Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-10-02


Ninety Of Lanes men prisoners, BY Governor
Gedry. Lane retreating. Conference be.
ftoeen Coz. Geary, Col. Cook and the off,
GERS Of the Militia, sc.
The following account of affairs, as they
recently transpired near Lawrence, have
been furnished us by gentleman just re-
turned from there, and may be regarded as
perfectly reliable:
The troops under Gen. Heiskel's COM
mand, consisting Of one regiment of foot
and two Of mounted men, numbering in all
between twenty-four and twenty-five hun
dred, with four pieces Of artillery, moved
from their camp near Westport on the 18th
inst. On that and on the following day they
marched between 35 and 40 miles, and
reached the town of Franklin, 8 miles from
Lawrence. When about four miles from
Franklin, an express came back at full
speed and told the General that the enemy
had engaged his advanced guard, and they
were then fighting. The column was put
in rapid motion, the footmen already very
much fatigued, and their feet blisteted going
ct a half trot. They kept up this pace, ex-
cept few minutes at the Wakarusa for
water, until they got nearly to Franklini
where, as 1t turned oft, large picket guard
OF the Yankees had killed one Of our men,
and pushed off TO Lawrence. BY the time
tie main body OF the troops reached Frank
lin, it was five o'clock, and they were eager
10 60 on Immediately to Lawrence; but con-
sidering the ateness Of the hour, the ex-
hausted condition Of the footmen, and the
total ignorance of Lanes strength and the
position OF his Notifications it was decided
to be better TO rest the men and make the
attack at daylight in the morning. They
accordingly encamped for the night near
Franklin.
About midnight an express arrived CIV.
ing information that Col. Cooke. with the
U. S. troops under his command, had Ia.
ken position in front of Lawrence for it.
protection, and early IN the morning Col
Cook sent note to Gen. Heiskill to thai
effect. Great disappointment was felt OF
all hands at the lost opportunity to engagt
and crush the hired thieves and murderer:
under Lane; and universal regret was ex
pressed that the movement was not contin
ued into Lawrence the evening befcfe.
turned out that as soon as the approach o
Gen. Heiskel was learned in Lawrence
couriers were dispatched TO Lecompton i'm
ploring Gov. Geary for protection by the L
S. troops; and he, as must be admitted il
the plain discharge of his duty, ordered Col
Cooks command Immediately 10 Lawrence
where they arrived about ii o'clock a
night.
About 10 o'clock in the morning Gov
I a,l IL IL.
where the troops were assembled, and ;
conference was arranged and held between
Them and the field officers and captains o
companies of Gen. Heiskel's commando
The conference was opened by Gov. Geary
who addressed the meeting at some length
He expressed his great pleasure at meeting
with the gentlemen present.
He told them that he hoped and believed
that their interposition for the vindcatior
of the laws and protection Of the suffering
citizens against the cruelties and inhurhai
outrage' committed against them by the or
ganized bannditti rowing through the terrific
ry, was no longer necessary. He said tina
his mission was to bring peace 10 Its Borders
that he was armed with power sufficient fol
that purpose, and lie was determined to &C
complish it. He was glad TO inform then
that, having arrived in the Territory only
three days. ago, he had already conquered
and captured large body, having taken be
tween 80 and 100 of them prisoners. The
Governor very properly reiraihed from tell
ing (what was true) that in the conflict be
tween the United States troops and the party
above referred to, one of the U. S. dragons
was killed and fourteen of the party unde
Harvey He said that if he had not had t,
come here TO meet them, he would now hat,
been at the head of COL Cooks command il
pursuit Of the rest of the bandtti. He i'm
pressed upon them the importance and so
lemnity OF the occasion; referred 10 the con
sequences that might follow to the country
to the Union, and 10 our children and ou
chldren's children, as the result OF the con
ference now held in this humble place; ant
closed by appealing to them to dissolve lhei
present organization, and to cooperate will
him, under the laws and instructions gov
erning him, for the restoration of peace ant
the due execution af the laws Of the Ter
ritory.
Gen. Atchison, Gen. Reid Col. Cook an,
others addressed the meeting responding
fully and cordially TO the views and feeling
expressed by the Governor, and urged
compliance with his wishes. Col. Titus ais,
addressed the meeting, urging with mucl
feeling the oitrages and iniainies that h
had suffered at the hands of the marauders
He told the Gov. OF the cannonading hi
home, of its burning, Of the from 5 TO 10 ,0O'
dollars of which they had robbed him, ant
held up his mutilated arm in proof of thei
desperate efforts TO destroy him. He SAT-
that his heart beat tumGltuously Tor revenge
but he was willing to await the result of tn
efforts about to be made to bring the out
laws to Justice:
The conference closed BY the Governor
retiring, and requesting the continuance o
the meeting and full consultation among
themselves, and that they would give hin
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