The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-06-21
Wore Ouiragcs---Wait Robbery -.- " ur.
dcrs. dc.

New York, June l3-Another dispatch
from st. Louis. June -, SAYS :-Aivic from
Palmvra, under date OF June .. mention
that Observation was alta kcl and plumber
cred on the 9TH, nv force of 100 men. -
These were the men who had come up to
PALMYRA under Gen. Winfield. mostly from
Wc>tport. Independence and Lexington. -
The troops di>bani.d the Free State par,i...
that wen, out to meet the Mis.ourians As The,
cam" up.
Whiricld's men. it is said. plnn1ered >
houses at O>>awattomie. stole IL horses. and
went so far as to take rings and earrings Fl ON
the women.
A printing Office was DESTROYED. and after
all was done. some OF 'he party started for
We>tport with their booty The REMAINDER
went some miles south and camprh.
The Free State men are closely watched
d>hanl-h. and in some eases. ,liSarmcd
The mail from lawrence 10 NrS'port. was
robbed l,v law and order men last Frilsv. -
They have been ,ilIacin. so that IT is un>at.
TO come up TO the We>'port road No one
should land at Kansas CITY. bat all should GO
10 Leavenworth At least dozen '-amstcr.
and hor>rmn have been robbed on the road.
leading from Wc>tport into the Territory
within few DAYS That road is lnt.>,c.
with law and order camps Mr.. Brook.
had barrel Of flour taken iromhim hv 'h..m
The body of Free State man was found
with three bullets in il. near where Gen
Wh'iirld~ camp has been. and another wa
rags @: this la, description are very nun"
rr,l>
Mr. Howard. of IN" Kansas Commission
and M->>r~ II,n>rom Lord Towa>rnl an,
UPTON. otiircr> of the Commission. arrive
his evening on the steamer Polar S,ar from
Kansas They start tor the Fast 70 morrow
When they left. LARGE bodies of Mi>>ourisn
were pouring INTO NE Territory. lrtrrm ne,
on ti.h.ing. and Free STATE men were ms
tcrinC. equally ANXIOUS TOR battle.
! CLiroqo. Nav l3-Prr>on> Just arrived
from k,,>,- Civ on Nurlay evening. stat,
that Col Sumner ordered Gen Whitfirli
army TO leave the TERRITORY on S,'ur,ia,
when the whole number. io". left and wen
20 WrStport. where they were reinforced h.
$50 MisSourans. and returned on Slnda,
threatening 10 hang Col sumner If thr'
caught him. 4 collision between the L.
troops and Gen Whi,hrld'S party was ex
rcrted, unless the latter changed their pur
pose.
81 Iouis. June IA letter from law
renee, dated the Sth. saws the report tia
Robinson had been hun. hv the mob is un
true Mc>>r> Robinson. Brown Smith, Diet
zrr and .!,nsir> were still. confined a, lie
compton. guarded Wv the l. $ DRAGONS -
Several ladies' Of Lawrrnce hid been pr
united TO visit them but gentlemen were no
allowed
Report sav> there were two pro SLAYER
men killed in the skirm>h at Franklin. an,
several wounded, but no Free State men in
lurrd.
Five pro slavery men were killed. anC
several wounded at the atlray at PALMYRA
and three Free State men wounded. but nom
killed
Several wagons on the wav to I.awrcnc
were robbed Of all their contents. al West
port. |: is reported also that the mails wer
.o~cihlv searched at Franklin. !. VI Brain
ard. who was reported to have been killed. i
alive He had been robbed OF about 500
worth Of merchandise and cattle, by a part
OF Free State men
Gov. SHANNON PIVNpFHING AND II
SrLTI>G TUE FAMILIES OF THE kAN>A