Sheriff Jones went away, vowing that he would have revenge, and sent the following dispatch to Gov.

Shannon: DOUGLAS CO., K.T., NOV.

27, 1855.
SIR:--Last night I, with a posse of ten men, arrested one Jacob Branson, by virtue of a peace warrant regularly issued, who, on our return, was rescued by a party of _forty men_ who rushed upon us suddenly from behind a house by the roadside, all armed to the teeth with Sharpe's rifles.
You may consider an open rebellion as already having commenced, and I call upon you for THREE THOUSAND MEN to carry out the laws.

Mr.Hargis, the bearer of this letter, will give you more particularly the circumstances.

Most respectfully, SAMUEL J.JONES, Sheriff Douglas County.
To His EXCELLENCY, WILSON SHANNON, GOVERNOR KANSAS TERRITORY.
On receipt of the above dispatch, Gov.