New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-16
KANSAS.
THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN.


LAWRENCE, Thursday, June 5, 1856.
In NV last gave hasty account of an attack
made upon the town of Franklin; but gave no
psrtculars, aud the outline was not exact. IL
hGopened yesterday morning On hour and malt
betore day light.
Yrsnkln lies four and half miles south east
lawrence. near the Wakerusa. 1t has on more
IAN one occasion been used as camp by the
Nader Rufians, and is the base oil operations
,~Ainst Lawrence by bands coming from Westport
r Ipdependence, Mo. During the Wakerusa war
Get December Franklin was in point OF fact Pro-
layery headquarters. At the recent sack OF
Awrenoe it was the seat OF mschevous camp,
Aich formed rallyiDg point for those who came
nm Missouri, and at that point the Lawrence
uppes were intercepted, and arms, provisions
Id goods taken. Since the PrO.Slavery parties
egsn to muster during the past week on Wake
Ssa, Bull Creek and other points south Franklin
b. again been made military station. Some OF
bnford's men and some Missourians have been
here for nearly week in martial array and were
kidenty in full communication with the other
iarties that were coming into the Territory and
brming in it. They had brass six-pounder and
! large quantity of ammunition and camp pro,
tisions. They had been taking prisoners and had
attack was made.
To attack this point take the ammunition and
The cannon, make the place a dangerous one for
those VINO had thus taken possession OF ~, was tue
policy of the companies of PROSTATE Rangers.
OF course, no one knew anything about the de-
sign but those few who contemplated II. Inc al
fair was badly planned but was not without effect
A company was to come up from the Wakerusa,
4 numbering forty, and fifteen went from Lawrence
and the vicinity The recent battles and skirmishes
had put the Pro-Slavery men on their guard.
There were % pIO-Slsvery men, partly Missouri
ans partly GeOrgians and Alabsmians, In the guard
room where they were posted. Sam Salters WAS
with them Besides these, there was pretty fair
sprinkng of Pro-Slavery residents of the town
Ii WAS dark as Erebus, and little before three
in the morning of the 4tb when the little party OF
fifteen defled BY the ridge on which the town
stands and entered the streets OF Franklin Inc
Ither company had got guide and were 10 De AZ
the point at the same hour, but owing TO the dark
ness had lost the way and we're stumbling IN the
Enyipes 10 the south of town. down toward the
SWakeruss. The first mentioned little party 40
gallant fellows as ever stood before breach
acslmly walked up the street TO the spot where
4iAey heard the cannon was, for the purpose OF tax
eips il and the ammunition without firing If pos
liable In front Of the guard house they were hailed
-And the leader of the Free-State Rangers de-
handed that they surrender. Again they were
t,led-again the demand to surrender was made,
NAen the guard fred on them. The Rangers
poured in o volley-it was returned. At this
page of the game something occurred which, with
better cunning, might have been serious; that it
}assed without killing several Free State men. is
Amost miraculous. These were just across the
Direct from the gusrd-house. and but few shots had
been fired, when the siX-pound howitzer the
Puzzle Of which was pointed out OF the guard
ksuse, Wa discharged. 1t was fred rather OBJ
kquely, and missed the party, being Also niue
70 high. What it was loaded with, Heaven only
aows; likely shingle-nails, horse- chains, or the
Eeers OF blacksmith shop, for such an internal
tolse has not been heard since the siege Of Seyas-
EoPo, as the missiles west whstlng by This
s the oAly discharge of the piece, as they dared
come out again to load it. The firing from
9th 'ides continued with great r.pidty, the bull
whistiing about like hail. The Pro- Slavery
pen IN the other houses commenced firing on the