New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-11

ment, and they not very severely. Dr. 0fs1a.,
vss also fred ct BY bis mersilsss eaPtsrs a.,
times during the engagement, when tAey wsre -
covsrdly TO 20 out and meet their enemies. ~
yscsiyed two bullets in hs body, but 10 ee>ias
cell. He escaped from them after they en-.
menced firing.
r.wRyscz. X. T., Tuesday, July I, lea
,..vs ms, read in THE TRrBUsE Of june ~, aps.
ticle from the pen Of Cspt. n: e. pste beaded Sna
{" Rattle of Black Jack Point" lin otnei wore t1ehx
,,e Of Pslrnyrs) and take the liberty OF ooTetisgs
very , f% q s. Sapt had s personal cogassnc.
sben nccnrr.d. The first statement would nesse
IN these words: AT first the enemy e9oaued dcvaia
"open prairie and fired at distance no'p ~ 70 bo
8. yarJs from ms. Their lines were coon broken sM
=. 10. hastily ran 10 a rayine for shelter. Tbs
,rrany ss NV company formed in distinct nne iron
Cot SHORE and his men, and without stopping 70 frs
a eun passed at once into ravine Oh inc eoemys
r;,St where We commenced our nre on tnsm, ana
uSers we remained till the enemy boosted The vhfs
d. expected Capt. Shore TO form his men and oc-
cnSv a similar position on the LETT OF the enemy, oas
wss disappointed, he hating on the sas.crn T T
sh,s thp rnvine in front Of the enemy's camp. Ing
consider as the principal mistake In our part OF the
.c;on "a Capt Shore unable TO retain ttis nnIo'.
,n,s,r nosiiion; and when be, with part u n'' men
left it and nsd my COMPANY .s enc Of them was wouodsd
pshy lo Can't. Shore and all his men, believe,
asd sor time kept that and 70
cs;xed the fire of the enemy hke uo 49, 49,, nngaAt
troops Vo iarsble extent exhausted their amrnuri-
mao naa Ssnt pate says: When the fight commenced
nom nnr forces were nearly equal" here soy mot Dis
tncny r force on the FreeState side who on The
AZ ali during the fight or in any way shateyer
nayticipaed in it. OF these Capt Shore ana hls CON.
ppsny numbered sixteen all told. NY company, ten
Ur x own family Hesays further, "but Issw that reen
1;oceme nts for the Abolitionsts were aear &C. Csp
p",a Il seems could see much better than We for We
neither saw nor received any possible reenoreemenfs
49,, some minutes after the surrender, nor DID We M
Je,stsnd Il at any help near u.s. and at the time
w. r,s nder our entire force officers and men, al
told had dwindlsd down to but fifteen men, who were
either on or about the field Capt Shore and his men
Nod Ali left the field but eight One OF MS men who
SaS ieft was wounded and was obliged to leave, OF
,he e;gbt who remained four, whose names nve 70
reneat cd nobly by four OF my men m the hshtwes
over The other four had, with Two oi NY COMPANY
S,come ned and gone to point out OF reach
of The .nemy's fire. where, by the utmost eAerion
Sadkept them to make little show, and busted one Of
them IN shootir mules and horses TO divert the Others
and keep them from running on. one o. 10y men LUZ
been terribly wounced and left after holding on Tor an
Ionr sfterward Fifteen Free.State men, all told, were
ali flat re manned and near the ground al the tie
the sur. nder was made andt was maoe 10 nihe uen
only, self included in that number: Iwenty eU
the en-. nv including two men terribly wounded, were
mace pritoners. Capt. Pate reproaches ine WIN
most oshono able violation OF the ghss secured uAder
flag Of but says have S SGss' suspended for
ga while" SO much, in his own language, Ion good
faith of which he found me so destitute. NOW i9r my
dishouorabe violation of the Tag OF truce; When
6,st saw il had lust been to he Elk discouraged men
above named and started at once to meet II, being ct
the moment from sixty eighty rods from the enemys
camp and met il about halt way, carried oy Two men,
one Free. State man. prisoner OF theirsi the other
was Young Turner, of whom Capt. Pate speaks IN such
high terms think him as brave as Capt. Pate rep
resents OF bis disposition and Character IN ethes
respects cay nothing now. The country and the
world may probably know more hereafter. At once
learned iom those bearing the flag Of truce that 10
reality they had other design than to divert me and
consume time by getting me to 60 70 their camp
to hear explanations. then tod yourg james to stand
by me with his arms, sayin we are oetn eqosuy
prisoner back to tell the Captain that, If he had any
proposal to make, to come at once and make 1t. lie
a 20 came AIMED to where l and young james were
some forty fifty rods from either party and Alone
He Immediately began to tell about his authority
from the General Government, by way OF explanation
az he sad. replied that shoad listen to nothing VI
that kind ard that If he had any proposal to make,
would hear il at once and that II he had none for me-
I had one for him. and that was immediate and un.
conditional surrender. then said 10 him and young
Jsmes, both well armed GU must go down with
to your camp, and there all Of you lay do IN your
ams" when the three started, they continuing armed
I'll ill the full surrender was made. !, old man Of
nearly sixty years. and fully exposed to the weapons
of two young at my side, as well as the fire of
the ir in their camp, far, and further, took
them pris0I under their flag OF truce. On way
to their camp, as passed within haing distance Of
the eight INT H. who had kept their position firm, I
directed them to pass down the ravne front of the
enemys caDp about twenty rode of, 10 receive the
surrender Such was my violation of the flag of
truce. Let others judge. had not during the time
Of the above transactions with Capt Pate and HE
flag Of truce a single secrcted ns Or me who could
possibly have pointed rife at Capt Pate nor q mn
nearer than forty rods till came near their camp
Capt. Pate complains Of our treatment in regard 10
cooking, &c. but forgets to say that after the fight
was over, when and t0me Of my men had eaten
OILY once in Yearly forty. eight houn, we first of all
gave Capt. Pate and his men good dinner as we
could obtain for them, being the as man 10 take A
monel During the time we kept them IL was with
difieulty could keep enough men in camp away
from their business and their families 10 guard our
prisoIersi being myself Obliged TO stand guard
Elk hours between four in the afternoon and
SIX In the morning. We 90 poorly supplied
with provisions that the best we could possibly
90 was to let our prisoners their own
ara ss Tor tents, we, for the most part had none viii
we sent team and brought ia theirs which thsy occu-
or carried on my own tent, where one of my sons
hved, win al It's contents, provisions &C. some four
or hve days before the fight We did not search our
pThoners, nor take from them one cent of their
money, watch. or anything but arms horses, add
mihtsry stores. would AK Capt Pate and his men
how cur people Jared at their hands at Lawrence.
Osawaitamie, Browns Station, and elsewhere, my
TWO cons John, jr., and Jason Brown, being OF the
NUMBER We never had, at any time, near Can't.
rate, or where his men wsre to exceed half The
number he states We had only three men wounded
in the fight, and all Of those have nearly recovered
ana not one killed or since dead See hs sts,emeot'
am sorry that young man Of good requirements
and fair abilities should, by his statement know
rgly and willfuliy made, do himsef much greater
injury than he even accuses Old Brown Of doing