New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-12
KANSAS.
LATER FROM LAWRENCE.
Corr spondeDce Of The " Y. Tribune
LAWRENCE. X. T., Sept. !, II

another gentleman WeHl W oo'cihV' '"' "
Iecompton, TO expostulate with him ABOUT the
arrest by the Ruffians of Mr.. John II. Wilder, who
went TO superntend the shipment of goods belong
inc 70 the firm of CIV. and W. Hutchinson * Co.,
If which he is a member Also to ask Woodson TO
send nroectiye escort to Leavenworth, to see the
coods safe through to Lawrence. On the return
of these two gentlemen, they were arrested lew
rods from the door of the Governor once D! an
aimed m,b and held in prison ever since. III VIII
he remembered that that very same day hundred
of tLe United States troops were emplO!eu 10 SET
Two Of their own BorderRuffian spies AT hperty, III
in ease they found them arrested, as they supposed
tLev would be: but let it be borne IN mind that
naaceah,e citizens who 90 to do business with the
Governor are arrested by mob close TO his once,
and he offers not even single deprecatory syllable
Wise Governor! Pierce and Douglas Will rise up,
ard call thee blessed!
Saturday morning about one hundred of the
Free-State forces at Lawrence were detailed 10 go
as an escort to meet about one hundred elnIgrants
who were on their way to assist in defending this
and the surrounding towns. They were over
horled rear Lecompton by the United states
troCps and questioned as To their intentions, &C
They stated their object and were allowed TO pass
on They took the California road ana met the
train at Topeka. While between Big Springs and
hack sixteen mounted men under command ot
of .Judoe Elmore. They were doubtless on their
way 10 IecomptOn to JON StringtcoWs fiatte
Coin.y army numbering about SIX hundred men
inclusive of Buford's last installment. Yesterday
the escort came back here with the eInlgrahts oul
as they Lad some valuable stores the! struck OH
the California road for the reason that IT oodson
was ooirg TO use the troops to dlsarm them, which
was tte report he would have to send them 10
LAWRENCE TO do it, II seems, from reliable lnf0r-
nation. that SringicllOws entire army OF oOO men
was drawn across the California road III battle lihe
To intercept them, and take away their stOfes-y
dey mhipped them. The whole tram reached Law
renee in safety. .
On Saturday morning, Aug. go Gen. Lane, in
s,ead Of opening the road from Lawrence to
Ioavenvorth. as nv letter of the 29th anticipated
he would do went to render assistance 10 inc
Free-State men Of Prairie City, who had another
battle with the Ruhians on that same morning al
daybreak 1t seems that when they got enough oi
tlem together at Little Santa Fe, they started ON
tbe Santa Ff road, and probably came up into the
Territory as far as Bull Creek, where they proba-
INV canped There different rumors ABOUT
the number of Them and as l have heard this Dor,
der.Rufiian army yariously estimated at from ooV
TO 600. we will call it 1000 armed men, not III
cludiuo the Northern Division, which may be as
MANY more. On arriving at Bull Creek. this army
must have been divided up into three divisions for
the reason that 500 were at Osawaftamle, 10
Prairie City, and the balance at Bull Creek, on
Saturday morning When they separated, and 10;
what reason they did so, we know not
On Tuesday, August 26, company OF Free
| State men under command oi OaP,. onoiv, sui SUI
| prised camp of MissOurians on South Middle
| creek There were about 50 MissOurians, but the
| attack was made by six Free-State men. The for
mer we're under command OF an editor from
| Fort ScCtt, Mo. They did not fight long, for the
rest Of Shores company coming up at the time,
| rather frightened them so that they threw down
| their arms and ran; Is Of them being frst made
| prisoners, and two of them killed. The spOlls
amounted TO three wagon-lOads Of stores, and some
guns. go ~
The next day they in company with Capt.
Brown, followed up the MissOurians as far down as
| Sugar Creek. They saw that they were being
| chased and made toward Missouri, where it is to
| be hoped they will stay The Free-State men
here recovered about seventy head Of cattle gath
cred it is supposed to sustain the BOrderRufiian
army when they could not steal any more, and in
case they got driven back. This party OF Free
| State men got back to Osawattamie on Friday
| night, the 29th August. On the same evening, the
man who carries the mail from Osawattamie to
Westport, returned to Osawattamie after having
| been prisoner at Santa Fe (ney) for ten days,
charged with the infamous crime OF FreeStatelsm.
He reported that the Ruffans intended to attack
Osawattame very soon; that it was liable to be
attacked at any time; and advised the people
either to leave it or defend it, This was in the
night, after most people had gone to bed.
Osawattamie is situated in the fork formed by
and near the confluence Of the Meredizine with
POtawatamie Creek. On the banks Of the creek
the timber grows to about half mile in width.
The town was beautifully located, and its residents
have proved themselves brave people.
On Saturday morning, about 6Oclock, number
of people came into town with the news that the
Missourians had come and were within two miles
Of the town. No defense had been anticipated and
the Free-State men were but poorly prepared to
defend ii. However, they determined to do their
best 1t must be recollected that their women and
children had been removed for long time, at least
ever since the town had been threatened with de-
structon. The men numbered about 80 to 40
The Rufians must have numbered 500 to GOO, for
when drawn up in line of battle their line reached
from the tmbers of the Meridezne to the timber
of the Potawatamie distance of at least three
quarters Of mile, at the points where their Ggue-
ment was made. They bad two pieces Of cannon,
ard were mostly armed with United States mus.
kets though many of them had Kentucky rifles,
and Sharps rifles. The Prostate men rallied at
two three points and fired into them az best they
could. Capt. Brown was at one point with hand.
full of men, Capt. Shore at another point, and so
they fought manfuly and CALAMITY, against this
fearful odds. At last they were driven further
back into the timber, and their ammunition gave
out. A company Of about City Rufians advanced
into the timber and a few Free-State men fought
them till the others escaped by means of private
ford which the Rufians forgot to guard. Atlsstthey
closed upon them, and three men swan the river
while company offfty fired upon them. Two of the
three came out on the other side; the other-a Mr.
is supposed to have reached the private ford and
cod yar If he in cafe. IL mt ha 10 L;llaI