New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-29

py,t.v fs, idea Of tho 1ar. Al Tits hsd tare "
eped 20 hang every Free-Sate man whom he toot
prisoner, and 80 b. bad sssd taas be ~oad neither
give DOT mh qsarey in any 6sht, it was supposed
that On arrest BY such fend was equivalent to a
murder. Acting upon ,his idea, the men at
Walkers camp, under command Of Col. Walker,
+, Cart. Brown and others-Gen. Cook having gone
to Top. ha-inne edst~ly marched to Tnss camp
Dear Lscomptop, 'he distance from Roch creek
being about ten miles They reached the plice a
little after day ybresk ar immediately surrounded
it with company of cavalry. Like Fort Sanders
1t was built of square .hewed logs bat had not tine
natural strength of position of Fort Sanders. Ihe
cavalry company were immediately hred upon from
within, and Captain shombra, formerly OF Indiana
was mortally wounded The cavslry then retreat
ed about rifle shot distance from the fort single
sn-poui piece OF artillery was planted, and after
lew thots the Rufians stuck white dag out 0i
the window and waved it some. Hostt.es ceased,
| and the Free-State men touk nineteen prisoners,
including n itus commanding" and - Donaldson,
adjutsDt OF the 9 Order No. l." which was sent
! to The TRIBUNE few days ago. Some twenty or
thirty muskefs were taken. and Sharps rife taken
| from here on the 2lst Of May was recovered The
! loss wss a. follows: Two Pro Slavery men killed
and three wounded; one Free.State man killed
and one wounded. Titus was among the wounded,
but bis wounds are not of serious nature. having
only lost a finger and thumb
programme for the future was found al this
place in the shape of letter addressed to friend
at the South. 1t stated that the Southern compa.
nes were to iDcite the "Abolitonists to retaiate,
wbereupon Gen. Smith was to pitch into them,
and with the assistance of the force u be raised
by Titus, commanding" along about the FIRST
Monday of S. ptember, he would drive them out
of the Territory II will be seen that the plan Of
operations was perfected on a grand scale, but
like many other grand projects, its execution will
probably be defeated BY the intensity Of its gran
deur.
The prisoners were taken to Lawrence and con
fined in the office of the late Herald Of Freedom
where but few months ago some u them had
assisted in raising a Hood red flag 10 honor of
South Carolina" and Southern Rights. SO
We co. The place from which on the 2lst of May
last they howled forth their shouts of victory is
now their prison.
We learn that all the United States troops
stationed around LecOmptOn have gathered into
Il at town to protect it, but this movement was
altogether unnecessary, for the Frees State men
will attack no place, unless it is known to be the
den of murdeIeIs and robbers The actual and
bona .fde settlers of al parties will be protected
and no peacesbly disposed settler of whatever
political sentiments Iced fear any danger from
the time for appeals for redress OF grievances IL
past; hereafter they will protect Themselves.
There is a good deal Of excitement here among
the people about the disposition 10 be made OF the
prisoners. They are treated very kindly so far,
! and ample provision has been made for their COM
fort.
Yesterday Deputy Sheriff Fame arrested FIVE of
the citizens of Franklin for being engaged in the
battle at that place on Tuesday night. The writ
was issued under the bogus code on the lnforna-
| ton of " m Crane the Postmaster at Franklin.
| The prisoners were taken to LecOnptOn.
There was some rain day, but it has cleared
| up, and the weather is fine
StriDgfellow and his Rangers are reported to be
tncanped on the Big Stranger. Unless Congress
has Done something for U.s. fear our troubles
have but begun. POTTER.
LAWRENCE, X. T., Monday, Aug. 16, 1856
Thirg gs look very dubious to-day. A thousand
and one reports sIe in circulation about threatened
attacks of the Misourians aided by q company OF
about 500 southerners who have just come up the
river. A prisoner was taken this afternoon who
was supposed to be spy from Westport. Nothing
definite is known; but one thing Is very certain,
that an effort is being made in jackson and Clay
Counties to get up another Invasion the success Of
the effort being the oby thing that remains In
doubt
To-day detachment of about twentyf Eve dra-
goons came from Lecompton with the five prisoners
held there under q bogus law writ. It was under
sto. that they to be released uncOnditonally
but they were duly tried by being brought before
Justice and as no evidence appeared against
them, they were released. However, the Cover
nor AVE our cannon to Major Sedgwi;k, to be de-
lvered to US. The troops then came down. and
claimed our prisoners eight or ten of when were
discovered to be German wOrkmen on the capitol
at Lecompton, who had been pressed into SER
vice they did not know the nature OF.
| The whole nineteen - Titus Donaldson,
and all-were delivered over to the troops
snd escorted out of town by the Stubbs who,
together with company of kOrsemen, have gone
to Get the cannon taken from Lawrence in May.
When they return with the cannon, the celebrated
verbal treaty Of yesterday-Shanncn treaty No.
2-wIll then have been faithfully carried out on
our part. But there is part Of the treaty
which time only can show whether it will be
faithfully carried out on their part and that is in
relation to armed mobs entering the Territory.
Gov. Shannon is now bound by the pledge Of his
honor 10 Us to protect us-to do nothing more than
he ought to have done from the beginning. Let
- watcb him. POTTER.
THE TRAGEDY AT ROCHESTER,, Mo.