Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-10-28

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,endeavoring to break open the door wit
sledge hammers, but which resisted al
y their efforts. A large ladder was the
placed and used as battering ram, an,
the door finally gave way. The rioter
fred briskly and shot three of the marines
who exchanged shots through the partl.
broken door. The marines then forcet
their way through the break and in few
minutes the resistance was at an end =
The rioters were brought out amidst th'
most intense excitement, many of thu
armed militia present trying to shoot them
Capt. Brown and his son were both shot
the latter is dead and the former dying
He lies in the armory enclosure. HI
talks freely and says that he is the, ole
J lOssawattomie Brown, whose feats in Kan
sas had such wide notice. He says thai
his whole object was to free the slaves, and
justfes his actions, and says that he had
possession of the town and could have
murdered all the people and have been
murdered in return. j. @. Anderson was
also shot down in the assault He was
from Connecticut. The dead body Of q
man, shot yesterday, was found within the
armory.r Brown declares that there were
none engaged in the plot but those who
accompanied him. The prisoners are re-
tanned within the armory enclosure.
Noon. Nothing is talked of but the
insurrecton. Gen. Stuart through Gov
Wise, has communicated orders to Gen. j
w. Watkins of this city to prepare to
equip and mount at once body of men
forservice in the mountains near Harper
Ferry, where many of the insurgents have
taken refuge. Troops will leave here this
afternoon, Gov. Wise passed the Relay
House this morning en- route for the seat
of war. Three artillery companies from
Fort Monroe arrived this morning and are
at quarters at Fort McHenry waiting
orders. J. 4{8
Harper's Ferry, noon, 1sh.-Soon after
the storming and capture Of the armory
four dead bodies of the insurgents who
were shot yesterday, were found within
the enclosure Only two of the insurrec-
tionists were not wounded, viz: Edwin
Corpich, white, from Iowa, and Childs
Green, colored, also from Iowa. The party
originally consisted>of 20 persons, oi
whom Is were killed, mortally wounded
3 unhurt, 2 escaped. = q.
sOn Monday morning, soon after the as.
sault on thearmory, some firing took place
from the hills on the Maryland shore
which was supposed to be apartipg salute
from Cook who left. His fire was return
ed with q general volley, but both parties
were too distant to do any damage. A
company of volunteers have gone in pur.
suit of the fugitives.
4 There are probably a0thousand armed
men now engaged here, and reinforce.
ments have been pouring in all night from
all quarters Of the surrounding country
Harper's Ferry, 18, 1880 p. M-The
Secretary of War has telegraphed to Col
Lee that Mr.. OuId, the District Attorney
of the United States for the district, will
proceed forthwith to Harper,sa Ferry tc
take charge of the legal proceedings
against the prisoners and bring them tC
trial. The train is now getting ready. tC
convey horses and men from here to par
sue the rioters-into- any State or locality
where they may have fled This is by al
order of the President at the request O.
Gov Wise. hH' o@tH q AA-a
Travel is resumed and the trains ar,
) running regularly. 7'..i 4a 5a,'',, q
Bahimore Oct 19th-An eve witnes,
who has returned from Harpers Ferr,
, describes the scenes there as follows TIL,
, first attack was made by detachment o
the Charlestown Guards, who crossed tn,
, Potomac river above Harper's Ferry, ant
reached the building where the insurgent
were posted by the canal on the Maryland
side. Some smart firing occurred and tn,
rioters were driven from the bridge, anC
one man was killed here and another ar
, rested, The latter ran, and tried to es
cape by swimming the river A dozeI
, shots were fired at him and he PARTIAL,
: fell, bat rose again and threw his gun
away aud drew his pistols, both of whicl
! snapped. He then drew his bowie knif
and cut all his heavy accoutrements Of
and plunged into the river one of tn
2 soldiers was about ten feet behind, whei
! the maU Uturned round, threw up his hands
and cried Don't shoot !" The soldie
G fred and the man fell into the water wit
d his face blown away. His coat kirts wa
cut from his person, and in the pocket
was found Captains commission to Cap
>, f. H. Leepan, from the Provisional Coy
d ernment of the United States The con
+; mission was dated October IS, 1856, an
J. was signed by A. w. Brown, Commander
+; in Chief of the Army Of the Provisions
Government of the United States. ~.
A party of five of the insurgents, arme
with minnie rifles and posted in the rifl
u u armory, we're expelled by the Charleston
= Guards. They then all ran for the river
+, and one who was unable to swim wa
y drowned. The other four SWAIN out to IN
. rocks in the middle of the river Shenan
u ldoah, land fred upon the. citizens an
. troops assembled upon both banks, Thi
. drew upon them the muskets of betwee
g 200 and 300 men, and not less than 40
shots were fred at them from Harper
: Ferry, about two hundred yards distanc
% One was shot dead the second, a negr,
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