Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-08-27
Civil War in Kansas.

roads of Missourians. Atchison and
Stringfellow are sending circulars to the
Slave States, crying stu arms! to arns!f'
The st. Louis Democrat of August 21st.,
speaking of the letter from their cores
pondents, says:
One of these informs lis that on Au-
gust 9th a military camp, consisting of
$50 pro slavery men were driven
off from their position, four miles from
Ossawaltomie. Our informant states
that the plundering of provision wagons
preceding from Kansas city, TO that
point, had been traced to this camp, and
hence the demonstration against it. He
says that Franklin, near Lawrence, was
a rendezvous for some 60 or 20 south
who committed trespasses upon
the property Of the free Slate men, SINH
lar TO that recorded above, and were,
besides, carrying on the stealing Of hor-
ses. On the 18th, these men were routed
in an engagement, which resulted in the
death of one free State man and the
wounding of three. Seven pro slavery
men were wounded. Williams, a Mis-
sourian, who had expressed himself in
favor of the Free State party, was shot
by one Mcbride, a p~ro-slaverY man.
while the former was mau!ing rails. He
died in a few hours after receiving the
contents of the others gun. This took
place on the 10th inst.
Hoyt, a citizen of Lawrence, and
~peaceably inclined, while riding in the
neighborhood of a camp of sixty south
erners, on Washington creek, was taken
from his horse, shot six times through
the body, and left in the road. His
horse was taken. The people Of Law
n called upon the United States
troops to act in the matter As they de-
clined, about two hundred of the Free
STATE people marched on this camp,
which retrta:ed to Lecompton. The Free
State men receiving a reinforcement pro
ceeded TO Lerompton on the morning OF
the 10th. From the numerous reports
of artillery heard in that direction during
the day, it is presumed that a sanguina
ry engagement must have been fought
at that place. Particulars unknown.
On Sunday the 18th, Leavenworth
city was alive with the preparations for
another incursion into the territory
Dispatches were being sent to Liberty,
Platte City, Delaware, &c, with the of.
fer of 81, so per day for men. The ex
element was passing all bounds, and one
thousand recruits were expected 10 ar
rive in The place by the morning of the
18th. Large numbers of the circular
which we publish to-day had been dis
tributed through the border counties and
down the river as far as Brunswick. In
vading parties had been organized at In
dependence, Weston, Lexington, and at
other places. From the extensive pre-.
parations being made, it is supposed that
Lawrence would be reduced to ashes
this evening.
The following is from a correspondent
of the N. Y. Times, writing from Law
renee, August, 10.
DREAMING Up OF TIE CAMP AT osSAwoT,
TOME.
The pro slavery encampment at Ossa'
wottomie was rather unceremoniously
broken up the other day. A party Of
men made a decent upon it, took pos
session of a number of arms and quaint
ties of provisions. The robber camp had
heard of the approach of 4 force suGi
cient to punish them for their offences
and wisely fled, leaving much of THEN
plumber behind them. They had erect,
ed a block house fort, in which they had
stored their provisions, arms and plun
der-all movable articles of any value
were taken, and the Fort burned.
MURDER OF MAJOR HoYT.
Within a short time the Free State
men of Franklin and in the Reighbor
hood of Washington Greek, which is 10
miles south of this town, have been held
in terror by parties of Buford's men, who
have been harbored in their midst. Al
Franklin these persons have been har-
bored by a Territorial Justice of the
Peace named Crane, who is also Post
master at that point. Crane had com
mand of a party which numbered from
% &c 50. He had a cannon and was
well supplied wi h U. S. muskets AMI
ammunition by he Tcrri'oria lau;horities
He had a log house of commodious size
and great strength. which he had barri-
caded well and fortified. At Washing
inglon Greek the party numbers 50, and
are under the commend o: Capt. Saun-
derS, of the Territorial militia. They
have three log houses, which they have
well fortified.
Yesterday as Major IIoyt, who had
business in the neighborhood of the
Greek, was passing within thee hundred
yards of their buildings, or horseback,
he was shot dead. His body was found,
with his pockets riaed of their contents.
Hoyt is the Individual from whom the
Sharpe's rifles were taken at Lexington,
early in the spring. He was in the
Mexican war, and had beeen TO Califor-
MIA. The experience which he had &C.
quired in those places, together with his
industry, bravery and ability, makes his
loss a severe one at this trying moment
to the Free State party.
Enraged by this act, the Free State
men determined to drive these Williams
from their midst.
ECoND BATTLE Of FRANKLIN.
Last night a party of about 60 assem-
bled and marched to Franklin. The
night was calm, and the bright moon
light made it clear and beautiful. The
heavy dew on the long prairie grass made
march anything but pleasant
Within a quarter of a mile OF Franklin,
the company was halted, and a detach-
ment of 10 picked men, under command
of Lieut.. George Earle, were sent down
the main street of the town, TO take a po-
sition opposite the fertilization of Squire
Crane, and attract the attention of his
men, in order that the main body of Free
State men, who were under the immedi-
ate charge of Capt. Cracklin, might with