Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-08-28
THE REBEL RAID IN KANSAS.
Great Destruction of Life and
Property at Lawrence.
SENT AFTER THE GUERRILLas.

have arrived at LcayenWOrth TO
supplies and medicines, have beer
gathered the following particular
regarding the burning Of that cit,
by Quantrell's guerrillas. The lis
of killed and wounded as far as as
ccrtained numbers some $50, thu
majority Of whom were killed in
stantly. The names Of all the kill
ed and wounded cannot be giycI
now. The houses that remain sta~d
ing are filled with the killed anC
wounded, who belong to all classe:
Of society. From the ruins Of the
burned houses the charrcd remain,
of victims are constantly being tax
en-. But one hotel is left, standing
in the place, and Quantrell spared
this in consequence Of his having
made his home there some years
since without expense; but its pro
prietor was shot by his men.
Men were killed instantly, in then
own houses, with their wives and
children cIinging to them, while the
murderer8 planted pistols at THEN
breasts and shot them down.
In one case the gucrrilIas drove
II men into a house, shot them and
burned the building, and the friends
Of these II men, while standing on
the banks Of the river, were fred
into by the gucrriIlas and number
killed and wounded. Twenty-Five
negro recruits were shot dead. The
guerriIlas took all the money that
could be found in the pockets or
houses of the citizens. They stole
all the .iewelry Of the ladies, even to
the rings on their fingers. They
spared nothing that was at all yaIu-
able. No resistance was made at
Lawrence to the guerillas. The
people were shot down as they ran
through the streets in their night
clothes, and their bodies brown into
wells and cisterns. The citizens of
Lawrence have been expecting this
raid for some time, from the threats
made by Quantrell, and had orgaui-
zcd military companies for the de
Tense of the place, and these compa-
MES were for a time constantly kept
under arms; but from assurances be-
ing given that Quantrcl would never
invade Kansas again, these military
organizations were abandoned, and
Quantrell and his gucrrilIas learn
ing this, made the raid when the
people were entirely defenseless.
A large, train left LcavenworthI
Saturday, with supplies Of clothing
provisions, etc, for the sufferers.
The citizens Of Leavenworth havcI
opened their doors toall who chooscI
to come, and many of the victims
have ayaiIed themselves of the hos
FATALITIES offered them and will be
well cared for. The feeling among
all classes of the citizens of Lcavcn-
worth is very bitter against the COM
manders Of that department and
district for being so wholly UMPIRE
pared to meet such an emergency. |
The commanding general was absent
from headquarters at the time the
raid occurred and did not know Of
the invasion until the destruction OF
Lawrence was complete. Every
thing, however, was then done inrc-
gard to the movement Of troops to
intercept Quantrell and capture him
and his band, but it was too late.
The state authorities are now taking
the matter in their own hands. Col. |
Jennison has been rcinstated in
command Of q new regiment and
was about starting down the border
with sufficient troops to overcome
any force the enemy can bring a.
gainst him, and if not interfered
with by the commanding officer off
that department, raids into Kansas
will end with the present one. The
men composing Quantrcll's forces
are principally those bands of guer-
rillas who have been robbing and
numbering along the border for the
past six months, with but little op-
position being made to them. They
have had ample time to prepare
everything that would ensure them
They are now probably
safe in Missouri with their plumber,
as good Union citizens. The loss
at Lawrence is not less than two
millions of dollars, and will fall
heavily on New York and Leaven-
worth merchants. Two banks were
of every dollar they had.
aud the third escaped a similar fate
only because the heat was so great
from the burning buildings that the
rebels could not stop long enough
% get the safes open.
General jim Lane managed to