Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-10-21


! The Jefferson county (Va) Regiment
bad enterea the town from the Virginia side
and the Frederick (Md. troops had entered
by the bridge from the Maryland side. ! 81.
There had been much fghtingI and nine
persons are reported to be killed.
The troops from Baltimore hare entered
the town. The insurgents are willing TO
surrender, but only on terms Of safe con-
duct out of the difficulty; otherwise, they
threaten to sacrifice tho lives Of Lewis
Washington and Capt. Dangerfeld, who are
now held prisoners by them.
CONFESSION or A RIoTRR.
! Captain Aaron Stephens, Of Conn, now
dying Of his wounds, makes confession that
the plan of this instruction has been con-
certing for year or more. The parties to
it rendegvoused at farm near town, hired
for the purpose by Captain Brown, of Kan
sas notoriety, under the name Of Bill Smith.
Among the insurgents are Kagg, Sea-
man and Brown. of Ohio. aud Todd, Of
Maine
BATTLE TO GET POSSESSION OF YHE TOWN
The following is from the regular repor-
ter Of the press
The battle to get possession Of the town
was fought mainly by railroad and tonnage
men. from Martinsburg, Va, commanded
by Capt. Alburtis.
Evan Dorsey, conductor on the railroad
was killed, and conductors Bowman and
Hallet wounded No damage was done to
the railroad or the bridge.
It is thought that the rioters will be hung
as soon as captured in the morning
PREPARATIONS FOR ATTACK ON THE ARkoRY
The Americans special reporter, tele-
graphing from Harper's Ferry at s o'clock
this morning, says:
Preparations are making for an attack
upon the Armory. Soldiers are all around
the ground and for the last hour everything
hes been quiet.
The rioters still have the following per-
sons prisoners: Arrnistead Ball, draug hts
man of the Army = Benjamin Mills, Master
Armorer John P. Dangerfeld. pay clerk;
Lewis Washington, farmer, and prominent
citizen Of Jefferson country and John ALL
stadt, farmer, and son Is years old. The
three lastnamed were seized on their farms,
several miles from the town.
MURDKR OF A DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN
George Turner, graduate At West Point,
and one Of the most distinguished citizens
Of this vicinity, was shot yesterday while
coming into town, and died during the
night.
| TIE DEAD AND DYING
Three rioters are lying dead 10 the streets
Three more are lying dead ia the river, and
several more are said to be lying within the
Armory enclosure.
| LIST on KILLED. III
! The following are among the list Of killed,
among citizens and soldiers. as far as sscer-
tanned: Fontaine Beckham Haywood,
a negro porter at the railroad station Jo-
seph Burnley, of Harper's Ferry.
Another rioter, named Lewis Lesry, has
lust died. He confesses to the following
particulars of the plot: It was concocted by
Capt. Brown, at the Agricultural Fair held
in Ohio three weeks ago
| The rioters have just sent out flag OF
truce. Il, they are not protected by the
soldiers present here, every one captured
will be hung
sF1LL LATER
| The Armory has just been storned and ia
ken. Col, Shuttle approached them with a
flag Of truce, demanding their surrender. -
After expostulating some time, they refused
to surrender. The United States marines
then advanced aud charged, endeavorine
to break down the door with sledge ham
mers. but it resisted all their efforts. A
large ladder was then used as batterina
ram and the door gave way.
PIE ARMoRY TAKEN.
The rioters fred briskly, and shot three
marines. Shots were exchanged through
the partly opened door. The marines then
I forced their way through the break, and in
a few moments resistance was at an end -
The rioters were brought out amidst the
most intense excltemeut-many OF the arm
ed military trying to get an opportunity te
shoot them.
Capt. Brown and son were both shot. =
The latter is, dead, and the former dying -
He now lies in the armory enclosure talk
ing freely. He says he is the old Ossswat-
tonne Brown, whose feats in Kansas have
had such widespread notoriety. lie says
his whole object was to free the slaves, and
Ijustifes his actions. He says that he had
entire possession of the town. and could have
murdered all the people, but did not, aud
now be is murdered in return.
I Capt. Anderson. another rioter, was also
shot down in the assault He was from
Connecticut.
The dead body Of man killed yesterday
was found within the Armory.
Capt" Brown states that there was
no one engaged in the plot but those accom-
panying him.
The prisoners are now retained il custo-
dy within the enclosure.
SECOND DISPATCH
| BALTIMORE. Oct. 18, P. M.-There is
intense excitement in our city at present =
There is nothing talked ofbut the insurrec-
ton.
Gen. Stuart has communicated an order
to Gen. j. W. Watkins to prepare, equiv
and mount Immediately, body Of men fo1
service in the mountains near Harper's Fer
ry, where many of the insurgents have ia
ken refuge. These troops will leave this az
4 ternoon.
/ Governor Wise passed the Relay House
this morning, en- route for Harper's Ferry
Three companies Of artillery from Fortress
Monroe, arrived this morning, and are quar-
tered at Fort McHenry, awaiting further
nrdors