New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-31
ssve. -,e net good cii-ec, and h. md his friend.


must STAY away. or take tbe c,nseduences
Not deferred by THE, however, esp. r. With sbo1t
twenty four others EFT the border Of Mssour oc Taes
dsy last q. nchtsl projecting cautiously alo,g tie
banks Ct the Mersis de Cygne they reached the neigh
borhood Ct CbOutesu- trading pos. By little after
szn.up Having learned that there wss "a orysu, y
ton to prevent t5er return 10 their homes for any
purpo-e Capt. II. and bis companions took circuit
sod approached tie post from the instead Of from
the east For this reason those the plsce in FORTH
cation took the party 10 be Montgomery meu sud
cnns OFT 70 meet them wteu they were al tsken ors-
orers From one Of the prisoners il was ascertslned
ths: number of persons were stationed at Snyders
short ds's1ce from the post & house built In the
Gorge Of two mounds and fsnked by rock walls ut
plsce for robbers AID murderers.
Under the promise that they would return to their
hence the prisoners were cisarmed and released bat
t.tesd Of going home they took a near w.y for Sny-
party The captain taking three others with him. left
he brother, DR.. Hamilton with the reserve % await
his explorations. On nearing Snyders house they
were haired and fired on narrowly escaping over tls
hill with their lives. Capt HIS riding horse wss shJt
il the peck.
Protected blythe hin, the Captss sen. to his brother
10 dispstch nun ten men, ard with the rect 3 sp-
proech Snyders along the hollow. The order was
complied with. The Doctor made for the fortiscstiOr
in one direction ard the Captain i, .nothsr Iesriog
a gun at sra seeing the smoke arise t-em poin.
the eide Of the blu Capt. HIS patty charged upon
the spot where they found the ten dozen fellows
armed themselves at a neghbering house, and were
attempting to reach the man BODY at Suydets.
brief skirmish eusued resulting in the rout ard dc s.h
of the who.e party Of Abohtionists. who hac few
moments before pledged Themselves not TO aid and
sbet Montgomery any further. In few moments
the msin force of the opposite party took paac aod
rushed 10 the woods, Il which they escaped. earn
from Capt. Hamilton himself that ST esst ten were
certainly sled-smong them = Capt. Reid. Who vas
one of Montgomery's Board Of Comm seioneT, fore
whom are brough. snd tried his Pro slavery and
Democratic prisoners and who punish or resaso the n
Death is not unfrequently the sentence
Montgomery is the 1t sd OF an extensive organiza-
ton in the South, all Of whom swear everlasting eAty
TO HIM. s,d eternal hostility 20 all Democrat Those
who viii not take the oath ciassed as Pro-Save!y
and driven out, or BILLED and robbed.
One Of Hamiltons party was shot In the thlsn, pat
ia mot dangerously hurt al the rest went through the
fight without a wound. However much this state OF
things Is 10 be depored there is one fact 10 De con
aide -ed-all Of Hamilton companions we've citizens Oi
the Territcry and most Of them fought in sight OF the
homes from which they were bruteny driven but a
few DAYS before. Not M'ssOuIer" WA IN the
crowd. -,
WssrpoRr, May u, lS5S-p. II.
Since the news Of tbs renewal Of the For. Scott wax
has spread abroad there is considerable excl ement
here ana many express the fear that We ara to hsve
An extensive aud bloody border war. | nope not.
But il ie true that We are even row overrun Win
thieves who are stealing horses daily and nightly,
apo ryIr to run off our slaves The exciting news
from the Territory has greatly impeded travel and
persons are putting of contemp ated trps to me
more peaceful season.