Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-09-12

= the vicinity, that we demanded thl
+ murderers Of Hoyt, and that tt,
Tort must be evacuated, and that i
, ne would not do it we certainl,
should enforce orr demand alst
that we had reason to believe that
part of company J. were in the for
aiding and assisting the ruffians
that if they were not withdrawn We
would fight them also. The Major
sent back word that he should moi
interfere. Immediately upon re.
celvlng his answer we started to
make the assault, taking the cap
tured cannon along with ms. This
log fort could have sustained a long
siege if we had not been in posses
sion Of cannon. 1t was entrench.
ed on every side rifle pits auang
ed so as to completely shelter those
inside from all small arms, and ap-
peared to be well provsioned, yet
when we came in sight, which by
the way was some four miles dis
tant, they made preciptate retreat,
leaving every thing, even a large
part Of their horses, which were
plcketed but a few hundred rods
from the building. Our forces were
brought up in bold array, and the
cannon brought to bear, and a de-
mand sent in for them to surrender,
but the messenger found the house
vacant. No one except negro
boy was found about the place, and
he said they ran away as soon as
they saw us. We got their flsg,
their papers, provisions, horses and
some guns and then burnt the bull
ding and returned to the camp. On
the flag was inscribed we will
enforce the laws" As soon as we
had cooked our supper we storted
for Lawrence, but we're ordered to
proceed toward Lecompton. On
our way, about midnight, our horse
men encountered a party of about
20 pro-slavery men, out "pressing"
horses. They fired upon our men
and retreated, closely pursued by
some Of Sharpe's expresses. The
command was given for us to form,
and in a few minutes we were in
order for battle. We caught one of
them and by him ascertained who
the party was. They were from
Lecompton and were stealing hors-
es. Finding we could not surprise
the town, we encamped, and early
IN the morning we marched on and
attacked the strong hold of Col. Tt
tus, a prominent rufian; he had six
teen or seventeen men with him,
aud fired upon our scouts. We
brought up the cannon and put elev-
en- shots into the building, accompa-
MED by large number of Sharp's
rifle balls, when the gallant Col, as
he is styled, concluded to surrender.
He was wounded twice. He had
threatened, at the sacking of Law
renee. that he would hang every
Id abolllionist he could get nuiu
of if he had to come there again.
His house was burned aud he and
his men were carried as prisoners Of
war into Lawrence Yesterday Gov.
Shannon and Major Sedgwick came
TO exchange prisoners. We gave up
those we had taken, for those they
had taken previously, and a brass
howitzer that had been taken from
this place.
The Mlssourians are greatly a
larmed and are straining every nerve
to raise force enough to "wipe us
out" but as we don't like the pro-
cess we shall make a decided Oblec-
ton when the time comes. This is
too fair a land for slavery to spread
out upon with its blghting inau-
ence. If our young Vermont farm
ers could but once see the beauty,
fertility, and adaptation in every re-
spect for agricultural purposes, of
this country, they would not long
continue to toll on those rocky hills.
In conclusion, let me say, send us
men and send us money, if you
would save the fairesl portion of our
and for Freedom. II. c. A.