Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-19

| anu bring them 10 tflal.
The train is now getting ready to convey
| horses and men from there for the purpose OF
| pursuing the rioters into any state or locality
! where they may have fled. This order was
| issued by the President, at the request OF Gov.
| Wise.
| BALTIMORE, Oct 1S-An eyewitness who
has returned from Harpers Ferry, describes
the scene there as follows The first attack
tack was made by detachment OF the Charles
town Guards, which crossed the Potomac river
above IIarper's Ferry, and reached building
where the insurgents were posted by the canal
ON the Mary land side. Smart firing occurred,
and the rioters were driven from the bridge.
One man was killed here and another arrested.
a man ran out and tried to escape by SWIM
ming the river. a dozen shots were fired after
him. lie partially fell, but rose again, threw
his gun away, and drew his pistols, but both
snapped. He drew his bOwieknite and cut his
heavy accoutrements off, and plunged into tile
river. One of the soldiers was about ten feet
behind. The man turned round, threw up his
hands, and said, Don't shootp The soldier
| fired, and the man fell into the water with
his face blown away. His coat skirts were
cut from his person, and in the pockets
was found captains commission to
Capt. E. IL. Leeman from the provincial gov
ernment. The commission was dated Oct 10,
1859, and signed by A. W. Brown, comman-
der-in-chief of the provincial government OF
the United States. A party of five of the in
surgents, armed with Minnie rifles, and posted
in the rifle armory, were expelled by the
Charlestown Guards They all ran for the
| river, and one, who was unable TO swim, was
drowned the other four swan out to the
rocks in the middle of the Shenandoah and fired
upon the citizens and troops on both banks.
This drew upon them the muskets of nearly
three hundred men, and not less than four hun
dred shots were had at them from Harper's
Ferry, about two hundred yards distant One
was finally shot dead The second, a negro,
attempted to jump over the dam, but fell shot,
and was not seen afterwards. The third was
badly wounded, and the remaining one was
taken unframed. The white insurgent,
wounded and captured, died in few moments
after in the arms of our informant he was
shot through the heart and stomach. He de-
clarcd there were only nineteen whites en-
| gagged i'll the instruction. For nearly an
| hour a running fire was kept up by the troops
against the rioters. Several were shot down
and many managed to jump away wounded.
| During the firing, the women and children ran
| shrieking i'll every direction but when they
| learned that the soldiers were their protection,
| they took courage and did good service i'll the
| way ofpreparing refreshments and attending to
| the wounded. Our informant, who was on
| the hill when the firing was going on, says all
/ n 3
! hctorn his evos SoId;ers cn5Id he soon NM.
Sninrr anJ tLo.ora,.II Of ,nnsl,ot 81. i'll w.
| reneroIIv foIIownd hv ono or moro If tho in.
surgents biting the dust The dead lay in the
streets where they fell. The wounded were
cared for. A body of forty mounted men left
Baltimore this afternoon for Harpers Ferry to
| pursue the rioters.
1t is reported that many have escaped and
are secreted in the mountains.
| BALTIMORE, Oct. l8-7 p. M.-The Balti-
| more Infantry have just arrived, and are now
marching to the armorles Their services
| were no longer required at Harper'S Ferry, the
| government and Virginia troops being amply
sufficient for all emergencies.
| The report of the American commences
with notice OF the origlnatOrs. The principal
originator of this short but bloody Instruction,
| was undoubtedly Capt. Joan Brown, whose
| connection with the scenes OF violence Ill the
border warfare i'll hanzas, have made his name
| notorious throughout the Whole country lie
made his first appearance at Harpers Ferry
| more than year ago, accompanied by his two
sons, all three OF them assuming the name of
| Smith. He inquired about land III the vicinity,
and made investigations as to the probability
OF finding ore there, and for some time boarded
at Sandy Pont,a mile east OF the ferry After
an absence OF some months, the elder Brown
|
a farm on the Maryland side, about four miles
from the ferry They bought large number
OF picks and spades, and thus confirmed the
belief that they intended to NINE Tor ores
| lhcy were frequently seen III ana about l1ar-
| pers Ferry, but no suspicion seems 10 have
| existed that Bill Smith was captain Brown,
| or that ne intended emDarKing III any move
ment SO desperate or extraordinary ct the
| development OF the plot leaves no doubt that
his visits TO the ferry and his lease OF the farm,
were all Il part OF his preparation tor an Insur-
recuon, which he supposed would be success
tul In DISCRIMINATING slavery IN Maryland and
! western virginia. browns chlef ald was john
Il. COOK, a comparatively young man, VINO mas
resided IN ana near Harper ferfy some
80 tho oo1aI All af,ou,r ., 49,
loIN on .lie G"nai, anu az e aus l'uenI
scnooi 4l vtc nit, liu siuG VI tno ii'ci' anu
hl.el d " iei IN AaS"o' " noIe II Is
ne IetuIleu " La pei "leie nc mar m.
rleu. ne was rGsarueu as d man oi iiitelll-
9euce' SHOWN 70 ne altl-SltVery, pu' ne was
liot 81 VlolelV III Iile eAPlessio Vi ms oplllohS
as 70 {, auy susPlcioi' lheSe Two men
WIN plo"n 3 .mo suns Meie 'ne oiiy WINE
men 0oiiiiecteo WIN .he WIN h''u
peen !, seen ABOUT 'ne place an were oIousii1
| ny Drown IRON! Instances anu nearly all hlo
oe IN WIN nun ~ Aalisas' :, A..
ne hls' actfe ilio'g en- ~ .he itISuIIec
tion was maze aI aoout 70 CLOCK on sunday
| IIlSht' I'm " il!lanisol' tne Watch'liah d.
harper neliy DiluSe' "nis' ""lAiiiS "oioss'
.o"a[us MARY lahu sue was selZeu oy d NUM-
Der ol men VINO s'!iu ne was 1iieil prlsoneI2
anu must ColiiG VII" 'iGhi' nc leSo9hi~eo
Drown anu Cooh among the men, anu KNOW