The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-27

also hiliirgsa horse They then cut dirt for
Lecompton, at the rate of 40 knots an hour
Our mgnsinstead of following to Lecompton
as they wished to do, were compelled to await
the re-inforcements from Lawrence, and con-
seqnently we did not get to the fort until
A. M. The cavalry reached there and sur
rounded the fort some time before the infantry
Capt Chambre, of Richmond, Indiana, who
had charge of tlle cavalry, one Of the bravest
of men, in fact, recklessly brave, charged up
to the fort at the first fire he was, it is feared,
MORALLY wounded; severaloth were wound
ed at the same time. The ruffians not seeing
the infantry, and supposing that the cavalry
were all there was, made pretty good resis-
lance but when the infantry arrived, and the
old cannon began to BOOM they soon run up
the white flag and surrendered. One of our
men,, not aware that they had surrendered,
fired a Sharps rifle into the fort, and wounded
another of our men so BADLY that his arm had
to be gampatated. We captured about sixty
stand of arms, ten OF fifteen kegs of powder,
all the tents that were taken from the Chicago
company on the river, a large number Of
horses, provisions, &e.-and after taking out
everything valuable, set the fort on FIRE as we
had the others.
We found out trick they had been prac-
Using on us which we had been suspicioning
for some time |; in the fort we found large
number go OF 20, U. uniforms (caps, pants,
coats, plumes, &C., and the prisoners confess
ed that they had frequently dressed in them,
and gone about making arrests. In Fort Ian
ders we found large amount of letters that
had been stolen from the Post Office. Among
the prisoners taken at Fort Titus are the two
Donaldson's, one of them son of u S. Mar
shall Donaldson, the Celebrated Col. Titus, one
of the greatest Williams that ever lived, and
| Capt Landers, of Fort Landers. Titus is bad
lily wounded. Donaldson begs like dog,
swears he never took part on either side, but
pretends that he has ttVin brother, who looks
liust like him, that does. just before the fight
commenced Donaldson left a man with
one Of our boys, who was prisoner, with or
ders to shoot HIM as soon as the firing COM
Emenced; as soon as the first shot was fired
the ruffian drew up his gun and snapped a cap
at the boy, the boy broke and run into our
camp mighty glad to get away, | assure you.
This same donaldson is the man who planted
the red flag on. Browns printing office, where
he is now prisoner. Having but few balls,
and having nothing elselte make them of, the
boys collected all the type at the printing Off
ces, and made cannon balls of them, and tell
you, the news was never spread to a better adj
vantage than on this occasion We have since
captured a large amount of balls. The troops
were drawn up in a line near by, and witness
ed the last battle; they seemed to enjoy it
prodigiously.
We have cleared out, and burned to the
ground, three of the most Internal dens of in
EQUITY, and there are but two more left if
they will learn lesson from this we will let
them alone but if they do not we will make
clean thing of it next time. We return to our
homes in the morning, but there are two thou
sand well armed men who will be ready in a
minutes warning to assemble and drive out the
scoundrels. The Pro Slavery men rejoice
with US that these dens of thieves are broken
up, for the scoundrels steal horses from pro-
slavery as well as free State men. believe
forgot to tell you about our going out after
Maj Hoyt; about sixty horsemen went out
the day before we attacked Lander's Fort, and
after securing the prairie around the fort,
found the grave, dug down about four inches
and found his body thrown in there. 1t was
the most horrible sight ever witnessed and
we all swore vengeance, and We have had it.
| am sorry for one of the men that we killed
at the first fire, he was poor German that
they had pressed into their service. | think
that the difficulties in the Territory are ended
at last. Mo. will make a big blow, but we are
a leette to strong for them. Clinton county,
Mo-, sent jackson county word (when | was
calling for volunteers) that for every one she
sent, Clinton would send two against them
Excuse haste. Will write again soon.
G. A.C