea Of The Surrounding Oh
bis camp: - r..o..,
Sr. LouIs, May 10 l8el
Gen. D. " FRosr, CO~@S.diHg Cisp Jackson Lo.,;lo
SIR: Yonr command is regarded "a evidently ho-ne
| toward the Government Of the United States.
for hs mo-, PAR Psds gP o o. q" 0cs GeSr
and plotting the seizure OF is property and the
o,sito" o. Il. sassGs snSs cD. e ieb IS now at war
with the United States, and you are receiving a. JoI a o.
the sd coniedeTsoy and gndei r. ' ia E b oroeey
the United States These eHsordna prepsreHo,. H u, pny ~,
of tb STATE under whose orders you acting and whose
pose recently communicated to the Legisaine ha (a 9es
ing in view ho,is to the General Government andeo
In New thee Confederation. and Of your failure dIperse
in obedience 70 the ee.ma9n Of ihe President 1e mo . 81 t
eminent necs'e Of se PP.ysoa. PoTy ioa om wnstoD
LIZ duty 70 demand and Do hereby demand Of mmed
that Al. persons urendons under hi, demand hall be hu
ad ,.d esd BIis & Ss,re S{S lpsI pIePnCa % S s
'"''' W EeryfSspfetfaily your obedlert servant
Commanding Troops
Immedi!tely on the receipt Of the foregoing, Gen.
Frost called consultation OF the officers oi MS st;h
The conclusion arrived TT about as follows; Inc
Brigade was in condition TO make resistance 70 2
force go numerically superior. With but few heid
pieces Of small caliber aud with iess than do1e.
rounds Of cartridges for bis command, battle mnsi
necessarily be Of short duration, and OF but one result
the total rout and defeat OF the state troops io
have withftood attack would have been sheer reck
essness and cruelty to the men oi ueh ffost Coul.
| rand In short the Brigade was not by any means
/ in "A war condition. Gen. Frost stated, moreover
that he had TO wage upon the United states Oh
its tfoors; that lie only acting IN Cheerful obe
drnce 20 the orders Of bis superior oioer an1 10 com
ulapce with the laws of tie State; that lie had antlc
rated no conflict and would not willingly leOpMdhe
The lives of lia In anything that might be con
strued into hostility to the United States Government
! ONLY one 60 be puirued, ana mat "iir
qnickly agreed upon, viz; IA surrender. .
The demand of Capt. Lyon was accordingly Pgfeeo
to- The Stae troops were therefore made pilsohers o
war bat offer was mHde to release them on eondi-
tiou that they would take oath TO support the Con
siitntion Of The United States and would swear not "a
take up arms against the Government These termt
were made known 10 the several commands, md the
oprorunity given 70 all who might feel disposed to ac
cede TO them TO do 80. Some eight or ten men slgn
fled their Willingness but the remainder, a1out sOO
preferred under The circumstances, 10 become prison
ers IA number Of the troops were absent from thr
camp in the city on leave.l lhose VINO declined u
take the prescribed oath sid that they had all eady
sworn alleg to the United States and TO delent
the Government, and TO repeat now would be to ad
nit dat they had been IL rebellion, which they woui'
not concede. .
The preparations for the surrender and for marching
as prsonerf under tie escort Of the Arsenal troops
occupied an hour Ortwo. Tie Brigade was then formed
In ne headed by Gen. Frost and his stall, on horse
back and with colos ing aud drums beating, marched
through the wood skrtiug the road dp TO an opening
that had been made in the fence near the turnpike
Here halt was ordered for Teason and the oppo
tunty was improved by large crowd OF excited
citizens draw the officers Of the staff and salute
them with cheers. The men appeared detected and
rather sad but evidently not conscious of having
done ANYTHING cowardly One Of the officers achieved
a voley Of deafening huzzas by riding up to fence
and hacking away at it with bis sword, breaking and
bending 20 as 10 render entiiey useless IL was
very handsome sword, costing 800, and was recent
present from some mitaly hiends his example was
followed by others amidst Shouts OF applause
About 81, the prisoners Of war leit TIE grove ana
entered tie road the United Stes soldelc inclosl
them by sugle file stretched along each side - 1le
line. A halt was ordered, and the trooTs remaine"
standing in the position they had deployed onto the
! roed in. The head Of the column at the time rested
opposite "a small hill on the left yOu approach the
city, and the line With the entrance 10
| lie grove Vast crowds of people covered the sur.
rounding grounds, aud every fence and hoIse-top in
The vicinity Suddenly the sharn .rporis of several
firearms were heard ION, tie front OF the column,
aho tue ,ect1ofs that lined the adlaceLt hIll were
ser rooing in the greatest dismay and terror IL ap'
| pe0rcd that seyeat members Of one OF Tie German
companies, being pressed by he crowd ana Ieceiy'
ing some blows from hon, turned and discharged thelr
pieces. Fortunately was injured, ana The sol
ders who had done tho act at once placod under
arrest. Handy, however, bad tranquility been re-