Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-09-28
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Messfs. Chambers S>khapp: have just arrived from
thu seat Of war Tho battle between the contcndng
PARTIES resumed to-day AT oclucl aud lasted
hyut and hall. From Que hundred aud elghy totwo
hundred shols fired from de OF both sides
those iram The Mutmons We're entirely harmless, not
hofse WAS luIured BY thrm, though they WINS
lied past al almost every fire. The fire II the Ante,
TAXED The cly altiug aud crushing through those tenn
pomfy Mormon buildings, but whether lhey DID aoy cN
ccutou upon life could not learn.
The engagement with small arms lasted about half an
hour. The Motmons Were enlrcnchcd IN the HOUSES an
had greatly the advantage Of The Anes Who had 10 fire
from an exposed poslton Both parties fought well
the Matm,ns trrcalng the Oh The Antics adj
vanctd until the cannon balls oil the latter exhaust,
ed. when they reiterated III good order back to their
caHp lie Antics en- ELECT nothing until they dave
The Mormons from lhru houses with cannon ball. Il
they hal had so 'lcnt supply OF halls hreve thcy
would have got possesson OF The city. There we've
none killed On the side oi the Anl's, aud SIX wounded.
One, ahol through the nrrk between the luanar vcln
and wiGdplPc, CaPtaln smith. OF Carthage, 1t Ia
thought, morIay. Geotge Wen, OF Warsaw was shot
in the neck, and severely wounded.
l he loss ot the Mnrmpus either yesterday or 10 day
has mol been nsccuahed. There various rumors rs
to the number, but HEY worth noticing The
Anies had 10 day about the number they had YES,
tcfday say from eight hundred to lhansand. There
Is Ia way oil gctuhg al the number of Motmons.
The MofmoGs have II species OF gun they ml utac-
tue themselves Which they call sixteen sho ters aud
Nhtli Will uSClafSt sixteen times " lllu rGlnHd
N shut distance they very effective and gyc the
M'fmuas great ADVANTAGE over their enemira
The Antics viii val tor supply OF cannon balls
lhtN Also expect feuiHfemeHl-, aud unless the Nor
nuns iufee II upon them, 10 not expect there will be
btttle 10 morrow.
Mn hllord urmery postmaster at Quincy, wa.
III command al the Murmois ~ day. lie has suprrcc.
ded all those mrnuucd IN my last and IN the name ID
The Governor al iIuhnls he has ordered John Gailn'
posse 10 dlsperre. This mdcr was sl1ned. "Bcnn
MN tllllotd, MaJr commanding Illinois militia
W ha VII be IN command Ia morrow, cannot say.
Ihele Is no telling whcre this thing vii end, a,
both ratlnsaPPclt determined to hghl II out.
The Ant N'rnuns, Il Is stated, marched boldly NJ
IL front o The Mormon lne under the ffe ol htir can
non, aud formed regularly into iuc. Duung The en-
gagrmtnt On Saturday, Oh the Mormon side, Caualt
Anderson was KILLED b, mnskcl bali lis son. a bo,
o about lou'trA years ii ac. killed by uount
/ shot. man uamed Nouls WAS also killed. Two o.
three othets were Wounded the side OF the Murnous
! Ivy shois from small aims.
Our informant states that thirty three canron shot
were fired by the Nor maus aud f,rly hur by the An
ucs HE action commenced about one ock aud ST
ed nearly mn hnuti the latter part OF mamlalut
pfnemlly by small aims. At ex +. NJ. all was quiet
he Anlios had seni to Qalncy for supply OF amnun
l'on aud cannon balls, aud had made provision to
balls IN lhor camp. Il Is probable the conflict wont,
not he renewed unlI In DAY, the Antics would aNa
the return OF The messengers from Quincy ard els
Where
The Mormon force is estimated at from five 10 six hnn
dred, but oar informant states that they have very lit
lie ammunition Which must Yet render them enSy con
quest although many ot them, men aud Women, sNpa
!n'y VII die CA The so beore they viii be driven away
Ills description ol the scenes ut distress aud alarm
Witnessed IN the CITY Is truly appalling. N,mcn AN
children lranucly Gu"n. the sltcrs, with Ihtr hus
bands IN The field, aud Without home refuge rol
the storm.
In many the balls fired by the Antics are cath
cred up oy the woman and carried to the Mormun cam