New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-23
NOTICE


sell, as Marshal, but BY his son as Adimdnt Here
it is:
"NOTICF
"ATTFSTiON-Rt GINENT
ORDER Of the SEC Regiment Of the Fr
No Brigade q the southern D ,os Of Ksus.s Nla
Vi take Place Whe1rGd Spcers OIL the hrst hoa
ioI.~ W. ' - ''.'''' ''''-- u .. $3.50
tn. nse,s ito c5mrsres THAI thirty elec
ihes ofces report the Cooue OF the R-g
H 7, TITUS, Commanding.
wv F. DoNALssos, A6jutsnt"
Thus proclamation Ii without date Col. Titus Che
bosom flieLd Of Shannon, has Distinguished himself
attly by variety of adventures, two of which will
serve to show the character of the man.
About two weeks ago, Titus took possession OF
claim near Lecomp'on, which belonged TO a Free
State man named Smith, one OF the first settlers IN
Kalsss In Smith Temporary ab.elce, BE- tore down
bis house and etctCd shanty of his own Wnen
Smith returned, be rallied few Of his negnbors and
rejected it, vhereGpon Titus with superior number
come and ordered bin off Smith refused to 90;
fight a sued; ii and his party triumphed. and the
building was burns to the ground shannon was then
appli, to by Smith eLds for protection He prom
ed to do something about it and the ncr, day sent
ccmpGny # dracooHS 70 protect TITUS in his assumed
riph 10 tie clam and Improvements, furnishiug an
OlDtl Dtduluul VI sIufttci SO'NiN'SUy
Last Sur day light this "a ne Titus went TO the house
Q. Mr. Hancock, Free State man, one Of his neigh
bois aid was accompanied by few of the faithful
from LecOmpton. He demanded pay for some attic
which he charged Mr. Hancock with having killed.
Mr. II. protested that he had killed no calls. TITUS
then told him that he must pay for them OF he would
have bis life the spot. The 'front.' door OF the house
was then cl,sed. ard Hancock fed to the prison
comp about mile di-tant to call the dragons. In
the meantime they broke open the door. scuiie en-
sued between Titus and Mrs. Hancock, during which
-le dissrmcd him of bis revolver. He proms~ d to
leave il she would return his revoyer. She did 80,
ard be lett in tine to save himself from the Dragons.
Such is the Titus conlnar dung of the above proc
lamaton.
The ourages to Which ! alluded above, are as
iclloas: Two compaLies Of Georgians aod South
Ca'ohnisns have been encamped Tor some time on
Wash gton Creek o. en- al branch which enp,Ies into
IT, Web, rura ard at Franklin Poo Slavo'y vhlaso
about four mites from Lawrence. Those on Wa-h'n5-
ten Crook havr been living III nder foe a""o t'"
al d fC1agug aluo. every night the corn heds AMI
poultry yards Of Free State settlers. They asked
sssirtancc from the people of Lawrence. Mr. uutch'
Ison went to Mgj r. Sedgwick and asked him to semi
elopgh cragoons 70 disperse them Tne Mayor replied
tot the Lswren,e people were hoaxed; that the
81 u,heiners there gathered for peace III pur
poses al that il would be perfectly safe for any Free
Stoe man to 60 among them and satisfy himses tGa'
such was the case. Mr. HutchlIsoa returned 10 Law
renee. and i'll toe afternoon, Mr. Iloyt was sent en-
,irelv uuarmsd to ascertain the truth of the rmors
lie was taken b. these peaceful settlers on Wash
il gton Creek and shot
AS soon as the intelligence Of this even. reached
LawreIce, a company OF men volunteered TO so aad
drive them out Accordingly, On the evening oi tne
18th inst, about hundred young men marched DOWN
to Frau kin, where quite number OF arms were
secre d, which had been taken at the sack OF Law
renee ard were kept in charge of about eighty rui-
fans from the South The Free-State men intended
TO get these arms and then march to the Pro Slavery
CAMP on Washington Creek When they reached
FIaIkln, they ioui that the Southerners were pre-
pared to receive tn,m, by having bsuicaded large
block house which served III IN as fort, throu5h
the chinkrg of which they pointed their arms. They
were called upon to ndeI their ariOs which t.ey
refused TO do The Free State men then determined
70 ttorm the fort II was beautiful moonlight night
The battle lasted about three hoars when the chivdry
called for quarter aud surrendered. They then threw
down then arms ard ammunition and fed. The NUN
Der of guns taken by the FreeState mtn were as Ill
lows:
Ore brass cannon a six FOUNDER, supposed to be-
long to n Uoiied States a,s,Ia somewhere;
Fifty United Staes nuske's, supposed to be stolen
from United Staes arsenal somewhere; ard
Several guns, varying in CALDER, known to have
teen sto, from Lawr,nc on the 2lst OF May last.
Tleloss Of the Free. STATE men was one killed and
Fix wounded Tie Chiyalry lost rome but report fOai
wounded In consequence of the.r .oss the Lawreoc'
bc,s returned home, but Intend to pay the Washing
to1. Cftes camp ealy visit; if the Dfa9o T. DO not
They took no piisoLer-
Ycsteidsy m,Iuil two Companies OF Dragons were
order,d 10 Frslkrn, but have not heard 6hh 'neJ
lave doLc.
People arc AK ou.y expecting the arrival Of Gel'y
tLe1es Governor, d. they feel that any change WAL
ever vii Lt a charge !or TIE better PoIlLH'