Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-10-20
HlRPEa's FERRY.
eREAT EXCITEMENT

rsdsss lad visited our so.ssy, ssesurias
Col LswD w.wAsuixoros, sssress, Aorsss,
sssoss, &s-, Jess II. ALsrAurr. zoe, and
sssrsss. ssd carrying tAsa 81, asd the, they
ssd also taken possession Of sAs U s. Ar
n'ry works, ssd isprisossd . su.bss 4
sitissas.
About nidpighs Of Sunday John Brow,
vish his fsrss aasssiss. - shsy say, TO az
crossed the Po,onse bridge vi,L one. horse
covered vsgsa, containing their guns. picks,
&e. They iansdiat.ly ssised Ps,rick
HiGsis the vsiehnaa a. tie Bridge, vbo
gave one Of the party blow sad made his
sssaps, tsfofninG the Csndustor Of the night
1sis Of Cars, Capt Phelps. They thss en-
tssvorsd - isisss Hsyssrd, Ne free color
- sateh.ss Of the Rsilrssd Okso . take
~ Arms SD jois then il their pefsfious
purposes Upea bis refssipg 70 do o., ,hey
iaasdiassly Shss lin. He sss . valuable
fellow, shoss life sss worth more than ell
shs bandit, - he ~ trusted With every
sAios 10 The Depot.
Sixteen Of them taking possession Of the
Arsory aud Arssesi, ,hs eiAs.s .s,.i.sa 10
tie Sssiisocs Of Col l.. w. wAsulSs roe
nssr Hslltovn. in this county, asd after
srSssipg hin frsu his bed, With pointed
riaes, lsa spdst his surrender, asi that Of
bis ssgsSss. Ae. FrSa shsoes they pro
seedsd 70 the residence Of Mr. Jons III. Al
srApIY, living o. The tusspiks, and osde Q
similar dsrssd. They thea returned TO
HHPess ysrsy, and placed their saptivss in
ths Gsvssuasnt N s.ebhouss
d.. JsnH ID SrAaIv, vho sss aroused by
che sspost 81 . gss r-Psired to give ned zeal
! assistance 70 Hsysard. lie aud Mr. Herr
iAss vess 20 the Aruory gate to Inquire for
the ~.,shnsn, when . deu.nd Va, made
ap0a them ~ enter Ihe yssl They feius
cd 10 do ~, and walked OF uamolested.
They we're probably Men for railroad pa.
ssngsrs, - the night train vas suffered W
proceed without hiHdranss. The officers Of
the AfmorJ we're then notified, aud a. Ii ey
came to the Armory we're taken captive
The list Of eaptives will be found in auoth. CO
place.
The insurgents having cut The telegraph
wires, aud stAtioted the msslves 81 vsrioa,
points, prevented further eutranss in the
public square. Mr. TuoxAs BuRLKI, being
seen 9Th gan Vas shst By negro s.nt,.
mel from ths corner Of Que Of the Arsenal
buildiusa The ball passed through bis boz
dy, killing him almost inst. ntly. This ne.
osr citizens, after getting tho Intelligence
o. he oatbrrat, Immediately organized for
sstios. The Jeforsos Guards, snder the
ssunand Of Capt W Rowan anu Liests.
II Is Davesport, T.. II Campbell, W. W.
y. Gallshsr and J L. Hoof, . volun-
tssr company Of citizens, under Capt Law
son Botu, with Coils. X. w. Baylor az J +.
7. Gibson, proceeded 10 H.rpers-Fer,y
0h Ah.v N. L.. L.. 81.
place ssd Deig bbortood
Capt John Avis. Of this town formed I.
company OF 70 men Who we're posted in front
OF the Arsenal. Capt Bots vas detached
With 20 volunteers, Who took possession in
front 81 the "Galt House." 10 the rear of the
Arsenal Capt. Rowan's Guards crossed
the Potomac hiver aud took possession Of
the Baltimore ard Ohio Railroad Bridge.
The e',issns Of tho place, without any resu.
lar command, took oth,r stations of the
town, thereby cutting Cd all retreat,
The hrng then commenced. Capt. Avis
forced the door Of tbe Arsenal With quo
taken from the han 10 Of Dir. Leonard Sad
Ter, OF this town, one ofths Soldiers Of Ism
The Sire becoming toe warm, the Insurgents
fed 70 The saIsA house. Before they stsu.
doned the Arsenal grOupd, md before the
charge sn made upoa them, Gsssss w
TrRssa, Esq., oae 81 oar most estinabl.
aud valuable ci,isens, vas shot - he va.
passing down High street He died in =
short time afterwards
The citizens made gsll,nt charges at both
works Of the Armory. At the Rife Fac,
tory the rebels we're driven into the rive,
Que was taken prisoner and three shot. A
negro man Of Col. Wasbinton was drowned
in his effort to escape. lie bad been forced
20 sake up arms.
Thus having been driven from svery po;ot
they we're virtually whipt, ~ none were lief,
but those 10 the watch house, vbo were aux.
ious TO espitSlate - they we're hsmued up
aud cut Cd from every avenue Of e.cspe
Their terms Of cspitulslisn we're tia, The,
should be ailoued to pass over abe Bfidgs
into Maryland with their arms The re.
sponss Of our ofbcers vas an unconditional
surrender.
About this time the Western train G. ne
m Siih . citizen volunteer company under
the command Of Capt T. G. AIturti,. from
Martin burg the HamtrAnck g uard.. Cap,
N.h Butler, and the Shepherds Cayal
~. Capt. Jacob RLineb.rt.
The Company Of Capt Alburtis passed
through the .armOry on the Potomac work.
Capt. Butler aud kinthart down Hisb "a
Ia frcnt OF the Arsenal Itvn then deter.
mined 10 make an sttsek upoa the Watch
house 10 which the insurgents we're enclosed
With their eapiives. Capt Alburtis' com.
pany made gallant charge, in Which he bsd
,n woopded, too very seriously The souu-
dsd are Evan Dorsey, Geo Rishs.on. Geo
II Muiphy,. Nelson Hooper, George VOL
let, and u. y. Hammond ia this attack OF,
OF the insurgents vas killed add apamb1,
Of .bs esPtiVes released Cap, Rowan and
Bots'. charged at the same tine 10 s.lI.n,
style. Having 90 bstteriBg tools !, Gas
thought best 10 withdraw, untlI betts, n,,.
pared, a. IL could be q useless loss OF e.,
men ss veil as tAs remaining esptives. a
Continue 10 storm a. the iBsargsnts were 4.
you'd the poHsr Of escape. IL this eb,,se
Mr. Samuel Z Young Of Capt. Rosa.
company, vas seriously wounded.
The insurgents bad Eads boles in On.
vateh house, from shicb points they cred
foNfAisE BeoSnss, Esa, Agent Of Al.
baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and Me-,
Of IlaFpefs Ferry, vas killed. lie "a, on
the haiiroad 10 front n the bouss Abo,,
/, o'clock the Winchester Continental Gu,,d.
Capt b. Washington. arrived. and ~.
stationed 10 guard tho upper works At,,in
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