Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-09-18

to Gov. Geary, Kansas: That II tne lhllltia WHICH
by previous orders sent by Col Emory, were
made subject to the requistion of Gen. Z. F'Smith'
ere not sufficient for the exigency, Mr.. Marcy
wishes to be notified thereof by telegraph. The
dispatch also remarked that, the insurrectionary
invasion of Kansas via Nebraska, and the subse-
quent hostile attacks on the post-ofhce, and the
dwellings of Col. Titus and Clark, seem to have
stimulated to unlawful acts of the same character
parties on the border of Missouri, and that the
President expects Gov Gea.y to maintain the
public peace, and bring punishment upon oil acts
of violence and disorder by, whomsoever the same
may be perpetrated The government thus relies
on his energy and discretion and on the approved
capacity decision and GOODNESS Of character OF
Gen. Smith, to prevent or suppress all attempts to
kinde civil war in the territory. telegraphic
dispatch from the War Department to General
Smith, on the 9th instant, acquaints him OF the
purpose of the President to secure to him all the
militia force necessary to maintain order and to
suppress the insurrection, and that no military
operations shall be carried on in Kansas otherwise
than under his instructions. Hence he is instruc-
ted not to permit the employment Of militia or OF
any armed bodies unless they are regularly mus
tered in the service Of the United States"
From the ST. Louis Republican we take the
subjoined account of the battle, made up from a
letter dated at "Indan Creek, September 2d:-
On Saturday, the 23d of August, we left our
II. 1tya nf afnI,
for New Santa Fe, at which place we arrived the
same day. We found about 400 pro-slavery men
encamped. On the Oath we formed n regiment,
and selected Col. p. H. Rosser, of Virginia, as
temporary commander-in-chief. On the 2Oth our
forces had increased to ], $50 rank and fle We
then went into permanent organization, and Sc
lected Atchison as Major General Reid rs Briga-
der General, Brown rs General of the lst and
Rosser of the I'd regiment and gave the name OF
our forces ssthe Army of Law and Order of Kan
sas Territory On the Goth we took up a line of
march for Ossawattomie, and encamped that night
Mt Cedar Creek On the 9th we resumed our
march md encamped at Bull Creek On the oven.
ing of the 28th, Gen. Reid selected 25O men and
one piece of artillery and moved on to attack Os-
sawattome. On the morning of the 18th he ar
rived near that place and was attacked by 2OO
abolitionists, under the command Of the notorious
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from thick chapparel four hundred yards off,
General Reid then formed his men in on open
prairie, and Major Bell fired upon the abolition
lists with the artillery loaded with grape. General
Reid then made successful charge upon them,
killing 81 and taking prisoners Amongst the
killed was Frederick Brown. The notorious John
Brown was also killed by pro-slayery man named
White. Among the prisoners taken is the son OF
| O. G.. Brown, of Lawrence notoriety; he will be
humanely treated, and set at liberty when the war
is over. The other prisoners taken were shipped
on the Polar Star, and pledge exacted of them
never to return again to Kans;.s.
The pro.savery party had five wounded, none
believed to be dangerously. Captain Boyce re-
ceved wound in the wrist Frank Gordon in the
left shoulder; Jackson in the mouth; John Cor
don in the thigh, md Parker in the leg. The pro-
slavery men, contrary to the orders of Gen. Reid,
burnt nearly all of the houses in 0ssawattomie.-
They took some forty head of cattle. part of
them being the same that Brown and his party
had stolen from the Georgia colony, six horses,
two wagons and one carriage. On the same day
Capt. Hays with forty men attacked the house
of the notorious Ottawa Jones, burnt his house
and killed two abolitonists. Jones fed to the
corn field, was shot Mt by Hays, and is believed
to he dead.
About P. NJ, the 29th, the aboltionsts, num-
bering $50 men, came within about three-quar-
ters of a mile of our camp, and attempted to sur
prise us, they no doubt thinking that our forces
had been so much weakened by Reid's march on
Ossawattome, that he would retreat and leave
our baggage; but not so; the drum beat, and soon
every man in camp was ready for battle. Seeing
that we were ready to meet them, they fed. The
most of the men were in favor of pursuing them,
but were prevented from doing so by Gen. Atchi
son.
On the morning of the 30th, council composed
of the field officers and captains of the different
companies was held, and by large majority of
those in council it was decided to fall back on In
dian Creek until we could get more provisions and
ammunition, and to enable the soldiers composing
the army to become better drilled and disciplined.
On the 31st the army took up the line Of march
and encamped ut Cedar Creek for the night. On
the 1st of September Gen. Atchison resigned his
commission, and Gen. Reid was selected in his
stead.
Another official despatch, dated September 1st.
says: Evening before last Aug 80, $50 men
were dispatched to Ossawattomie, about 30 miles
from this place, the headquarters of the notorious
Captain Brown. We made forced march, trav-
elling NIL night and reached the place about an
hour after sunrise. We had one six-pounder The
enemy commenced firing on us ut half mile,
which is point blank range for Sharpes rifles
They had taken cover under thick growth Of
underwood, and numbered about $50. We charg-
ed upon them, having to march 300 yards across
an open prairie, against an unseen foe, through
hail storm of rife bullets. This was done with n
GOODNESS rud ability unsurpassed, until we got
within 10 yards of them, when We commenced
calling fire, which together with some telling
rounds of grape from our cannon, soon drove them
from their hiding place, with loss of some 20 or
80 men killed.
We lost not single man, and had only five or
six wounded. had with me fifty Of our men, all
of whom were in the hottest of the engagement,
and distinguished themselves, they being about
one-third of all who were in the fight, so that we
routed them from their covert, man to man. We
had three men wounded-one badly, and two
slightly. We burned their town and returned to
camp last hight about 10 o'clock.
A large proportion of the rumors and stories
concerning affairs in the Territory are of course,
without foundation but the presence there of
nearly four thousand men, of the same kindred,
country and cline, all eager for fight, and upon
whose respective banners "No quarter" is fearful
ly inscribed-the daily authenticated reports of
barbarities most tinhuman-'murders most foul
these are circumstances the bare mention of
which is sufficient to make every American citi-
zen who deserves tho blessings he enjoys, pause
and ask, "What are the times upon which we have
fallen ?"
GEN. CARY.
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