Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1860-01-02

TIE Secretary Of War to-day received the
.oiloaing dispatch from Gen Harvey. IL COL
tales ell the principal Iacts connected With Mont
gomery's raid, and throws some light in regard
% the objects and purposes Of the iunds that are
being collected for suffering Ksnsas:
HEADQUARTERS pEPr. or THE WEST.
ST. LOus, No., Tee. H. ls6O.
SIR. haze b, honor TO report, for TIE inform =
ton Of the War Depe-t=ept, that IS econ as the
civil authorities could procure wriis &C. the ap-
pre- tension of Montgomery and Others Of bis
bind. ] efss.ed Capt. Barry's command, two
couranies If artillery mounted az cavalry, to
proceed with the United States pepaiy Marshal,
Campbell, 10 Mound City, where lie hand was
,lor ght to be, to make The arrests Tbs - On
tie oh CT this month, the command fsSU Fori
Riley having arrived there the day before
On the arrival of the Msrshsl, he proeeeded at
once to m Ike search for the offenders, but they
we're no where to be found. Supported by CON-
psny Of ! agooDs under Captain Steele. be COZ
t,aued ile search until late bsgr of the night,
but every place visited was ioCnd deserted The
nexs morning he visited the house OF Montgom-
ery, and iouud only four women aud a son o.
Moufs omery. This house, known a. MobtgOm
ery's Fort, is n double house, built Of heavy
logs, he Roof of one projecting over like block
house, the other Of V,ry heavy hewn logs, fitting
Close together, Cxcep. 81 about the height OF =
=
inches all around. The only things OF note in the
house, sKcep, its iltb, were too empty Snaps
rife boxes.
Ga ths sth, the Marshal haying reported to
Mei1r W essells tost he deemed 1t OF no use, end
would eisccftinSe ibe search, the band having
scattered, / directed the artillery to return to
Fort LeavenWoFtb. the infantry 10 remain at
Mound City, and the dragons to take post at
For, Scot. consider this force necessary Tor
~ of ,t,o n lar
civil scthorities whenever called upon in arrest
ing the Offenders.
have determined on eccoent CT the expense Of
maintaining 60 large force in that part OF tae
Territory 20 reduce it to company Of 'an,ry,
and have ;heEe ere directed Major Vessels to re.
turn at once to Fort Riley With his company.
Captain Lyon is ordered 70 relieve the squadron
VI drsg0uls al Fort Scott as soon as the payments
on the Miami Indian reserve, which be has been
ordered to attend with his company are com
pleted. Tts dragons will then return to Fort
Riley.
j believe that Montgomery's Dan, e fully ss
large as represented to be; that they are sworn
proteei ese5 other oy perjury, assassination, aud
in every way possible. Their object is, as de-
clsred publicly by themselves, to protect fugitive
slaves n Ibe Territory, to sssist them TO away
whenever an opportunity offers, "takIng them
eas. and receiving sixty dollars per head" and
20 drive out OF toe territory All VINO oppose them
10 so doing. A large portion o. the population
90 the border either belongs TO this ofganil alton
or synsath' Ees with them, and those Who do not
dare not oppose them or give information con
corning them. ] am satished thst the greater
part, ii not all of the Donations which are seat TO
sufferers ia Kansss, goes into the hands OF this
band, and the lreatsr psrti-n OF IL is perverted
frou tie use intended by purchasing arms and
munitions Of war for carrying out their plans. IL
would take large force 70 thoroughly break up
this band.
Montgomery has q regularly organized band
o about sixty men, who receive ten dollars per
month; besides a portion Of the robberies; &C.,
and also spies snd runners all over the country.
who give him timely notice Of any movement set
against him. The day before tae troops reached
Mound City, Montgomery's men. to the number /
of between fouc hundred and five bundled, as |
sembled and passed resolutions, copy of which |
have been published 10 the Black Republican pa
uers. | hink the best and cheapest way 10 catch !
Montgomery and his party will be to furnish the /
wiz funds, and let him do IL in his own
way.
Believing that I could render no nore service /
'-s-~ logger .. Fort Scott, determined I
y rema.-.-. 10 Ibis Gy. sc'
return to my headqu. sSe
oroingly LETT Fort Scott on the morh.
! I'd, aud arrived here on Saturday evening Last.
be 18th instant. '-s'
w. 5. HARVEY, Brig Gen. Comd'g. I