New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-19

edtuc was ucu pIlstutI ulltbOuI1 Ioll h0(
who week ago commanded conformity with Capt
J.hn Brown, senr., at the battle Of Osawattamie
These gentlemen bearing flag Of truce, rode int
Leconpton, and halted before the unfinished State
Capitol, which was for the time being used q,
a Border-Ruffian fort. The Rufians were drawn
up N line Of battle, and were mostly armed with
United States muskets. The following is verba'
tim report of the interview:
MIR. Branscomb-"W Who has command Of the
Fl rces here assembled"
Several Voices" General Richardson"
Mr.. Branscomb-" Can see General Richard
SOM"
Here General Richardson stepped forward and
bowed.
Mr.. BranscOmb--" General Richardson, are you
in command Of the forces here assembled? 2"
General Richardson" Well, don't know as
am
An individual here stepped forward and inquired
as follows:
General Richardson, do you still retain the com.
mand7"
"No, suppose not, resigned this morning, u
was the reply.
This individual then turned to Messrs. Brans-
comb and Cline, and said: ~ am in command of
the forces here assembled, and AIN ready to receive
any proposition"
Mr. Branscomb-" Who are you, SIR"
Individual-"I am General Marshall"
Mr.. BranscOmb-"I am directed by Gen. Lane,
Commander Of the Free-State forces Of Kansas to
demand Of you the unconditional and immediate re-
lease of all Free-State prisoners now in LecOmp-
ton"
Gen. Marshall-" We wish to make no cOnprO-
mises with Gen. Lane, only that be shall treat our
prisoners kindly and cOureOusly we treat bis"
Mr.. Branscomb-" Do understand you to re-
fuse to surrender the prisoners demanded7"
Gen. Marshall-"S Such is the understanding"
4. Il L
urn to Gen. Lanes lines, when Gen. Marshall re-
quested them to wait few minutes. They did 30.
After private consultation with some others, the
General returned and gave Mr.. BranscOmb the
strange intelligence that all the prisoners demanded
had been released that morning and that provision
had been made to obtain an escort of United States
dragons to attend them to Lawrence the next
day He then told him that he made a demand on
Gen. Lane for all the PrO-Slavery prisoners which,
had been taken, and asked Mr.. Branseomb to state
the demand. This ended the interview.
In the mean time, three different messengers, at
three different times-the intervals must have been
very shOrt-had been dispatched to the camp Of
the United States troops about two miles from LIE.
compton, asking them to come over and save their
city from the clutches of Gen. Lane and bis army.
Col. Cook, the officer in command, finally came
with few of his companies, and he and his staff
reached Lanes lines about the time the messengers
to LecOnptOn got back. Col. Cook said to Gen.
Lane and his staf, "Gentlemen, you have made q
great mistake in coming here to-day. The Terrific
rial militia was dismissed this morning; some of
hem have left, some are leaving now, and the rest
will leave and go to their homes they
,an" Mr.. PARROT Of LeavenwOrth City, who was
vice sent down the river by the Rufiians, replied
% him as follows: "COl. Cook, when We send
nan, or two men, or q dozen men to SD sak with
he Territorial authorities they are arrested and
leld like felOns How, then, are we to know what
3 going on in LeeOmptOn7 Why, we have to come
,ere with an army to find out what is going on.
How else could We know" To this Col. Cook
made no reply.
An incident occurred here worthy Of record. |
Deputy Marshal Cramer rode up to Lanes lines,
to perform this act of bravery, doubt
ess, by seeing the United States troops; but his |
,bject was not apparent. He was Immediately !
aiken prisoner by our scouts, and as he was passing
Col. Cook he appealed to that gentleman for pro-
ection. Col. Cook did not interfere in his behalf,
md the bogus process-server was led to the rear.
If was shortly aflerward released and was the re-
.ipiept Of some good advice from one Of the boys
Some more conversation of an unimp0rtant char
icter took place between Col. Cook and Gen.
Lane and his staff and the Free-State forces took
lp their line of march to Lawrence where they ar.
rived about o'clock last night. There are num-
Der Of interesting incidents connected with this Lee
compton affair but want Of time prevents me from
writing them. The mail runs regularly to West
port three times a week, but whether you get these
letters or not / cannot tell The TRIBUNE comes
I" once in a while"
The people here feel sorry that the House re-
ceded, and did nothing for them. They now in.
tend to rely upon themselves. POTTER;
p. S.-A report has just reached Us that the 10
peka Volunteers have taken Tecumseh. No lives
lost. No particulars.
Of The N. Y. Tribune
LAWRENCE, X. T., Sept. 8, 1856.
We have lull once more, but it feels like the
ull which preeedes a second storm. This time the
clouds are not so thick and the few that remain on
the Mssour.ward horizon are not 30 black. The
feeling of the people here is this: let the storm
come, we have got our umbrellas up!
My last letter brought us down to the surren Her,
or we may call it tho eapitulatiOn Of Leeompton,
and the return to Missouri of the "Kansas mi
ltia." Whether they all returned to Missouri is
ouestion of some doubt. 1t is quite certain how