...rer town than three miles, and were the bearers of the following letter: headquarters Fourth division, near Cape Girardeau, April 25, 1863. To the Officer Commanding U. S. Forces in and around Cape Girardeau : Sir: By order Major-General Sterling Price, commanding, I formally demand of you the immediate surrender, unconditionally, of the troops in Cape Girardeau and the adjoining forts, together with ...