Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-09-20

would not allow me to take them away, And 1 was
obliged 10 got an order from Capt. Emory 1.-THE
captain OF the r%ufians) before l could take away
my frank. The two men who ordered me away
we're MIR. WashSurne, who keeps the ferry. aud
Mr.. Hyatt. They said they acted under orders,
and told me the sooner | left the better. | am
formerly from the State of Ohio, but since my resi-
dence in Leavenvorth I have never taken sides
with either party, nor have | proclaimed my senti.
inents. l was told that | could not stay in the
Territory unless | would take up arms against the
id Abolitionists, as they meant to expel every
one from the Territory. There were about forty
others driven away on tho same day that | was.
All my hard earnings for years were in my stock
st goods, which is now in the hands of my enc
mics. My clerk urged them to allow him to stay
and take charge Of my property, assuring them
that he was from Kentucky. But they utterly re.
fused to allow dim to stay unless he would take
up arms against the Free State men. lie therefore
was obliged to leave with me,
Capt. Emory, with about 100 armed men, rode
through the streets, proclaiming that the boat was
waiting. and every id Abolitionist had better be
of. In addition to Emory's company, there were
about 100 armed men drawn up TO guard the boat
to prevent any escape. | ani now in this city,
nearly destitute OK means. The day before l lett,
several Free-Statc men were shot by Capt. Emory's
party. Among them Eere two brothers by the
name of Philips.
None of the Free State men made any resistance
excepting Phillips, tho lawyer. He was in the
his house and seeing they were determined to MUIR
der him, he resolved to sell his life as dearly as
possible. and declare TO them he should defend his
house, and if they entered it would be at the peril
of their lives. They did not heed his threats, but
rushed in, and Phillips drew his revolver and shot
two of them dead. when he was pierced with n
dozen balls and expired Instantly. lie was left
lying in his blood all day. Finally they took
the furniture out of the house and had determined
to set it on fire. They also took the furniture out
of :everal other houses, with the determination OIL
burning them. The brother OF Phillips was
shot at the sam time, but lived until Tuesday
morning.
A German was taken prisoner as he was about
leaving in the boat, and was taken back ana In
stantly shot dead.
An American, by the nam of Hops, who was
coming into Leavenworth, was stopped when with
in two miles of the city. and shot dead. The ruff
fans took his scalp. and returned to L~eavenworth.
| make this statement to let the world know what
is actually going on in the Territory, and have re-
lated nothing but what | an willing to testify to.
under oath. MILTON Z. CLARK.
STATEMENT OF OTHER PRISONERS.
Apartv Of some FIVE or six Tlinoiane and In
1ianaians, who had gone out to Kansas to settle,
retained to this city yesterday morning on the
steamer Polar Star, having been captured at the
battle Of Ossawattnmie by the forces under Gen.
Reid, and after being detained a day or two in cap
tivity, were conducted to Westport, and there
placed on board the steamer to be taken ont Of the
State of Missouri, and accompanied with the threat
that if they ever ventured back to the Territory of
Kansas, aud were caught, that should instantly
be hung or shot,
Learning of the arrival of this party, we had
an interview with its men on board the the steamer
Baltimore, on which they had taken passage for
Alton, Illinois. Their several accounts agree so
perfectly that we have condensed and embodied
all their statements that we might present our
readers with a com plete and reliable narrative Of
the terrible conflict at Ossawatamie.
The town Of Ossawatamie was composed of
from 20 to 40 houses, and was a thriving place
before the Kansas difficulties, and had q popula.
ton of about 200. 1t is situated Immediately be-
tween the forks of a branch of the Usage and Pot
uwattamie river. The distracted state of the
country had occasioned an almost total desertion
Of the town by the families living in it, ard at the
time of the fight it was occupied oy about so armed
Free S~tate'inen and n few women and children.
AT 6 o'clock on last Saturday morning, just after
sunrise, q Pro. Slavery party of about 400 men,
under Gen. Reid made their appearance before the
town, having in their command a piece OF artillery,
and most of them mounted. They had made q
forced march OF 80 or 40 miles from their camp on
Bull Greek. As soon as the Free State men des.
cried the Pro-SlaverJ force, they put themselves
under C )mmand Of Captains Brown and u pdegaff,
formerly of Ohio, and sought shelter in a growth
Of unoerbrush about 300 yards distant from the
town. The Pro-Slavery force maintained their
ground at about q half mile, and commenced firing
with their cannon, which was loaded with grape
and canister shot, and slugs. They had an advan-
tageous position, and each discharge of the gun
tiO Va N"V iOO-Eb" iOASO hiNh io"i
full effect.
One of our i~nformants states that he saw three
of his comrades fall at once still they returned
rs brisk a fire as they could, and succeeded in
w~ounding several of their enemies. After some
ten or n dozen discharges from the artillery, a
company of about eighty of the PrO-Slavery force
dismounted from their horses, and having surround
ed the place of retreat, made a charge and com
pleted the entire route of the Free State men,
several of whom, in attempting to cross the stream
nbnpu which tho frht raDpa1 wprp shOt in the
water, and were either instantly killed or so badly
wounded as not to be able to save themselves from
death by drowning.
One of our informants states that he saw the
body of Capt. Brown in the water. He knew it
was him by his coat and hat.* Seven Of the Free
State men were captured, after which the town
was set on fire and entirely destroyed.
In marching back to the camp on Bull Creek,
the prisoners were subjugatcd to very cruel treat
inent, and two of them, the one named Williams
and the other "Dutch Charley" were taken out of
the camp md shot by their Infatuated enemies.
The latter WAS a Hungarian who had fought under
kossuth, and since his removal to this country had
lived in Kansas and taken a very active part with
the Free State party. lie was present at the
baltic of Black Jack, and after the capture of the pro
slavery party was appointed to guard the prisoners
one of whom was a man named Coleman. This
Coleman was at the battle of Ossawattamie, and
after the capture of the Free State men, recognized
''Dutch Charley" He demanded that Clutch
Charley" be delivered up to him, and taking him
out shot him dead.
Frederick Brown, son of Capt. Brown, was also
killed. lie was one Of the picl ct guards of the
Free State men at Osawattamie, and being sur
prised he vas shot through the heart by u preacher
named Martin White. After being killed, and
while lying on the ground with the mouth relaxed
and open in death, another shot was fred down his
throat.
The above is the straightforward tale of this
party Of men, and bears upon its face the impress
of truth.
Lawrence, Kansas, Aug, 27, 1856.
A. A. LAWRENCE, Esq, Boston-Dear Sir
knowing the interest you feel in the cause of
Kansas, | have concluded to trouble you with an
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