The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-23
The News From Kansas.
THE ATTACK AND SURRENDER.
Correspondence OF the st. Louie D. mocrat

correspondence OF the 81. Louis ID mOcrall
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, August IA, 1865.
For some time past some OF the young gentlemen i'm
ported into this territory by Col Buford, have been
gathering together, al a camp Washington Cf.ek
OF the tributaries Of the Wakarusa and have been
hitting depredaons upon the neghboring csrndelds and
poultry yards of the settlers in that locality As it
and become actual settlers the people there gan
object 70 this order OF things At length the people sent
asked the cz of that town u assist in driving them
away. messenger ~as sent to MAJOR Sedgwck asking
veseae the matter and If the charges OF piaging
true to use the troops driving them away. and pro
tectpg the actual Feters in their rights Major sodg
WICK replied that these people were peaceab,e and peace
FOL- that this time the tree State men mad teen hoaxed
that would be perfectly sse for any reesoler 10 60
tito the camp at Washington Creek.
The messenger returned 10 lawrence and on the after
ternoon OF tho same day another messenger was des
patched to Washington Creek to ascertain II possible,
the truth Of the statements made Sd that the people Of
Lawrence would know how to act. Mr.. Hoyt, who was
selected TO 60, is already known 10 NE public as the gen
eman no lost about hundred Sharps rifles at Lex
iugton He naturally very quet aud gentemanly in
his dcmeaDo courteous TO anges and respected here
by everybody for bis pcrsevern bravery in behalf Of
freedom 10 Kansas. He was salt 10 the washington
Creek PRO slavery camp, entirely unarmed He was 10
have returned that night with reliable Information
to The truth OF the charges alleged against this band Of
Georgisns He did not come back the next day intelli.
reached that he haa first been taken prisoner by
tn n and then shot
That evening the 18Th inst, about hundred
Of the young men OF Lawrence volunteered to go to
camp Of the Georgans Fra,khn and re over Of
city in May last From thence they intended TO
march to Washington Creek dispense the mob aud take
rway Mr.. Hoyt body aud reurn. II a beau
iiful moonlight night, slightly hazy. The thought
the truly intelligent American citizen. Is al
ways sad thought; but when re!ress grievances
be tad in other way aud when the dearest rights Of
man are ramped under FOOT then the redress OF wrongs
by arms becomes necessary bit still sad, duty Suc7
was the feeling OF most OF the young men marche
along The road 10 Franklin On arriving there they fund
Lai the Of their coming had loae before them
that the GeorRiaus were going fight. They were
gathered together in large block house, which
rcsdeG like fort through the chnks between the logs
OF which they pointed their rifles. They asked
hrs, 10 give up all the arms, which they refused do
They supposed TO number about eighty The free
safe men drew close up and determined to storm the
garrison die in the attempt" The struggle lasted for
about three hours, when the GeoryiArs surrendered
They came out threw down their arms, and nef. The
free state then took possession Of cannon
by United States muskets, (probahy belonging
arseral) and few guns taken from Lawrence during
The sack OF the 2lst OF May last
The free State men had killed and six wounded.
The Gforpnus report four wounded. In consequence
tneir dead and wounded the Lawrence boys returned
h me, instead OF going 10 Washington creek, they
ne cd 10