The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-27
FROM KANSAS.

FROM KANSAS.
Inc KANSAS and Missouri border psuers contain
accounts which show The telegraph sccount. re-
s.rved 70 % IN many particulars reliable. The
!ohoWins 10 an extract from the Leavenvorsb
journal (pro slavery,) which shows the excitemen.
reigning in that city:
TO arms To ayms !-Robin.o, -
ne snemy Npon Es s--Lscomptoa in ii. hands
Lane- United States Troops turned Tra;sors-
S.P'. 'eaSotcs Company surrender ,citkout frio a.
ScSIn-Ihe Goranors House in Ruins-Gorerne11
oaanhon FHgn,re-Women and Children dr;ren
az hs point Of the Bayoaef to seek Sielter Z. ~.
Wsods-Col Tisus and his Men Prisoner H;s
mouse IN Rusns-Gm. C0rk's House Burned.
Cislzens, to armsi Our country Ia inyadsd and
iou ninions are massacreing our people in Ali
par.sI No quarter Is giveni Neither age nor sex
!. s.snps rom the merciless savages who are lay.
ing waste our Territory
Expresses arrive hourly bringing Additional
nems OF fresh outrages perpetrated by these aboli
ton nliscreants
women and children are arriving hourly from
the interior. Our houses arc full, and eyery en-.
Ieavof u y made to make them comfortable Col.
fayno mas issued . call for the assembling tomor.
row Sunday at o'clock, of the Fourth Regiment
Kansas militia. New companies are being enrolled,
ana by tomorrow evening 500 men will be en- route
TO the seat of war
Now that the Government troops haye turned
TRAITORS and cowards we are forced 10 act for our
serves. Let US. then, be up and doing Let there
pe universal uprising of the law and order party
Let no quarter be given but let the entire abolition
norae be swept from the Territory.
we trust that our patrons will excuse the scar.
city OF matter in this weeks issue. We are com.
PEELED to put the paper to press on Sunday instead
OF Wednesday, the office en- n,osse leave for the
seat of war Immediately
We will not be able to get paper ont the com.
Ing week. but just as soon az the war is ended the
Journal will De issued regularly.
The following is dispatch from Lecemptou.
dated Aug 5-2PM
Captain TreadveIl's company, Of 40 men. ara
surrounded by 3s5. ,litionsts, who swear that no
quarters shall be gve... Capt. Treaduell's men
are In log building and have so far held out m an
fully. They managed to get woman to carry a
message to Governor Shannon asking aid Gov.
Shannon Immediately called upon the United States
forces, who refused to act.
The whole countryis overrun by Lanes marau.
dsrs. The express rider met As of Walkers men.
drilling at his house. Six of Lanes spies wero
captured at LecomptoD, who state their orders are
to spare none, but to externinate the pro slavery
party. On the arrival of the news Of the sur.
rounding of Captain Treadwelrs company at LIE.
compton, Colonel Titus and twenty men started TO
his assistance, since which time nothing has been
heard
Now that the issue has been forced upon us, let
us be up and doing. Let no quarter be given, but
let the laws be enforced and drive these Hessians
from our soil
The Kansas city Enterprise says:
About 10 o'clock on the morning OF the 18th in.
stant party of eighteen pro-savery men were
surrounded by Gen. Lanes whole army, 800
strong and cut their way through with the loss OF
two men killed and ten wounded, The same men,
about 400 or 500 abolitionists, surrounded Col I'll
tus house, having with them piece of cannon;
after an hours defence. and when most of his men
were killed Titus surrendered. 1t is feared that
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executed on the spot. Gen. Clark escaped with
his family across the river before Lanes army
reached that point, and are now at Col McCarty's
in this city. Gov. Shannon and nearly all the cit
izsns Of Lecomptou escaped. Lieut.. Woodsor, be
ing forted up in the house with bis family, were
taken. Woodson Ii a prisoner and his house burn
ed down
A fight took place on the 14!h near Ossswatto
ms, between 200 aboltionists and twelve pro slave
ry men, who were forted up. Fourteen abolition.
lists were killed, and sixteen wounded. The abo
litionists were repulsed. Lecompton 10 to be de.
stroyed tonight.
The same paper states that in the ARRAY at Col
Mr.. Sisterre, and Mr.. Cucos, were killed and An.
drew Preston, wounded.
On Sunday, the l7th, Lsavenwsrth city wa.
alive with the preparations for another incursion
into the Territory. Dispatches were being sent 70
Liberty, Platte city, Delaware. &c, with the off.
Of 9l 50 per day for men. The excitement was
passing all bounds and one thousand recruits were
expected to arrive in the place by the morning of
the 18th.
The Kansas City Enterprise of Aug 9th, says
company of thirty-five Virginiaus arrived this
on the Jas. Il. Lucas. They are as fns =
looking body Of men rs we have yet ssen-real
bona fde substantial sons of the Old Dominion
Many Of them brought their families, and will at
once engage in the devsfopemsnt Of the resources
of the rich prairies of Kansas. We bid them q
cordial welcome. They inform us that two hun
dred more will be here in a few days This compa-
ny Is fitted out with wagons and agricultural i'm.
plements How different the spectacle between
this and Lanes ragged regiment.
A dispatch dated ST. Louis, August 25.h, says:-
Information has been received that four hun
dred volunteers from Jackson county went to
Kansas on Thursday. Two hundred have been
raised in Lafayette, and q large force il being
raised in Clay. Lewss' regiment are said to be
fortifying Wakinss.
Robinson and Brown are still In the custody Of
the U. s. troops.
One hundred and twenty recruits from Carlisle
Barracks arrived hero yesterday, and were imme-
diately forwarded to Leavenworth; also seventy
from Jefferson Barracks Gen Smith had made .
requisisoa for oil the dispssabls force at Lecomp
ton, and orders have beeen handed to the com
manding officers at Fort Riley to have tho troops
In readiness.
PITER FUNK WORSTkD.-Heter Eunk II
shrewd man, and generally carries his point; but
he sometimes gets w0rsted. A case has recently
occurred which we will relate. A countryman
named King was in the city on business, and
though appearing somewhat green" was not alto
gether unacquainted with the ways of Gotham. He
had heard of Peter, aud resolved to see HIM He
accordingly went into mock auction store where
number of men were examining watches, witt
tae apparent intention Of buying.
When King entered, wise looks were exchanged
between these gentry, and the sale soon com
nenced. handsome and valuable gold watct
was offered, and King, being good Judge of the
article, bid 1t in at S25. He Immediately put 1t iE
to his pocket and turned to leave. The auctioncel
asked him to have the watch done up. "Ne," re-
piled King, Il will carry it in my pocket-it will
be safe" "You had better have 1t done up." per-
sisted the auctioneer; you then put 1t in your
trunk and carry it home without danger of losing
It," II never lose anything" replied King.
By this time several men bad gathered around
him, some advising him to have it done up, and
others asking him to let them look at 1t. But be
declined all offers and started for the door Peter
that he had got hold Of the wrong customer. and
resolved to effect by force what he could not BY dc
.ception A man sprung before King, and wa,
about to close the door. while the others pressed
closely around him.
Tbereupon, he drew revolver, and assuring