Freeman's champion., 1857-08-27

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BufOrd's company, (South Carolina
desperadocs) numbering upwards of
fifty, armedwith musketS, revolvers,
and bowie knives with others, came
on board, Matters passed on quietly
until we had proceeded eight or ten
miles further, when it was discovered
that among tho large augmentation
to the passengers at the latter city,
were Generals Atchison, StrinNelow,
Jones, and other notorious ruffian
leaders, who sought an interview with
our President and told him that our
company should not land IN Kanzas
Territory Mat1 we attempted u, every
souIcf@s sOould be desIaughtsred! They
advised us to return on the first steam
er, and should be allowed to do so
without molestation. AS we had only
about dozen rifles, with as many
revolvcrs, we saw that we were vir-
tually prisoners, and deemed their ad-
vice wholesome, under the circum-
ctances, A meeting of the company
was held and we decided to go back.
Upon arriving at Leayenworth City,
we found another large armed body
of ru6fians waiting for us, drawn up
in military order on the river banks.
Arrangements were made for us to
remain on board the boat and return
on the same, and after searching all
Of our baggage, stripping us Of our
remaining arms, tents, camp-equip-
page and agricultural implements, a
guard ofthirty-fve picked men, under
command of Capt. Garrison, was
stationed over us to prevent our es-
Gaping. Weston, six miles further
up the river, was tho termination Of
tho steamers route. Here we re-
mained for two days, in close con-
inemont on the boat-bcing allowed
to go ashore only in small parties at
a time, well guarded,
At Lexingt on, on our return, we
were informed that party of Mass
achusetts men were expected there
that day, on the steamer Sultan" "
and that they intended to meet them
with aroception similar to the one
wo were honored with. When about
fifty miles below, we met the said
steamer, and word having been given
our captain that we wished to com
municate with them, signal was
made and the boats stopped. Our
President endeavored to board their
steamer, but was prevented by one OF
Col. BWord's Lieutcnants, who was
stationed on the taff-rail Of our boat,
and who drew revolver on him and
ordered him back. Not relishine
this assumed authority, our Presi-
dent was about to level him to the
deck--he had no arms--when the
Lieutenant fired. A friend Of the
Lieutenant-Capt, Bell, Of South
Caroline knocked the revolver aside
and the ball just barely missed YOU
hum BILE correspondent, who wa'
standing near. Had it not been fol
this timely interference, our President
would soon have been weltering IL
in his gore. We accomplished part
of our object, however, for during
this allray one Of our men jumped q
least o distance Of fifteen feet and 60
aboard of the steamer, and soon In
formed the company of the hare
usage we had been subjected to, OF the
fate that was lying in store for them
and entreated them to go back viii
us. They desired to do SO, and while
making preparations for their con
veyance down; Col. BWord and sew
eral of his confederates surrounded
the Captain Of tho steamer and ad
vised him not to take them aboard
Our'boat showed off, and the sons o.
the old Bay State were left to expe
rience the same scenes we had jus
passed through. They Numbered
forty men, each armed with arevolve
and bowie knife and had also sixt.
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