The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-24
THE NEW TROUBLES KANSAS.
This "Jay Hawkers" In the FieId-R files
Imported from the North as Food for tn.
Starving in Kansas Attack on Federal
Officers Ar.

| ndBsus -dUuCk on Federal
| officers, &c.
The telegraph has announced the conn mence
ment of fresh and bloody troubles in Kansas
| The leader of the marauders Is las Mont
| gomery one of the most desperate of the Ere,
State leaders in the Territorial wars of rs. ane
| became so conspicuous for his bloody dsass
that when John Brown left the Tertiary tc
prepare for his raid on Virginia this aesperaSr
became the acknowledged head of the abolition
banditti there. The following dispatches Civ,
fuller particulars OF the scenes lust inau2ura
| ted
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-The government
mas Just been officially informed that Cant
menced operations in Kansas again nv hanojnp
| ana kiiilng their opponents and tn reateninp te
| compel an adjournment of the land sales ad.
| Vertised to take place during the mon tn of De.
| cember.
| Several days ago letters were received from
| responsible sources, addressed to the proper
| authority, stating that Capt. Montgomery has
| iorce OF probably five hundred men, with
| pienty otarms ,amm unition and other material
| aid, aud that from time to time warljke sup
| pHes nave been received by him from the
| North. The writers also say that the demand
10 aoJonrn the land sales would be resorted TO
as d mere pretext for raising an armed force
and that the real object of this lawless oreani.
| zation Is raid, first on the front OF Mis-.
souri, and then on Arkansas and the Western
| border, to avenge the punishment of abolition
| EN- issaries.
Governor Medary has recently communi.
| Gated some Portant particulars relative TO
Captain Montgomery's reported advancing
movements.
Orders will be forth with dispatched ORDER
Ing the United States troops in Kansas TO such
points necessary for the protection of the land
omcers In the performance OF their duty, rs
Wen as the public property menaced, includ-
| ing Fort Scott.
WARSAW, MO, November 2t-A messenger
| reached here to-day, bring the following dis .
patch, which has been forwarded to the ad /.
ministration at Washington
CLINTON, Mo-. Nov. 81, 1850
| e- Inc snohtlonlsts' wIsh arms newly imported
from Boston or the East under the command of
Captain MONTGOMERY, numbering from 300 to 800
| men, and increasing In numb rs, have attack ed
| Fort Scott, Kansas, and broken up the Court.
compeng myseli and ali the officers of the United
Staes District Court to d, for our lives. They
have taken the toms on the Missouri line, the
M.an nSott Land oiOe' &C. They Intend to invade
U. s. Judge Third Judicial District, X. T.
a military company will be organized in
of this outbreak
Alta meeting Of the citizens OF Clinton, Henry
! county, Mo-, day, it was resolved 10 raise a
volunteer company 10 defend their homes,
ana, II necessary, The western border of the
Staie: A committee was appointed 10 wait on
| the Governor of Missouri and lay the facts
| before him, and request a supply OF arms.
| The following letter has been addressed TO
| Governor Stewart:
CLINTON, Mo, Nov. 2, 1850.
| e!R | am mere to lhiorm the citizens of this
9uested to present them to you ss Governor of the
Sfale Sian, Lac sboIit,onlstsf under command OF
Der OF 80 to 5CJ, armed with Sharpe s ufes, drs
soons sabres, navy revoivers and bowie knives,
nave .udaenlJ commenced war of extreme fe
rocltJ on the law abiding citizens of Southern
Kansas, IN the counties OF Lima and Bourbon
These arrived by the wagon load at or near Mound
Glty about one month since. IN boxes marked as
donations for Kansas sCtferers. MONTGOMERY has
been IN Boston during q part of the summer, and
returned with plenty of money to enlist recruits.
| Many of s mon are newly imported He has
taken possession of Fort Scott and other towns
murdered Mr Moore. a grand Juror, MI. Harrison
| Mr. Samue! Scott, Mr.. Kinds, and obliged sill the
m Unied states ofhcers including my self, to fly for
public speech, as he said without concea nt is
to keep possession of Fort scott and other pla es
near the missouri line. to prevent fire the
rear, while he cleared out southwest Missouri OF
| slayes So far he haa carried out literally hi. de
| cared programme. The C tlZens of Missouri, on
| the Usage and Merimstor llvsrs, in Ba'es and
Vernon, are flying from their houses into the IN
equlp and susta n one Thousand men My Court
Sas broken up hy them, tbs United States Court
have seized the records and also the records of the
said Chloe, as ne pubIcly declared n II hs would
| Umtea States District Judge for the Third Judi
clal District of Kansas.
| KANSAS Mo Nov. 2I--United States Mar
shal +. I. Colby and party, of Kansas Terri
| tory, arrived here this evening. They bring
the following particulars relative to the opera
| tions of Captain Montgomery AMI his gang
| OF Jay Hawkers, mum bering nearly five hun
| dred MN:
| FORT SCoTT, Nov. 1s.-U. s. Judge Williams and
the ctlcers of the Court have been obliged to fee
e. Mlssouri to escape attack from the Jay Haw-
| kers.
Samuel Scott. of Lirn county, was taken from
MS house on the morning OF the 18th inst, and
| hug
Many OF the most prominent citizens have bsen
arrested, but IS ', ct their fats is unknown.
MessTs Reynolds Co, of Fort Scott; Messrs.
Crawford Co., OF Chouteau s trading post, and
| other merchants in the Territory, have removed
| their goods to Missouri.
| By TELEGRAPH
NEW YORK, Nov. pa dispatch from War
| saw, Mo, pu blished here, states that handb bills
were clrc ulating there calling on the citizens
to arm and resist Montgomery's raid, and cut
the throats of his followers.
A meeting had been held and resolu tions
adopted calling on the President for assistance.
The Governor of Missouri had taken prom D /
steps 10 protect his citizens on the Kansas
border.
meetingat Leavenworth, K. t., had called
on Gov. Medary, the Territorial Governor, for
protection.
The latest advces from Kansas City Ne.
say that DR.. Massey, who left Fort Scott on
Tuesday, pronouaces the report of the burn
lug there to be untrue. Five men had heen
murdered by Montgomery, and others cap
tured and probably killed.
THE CHICAGO RESCCRKS- 4,rsst of III, Res