The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-10-25
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ordered into service, and will probably leave on a
special train toni ht.
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BALTIMORE, October Is.
A later despatch, just received, says:
The ArmOry has Just been stormed and taken
after determined resistance. Colonel Shut ap-
preached it with flag of truce, and demanded its
surrender. After parleying some time his demand
was refused. The Marines then advanced to the
charge aud endcavored to break down the door
with sedge hammers, but it resisted all their efforts
\ large ladder was then used as a batteriEg ram,
and the door gave way. The rioters fired briskly
They shot three of the Marines, and their fire
returned through the partly broken door. The
Marines then forced their way through the breach,
and in few minutes all resistance at an end,
and the rioters were brought out amidst the most
intense excitement Many of the armed militia
arc trying to get an opportunity to shoot them
Capt. Brown and his son are both shot The
latter is dead, the former dying. He is ROW lying
in the Armory enclosure, and talking freely. He
says that he is 'Old Ossawottamie Brown" whose
feats In Kansas have had such wide notorety.
He says further that his whole object was to free
the slaves, and justiies his action-that he had
entire possession of the town, and could have muir
dered all the people, but did not, and now he has
been murdered in return.
Anderson (another LEADER has also been shot
down in the assault. He from Connecticut.
The dead body of the man killed yesterday, was
found within the Armory
Brown says that there were none engaged in
the plot but those accompanying him. The priso-
ners are now retained in custody, within the Armo-
ry enclosure.
HARpER's FERRY, Oct. 1S-Noon.-Soon after
the stornng of the Armory, the bodies of the four
insurgents who were shot last evening, were found
Within the enclosure.
BROWN and hiS CON arm only don
wounded
TbUonly two of the insurrectionists who
wounded, are Edwin Coppick white, of Iowa. and
Shields Green, coored, also of Iowa. The party
originally consisted of % persons, of whom IL have
been killed, 2 MORALLY wounded, and unhurt-
8 of them went off with the slaves on Monday
morning.
Washington, Oct 1S-Secrctary Floyd received
despatch this morning from Col. Lee, dated at
o'clock, saying that he called upon the rioters who
had barricaded an engine house and the Arsenal
Grounds, to surrender, promising to protect them
until the wishes of the President were ascertained
The proposition was made in order to save the lives
Of the prisoners who in the possession of the
insurgents. The message was sent throug Lieut..
Stewart. The insurgents declined the proposition.
At prcconcerted signal from Lieut. Green,
detachment of Marines forcibly broke into the en-
CINE house, killing two of the rioters, and capturing
the remainder. Two Of the Marines were wounded
MORALLY.
Ossawotamie Brown is MORALLY wounded. Sew
eral officers of the Arsenal and the other prisoners
escaped unhurt.
The War Department has despatched an order
for the u. = Artillery at Fort McHenry, to remain
there till further orders.
Baltimore, Oct. 1S.-The train is now getting
ready to convey horses and men from here to pur-
the rioters into any State locality to which
they have fed. This is done by order of the Pres
ident and at the request Of Governor Wise.
BALTIMORE, Oct. ia plan was laid to seize
the armory, hoping thus to induce concentration
of the slaves in the neighborng counties OF Virginia
and Maryland, and ignite a general and wide
spread Instruction.
1t was stated on Sunday, that the insurgents
would be reinforced by 800 men. Many citizens
and Government employers were forced out of
town, on Sunday night, by armed squads of whites
and blacks, who spread the alarm, causing the
assemblage of armed citizens and military in the
neighboring towns. This movement alarmed the
negroes, who may have intended joining the
insurgents
About dusk, Monday night, the local military
Simultaneous attacked the town from four different
points, and drove the insurgents into the armory
enclosure for refuge. The conflict in the streets
of Harper's Ferry was very severe, fifteen of the
insurgents and two three of their assailants
being killed, and several wounded.
fdatters thus rested until the arrival of the
United States marines and troops from Baltimore
and Frederick