, 1859-10-19

there was mono engaged IN .be plot bns those
rho accompanied him. The prisoners are re- T.
.aincd without the Ay7aor5 enclosure
u.npEs's F1xr, Noon, Oct ls.-Soon After |
stortujng tas Armory four dead bodies of the !
insurgents, rho were shot ye.terday were found /
within she enclosure. Capt. Brown and his son |
ere dangerously wounded.
The patsy originally consisted at kxeuty-two
persons, Of whom fifteen are killed. two mortal
ty wounded. two unhurt and three who haye
escaped With the ssaFea.
Oh Monday norning. SOON after the assault On
the Armory, some frlug took place from 1he
hills on the AsrJland shore: supposed 70 os
PAIRING salute from Cook, who left on Monday
,norninc. Tie Ore was returned With general
voley, but both parties aFere too distant 10 40
damuce. A pauy Of volunteers hare gone
| ia pursuit Of the fugttises. There are probably
| Thousand aimed ueu congreEated mere. nc
info, ,cc'nenss hare been pouring IN ~ a,gn'
| from everr portion Of The surrounding country:
| u.npsn's Fenar. l.s0 r. u, Oct ls.-The Sec
| retary Of War has tcIegraphed to Col. Lee, thst
Mr. 0uld the District Attorney Tor this D!strlct
will proceed forthwith to 1larpes's FetrT totake
| charge Of the legal proceedings against the
! prisoners, and bring them to trial: .."
The train is now getting ready to convey
/ troops and men from here to pursue the rioters
I iuto any State or locality where they may have
| lied, ibis is by order Of the President, at The
request Of Gov. Wise.
| BAt7rxoRx. Oct ls-An eye witness Hho has
reiurncs. describes the scene there as follows:
"The first altsc. Was made by detachment
| of the charlcston Guards who crossed the fo-
tou,ac Rivcr aborc Harptr's Ferry, and reached
| the building where the insurgents were posted,
! hv the canul On the Maryland side. Smart hr-
| ing followed, md the rioters were driven from
| tho bridge. One man YVES killed here and an.
other arrested. The latter tried to escape by
| 4 ApHA r
after Inn and be partially fell, but robe again,
threw his Ruu awav md drew his pistols, both
of which snapped. lie drew his bowie knife
aud cut a9ay I'LL hcavy accoutFernents and ran
for The river again. onc OF Tue soldiers was
about ten feet behind. when the man turned:
threw up his arms, aud cried, Don't shoot"
The soldier fired, aud the man fell into the We.
ter. with bis face blown away.
Ia the pocket Of lis coat was found coE-
mission to Capt. T. II. Leeuan. from the Pro-
commission was dated October Is, 1859. and
sisued 4. n. Brown. Chief Of
tie Armr Of Tue Provisional Government ol the
us. 4 party Of dre Of the insurgents armed
with Minnie tides. and posted ia the Armor5,
we're expelled by the Charleston Guafds. Ihsy
alI ran 70. tue rver and one who was unable to
swim, was drowned. The other four SWAN TO
the rocks in tue middle Of the Shenandoah, aud
cred upon the citizens and troops assembled
| upon both banks.
This drew upon tbem the nuskets o. IRON
200 t. 800 men, and not less than 400 shots were
fred a1 them from Hasper's Ferry, about two
hundred yards distant~ One Was shot dead; The
second, negro, attempted 10 jump over the
; darn, but fell shot. and was rot seen after. The
third was badly wounded, and remaining, WAS
taken. The white insursent wounded ana cap
| tured died in few miouies, ia the arms of our
Informant. he Was sLot through tue brcast,
, ! ara. and stomach. lie declares that there werc
| oa!y " whites engaged ia the iusutrection. For
: | several hours running and random ire was
Kept up By the troops against the rioters, several
to 1iup xsay wounded. During the firing. the
women aud children ran shrieling in all direc
+ tIons but when 1heE learned TINT the soldiers
/ | we're their protectors. they took courage and
/. did good service in the way Of preparing, re-
: frcshments and taking care Of the wounded.
Our informant, who was Oh The lil when tue
j. firing Was going on, 6ays the terrific scenes o.
0 battle passed in reality before him.
e Soldiers could be seen pursuing hin2iy and n
J. oompanies and the crack Of the muskct or ride
c was generally followed by one or more oi tht
a Insurgents biting rha dust TIE dead lay in the
t streets where tGer fell The wounded wert
r cared for. Capt. Drown's wounds consist Of :
/ sHord cut in the forehead and q bayo wou6t
in the kidueya 1t is reported that many Of tbs
{ rioters are secretea in the mountains. pegEt
: | psmed Green, who was conspicuous IN the Fugi
# tive Slave Riot at Harrisburg somfe yeas sincc
r | Was aiding the insurgents
q BALTIMORE, Oct. ls-Ths following fragrnen
e | Of \ letter WAS found IN Capt. Hrowu's pocket
IS 1t is without date. Tho freight alluded to VA
| doubtless slaves.
d Carr. Baowx-.Dfar Sir: / hare been disap
s, pointed in not seeing yon here ere this i
I. take charge Of your freight. They hav
s. been hero now for two weeks and a.
j. have had to superintend the providing 70
them, it has imposed on me no small task be
z, sides, and il not soon taken on some Of theu
j. will 70 back 10 Missouri. wish to know dedu
as itely what you propose doing. They cannot b
at kept here much logger without risk to them
Of selves, and if any Of ibe1n conclude TO E
back to the State il will be lad termination
,e your enterprise.