Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-01-12
REPORT OF GEN. HARVEY RELATIVE
TO MONTGOMERY KANSAS RAID
WHAT rs DONE WITH THE FUNDS
SENT TO THE SUFFERERS &C.
WASHINGTON, Dec. &c. 1860

The Secretary Of War; to-day received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Gen. Harvey 1t contains
all the principle facts connected with Montgom-
ery's raid, and throws some light in regard to tho
objects and purposes of the funds that are being
collected for suffering Kansas
HEADQUARTERS DEPT. OF TIE WEST
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. II, 1860.
SIR: have the honor to report, for the iniorma-
ton Of the War Department, that as soon as the
civil authorities could procure writs for the appre-
hension of Montgomery and others of his band
ordered Captain Barry's command, two companies
of artillery mounted cavalry to proceed with
the U. S. Deputy Marshal Campbell to Mound
City, where the band was thought to be, to mako
the arrest. This was on the 9th of this month,
the command from Fort Riley having arrived there
the day before.
On the arrival Of the Marshal he proceeded at
once to make search for the offenders, but they
we're no where to be found. Supported by a COM
pany of dragons, under Captain Steele, he con-
tinued the search uutil late hour of the night,
but every place was found deserted. The next
morning he visited the house of Montgomery, and
found only four women and a son of Montgomery.
This house, known as Montgomery's Fort, is a
double house, built of heavy logs, the roof of one
projecting like blockhouse, the other of very
heavy hewn logs, fitting close together, except at
about the height of a mans shoulder there is an
opening of about two inches all around. The on
y things of note in the house, except its filth we're
two empty Sharp's rifle boxes.
On the 8th the Marshal having reported to Mai
or Vessels that he deemed it of no use and would
discontinue the search, the band having scattered,
directed the artillery to return to Fort Leaven-
worth, the infantry to remain at Mound City, and
the dragons to take post at Fort Scott. consid-
er this force necessary for the protection Of :h
citizeus, and to assist the civil authorities when
ever called upon in arrestiug the offenders.
| have determined on account of the expense OF
maintaining so large force in that part of the Ter
ritory, to reduce it to one company o: infantry,
and have therefore directed Msjor Wessclls to re-
turn to Fort Riley with his company. Captain Lyon
is ordered to relieve the squadron of dragons at
Fort Scott as soon as the payments on the Miami
Indian reserve, which he has been ordered to at
tend with his company are completed. The dra-
goons will then return to Fort Riley.
l believe that Moutgomery's band is fully as
large as represented to be that they sworn to
protect each other by perjury, assassination, and
in every way possible. Their object lie, as declar.
ed publicly by themselves to protect fugitive slaves
in the Territory, to assist them to away when
ever an opportunity offers, "taking them East and
receiving sixty dollars per head" and to drive out
of the Territory all who oppose them in SO doing
A large portion of the population on the border
either belongs to this organization or sympathizes
with them, and those who do not dare not oppose
them or give information concerning them. l am
satisfied that the greater part, if not all of the do
nations, which are sent to sufferers in Kansas,
goes into tho hands Of this band, and the greater
portion of it is perverted from the use intended by
purchasing arms and munitions Of war for carry
ing out their plaus. Itwould take large force to
thoroughly break up this band