The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-10-29
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE
Harper's Ferry Instruction.
Grand Scheme 10 AboIitionize
Virginia and MARYLAND.

BALTIMORE, Oct. lS.-The outlaw Brown,
at the head Of u portion of his band. entered
Harper's Ferry and took possession OF the
United States Arsenal, on Sunday night.
Immediately after the fact became known,
messengers were dispatched in every direction.
for assistance, and before morning the u. s..
marines from Washington, and u number of
volunteer companies from the surrounding
country, were on the spot.
The assault on the Armory, where the rnf-
fans had eItre',ched themselves, was made by
the United States troops and The volunteer
companies, at about 8 o'clock on Monday
morning, instead Of this morning, as previous
ly reported.
The following very full report is from the
editor of The Baltimore American, who arrived
at Harper's Ferry early on Monday morning,
and was an eye witness to the whole pro-
ceeding.
PARTICULARS OF THE RIOT. 3
HARPER's FERRY, 6 O'Clock A. NJ, Monday
Morning, Oct. l7.-Preparations are now be-
ing made by the United States troops and
volunteer military for an attack on the Ar
mory, in which the rioters have fortified them
selves.
Soldiers are posted all around the grounds
OF the Arsenal to prevent any attempt on the
part OF the outlaws to escape.
The rioters have the following persons in
custody as prisoners Messrs. Armstead, Bail,
Draughtsnan, Benjamin, Mills, Master, John
T. DougerAeld, Paymaster of the Armory,
Clark and lewis. 6 ',
A negro named Louis Leary, who has Just
died, confessed that the plot was concocted by
Brown at q fair held in Ohio two months
since. y sa,s
The rioters have sent a flag Of truce, with a
message, to the effect that il they we're not
protected by the soldiers they would hang all
the citizens they captured.
SECOND DISPATCH.
HARPER's FERRY, 8 A.. M,--The Ar,nory
has Just been stormed and taken. after a de-
termined resistance.
The rioters shot three of the U. s.. marines
during the assault.
The rioters were all taken and brought ont
Of the Armory amidst the most intense excite
ment,-M Many of the volunteer military are
trying to get an opportunity to shoot them
before they reach a place Of confinement, and
IL is with the greatest difficulty that they are
restrained from taking summary vengeance on
the bandilti.
The notorious Brown and his son hayesbeen
shot The son is dead and Brown is diving.
Brown says his name is Ossawattomie Brown,
and that his whole object was to free slaves,
He j~nstifss his actions as those of o phiIan-
%throphist. e@, fn4
He declared that none are engaged in the
plot but those who accompany him.
EXCITEMENT AT BALTIMORE. ~ ;
BALTIMoRE, Tuesday noon, Oct. l8.-In-
tense excitement prevails throughout the city
and State, the Harper's Ferry riot entirely ab-
sorbing public attention.
General Stuart, in pursuance of instructions
from the Governor, has communicated orders
to General j. w. Watkins Of this CITY, to
equip a body Of mounted men Immediately for.
service in the mountains near ~llarper's Ferry.
where many Of the insurgents who were under
Cook. have taken refuge. and the troops leave
this afternoon. 9lg--
Governor Wise left this morning for the seat
OF war. Three Artillery companies from Fort
Munroe arrived ia this city this morning and
are quartered ut Fort McHenry awaiting or
ders.
CA dispatch from Harper's Ferry. dated
IONStay. upon, says only two of the insurgents
ESCAPED without being wounded, viz: Edwin
Coppich, white, and Childs Green, colored.
&A
fSRy were both from Iowa. The party origin.
&!ly consisted Of only %. Of whom Is we're
KIM and two were wounded on Monday soon
alter the stormlng Of the Armory and capture
Of the band.
Some firing took place from the hills on the
Maryland side, which is supposed to have been
Cooks parting salute. The fire was returned.
but the party were too far distant for the fire
to prove effective. H @
Volunteers have gone in pursuit Of the fu-
gitives.
There are, the dispatch states, probably a
thousand armed men concentrated at Harper's
Ferry, and reinforcements are pouring in from
all quarters.
HARPER's Ferry, Oct. 19.-The Baltimore
Grays started in pursuit of Cook and the fu.
gi,ives nnder him, on Monday night.
On their way the Grays stopped at the farm
which had been hired by Brown as the rendez.
vous OF the traitors, where they discovered
several wagons loaded with arms aud ammuni. i