New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-19
KANSAS.
SOLITARY MOVEMENTS.


o,;ts dicult to keep track Of ,rem LIN Tue oiue'
,rh;ch they occur. The destruction ,! arson ""u
,,;n.sa of the houses and other property OF FREE
Stat. settler in the vicinity Of Lecompton, on the
.,;rhts of Monday and Tuesdsy last, which noticed
;rcdeutslly in my letter Of the I'd nst has had an
.1sct upou some Of tho Pro-Slsvery Volunteers
from Missouri, as Unexpectedly to the great Gen.
st,;ns6low as il was fortunate for the Free-State
Army. II seems that Col. Robinson Of st.
Josephs, No., so far forgot his allegiance to Bor
der Rufianism and Bully Stringfellow as to file
executions" to this barbarous mode of warfare and
ssd 10 to the leaders in the Pro-Slavery camp at
Lecompton, in manner which indicated not only
his sincerity but his extreme disgust Of such pro-
ceedings. He told them that he came there with
his men to fight for principle, and to stop the
bumings and the outrsges upon actual set
ters, and now he had discovered that
these very acts were perpetrated by the of the
-. Law and Order army. He said, too, that if
the game was to shoot into houses where there
were nothing but a few women and children; if
this was the game to be played, he Col. Robinson,
was to be counted oat 1t is further reported that
Gen StrngtellOw sent the Colonel q challenge, and
that the Colonel replied that he fought duels ONLY
with gentlemen, and that he pulled up the stakes
Of his tents, and with his 1870 men marched the
same day in the direction of ST. Joseph. This
on Wednesday last. In the mean time, news had
reached the Pro-Slavery camp at LecomPtOn that
Gen. Lane had routed the Southern Division Of the
d." Kansas Militia and they had retreated 10 West
port Mo-, and were terrifying the town, expecting
that Lane would follow them there. But we
understand this war to be Of defense, instead
of aggression there were no fears of Lane and his
army entering Missouri. The Rufians reasoned in
their own way, probably and thought that Lane
had as good right to invade Missouri as they had
10 invade Kansas. Hence they fortified their |
stronghold. News had also reached the Ruf. |
fan army at Lecompton, by dispatches from |
New Santa Fe, of the battle of Osawattame and |
its results, which prove to have been far worse to
the Rufians than anticipated in my letter Of the
LIST inst. They report thirty of their men killed. |
and as many wounded, while it is known that but |
FIVE Free.Stste men were killed, with none wound. |
I'd. The difference between the strength of the |
forces is not great at first re.
ported. There were but thirty Free-State men |
against three hundred Ruffins, ten to one instead
pf twelve to one, as at first reported. II is be-
ievea that if the Free-State men had had suffi-
cheney Of ammunition and some extra side-arms,
he victory would have been theirs, even with such
earful odds against them. The battle of Osawat-
annie Was the decisive battle of this war, not only
rom its material results but from its moral effect
lpOn both parties 1t demonstrates to the country |
Lat the Free-State men none in Kansas are supe-
Tor to the Ruffans then IN Kansas, both in |
courage and in the use of arms. In speaking thus,
have made no invidious comparison, for believe
there is any circumstance calculated to call out
. mans bravery, it is the defense of his home
gainst hesrtless and blood-thirsty invader.
Nothing was known in Lawrence of the disafec-
ion in the Pro-Slayery camp, on Wednesday. On
Thursday morning, a man came over the ferry
rom the direction Of LeavenwOrih and stated as
we'll as he was able, that he and two other Free
State men had started from LeayenwOrth on Mon
lay TO join the Free-State army in defense Of Law
ence; that they had been taken prisoners on the
Dad BY the banditt and taken into the woods, and |
IL three were shot. He fell, insensible and when
10 recovered he found that the ball (frOm eight
nch reyolrer) had lodged in the muscles Of the
eek The pistol must have been held quite close
ID 10 his face, because numerous particles Of pow
Ter had penetrated the skin, making black spots.
me side Of his face was awfully manged. He
ays he knows one Of the party. An Indian came
With him from the Delaware Reserve and cOrrObO-
ates the statement. The unfortunate man Is in
he hospital and will probably recover. When he
an talk without pain, he will give more particulars
NE bodies Of his companions We're found yesterday
Speaking Of the Delaware Indian Reserve, re- |
minds me Of a very important item. 1t seems that
he Rufisns in and around Leayenworth have been |
Engaged in stealing horses from the Delawares,
until they could not bear it any longer; in short,
he Indian element, in their manhood, called for |
'edress or revenge, and that too, Immediately. |
on Wednesday last, a delegation
,esded by Sarcoxe, their Chief visited Gov. wood
ON, and, after stating their grievances, told hun
hat unless immediate measures were taken ior
heir protection, they would raise FIVE hundred
raves and offer themselves TO Gen. Lane at Law
ence. 10 assist in clearing the Territory OF their
.nemies, the white Missouri horse-thieyes. Gov.
Voodson told him that they would be protected,
md Immediately sent company OF United STATES /
3raeoons 10 the rescue. The Delawares do not be-
ieye in the peculiar institution.
On Thurstuy Sept. a, in the afternoon, the citi-
,cns of Lawrence were again delighted with visit
rom Marshal Donaldson, some deputies, and tour
of United States dragons. He had
United States high treason writs against Zen.
,ne Col. Walker, Mr.. Grover and Others but as
n"hodv knew where these gentlemen were, the
donphty Marshal, after perambulating the streets
and observing TO his satisfaction, or dissatisfaction
the forts and o-orths Of the city, quietly returned
with Uncle Sam 10 LecomptoD probably 10 write
another postscript c....
Volunteers were ordered to cross the Kansas River,
and march up on its north side as far as Lec0mpton
The object Of this force was to cut OIL any retreat
in the direction Of LeayenwOrth Of the Pro-Slavery
force at Lecompton. This Frce-State force, num-
herring one hundred and fly men, armed mostly
with rifles, arrived at point about mile north OF
Lecompton about dark. Col Harvey, who is in
command Of LIST Regiment Of Volunteers, disposed
his men in such manner as to cover the road for
a considerable distance, thereby making 1t I'M
possible for a body Of men numbering even hve
times that of his party to retreat Here they lay
In their arms till dsybreak, under one of the most
violent thunder and rain storms of the season. In