Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-29

large qnanu'y OF nay, ana olhPr aTNclcs,
was entirely consumed by fire on Monday
morning last. Ii is supposed TO have
been The work of an incendiary. Luss
estimated at So 500.
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For the Reg ister.
Mr.. Ziule-There seems to be consd-
cradle talk and gossip through some parts
Of this community, about the conduct OF
the Hamtramck Guards, al Harper's Fer
~ during the instruction there. Being
an eye. witness to the whole affair, after
The arrival of the above company,
deem il but my duty TO make a statement
through lie columns of your paper, Of
facts concerning the affair, which must
leXOuera,e the Guards from the malicious
accusations enviously heaped upon them
The Hamtramck Guards, commanded by
Capt Butter, GOT To the Ferry about 4 o.
clock on Monday, entering through Boil
var, by direction Of Col. Baylor, While
,hey were marching down The hill enter
ing Harper's Ferry, there were shouts
ahead for them TO "cOme on" Capt.
Butler ordered the company 20 march by
"double quick time," and at the command
they marched forward until they were
commanded to ''halt" near the front Of
the Armory buildings, to await further or
ders from the Col.
The next order was for Capt. Butler to
( take his meu into building near by, to
fire down npon The insurgents, which he
did, leaving a portion in the street. A
few guns were fired from the house.
when they were ordered TO cease firing
fearing The safety of prisoners by that
fire, however, one Of the insurgents was
killed in the engine house.
The Company was again taken into
the street, where Capt. Butler waited for
further orders, but such was the stale Of
excitement, that he could gel none from
the Officer in command.
All the commands given during the
evening, were from set Of drunken fell
lows, whoopng and believing like pack
Of maddened bulls, evidenly 100 drunk,
many Of them, to hold their guns.
During this excitement, the Martins
burg party, drunken and maddened, made
an attack upon a building, where. there
we're many prisoners, but no ihsurgents}
and released The prisoners, who could
have done it themselves, had they not
been too cowardly /; and while this party
were getting away from the building some
Of their cmn party opened a fire upon
them, and this accounts for the killed and
wounded from MarInsbnrg.
Lale in the evening, Crl. Baylor calico
for twenty Volunteers 10 storm the engine
house, (but wanted some other person to
command them, however, bnl could not
get single man, from all the Jrace and
bold from Marlinsburg, Harper's Ferry,
and CharlosIown. DuIing all this time
Capt Butler, of the ilamiramck Guards,
was calm, collected and unmo> ed, as were
all his men, who were al their posts, ready
for any order from their Captain, but
needing not tie hue and cry Of the pre-
tended brave ones outside.
And where were the Charlestown
Guards all this time Why, scattered in
every direction. Their Capt. could not
ge, them in ranks, and did not the whole
evening all that Were kepttogether were
held al their posts by their Officers; such
was the bravery of that company. Ard
for the Harper's Ferry men, they have not
got man who will stand his ground
mcmeni, or they would not have permit
ted negro 10 hold possession of their
main slest, some SiG hours and at last
preacher had 10 shoot him. Upon the
whole, al of these parties pretended a
great deal Of brarery, bu, showed lhe OPP
pOSite by THEN actions.
The above is a plain, truthful statement,
unbiased by pr, jndice, but due to the
Ham,ramck Guards, who are always
ready and willing TO take up arms al the
first order from their Captain.
The following correspondence, between
Capt. Butler and Col. Baylor, we clip
from the Baltimore Sun.
AN OBSERVER.
Jefferson Co. OFT. 20, 1859.
To THE EDiroRs OF THE BALTIMORE Sen:
Having heard from various quarters, even
from as far as Baltimore city, reports that the
Hamtramck Guards, which command had
behaved in cowardly manner at the late dis
turbance at Iiarper's Ferry, request that you
will publish the following correspondence be-
Itweet, Col Robt. w. Baylor, who was in COM
mand on that day, and myself 1t is necessa-
", 10 understand part Of Col. Bay an
swer, that should state shat when he speaks
/ OF Lieut Lees company, that Lieut.. Lee had
command Of my second platoon after went up
in the house with the first.
V. NJ. BUTLER,
Captain Hamtramck Guards.
Shepherdstown, Oct 22nd, 1859.
Col Rnht " Rnrl Sir.-As there have