New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-10
MessI,. PATTERSON and CAREY.
THE MOVEMENTS IN KANSAS.


CAMP AT INDIAN CEER, X. r., Sept :, 1856.
A number OF different reports having no doubt
reached You concerning the battle ol Osawatamie,
propose to give a correct account OF the dongs OF the
Pro md ADt-SlaveIy parties in tins beautiful Territory
OF Kansas.
WestpoIi, ana took up our line OF march Tor New Santa
tc ut which place we arrived the same dhy. we
fol mo- about $50 Iro-Slavery men encanpcd. On the
24lh we formed regiment ana selected Col. T. III.
Rosser of Virginia as temporary ConIhndei-lD-Chlel
On the 18th our forces had increased 10 LOO, rank
and file. We tlen went mic "A permanent organlZa-
ton and selected AtchisOn MalOr-General, Reid
Ilipadiol Gele al, Brown rs colUncl OF the ist and
Kosse OF the I'd regiment and gave the name OF our
forces The Amy ol Law and Oider vi Kansas lerri-
tony.
On the 18Th We took up a line of march for Osawat-
tan, e. aid enc ann ed that night at Cedar Creek. On
tie 18th ued our inarcn, ana cncdinpcd al Bull
Creek. On the evening oi the 2stm Gen Red selected
~ men ard one pCCC of artillery and moved on t. al
tnck Osuwattame. On tie morning OF the 2s'th he
rNod that place and was attacked by 2UU Aboi-
SIS, under Tie command OF the notorious captain
Jol Ia brown, who commenced firing upon Reid from
thick chapparc 4,U yards on. Gen. Red then formed
biz men III an open lraire, and Major Bell fired upon
the AbOltloDists win tie artillery loaded with grape
Gen kcid then made successful charge upon tncn,
khDg 81 and took seven PRISONERS Among the Killed
was frederick brown.
The notorious John Brown was also killed by Pro-
Slavery MIN named White, In attempting 10 cross the
H0Iais uc Clique.
Among the lilSOneIS f0kclI Is tDc son OF w. u bfOWu.
of IawItnce nOtOri,iy; he Will be humancly treated,
ana set at Liberty when the war is over.
Tie Other prisoners taken were shipped on the Polar
Star and pledge exaced OF them never to return to
Kansas.
HE Tr,.Slavery party had five wounded, none be-
itycd to be dangerous Capt. Boycc received Il wound
in the left wllst Frank Gordon III the left shoulder
jackson II the mouth Jno GorGon III the thigh, aud
Parker III The leg.
The lro-Slavery men, contrary To the orders OF Gen
Reno, bu1t nearly ali ri the houses III OsuwuttaInic.
1L.y took some forty head OF cattle part OF them
beng tie saiye that Brown ana MS parry mad stolen
fIom he Georgia COiohy, sA horses, Two wagons anu
one age
On Tie same day, Capt Hays with forty men, at
tackled the house OF tie notorious Ottawa Jones burnt
his j., use and killed two AbViiuonlsis Jones ned To
the Colbheld, WAS shot al by Hays ana Is Dec'cu ID
be dead.
About D. m. on The 29th the Aboitionsts, number
ing about -,JU men, within about hccquaiIcs oi
a ne of our camp and attempted 10 surprise as they
Lo doubt thinking that our forces had been 50 much
weakened by Reds march on Osawattainc That we
would retreat and leave our baggage; but not SO; the
dunn beat and every man III camp was ready Tor
battle Seeing that ready to meet tne,n, tney
fed Tie most Of the men were Ill favor OF pursuing
them, but were prevented from doing so 10y Gen.
AtclisOn.
On the morning of the Both, a council, composed of
the he.d officers and captains OF the different COM
rauies WAS held, ana 10y large majority vi those III
council It was d,oid.d to iai back on Indian Creek
until we could get more provisions and ammunition,
and to enable the soldiers composing Tie army u oe-
cone better drilled anu disciplined.
On tie 3sl the army took up tie line OF march and
eIclmptd at Cedar Greek Tor the night.
On tie LIST OF September Gen. Alchison resigned ms
con MISSION, and Gen. hed was selected In his stead.
Our amy, Which Lad consisted OF 100, had now
been redu,od 10 halt that amount, are now stationed
at Indian Creek, and from the last information coud
get the pro-slavery party number only about 90 men
IN tie Territory OF which number 6oo are encamped at
Indian Creek, and 900 On The north side oi the Kan
sas river lear Lecompton.
The pio-slavery party have eight pieces of artillery
and rltnty OF horses Tor cavalry but they need an
tfucieht regiment Of infantry.
The Abolition forces iii tie Territory do not exceed
.C0 men, trey well diled, ana each one of them
il armed with beecher Bible ana Glddinss Prayer
BOOK. They have two pieces OF arullery-one that
they took at FRANKLIN, ana the other they got ut
Lecompton III exchange Tor tie brave Titus Donald
sUn AID oilers.
Ammunition and provisions are needed, and num-
Der of infantry that Will enlist for the war-ose
that are wiling TO do their duty Us soldiers, and no
Others