The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-08
TIE MAYORS ANSWER.
The Kansas War.
From the Giaseow (No. lines, Sept. 81
FIGHT AT OssAwoTAMIF-BORDER RUFFIAG ACCOUNT

TFrom the Glaseow (Mo) lines, Sept. 81
FIGHT AT ossAwoTAMIF-BoRDERR UFFIAE ACCOUNT
KILLED AND WOUNDED ON BOTH SIDES
We have just received, per steamer William Campbell
extra fiom the Wyt~ Dispatch Office, dated Indepea-
dence, sunday evening, containing important news from
Kansas. TIE letters below were brought in by Mr..
shepherd, OF Independence reliable man. He $50 re-
bate had been fought in the direction OF Fort
Scott, IN which thirteen Southern men were Killed No
particulars.
CAsP, Bril- CREEK, Ang. 81, 1855.
moved with $50 men on the abolition fort and town OF
before la, marched forty miles ard assaulted the town
will out Dir mounting the men, about sunrise on yester
cay. We had brisk hight tor hour more and had
ave wouboet-DoIe danger ousIy-Hap.a.n Bryce
william Gordon ard three others We killed about
20 Of them. among the number, certain, son Of old
Brown, and almost certain old Brown himself; des
ir.ycd nil tbeir ammpnitop and provisions, aEd
The boys would burn the town 10 the ground.
could rot help IT, We must supported by fYeuds
We sim wan, more and ammunition ammunition OF
nj forts. Powder mnssets balls and caps Is the con-
s;aptcIy write N great haste as have been in sad
Gle rocr hundred miles and iout ht battle, witht az
ret. REID.
CAMP At BrII Cxyyx Aug al, 1856.
General Reid. with go mer, had q light at ossawo-
rn9ie yesterday We bad four wounded :--Gaptaln
Foyce OF Lexington; Frank Gordon. OF Clay; Captain
,houieer yorng Jackson, Of Howard, was shot in the
p.euis-ta1y hurt Geo Gordon, OF lafayette, shot To
the ,tgh Yonrs Parker. Of lafayette vas shot in The
twenty and burnt the town. Same evening large num-
Ter made their appearance near cana. We expect to
have a fight at prni-e City. We then march 10 Law
r,rte. where @e wtl have the big eight. We need men
800 Moons There are bere now zoo men, ard about
geo oPpt lawrence that viii operate with us Blown
tu2rttei TO be killed at Oesa sotamie. Urge all
men to come 1871 JAS CH.LGS.
KANSAS oUTRheEs--A DISTRESSING CASE
fffcm TIE - LOUIS intcigerccr, sept. !.
gthil, nan. VINO stated that he was direct from Kan
ses called ppon Tuesday evening and related most
distressing account Of desolAon rapino and boodshed
produced by tie osurbanccs in Kansas Territory. His
Is o:e Of extraordinary misfortune lie said
that be kept small store. and. in conjunton with Ills
brother. carried farm on yerullon river I'm The
Interior poition OF the Territoy,) where there
Small fs plfnt. About The middle Of lat month band
Of sfaaders who he believes free State men, took
preseason Of hts store red 81 what they wanted and
then ere to and desroye ed It, They went the farm
hsrd bv where bis brother was pou hpg and demanded
TIE hose he then using, and what stock and pfov
siops he had Upon being resed ihey sho, him killing
In MS tracks and took and carried oil MS horses
ard whatever che tempted their cupdy Being driyea
om hou,c home, The person wh, called on US sates
ha, he started on foot Tor Iowa Font, (thc nearest
souemf NIL together with hts wife and four children,
ard travelled thus Tor two days, when he fell In
with wager. In which ihe owner permitted him
and his family 70 ride. Exposed, in tbe journey
on foot. 10 TIE weather and 10 privations that
hood could scarcely Withstand rs vie and chiren
ick and che ard two u the children died AMI were
buried On the way he arrived at Iowa Point with the
other children and thence = $, Louis ruined,
broken hearted and u PrvSd OF a trat was dear 10 him
earth. lie states that the Territory oserrun with
proving gargs OF thieves and mud erers who levy In
mnstely the Pre- perty OF the unarrned and de
enees and scrupe not u arson and murder 10 graty
crpdyy or revenge. po'h pro slavery men aud aooh
t0bsts ertpFed in the inhuman business aud have
their rover the hives and property o. all who are I'M
able 10 cefend emseves There s law Justice 10
companies large small pouring into the Territory
ir, Nebraska and Nssouri and 70 supply themselves
With pIov and rccesraries they seize and appro-
We have no reaon for doubling This statement. The
man who called On IL simple minded. s'raigh;iof-
ward courtr, man, whose manner and appearance are
guaranty that lie could not, IL he would deceive lie
gave W his name, stating also that lie was native OF
Kentucky.