The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-10-26
Insurrectlon al IIarper's Ferry

Much excitement prevailed Tor some ays lat week 10
consequence ns ssaee af an insuaectionsry move.
msni At Hsiper's Ferry. I, s q course known that
Hnpers Ferry 10 The seat Il United States Armory.
which many northern and reign arisans and Ialor-
sr employed and this CAV. more importance 70 he
tumos The Ere, accounts led 70 The belief that two
three hundred white. and Ave OF .l hundred blacks
sels involved in the insureeiios. ba, ssrxaui. sp-
p<afed that there but twsn,ys~o black and white
seiisely engaged Small ss the numbe was. however.
They took possession % the u g. Arsenal snd q The
arms dspa.sl there. % wagon lead Of raes IN.
10 the county. and held several Of the eIsns Is pr.
sonsrs.
The frs, movement was made liiils sfef ten O'Clock
% SUNDAY evening, " seirBs ths waishpsa ., the
Ferry bridge. They Then ioot possession q the Arse.
nal oeed several slaves - JOIN Then. and placed guard.
al The bridge and pnaeip. s,snue. Al III. wn done
wi,hoo, creating shy slarm in ihs town.
Thi. The coadition % thing. Il daylight, when
Capt Cook. one u the insursent. with two white men
and thirty slaves vent over TIE bridge and % the opa.
tain road. lsking wi,h them wagon which lhsy bad
aiken from Col. Washington.
A the day advanced. aud people cane 70 ths Peny,
demonstrations q frsssause begun By the insur.
rsctipniss. sni guerilla warfare commenced. CO..
orsd man named Haywood. railroad porter. va. sAo.
early IN the morning JcsePh Bo'sJ. citizen % Mar.
pers Perry. was shot while Standing 81 hh own door,
samuel p. Young. Esq- coming into town on horse.
back and Carrying gun, wss sho, from ihs annoy.
and died during The day. Ne vas srsds..s q West
Point snd greatly respected for he ehsrseler snd ~oh
NJ Pon,sins Beckman. Mayor Of the io-n. W. sho,
IN the breast, and died sIss-s imnsdsisy. TIL. sort
q warfare hep, Up during ts day. snd some Of The
insurgents killed The ra bsnie.asd themselves
~ the Annoy.
AZ Daylight on Tuesday morning troops arrived from
Baltimore, Frederick and Old Point. add company Of
M,fines BON The Washington bsuscIs. promptly o..
defej cot BY the President
Ahsr the snival ofihs troops pssiey Gas haa with
The insurgents but Capt Brown. iAslr ssd.,. rf5s.d
10 surrender. unless with safeguard out Of the Dc
hcUly. The Msdass then advanced 10 tke charge,
and underworld % b~sk down the door With .,.Jse.
hammers; bot thrss failing, large ladder ~ss s-sd Is
hpiieting ram, and The door E.,s ~. The rio,st.
Cred briskiy. and shoi ihfes u tbe Nanse. Tho Gre
r,,nrned through the saksa do,f snd tho Nsnnss
fttsc themselves thrcugh the breach sad ~ lev M.
6aIss I'll resistance s an ssJ. The ro,sr-. iho.s
that remained Of Them we're brought uut amiJ.i The
mat intense ereiismsnt. snd you'll have bess shc. e
they haJ 10, been protected ~ Ire Marines
This closed The SIGHT. brown md Ri. lws .an. we're
shal during the engagement one II Them morally. who
has since diea. !. SAID The psny originally eSn.issi
q q parsons, q shnm Is we're killed. . wounded,
unhua, sad hsi sans "a. lCooa and his psny.j
Governor Wis has offered sI 900 90 ,hs mrea Il
Capt Cook. who Is supposed 10 be In ne movnisins
with number Of nestes. The moapisin. arc Being
.coutsd by armed men In sssrek q DE iusi,i,ss.
In this brief statement We have given only The most
pFominss, particulars ~ strange. ssstcsl and blood,
aaaif. IS they sppsr 10 The detached isIsssphe %.
ports. !. may Be hoped that The speedy fstdbviiou
which has ossfisksn tho guilty setots Of dis horrible
sssdy gill forever deter rspsliIios o. 90 insane ssJ
ifailoious preceding.
We viii close our account a present with ina bl.
loving srifsett
Hapsfs Ferry. Oct is. sAoP.M.
All the prisoners have been committed 10
the Chsrlsstcvn jail, 10 await The action Of