Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-08

Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune.
LAWRENCE, April 2G, 1858.
A letter was written several weeks ago by
gentleman in Fort Scott, that has not yet
been made public. 1t has some bearing upon
mole recent events in Bourbon County, and
therefore, make the following extracts:
FORT SCorT, April g 1858.
Dr.. JNo. p. WooD-DEAR SIR I'VE are
having great disturbances here. Indeed, the
whole country is aroused. :
| wish you would try and send up some of
those mn>kets that Shannon has. We have
about thirty boys that would pay them (mean-
ing Free State men) back in their own coin.
| will see that you are paid when the bows
make enough to paJ-, which 'hey can soon
do il they have arms
Send up at least thirty muskets. We will
even buy them, for l know the boys Cal.
soon make it, nj they arc good and can be
trusted. Send some boys, too, if you Can
RAISE them. We will give them good OUR
ters and warrant them a horse apiece when
the war is over, which think Will last some
time. And can you not send us cannon
one of those hat were taken at Lawrence
will do. Send quick, for we need help.
Yours. in haste, JAMES BLoss.
=. S.-Send up the arms quick. Hire a
wagon ana | will pay you the freight. J. B.
This DR.. Wood, to whom it is addressed.
is already associated by the public with CLARK
as one OF the murderers of Barber, and las
been otherwise 0lmiaaiIy distinguished by
being one of Buct,anan> L. S. Commission
els. The signature to the letter is ficti ipu>
and was probably written by the murder. /
Brockctt. All this proves that the pro
slavery party are no less than a band of
organ zed freebooters, who intend to have
the trade pay and that they even expect
the territorial arms to support their Infamous
work. Bat they failed to get the arms this
time, for the bearer of the letter to Lecomp-
ton was so unfortunate as to get his pockets
picked On the way, and this letter was thus
obtained, as we arc crcdihly Informed.
Since that time, what has transpircd is al
ready before the public, excepting the events
Of tie last week. Last Wednesday, a party
OF from fifteen TO twenty, supposed to be-
Free State men, well armed and mounted,
rode into the neghborhood of Mr.. Painter,
a Pro-Slayery man on the Marmaton, and
ordered hun to leave. No personal violence
was offered, however, to any Of the settlers
These men, who Were THIS visited, had been
engaged III the outragcs committed upon
Free State men last winter, and the probable
determination is to clear tie last remnant of
them out 0! that country. AS would natu-
rally be anticipated, these pro-slavery men
sent ilasty notice to Fort Scott. about eight
miles distant, for assistance. About one
o'clock in the afternoon the notorious DR..
Blake Little. with about tw enty- five dra oons,
came in sight Of the fist party. Not seek
ing a collision with the q my Of our Govern
ment, they rctreatcd aud undertook to evade
them, but the troops gave chase, and race
of several miles followed. At length the
free State men halted and formed line, and
ordered their pursucrs to halt" but the or
der was not regarded. The order was re-
peated with the admonition Of what the con
scquenc would be if they persisted. The
Marshal lodged behind the troops and they
pressed on, when the free State men fred
full round upon them, making general havoc
in their ranks. One soldier was killed, and
several Others wounded, including the cap
tain. The captains horse was killed, as we're
three CT four Others After returning the
fire without effect, they retreatcd to the op-
posite side OF tic Marmaton. No Free State
man was injured. The troops sent imned.
ately to tie Fort for reinforccments, and
about fifty soon joined them. The notorious
murderer Brochett, was also with them
They consulted together for an hour or two
and finally returned to the Fort without at
tempting any further attack upon the Free
State men. Some twenty o her Free State
men had gathered meanwhile, but kept them
selves in ambush, ready for a fire in The 9coy.
had an attack been made.
My informant states that all has been quiet
until be LETT on Friday and our fnen J., gen
orally believe that the qcar IS orer. 1t is pro-
babe that Little has now learned that he is
doomed man, and that even L. S. trootS
will not protect his head from the indignant
people. he will not be likely TO venture D. :
You'd the shadow of the Fort again at present,
for it was lis life that was sought, not tilat
oil the an:nmaton soldiers.
Our County Convention will be held here
to-day to nominate Delegates u inc STATE
Convention at Topeka next " ednesday. Not
ruch interest is felt in the movement, and
the principal issue appears to De between the
friends of Parrot and those of Conway, as
candidates lor Representatives in Congress-
Conwav,s friends have succeeded in this pre-
cnct but the result in the State Convention
is vet a matter of serious doubt. A di,af-
fiction has recently arisen toward Adams, a.
candidate for Governor, that is liable to de-
feat him. This whole movement at present
has only a sort of may existence, owing to
the uncertainty attending our fate in Con-
gress. VIGIL.