Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-22


WAS generally spoken OF as showing tho greatest
amoun. offghting pluck exhibited during the day.
Dashing on, firing and cheering, and gallantly
led by Captain Alburtls, they carried the building
in which tho Armory mon were imprisoned ahd
released the whole OF thom. They were. howcy'
or, but poorly armed some with pistols aud others
With shot guns. and whom they came within range
OF tho engine house, where tho elite of tho insur
rections,s were gathered, and were exposed or
their rapid aud dcxterous uso of Sharps rifles,
they were forced to fall back. suffering pretty
vcrely Conductor Dvan Dorsey, of Baltimore.
WAS mortal.y wounded. and Conductor George
Richardson received wound from which he died
during the day. Several others were wounded.
among them son Of DIR. Murphy, of lIarper's
Ferry.
guerilla warfare was maintained during tho
rest of tho day, resulting in the killing Of three Of
the insurgents and the wounding OF II fourth. one
OF them crawled out through culvcrt leading
into the Potomac. and attempted to cross To tho
Maryland side. whether with view Of escaping
or of conveying information to Cooks party, war
not known. llo was shot whilst crossing the riv-
cr and fell dead on the rocks. An adventurous
lad waded out and secured his Sharns ritc and
the body was atorward stripped ofa portion of
its clothing. In ono Of his pockets was found
captains commission, drawn up in full form, and
declaring tho bearer. Cant, Lehman, held that
command under Mai General Brown! A light
gate. The ball went through and through his
throat, tcaringnwa all tho arteries. and killing
him instantly. His name was not known, but he
one of the irce negroes who came with Capt.
Brown. His body was loft exposed in the street
up to noon yesterday; exposed to every inlignity
that could lc hoaped upon it hy hc excited popu.
lace. At this time tall, powerful man. named
Aaron Stevens, came Dut from the Annoy conduc-
Ing some prisoners, it was sad and was shot
twice. once in the side of tho face and once in
thu breast. lle captured and taken into tho
tavern, and after the instruction had hcen qucll
nl WAS turned over, in dying condition, TO tho
Inted States authorities. Another man was
shot in the Arsenal yard.
During the afternoon u sharp little nifair took
place on the Shenandoah side of the town. The
insir cctioniss had also seized Halls rHo works
and party of their assailants found thoir way in
through the mill-racc and dislodgcd them. lnnis
rencontrcit sad that thrco Of the insdrrc otion
lsts were killed. but we found but ono dead body.
that of negro, on that side Of tho city Nigt by
this time had come on and active operations cens-
ed Guards were placed around the Armory and
every precaution taken to prevent escapes.
ARnIv Al OF THE BALTIMORE MILITARY.
At 10 o'clock IN Monday night the train with
the Baltimore military and Unitci States marines
arrived NJ san ly II ,ok, where they waited for tho
arrival Col. Lee, dcputisoi by tho War Depart
ment to take command. The reporters pressed on
the bridge in p,sscssnn of the military aud enter
cd the besieged aud beleaSurei town without diff.
6cultv the occasional report of gun ur the sing
inr motion OF ii Sharpos rto bali, warning them
tint it was advisable to keep ont Of range OF tho
hrmory. Their first visit was to tho bedside Of
Aaron Stevens, thr wuunded nrisnncr They
found him large. exceedingly athletic n
perfect Sampson in appearance. lie was in n
| small room. tlled with excited urmed men, who
more than once threatened to shoot him where he
was grnaning with pain. but answering with com
ppsnrc and apparent willingness every question
in relation to the iorny in which be was engaged.
lie said he was II native Of Connecticut, but Ind
lately lived IN Kansas, where no knew Capt.
Brown. lie had also served in tho United States
Army. The sole object Of the attempt wns To
give the negroes freedom, aud Captain Brown had
represented that rs soln rs they seized the Armo-
ry the negroes would hpck to them by thousands
and they would have force enough to acoom-
rlish their purpose lie believed that the freeing
Of the negroes was proper purpose, one for which
he would sacrifice his life, but thought that Capt
Brown had been greatly deceived in relation to
the movement. lie said preparations had been
making for snmo months for this movement, but
that the whole !orco consisted of seventeen white
men and five negroes. This statement was re-
pcaed without variation by all the prisoners with
whom ronyerscd. They all agreed to the
number in tho movement, and as to its objects,
which some Of them called the work Of phian
thropy.
Lewis Leary, the negro shot n tho rifle mill
stated before he died that he enlisted with Cnpt
Brown for the insurrection AT Fair held in Lpr
rnine county, Ohio, and received money from him
to pay his expenses. They all came down To
Chambersburg. Pa. and from there Travelled A.
cross the country to Browns farm.
now THE NIGHT PASSED.
The nigh. passed without serious alarmc., but
At VII ppu yritp ha
mnrched over Immediately after the arrival Of Col
Ice and were stationed within the armory grounds
- rs to completely surround the engin-housc.
Occasional shots were fired 10y the county volun-
teerf-what for was not understood; but there
wns only one return fire from the insurgents -
The broken Telegraph was soon repaired through
the cxerions of Supcrintendents Wes'ervclt aud
Talcott, who accompanied the expedition and the
announcement that communicated opene
with Baltimore gave tho press roprcscnta tatves'
abundant employment
There finding any bed. aud dayli.:h
was awaited with anxcity lts'carlest glimpsrs
were avaled of to view tho scene A visit to the
different localities in which the corpses If the in
surrectonists were lying stark and bloody, peep.
close or far of, according t" the courage of tho
observer, at the "Mhlnkoa" Of the insnrgnnta
was the established order Of sightseeing. varied
with discussion Of all sorts Of terrible rumors
FORT OF TIT INSURGENTS
The building in which the insurgents had made
their stand was the FIRE engine hou e. and no
doub, the must delensible building in the armory.
1t has dead brick walls on three Sides and on the
forth large doors. with window -sashcs, above,
some eight feet hom the grounf.. A dead still
ness surrounded the building, and except that now
and then man might be seen peeping from the
nearly closed centre door. dogs nose slightly
protruded, there was sign of life. much less of
hostility eiveu. Various opinions were given rs
to the number Of persons within. and the amount
Of resistance they woul bs able Ia offer. Cannon
could not be used with ut endangcring the safety
of Col. Washington, Mr.. Dangerfeld, Mr.. Ball
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