The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-19

/ VI artillery, under the command Of f,oI par.
. Inc marines were carried in the three
| ~. s. cars, which being switched of connected
with the baltimore military sr.nn and ahcn
O'Clock the whole train of fifteen ears starred
,or Harper's Ferry, the scene Of the distnr.
| oanee. ~ At64 o'clock last evening a special
yWrpssss Wps,ss tram reached the Relay House from
washington, bearing COL r. T. Lee Of the
easairy arm of the United States army. and
MS AID, Lieut.. j. T.. Il. Stewart, the former
uhasr instructions from the Secretary of War
.u -, assume command OF the United States
troops ordered to Harper's Ferry. He immo-
uiaieiy teiegraphed 10 the stations ahead of
s. no ruin t bearing the troops, ordered halt.
ana followed last night in special express.
ARRIVAL OF THE MILITARY AT MoNocAoY
BRIDGE.
-mONoCAcY BRIDGE, Oct. n. oscioek p NT
'Ihe train with the Baltimore military has
Just arrived here, and is proceeding eau utiousIy
towards the scene of disturbance q miles
further on. The train has orders to stop ut
SANDY Hook until the express train following
with Colonel Lee comes up. Conductor Simpe
son says he saw from two to three hundred
negroes all armed, and some two hundred and
nj my wnite men among the insurgents. Many
gathered together at a tavern, declaring their
intention to defend themselves. He was i'm
prisoned for while, and then escorted back
across the bridge.
MoNocACY E-Midnight-A train has
Just returned from Harper's Ferry being re-
fused permission TO pass. The insurgents are
increasing. The baggage master Of the train
was permitted to pass into the town when he
was marched into the armory where he found
about six hundred runaway negroes Mr..
Washington, of Jefferson, came down with his
wife, and servant; the latter was taken and
Mr.. Washington and his wife tied in the ear
riage. The place appeared deserted by the in
habitants, few only remaining The baggage
master was permitted to return under escort
to the tram. The same party reports about
200 white men engaged in the insurrection
Everything had been plundered and all ap-
peared determined to fight
The following dispatch from the master of
the trains. Difey, has just been received here
from the other side of Harpers Ferry Mr.
Difey telegraphed from Martinsburg via
Wheeling, that body of armed men have
taken possession of the Armory at Harper's
Ferry, and have planted guns on our bridge
They have stopped all our tonnage and mail
trains east and west of the bridge. The tele-
graph wires are cut. No communications
east. A body of armed men are getting ready
that cur trains can pass. Great excitement
prevails all through the neighborhood. 1t is
now evident that parties have fortified and
will make desperate resistance.
The directors of the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad, with their families, are an excur-
sion, and have also been stopped at Harper's
Ferry.
Our train is ordered to let Major Lee over
take us. The Frederick companies who went
ON at 3 p M. have not since been heard from.
The arrangements of the railroad company
are very comfortable. They have fully pro-
vlded for removing distractions or construct
ing new road ii necessary We take on here
two additional pieces of artillery and ad-
ditional supply of ammunition from Frede-
rick.
THE BALTIMORE sRoUGHs" 60 TO THE SCENE
OF ACTION.
a considerable nun Der of ''the bows" from
different sections of the city, took their depar-
ture on the train, containing the military COM
panies, among whom we noticed John Shaney,
Erasmus Levy, John English, Crab Ashby,
Carl Loyeday, and Richard Pryor, with a mill
tary coat, light pants and hat There were some
50 or 90 others, all appearing to be in the same
party. One individual was armed with long
duck gun, carrying over his shoulders an i'm
mense shot pouch filled with buck shot; an
other had on a cooked hat and military round
about, with two horse-pistols in "a belt on eith-
er side of him. Those in charge of the cars at
tempted to prevent some of these characters
from going on board, but they seemed bent on a
fight, and pleaded hard for a chance to take
part in the fray, and soon filled up one of the
cars.
THE LEADER OF THE INsURREcTION.
Anderson, the leader of the rioters, is no.
ted Abolitionist and agent of the Underground
Railroad. He is from Troy, New York, and
has heretofore made frequent visits to Har-
per's Ferry. His conduct toward the black
population ON these occasions had been no.
ticed, and involved him in suspicion. He is
represented as most determined and dan
gerous man, and one who is likely to cause a
great Zeal OF trouble before ne Will yleldf 1he
negroes rely upon him and will implicitly
obey his directions.
GATHERING OF NEGROES.
We were informed yesterday upon good an
thority that the conductor of a freight train
upon the Baltimore and Ohio Road had ocea-
sion on Saturday night to stop his engine at a
point near Harper's Ferry, and was surprised
10 observe a gathering of from two TO three
hundred negroes in a grove west of the viii
lage. The circumstance struck him as extra
ordinary at the time, but soon passed out OF
his mind.
Under our telegraphic head will be found an
account of the capture of the town by the
troops, storming of the Arsenal, and arrest of
the insurgents.