Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-01-12

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issued proclamation in which he says that
every bona fide settler win be protected,
but that all Missourians caught in arms
are to be hung. The report that reached
Lawrence last was that a conflict had taken
place between Lahe's forces and the United
States Troops, eight of the latter being
killed and wounded. Although we scarcely
credit this, il seems corroborated from the
fact that several companies ofU s. Troops,
with Sherman's fiying artillery. left the
fort Yesterday for Fort Scott. -
The Jefferson City Examiner" of jan
uary 2d--a Border Ruffian paper-says:
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM KANSAS. q
A letter from Westport, Mo-, dated
Dec. 28, received just as we were going
to press, says, in relation to the difficulties
near Fort Scott, that the Abolitionists had
fired upon the United States Troops, and
killed and wounded seven or eight soldiers.
This fact is not vouched for, although the
writer states it seems to be well autbenti-
Gated. Three companies, of dragons and
two of artillery passed down on the Goth,
making forced march, and Jim Lane was
fortifying himself, with six hundred men,
at Sugar Mound. These two latter facts
are wholly reliable. 2 aasg ~ '4Fo
| - Guerrilla parties of Lanes rebels, it is
further reliably stated, are robbing the cit
izens of Missouri, near the line, OF pro-
visions, &c. 1t is also certain that Gen.
Clark has been wounded--shot through
tho thigh-and that Mr.. Little, Deputy u.
s. Marshal, has been killed.
A letter to the Cincinnati ".Times" dated
December 26,f fat Leavenworth, says of the
U. S. dragons attack on .Lane:- ,s,,
The u. S. dragons made a charge on
him, last Wednesday, when seven of them
were killed and one wounded. The Gov
ernment troops then retreated to For
Scott, and sent orders to this fort for foul
pieces of artillery to dislodge Lane. The
artillery, accompanied by two hundred men
left yesterday. .>.L. .l..
1t is sid General Lane's force amounts
to near six hundred men, and that his force
is more thar equal for Uncle SANS men
Gov: Denver Is now in this city appor
tioning the troops for the different precinct
/. on the 4th january, and engaged il
, writing out Al proclamation against Mis-
, sourians coming oyer to vote at, the mex
election. / heard Gov. Denver remark a
the dinner table. to-day, that he intended
to enforce the law against fraudulent vo
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rians who attempted to vote should receiv
! the severest penalty of the law.
Unless the Government officials bac
; down from the position they have assume
agains Gen. Lane, there will be civil wa
, throughout the length and breadth of tn
= Territory. r.s ..., H..
p. 81 have just learned from an off
, Ger at Fort Leavenworth, that eight com
: panies in all have been dispatched for tn
a seat of war, and that Gen. Harney wen
3 down this morning to superintend th
: campaign in person. 1t is believed hel
, that Lane will be able to take Harney pris
A oner before he gets within fifty miles {
e Fort Scott. This is the general beli
3 among military men, who. are acquainte
with the positions of thstjso armies.
: There is not a particle of doubt br
;, that the entire Free State ticket will |
], elected triumphantly.