Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-19
FROM KANSAS.

Chicago. June Io.-The Democrat has a
letter from Lecompto n, dated the 4th inst,
stating hat several companies of Missouri
ans and Carolinians, and bands of Free
State men were organizing. The following
are some of tho details ofthe affray between
Pate and the Free-Stste men. not hereto
fore published. Thirty southerners from
Westport, under the command Of H. C. Pate.
on proceeding to Bull Creek, Kanzas, sudden
ly encountered party of Free-State men of
the same number. Pate had number of
prisoners, who we-e placed in from. ,unarmed
and then they hid behind trees and logs
The Frees State men dropped down in the
grass of the prairie, and the firing continued
for hours, when Pate surrended uncondi-
tionally. Three Missourians escaped, among
them Coleman, the murderer of Dow. The
Free-State party took thirty horses and
number OF Sharp's rifles and United States
muskets, besides quantity of goods stolen
from Lawrence. The y. S. Dragons knew
Of the battle during its occurrence, but did
not interfere. They went down on the 4th
and released the prisoners. A party of pro-
slavery men, including the son ofGov. Shan
non, made a night attack on the house of
Capt Walker, miles from Lecompton.
They were fred upon and repulsed, and
young Shannon was taken prisoner. but re-
leased the next day. Gov. Shannon took
company of dragooLs and searched the house
Of the Free-State men for two days, taking
all their arms and ammunition.
Col Sumner passed through Lecom2ton
on the 4lh. enroute for Topeka.
LATER.
A man Just arrived from Kanzas City re-
perts that general rendezvous of the pro-
slavery men is called at Bull Greek, under the
command of Whitfield. 4 new alta ok upon
Lawrence is contemplated. They expect to
concentrate six-hundred men, generally arm
ed with U. S. muskets.
The Free-State men are determined to
settle the matter with the bayonet. They
are deficient in arms and provisions; and at
the latest accounts they had formed plan
for night attack upon the invaders
1t is rumored that both Donelson and Jones
were killed in fight al Franklin, where
collision occurred over quantity of goods,
stolen from Lawrence. The houses were
destroyed at Lawrence, as was reported.
ST.. LOUIS, June o. TIE independence
correspondent OF the Republican, under date
OF the 5th, says that Marshal Done lson and
four of his men, while in the discharge o.
his official duty, near Hickory Grove, on the
Sd, were killed-The Marshal was i'm the
act of arresting some men who attacked the
party under Capt. Pate.
The free soldiers had considerably increas-
ed in numbers, and yesterday were Destroy
ing houses, ard driving men, women and
children from their habitations near bull
Creek,
A company of one hundred and forty men,
under the command of Capt. Reed, had left
New Santa Fe in pursuit of the murderers.
Report says that Franklin was not taken
although he was attacked by large party
o! free soldiers.
Capt. Pate and company had been iber.
aled by Col. Sumner, who arrived at Black
Jack Point just in time to prevent a conflict
between those holding Pate party under
Reed.
Gov. Shannon has issued proclamation
bearing date of the 4th, which commands all
persons belonging to military organizations,
within the territory not authorized by law,
to disperse, that such organizations are ILL.,