Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-10-21

parties were too distant to do any lam
| age. 4 company of volunteers have
gone in pursuit of the fugitiges. There
are probably a thousand armed men now
c-ongregatei here. Reinforcements have
been pouring in all night from al quar-
tiers OF the surrounding country.
HARPER's FERRY-1;30 P. M-The
| Secretary of War has teiegraphed to
| Col. Lee that AIr. Guild, the District At
torney for this district, will proceed
forthwith to Harper's Ferry, to take
charge of tie legal proceedings against
the prisoners and bring them to trial
The train is now getting ready TO con-
vey horses and men from here To pursue
the rioters into any State or locality
where they may have fed. This is by
order of the President, at the request oil
Gov. Wise.
Areye witness who has returned from
Harrer's Ferry describes the scene there
as follows:
The first attempt was made by a de-
tachment of the Charleston Guards, who
/ crossed the Potomac river above Har-
per's Ferry, and reached the building
where the insurgents we've posted by the
canal. From the Maryland side smart
firing occu,ed, aud the rioters were driven
from the bridge. One man was killed
here and a number were arrested.
A party of Eve of the insurgents,
armed with Minnie rifles. and posted in
the Rifle Armory, were expelled by the
| Charleston Guards. They all ran for
the river and ore who was unable to
swim was drowned; the other four swan
out to the rocks in the middle Of the
! Shenandoah. and fired upon the citizens
and troops upon both banks. This
drew upon them tire n11iskets of between
two and three hundred .ncn. and not Tess
than four hundred shots were fired AT
them from Harper's Ferry, sbe.l1t 900
yards distant. One was shot dead, the
second a negro. attempted to Jump over
the dam, but fell shot, and was not seen
! afterwards. The other was wounded,
AMI the remaining was tax n unframed.
The latter ran ont and tried to escape
| BY swimming the river. A dozen shots
were fired after him. and he partially
fell, but rose again, and threw his gun
away, drew his pistols. both of which
snapped. dEeS his bt~wie-knife and cut
all heavy accontpefhents of, and plunged
into the river. Tho soldier WAS about
tea feet behind. The ia IAN turned, threw
up his hamls, aAl c%riei, "don't shoot!'
The sol lier fred, and the 81 an fell into
the water with his lace blown away
His coat skirts were cut from his person,
and in his pockets was found a captains
commission to Capt H. Leeman, from
4 the Provisional Government Of the
T Co. III $40.
dated Octobe: 18th, 1859. and signed by
a. w. Brown, Commander-in-Cllief o
the provincial government OF the United
States.
For an l,eu- a running and ran
dom firing was kept up by the troops
| ae aias II the rioters. Several were shot
down, while maay Inaaaged to llmI
away wounded.
Our informant who was on the hill
when the firing was going on, says, al
the terrible scenes oi a battle passed II
reality before his eyes. Soldiers coulc
be seen pursuing singly and complies, am
the crack of the mnsket and rifle wa.
generally followed by one or more Of tho
insurgents biting the dust.
The dead lay in the streets where they
fell--the wounded were cared for Capt
Browa's wounds consists of q sword Gu
in the forehead and a bayonet wound ii
the kidneys. Another of the rioters
killed was named Stewart Taylor. JIG
Anderson, a ring leader, who stopped
conductor Phipps yesterday, was klllee
during the first attack by the Yirginians
Anderson was a fine looking man. witt
a flowing white beard. Some OF the Ma
ryland volunteers a:e in pursuit of Capt
Cooks party. A body of forty mount
ed men left this afternoon for itarper's
Ferry to pursue the rioters. 1t is repor'
ted that many of them have escaped and
are seercted in the mountains. a Negro
named Green, who was conspicuous in
the fugitive slave riot at Harrisburg SOM
years ago, as among the insurgents.