Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-10
LATEST NEWS.
IMPORTANT FROM WASHING Ton.
ANOTHER iNSUAiEGrInS ~ f1pglpA-MuEE nEr
RELATIONS ureN TIE TREASURY.

IMPORTANT FROM WASHING ION.
ANOTHER RESURRECTION ~ f1o9lnA-MohE DEP
RELATIONS rreN TIE TREASURY.
WASnINGroN, sept. = 1855.
| understand that within eight or ten DAYS
communications of important aud startling
character hive been received nj the War Depart
mrnt, from Florida, uf fresh instruction IL
meng the Indians in thu everglades. II seems
that since The treaty madc with Billy Bowlegs'
wl.o y"u will recolicct. was cnnicd through the
country year or two ago aud Gted rs lion,
new chiefs have started up and terrible war is
aniioipatedbv tie people of Fioridn. Aid Will
he required from the general government; new
troops will have 10 be sent 10 that region, and
more demands made upon the treasury. Accord
ing TO the account from the everglades and their
ieinitv,there Is strong probability that the "hor-
der ruifans" of Florida have had Land IN this
business. and have melted the Indians to II new
iusurr, ction in order 10 have chance for anoth-
CT grand haul upon the public funds 1t will be
remembered that the Florida war, caused by the
mismanngement of the Van Buren, administration
cost tie United States. exclusive of loss OF htc,
upwards Of $50 900, 900. in the shape of pay for
troops, claims Of Indians Indian agents, eontrac-
tors, spectators, aud officials of al sorts; all o
which ended in the removal of few Seminoles
only to the West, each Indian costing about
100000
also understand that the War Department
has ordered Gen, Harvey, who is somewhere at
the North, L. proceed Immediately 10 Florida TO
take command of the troops there and 10 be con
ocntratod there. Gen. linrncY has Just got
through whipping the Sioux and other lndiuns
TIT the West aud is now directed 10 make war up
GA those in Florida 1t is said that the indians
have Il large number of runaway slaves with them.
These negroes are more savage aud tenacious
than the Indians themselves, and il is To be eX-
pected that to extcrminate them will lead 10 fright
iul deprodations upon tn" national treasury.
The WAR IN KANSAS Fight al OSsalcota
mic The telegraph dispatch giving brief ac
count of the reported desperate fight in Kansas,
was based. we presume upon the following letter
which we iind in the Western (Alo) Dispatch:
CAMP BULL CREEK, Aug. 81.
Gentlemen: moved with $50 men on the alb
clifton fort and town of Ossawotamie-th the head
quarters OF old Brown--on the nigt before last;
mai ched forty miles and assaulted the town with
out dismounting the men, about sunrise on yes
terday. We have had brisk fight for an an hour
or more, and hnd five men wounded-none dan
eerously y Captain Boyce, VIM Goidan and 3
others. We killed 30 about of them among the
number certain son Of old Brown, aud almost
certain old Brown himself, destroyed all their am.
nuntion and provisions, and the boys would burn
the town 10 the ground. can't h,ipit
We must be supported by cur friends. We
still want more men and amuniton-anuntion
OF all sorts. Powder, muskets, balls aud caps is
the constant cry.
write in great haste, as have been in sad-
die, rode 100 miles and fought Il battle withoul
rest.
Your friend REID.
CAMP AT BuLL CREEK, Aug. 81, 1857.
Gents-Gcn. Reid with $50 men, had fight
at Ossawuttumc Yesterday. We had four men
wounded. Capt. Boyce, of Lexington, Frank,
Gordon Of Clay. Capt. Boyce had his wrist bro
ken. Gordon was shot in the shoulder. Young
Jackson, of Howard, was shot in the mouth
badly hurt Geo, Gordon; of Lafayette shot in
the thigh Young Parker, of Lafayette was shot
E IN the leg. The Abolitonist made the attack.
/ We killed 90 and burnt the town.
Same, evening, a large number made their ap-
pearance near Camp. We expect to have fight
ut Prairie City. We need men and means there
are here now 200 men; and about 500 opposite
/ Lawrence, that will operate with Us.
Brown was supposed 10 be killed Mt Ossawota-
mie.-Crge ali men TO come
Yours JAS CnlLEs.
i a letter dated St. Joseph Aug 20 says:
Gen. Atchison has been elected commander
in. chief of the armies of Kansas. His staff con
ssts of some of the most distinguished officers of
/ the Mexican war. He has eleven hundred and IF
/ ty men in one division, and some five Hundred in
! nnother.--lhey will concentrate To day upon
/ Lawrence. Gen. Richardson has taken up his llne
] 81 march Far the nothcrn line to cat off the fur
ther invasion from that quarter, but he received
! orders yesterday to move down Ia Lawrence
/ That town viii he surrounded, and its fate deci
ded before Monday night There are about . 900
men in Lawrence prepared II defend IT,"
y dispatch dated st. Louis. sept q, says
Tha ST. Louis Democrat publishes statement
/ by the Freesoiers who arrived here yesterday,
/ confirming the burning Of Ossuwattomic. They
say there were but fifty FreesoiIers in the town
! Al the time, and the attacking party numbered
] 100. Several Freesoilers were killed. and seven