Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-10-19
FROAI RALTIMoRR.

BALTIMORE, Oct 10.
The Directors Of the Penna. r. r. and families
let Martinsburg this morning for Baltimore
Travel Is nov resumed, and trains are running reg
ularly.
An eye witness who has returned from Hatpers
Ferry, describes the scenes there "a follows.
rhe first attack was made by detachment OF
the Charleston Guards, who ci Ossed the Potomac
river above Aaper's Ferry. and reached the build
ing where the Insurgents were posted by the canal
on the Maryland size. Smart 1iing occurred, and
the rioters were driven from the bridges.
One man was killed here aud another arrested.
The latter rnu out aud tried 60 escape by swim
ming the river. A dozen shots were fired after
him and he partially tell but rose again aud threw
his gun away aud drew his pistols, both Of which
snapped. He then drew his bowie knife and cut
all heavy accOutrements oh and plunged into the
river. One Of the soldiers was about ten feet be-
hind the man; he turned around aud threw up his
hands aud cried, "DOnt Shoot" The soldier ired
and the man fell into the water with his face blown
away. His coat nkr,s were cut from his person
aud in bis pocket was fouod a Captains commits
sion to Capt. +. H. Leeman, from the Provincial
Government Of the United States.
The commission was dated Oct. 18Th, 1859, and
signed by A. W. BrOwn, Commander in Chief Of
the army Of the Provisional Government Of the
United States.
A party Of Eve Of the insurgents arrived With
ave minnie rifles and posted 10 TiAe armory, we're
repelled by the Charleston Guards. They all ran
for the river aud one who was unable to swim was
drowned. The other four swan out to Kochs, In
the middle of the Shenandoah, and fred upon the
citizens aud troops assembled on both banks p
This drew upon them the ruskets Of between zoe
aud 800 men, and not less than 400 shots wore
fred at them from Harper's Ferry, about 200
yards distant. One was shot dead. The second
a negro attempted to jump over the dam, but
fell short and was not seen afterwards. The
third was badly wounled, and remaining was
taken unharmod The white insurgent. wound
ed and captured, died in few moments in the
arms Of our informant lie was shot through
the breast, avn and stomach. He declared
there were only nineteen whites engaged in
this insuuection. Fer nearly an hour q run
ming and random firing was kept up by the
troops against the rioters. Several were shot
down, while many managed to limp away
wounded. During the firing the women and
children ran shrieking in every direction, but
when they learned that the soldiers were their
protectors, they took good courage and did
good service in the way Of preparing refresh-
ments, and attending the wounded. Our in.
formant, who was on the hill when the firing
was going on, says all the terrible scenes Of a
battle passed in reality beneath his eyes. Sol.
Jiers could be seen pursuing aiugly and in
couples, aud the crack of the musket and rifle
was generally followed by one or more Of the
insurgents biting the dust. The dead lay in
the streets where they fell. The wounut
were cared for. Capt Browns wounds con.
sist of a sword cut in the forehead and bayo
net wound in the kidneys.
Another Of the rioters killed, was namet
Steward Taylor. j. G. Anderson, ring Leader
who stopped conductor Phelps yesterday, wal
killed during the first attack, by tho Virginians
Anderson fine looking man, with dow
ing white bead.
some Of the Maryland volunteers are in pur-
suit Of Capt, Cooks party. A body Of forty
men, mounted, left this p. NJ for Harper'r Fer.
ry TO pursue tho rioters. 1t is reported that
many of them have escaped and are secreted
in the mounta ms. A negro, named Green, who
was conspicuous in the fugitive slave riot, al
Harrisburg, some years ago, was among the
insurgents
CAPTAIN BRowK-Dear Sir: have been dis
appointed ut not scting you this to take charge
oil your freights They have been here now fol
Two weeks and as have had to superiutend the
providing for them, 1t has imposed me no sinai
task besides, and II not soon taken care Of some
Of them will go back TO Missouri. wish to know
definitely what you propose doing. They canuo
be kept here much longer without risk to them
selves and il any OF them conclude to 60 back L
the state it will be bad termination TO your en-
terprise,"
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