The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-05 00:00:00

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curred in Kansas. Mr. Brown, at the head of 300 Free-
seilere, attacked and drove into Missouri a colony of
Georgians, who were near Ossawatomie, burning houses
and destroying property.
"On the 15th the Tread well settlement in Douglas
county, numbering 36 men, wt's attacked by 400 Free-
Boilers, armed and mounted, under Messrs. Brown and
Walker. The Treadwell party were on foot, and they
sent to Governor Shannon for aid. He called on the
United States' troops to go to their assistance, but they
refused to do so. The anti-slavery men are driving, as
-fast as they can, all the pro-slavery men out of Douglas
county.
"A fight occurred on the 14th, near Ossawatomie,
between 200 Free-soilere and 12 pro-slavery men. The
latter were in the fort. Fourteen Free-soilers were
killed and six wounded.
"On the morning of the 16th Lecompton was attacked
and taken by 800 of General Lane's men. The United
States' troops, having in charge Me,firs. Robinson, Brown,
and others, surrendered without firing a gun. Colonel
Titus was absent at the time, having gone to the assist-
ance of the pro-slavery party in Tread well. His house,
about a mile from Lecompton, was burnt. Mr. Clowes,
the editor of the Southern Advocate, and Mr. S.) saore
were killed.
"A large body of men were organising in the border
counties of Missouri, for the purpose of entering Kansas.
" It is reported that it is the purpose of the pro slavery
party to burn Lawrence on the 30th, for which p'aco a
large force had left Leavenworth.
" The St. Louis Democrat of the 20th ult. contains a
letter, dated Kansas, the 14.6, concerning the affair at
Franklin. It appears that a largecompany of Missourians
and Carolinians, encamped at Washington Creek, had
been committing depredations upon the farms of the Free
state settlers in the vicinity, when they sent for assist-
ance to Lawrence. The people from there sent Mr. Hoyt,
formerly of Mas,-achusetts, to the camp of the Missou-
rians and Carolinians, to ascertain the reason of their de-
predations. Mr. Hoyt went to their camp unarmed, and
on the next day (the 12th) was taken prisoner by them
and shot. The Lawrence men, immediately on hearing
of this horrible and murderous outrage upon a peaceable
and unarmed man, proceeded to attack the fortification
of Franklin, for the purpose of securing arms to drive the
encamped force out of the territory, but, sustaining con-
siderable loss in killed and wounded in the attack on the
fort, they were obliged to return to Lawrence without at-
tacking the camp of the Missourians and Carolinians."
A letter to the Republican, dated the 19th ult.,
states as follows :
"Governor Shannon and nearly all the citizens of Le-
compton have left town. Secretary Woodson has been
taken prisoner and his house burned. Sheriff Jones has
also been taken prisoner. The house of General Clark,
Indian agent, was burned. He and his family had escaped
to Leavenworth. Couriers are riding through the river
and border counties enlisting forces and raising supplies.
Everywhere preparations are making for war, and a
most bloody conflict is anticipated. General Richardson
has gone to Fort Leavenworth to ascertain if General
Smith acts by authority, and if not, he (Richardson) in-
teads calling his militia into the field. The steamer Polar
Star came down last night with six companies of volun-
teers ready for the field. Three companies of cavalry and
one of artillery intended leaving Leavenworth city on
the 194 h."
• The New York journals continue to publish ad •
ditional accounts of the disasters by the late severe
storm in the south, together with an account of a
terrible catastrophe at Last Island, whereby 116
lives were sacrificed. One account says that the
number of the victims are estimated at over 200
at least, 182 having been Already counted. Horses,
cattle, and even fish lay strewn dead about the
island. It was believed that many bodies were
washed out into the Gulf. The following is ex-
tracted from a letter, dated the 4th ult., and
written by one of the survivors
At about 4 o'clock the bay and Gulf currents met and
the sea waved over the island. Those who were so fortu-
nate as to find some object to cling to were seen floating in
all directions. Many of them, however, were separated
from the straw to which they clung for life, and launched
into eternity ; the others were washed away by the rapid
current, and drowned before they could roach their point
of destination. Many were drowned from being stunned
by scattered fragments of the buildings, which had been
blown asunder by the storm ; others were crushed by the
floating timbers and logs, which were removed from the
beach and met them on their journey. To attempt a de-
scription of this sad event would be useless. No words can
depict the awful scene which occurred on the nights of the
11th and 12th inst. It was not until the next morning, the
12th, that we could 'ascertain the extent of the disaster.
Upon my return, after having drifted for about 20 hours,
I found the steamer Star, which had arrived the day be-
fore, and was lying at anchor, a perfect wreck, nothing but
her hull and boilers, and a portion of her machinery remain-
ing. Upon this wreck the lives of a large number were saved.
Towards her each one directed his path as he was recovered
from the deep, and was welcomed with tears by his fellow-
sufferers who had been so fortunate as to escape. The scene
was heart-rending ; the good fortune of many a poor indi-
vidual, in being saved, was blighted by the news of the loss
of a father, brother, sister, wife, or some near relative. Not
a single building withstood the storm. The loss of property
is immense, amounting to at least $lOO,OOO, The loss of
baggige belonging to the visitors on the island at the time,
which is complete, amounts to at least 55,00, besides about
$10,003 in money on those who were drowned, which was
nearly all recovered by a set of pirates who inhabit the
island; the bodies of those who were recovered had been
invariably robbed by these men. It was an awful scene to
see the avidity of these heartless beings to pillage the
dead."
Many railroads had been much injured by the
heavy rains.
A joint resolution had been introduced in the
Texas 'Mouse of Assembly, which requires the
Governor to convene a special L-gisla,ture on or
before the let of January, 1857, should the anti-
slavery candidate for the Presidency be elected ;
and further, that the Governor forward a copy of:
these resolutions to the Governor of each slave-
holding State. The resolution was referred to the
Committee on State Affairs.

It was said that Governor Wise, of Virginia, in-
tended to declare any one who permitted his name
to go on a Fremont electoral ticket guilty of con-
templated treaon to the State.

The famous " Charter Oak" at Hartford, Con-
necticut, fell on the 21st ult., with a tremendous
crash, leaving only about six feet of the stump.
This tree was far past its prime when the charter
was concealed in it on the 9th of May, 1689, and
was probably an old tree when Columbus disco
vered the New World.

The Legislature of Texas, in order to do its part
towards extending slavery in Kansas, has appropri-
ated $50,000 from the State treasury to carry emi-
grants thither and support them there for three
months.

The New York money-market exhibited more
favourable symptoms. Foreign exchanges ruled
heavy, and, in consequence, no large shipments of
coin to Europe were made. Foreign bills met with
a slow sale at the following rates for bankers' signa-
tures—viz., London, 109.8 to 1081 ; Paris, 5 17i
to 5.161 ; Antwerp, 5.161 ; Amsterdam, 41 to 411;
Hamburg, 361 to 36a : Bremen, 79 ; Frankfort,
411 to 41$ ; Berlin, Leipsic, and Cologne, 72 to
721. The demand for money was not increasing,
and the supply was rather larger than at the opening
of the week. Leading brokers quoted 7 per cent. for
call loans, 8 to fl per cent. for first-class and 10 to
12 per cent. for second-class paperfor 60 to 90 days.
The stock-market was firm and buoyant and trans-
actions in State stocks extensive. The importations
of foreign dry goo is were still very heavy, and the
result was that the balance of foreign trade was de-
cidedly against the market, although the enlarged
exports of cotton to Europe furnished ample re-
turns for the silk and cotton goods which were re-
quired for the market. During the week there was
a much larger quantity than usual warehoused,
thereby indicating a scarcity of money which did
not prevail earlier in the season. Woollen goods
formed one-third of the total on the market. The
sales of cotton on the 22d ult. embraced about 500
to 600 bales. The market closed steady and with-
out change of moment in prices. Owing to a break
in the canal, produced by the late rain storm, com-
mon to good and medium extra brands of State and
Western flour improved about 5 cents per barrel.
Prime to choice new white Southern and Western
wheat again advanced, and sales were made at

$1 65 to $166, and red ditto sold at $1 50 toil 55.
Old wheat continued dull, and Canadian white
sold at $1 40. Western red, as in quality, sold at
$1 20 to $1 45. Corn was firmer, with sales of sound
Western mixed at 621 c. to 64c. Pork was dull, with
sales of mess at $l9 311 c. to 19 374 c. Sugars
were active, but the market closed at about 2c. de•
cline from the previous highest rates, with sales of
about 1,800 hhds. An auci,ion sale of Rio coffee

drew together a ''(rood company, and the whole
cargo of 9,22 G bags was sold at 10c. to 11Ic.,
making an average of 10•69 c. The sale was con-

side,red satisfactory. Freights were steady, and
about 50,000 bushels of wheat were engaged for
Liverpool at 7d. in ships' bags, with flour at is. 6d.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
NEW ORLEANS, AUG. 22.

Cotton unchanged. Sales today, 350 bales ;
sales for the week 2,300. Receipts, new cotton,
209 bales, against 4, 750 last year. Freights dull.
Sterling exchange, 9i.

PROPOSED ORATORIO AT YORK.—Arrangements are
being made for a grand oratorial performance in the
Festival C incert-room, York. The entertainment is to
take place in the first or second week in October, and
to continue for not less than three days. A powerful
organ is to be immediately erected for the occasion.
ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL.—The Minaging Bard of
Governors of the Royal Free Hospital have elected Dr.
O'Connor, of Upper Montague-street, Montague-square,
one of the medical staff of this Hospital, as a mark of
their appreciation of his professional services whilst per-
forming the duties of physician to the hospital during
the absence of one of the medical officers at the seat of
war.

THE LATE EARL OF SHREWSBURY.—Yesterday, in
accordance with a public notification in all the Roman
Catholic chapels and churches throughout the metropo-
lis last Sunday, a solemn dirge and requiem service was
performed in the Church of the Immaculate Conception
Farm-street, May-fair, for the repose of the soul of Ber-
tram late Earl of Shrewsbury.