New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-19


rs The doors and walls Of the buIiing h,i bee
piercsd for nss bs. il Vas evident tbs. from Ties
holes no rssss could be hsS ard that without opeuiri
tie door they woald be shoohcy in TIE dark. A'n.
though. that the murder Of the prisoners he'd rs
determined upon, and ths. fight 70 The death Woa'
| b. the ending Of their despea.s attempt.
Will. the people thus looked aad specllA.ei, tL'
door ~.s opened, AID one Of the out with
f,g of Truce, sni delivered what rss supposed to o'
terms Of cspua,ion. The confined pre- 2aiatiorA oi
ssssult showed they were not accepted SHORTY aver
O'clock, Lieut.. f. b. Stuart, ot the Il. Csvslry Fhl
wss acting all for Col Lee advanced TO psriey
with the beseged, Samuel Suder, ESQ an old aud
respectable citizen, bearing fsg Of truce. Tney
were received &. the door by Captain Cook. Lea-
ersn Stuart demanded En- unconditional surrender,
only promising them protection ron immediate
vic!erce, atd tri.l By lay. Captain Brown
refused al terms but those preyouly densn1ed'
which were Substantially Ina, they should be per-
'mitted to march out with tbsI men and arm.
taking their prisoners with them ths. they should
"proceed uupursued to the second tol-gste, when
they would free their prisoners the soldiers would
"then be permitted 10 pursue them, and tiey
would fight if they could not escape OF course
this was refused, and Lieut.. Stuart pressed
upon Brown his desperate position, and urged
a surreIder. The eIpostslatior, th1ugh beyond
ear shot was evidentaly very earnest, and the cool
RES Of the ant and the courage Of hs aged
flag bearer won warm praise. AZ this moment the in
terest Of the scene most intense. The volunteers
were arranged a around the building, cutting OF an
escape in every direction. The marines, divided in
two fquaes, were ready for dash at the door.
Finally Lieut.. Stuart, having exhausted al argu-
mens with tie determined Captain Brown, walked
slowly from the door.
Immediately tue signal fer attack was given, and
the maIiles headed by Col Harris and Lieut.. Gresn
advanced in two lires each side Of the door. Two
powerful fellows sprung between the nes, AMI with
heavy sledse hammers attempted to batter down the
door.
The doors svurg ard .wayed. but appeared to be
secured with rope the spring Of which deadened the
effect OF the bows. Failing thus, they took hold OF a
ladder some forty feet long, and, advancing at rua
brought II With tremendous effect agaips, the door.
AT the second blow it gave way one leaf falling in
ward in ssnting position. The marines Immediately
advanced to the breach, Msjor Russell and Lieut..
Green leading. a Marie in front fell.
The firing from the interior WIS rapid aud sharp.
They fred with deliberate aim, and for a moment the
resistance was serious aud desperate enough to excite
tie spectators to something like a pitch OF frenzy.
Tie rext moment the marines poured in, the firing
ceased and TIE work was dorei while cheers rang
from every side the general feeling being that the
Marines had done their part admirably.
When the insurgents were brought out, some dead
and Others wounded they were greeted with e1ecra-
tons, ard only the precautions that had been tsken
saved them from immediate execution. The crowd
nearly every man Of which carried guu, swayei
nj 6rfaa NJ
them :" "Shoot them rang from every side. The
appearance Of the liberated prisoners, all Of whom,
through the steadiress of the marres escaped injury
changed the current of feetng and prolonged cheers
took the place Ct bowls and e1ecrations.
In the assault private Ruert of the Marines received
ball in the stomach ard believed to be fatally
wounded Another received Sigh. flesh wound.
The lawn in front OF the engine house after the
assault presented dreadful sight. Laying on 1t were
two bodies of men killed on the previous day, ana
found inside the house; three wounded men, one OF
them Just at the last gasp of life, and two o'ners
eroapiI in pain. One of the dead vas Browns son.
Otewsy. the wounded man, and his son Watson, were
laying on the grass the father presenting CORY spec
tacle He had d severe bayonet wound in his side,
And his face and hair clothed With blood
A short time afer Capt Brown was brought out,
he revived and talked earnestly to those about hn,
defending his course and svowing that he had done
only what was right. lie replied to questions SUBJ
stanally Is follows: Are you Capt Brown Of Kansas
| am sometimes called Are you Ossawatsme
Brown? | tried to do my duty there. WHAT was
your present object To free the slaves from bon
| dage Were any other persons but those with
you now, connected with the movement No.
Did you expect aid from the North No; there
was no one corrected with the movement but those
who came with ne. Did you expect to kill people in
order to CARY your pointl | did not wish to DO so,
but you force US TO il. Various questions OF this Kind
were put to Capt Brown, which lie answered clearly
and freely, with seeming anxiety to vindicate himself
He urged that he had the town at his mercy; that
be could have burnt it, ard murdered the inhabitants
but cid not; be had treated the prisoners with cour
tesy. and complained that he was hunted down like s
beast. He sdoks Of the killing of his son, which he
alleged was dore while bearing flag of truce, anc
seeed very sxous for the safety Of his WOUNDED san
His conversation ho1e tbs impression Of the convc
ton ths. whatever be had done to free slaves wa
right. and that in tie warfare in which he was en-
osgei he WAS entitled 10 be treated with all the re
spect Of prisoner Of war.
! He seemed fully convinced that he was badly
| treated ard had a right to complain. Although a
first considered dying an examination OF MS "ouna
proved that they were not necessarily fatal. H'
! expressed desire to live and TO be tried by HI!
county. In his pockets nearly $500 were found il
gold. Several important papers found in his posses
sion, were taken charge of by COL Lee, on behalf OF
! the Government.
The following is fragment Of a letter found il
Browns pocket:
"CAPr. BRowN-Dear SIR: l have been disap
pointed in not seeing you here this TO take charge
/ frsiri+ They haxe haer hAre row two wee q