Franklin was a second time attacked and its occupants taken prisoners.Col.Titus had fortified his residence in the suburbs of Lecompton, and here he kept a company of men that made raids on the surrounding Free State inhabitants.

This fort was taken by assault, and Col.

Titus and his men were taken prisoners, while Major Sedjwick, with a company of United States troops, was encamped only two miles away.

The citizens of Lecompton were frightened out of their wits, and Gov.

Shannon was found under the bank of the Kansas River, badly demoralized, and trying to get across the river on an old scow, and thus escape the danger.