New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-11-06
MORE Of TIE BELL WiR.
ADVENTURES OF TIE INDIANA TROOPS
DESCRIPTION BY ONE OF THEN.

ADVFNTURTS OF TIE INDIANA TROOPS
DESCRIPTION By ONE OF THEN.
Corresp nee Of The Irdiara Journal
q LACoNA, Harison Co., Ind, Oct y, 1853.
Ed. JoURSAL: About year age, It viii he RENE n
hcIed, by .our readers, gentleman by the name ct
H. W Bal forc.by taken from Indiana IN s,-pi-
zion II assisting -laVes 20 escape from bundage, by a
hrrd e keuiucLiars from Bramir berg and together
win biz. sou. Charles 4. Bill lodged in the jail Of
thar to~n. The people o. tins c"uutry were very
much excited about It at the tine. aud several
large parties formed for tie purpose of re'cung
Nh. Bell ana lis But from s"'e cause or other,
all iie.e expeditions failed IT. the meantime, two
older ii Nr. Bel returned home from Calforn 4.
Major Horace Bel, previously io bis having Caiior-
ria, lrd served in Nicaragua under cen. walker aui
had the reputation of geutlepan # courag, energy
and derrg. lie and his brother, JOHN Bell, deter
uIued to hberate their father aud brother. A"cor'
dinghy 10 broad daylight, Without any ASST :ance,
they crossed the rive went up through The to~n IT,
the Jail, G,mnnded the key, which were refused,
forced the doors end brought the prisoners ia salty
tn Indiana. This occurred few months ago. The
Kertu.kians If course, felt very deeply The rebuke
thus given tD their boosted cyalry. Their mortti-
cation cou,d only he soOtned y the apprehension OF
tie actors H. Heir heroic plot reward of g 800
was ,crcd for Major Bel, s. $50 for botn the Of
Tenders.
The Bells remained in this county. Ga Saturday
last, during the progress of the Floyd County Fair,
Mfj"r Bel was set upon IN New-Albany ~ four po-
lie, men from Louisville, without any process RON this
STATE, and hurried 10 the terry-buHt, which was IN
waiting. Nearly al. the men IN town on the fair
gron.d II Us preventing any assistance 10 Mr.. Bell
Mr.. Bradley, one Of the CITY Cun: ran down to the
buat ana forbade the officers gong over Bell was
taken, however, to Portland, aud thence 10 Louisville,
VII, pee, early oil Sunday morning, he was taken by
the ,ffcrrs ~ Brandenburg aud lodeedn jail.
The excitement consequent on I'll. proceeding vas
verv intense. Large Indignation m. et1gs were helI
in Nrv-Altaly ana Corydon an Saturday night and
Sunday TIE citizens were addressed by Judge Otto,
Judge Porter and others. get muatipn wac evnced
all hands 10 rescuo NJ Bel, If possible. Ii Indiana
s l,i,d tins additional wrong to 20 unredr,ssed, the
citizen. If our State living along the Kentucky bor
DER were longer safe. TIE excitement was So great
in N,wAlauy that IT difficult Ia get an expsdl-
fion properly organized with the proper kind OF men.
On Monday evening, however, party of 70 men,
vel am.d, headed by j. F. Smith Of that city, leGt
the scene OF action On board the steam ierry-boat
Adelaide.
The scene presented on board the Adelaide defes de-
scrption Here We're pistols b. sie-kLiSes muskets,
double end singlcbgIre shot gunsin fact, every de-
scriprion Of weapons tlais could be imagined. For
lies below New-Alhany the men on boarf kept firing
Mt intervals and il was with difficulty that they could
be restrained by the officers. Inside of the cabin
rome were loading, picking hnts, others liking
caps ard screwrg plccks. Bayorets aud old swords
were brandi,hcd about to the imminent peril OF those
who came too a few had wooded up, before
they cane aboard, and were in tiuc glee. But, as
cei eral thing, tie company were remarkably civil,
considering tie time cnd the occasion. There was no
LIQUOR on hoard and what was brought Oh IL TASKS
wss promptly destroyed by the officers. =,
c.rnpaIy from Corydon was to meet the New
Albany boy, d, Tobacco Landing, two miles from this
place. snd about five from Braudenburs. On leaving
Nes.Albsny, the shouts were loud Gnd bong drawn
out" A d,aiering cheer up from the thousands
on the sbore. A. they approached Brandenbarg, all
was quiet board. As the Adelaide rounded TO at
Tobacco Landing, 10 bel VAS rung, and not word
was spok.n No signal fire blazed on tie shore, aud
comI,.t- tiieucc reiened pistol sh,t was fired On
board, and Immediately Answered from the shore.
Then Que after anoiher darh-looklog figures hurrei
down from the shore, TIL the party % board wts ia
creased by about forty men, ell We armed AMI equip
ped. | could not help thinking bow much the scene
resciIbled the meeting Of conlederates in maraudnS
party.
wio.c way from BTaudeuburg p the Tobacco Llning,
LEI alton tnat side almost in possible.
AcoordiI ely at abou; o'clock m, tn party were
LANDED upon the opposite side, AID started for Bran
oeIhurg on foot.
The Adelaide. after lying at the Tobacco Landing
VI, tb If tune sgr.ei upon, steamed down IN the
town iu.f es the foremost party gained the outskirts
Of tie ,wn and stationed herselt IN irunt or the
pisee with about twenty meb on board and swivel.
a lar - party oi the Brunde1ourgers came down 10
the shore rcsist the landing OF party from the
boat firing few random shots. The party Gu board
were rts;ra,ued from dischargOg the swivel at them
witt uuch effort the part oi the officer IN com.
maid. No -nloIsrail, D, however, MAS made, and
-oon after daylight sh. went up and took the land par
ties Oh board II + y miles above t0wn.
A council If war was held. Mr.. Smith and Dir.
Bel thought notiIug flrther could be done, but w.
Cannon j 1cr- fNilc, whose psvIiil-
pes oaulot b. Irazed too highly, determined to make
one "a r effort and the more :hIn ready,
the Adelaide put about AZ ain and ran dOwn close
ly the town. ami ore. out IN the river, While Mr.
Cannon ana Mr. Gregg OF TIE y. 4. IC'tgEe weGt
o,,rin skiff. Mr.. {. told them that the honor ct
our State Lad been iramplei upon that they hal
lane ID force b-iorr the Town. that they would o!ow
~ the old iGll and everyh else un.ess satisfactory
t.'fu,. were made az once meetug OF the CITIZENS
wns hell IL the Cnurt-tiouse. ani committee ap-
puifi ted To confer with tie Librarians. hcs-rs Can-
n,L Austen and Greg were sent from our SHE. As
an ehurary copdton, the Adelaide withdrew, thonSh
u,t TIL she got board god supply II bread,
cleese. crackers, &C., from the peleasulei town.
Tie ioluSiigis the treaty entered into by the con-
fictnr powers Major Bell was Ia be brc ught II I'M
uraiaicy, hearing before justice was 10 o. hau,
nnt held 10 II small BAIL whose bonds resp iisibie m u
would ILL., - that lie could return u New Apany oy
IL next boat; petition 10 he lnine'i at'iy nilc
out ty tie citizens, asking Gov. Morehehi ~ hsn-
tuchy, 20 quasL the proceedings against Tue ocH
family. -,
II i u be hopsd that Gov. Morehead VIA gran, t.e
PETITION aud this unfortunate difficulty VIII De settled
The officers Of tie ferry buat VINO hdrred her over
With Bell. when be wa taken ut Nrw-AlpAuy, nave
b..n held IA bail IN $500 each. GOV. w l.LI etaiei
I N lie world seud a requ'sitior % Gov Nrsehe'i
for the policemen who kidnapped Mr. BEL d soon as
Their nance coud be procured. luis mas been Nons'
and hope that prompt justice my b. administered
-. Las been released - ball