New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-27

horsemen were seen riding along the ,,sSasa JSas
Franklin Ia Lawrence, ard az there x.,. IVA
hundred and hfty 10 two hundred men .bLa 80
AIMS in Lawrence, 1t TOOK AL the m,Ltsrs s9
our leaders TO dispose Of them in such a n.o,ss
10 uiakc the most ei.ectual and bloody desso-'s 4
the mean time several messengers bad hsssa "a Z /
Gov. Gesry a, leeCuPton informing him Of tA.h
Of affairs.
About u p. m. a company OF the monp,., =
fans numbering about so and another soa ID
numbering shout 80, marched and haI,,5 .psy
ef riie-shot distance Ot Lawrence For 40
hour the firing b. tween them and our ho,.'s
% in number, was brisk. They had Iel 49,
position and TOOK refuge in the ayine. VIII. ~ ~
we're followed by part Os the "Wabon.s -
with Sharps rifles Al dark the invaders ret,..,',
10 Franklin. he whole force of which hi.
was the advance guard-iulending 10 h. ,~EH
make TIE grand "wiPc-out' at the dawn 80
next nornmg.
In the mean time an affair Of very serion. i,
acter.tuuk place in Lawrence. fellow -.
Naudrryocrt was arrested, charged with 49,
Pro.Slnyery SPY. 1t WAS asserted tha, be AZ
6ay written three dispatches 10 the Rakxa.
forming them oi the deserted condition VI tie -
that Lane had gone away; that The citizens. "a a.
strength Of the Governor message, had gone Asn.
"a their families and their CLAIMS that there -
hardly soul left here, and that il ever they vaa.,
The letters were said To have been addresseda.
Mr.. Wallace at Franklin, but as there wen Ina
Wallsces there. one OF the letters went 70 N
wrcrc man. By the rules of war, this man va
d,ryoort should have been hanged. but h. will prS.
hly be set at liberty. He Is now under guard W
We are waiting for further proof OF his guilt err.
ncceuce. He is one Of BuiOrds men, but prossSl
to be- Free-State man. He is dentist BY yn,
fession. He protests innocence, and thinks hsey
ui Kind of them because they Will not allow hin %
help defend Lawrence. He has been long suspestd
as a spy. and till lately has been pretty ecwy
watched. We leave the question OF his gah %
time. which solves all such problems.
About gp. III. Secretary Woodson, Deputy Nl,.
shal Clamer and one of our messengers came iron
Iecoupton with news that the troops were cowx
down 10 Lawrence 10 protect Us. | have been u.
tol med that this WOOdSon puTposely delayed send
irg. or did not send at ALL the message and prceh.
n alton OF the Governor 20 this Missouri ern,,
About II p. IN. the United States troops-aboat
n re, hundred and seyenty-iivc in ali-arriyed At
Lawrence. They placed four pieces of artsy
on tho noint held by the Cabot Guards; the cayLry
t,ok their position on the Hat between the latter
noiut and the kaw River, little southeast Of iAe
CITY. Here they still remain.
No further attack was made during the night.
Int at : o'clock this morning part of them wers
cen advancing from Franklin. The Governor anil
suite. having arrived here early in the morninr
now rode down to meet them, and they returned
Nth him TO their encampment. lie has been with
them all day but his prOcssed atte mpts to aisband
,hem Lave not been successful. have heard that
their officers except Titus Jones and some othen
| agreed TO disband and go home These last-galaed
! rersons swore they would not do unes be-
| 1Coy Ccary) would first LET them "wipe oQt"
| evrcnce. Such is the taik; but when they 6ud
| that they will have to fight the troops, that fact
NAV change their minds. About two hundred u
| ,Lem, who say they are citizens OF kansss, have
marched up 10 Lecompton Ostensibly to give up
| tleir arms; the rest-twenty-Six hundred-are
"Missourians that is, Southern invaders eu.
| crally.
will now explain why Lawrence was suad u
| deGeuseless at the very time when her ds'elen
were most needed: When Gen. Lane reached To-
neka ON Thursday last he heard that about ~
| Rufians were committing depredations on the
Grasshopper, and driving out Free-State settefs'
Accordingly, with force of l25 men Of Topeks, d
| marched in the direction of their camp, and ds
| covered them on Friday in log stronghold. H
saw that nothing but artillery could drpe them ou
| without great lOss to the attacking party. lie nc,
| oordiugl, dispatched messenger to Lawrence nE
| help. About 100 citizens of Lawrence marches
| Immediately and took with them o ax-pOunder
| They we're commanded by Col. Harvey; and in
tead of going by way of Topeka, they went acrO'
| le country to save about fifteen miles travel.
In the mean time Gen. Lane retreated from
| Hickory Point TO Pleasant Hill, a distance Of tel
| miles, to wait for reentOrcements from Lawrence
While they were eating supper man rode m'
| camp with the Governors Message. Gen. Lam
read il to his men and told them that in all proba
bility the forces at Lawrence were dlsbinded sna
had gone to their homes that they would probably
have no men to send to his assistance, and thai
probably Geary weuld clean out that nest2 Raj
fans with the troops, and so save the FreeStst.
men the trouble He said that he would taks khy
and go on toward Nebraska and meet the t,sn d
emigrants which was on its way to TOpeka-uS
rest could 90 home and go to work
" hlle this was being enacted at Pleasant Hill,
Col. Harvey and his men were marching to Hch
| ory Point he supposed-tO find Cen Lane
He found the enemy, however, and battle ensaed
After fighting for some time, cessation oos
| place. An agreement or treaty was signed oy ID.
officers, by which 1t was agreed that they would
return prisoners, horses, &c, on both Sides sn'
the KckspOos would 90 home. While our nnes
were marching home, they were all arrested am
dsarmed by the United States troops, and aAet
tO LecomptOn. DR.. Cutter was allowed 70 8
home to Lawrence 10 take care Of q man-dr
Baldwin-who was wounded in the battle. ~
brings the only intelligence We have Of the hgn1
A large train Of emigrants is expected ron Ne
br6sks this week. Gen. POmeroy is expee'e
with it, POTTER
| DOlNGS OF THE BORDER RUFFIANs-
| Corr spondence of The n. Y Tribune .
LAWRENCE, X. T., Sept. 10, 1850
sent TIE TRIBUNE, few days since, the strse
ment Of /. W. II. Golden, who. with two Others