St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1859-10-27
SELECTED MISCELLANY,
lFs0H Tie Uashington Star Of 18Th ias..,
The Insurrection.

tim Eusnc i4uurs with the Secrefarv ,F W..
and BFsyst Gil. Rsbt. y Ice Tis,, RI !
I'd cavalry. II. 6. A who. Il uas d..s,r,,i,,.1
should command tie United states ssron,,s !,
lie cunceutsSasssi 4. fiart,er's Frrrv 9hs p,.s;
dcni, while With these gentlemen rnc.;,o,
dispatches frsn The Plltim,ra auI oi;,
Railroad Company, prssasline every nsss;bl,
facility to tie Geyerisfiaeut lLaiz-s.sasi s.,,s
ahofa. The eonsSsitattun not etisilt9 8 yriisEI79
p. m, CJl. Lse, accompanied by bis aid
Lieut.. Stuart, L. >. \, Immediately after
wards, on special train, set out 10 Ovcrtakt
fne detachment "f u. ,. marines, (whg.e de-
parture nnra Washington is nnricc,! else
"heTe;l SchdinG over tie wIrcs dispatch Ill
Terll"I the maFiIrs AVID Baltimore volunteers
VITA thrin I" htit at POINT near Harper.
Ferry c'nNcnicHt T. ac JHncd by lin.
~ me mean "hi.r TIE country surrounding
ii"'I"rS fcf'E h"i f"lH!'y ra!."i T. tie
To-" ne 81 'hc Gown. comitmy from Nh"p-
h'fE'""h' composed lrih0raily .! cmii.y-
Z" VI u'c h''''i'io'e "ih VA" haIt'.3a O'n-
p"h!' hatid.lon - mititiH i:pn trc.cri' Il
c"u;ily, Va, ahd another from Je.i rsn rHu!I-
~ Nai a"d AZ" haitaiIo" irdn Frederick,
'i''.. na' '!,S'd 10 "H Harper Ferry "c!.r.
"'3''''''' iH'>a iT@InI' t''lP' were unIer
'''e '.''''''''' "I VI. 'inN'n. ne 9"'PhrrdS-
''N" company %%PrrracH'-! tine town "Ecr
,.c "'"'''''' ~ ti' j." ".Nal ROAD. i"i
f''"'r'" l''l c"npHJ - the Shcn"H !"ah-
ti'cr Wy; aH! tie 'aefs"E county company
,hn'" o""n the i't'"'ac-rIver r"ui'; "'n.e til
trc'i"'Ic, iHld.l c'inPtn' approached tie town
from arr . the im'r'aJ tr".-".
We co not Er"sr tie precise hour at w,,ict
;"re t..r'rr t"u:n'" .". . s'.un,t.s"guU> a'ti, K
ga thc n'>tlrfcctIrnI~'s. Lut ;.Cr r,!Iug 90 tie
statement "f a special message t. The STIR = al
lciL Harper . tcFi? ~ Ga' utC1:S this msrntu-.
ny EI@"lia'!, AFTER iaueh h=htiug ~ u" s;iD~t.
w "ld'h some t!hc 81 tho CI'IZ'as wcrr
Ni'''i and w"ui.G," tn All. ir'm the coma
m'nccmrnt 81 ia" "'''.r'.t@ IA the u'sit hn-
l"rc.l aud hii"tn I">urr', ;I"uisiN were k.!lc,!
qua "'mnd'i. Tie latter had hcvm gradually
my" I" t'k" niuS' with tHc prisoners tHcy
hr!d SUI ~ their custody ia one nf the gov
vIEhirht buildings. ouT special message says
tbs waS tic macain' shop. An carly dis
patch from ii. I.ec 10 thc War department
Ihhr'''leTIts u a. the engine house. IL the
latter. Tie building. small One-stvry brick,
y, uii Lot hold more tnau tt'E Ecn.
~ clock tl'lS morning C,i. Lee, with
'i'e marines att B,ItInNTe volunteers, was
"'u'i''E up '"' IN ihe ir'y. At a. ~. he
"'nt hls aiJ to parI'y with the nSurrcctiunistS,
wmn were Oarrca. Ie'i III Ia" building, as ex-
rl'i,'r' above; "li'Hng Il they w'u'd surrender
:" "scfr'l"h l" protect t"cT lives against the
h'"ri7'cd Ini 'lfinniS. iy whcm the building
N'S surrounded, until tie Presidents decision
~ u',r case c""'% bc iearEed. THIS they
tcF.npt"rily refused.
~ 4. IN. to-'iay the War Department
'y',N|' i'l''''. from VI. Lee ja""uncIng
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"' -. i.'.'''.'H ann ah"'ncr "hS"'Iy
","r,Ii, ,,,'.I;, ~ 49, ''''e.''','.s's an
~ So,l as 'he
III '.'' D"'',''" "''' way
'',,se''' "'' nv hcS,"FS were
';%, ' ,'''. 10 '''e f''>"i'''N' ~ .i"l SINE
,iir,.,,,,.,'I -, :, NV! ."'
- "lo','GI U''''SS lrrItr! "y Zap
.'.r' ~ i"r y S,'' if'e ''i s1Ttend'rihS. AS
they had Lar,;c,I,,l tbc,r.,Irc. 49, ,l,,, -"
"irc-Luusn m. ,,.,nI.r -, ;,.-,,r,,..,i,,,,;,..
taken il, i c.uIJr,, L,,c bco,, r,,,,, ,I,'-
Cri, alI t.lJ i,,I,,,1,.., .l...c r.r.,I ,;,t,
Du:k,+s =, ,j,;r b.,3.,, ;.;r r,.,, a.,
.,v.,, b,.; I,,,, l.;il,.I .,,.,..Ii II
L.,, ,.,:-,,,,..,' ~, ,i,,.:."
in the LpiI,gins gbn ,,-i.,,..crs j., ,I. -
,.C the iu,ur,e.tia,,;s,s ,,r,. r,,l,.,, ,,,;;r.I
II SENS il,t H.. ;..sur,c,t;,.,;.,. on ,h,
mil, I.C.,.I,.,
~ tLc 5y orr;,s ,C .l .,,.,, - - ,i.
or,!crinr tl,. iaboI;,ar, +, I,ve G,r ,I,e c",,,.
,rv ms, ,utI, nn ,,ai,, ,'r ,I.;r I;va, l., ,h..
way ,bev ir,vo ,.,,L. al ,l,,, c,.i, 4,
,j,,ir ni,bt cI,,hcs ,y,;.L on..',,.. c. .,,;.
r,,prIctc ,,I 90. -.
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lhe message 10 u" SIR referred 10 above,
assures us that every white engaged in the in
vas c"mraraiiye stranger there.
ana o'''r Information wtrh We have received
'-Cay S'",''eS Us '"at ihe'e were no otherS
Engaged than :he mcnhrr' OF the well
known gang "i OSsawat:am',' ilF"r". # Nan
'aS no''I'e'y-tse r,'"nt freedom shriekcrs,"
- long Supi,"f In th'ir career q! murder
tHh fapihe "y money Ii"ENiy collected