Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-25
The Harper's Ferry Instruction.


topic OF conversation. The tear Of u new IN
vaslon Is now laughed ut, and Jesse Moore,
who occasoned the great fris, on Tuesday
night, causing general stampede OF all the
inhabitants of Sandy Hook and vicinity,
comes in for i good share OF rldlcuie. lie
doubtless mi-took the noise and laughter OF Il
party Of scouts coming from the mountains
for the shrieks of Mr.. Garrett and has family.
In accordance with the directions Of Gov
ernor Wise, "a citizens guard OF ~ men has
been formed here one u 80 at Charlcstown,
where the prisoners are confined, and one oil
l. men at Shepherstown.
The examination Of Captain Brown, and
his fellow-prisoners, before Magistrate
Court, will, it is understood, take place on
"Wednesday next, and their trial before the
jefferson Circuit Court. now in session 1T
Chariesrown, will probably take p lace III the
course Of the next week. Robert I. Conrad,
esq, Of Winchester, has been appointed
counsel for the prisoners, but he has written
letters 10 several distinguished legal gentle.
men at the North, soliciting them to come 10 his
aid. Brown does not expect IN acquItal, but
lie seems to desire tull Investigation, 50 Is
"a show the motives that influenced him, and
that the objects he had i'll view were not those
OF personal aSsrandlzement.
We have rumUrs here OF the capture OF
Capt Cook, but nothing definite is yet known.
lie was accompanied by two of the insur-
rectionists whose names Capt. Brown has
been careful to withhold. lie took away
with him also nine or ten slaves, most, ii not
all If whom, escaped from their philantlrnpic
friends. and have returned u their masters
One of Col Washingtons slaves was drowned
III attempting TO cross the river on his return
Evan Dorsey and g. \. Hammond are still
ut the house of DR.. Murphy, Paymaster Of
the Armory, aud are now considered out Of
danger. Mr. Dorsey was shot III the abdo-
men, and was thought for y time To be IN a
dangerous condition. He was shot down n
moment after he fired the shot that proved
fatal to one of Captain Browns sons. Mr..
Hammond was shot through the hlp-a Sc
rious flesh wound.
The following is Il list of those who were
taken prisoners of the marauding party, aud
who are now in the Charlestown jail
Capt. John Brown, of y. York, wounded. J
Aaron ID. Stevens OF Conn, (wounded.)
Edwin Coppece, of Iowa.
Shields Green, (colored Of Harrisburg, Pa.
John Copeland, tcoloredl of Oberlin, Ohio.
CuARLEsrowN, Jefferson Co., Oct. Odd
Captain Charles Campbell, of Chambersburg
Pa, and ~ W. llauser, arrived here on
horseback from Carlisle to-day, and had an
interview with Andrew Hunter, esq, asSis-
ting the commemorative attorney. They
informed him they had captured and com
mitted to Carlisle Jail, ut O'Clock yesterday
one Of the fugitive insurgents, who they
think is Cook They had an interview with
tie prisoners in Jail, who say the man.
name is Hazlet. Old Brown refused to talk
To them
Mr.. Hunter dispatched an application by
mail, under charge of Mr.. Price mail agent
to Gov. Wise, tora requisiton on the governor
Of Pennsylvania tor the arrested party. The
governor has also been telegraphed.
The prisoner, Stevens, is still living
Coppee now says he had an elder brother
with him, but does not know what became
of him. Old Brown gave the sheriff an or
der on DIR. Murphy, paymaster of the Armo-
~, for the S3O5 taken from him, to purchase
comforts for himself and the prisoners.
HARrER's FERRY, Oct 23.-G. W. Cham
bers, recorder of the town, is now the acting
mayor, and has been appointed by Col. Craig
captain OF the Armory guard. 1t is conjec-
tured from certain developments that to-
morrow night was the time originally fixed
for the general attack. Patrol cOmpanie,
have been organized here and at Bolivar and
Camp Hill. The evidences are daily accumu.
lating that the insurrection was based upon
widespread national organization, and that
many persons in other States whose names
are prominent, had completely with the con
spirators. The two men from Chambers
burg, Pa, who captured IN n>urgent, state
that the negro Fred Douglas had been there
within a few days Of the attack, holding Sc
cret meetings with the abolitionists.
CARLISLE, Pa. Oct. GA man supposed
to be the notorious Capt. Cook, was arrested
here ut noon. He answers the description of
that individual, aud is the same man seen in
| Chambcrshurg yesterday talking with Mrs.
Cook. lie is heavily armed. lie has been
taken before Il magistrate and is now having
II hearing.
CARLISLE, Oct. 22-l =. M.--The man Just
arrested here is supposed not to be Captain
Cook. but one Of the other participants III
the insurrectionary attempt of Capt. Brown.
lie II ttilcT tiI'tIl
Of Capt Cook, but is evidently the same man
| seen at Chambersburg yesterday.
He attempted to resist when arrested, but
was overpowered. lie had three revolvers
and two bowie knives on his person. He
has every appearance OF desperate man,
and refuses to answer any questions. lie
has been committed for 4 further hearing
CARLISLE, October 235.-The man arrested
Yesterday is supposed to be one of Captain
Browns party, but i not Captain Cook. lie
gives his name rs William Harrison. lie
is still in prison. and it is supposed will be
brought before Court to morrow on Il hnh"G%
corpus. in the hope of securing his diecharse
LETTER FROM CIlRLESruwN, Va.
CHARLESTowN, JEFFERSON, Co., Va, Oct.
/ 22-The Circuit Court Of Jefferson county.
Hon. Richard Parker. Judge: Chas. D. Hard
Ing esq. Commonwealth Attorney.
The eases of the State Of Virginia IS. John
Brown, Aaron &. Stevens. and Edwin Cop
pee. white persons, and Shields Green aud
John Copeland, negroes, committed on char
ges OF conspiracy 10 MAKE rebellion. hsur-
rection. and open war against the Common
wealth Of Virginia, and ais" Tor the murder
of T. Beckham, G. W. Turner, Thomas Bur
lev, Luke Quinn. marine, and Haywood Shep
pard, negro, will he taken up on Tuesday
for examination. previous to the acton
Of the grand jury. or Irnfr 'here"l-t form
peculiar to Virginia. 1t is understood that
the court will assign Robert \. Conrad. esq.