The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-10

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fFurf shed by the Officers "a the Polar Star
The late - intellgt q immediate interest which
reach ed us IRON the Territory passed down
The account q attack By the pro slavery party upon
oomrany 81 about three hundred free socrs a, saga
tonic ca Tie teth ut Thirty abosiuonsts-among whom
~as the notorious villain leader Brown-were killed and
several prisoners taken The pro slavery party had four
mcn wounded. The "euemy' are reported % have
nade Their resiai &C with exceeding cosardice-throw.
rg down Their Mfrs and vampng almost AZ the frst Gre
Two OF Zach pary-n sort Of general facas and about
hundred citizens Of Weston went down TIA afternoon
on The ferry boat Lewis Burns 20 aass the queins of
the ssiubance Monday night three four houses
burnt ut ieavcnworth, crear sderabe panic among
the Inhabitants. About any o. the free State real.
cents no.hed 10 leave, which they did with pre-
cipltaie haste We bad on board several who had lied
from Their homes With such q their effects they could
readily secure. On Sunday night row occurred In a
gambling house. which resulted In toe death %
by the name Of Roycs. Accidents" Of ihs nature
however off0 common occurrence 10 the Territory
hardly excite attention Or remark.
general battle between the opposing forces was not
entcii stcd FL days. The pro slavery party st
inferior number 10 thai Of the abohtonis and also In
disc line ard The supply Of munitions effective
oiganlza0p will be marc before the attak upon Lane
q attempted. That valiant and patriotic General
stll euirrnchea lawrence and awaiting acti)n. IL
reported that his supply of provisions IL becoming very
much reduced, and that "foray' on his part will
be necessary Numbers Of the pro slavery party de
iaec 70 intercept The Yankee provision wagons and is
Utmost n possible for any further supply of stores 70
reath lawrence, unless some new denomination on
ira their men
large proportion Of the rumors and stories concern
IL itfFlOry are. o. course, without f0un-
dalton but the presence there OF nearly four thousand
armed men, Of the same kindred couafy and cline ali
eager for hsht, srd upon whose RESPECTIVE banners
mo quarter" " tarfuly nscribed-the daily autbeDt.
Gated reports Of bsrbariues inhnman-stuurders
noet fouihese are CIR substances bare me non OF
which sufficient 10 make every American ctyan yho
the blessings h enjoys pause and ask "what
arc The times upon which we have fallen I"
five Of the free state who taken prisoners at
O~sawatornie sent GOWN on the Polar Star. and
their Iassage paid by their csptorsa novel and Ger
ainy most hrmane method o. getting I'D oi such ,ro
phies of victory Who shall say that the border ru1ns
are not largely generous
Tcorrespondence of the Republican,
Csvp Az INDIAN CRExK, X. T., Sept. q 1856.
number o. different reports having no doubt rea he'd
you concerning the battle Of 0ssavstomie propose 70
give correct account OF the dongs OF the pro slavery
anti slavery parties In this beautiful Territory Of
Kareas
ON saturday, the 23d OF August VIC left our camp at
westIOrt and took up line OF march for New santa
Fe at which place arrived same day. We found about
400 pro saverymen encamped ON the 2ith we formed
a regiment and selected Cot p w. Rosser Of Wire nla
temporary Commander In Chief On the 25th our forces