New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-09
THE WAR ENDED.
FTOrs TIC F1IItr 1fTyUF
NINETY OF LANES MEN CAPrTRED BY GOV.
GEARY - LANE RETREaTING - CONFERENCE
BETWEEN GOV. GEARY, COL. COOkE AND THE
OFFICERS OF THE MILITIA. ETC.

OFFICERS OF THE MILITIA, ETC.
The foil owing account of affairs they recently
transpircd rear Lawrence has been furnished us BY
gentleman just return ed from there; aid may be
gsrded perfectly reliable:
The troops under Gen. Heiskels command, consist
ING of ne regiment of foot and two of mounted men,
number ring in all between twenty -four and twenty five
hundred with four pieces of artillery moved from their
camp WestIort the 18th inst. Ga that and the
following day they marched between thirty-fye aud
forty mlles md reached the town OF Franklin, three
miles from Lawrence. When about four miles from
Franklin an express came back al full speed and told
the General that the enemy had engaged his advanced
guard, ana they were then fighting. The column
put i'll rapid motion, the fooImen already very much
fa,ieued and their feet bi-tered going al half trot
They kept UP this pace except few minutes at the
Wakerusa for water until they rot nearly 10 Frank
In where, it turned out, large picketguard OF the
Yankees had killed OF Our men, and pushed off t.
Lawrence. BY the time the mGin body OF the troops
reached Franklin II wa i've O'Clock, aud they were
eager 10 60 Immediately 10 Lawrence: but consid.
erng the aieness of the hour the exhausted condition
OF tie iOoim.n, and the to.al ignorance Of Lanes
strength aid the Position Of his fortifc ,tons il was
dtcotd 10 be better 10 r,st the and make the at
tack AT daylight IN the morning. They accordingly
eucan PED cor the night near Franklin
About midnight express arrived giving iufnrrna-
ton that Col Cooke with the United States trool- uu
der his command, had taken position in front of
Lawrence for lis protection and early il the morning
CC Cooke sent note to Gen. Heiske 10 that effect
Great III. appointment FELT all hands Al the lost
opportunity TO engage and crush the hired thieves and
ibe murderers under LaLe; and universal regret was
expressed hat tie movement was not continued into
Lawrence the evening b. r.. IL turned out that A.
soon tie approach of Gen. Helskeil was learned in
Lawrence cOuItrs were dispatched 10 Iecomgton in-
IlOrug Gov. GeaIy for protection by tie United Sa-e-
troops; aud be- must be admitted, IN the plsn dis
charge Of his duty, ordered Col Cooke command m-
mtdiattly to Lawrence where they arrived about IL
&c Oh Al igLt.
About 10 O'Clock in the rning Gov C;esry AMI
Col. Coke arrived al Franklin HheIe the troops we've
sssei bi,d aid coIi,r bee arranged and held
Lt~,ep item md the field oficers and CAPTAIN. OF
.toujuIie- Of Gen. Htiskell, command. Tie .,n.
ietItc Was opened 10y Gov. Geary who addressed tn.
u,,tug gi some length. He expressed his great plea
sure al meeting with the gentlemen present.
H. told them tLat lie hoped and beiey Ell that their
reI ,tio1 for lie vnccaiion OF the laws and pote-
li"u ul the suffering czen> against the cruetles ali
III uudA outrage C,mulied a-aInst them by tue Or
al L.d baIdtti rowing through tie Territory was no
lurltr necessary. He said that bis nilsson Wa II
hIrc Ictce 10 IT. borders; that he armed vita
lower efficient Tor that purIoc. an1 lie was deter
mined % accomplish T. He vas = ID 10 inform them
TINT having airi, ed tie Territory only ,hre- DAYS
ago a. Asd ALREADY conquered aud captured lac.
BODY having taken between ninety aud one hunirsi Of
III IL ,li-vtrs lie SAID dat II lie had bot had t. come
lee L. meet them be would have been az tue heal
If Coz Cookies command puTsuit Ot the rest OF tn
tend e. H. nIressed upon them the i'm yortnnce AID
nifty the OCCASION referred O. cons,-Iue c
that 1uht follow to ID. couI Try IN the Union and 10
M 81 lldren and our chdrens children, as the ~,
cult Of the coni,r nee nov Id in thus humble plac..
sud close! by appealing 10 them 10 dissolve tier pr..
ct organization, aid cooperate with him. uI.l, the
laws and instructions governing him. for the res,or tion
Of peace ana the due execution Of The laws Of the Ter
ntory.
sddIosscd the meet ng, responding fully and cord div
tie view AID feelings oppressed by the Governor ami
urged compliance With HE wishes. CJl Titus nJ.o |
addressed the metine-urgine with much feeling the |