The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-12-08

CaptaIn brown ordered ne to 20 with I
! 7. TdJ, who was to take William Ii
Leeman, md think four slaves with him
in Co'onel Washingteu's large wsgo
across the river, aud to take Terrenc
Burns aal his brother ald their slave
prisoners. My orders were to hold Burn
and brother as prisoners at their owl
house, while Tidl aud the slaves who &C
eompanicd him were to 60 to Captain
Er1wn's house and load in the arms on'
to bring them down TO the school house
stopping for the Burnses and their guard
William FL. Lecman remained with me t,
guard the prisoners. On return of th'
wagon, in compliance with orders, We a!
started for the school house When ",
got there, was TO remain, by Captain
Brown ; orders, with Que Of tic slaves Il
guard the arms, while {. Z. Tld3, viii
the other negroes, was 10 20 back for ths
rest of the arms, and Eurns was to b.
sent with William X. Lceman to Captain
Brown at the Armory. 1t was at thi.
tinc that William Thompson came VI
from the Ferry aud reported that every
thing was all right, and Then hurried oI
to overtakc William Ii. Lccuan. a
short ting after the departure Of Tidd
heard great deal of firing, and became
anxious to know the causc, bu, my orders
were strict TO remain at the school house
aud guard the arms, ADD | ebeyed .h.
orders to the letter. About i o clock iu
the evening G. p. Tidd came with the
second load I then took one of + c ne.
eroes with me aud started for the Ferry
mat negro woman a short distance
below the school house, who informed me
they were fighting hard at the Ferry. !
hurried on till l came to the Lock KEEP,
by George Hardy, about mile above the
bridge, where | saw his wife and Mrs.
Elizabeth Read who told me that our
men were hemmel in, aud that several
of them had been shot expressed my
intention to get to them, when Mrs.
Hardy asked NE to try to get her husband
released from the engine-house. | told
her would Mrs. Read begged of me
not to 20 down to the Ferry. She said
would Lc shot. 4 short distance below
the Lock | met two boys whom l know,
and they told me that our men were all
hemmed in by troops from Charcstown,
Naytins1urs, Hagerstown, aud Shcperd-
town The negro who was with me had
been very much frightened d. the frs.
report we received, and as the boys told
me the troops were coming up the road
after US soon, I sent him, (the negro, }
hack to inform Tidd, while I FASTENED
down the road. After goin. down oppo-
site the Ferry, ascended the mourtain
in order to get Z better view of our oppo
ncnts.
l saw that our party were completely
and as | saw body OF men
on High street firing down upon them
they were about a hall mile distaut
from me---I thought would draw their
fire upon myself; therefore raised my
rife aud took the best ain | could aud
fired 1t had the desired effect, for the
very instant the party returned it. Sev.
cral shots were exchanged. The last one
they fired at lne cut Il small limb had
hold Of jus, below my band, aud gave he
a fall Of about fifteen feet, ly which |
wis severely bruised and my flesh some
what lacerated, | descended from the
and passed down the road to
the Crane On the bank Of the canal about
City yards from Mr.. VS. store | saw
several heads behind the door post look
ing at ne; | took position behind the
Crane, and cooking my rifle, bcckoned 10
some OF them to come to he; after somc
hesitation, one Of them app, cached, and
then another, both Of whoa knew me. .-
| asked them if there were aay armed
men in the store. They pledged ne
their word alu honor that were none-
l then passed down to the lock house,
aud wcnt down the steps to the lock,
where l saw William McGreg, aud anes-
toned him in regard to the troops on
the other side, lie told hue that the
bridge WAS filled by our opponents, and
that all OF our party were dead but seven
that two of them were shot while try
ing to escape across the river. III beg
sed me to leave Immediately After
questioning l.lm IN regard to the position
aud lumber of the troops, and from what
source he received his information,
bade him good night, aud started up ,hc
road at rapid walk, | stopped at the
house OF all Irish family at the foot Of
the hill, and got u cup of coffee and some
eatables, | was informed by them that
Capt Brown was dead; that he had been
shot about 4 clock in the aft, rnoon. -
At the time believed this report to be
true. went on up TO the school house,
aud found the shutters and door closed
called 10 Tidd and the boys. but received
10 answer, cooked my rl!le, aud then
opened the door 1t was dirk AT the
time. Some Of the goods had been plac,
in the middle Of the floor, and, III the
dark, looked like men crouchlue.
uncocked my rih., and drew my revol-
yer, aud then struck mach; saw that
there was TO one III the school house,
went into the bushes back Of the school
house, aud called for the boys. Reec
ing no answer, | went across tho roao
into some pines, and again called, but
could find no one. then started Gp the
road towards Capt. Browns house; saw
Il party OF men coming down the road;
when within about fifty yards, | ordered
them to halt; they recognized my voice
and called me. | found them TO be
Charles Z. Tidd, Owen Brown, Barclay
Coppic, +, J Merriam, and IA negro who
belonged to Washington or Alstadtt.- -
They asked me the news, aud gave the
information that received at tho canal
lock and on the road 1t seemed that
they ,housht it would be sheer madness
in them to attempt "A rescue Of our com
radcs, and it was finally determined to
return To the house of Can't Rr,wn