New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-03

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was Fix miles irop tie Rutian fort heiu W
d" Kansas militia" After eating some foas,oa .'
for breakfast they started, and at about II q. VA
they got within range Of the fort lhey Pieeu
The piece Of artillery in front, ana W."
supported by Captain Cutters cu I'm, II
Of infantry. The cavalry then rode !" ta - tho
tie fort. and wer. immediately fred upon u! ~ ~.
RUffi.ns. The battle then commence. g a..
Stubs were placed IN rayine TO me tigu' ~
fort. the cavalry (who had now disino9n'ruL II.
cornfeld within Sharps rifle shot Inc 70
RACED. though not necessarily for ABOUT nv 81
and lust az the artillery were taking tneI -;
position q flag Of truce appeared. l ~ haa,sr
now ceased but Col. Harvey told Inc h's s,,rt
that until the black flag which h"areh o''l ~ 49,.
was taken down, he would listen 10 u" PE'PVIJ a..
The flag was immediately hauled down anu al
troyed bv themselves, each protesting mat u. ud
not HELM raise IT, An agreement was theh tn' ti.
into that they would retire aud dls6and peao'!
There were three Frer-State surgeons aI'hs' ~
some of these volunteered 10 dress thcii ri
They had three killed and seven wouli iG i,h,
Prostate men had FIVE wounded. lDri IN
Rutiians) numbered eighty men, armed " IN 'A''
STATES muskets knives and reyoyers.
Atom. IN. the Free.State men marched oach "
the Mace where they had rested IN the uioin'ns'
and in the n can time had sent their sur
Lawrence with the wounded. They reached ~. t
mill where they intended to camp LOT thc III ~
Col Harvey had been invited to est suPPci a. ".
cabin Of a settler a short distance IRON eh.i' 49,
after seeing that his men were as coihlor'aoi' a
circumstances would permit, be weni tneie' -Nu.u,
10 n. M. the guard discovered body OF mounted
men on the hill overlooking the camp. On ocihg
CHALLENGED they stated that they were nIEu
States troops, Capt Wood commanding. up.
Wood rode down aud inquired II TINS was
Harye,'s camp! He was answered a'Ilrni'
atlyely. He then inquired Tor ha'e!
tl...r. It.
the Free-State men to fall into line. About iiiteen
did so. He then informed them that they mlgh,
consider Themselves prisoners. He was then a. Seu
upon what authority he acted. He replied, ny
authority Of the United States, and oy orde'
Cor. Geary." He told them that they must
lay down their arms also. Capt. Blckerton' o' lhe
Free-State Artillery, said that OF course 'h'3
vnld not resist the United States troops, ana
would Law down their arms, provided ne "ood)
would be responsible for them. This was PROMISED
and the prisoners were marched, without food, the
saline night in the direction of Lecompton whcre
tley arrived the next morning Q1th) at . clock.
Here they were drawn up in line, and the i,ro-
Slavery men began to try to taunt them oy calling
them - Abolitonists, and other names, ana crow,
ing over their present condition. They were told
TINT Lawrence had been "wiped out last evening,
and other things calculated To excite them to quar-
rel But they bore these insults calmly.
They were then marched to the camp OF the FOL.
d;ers. and although they called necessarily for food
and though one nan sunk down from exhaustion
no food vas furnished them I'LL o'clock =. IN.
They were furnished with hard bread and bacon,
and though this kind of fare was rough and unusual,
vet it must have been sweet after long march anu
with The exception of some roasted corn u last Vi
forty eight hours.
An Incident Happened at IIarvey's Camp which
il. perhaps, worthy Of record immediately after
tie arrest of Ilarseys men, the Pro Slavery guide
who showed Capt. Wood where the free-State
camp was, rode of in the direction Of the Pro-
Slavery camp intending, doubtless to PIT the Ruf-
fans On their guard. lie wasimn ediately followed
by three Dragons, they surprising that he was a
Free. State man WHO was trying to escape. They
told him to halt three times He refused to do so,
and they fred lie turned in his saddle aud re-
turned the fire at the dragons. They then h5ed
oLce more aud shot hin through the heart On
bringing him to the light they iouLd it was their
guide His body was taken TO LecomptOn tied to
a faed-box behind ore Of the wagons.
While crossing the ferry at Leconpton on Mon
day morning quite humber made their escape, 50
that when they were counted, there we're lOl IN
stead of i25. For shelter, the prisoners had only
two small tents, which would shelter, if crowded,
eight or ten persons The balance had to take the
prairie for a bed, and the heavy night dews for eos
ering. Lieut. Earle speaks in high terms OF the
kindness of Lieut. COlburn of the United States
Amy 10 himself and other prisoners.
On Thursday, (Sept. 1o), sixteen other Free
State prisoners were brought down from Topcka.
On Friday. fifty Of them were marched down to
Ieconpton 10 be- examined before Judge Cato They
were lined around the Courtroom, aud the citizens
were told to look at the prisoners and see II they
could identity any of them. Several of the Ruff
fans who had promised Col. Harvey to 20 home,
stepped forward and identified fifteen. The Judge
renlandcd all Of them back TO prison till Monday,
and raid that there would be- more witnesses against
In sI
to that effect, that Pro-Slayery men can have a
chance to trump up charges against them. The
fifteen identified are charged with murder, robbery,
grand larceny, aid all the other crimes i'll the cal
endar. OF course al the others will be identified.
On Friday night Mr.. Earle, with three others,
took advantage OF the intense darkness aud rolled
about hundred yards, crGwled about many
more. and as that brought then outside the senti-
ncls they made tracks for hoIue. Ills said others
have Toiitd cut.
Pro-Slayery men. in the mean time are swearing
10 the ownership Of Free-Sfate horses and rifles
which they never owned. Indeed, upon application
to Donaldson, they can sometimes be had without
an cath. and thus Eree-Statc men are being robbed
while they have no chance 10 rebut the OATH or
prove that their property never was owned BY it,
claiIusnt On beng demonstrated with about this
natter Mr. Donaldson made this reply: 4" If you
arc released you can apIly 70 the Courts for
redress" What consolation.
The murderer ol DdNid bunuin Is still unarrest-
cd ana uDhung. Ii is very singular that be is not
vet taken. Not II Pro-Sayery man has yet been
arrested in the Territory, by order Of Gov Geary
1 have Just heard from Lecompton. The Free
State mcn are in charge Of Cot. TITUS. whom
Gesry has enrolled as captain OF q company un-
der command at Gen. Smith. OF course. the
Frce-Siate men will be Well token care OF BY Trrus
G,ary was dow here to-day. understand, irving
"a raise company of volunteers Ia serve. like
T,TIs under Cen. SMITH. | think the number
(,ieLty-thrce) can he raised Tomorrow. But they
viii never consent TO he used Ia enforce the bogus
laws so that h. cannot cusnare them in that way