Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-21

go eaeked to Missouri. wish to know definitely what
They connot DO Kept here much longer without risk
TO themselves. aud II any OF them eoaclude TO 20 hal
prise" No signs,urs !
COMMANDER or rus iSsunRscrIoxrsrs,
captain john Brown, the commander and instigator Of
this most singular project has been known by the name
!" "o.a~siamie Brown" in which character he obtain
ca quite a notoriety throughout the country, as one of
the leaders Of the Free State party In Kansas. lie was
the hero OF hhy guerilla fights in the vicinity u osawai.
TAME, IN one OF which his son frederick Brown was Kill.
cd His skill and bravery in this species of warfare Was
unui,pu,ed on one occasion, when attacked by one
hundred and my Missourians, with a party OF forty, he
re,reated to the woods, kept them at bay, aud after a
hght OF hve hours, had lost two men Killed and one
nounued' whilst his opponents left thirty.one dead ON
~ nsu, and TOOK away with them about thirty wounded.
On another occasion he had a conflict with the famous
Pto-slavery leader, Captain Pate. each party numbering
about thirty, He killed four and took twenty-six prison,
ers, including the Captain. who afterwards highly compli.
mented Captain Brown for his bravery, saving thar he
rode about them, sword in hand. and commanded a sur.
render, and they were obliged to make it."
mo two sons who were engaged with him In tho Har.
per- ferry invasion were also with him In his Kansas
nights, ottoNa Jones, especially, figured extensively with
his father in Kansas, and his residence between I..r.n..
and Osswattamio was destroyed by fire bv the pro-Jays.
ry men ON the same day that his brother was Killed.
rtE PRISONERS.
Besides Captain Brown, the prisoners taken arr his son
who is seriously wounded in the abdomen. and not likely
TO live; Edwin Coppuck. who belongs TO Iowa. aud A ne.
gro named Shields Green, who came from Pittsburg TO
JOIN brown. The stories of all these men are precisely
the same they agree as to the object they pronosed Ia
accomplish aud the number of parties in the movement.
Dung hro~n' IN answer to a question, said that there
were parties in the North connected with the movement
thus differing from his father on this point. Coppuck.
the other white prisoner, is quite Young. and seems less
shre~d than the others. lie said he did not wish to join
ue expedition, and when asked gave a reply which
showed the influence Brown had over him. He said =
AN YOU gentlemen don't know Captain Brown; when
he calls for Us, We never think of refusing to come"
several slaves were found in tho roam, uitb th, ;,s,.
rechonists, hut il Is not believed that they were there
willingly. Indeed Browns expectation as to the slaves
running 10 him was entirely disappointed. None seem
TO have come To him willingly, and in most cases they
were forced to desert their masters. But one instance in
which a slave made a public appearance with arms in his
hands u related. A negro who had been sharply used
10y one OF the town people, when he found he had a pike
in his hand, used his brief authority" to arrest the citi.
zen aud have him taken to the Armorv.
TREATMENT OF THE PRISONERS.
Tue citizens imprisoned by the insurrcctionists all tes.
uty to their lcuient treatment. They We. na;tbcr ,,cJ
nor inSnI'cd, and beyond the outrage of restricting their
liberty were not ill-nsed. Captain Brown was ALWAYS
courteous to them, and at all times assured them they
should not be injured. lie explained his purposes 10
m'm' aud whilst he had the workmen in confinement
made an abolition speech to them. Colonel Washing.
ton speaks of him as a man of extraordinary nerve. lie
never blenched during the assault, though he admitted
huIins me hlSht that escape was impossible and he would
nave To lie. When the door was broken down, one of
his men cried out " | surrender" The Captain immedi
ately erred out, There's one surrendcrs-giyc him QUAR-.
ter, and, at the same moment, fired his own rifle M the
door. During the previous night he spoke freely with
colonel Washington and referred to his sons. lie sail
ne h'i lost one in Kansas and two here-he had not
pressed them TO join him in this expedition. but he did
cause. - s""'N
The position of the prisoners in the engine house An
ring the firing on Monday, and at the moment of tho q.
hl attack was n very trying one. Without auy of the
incentives Of combat they had to risk the balls of their
iiiendS, hut happily they all escaped. At the moment
when the door were broken in, the prisoners. AZ the sur.
gestion Of Col. Washington, thew M their hands. 60 tbss,
" might be seen they were not comhatants.
EXCITING SCENES.
pnring the morning armed men continued to pour into
hatpers Ferry, IN al sorts of costume and with ever,
variety of arms. over two hundred men came in al,
horseback, and probably there were from one thousand
TO twelve hundred men assembled there. The desire 10
'nulet summary vengeance was exhibited in the strongest
manner, and the vindictive feeling existing fuund on,
mode OF expression not inexcusablc. The body OF
one ot Browns party, shot in the river tho nravinrs
day, was dislodgcd from the rock on which IL fel AMI
came floating down. As it passed down toward the
bridge 1t Was made the target for probably a hundred
shoiS, and must have been thoroughly riddled with ball.
ENrhhlIIoN AFTER COOEE-sEZURE uF ARMS.
during Tuesday morning one OF Colonel washington's
negroes came IN aud reported that Cooke was in the noun.
thnS only three miles of. About the same time some
shots were said TO have been fired from tho N,ryI,,1
hAs, and a rapid fusiade was returned from Harpcr's
Ferry The independent Grays, of Baltimore, immedi.
atri! started on a scouting expedition, and in two hours
returned with two wagons loaded with arms and ammu
milton; found AZ Capt Browns house. The arms consist
ca oil boxes filled with Sharps rifles. pistols, &c, all
nearing The marks OF the Massachusetts Manufactuting
Company, at Chicopcc, Mas. There were also found q
quantity OF United States ammunition, a large number of
spear !Sh2rp Iron boSie-knives fixed on a pole. a terri.
DIE looking weapon,D intended for the use of The negroes
with spades, p~ick-axes, shovcls and every thing ,b,t
might De needed, thus proving that the expedition was
wen provided Tor, that a large party of men were expect
ed To be armed, and that abundant means had been no.
N'ded to meet all expenses. How all these supplies were
got up TO hs farm without attracting observation j. not
hhoWh; they are supposed to have been brought
The Greys pursued Cooke so closely that they secured
psrt 0 ! ms arms but with his more perfect knowledge
81 tue localities he was enabled to evade capture. On
thelr ARRIVAL NJ the Ferry with the enemy's spoil tbev
were greeted with hearty cheers. The wagons were
driven iuto the Armory yard, and given into the custody
OF ue Government As everybody else, however. who
could lay his hands on r Sharp's rifle considered IL To-
climate spoil, why should not the Crews have a claim o,
their valuable capturey '
The insurreeiionists did not attempt to rob the Paw.
MASTER department at the Armory. 4 large amount of
money was there, but il was untouched.
feriect order having been restored, the military with
'ne exception OF the United States marines. who remain.
Gu III charge OF the prisoners, left in the various trains
for home. An immense train brought the B,Iti,nore
troops, accompanied by the Frederick troops 20 The nm.
non home, with that freedom from accident or detention
'hat ~ a great characteristic Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. ' '""
Confession f Z, "a Rl1t@ggd Es2aicsy q y%ote,iay.
$50 ooypfrfoS O. gr ~ ol ma 'snrtr-THt SuSuER
Ce,npany , icom Riehm3nd, Capt Cary, arrived a, Harper.
eTs. naJ jd Sss1 q 9I and all she ,lryiyinE leader. were arrested,
Snns nSr,9st lhs GsEros', .hO.evsr, have all returned. Tie
Brown, from EsseI co, New YORK. and recently ~ x S ~ 'o"n
"a Gov. Wise reaching the Arsenal, od nroWn rscsIvsd him with
the utmost eomposuTr, though evidently suffering much from hi
Nounhs We said, Wei, Governor, l suppose you think me a de
gta'eu criminal Wen, sir, We have our opinions of each other
me remark va. made With no dsrespect whatever. Tie Ooyrr-
nor replied You are Ia the hands o. the htate, and have an--
- v >, rn,h ygq can answer or not a. yu choose" BroWn
AnsseTed every question aud made a fall confession which win be-
published hereafter y own saddle vas conscious that ne v"s h,
he hhad, y me laW: and was prepared 10 meet his fate: that a.
ir a. ne himself and those already In custody we're concerned he
had no eonceatneuts whatever 10 make: that he had beep rn3.t,.
zen 70 MS calculations about assistance from Others. otbrrsI.e he
would have given much more trouble. lie said that The whole pot
a. wei coui1Eed aud arranged as far back a. IsE. and tbst he
LAh rrA.fh TO expect assistance Of from 1900 TO 5000 men: thai
hr"otcli2 r AID from SrerV NtIs Virginia Included) Upon be.
M askcih any negcoes or whites, In or about Itarpers Frrry.
we're pledged T. him, he declined answering Bot upon reflection
lions md Enquiries about here, ihavc n rrht 10 erpret the ala ~
RON three iohve houaand men" BenE Intercepted very Close.
" ~ JoV wise as 90 uhere the boxes of guns and Ammunition
ctme from hroEn said they we're shipped from CounsrIrut 10
ChanhersburE, Pa direct % - smith 4 sons In two Laxes and
we're hauled 10 kcnnedy's farm IN Maryland Che rcndsrvous Inv
drivers WI" knew nothing ~ What they contained.
y fF"ri"'H1t Constitution was found on one Of the rtotsrs
lsieyrnsl and shown o. Brown, to know II II vas genuine t-pon
hearing ne preamble read, he pronounced II genuine. aud con.
amendel w their Convention. He declined answerinr 1ueruons
mat might impicate others, until yesterday, when he said he had
hNen upon Ha,pcTs Very In 1850 a. the point 10 commence hs
opeIauohs against the Souilem States; that be had fu1y examined
~ strength, ascrralned the number Of men In charge Of HI ana
me probabilities ~ taking II; sid he rented the Kennedy Farmi in
Naryitnd about tHo wears aga. for hs two sons-OHver ana wat
.ohi uhlT NE name OF smith, 70 serreie The weapons. &C. and
bad continued, from time 10 time, 60 add 20 hs stores ~ thought
h would have succeedei had he held Phelps train Al Hsrpsrs
Frrry; 'Ink he would then have been able 10 hold the place long
enough 70 Inspire confidence ~ him and his plans. and then hi
] promised nuUuuTf wuutH haze CONE. V