Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-21
RESURRECTION AT HARPER'S FERRY.
Authentic Details.
Commandcr OF the In.urrcctIonI.t,.


this singular project has been known by the name
o. o.sawatou" Brown, in which character he obtained
quite a notore;y hroUghon; the country OF the
leader, of the Free state party iu Kansas lie tho
h-ru ~ frs guerilla gt IN the vicinity Of 0.sswai'0ns
In on. ., which h!s frederick hrDsn killed. III.
s aud grarery in this siec Of warfaE. undispued
ON one occ,io when dby one hundred and ffy
Mi-,oGriaa. a.:h party 81 forty l.. re'.a;ed 20 the
soci- kept hr n hay, sad 'fier ashi o; 81. hours
l los; two men Killed SEi wounded. while lis opponents
IN ,iry.on- dad the asld s@i took away "Iih 'hrH
uiou: ihrty wounded
vrc.iay,Ty Leader. Captain Pate each party numbering
sbou. thirty lie A!-i ocr sad too. 'wen, ak !r.on.'
ucrIiur III. C,r:a!n. l. that dCFlng th- Efi'
P.;e Nth iIc 2tiruce 10 mas a ~
.ar ,r,priius ho,iic,. :oNn seat ;o h,L 10 G'e up
Dro-a thea. Win 'otcT' ~. hii"I',. ~ ~
Pat ,tA :ci hin! 20 s;Ts HFIt;' 70 l' .'nt'S - 80.
down ,her arms orheru,r Re llsoani would t!'S oI'
Pate, brains. VIII. pistol which he hetl !" ~, hA'.
Pate thus compelled 20 .irc the oiGe Az" us H'eH
,urr, EicTri
Thelwo son. pay we're engaged visa him In the iiArpsr'
Ferry Invasion were also with Lin in his hsi'"' shs.
O,tows Jor., r.prcaily figured extensively With DIS
father in Kanss aud hi, heSrrn Lawrence ara
o..awatIom!r Mas destroyed by FIRE by me pr" "
-. he sane DAY tia, his brother vas killed
When ir,, brought out Captain Brown va suppose! to
be u,or,ay wounded and !Ir himself .ai hr was d! ing
An examination oi his wound. rroS"d'he to D. not
sary ,aal AMI he afterwards expressed desire 10 NV
and be- tried y lis country In his POCKETS coi'''e'a
Die number Of papers found aHonS which A"re TIE
article, Of agreement under "h!ch tie E'urrer'i'n>t a
81 and what purported to schedule 'r tn. e,'l!,h-
r.at OF provincial government In 10, pocket H"'-
lind nearly 800 in gold which committed to :he
car. Of Dr. Murly. the Armory paymas:tr. the most ~
-t,u papers foEnd in liz possession were taken IN charge
~ C,l Lee On behalf Of hc government. Tie following
note Characteristics ~ we i"N" W '''' '''''' '''' ''
'.c,IrA.S B.yWN
"Dg,a sal have bsr d'1IIo.a'" N not TX you
Rem nor. r.- ;,o weeks AID ha;' h'i 10 snp"rimehi
liz providing f,r then. it la imposed upon hr no siiA
IAN E,I. lhyy getting d-con'r'. ""a u ot -o.a
.,,r m SONG 20: H., y. U :" hack {" M-'ITT "'' 70
lrow definitely si~: yen propose !":is. -, ..
Gamma, he S.pt l,r- mUc' longer without f'h !"
F1ry Il ~
stat Willie ba! termination 20 '"'i' 'H,'IpL'':
The Prisoners.
Reside. C.,ta!E brown the prisoners :as"n are Ills 'on
.hn j seriously wounded in the abdomen .ri no: Ney 10
Nv: EIa!E CopPucs VII" he!omg> 10 Iowa" and nrs,s
r.rI.l shield, rr.er wno from PittshurG to JON
I"no, IN. stories Of al thr-c precisely She
same -a.y gr-- the object they proposed :" accom-
Ii., and m, number Of parties in tie movement hcGus
,.r IN ,,.r,r 70 question said that there parties
In the North connected "ih he rovcinrut-'u, di'ernS
ro,a his father ;i- pint CoPpucs NE Other white
-.,u.r l., quit, ycuig, AID lees srewi than tie
ether lie said h" did not viii 80 ;oin 'e expedition ana
.heu asked gave reply saich showed ihc '"Gaehte
Brown had over him lie s-d ~ sou sI"'.sHne, TG.
know Captain Brown, "hr!i .r Gals '"' ~ Nc never ~
S,yrIaI sl.,c. wer. found in The with tie insurrtc
,ou,s ru: Is not BclieS ell 'h.; they were there v"sy
I,I expect, the .laNrs running TO liH
y,rr errrir ,ap oi;,i Noacscen 70 have come !" I'm
.i.nsly and in most cases they we're 'oIeed Y" -
master, 30: one instance in which slave made uh@
Lu.arar. viii, arms ia his hands - related negro
,Lo had been sharply used ~ one az Tie town people
hen ls IL
authority" !" arrest i.r '''1"" 's' "N'S "' A' -
treatment OF tho Prisoners.
The citizen. hui r,UIrd by tc HsufrrcoE,t al ies'!!
.. ,I.r I-r,,ut .mrG. Thsy neither ted nor IN
-cd and, bryCiL ie outrage o. F'are'ins W.. St5,
arr- no, usrI Captain Brown aI"hss courteous 70
them and al li,.. ,.I" hrm they should nos DE injured
lie explained nj, purpose, To- them, "d Wills: lie h.I 'e
yuk!lcn cvnarmra; mad. Al "i"'i'A :rt'i' :" i'm
C Warrington speaks -! lin: nirn OF ettTaoF!i"ry
nerve lie never Lieuch,i tGrr: IN" assault though he
admitted llrac he nigh; that sscair wa, Impossible aud
~ would h ave de When Ir doc. Va, broN-I ,!oah one
Of III. m,E cried on: Il surrender. Tie Captain His'
J,... cried out There's sufrenGcrsiNr nm ga.r
;cr i ~ :!r sa4e moirsi aFe h. own rug 81 'G ~
pu-ns pre..Gu. hight he spok. Freely Hih Col .,'
;or and referred 30 81, sons lie SAID he hsi 9s' one
In K,f.a. and s here he had pressed them 10 Join
lin IN thu hp-ipg, but lie dii n" ra;'r' 'h' !'-'"'y
had died in glorious cEuse. ,.
H.. position n the prisoner, in tn engine noG'" suFn:
ths fnS MONDAY, aaL a. h- Gionys OF .s n'% ~.
i've, roin: they had :" r@ hc balls o 'h=ir frie"Is
hu! l!Pily 5cy ala escaped ~ 'hr moment WIZ w
door. we're broken n the prisoners. Al the suggestion o.
col! Washington tigra Up :h,T h"nI' 50 thar mis Dc
'c.r '.ry r.r" 10, cOmhaisu.'
Exciting scenes.
D::.us Il .aornlUs armed continued 10 rcg into
Ilaru-r- Ferry IN al! 90 costume ARD MA every
variety ~. oreriTo hundred Ttr came Il. OF.
back and probably more were from oLc ihou.a"d 20
twelve hundred nsn assembled there" me Ir'r !" ~
ic summary vengeance exhibited IA TIE strongest
Uannrg and ih- sindct!Se feeling c1stiTg :oGn" one
mode cxp5e-.urc al all cou.udahe. The body OF
., Browns party shot in The river t- previous az!
va. l.s,oised :OH III. rock which Il e!l and came
o,,in: dow passed doan toward tie bEdss 1t vas
made iars.; FOR probably hundred '"is, "iH mus
h.yr been thoroughly riii!ri n.;h BALI
Expedition after Cooke-S"izmrc ofirm..
During Tns-Isy msrnu: one 0! CO! Wash!rgoH's ne
grors in AZ! Tcp"i,ed That Cooke 5ss IN tie noun
ais only three mile, oG About 81" same time some shots
were .ad to have been fred ff. Ihs Maryand l., and
rapid n,:aI- WAS returned 'roG la.pe's Ferry. The
lHrpeudr; Gr'y>, u baltimore Immediately ssr,ef on
scouting expedition and ia EouTs returned With i"o
wagon. lTah. with 4rl- ard ammunition .orai ~ Capt
Browns houc. Tr- coE'i.;cd OF boxes t!isd III
sharp, rites pistols al bearing tie marks u she Nan.
.arlu.tis Company AZ Chicopcy Mass. There als'
found quantity q Init! state, ammunition, !.Tss
number 0: .psars t-harP ron bo"ir.IiT'., hfsd OF
pole terrible o0hns weapon intended for ie use 81 the
negroes. with spa!r lcEsIs-, shOrr!,, zns everything
;.; might be needed. 1hrs proving that the expedition
was welt provided for that large party OF men we're eI.
pcc,ea :, he armed ana that abundant means hsi been
provided NEE; all expenses. How all the" supplies
srr- 20, M to h., frr w,ao-; attracting observation j.
rn. EEuen. fxry supposed :" have been hgonst'
:.fous'. Pennsylvania.
Killed aud wounded.
The following among the Killed and scuH:si IN Sic
recon: cOI!.c:, .: iiarprrs Ferry:
klIEDFOun;ain lirrntaE, railroad agent, 81 sunday,
by single .o., a:aId sheppard, conrtd porter at the
railroad station. Killed sunday n-; in sarsinS =. 81" 'aig
assault Wm Richardson, u Mhreburg, Killed! in zane
,zuli ,corlc " Turner Of ChhrlsoVn military. Killed Oh
Monday also: william o! "olL Brosn. Stewart TAYLOR,
n-urscI;; j. g. Anderson. nur3'm' D. u Lcttan !"sHF
ecnt Albert asii; iuEsen,, and several colo;cI men
worNuEp Os-awo;tar.le .olGl Brown. Watson Brown.
second som Exams DDfsey nor'ar; A!cn Evan in.rt"S
Private GUAM [. : Marine; ;Eor;aly: another Marine
ramc unknown slightly Alexander Nelly, G"o. Murphy,
states Attorney, Of MaritnshurS.
TIyry rrtsnSrES-Evin Corpee otIosa: shield. Green
eoOrc Of Harrisburg Watson Brown son OF Gid ETo.n
Governor Wise la Search of the Fugitivcs.
NiErgRs FENr. Oct. iy-i. Md"ngh'-Grest eons,rr.
nation prevailed here hours tonight. All III. men,
somen anil children from SaTay Hook md ,h. vicinity
TO III. number o; loo. docking Into the town,
porting that Conc Was mir:erns - whites there Every
body armed sailed ont. hu' the alarm proved i.s.
The pr have al been taken 20 the Jail in Charlie
,ovn, Jefferson county: Va
Capt: Brown tihe Old mani Is considered out 9! danger
Ills .nn died las: n.ht. Marine j. si-o dead.
Coz. Wl-c with ar..i men to search cave
-hsre, !: aid fugitive slav,s w're ''"ce"ird The
party found nothing In the "a
Sca.; Is ,,iI in tn. nournin4. Scouts repou having
tracked i'm .m house where he est Ills breakfast.
The in-gTSrgt prisoners have all hccn taken 10 Charles
own jail uiicf guard OH. Marines. Gov. Wise Sccem
panied the paTi;. The Marine, haze since returned a;d
viii, Col lee !t,.Yc .oniy; for Washington. Col Craig
Of tho Ordnance department, remains IN charge - the
ArIory The Superintendent, MIR barbour. Who lis, been
.h.ert for time has jus, returned to this place.
to be a concession 10 tie y!.w, Of Gov Wise Wise
aims them I. murd.r,fs. Whilst he claim v. ne govern
m.ni q hem tor 4 minor Offence"
rriva. UUinn q; IL" Iniict states Marines, i.i ,S'
nigh. and Mas been 'iriec.
The Baltimore Independent Gisys having captured the
Of Snaps riG-s wr:e each presented RI one by
orGc. cfCol Lee They beautiful arms entirely n.v
Jus, rs 'h.7 forwarded from III M."achu.er,
4 Conmis.ion,
IT,. CLOSING commission ".' :ynud !hr boGr Of
H,,!rur,prER, War psyAsrugsT
Near lisrp"r's Ferry Md
Whereas. ". H. Lceman has been nominated captain
In the army established undcr ;he irocis'ond! Coshsn
ton now therefore Ia pursuance 81 is authority vested
In ne by aid constitution: do hereby appoint ard COM
mission the sal! William II. L""=.Hr. captain.
G.-er A. tie Il the s.rt:a.T ot Wsr, his day, iSth
J,5 Dr--ss. C,mrr,G!"- in C!!-f
H. ~ "a. secretary q N.r
Comments Of the Press.
Tho Nov Yors Express. writing before 'h- agency ~
,,0. "a ,lIs
II commenting upon ;is startling demonstration OF prsr
,!-sl Nrgrui,n disposed In ,e high. only
The ,,c ~. tie telegraph! give. them sill less dI
poe. indulge in AIRY exclamation ~ surprise or n'ioE
i,rnrni that such oubrca. should have happened BE-
-,u-r i.t turn. ort that kholt.on!su !. really 4: Ne
bottom oi g. she whole AFFAIR blooish"d murder. plHd-r
IerrOr all only be looked upon the h'nH1ofk
q. certain elias aCoH2 aho follow hho!'.o..,n
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