Smyrna times., 1859-10-27
The Insurrection at Harper's Ferry.

We give below some further details more
elaborately furnished than the accounts in our
last issue. We make up the review from vari-
Gus quarters. It appears that John Brown, Of
Kansas notoriety, turns out to be the ringlead-
er, and the only object was the rescuing and
carrying off of slaves of whom there are seve-
raj thousand in the adjacent counties to Har-
per's Ferry. The whole plan of Brown and
his associates was laid in the most maddened
zeal. How any sensible men could make them
selves believe they could escape capture and
punishment by adopting the course pursued by
them is unaccountable. 1t was stated that this
man Brown was mortally wounded, but later
accounts say he is not. When he was brought
out of the engine house wounded, there was
some demonstration made to lynch him, but
Major Russell instructed the Marines to protect
the insurgents.
HARPER's FERRY, Oct. 19-The prisoners
have been committed to Charleslown Jail to
await the action of the grand jury, when they
Will be indicted and tried in Jew days.
The arrangement about the jurisd lction has
Ssen settled IN this way: The local authorities
are to try the prisoners for murder, and in the
meantime the United States authorities will
proceed on the charge of treason. Gov Wise
said to Mr.. Ould, the United States District
Attorney, that be had no objection to the Gen.
eraI government proceeding against the pris-
oners, that Is, what will be left of them by the
time the Virginia authorities have done with
them.
Brown is better and has ade a fuller state
ment OF his operations. He says that he rent
ed the farm OF DIR Kennedy SIX mon tbs ago, and
the rent Is paid until next March. He never
had over twenty-five men at the farm at any
one time that belonged to the organization, but
that he had good reason TO expect reinforce.
ments from Maryland, Kentucky, North and
South Carolina, and the Csnudas. He had pro-
vlded arms sufficient for fifteen hundred men,
including two hundred revolvers, two hundred
Shnrp's rifles, and a thousand spears, all of
which were left at the farm He had also an
abundance of powder and fixed ammunition
All the arms were from time to time brought
| from Connecticut and other eastern points to
Chambersbarg, Pa, and were directed 10 J.
Smith a. Sons, Kennedy Farm, his assumed
name. They were packed in double boxes SO as
to deceive the parties who handled them on
their way TO tue farm. He says that he made
one mistake IN either not OBTAINING the train on
Sunday night or else permitting it to go on un.
molested. This mistake, he seemed to infer,
exposed his doIngs too soon, and prevented his
relnforcements coming.
The names Of all his party at the Ferry, on
Sunday night, except three white men, whom
he admits that he sent away on an errand, are
as follows, with their proper titles under the
Provisional Government:
| Gen. John Brown, commander in chief
wounded, but will recover.
Capt. Oliver Brown-dead.
Capt. Watson Brown-dead.
Capt. John Kasi, of Ohio, raised in Virginia
dead.
Capt. Aaron C. Stephens, of Connecticut
wounded badly has three balls in his body, and
cannot possibly recover.
Lieut.. Edwin Coppec, Of Iowa-unhurt.
Lieut.. Albert HazIett, of Pennsy yvanis-
dead.
Lieut.. Jeremiah Anderson, of Indiana-dead.
Lieut.. Wm. Leman, of Maine-dead.
Capt John E. Cook, of Connecticut-es-
capped.
Privates-Stewart Taylor, of Canada-dead
} Charles p. Todd, of Maine-dead William
} Thompson, of New York--dead Dolph Thomp-
son, of New York-dead.
, The above, with the three whites previously
sent of, make in all seventeen whites.
Negroes-Dangerield Newly, of Ohio. rails
ed in Virginia-desd Emperor, of New York
raised in South Carolina-not wounded-a pri.
soner. The latter was elected a member oil
Congress of the Provisional Government some
time since. Lewis Leary, of Ohio, raised il
+, Virginia-dead. Copeland, of Ohio, raised il
Virginia--a prisoner, unhurt.
General Brown has nine wounds, but non,
! fatal.
8 A bushel Of letters were discovered from al
= parts of the country. One from Gerrt Smith
d informs Brown of money being deposited in
bank in New York to the credit Of J. Smith
C Sons. and appears to be one of many informing
= him from time to time as money was received
TIE PRovIsrosAL GovERNxENr OF THE In
: suRREcTIoNIsrs.-Thers has been published
b copy of the constitution and ordinances of tn
: Provisional Government, which the insurrec
: tionists at Hsrpers Ferry proposed to set up i
=" opposition to the general government of tn
= United States.
o. IL sets forth in it's preamble q series OF al
surd and incendiary principles upon the subjeC
of slavery, and then declares a provisional go,
ernment established upon the basis therein ca
Q, pressed, "the better TO protect our person.
g. property, lives and liberties, aud to govern Ou
u. actions" etc.
or Then follows the provisions Of the propose
he constitution, ordinances and regulations. Tt
st election of president and vice president houi
r. of representatives. and judges of the supren
cs court, the appointment of cabinent officers.
a. commander-in-chief OF the. army and varioI
st other matters are provided for. The who
op thing constitutes batch of absurdties whi'
th could be productive only of mischief in any a
iis tempt to put it into operation, and Of certa
nd destruction to those who might engage in it.
10, HARPER's Ferry, Oct. l9th.-Gov. Wi
et has offered reward of 81 900 for the arrest
on Captain Cook. The mountains are beir
's' searched.
re A searching party returned from CAPITA
'pt Browns house with a wagon loaded with sc
as eral hundred pixies, two boxes of Sharp's rife
ne tents, blsnke,s. clothing and other equipmer
for the enterprise, found on the premises. II
articles previously brought in by the lndepe