New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-26

negro who VAS with ne had ~ Gu rs.! much ir,sl.
ened at the fst repors we We s L 81 ~. ~
told NE the trcops wee coming Up -. TIA
soou cent bisi lrhe negro bae> 70 '-nGrm ~,
while FASTENED iopr he road. Afie~ goins uO"u
opposite the Ferry, ase'n5 ed the mot 49, -, 80
der to gel better view Of es position OF vi 0PlV'
nents 4
saw that our paI-y were conF!stely surrounded.
and IS saw body Of .%en on WyI Street hring Gown
upon bem-ihcy were a Aou. half fzae distant IRON
ne-l thought would dIsw their fro HF~n myself 1
therefore raised nv rife AID took tAe hess Em could
and fred II had the des red efect for 70 very IN
staLt the party returned IL Several shots Sere ex-
changed. Tie last one theF fired q: me Gus p soiA
Imb lad hold Of just below IVY hand. and gave NJ
TAIL OF about fifteen feet by which | was severely
bruised and my flesh somewhat lacer,ted. de-
seended from the mountain and aassed dozn the road
10 tie Crane On the bank Of t~ canal, about stty
yards from Mr. VIZ store. / say severa!heads be
blIs tie dooI-post iOoking at me- ltook position oe-
hind the Crane and cooking my ribs becsonctt 70 sonS
of them 10 cone 20 me; after some hesitation %
them approached and ben another bh OF who's knew
NE. asked them if there were any armed me1 IN the
S,ore. They pledged me their word and honor that
tEsre Were none. 1 then passed dCEn 10 the lock-
h0s,e. and went dows the steps TO the lock, where
saw William McCreg, and questioned IN in regard to
the troops on the other SIDE He told me that
The bridge was hisea by our opponents, and
that al Of our party were dead bot sever
that two Of them were shot while trying TO
esaIe the river. He begged me tc eave imne-
daiely. After questioning him in reSard to q =
sources he received his information, bads him good
II GIT and started up the road at rapc' walk.
ftOIped at the house Of IRISH family AT the foot OF
the hill, and got "a cup of coffee and some eStabes.
was informed by them that Capt. Brown v'as dead;
that le bad been shot about o'clock III the afternoon
At tie time believed this report to be true. went
on ny the scOObOuse and ousd the shutters door
closed called TO Tdd and the boys, but received no an
swer; cooked my rife, ndthen opened the door. IT WAS
dark tie time. Some of the goods had been placed
in tie middle of the floor, and, IN the dark, eoked
like men crouching uncOcked my rifle, anc drew
ms revolver, and then struck match; saw that there
was 10 one in the schoOl-house; went into the bmhes
back of tie schoohouse and clied for the boys. Re
eeiyng no answer went across the road INTO same
pines, and again called, but could bnd no one. then
started up tie road toward Capt. Browns house L
saw party OF men coming down the road when
within about fifty yards, ordered them to halt; they
recognized NY voice, and called me- found them to
be Charles p. Tidd, Owen Brown, Barclay
COTuie T. j. Merriam, and a negro who belonged b
Washington or Alstadtf. They asked me the newa
and gave the information thai received at the canal
Loeb and the road. 1t seemed that they thought y
would be sheer madness IN them to attemp! rescue OF
our comrades and II was finally determined 10 return
TO the house OF Capt. Brown. | found that Hdd, be-
fJIe leaving the schoohouse to go for Brown, Coppie
ard Merriam, bad stationed the negroes IN good po-
sition III the timber back of the scboolhous On his
return however, they could not be found. We there
fore lett for Capt. Browne house. Here we got few
articles which would be necessary and then went over
into the timber on the side Of the mountain few
wards bey Ond the house where the spears were kept
Here 0e laid down and went TO sleep. About O'Clock
in the morning one of our party awakened and found
that the negro had left He Immediately aroused
the rest OF the party and We concluded to 20 to the
top of the mountain before light. Here we remained
for few hours and then passed over to the other side
of the mountain where waited till dark and then
crussed the valley to the other range beyond.
have forgotten to state previously that before
left Can't. Brown in Cleveland, Ohio, he gave me or
ders to trust no one with secret and to hold no
conversation with the slaves, which orders L obeyed
with but a single exception, which here MENTION
The exception to which allude Is simply THIS; met
a party of four negroes two free and two slave near
Bolivar Jefferson County, Virginia. | asked them If
they had thought about their freedom They re-
Piled "they thought they ought TO be free" but eX-
messed doubts thai they would be. told them
liar time might come before many years, but for the
present keep dark and look for the good time COM
ing, and left them.
been represented as Capt Browns chief aid. This is
incorrect. Kagi second IN command, Stephens
third Hazitt fourth. Further than this do not know
that Capt. Brown had made known any preference as
TO superiority or rank. Edward COppe and Dol phin
Thomas were the only lieutenants be commissioned.
Owen Brown, Barclay, Coppie, and r. j. Merriam
were not at the Ferry during the time the attack was
made but remained by order OF Capt Is. 10 take
charge of the premises and to guard the arms LEFT at
Browns house in of an attack. do not know
of any person in the Ferry or its neighbOrhood, who
knew of PLAN save our own party, and they were
pedged TO keep IL secret.
Richard Realf one of our original party, and our
Secretary Of State, came from Chatham to Cleveland,
a few DAYS before Capt. Browns arrival from the
East. Soon afterhi arrival he Capt. b. sent Reaf
toNew-York city, at which place he embarked for
England for the purpose Of carrying out the plans OF
Cart Brown. Realf was born and raised IN England
He is peasants son, but his native talents brought
him intothe notice of some of the nobility, who took
charge of him, and made ARRANGEMENTS to give him
q finished education. lie was taken INTO the family
of Lady Noel Byron, where he made his home while
pnrsuing his studies. Failing in love with a young
lady of noble birth, VITO was relative OF Lady
Byion's. he was censurud by Lady b. for his pre-
sumption. He became offended at her interference,
and hnally LETT Lady b. TO work his own way IN the
world About this time the Chartist movement was
made which Reaf joined aud the result was he was
obliged to seek safety by emgTating to America. He
made his home some years in NewlOrk City. part
of the time he there, he was engaged as assistant
superintendent of the Five Points Mission He Is well
known as AN suthor and poet. He gave up his
situation as assistant superintendent and went 10 Kan
sas In he Summer Fall of 1896. trst met him IN
lawrence Kansas. No word was received from
him 10 my knowledge, after he left for England, TO
which place be went in his own capacity and that OF
our Secretary OF State to solicit funds for the support
Of our organization He proposed 10 deliver course
Of lectures in various parts of England, and the net
proceeds Of which were TO be gwen 20 carry out capt
Brown plan. He is man OF rare talents, and
powerful and fluent speaker lie II about - years OF
age Mr.. Kag, believe, got letter from some one
In England few months ago. stating That Realf had
sailed for this country, and that he had quite sum OIL
money with him, but further than that we have been
unable TO find any trace OF hun. Capt Brown and the
iest of our company who knew him, think that be Is
dead.
Al the time Mr.. Astadtt was taken was not az his
bouse but in the carriage with Col. Lewis Washing
ton opposte the house. do not think any arms were
placed 10 the hands Of his slaves till they arrived at the
muket armory. did not any OF the spears on our
Wv from the Ferry to Col Neutrality-suspicious. were
none taken out 70 ny knowledge AierstoppIng about
halt an hour at the engne-house TO get warm, L was
called out by Captain Brown, and then saw, for the