The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1856-06-13

at their escape lfom defeat A. Cincinnati
think they are gong 10 have an easy VIC
tory they are reckoning without their
host.
Exciting News from Kansas.
The Free State men have at length
uroassd-lhemeelyes qsd are Feialiali1g
upon The Pirates. Henry Clay Pate, who
is captain Of company Of Missourians
was teported killed. but the report is con-
tradicled The following is the latest
and is evidently the correct version Of the
affair: lIU 8H /
CHrcAoo. June 10.
The Democratic Press has letter from
Lecompion on the 4th. stating that severe
skirmishes had taken place between in.
dependent companies Of Missourians and
Carolinians and bands Of Free State men
organized for sslf-deience. The latter
were sacoessful. The details Of the af-
fair is announced BY the Kansas City En-
terprise as follows: " Thirty Southerneis
proceeding from Westport, Missouri, un-
der command Of III. @. Pate, 10 Bull
Greek. Kansas, suddenly met party Of
Free State men Of the same NUMBER
Pate had a number Of prisoners. whom
he placed IN front, unarmed; he then hid
behind logs and trees. The Free State
men dropped down in the grass Of the
prairie. The firing continued two hours.
Pate then surrendered unconditionally.--
Three MissouFiaus escaped. among them
Coleman, the Murderer Of Dow. The
Free State party took twenty horses and
= number VI Sharpe's rifles and u. s.
muskets, besides quantity of goods sto.
len from Lawrence The q s. Dragons
knew Of the battle during It's occurrence,
but did not interfere. They went down
on the 4th and released the prisoners.
A party Of pro Slavery men, including
sOn Of Gov Shannon, formed q night
attack on the house Of Capt. Wa ker, five
miles from Lecompton. They were fred
upon and repulsed, and yeung Shannon
taken prisoner, but was released next day
Shannon took company of dragons and
searched the houses Of the Free State
men two days, taking all arms and ammu-
milton. Col. Sumner passed through Le-
compton on the 4th. en- ronte for Topeka.
LArFs. "A man just arrived from
kansss City, reports a general rendezvous
OF Pro slavery men near Bull Creek, nm
der command Of Whitfield. They con
template a new attack on Lawrence, and
expect To concentrate 800 men, generally
armed with u. s. muskels. The Free
State men have resolved settle the mat
ter with the bayonet. They are deficient
in both arms and provisions.
LATEsT.--Acoounte say they have form
cd plan foru night attack on the.inva-
ders. falas
IIisrumored that Donaldson anil Jones
were both kolh killed IN the hght at
Franklin, where collision occur ed over
a quantity Of goods stolen from Lawr-
ente. NOhouseJ destroyed ~ Franklin.
rs first reported ft
The following, from St. Louis. is taken
rom an extra Of the weslport Border
Times, paper in the interest of the
uffians. lI.g
News from reliable source reached us
Yesterday The town Of ST. Barnard,
Kansas. was burned by tue Free States
forces on the night Of the Sd. Fifteen
thousand dollars worth Of property was
destroyed LAFER-'A company Of six
men arrived here, last night, VINO state
that yesterday morning, at three O'Clock,
the Abolitionists attacked and capturedthe
town Of Franklin They numbered about
500. while only l2 or IS fighting men
were iu Franklin. On the pro slavery side
Mr.. Fishmaker aud two others are re-
ported killed. The men who came in be-
longs to Capt Flemings company Of en-
igrants. They say they fought the Alb
oliuoDi Is about an hour but being large
y o. dmberd, finally fed. anI the town
WAS taken. No news from Capt Pate.
'The Investigating Committee is still
here"
The Independence correspondent of the
Republican, under date of tbs s h says:
Marshal Donaldson and four Of his men
n the discharge Of their official duty were
killed, near Hickory Point. on the 81.
The Marshal was in the act Of arrestiny
some men, who attacked the party uuder
Capt Pate. After Capt Pates eompany's
arrest by Free Sellers their friends con
siderbly Increased in numbers aud YES
terday were destroying houses, driving
men woman and children from their ha6.
itaiions, near Bull Greek A company of
100 under Capt Reid had left New Santa
Fe in persuit Of the maranders. Report
says Franklin was not Hken, although
attacked by large party OF Prse Boilers. |
Capt. Pate and company had been liberia
ted hy Col. Summer, who arrived at Black
Point just In time to prevenla conflict be-
tween those holding Pale aud the party
under Capt. Reid,
Gov. Shannon has issued proclamation
ordering all uulawfulIy organized bsndsOf
armed men to disperse. and threatening
che Immediate employment of the United
States troops to enforce his orders. The
pirates who sacked lawrence are organ
ized aOcordingtO the laws Of the territory,
so this proclamation relates to the Free
State men only.
The most intense excitement prevails