Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-01

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L took he vfsbs negroes - ne and sfartedkIF
the Ferry. 1 met . negro woman Q short dis'ssee
below the school house. who Informed ne thst
they we're 6ghtiag hard at the Ferry. l harrisd
on till came 10 the Look Kept b. Gsorse Hsrdy,
= ssss, 4, I T W. a 1sII:. ,ss F.sS' .s sh ss,s ). =. az y
our men wers. hempss Ia, and thss several VI
theahi6Ad heal shstI fAssApft aissancs tbekae sise
Lick / met iva boys wit,m knew. and they fuld
me thai our men wsrc All henmed In by trsors
from, rharlsst ,wn, MayiesbsrE !, iiagcrstowA pod
Shepberds,own. Tisefhtase VII ~ss wisbf ne
had Been n,nch frightened nj the first report We
received. and y, th. tass told 9s the r@'ps were
negro) back 70 inform 4Tidd. fwhiie1 i.astosed
COOKS APPEARANCE bs 4ns xacxrArs. -
After going down ~opp,site tho Ferry. I aAcend-
ed the. mountain la order D, get q better rev Ut
the POSITION ol our opponents, pgfak
saw that our party were com pletely surround
ed, ard as | saw IA body Of men on High street
firing down upon them they were about a half a
mile distant from incl thought | would draw
their fire upon myself; I therefore raised my rifle
and took the best aim / confd and fied. IL hal
the desired effect. for tho very Instant the party
returned il. Several shots were exchanged. The
las, one they fired ut me cut a small NIB | had
hold of just i,rluw my hand. and gave me u fall If
about fifteen feet, by which | was severely bruised
aud. my fesh somewhat iaceratel. ] descended
from the mountaih and passed down the rad tn
the Crane on the Lnnk IL the canal. about fifty
yard, fr IN Mr.. W ,'sstpre. saw s"vcra! heads
behind the door post looking N NE, | took a posi-
ton bcl nd the Crane, ani cooking my tiha, beck
oned tu some If lhcm to c0n,e 10 me: after some
hrsitation, one Of them approached and then
another, both of wi om knew me. / asked them if
there were anv armed men III the store. They
pledged me their word and hon n that there were
none. then passed down to the lock fUu Sc, and
went down the steps to the lock; wlctc | saw
William Mc0regor. and questioned him in regard
to the troops on the other side. ile told Inc that
the bridge was filed by our opponents, and that
MI of our party were dead bu; seyou--that two 81
them were -l,ot while trying t"tseapc across tho
river. He begged me 10 leave imme,iia tcly.
COOKS ESCAPE.
was afterwards Informed, by an IRISH family
that Captain Brown was dead; that he had been
shot about i O'Clock in the ate nom. At the
time | believed tina report 10 be T. ~. went IN
up to the scbuol.hause, anil found the shutters
and door closed: called TO Ildl AM tt G boy, but
received no answer; cpcked my rife, ani then
opened The door. Il wa, dark IL. the time; went
into the bushes back Of the sclrr1i-huhsc. and call.
ed for the boys. Receiving II" III swrr. | went
across the road into sdin' pines, auI II gain called,
but conlJ ii I'd 10 one. | tuen ~ta7.,'l IN tie road
tow ard Captain Browns hnusc: J say Il party If
men coming down the road; wen within about
fifty yards, | ordered thcm 10 ste they ~recugniz-
ed my voice and called me. | fund them to be
Charles =. Tnil, Osea Brown, Sarclny coppie,
7. J.. Merriam, and IL rc.ro wLo brlonge To
" ashinSton or Alslalt. 1hW asked me the
news, and | gave the iuf rmat i'm that | received
at the canal lock and On tie rad. 1t seemed
that they thought it would be thetr madness in
them to attempt a re>rut ufo'r cnilrales. and it
WIS finally determined - ret I'm 10 The house Of
Captain Brown. | fauud that Tidd, before lcav-
ins the school house t, 90 fMr Brown, coppic,
and Merriam, hal staff ned the nesroc-in IA good
position in the timber hacl; I the choul house.
On his return, however, tsci could II t be found.
We therefore let for Captai1 Browns house
Hone got IL few articlcscw.i Il, Il would he necessary,
and ;hen went over into the imbcr ON the side Of
the mountain. " few Yards layord the house.
where the spears were kept. Here We laid down
aud went to sleep. About 3 O'clock in The MORN
lug one of cur party awake ct ull found that the
negro had left u. H. m "a .iiliciy nr,us i the
rest # the PARTY. and We concluded ~ <, to the
top OF the mountain lc!or, light. Here we re-
manned Tor u lew hur-, al d then passed. over T.,
The other side of the moun .ain, where VIC wai ei
till dark, and then crossed the vu,irY t. the other
range hey md.
Owen Brown, i .raliy Cope aal +. J. Nor
RAM were not at the lcrru during thr time the
attack was made, hut leullincl 10y order If Cap.
tain d, to take charge f the premises, and 10
guard the arms left at Browns hou @ in ease Of
an attack. | 10 not know f any rcrs m ia the
Ferry or it's neiGhb,riiouA, who knew IT cur plum
save our own party, and they wee uleiGcd to
keep it it secret.