Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-18

BAIrIxoar. oei. II. 10 Pm. The Amaiean's spe.
cia reporter has telegraphed irom Plain No. 4, 81
miles from uarpers Ferry. that the o'clock train
which cunsists Of II cars. with four companies OF
troops. under the command Of Major iseynoids
with the Road Master aud laborers to repair the
track. and ,elegtaphers to mend tho line had
reached TINT point. The Companies trom Frede-
rick City nrc in an advance truin. The United
States Marines will Follow in a special train, but
will not reach the Ferry before ten o'clock to-nglf
WASHINGTON, Oct. -Miduight.--A despatch
from Monoceay Bridge dated ut nine o'clock, ?, NJ,
gives the following statement from Luther Simp-
son, master OF the Express mail train:
walked up to tho Bridge, but was stopped
was afterwards permitted to 60 up and see tho Cap
tain Of the insurgents; was taken to the arn'ory
and saw tho Captain whose name IL Bill Smith.
was kept:a prisoner for moro than an hour--saw
from 500 to GOO negroes. all having arms and 200
or 500 white men with them all tho houses were
,lbsed. went to tho tavern kept by Chambers,
where about 30 inhabitants were collected with
arms; they said most Of tho inhabitants had lett,
but they declined to go. 1t was reported that i've
or six men had been shot.
Simpson was escorted back over the bridge by
six negroes. Tho train from Frederick is lying ut
ut tho Point Of Rocks ~ miles below tho Ferry,)
and the train with tho Directors Of the Pennsylsa-
mia Railroad bonrd, 10 ON the other side OF liar-
pcr's Ferry,
leave ut dark Orders have been received here
thai the train is 10 stop Mt Sandy Hoax, lone
mile below the Ferry )until Col Leo, who is follow
ing in Especial train arrives Any number OF ru-
mors are circulating in regard to the object numbers
and probable action Of tho insurgents, but moth
| ing authentic.
BALTIMORE, Oct. ls--ll, p. M.--The special
| tinin with Col. Lce's command passed Monocacy
| ut II 80. 1t is supposed that tho delay IN now
caused by difficulty in adjusting tho break in
the telegraph limo this sido of llarper's ferry,nnd
it is uncertain how long it will take them to nc
complish it.
There may be some foundation for the above
story, but We lccl fully persuaded that tho ae-
counts are grnetly exaggerated. There arc no ne
groes employed in the Government works Mt liar
rer's Ferry aud Mt no time within our recollection
has there resided there more than thirty grown nc
groes, and large proportion Of those were free
mud empnved at the hotels and in other similar
service. The negro population in the Maryland
counties of Washington and Frederick is also re-
mnrkably small. aud doubt very much If as
many M five hundred can be found within fifty
miles of IInrpers Ferry To claim TINT the nsurrec-
ton is the result Of abolition sentiment in that
section Of the State, is the sheercst CANNON, and
tho aenouemca, Of the affair will make tho fact
manifest. Tho most sensible solution of tho INIT
ter is found in the latter part of the statement
which refers to tho ah.conding of tho contractor
! Sno,ell but even that il hard to believe, M his
dedication only amounted to tho sum of 81 500.
His operations were entirely disconnected from
the Government works proper, and (rop our know
ledge of the locality where his hands were ut work,
it was not possible that he could have bad more
than fifty meu in his employ
The Agent of the Railroad who is reported to
! have been shot, is. presume. Fontainc Beck
ham, Esq, who has held that position since the
openng of the Road more than % years ng"; has
hneu u magistrate in Jefferson for even II longei
period, aud was ut ono time Sheriff OF the county
The other parties figuring in the insurrecion, mr.
unknown to us.-Ep. VlaGINIAN.