Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-08-27
1.-THE LAwRRNoE MASSACRE.
ESCAPE OF THE aUEaRrLLAs.


LEAveNwoRTn. AUGUST 2a-From citizens nf Law
renee. who have arrived here for medicines and ppss
have gathered the following particulars regard ing the
burning of that city by QuaDtrlll
The list Of killed and wounded numbers about nns hum
drod and eighty, majority of whom instantly killed.
The houses that remain standing filed with the killed
and wounded of all classes From the ruins of the burnt
houses ths charred remains of other victims are being
found Butene Hotel standing Quantr having spared
It 10 consequence of his having his home there some
years since without expense but It's proprietor was shot,
Among tho most prominent citizens the following are
known to be killed:
J. G. Low: Josiah Frask, S. p Thorp Dr. Griswod Jamas
sidrdgs James Perrins Col Stone brothers Gill and
spear three brothers Dix Waugh and Duncsn Addison.
Geo Bers Judge Carpenter Rev M Snyder, August lis
John IN Crane Levi Yatss two brohers and John Evans
=. Bell, Messrs Renth, Brown Dnl, Furch Palmer.
xllled instantly, most OF them cir houses with their
wives and children cingng them while the murderers
are mort lily wounded James Eldrdge Mr. Baker Of the
hrm OF Rdenhour Baker; Mr. Will nson Geo. Holt r.
+. Hanson. w. y X. Lukens
In one the guerrlas drove twelve men into house.
shot them and burned the building These snds stood
the banks and fred into the town. killing and woundng
scores Twenty-Five negro recruits were shot. The
guerrlas took all the money that could be found in the
pockets OF the citizens in the houses They all the
itules JeW6Ty, even 10 tn6 rings their hnxerg
Gen jim Lane escaped horseback, and rallied about
tar hundred men with arms overlook Quantrl twelve
miles south OF Lawrence when fight but re-
suit IS unknown Quantrill retreatng toward Mia.
souri, burning every thing his route 1t is not expected
mar ne wn DO intercepted by forces and he will pro-
baby get away without loss
No resistance made ut lawrence the citizens being
shot down they through the street in their nsht
clothes their bodies being thrown into csterns and wells
The citizens had been expecting raid from th eats
Quantrill had made and had organized m ary COMPANY
for d-ence part OF whom had been und constantly
ont from that Quantr would not invade Kan.
as theso organlxa ions dsbanded and the Queras
found the town entirely d-fencerss.
large train left here to-day with suppes clothing
provisions &c for the suffer RS the citirens of Lea
vrnworu hsvo opened their doors to all may choose
t. come aud many have avaed themselves of these hos
pita ities, and they will be- we cared for
The feeling OF the citizens here very bitter against the
commander of this department and district for being 40
wholly unprepsred to meet such emergency The
commanding General absent from headauarters and
did not know OF the until after the destruction
p Lawrence was complete Every thing was DONE how.
ever In regard to tbe troops to intercept and
cap ue Qu n'rl but it too late Our State author-
taking the after into their own hands lo
Jrnnon mas been placed In command of new Kansas
regiment and is about starting down the border with
uhicent troops to overcome any force the enemy can
bng against him and If moi interfere with by the com.
mandng officer raids into Kansas will end with the pre-
sent
The composing Qusntrs force are principally those
who have been robbng and numbering along for
The last six months, with but lit oppost on and have
nad ample time to prepare every thing that would
success They are now probably safe in Missouri with
their punder and equally home good Union citirens
The loss Lawrence is not less than two millions of dol
lars, and will fall heavily upon New York snd Leaven-
worth merchants Two banks robbed of every dollar
and the third only because the heat intense
that the rebels could not get the vault open.