Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-13
More about the Insurrection.

some account of the insurreclion which COM
menced at Harper's Ferry, Va, on the l6th
October. The dispatch, however was in
complete. We find in an exchange con-
tinuation of the narrative, which we condense.
A party of the insurrectionists annears 70
have been posted in a building on the Mary.
land side Of the river, near the bridge bv tIe
canal. There was also some friny fron the
hills on the Maryland side. Some shots were
supposed to proceed from party which had
gone over early in the morning. On the
Maryland side, the bnggage master and an
other man attached to one of the detained
trains attempted to pass through on foot. and
were made prisoners. They were taken be-
fore the leader of the insurreclionists. who
refused to let any thing pass The eastward
bound trains were all laying west of lIarper's
Ferry, unable to proceed
The first assault, to Judge from the eonfns
ed and contradictory accounts received by
various telegraphic dispatches. was made
upon the insurgents station, on the bridge
during the night of Monday. A detachment
ot the Charlestown cmuand crossed the
Potomac above lIarrer's Ferry. and assailed
those who had been stationed in the house by
the canal. There was some firing, and the
Insurgents were dislodged One man was
killed and another arrested.
The latter ran to the river pnd fried to
escape 10y swimming. A dozen shots were
fired Mt him. He partially fell but rose and
snapped his pistols at his pursuers. One of
the soldiers was ten feet off The fnvitivr
threw up his hands and cried ''Don't shoot ."
The soldier fired, and the man fell with his
face blown away. In one of his pockets was
found captains commission to Capt +. w
Leeman. The commission was tied Oct
10, 1859, and was signed hy \. w. Brown
COMMANDMENT Chief of the Army of the Pro.
visional Government of the United States of
America
a party of the insurgents. five in number
armed with Minnie rifles, and posted in the
rifle armory, were expelled by the Charles
town Guards. They all ran for the river.
and one, who was unable 10 swim. was
drowned. The other four swan out To th,
rocks. III the middle of the Shenandoah. and
med upon the citizens and troops assembled
on both hanks. his drew upon them th,
inuskets ct between 2uu and 500 men. and
not less than 400 shots were fired at them
from llarrers Ferry, about 200 yards distant
phe was shot dead Il second Il uerro Mt
tempted to jump over the dam, but fell short
and was not seen afterwards; a third was
badly wounded and the remaining one was
taken unharmed. The white insurprut
wounded and captured died in few moments
In the arms of our informant. lie was shot
through the breast, arms and stomach. lie
declared thea that only 10 white men were
engaged in this iusurrcetiun.
For nearly an hour ii running and random
hrlng was kept up hy the troops ag inst the
rioters. Several were shot down. while many
to limp away during the firing
the women and children ran shriekin.r in
every direction. When they learned that
the soldiers were their protectors they took
courage and did good service in the way ot
refreshment aud attending to the
wounded. Our informant was ON the hill
when the firing was going on; he says the
errors OF battle passed in reality beneath
his eyes. Soldiers could be seen pnrsuing
'ingy and in couples flying insurgents and
The crack Oflheir nuskets and rifles WAS
generally followed by one or more of the in
surgents biting the dust The dead lny in
the streets where they fell aud the wounded
were cared for.
A dispatch from Harper's Ferry dated 18th
October, says the armory was stormed and
taken, after a determined resistance. The
rioters were brought out amidst the most IN.
tense excitement, many of the armed militia
ry present trying to get an opportunity TO
shoot them. Capt. Brown and his son were
both shot-the latter is dead and the former
is dying lie lies in the arnory enclosure
h talks freely, and says that he is the old
Ossawattamie Brown whose fcats in Kansas
had such wide notice lie says his whole
object was to free the slaves, and iustfes his
actions. lie says that he had possession of
the town, and could have murdered all the
people The dead body of IL man shot ve.-
terday was found within the armory. Brown
declares that there were none engaged in the
plot hut those who accompanied him. The
prisoners are retained within the armury en-.
closure Capt Browns wounds consists of Il
sword cut in the forehead, and bavonet
wound in the Kidneys Another of the riot
ers killed. was maiaed Stewart Taylor j. 9.
Anderson a ringleader, who stopped conduc
tor Phelps yesterday, was killed during the
first attack 10y the Virginans. Anderson
was fine looking man, with flowing white
beard
The following is the list of the killed among
the citizens and soldiers Fountain Beck anI.
a negro porter at the railroad
station, Joseph Bamley of IIarper's Ferry,
Evans Dorsey and George Richardson of
George Turner, one Of the
most respectable citizens of Harper's Ferry,
was shot while coming into town on the
night of nth October. lie died iu few
hours thereafter.
A short time after Captain Brown was
brought out of the armory, he revived. and
talked earnestly to those about him, defend
ing his course, and avowing that he had
only done what was right. lie replied to
The questions put to him substantially us fol-
lows:
Q-Are you Capt Brown, of Kansas?
Al am sometimes called So.
Q-Are you wattumie Brown?
Al tried to 40 my duty there.
Q-What wns your present object?
A To free the slaves from bondage
Q-Were any other persons but those with
you now connected with the movement?
A-No
Q-Did you expect aid from the North
A.--No. There was no one connected
with the movement but those who came with
me-
Q-Did you expect to kill people in order
TO carry your point?
Al did not wish to do so, but you forced
us to do it,
Various questions Of this kind were put TO
Capt, Brown, which he answered clearly aud
freely, aud seemed anxious to yindcate him
self
OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN a CHIXAMAN-A mis-
cradle specimen Of the genus homo named
Charles smith was arraigned in the Police
Court this morning. Tor vagmncy He lives
among the Chnawomen on Jackson street,
and seems To loaf most of the time. Some
times he is seen topromenade the streets with