Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-05-29
The lllsiOh al N. L0uls-Tull Par.
Culals by an Eye,MitRess I!

u'"'sbl an l!e'hilhess
Tic glegy,lh on Sunday brought ms ia
telliT'acs of bloody afrav having taken
places 81. Louis. on Friday. tle luih Inc.
between lhe black republican merccnaries
in 'sess'0a of iho arsenal there aud
poriis OF the State Iailita-ilen cncamped
i'm no Suburb abe oiiy-in which ssser-
"a iIlEeW women SGl rAiliren were Eill-
"a ami "A nuulcg Oi oilCr cil'zeus woIn-
Hri. no lhls r0Rauilv and murIyruns
assam OF an iHsu.cut set Of ablliliuuisls
upgl. he citizens ola 7 aceiui and 0ulcr-
leviu civ does nos arOWse lla cil.Iens OF
he sntirs State 20 q fu,l appreciation of
die lmgeFs that surround ILym , tEcn in
Jrelhaye ss been W0sn..iy mistaken ia
o-,-t srimaIe ur tie people VI that UAiyal-
r,,gi state. 4 city like ST. Louis, possess
Sim "a trade all inlueRce surpassed by
fen. should nor permil her energies 90 be
/ Lailrs.el ly black rcpub.iran0r any other
isrl. and lhc sooner she rcaigcs this fact
; IA, lslter iol herself aud tie whole state,
following account Of tie late eolll-
sl-r. Or ana eyewitness, vii! be found fall
ST. LOUIS May II, 1861,
IHrr True Ns,E-hesumiEg that the
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surrounded II and demanded the uucun-
di,lonal surrender OF tho arms, ammunition,
camp rruipago, etc, and the entire force us
prisoners of war; Being thuS surprised,
Gen. Frost called his officers together in
council. and with duuutlcss air uul u re-
1 solUto and determined voice asked them In
decide 10 fyhi and lg'H, or di,0i ne bryoNe's
poH'. The opposite council, however, pre-
vailed. aud all surrendered, many Of the
officers breaking their swords before CIV
ing them up.
After they had fled into marching or
dcr one OF the soldiers while deP'oying into
the ranks took oil his hat aud hurraEcd for
Jcir Davis. At this one OF the L. :. soldier
called him u s--of . b, and then added
III sh up, or / viii stick bayOnct in YOUR
mouth But !aw more words were OK
changed, when the entire section ofsoldiers,
wheeled around and tircd into the crowd.
The scene that followed hcgglrs dcscrip-
ton. Three ladies fell. and some tive ~
men aud boys We're killed or wounded. or
course all was confusion, aud while the
soldiers marched on, tie crowd dispersed
in the opposite direction.
As now write 20 o'clock p. n.y. the Wild
est excitement pevu-lus the entire city
IN every street crowds are congregotod,
and "IlurrOh for Jei'. Davis and imp,1'
cations upon the alolit.oElsts greet TIC
car continually. j. II.
Since the above was Pun IN tFP!' We IN"
in the \. OsPicayuue OF the lo;h, the ac-
count Of the affair given by the - Louis
Republican. The following correspondence
between Gen. Frost, commanding at camp
Jackson, and Capt. Lyon commanding tho
Blacl, Republican forces, fully explains the
origiuor the difficulty:
HEADQUARTERS, CAMpJACKsON,
Missouri Militia, May 10, 1861.
"CapL ". Lyon, commanding Uliteo
IS aslR|i nm constantly in receipt of in,
r,rmation that Won contemplate an attack
mon nv camp, while | understand that
attack upon the arsenal and United States
troops IS intended on the part of the mill
tin Of Missouri. l am greatly nj loss 10
know what could Justify you in attacking