The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-15
The War In Kansas
PARTICULARS OF THE ATTACK ON ossAv ArOnIE pY.

Having heard that of the four who were taker
prisoners by Atchson's forces at Ossawatomie Kansas
the Goth ~ August last and compelled 70 abandon Tho
Territory pain Of ah, former resident oT thir
city and had reached town, we procured an interview
with him, ana able 10 give version Of the battle and
preceding ar succeeding events, from ono who WAS
participant therein The name OF this man Is Joseph H.
Mercy ana he sides with his brother inlaw, Mr.. Law
ton IN Gardiner Park He went from this place 70 Kan
sas two years ago he pesent month, In Company With
s b. .S Ss ana the SSS sn
then recently returned from voyage 70 the coase
q Arios was the Intention Of this party ~, &c
having DIED shorty after they reached tho
Territory the father and brother returned 70 Orleans
county Holey Our informant took up claim on
lso acres some miles from Oaawasomie andi
put in few crops. When the troubles began, however
he united with others % tue tree State settlers tor sell
defence 10 protect the settlements from the rowing
bands Nsscuriaus and Geo gians who were constant
y deprecapg upon property and making bloody thveat>
against State Morey, during the past few
weeks has belonged 10 corps OF Vgilants whose duty
watch the movements Of marandlng parties and assist
tefenonR endangered neighborhoods, and breaking
nc "camps' Which were collected at dinereat points
avags and murder A few days previous 70 the
ssault Ossa watomie the free State 1nen, In e,
OF about 40 han attacked and brexen up . pro.
avery camp on South Middle creek, eghs.
miles from hsau atomic where about 100 or 1Tb
70 attack tee settlement st OssawaUmie Toe free
contny party, 10 which Morey attached returned
Ussawatoniie ana The main body supposiny that tne
oar ger 10 TIE settlement over, back
rerce.
The set,lers at osss wasome had mcny OF them ten
that place becaute they were continually barrsssed
Threatened Pf0elavery preacher named Haruu
White from Missouri mad got place short distance
on, and his boase the OF Is Of desperate
characters who ready 10 stes horses, depreiae
upon corr fields suo commit any outrage upon fee
Stale mer whom hey sigmati2sd rs sd abolition
is.l y and cut their hearts OUT This
gang has also been oxen mp Ard White, en- old man,
royances, the set .rs had generally taken 10 quar-
| tiers Quaker hit, three or four miles dis
tant. and hsed in tents and wagons redy &c
move at momrnt's warning snd not easily
found or attacked rnre were al tins time o. the ATTACK
Ossawaomia hut about To- ~ five men, including the
scouting party who mad returned there. fhe day pee
vous, man named Hughes who mad some time pre-
NoIsly removed 10 Peoria prosla'ery seitN nent on
account OF the troubles 70 0ssawatome gith his
family and effects AID said that all troubles were now
ssutc and there would he no more difficulty AT tins
came tim. the mails shch had been discontinued, again
srved ana dyaItec. and inc promise OF peace seemed
70 be confirm ed Tns free state men we're consequently
relaxed OF tue guard ard having been without rest the
preceding Dights, sei N security. In the morning,
about cay break .hey surprised TO the hill
looking The town occupied BY m army OF between ,hres
ana four hundred ,a.n nearly all mounted and having
one feid piece with ,Aen The alarm being given, tbs
forty five free State secured their guns ana
io'K the best position they could hnd, in piece
q thick Wood ard uaderorush. The pro slavery
men moved down upon them, when the small party il
began With their rifles at the approach
ing emery. Several charges OF grape from the cannon
returned and III about bali an hour some twenty
i've Of the email baud ged, taken pri-
and the ainder escaped. Martin White, the
urencher was cnnscuous in the fight and shg ope .,
The OF a prominent free State man, named Brown,
vho VIII 10 hrs ryl agoniest was maneled BY having
gun thrus, into b II wcs supposed tat the
old Broan = ~ he called Il 70 shot from,
horse in attempting 70 escape across the river; but OF
this there Is no po.riv. certainty Morey man named
Thomas Who o,n' IRON toutbern county THIS state:
another rsm,d Ntians Dutch Charley Dr wu, lad
thirteen or fourteen Years OF age son Of resident OF
osawotdnie, Wn Fuller. and named Ray.
poids tskep prisoners Williams after
tally murdered by his cap'ors He was sola 70 Ego
GlCEg iester = aud varous abusive and proane
eppeis were applied ~ him. lie said that ne
w oner ard would ~ along pcaceabiy ana oaly desired
s W" sa ey would rs sns.ssa 'a nc
faster One q shem = ., a. hiia and the ball passed
through his fei Another stabbed him With his b1yonet,
throaing hm down. pinned nm to earth. Others
then shot be heat 70 pieces Nth United states ribs
ossss acmc fetrraed 10 their camping ground Bull
Creek while thsy bgrning and rLvaging the set
temsn one woman stood Ia the door Of her log house,
ana beng old to leave replied that she her
prem res and would not leave do what they might Her
house, boarding place. not sTcyed. Hughes
nocse ana several others were spared also The saw
nil war destroyed White AZ Bull Creek, the company
vas disturbed by ne approach Of party Of loo
ree state men who mad rallied on hearing OF the oat,e
Ostawsiorac folio the track OF the valiant
arty battle not vcnured either slie; but the
rolavery camp broke aud rcreated 10 Cedar Creek,
ching with Gep Atnhison. who Major General Of the
cree, compri,ine some $500 men. with five canous.
here Dutch Charlie, = safe have been Q Hungarian
oleier, taken ont AMI shot IN cold blood. This
agustet portlcn OF the pro slavery men that they
ulier, Reynolds aDd Thoma. were detained until Tues
ay ~ prisoners Gen Achson spoke with them, anc
men remnac them Of the Of slave labor
and bow easily they could enrich The 1solvcs, n
.nsy should Occupy plantations 70 Kansas s and cult.
them. They desrcd TO remain in the territory, and
were willing 70 asiie " AL laws regularly enacted; bus
TO the infamous slave code passed by fraudulent Legs
lsture, they would up their opposition. Tney
condemned 70 banshmeni from the Territory, aud
Accordingly TAKEN 10 the river at Kansas City, by
force1 mach aud put board the Polar sisr. Their
nance ana such description Is gwen for passport
Ia oregn Countries tskcl aud the assnrance given that
they again found In Kansas they st ,uld surec
death AT -, Lo.is they Sere permitted 70 take their
who skep,ca IL regard 10 he eris that ac, he de-
voted free safe settlers in Kansas, may 1n6 fuu conhr
nation CT All the reports given from his lips lie
suffering IRON ctils and fever. Ii tae battle spent
buck shot struck him IN the aide eu, did HIN no part
Ga The boat with The four banished men, we're Mr.
Martin aud family who had kept n hotel At West Point,
No, mn were or1sfeo by tho prosaycw men 70 leave
because hey were suspected Of not being soand on tho
gopfeh
IA evidence that the free state men have some pluck
We may state thsi the ~ lar star Q scamp who
had be- taken BY the PRO slavery forces while roaming
on the prairie Ytar ossawatcmie When 10 camp he
avowed haired wards abohtionists" an.
sad he would shoot he first nc saw, he only had
gun. Scapon ~as given him, and he was told 70 shoot
~ aud the pro slavcry comm an5or deemed him doubt
vi ctarscer aud sfnt him on cut ~ the Territory On
~. otsi he va treated 1h srca, ndieny oy me nes
ate men, d-sg-- that 10 not wiling 10 stand
M 70 the loe on stc or the other, whatever be the
consequences 70 himself
tsfop the s. Louis Democrat, Sept H.
The laiest have from the Territory the follow
ing items furnished by the jefferson City In2usrs By the
oflcers 81 the steamer Gsnoi--
A par, Of one hundred and any Of lanes men under
command 81 man q the name Of ssoweli entered To-
crmsch Thursday, ITO, and completely sacked tho
all The provisions and clothing combined When
Informant len, they still si work planderng the
on Tuesday I'd Ncsirneys whole train ras captured
by party headed b. the notorious Brown Ia person.
who MAS moi silec At o.sawsome, a. before reported
Judge Iecompte who - as the fort had issued
az orccr " the Marshal Of me Territory 10 IAne
and other sgitatcrs.
Geo. smith has likewise issued orders 70 Coi. Cook
commanding fourteen companies For, nilcy, 70 give
every assistance and ad 10 the Marshal in the execution
of this writ
On Tuesday ,hs Keystone arrived at Glasgow. WITH
Gov. Gcory on board, vho received with a salute
trtm cannon thore. The gun WAS afterwards taxcc
on board, In charge OF company Of hundred men,
armed for ksnsss, from Glasgow.
Gov Sharncn had a short Interview with Gov Geary,
on board tho Keystofo, willie lying alongside.
In addition 70 the above received Intelligence yes.
terday evening, by gentleman who down tho Ms
scuri river on The steamer Australia which beat reached