Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-10-28

down to Chambersburg, Pa, and from
there they travelled across the country TO
Browns farm.
The night passed without any serious
alarms. bat MT without excitement. The
marines marched over Immediately after
their arrival, when Col Lee stationed
them within the ArmGry grounds, so as
to completely surround tie engine house
/ Occasionally shots were fre,5 by country
volunteers, but what for was hot ascer-
tanned. There was only one retur. hre
from the insurgents.
/ The broken telegraph was soon re-
paired, through the exertions OF Super
intendents Westervelt and Talcott, who
accompanied them. The announcement
that communication was opened with
Baltimore gave the press representatives
abundant employment There was no
bed to be had, and daylight was awaited
with anxiety. Its earliest glimpses were
availed of TO survey the scene--a visit to
the different localities in which the
corpses of the insurrectonists were lying,
stark and bloody peep, close or far
off, according to the courage OF the OBJ
server, at the Malakoff of the insurgents
was the established order of sight-see-
ing, varied with discussion of all sorts
{ OF terrible rumors.
The building in which the insurgents
had made their stand was the fire engine
> house, and no doubt the most defensible
building in the Armory. 1t has dead
brick walls on three sides, and on the
fourth large doors, with window sashes
, above, some eight feet from the ground.
: A dead stiffness surrounded the build
a ings, and except now and then man
seen peeping from the nearly closed door,
I and a dogs nose slightly protruding,
q there were no signs Of life, much less OF
hostility given. Various opinions were
given as to the number of persons with
in, and the amount of resistance they
: would be able to offer.
: The cannon could not be used without
4 endangering the safety of Col. Wash
. ington, Mr.. Dangerfeld, Mr.. Ball and
: other citizens, whom they still=held pris'
! oners. The doors and walls Of the build
ings had been pierced for rifles, but II
was evident that from these holes nC
range could be had, and that without
opening the door, they would be shoot
l ing in the dark.
/" Many thought that the murder Of the
prisoners was determined upon, and tha
70 fight to the death would be the ending
~ of their desperate attempt.
Whilst people thus looked and specul
= ated, the door was opened, and one o
, the men came out with a flag Of true
and delivered what was supposed to b.
the terms of capitulation. The continu
= ed preparations for assault showed theI
were not accepted.
Shortly after z o'clock, Lieut.. +. B
: : Stuart of the first cavalry, who was act
:, a ing as aid for Col. Lee, advanced TO par
~ ley with the besieged, Samuel Strides
p :; Esq, an old and respectable citizen, bear
" ing flag of truce.
r They were received at the door b
" Capt Cook. Lieut.. Stuart demande
y an unconditional surrender, only promis
81 ~ ing them protection from immediate vic
- lence, and trial by law. Capt. Brow
- - refused all terms but those previously de
'u manded, which were, substantially, tha
they should be permitted 10 march OF
= with their men and arms, taking thei
prisoners with them that they shoul
- - proceed, unpursued, to the second toll
''' gate, where they would free the prison
ers; the soldiers would then be permit
=, " ted to pursue them, and they would fgl
if they could not escape.
OF course this was refused, and Lieu
- - Stuart pressed upon Brown his despel
. ate position, and urged a surrender. Th
~ expostulation, though beyond ear-shO
T. was evidently very earnest, and the coo
= ness of the Lieutenant and the courae
'"' of his aged 1ag-bearer won warm prais
At this moment the interest Of the seer
"a was most intense.
The volunteers we're arranged a
- around the building, cutting of escaE
:. in every direction. The marines, d'vt
= ed in two squares, we're ready for da'
" W at the door. Finally Lieut.. Stuart, ha'
- ing exhausted all argument with the d
termined Capt. Brown, walked slow
~ from the door.
- - Immediately the signal for attack WI
80 given, and the Marines, headed by CC
00' Harris and Lieut.. Green, advanced
: ia a two lines on each side of the door. Tv
- powerful fellows sprung between Il
-. lines, and with heavy sledge hamme
- attempted to batter down the door.
in The door swung and swayed, but a
vas peared to be secured with a rope, d
civ spring of which deadened the effect
ain the blows. Failing thus, they took ho
the of ladder some forty feet long. and a
Of vanciug at a run, broughl it with tt
ee- mendous effect against the door. At {
hat second blow 1t gave way, one lea ialliI
the inward in slauting position. The ma
IDS, ines Immediately advanced 10 the breas
Igh Major Russell and Lieut.. Green leadir
he A marine ia front fell
aid. The lawn 10 front Of the engine bou
de- after the assault, presented dread
had sight Laying on il were two bodies
we. men killed on the previous day, a
ist- found inside the house three wound
rec men, one Of them just at the last gasp
ted life, and the others groaning in pain.
,ers One Of the dead was Browns son.
eed Oteway, the wounded man. and bis .
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