The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-11-24

THE LATEST.
Hayper's Ferry, Noe. 20--94lA M-There
is no foundation for the excitement
Wheeling, lo4 o'clock p. Mo bodies Of
armed men have crossed here, and there are
no rumors of their crossing anywhere near.
The Richmond regiment and Gov. Wise ar
rived here Sunday morning at seven o'clock,
and left for Charlestown at ten o'clock by a
special train. On arriving at Charlestown, the
troops win go into encampment, and remain till
after the execution.
The Petersburg battalion of four companies
arrived here by the boat Sunday afternoon, and
are awaiting instructions from the Governor
Roger A. Pryor and the venerable Hugh
peasants are among the privates ofthe Peters
burg battalion. .~af
Richmond, Nou. 20.-It is authoritatively
stated that the present movement is now to
quiet the alarmed population of the upper coun-
ties, and by the presence of an overpowering
force to prevent any futile attempt at rescue
of Brown, which otherwise might result in
bloody work, than fears of any armed body of
men from Ohio or elsewhere. 1t is known that
it was Gov. Wise's intention to order a regi-
ment to CharlestOwn In a few days for camp
duty previous to the execution, but the preva-
lence of these groundless alarms tended to ac-
CELEBRATE the movement
GOV. WISE AT CHARLEsrowN.
Hdrper's Ferry, Nou. 20--Euening.-Gov
Wise arrived here this afternoon in a special
train, with about four hundred volunteer SOL
diery, embracing zine companies from Rich.
mond and the vicinity. He left about six
o'clock for Charlestown with four of the compa-
mics, and the remainder will follow in the morn
ing. They have full camp equipage with them,
and it is the Governors intention to form q
military encampment at Charlestown until after
the executions. 24 M hgs Z.
The excitement on Saturday morning was
caused first by the receipt of a rumor that a
desperate fight was going on in Clarke county
between party of strangers and citizens, and
the Alexandria artillery, which was then at
Winchester, was dispatched, with a number OF
armed volunteers, to the seat of the rumored
disturbance. Whilst this excitement was at its
height, and before the report was discovered to
be without foundation, a gentleman (Smith
Crane) arrived here from Belair, near Wheel
ing, where he reported numbers of strange men
cougregating, between two of whom he acct
dentally overheard a conversation, the purport
of which was, that a body of five hundred men
were to seize train OF cars at that place, rush
through to Harper's Ferry, and attempt the
rescue of Brown and his companions. He i'm
mediately set out for Harper's Ferry to apprise
the inhabitants of what he had overheard. On
reaching Charlestown, he reported the matter
to Col. Davis, who Immediately telegraphed to
Gov. Wise for five hundred more troops. The
troops have arrived, and Gov. Wise has gone
to Charlestown, where all is quiet, and will
doubtless remain SO.
Frederick, Nor. 2O.-Capt Sim has rendered
the services of his company for duty on the
Maryland line, in vicinity of Harper's Ferry.
Wheeling, Non. 2O.-All.is quiet here, and
there is no enemy in sight. Belair, where the
armed men were reported to have been seen, is
some ten miles below here