The Sun. — 1861-05-27 (London, England)

PRICE 4D. STAMPED, 51).  ahrer ihveel.d ai Anda rteh e herebym one moneys pledgedarising h y therefromth e Go! Insvheaarynilment of the Confederate States as a fund for the support and maintenance of the widows and orphans of such persons as may be slain, and for the support and maintenance of such persons as may be wounded and disabled on board of the private armed vessels commissioned as aforesaid, in assigned andan y distributed yengagementawi n. swithsuch h the manner aenemy,s shall t o hereafter be provided b e In reference to the surrender of Confederate troops to a Federal force at Camp Jackson a telegram from St. Louis says :-" Ginnet 111‘Donald, Captain of the Mounted Rifles belonging to the South-west expedition, who refused to swear allegiance to the United States, or to accept of his release on parole, is still confined in the arsenal as a prisoner of war. Judge Treat, of the United States Circuit Court, was petitioned yesterday for a writ of habeas corpus, and his decision is anxiously looked for, as it will involve the constitutional question which has been raised relative to the capture of Camp Jackson, with three 32-pounders, a large quantity of bills, bombs, several pieces of artillery in boxes, 1,200 rifles of a late model, six brass field-pieces, six brass mortars, one 10-inch iron cannon, several iron cannon, several chests of muskets, five boxes of cannister shot, 96 10-inch and 306 6-inch shells, 25 kegs of powder, a large number of musket stocks and barrels, between 30 and 40 horses, and a considerable quantity of camp tools. The number of prisoners taken to the arsenal was 639 and 50 officers."  A statement had been published by General Frost and his staff, explaining why Camp Jackson was surrendered. They say there were only five rounds of ammunition in the camp, and neither arms nor provisions enough to supply the force-600 men— under their command. To attempt resistance, surrounded as they were by 6,000 to 8,000 troops well armed, with every appliance of war, would have been mere suicide, and retreat was impossible, they being without means of transport or provisions, and no credit to procure either. They censure the State authorities for not paying its just military debts, say proper supplies could be procured, and pronounce Captain Lyon's demand illegal, unconstitutional, and wanton, trampling under foot the laws of their common country. Respecting the dis turbance in St. Louis, an official statement says,—  " The first firing at Camp Jackson Friday evening was some half-dozen shots near the head of the column of the Ist Regiment, headed by a volley of stones and a pistol-shot from the crowd. No one was hurt at this point. The second firing occurred from the rear of the column guarding the prison. ers. , The crowd here was large and very abusive, and one man discharged three barrels of a revolver at Lieutenant Faxon, of the regular service, many of the mob cheering him, and drawing revolvers and firing at the troops. The man who c)mmenced the attack then laid his pistol across his arm, and was taking deliberate aim at Lieut. Faxon, when he was thrust throdgh with a bayonet, and fired upon at the same time, and instantly killed. The column then moved on, having received orders to march, and the Company, being assaulted by the crowd, and several of them shot, halted and fired, causing the deaths already reported. The order was then given by Captain Lyon to cease firing, which was promptly obeyed." A vessel is reported to have arrived at New Orleans with 250,000 stand of arms. •  The reported negro insurrection in Owen county, Kentucky, is contradicted. Alivices from California report that a number of vessls were loading grain for England.