Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-07-02
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For the Advertiser.
FROM KANSAS.
WErs PulNr, Mo-, June l4tl,, 1856.

VETS PUNT, Mo-, June 14tt, 1856. ys
Mr.. Editor: / have just returned from trip Of,
q weeks duration. =;
A body Of 300 mounted men proceeded to Prairie
City, TO rescue Capt Pate and bis company, who had !,
been taken prisoners by the Law Breakers: Capt p.
had had fight ofseveraI hours with superior force,
and at last taken prisoner-amongst his men was
one of mine, named Lamhert-a Printer by trade.
He was shot through the right shoulder by Sharpe's
Rifle hall, and wounded very severely. However, he
loaded and fired times after being wounded; then
finding they were about TO become prisoners, he
mounted ho9s and made his escape, while the whis'
tie OF bullets around told him he had drawn the whols
fire upon him. His horse threw him several times
and at last left him The prairie, weak from lossof
blood. A wagon passing near picked him up and
carried him to place of safety; he is now here and
doing as we'll as can be expected.
On our arrival at Prairie City, we found the U. S.
Troops were ahead Of u.s. and had liberated the priso
ners; we were disappointed, as we had expected a
fight, the abnioniss being strong. / had command
of n company of sharp shooters, every man with
Sharpe's rife We were to open the fight, but twas
emo go" Col. Sumner (no relative TO Gutta Percha
Sumner) ordered US to dsband, and we took the back
track for home but The next morning branched Oft
the right, and that afternoon We visited the bead
quarters of the abolitionsts on the PottawaslmIe.
But the scamps who had recently killed proslavery
men in this neighborhood, in the dead of nigat could
not face the music and at the first sight OF the Gre
vengers'' they ingloriousy fled. We secured their.
rifles and destroyed their press, and then returned
Cant. Shelby, with company Of so men left here
last week 10 locate town in the neighborhood OF
Prairie city, That place being the headquarters OF
the abotioniss-tEey went armed for the purpose OF
defending themselves. They arrived within 2miles
of the place. when they ordered out of the Ter
riory, by COL sugner with the threat that if they
returned their arms would be taken away. The
troops u. ST. are now encamped within mile of this
place to STOP all Southern companies from entering
the Territory, if armed They can go in small squads
unarmed if they fool hardy enough to risk the:
lives.
Gen. Jones, of Laurens, with company OF 4O or 5o
are encamped about mile from here on stand;
they know not what to do-abolitionsts can 60 in as
there is not guard stationed along the line by which
they enter II Sumner and Shannon are not removed,
it will be tight squeeze il we do succeed in making
it slave Stae although the pro'savery men OF the
border countries have spent immense sums of money
in The cause, and are still doing SO. They are about
10 appeal 10 the South for aid, and trustit will not
he in vain. =.
At present every thing is quiet, but it is only the
calm before the storm; and it will break when and
where cannot be conjecured.
Two thirds Of my company are in the Territory.
Mostly at Fort Scott; they are doing we'll.
The Telegraph is much ahead of letters, that it
is hardly necessary for any 10 undertake 10 give
"news." Respectfully, &c.
E.BB.