New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-15
BROWN. THE HERO OF OSAwATTAMIE,
NOT KILLED

RsIox is q letter which We find in Tie Utica
Moyp;uo Herald Of the 18th, from the famous Capt.
BROWN whom the RufIians boasted so much ofhav.
inc killed at Osawattamie. 1t would seem from
this letter that only three Of the Free-State men
were killed at Osawattamie, and not thirty as the
Rufians reported. The Herald prefaces the letter
by the following paragraph:
IrIryR PROM Nh. q. c. BRowS.-Our citizens
know Mr.. @. C. Brown. lie was long of them
He is connected by marriage with one of our old and
substantial families. lie is no politician. He went 10
Kansas 10 settle to earn competence for himself and
a home for his family Having no meddiesome or vo-
lent propensities he must have been there here,
good citizen But he is driven from his home. His
Sronev is DESTROYED He escapes barely with his life
from the buring of his town. He suffers only because
he j. a Prostate man. His friends feared he had
been murdered but fortunately his bare life is spared
and 4, il another family that mOurns murdered mem.
her. we are permitted to print the following letter
from Mr.. Brown to his wife, who is the daughter Of
Mr. Levi Cozzens Of this city. In another letter Mr..
Brown saws that c. II. Crane, Whitney Wood, and his
own children are safe far as he can learn. The let
ter to his wife is as follows
LAWRENCE, Sept. g. 1856
NJ dear JIIfe: Osawattamie is all in ashes. The
bows are safe. but house is burned and the safe
broken and robbed Three Free-State were
Killed and there were three wagon-loads of killed and
wounded among the Pro-Slavery men. 1t was des-
perate fight between 30 or 40 FreeStae men against
300 Missourians. The whole country is now one des-
perate scene of fighting plumber, robbery and murder,
and scalping of Free-State men.
Nearly l.G0O Free-State men are in the field, and
giving the Borler-R ufiians fight where they find
them but like all towards they do the work OF dark
ness or only attack when they have from three TO ten
against one They, in force oil 4OV to SUI, fled be-
fore General Lane on Saturday and Sunday, refusing
to fight and leaving several leads of provisions ON the
field.
last week Wednesday Mt the battle of Middle Creek,
six miles south of Osawattamie, the Free-State
were victorious got thirty horses and quantities of
plumber. One PrO-Savery mans leg was broken
others were wounded.
company of cavalry go down to Osawattame in
the morning TO bring mp the families there, and expect
the BOYS up have been sick, but am now better.
The United States troops will all be here tomorrow
with the prisoners
No man can get out Of the Territory now. II is fight
or die with many of But death hath no terrors To
our people. They rush to the battle hungry horse
to his OATS Nothing compare with the enthusiasm
and courage Of our people. nober set of fellows
never graced cause; never were gathered In an
army. You see boys of sixteen and men of eighty
carrying guns, camping upon the prairies and living ON
melons and green corn, making forced marches by day
and night.
One hundred and fifty have left this evening to make
a forced march 10 save Topeka. They will probably
have a fight the way, as the Iecompton Pro-Slayery
forces 500 strong camped near the road But they
fear nothing Their is Just, their wrongs unnn
bered They are bound to defend their liberties to the
death, aud aveDge their upon the enemy to the
last.
But enough. I am glad you are away from these
day or two What think you A friend congratu-
lated me on having nething left me in Kansas but the
suit upon my back must close. Love to all. when
Hoyt left his friends before he was murdered he re-
marked Ut was in prospect OF sho"er' The thunder
A'''' ''' >'' Yours YOUR HUSBAND