The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-20
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HARPER's FERRY, October l9.-Governnr Wise
is still here busy engaged in personal
investigation of the whole affair, and seems
to be using every means for bringing to re-
trlouuon all the partcipators in it. He has sent
out scouting party of cavalry, and has offered
sl,OoO reward to any one who will give up to JUS
| tce John Z. Cook.
Stephens is still living, but is getting worse.
he sustained three wounds-one in the ear one
in the cheek, and another in the breast 1t is NOT
thought that he live long. Edward Coppie
was not injured at ALL Copeland, negro, is in
Charestown Jail, and Emperor, negro, is in Gus
tody at Harper's Ferry, unhurt.
Captain Brown, on being asked some questions.
said that he rented the farm called Kennedy farm.
belonging to DR.. Kennedy of Sharpsburg Wash
ington Co., Md. and that he never had over %
men on that farm at any time that belonged to
| his regular organization, but that he could have
armed l,5OO men at any time with the following
arms: 200 Sharp's rifles, 200 revolvers and 900
spears. He said the negroes could not necessarily
understand how to use the rifles and revOlvers
| but he could provide each with one OF the spears
| besides which he had great number of weapons
similar to tomahawk ks. He mad plenty of picks and
| shovels, blankets, boots and clothing and great
quantity OF liked ammunition, all of which were at
the farm, and that he had good right to calcuIate
on from three to five thousand men at any time
they knew he wanted them. These were ne
groes, which ne expected from Virginia, Mary
| land, Kentucky, North and South Carolina
and some from Canada, but that he never BROUGHT
to Harper's Ferry more than nineteen men, fourteen
of whom were white and the other fvef free negroes
! No slaves were brought by him to Harper's Ferry
He said they bought the fire arms in the east and
| they were shipped at Chambersburg Pa. in double
boxes, so that those who hauled them did not know
| what they contained. They were Sharp's rifles
| bought in Connecticut and directed to 81. Smith
Sons, Kennedy Farm, Nd" He expressed his
regrets at having allowed Conductor Phelps to pass
with his train it had not been for that crcum-
stance, all would have been right, and that if he
had known there was Government money there he
should have taken and appropriated it to his own
use. lie did not regret anything, and he told Cover
nor Wise he had no avors to ask and apologies to
make, that he was prepared to die, and that he was
! glad to hear his sons had died in so good cause.
Governor Wise and Mr. Oud are here, and the
boundary question seemed to present no obstacle.
The former gentleman said the rebels would be
tried at Jefferson G.. H., Va, rs the Court meets
| there this week
There is a report current that a negro had re-
turned to his master, who said that the REBEL Cook,
and two other men, were concealed in a cave in the
mountains The Governor has sent out party to
| see If there was truth in the statement
| The most valuable article brought in by the Ma
rines was carpet bag filed with documents and
letters connected with the expedition They were
| taken possession of by Governor Wise and many of
| them read In public last night. Among the most
important are:
A letter from Gerritt Smith, the Abolition Pre-
| financial
ments, and enclosing draft for 500, endorsed by
the Cashier of a New York bank
| A letter from Frederick Douglass, enclosing a
$40 note contributed by lady for the good of the
cause.
Several letters from Henry Smith and John
| Smith, prominent Northern Abolitionists
number of letters from different parts of Con-
necticut
Printed pamphlets Of the Constitution of the pro
visional government to be established by Captain
Brown.
1t was said these letters would implicate num-
| Der of prominent abolitonists at the North and
west, as being cognizant Of and iavoring the pro-
! jcct
There were letters of introduction to CAPTAIN
Brown presented to him by Aaron Stevens one of
the insurgents, in which he was commended to him
as worth a dozen ordinary men in a fight. The
writers OF these letters stated that they had engag
ed him to join the expedition, which he had agreed
to do on condition that they would give his wife
who lives in Missouri, 500 to support his family
during the winter, pay some small debts for him,
and pay his travelling expenses to Harpers Ferry.
! Some of the dead bodies are still in the river,
where they had been either thrown or shot
The servants of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
killed in the outbreak are to be buried to-day.
! The Greys returned this morning about
tlve O'Clock, and each man received, before leaving
the Ferry, Sharps rifle and revolver as
present.
From Harper's Ferry-Death of Quinn-Re-
| mOvaI of the PrisOners-The Question of
Jurisdiction Settled.
HARPER's Ferry, Oct. l9.-Qunn, the Marine
who was shot on Monday, died this day.
Brown and Stevens the two wounded prisoners,
with the two not wounded, were this afternoon
conveyed to Charlestown Jail. They were fully
committed under both State and United States
authority. The Circuit Court of Virginia COM
menced its session at that place to-day. They will
probably be at once indicted and tried.