Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-11

OF Gen. hlchardSOn, Wh) was stationed r.,
the boundary line Of Kansas and Nebra>k,
One hundred and fifty emigrants hear yc.
braSka City, who were prevented enterin, Kan
saS, would, it was expected, attempt to force
passage in few days
Correspondence Of the " y. Trffqnel
LEAvENwoETn CITY. Aug >. l,;s
Yesterday morning company of five va.
CONS from Lawrence were stopped eight m.I.,
from Leavcnworth on their way here, br q
band of twenty or thirty Pro-,Iavcry mrri-
There were twenty persons belonging to In,
wagons, three of whom were women. They
were mostly passengers The whole nartyar
held as prisoners. Several of them have been
brought to town, and are hcdju custody here
Among the latter are the Rev. Mr.. Nrwrttor
Lawrence, hrothcr-in-law Of Mr.. Hope. tn,
man who was murdered and scaIpel near here
a few days since. lie came with the widow
of the murdered man 10 recover his BODY and
effects. These people are robbed of every
thing and kept as prisoners, having committed
no ofcnse whatever
y German named Pimpcl, from LccomntOn.
who was among the prisoners. was shot in our
streets yesterday for having been seen il com
pany with Free State men. aud for atcm;-
ing to run away when taken to be put into
confinement lie was killed instantly.
Several OF our citizens are prisoners in the
camps Of the Prosiavcry men, among whom
are Mes>rS. Leavjtt, Ide and Patrick. \ hoy
who was taken with them had been released,
and had arrived in town
1t is reported that Mr.. Patrick was hung
yesterday, to satisfy personal affair between
him and one Li>le who lives here
cannot tell you Of one half the horrors
passing around me Armed runian> are ri'-
inc around the streets, and thronging every
highway. Our only hope is that Lane will
rescue US. We know not whether he WILL or
whether he is able to do it. No information
can be conveyed to him.
Fight at Osucotamic- Bordrr RpG7p r.
conAt-hdioI and woundH on both sid@.
From the Gla,wow NGo) Times Scptel
We have inst received. per steamer Wm
Campbell, an extra from the Western Despatch
Office dated Independence, Sunday evening,
containing important news from Kansas. The
letter below was brought in by Mr. Shepherd,
of Independence reliable man. He also
reports q battle had been fought in the drcr-
ton of Fort Scott, in which thirteen Southern
men were killed. No particulars
The letter from Capt. Reid is as follows
CA,r. ByLL CREEK, Aug
Gentlemen moved with 80 men on the
Abolition fort and town of OSSawotamic-ih
headquarters of old Brown-on night before
last, marched forty miles, and assaulted the
town without diSmounting the men, about SIN
rise on yesterday We had brisk fight Tor
an hour or more, and had five men w"und'd--
none dangerously-Capt. Boycc, Wm. Gordo''
and three others. We killed about 80 OF them
among the number, certain, son of old Brown
and almost certain old Brown himself DESTROY
ed all their ammunition and provisions, ana ''y
boys would burn the town to the ground.
coHM net help IT,
We must be supported by our friends We
still want more men and ammunition on-amhO,
milton of all sorts Powder, mllsketS, balls a0I
caps is the constant cry
write in great haste, as | have been I'd
saddle rode 100 miles. and fought oa'''f
without rest. Your friend, kElN.
ST. Torls. SEPT d
1hc Dtmocrdf publishes the statement u ,''s
Free Soilers who arrived in this city ycsiei"i
from Kansas. The confirm the burning u
OSSawotamc and say that but fifty Free eo'r
ers were in the town at the time, and tha' '..'
attacking party numbered four hundred, ~
rcral Free Sellers were killed, and seven taht'
prisoners, of whom two afterwards were '''i
Mr.. Brown and his son were killed. Inc! "'
so confirm the killing of Wm. Phillips at Lyo.
venworth by party of Southcners ",T',,
Capt. Emery, and the driving out Of the Ter,
ritory of all persons unwilling to take "''"'
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