Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-09-20
LATEST NEWS FROM KANSAS.

E0USOt-oU hlAc0-OS0T BUB0o0
Tho st. Louis papers contain accounts Of the
attack upon Ossawatomc and the burning of the
town, extracted from the Border Rufian ,pers.
The following is the extra of the Independence
Despatch published Sunday evening, August, 81
Mr.. F. F. Shepherd and three others have Just
rived this city from Bull Greek, with the let
lers we publish below. From MIR. Shepherd We
learn that the abolitonists hive committed nu-
,nerous 0utrages and mu iers within a few d .ys
past. Cattle and horses have been run of, houses
turnei, property destroyed, and pro-slayery set.
lers murder ed or forced to take refuge IN the
brush and wood along the streams and ravines.
We have not the space to enu'nerate the many in
eidents of this kind det lied by Mr.. Shepherd,
but hasten 10 lay before oar readers the letters
from Chiles and Reid. -.er
A battle took place on yesterday morning be-
tween $50 pro-slavsry men under Gen. Reid, and
about 200 Abolitionists under CO nmand of Brown,
the ASSASSIN. The FIRST fire came from the Aboli-
tonists, wounding i've pro-slavery men. A piece
of artillery was then fred upon the Ambition
forces, and three of their number killed.-A
charge was Immediately made by Gen. Reid, in
which not less than thirty of the enemy were kill
ed, (vur informant thinks there were more tn IN
that numbers and four taken prisners. The noto.
rious Brown, and ono of his sons, were certainly
killed..
Many of the Abolitionists in their fight at.
tempted to swim the river, and a number were
drowned. .52 lfai z5e3rs IG.G5gd asse711
Ossawatomie was burned to the ground, everv
house, as well as its contents, being reduced TO
ashes. There were no women or children in the
place. sW algu32 k-.EHsoLi : ~ d7-Es4I
All Of those wounded before the charge will
recover with proper care Mr.. jackson has a
more serious wounI Than any one of the FIVE.
Reid commanded $50 men. The number under
Brown coald not he estimated, as they were part
" c,ncea.et by the bu .hes, an ini0 which they
comm need retreating soon after the first fire.
The Abolitionists made the at;.ck. We killed
twenty AMI burned the town. 2 ais1atza aai q
S,ms evening large number mads their ap.
pearance near Camp. We expect to have fight
at Prairie city, We then marc, to Lawrence.
where We will have the big fight. We need men
md means. There are here now 200 men, and
about 600 opposite Lawrence that will operate
with Us. - ai'+-'
Brown was supposed to be killed at Ossaws-
tamie. Urge all men to come on. ea 80 .if
-r Yours, svf JAS CHILEs.
The Wesrport Border Rufian Extra, of SUNDAY
evenings date, has the following intelligence,
of similar purport eli as3aN Of a7s8.15l
Glorious Nesrs! = Oss~watamie Taken - Too
BSosOns Killed Nv are indebted 10 Col. Thomas
Hinkle for the following impo: sant and grstify-
ing news. Read it.: s1iss'aa 5o es5vo3 Ell es-rf
HAD QuARrERs, GAxP on BuLL CREsK, -
s.s sg.t Aug. 30, '56. 4 P. VI.
Thos. Hnkle, Esq. 9. ~. Co.:
Sis--the first Of she party under Gen. Reid
have just returned, stating that they attacked
Ossawatomie by daylight; the Abol,tionists tooh
to the brush and opened FIRE at half mile with
their rifles. Our men Oh rged and routed them.
Our oloss is four mel wounded-among then
Capt. Boycs of Lafayette none dans~reuslv.--
They found the bodies Of abont twenty-.havs
several prisoners. The town is burned to tht
groond, excepting only houses in which women
p ,rticulars will be dispatched to-morrow. Th,
excitement Of the c,mp has risen to fever heat
More are coming, but I can't wait. rsaT .,ssgs
Yours, L. 4. MAcLxAx, Adj. Gen.
Both the Browns are dead. L. a. ".