Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-01-30
WAR AMONG THE woRKMEN on TIE
CANAL

~ The moment Of pn'ting our paper to prcs.
We rrrc''rd the N'ilisns,ort paper of sa,ur,!a,
last. The lighting commenced on MONDAY The
SNh INST, hut few lives were lost until the hattie
OF FRIDAY last account of whicl, is all se eaD
ma room tor az pre7snt. An express has been
despatched To Washington for a sufficient regular
ioTec to qucli these outrageous proceedings. A
bout hity OF the most prominent actors have been
lodged m The iIagcrstowu Jail After speaking Of
o'hcr s'n'I"c sscres, the account proceeds:
This scene was soon followed by another
winch resulted IN DISASTROUS battle and ~.
Nerdl deaths. party Of FaT.I5nHs or I>opg-
t0Tdt, consisting of about three hundred men
headed by intrepid leaders, were announced
rs approaching from below. Their design
they stated TO bc, IL pass up the line Of the
Canal 10 the upper dam, for the purpose Of
eNhioiiins their strength, and not TO commit
breach of the peace unics, attacked. They
were armed IN part with guns. but principal
~ with hclyes, clubs, SC. They passed IN
quietly over The AJueduct aud on their way
as We learn, three or four hundred more
of nIc same party fell into their ranks. At
tue upper dam, IN field on the other side of
NiddleSiu'fs, they met tie enemy in battle
array, drawn up on the top at "a hill, about
hrce hundred "a number, and armed In part
WIN "'''itAFI Wttp"hN- Inc information VIC
have i, that the attack or az least a cbaIIsnoc
~ thc combat was made by tbs latter plrty.
Nolieys Of shot were exchanged; some men
were seen 10 fall, and the party above began
- toll back and dispense before the superior
forces OF their enemy. 4 pursuit ,nsued
hr"Ugh the wo''is, where frequent firing was
heard, and NO doab, many lives were taken.
Persons who trINcrsed the field after the
batte Wa over Observed five men IN the az
on'c- OF death, " %" bad bceR shat through the
lead. several dead bodies were seen In The
s"ods, and number Of wounded ~ every d.
fection. Those who observed the battle de-
scribe Il as ono al great r4gs aud most deadly
violence III tho deaths and wounded are
reported o. have been Of the Coykonirnt
about ~ O'Clock last NIGHT the ,ictnrious
9sfiy returned, ard passed quietly through
-nis place, after hslifBg few moments in
'p" ~ the pubic streets, 10 their Tcspecti,c
rciion- 'ni -hlniocs below tie town|-Quict
as re,iptcd for the balance 81 the night
- O.
80 ARRAY took place IN Lexington. Nv
tif'e weeks ago, between =. p. Moore tex.
minister b. Colombia and Mr. Samuel n
Brown, of Louisville. Neither party v,,
allied. and both were bound ovcr.r
The f,Iloainr o. Nj Moor Z. seeoun, n H..
a''sy. Ei',n ,n = i.ticr 90 i.icni % l. sing,on
hrutrpkyi
~ I1ur s. = fesri,d this i,is,e ,a-nirh,
f 0flrtk. much iattgIicd cold. aud i,,,ii, ca
-''f''rTti 9Th ciati.s. sod .tcJping int6 tl,e
i.rgs as tHilpsc'i hy Samuel " flforn. uI,,
ai,' 60 noe, "sr, y0u ~ to- ~. NH,.,,f I, Co
.nt.iHf - ] tufnri a. ansscr. ut kns4,isr
30 uas. hr urutk fHe q severe tiIs. and tiss
tptc'l ~ strikc n.e Aitli hip but discover
ii"' sas sctiiUg o't = srappn b. ,loscd
o' inr, tr.'frd tie Iis' from af,d uayirad IL
..i. anil 'h'H struck en- severe tlge ~ ti,s
f'+"si etih %, vhish cat ui,. ssttrriy drru
knti', sni iu tiir acf ~ kiiling hint. - .s
q srl h,it go uat us kaifr ni.I, ,,.t.r,,l it. &
HH %" mfh 300 ESQ pi.o.s. tut i,f drep 4
90 DO any rJn. f..AlJsf.B .s.