Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-19

ARRIVAL OF THE MILITARY,
Capture Of the Insurrectionists.
Nine Persons Reported to have been
Killed III

ID teu the 6tnte OF nUAlTS.
The Jefferson Regiment had entered town from
the Virginia side, and the Frederick troops crossed
she bridge. There had been much firing. Nine
rupcrsons are reported 10 have been killed.
LATER.
,t The Troops have entered twn The Insurgents IRE
.pwilling to surrendcr-hut only on tho terms that
they he safely conducted out of their difficulty In
the event Of their wishes not being aeceded to,
they threaten to sacrifice the lives Of their pris
g ers
-, Lewis w Washiu ton and Col. Dangerfcll are
Ncld prisoners. Capt. Aaron Stephens, Of Con
ndnecticut, now dying Of his wounds, makes comics
sion that the plan was concocted more than II year
ago.
The lusurscnt parties rendevouzed ut y farm
near town. hired for that purpose, by Capt Brown,
! of Kansas notorety. under the name of Bill Smith.
Among the insurgents AFRO Kngg, seaman, and
Brown. of Ohio, and Todd, OF Maine The battle
fought mainly by railroad and tonnage men,
from Marrinsburg, od Ivy Capt Albertis, Evan
! Dorsey; the conductor, was killed, ana conductor
! Bowman aud ll0tclet wounded No damage was
| lone to the Railroad or bridge. II is Thought the
.oters will DO hung AS soon as they are captured.
In tho morning special dispatch to the Bati-
more American, dated;
! HARrERs Ferry q O'Clock, A. M.--Says PIE
partitions are now being made for attacking the
| Armory. Tho soldiers all around tho ground.
and for the last hour everything has been quiet.
! The rioters still have the following persons
prisoners. viz: Arms,cld Ball. draughtsman nj
the Armory, Benz. Mills, Master Armorer Jno.P.
/ Dauge,iield Pay Masters Clerk Lewis WashinG.
| tom, farmer, and n prominent citizen, JAhn II.
Allsta,lt and his son Ii Years old The three last
named were seized on their farms. several miles
! from llaiper's Ferry. Geo. w. Turner, gralu-
ate of West Point, AMI one of the most distinguish
ed citizens of the vicinity, was shot yesterday
| while coming into town, and died during the
night. Three rioters are ying dead in the street,
tI,, l.,, Il a.l, a., riN unIs t,tI
to be lying within the Armory enclosure.
LAST OF THOSE KILLED.
+ Among the citizens and soldiers rs far ~ nsecf-
! tnincd nrc Fen,ain Beckhnm, Agent of the Bditi-
more and Chic Railroad, Haywood negro porter
/ at Railroad Station, dos. Burnlov, Of Harper
! Ferry, Evan Dorsey aud Geo. Rlchardson of Mar
tiishurg.
Another rioter. nnmel Lewis Lcary, who has
| just died, confessed the particulars Of the rlot,
which he saws ,oncocioi by Capt. Brown, nj
the Fair Leldn Ohio two months since.
The rioters have Just neen sent out a flag ri
truce declaring that if they were not protected by
the soldiers prcsen; here, every one captured would
be hung.
STILL LATER.
The Armnry has Just been sormed and taken
/ after determined resistance. CD Shut an
I preached with fag Of trace, and demanded a
surrcn Ter; uttercxppstula,ug with them sometime
they refused tn surrender The three Companies If
+ Marines advanced charged and cnaeavorclt" break
down the door with ,lcJ-e hammers. which res.s-
! ted al! their efforts Large ladders were thea
used ~ hattrrng rams. when the do"r gave wa.
! The Rioters fired briskly ami shn three Marine,
the shots were exchanged through partly brok "A
DOORS the Marines thon f,rcel tLr III. h the brcnk
ana in few minutes all resistance was at all emil
and the Rioters were brought wi amidst the mo-
+ intense excitement.
Many of the arnlol militia were irving to g.
an opportunity to shoot them. Capt. Brown ami
Il . I. -. Al
former i now diving and lies in the Armory
closure lie talks freely. and says he is O>sawl-
tonne Brown, whose frats in Kansas have hal
such wide notprieiy. lie say, that the whole OBJ
icct was free the slaves AMI u>tiiies his action
/ IN that he had sntirc possession of the town. ami
could have murdered all the people, but did no.,
and has now been murdered in return. Ando-
! son, who was also shot down in the assault was
! from Connecticut.
The dead body IF the mau killed. yesterday wa,
found within he Armory enclosure.
Brown SAYS that there wore none engaged i'll the
| plot but those accompanying him.
/ the prisoners are now retained IN custody with
/ in the Arnory lncusurc.
>ECoND DISPATCH.
! BALTIMORE, Oct. *. The excitement in our
city is intcnre--nothns else is talked Of bat Tho
instruction.
GEN Stuart had communicated ofi1rs "a Gen.
I j. W Watkins 10 prepare to equ!a immediate
J
/ near IIarpcr's Ferry. where many Of the lasur
gents have taken refuge
t The troops will leave this afternoon.
/ Gov. Wise passed the Relay 10 Use this morn
ing IN route Tor Harper, feny.
Three Artillery companies from Fortress Mon
! roc arrived this morning and are quartcrel at
t Fort MrlIenry awaiting further orders.
IAErrRs FrRHY, Oct. Is Mons Soon after
siutHlEg tlc Armoly the bodies of four of the
instr cents who we've shot last evening ware I ,uud
Within the enclosure. Brown and his s,u
: only aauscruu>ly wounded, the only two of Tue in
( surIecteni>;s WHO are unwpunded are Edward
| Copuch. (whiic maul vi Iowa and Shields Green
! (cod) Of same State.
/ Tht party originally consisted Of 30 persons Of
! whom fifteen are kIci. two mortnliv wounded,
/ lwn unEuit, and three went off with the slaves
/ On MONDAY mornin. soon after the ASSAULT WAS
made on the Armory, some firing took place from.
tie Hill on the Maryland side Of the Potomac,
| which was supposed to be Ivy Cook and his party
! who left on Monday.
FOURTH DISPATCH
| iIARpERs FERRY, OFT. lS.-Sx Companies Of
! virginia Military have arrived: four this after
noon. bu, found order awaiting them to returu.--
! T:cy were much admired for their sohiiery APP
! prar!.i,e The Alexandria Rifles accom- panied
! the Richmond Grcys AMI Company f. 10 the Fer
| ~ this morning.
The Secretary of War telcgraphcd to Col.
! Lee that L. :. District Attorney Ould, Of Wash
ington, will proceed forthwith to the Ferry to take
charge Of the legal proceedings against tie pri,o-
| ners, and bring on their trial.
! BALTIMORE Oct. lS.-Ihe train is getting
| ready To convey horses and men from this city t.
pursue the rinters into any State or locality width
or they may fee. This is done by order Of the
President Mt the request Of Gov Wise.
WASHINGTON. Oct. lS.-Dis.ric Attorney Ould
proceeded to IIarper's Ferry this evening. with
the requisite Federal authority to try the prison
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