Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-12
LATE NEWS.
rnE BArrLE OLE oSS \WArENIE.

lay, has the following additional particulars n
bout the battle between the free State men aud
Sontherners at Ossawatemir:
The town vt Ossawaielnie was composed uf
from thirty To forty houses. aud waS u thriving
place before the Kansas difficulties, and had
population Of about two hundred. II il situated
Immediately between the forks of a branch of the
Usage river and the Pe,awatomie river rhe
distracted state Of the country had occaS ipncd nn
almost total desertion Of the town by the families
living in it, and att the time of the fight it was uc-
cupied by about fifty armed free State meu and u
few women and chi lren.
At six o'clock on saturday morning. Just after
sunrise, prs slavery party of about IoO men. un-
der Gen Reid, nude their appearance before the
town, having in their command piece of artillc.
ry. aud most of them mounted. They had made
u forced narch of thirty or forty miles from ih.ir
camp on Bull creek. A. soon the free State
men described the pro slavery force they put
themselves under the command of Captains
Brown and Updegraii formerly of Ohio, aud sought
shelter in a growth of underbrush about three
hundred yards distant from the town. The pro-
slavery force maintained their ground al about
half milo and commenced firing with their canon,
whirh was loaded with grape and canister shot
and -lugs.
They had an advantageous position and each
discharge of the gun raked the ambush of the
Free State Force with fearful effect. One of our
informants states that he three of his Gem
rades fall at once; still they returned as brisk
fire rs they could and succeeded III wounding
several of their enemies. After ten or
dozen discharges from the artillery "a company
of about eighty fthe pro- slavery force dlsmount
ed from their horses. and having surrounded the
place of retreat, mnde charge and completed
the entire rout of the Free State men, several of
whom, in attempting to cross the stream along
which the ight ranged, were shot i'll the water,
aud were either instantly kIledor so badly wound
cd As not to be able to save themselves from
death by drowning
One of our informants states that he saw the
body ~ Captain Brown in the water. He knew
it was him by his coat and hat. He thinks there
is no doubt of his being killed. Seven of the
Free State men were captured. after which the
town was set on fire and entirely destroyed.
In marching to the cnmpon Bull Creek, the
prisoners were subject to very cruel treatment,
and two Of them. named William and the
other Clutch Charley" were taken from the
camp and shot by their Infatuated enemies. The
latter was Hungarian, and fought under Kos
suth. and since his removal to this country had
lived il Kansas and takena very active part with
the Free State party. He was present at the
battle of Black Jack. and after the capture of the
pro slavery party, was appointed 10 guard the
prisoners. one Of whom man named Cole
man. This Coleman was al the battle OF ossa-
watome. aud after the capture of the Free State
men recognized Dutch Charley. He demanded
that Dutch Charley be delivered to him and Ia
king him out shot him dead. Frederick Brown,
son of Capt. Brown, was mis-" killed. lie was
one of the picket Guards of the Free State Camp
at 0s>awatonie. and being surprised he shot
through the heart by preacher named Martin
White. Aftei being killed, and while lying "n
the ground with his mouth relaxed ana open in
d9Hth. another shot fired down his throat
The above is the straight forward tale of this
party of men, and bears upon its face the impress
Of ruth.
The following is PRO slavery account of the
same fight. We find il in the st. Louis Repuhll-
can dated Camp at Indian Creek, sept. Cd
On Saturday, the 23l of August, we left our
camp at Westport. and took up our line o! march
for New Santa Fee, at which place we arrived the
same day. We found nhout 400 pro slavery
men encamped. On the 9th formed "A regi
ment. and selected Col r. H. RoSsei. of Virgin
ia. as temporary commander in chief. On the
18th our forces had increased to il50, rank and
file. We then went into permanent organi1a
ton, aud selected AichiSon as Major General,
Reid Brigadier General, Brown rs Colonel of
the list, and Rosscr of the I'd regiment and CAV"
the name Of our forces The Army OF Law and
Order of Kansas Territory" ca the Goth we
took up line Of March for Ossawatamip, and
encamped that night at Cedar Creek. On the
18th we resumed our march and eneamped at Bull
Creek. On the evening of the 2Sth Gen. Reid
selected $50 men and one piece OF artillery, and
moved on to attack O5sawatamie
On the morning of the Goth he arrived near
that place and attacked by 900 sbolitionists,
under the command of the notorious John Brown.
who commenced firing upon Reid from a thick
chapparel four hundred yard. off. Gen Reid
then formed his men i'll an open prairie, aud Ma
jor Bell fired upon the aboliouists with the ar
tillery loaded with grape Genera! Reid then
made successful charge upon them. killing 81
aud took prisoners. Amongst the killed was
Frcd'k Brown. The notorious John Brown was
also killed by pro-slaverv man named White
Among the prisoners taken is the son of q. &.
Brown, of Lawrence notorety; he will be hu-
namely treated. and set at liberty when the war
is over. The other prisoners tnken were ship
ped on the Polar Star, and pledge exacted of
them never t. return again to Kansas
The pro- slavery party had five wounded none
believed TO be dangerous. Captain Boycn re-
ceiyed wound in the left wrist; Frank Gordon
in the left shoulder; jack son in the nlouth John
Gordon in the thigh, add Parker in the leg. The
pro slavery men, contrary to the orders of Gen
eral Reid. burnt nearly all the houses of Ossawa
tanie They took some forty hend of cattle.
part of them being the same that Brown and his
party had stolen from the Georgia colony-six
horses. two wagons and one carriage. On the
same day Captain Hays, with forty men, attack
ed the house Of the notorious Otawav Jones,
burnt his house and killed two ahotionists.-
Jones fled to the corn field was shot at by Hays,
an / is believed to be dead.
About 6 =. M.,the 29h. the abolitonists, mum
berng go men, came within about three qunr-
tiers of mile of oui camp. aud attempted to sur
prise Us, they no doubt thinking that our forces
had been SO much eakened 10y Reds march OF,
Ossawatamie, that we would retreat and leave
our baggage; but not so-the drum beat. and
soon every man i'm pamp was ready for bat tie.