The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-18

Seizure al she u. y. Arsenal at Harper's
FerrS--(soyerner Wise al the Scene Of
Actiom-Troops Ordered from Richmond.
The startling intelligence reached this city
yesterday that an insarrsctionary outbreak
had occurred at Harper's Ferry, Sunday, and
that negroes 10 the number of 500, aided by
abou, 400 white men, the whole being under
the command Of white Captain, named An
pxRsox, had seized the u. :. Arsenal, NJ that
place. and captured the town ITSELF The fret
reliable intimation of the event was the fol-
lowing dispatch, received by Governor WISE
yesterday morning:
Baltimore 4 Ohio r. n: Oct. u. 1850
Rioters are in possession Of the y. y. Armory
fqs .s srs .ea and aae
injured Tbs occurred last nish, The wires are
srarA ~ me. and your oraer will lie forwarded
Please issue necessary orders. -,
President Baltimore ONO ". n
The Governor promptly ordered two COM
panies of infantry and one of cavalry from
Jefferson county. 10 repair TO the scene OF ae-
ton. and last night left on the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Tor
Harner's Ferry. accompanied by company r.
Cant. CARY. Numbering nearly 100 men, ieaS-
ing orders tha, ;he entire LIST Regiment of vol
nnteers OF this city, as also the Young Guard,
should follow him this morning
The ~. :. Government at Washington, has
ordered TO the spot a company of 93 marines
with Two i2-poundcr howitzers, and three
couananies Of artillery from Fortress Monroe
The City Guard, Law Grcys and Shields
Guard Of Baltimore, also volunteered for SER
vice. and left that city yesterday afternoon fol
Harpers Ferry.
The dispatches by telegraph in another col
umr. state that a few weeks ago, Secretary
FLOYD received an anonymous letter warning
him that about the 18th inst. the Abolition.
lists and negroes would seize the L. s. Arsenal
At Harper's Ferry but the information was
so improbable that no notice was taken OF
il.
Harper's Ferry, where this disturbance,
which PROMISES a most bloody finale has taken
MACE. is situated in the Valley of Virginia
n, The confluence of the Shenandoah and Poto-
mac rivers. and is located on a hill which is
washed by both rivers. 1t contains about ZOO
inhabitants Ii is chiefly sustained by the
Armory works the laborers ut which reside
,here On the summit of the Hill are many
handsome residences erected by the Federal
Government for the residence of the officers
AT the Arsenal. The Armory, which has beer
cautured by the insurgents, lies chiefly on th'
Potomac whose waters propel the machinery
used, On the other side of the town, on th'
Shenandoah. is situated the Armory specially
devoted 10 the manufacture of rifles. Capt
II MILLS is Master Armorer, and A. NJ. BALI
Master Maehinist of the works The bridge
capiured BY the insurgents and which was te
be storrned last night by the U. s. Marines, is
,bps ae.crihed in n recent letter to the Dis.
patch
.The railroad crosses from the left bank OF
the Potomac, by powerful bridge to the
Town. As il emerges from the bridge, it takes
its course up The right bank OF the Potomac
along n spacious platform that has two tracks
and IS sus ,ained by powerful umbers resting
on iron aud stone pillars, covering part Of
the Armory grounds and extending tor near
six hundred yards. EmUanknent could no,
be made because the krmory must necessarily
communicate with the river, which is easily
done under the superstructure. On this broac
platform the inhabitants take their evening
promenades, and ii is q great convenience Il
Them as there is little space here for locomo
ZION, unless you ascend the hills"