Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-25
fIE MILITARY ATTACK ON HARPERs FERRY,

A. DESCRIBED ~ CAPTAIN ALEuEriS
Captain Aburtis SAYS: We received intclli-
.,c. c.. Of this aii,,ir az MartinSburg, Va, at
abou, one O'Clock. p. NJ, on Monday. y meet
Ing was 1T once convened at the Court House,
and volunteers were called for to come to this
place. y great many Immediately stepped ont
and rendered their services. and by motion at
the time they selected Inc to command them -
We TOOK he train from llartiu>burg, Va, 1T
two, f. NJ and arrived here at, | suppose,
three O'clock We came along tie upper ra-
vnc from tue rail road, coming into Bolivar,
where sc we're joined by a company from Sh.p-
herdstown They preceded Us up this ravlGr
into the street. We came Oh down and rccrIrcd
orders from Lieut.. Col! Baylor. His directions
were ,ha, the company from Shcpherd>town
,houd take the street coming into Harper :
Ferry. taking the gatcs. They TO enter the
gates and meet us along at the muskct factory.
We entered ut the upper end Of the shops and
after some consultation about the mode OF pro.
certilng, | directed that twenty-five men shout!
proceed down the main avenue {: that 4 similar
number should take the rear ot the shops ana
that the remainder should proceed through the
shops or in any way tha, they could get. We
came on down the party 4 little IN advance OF
myself Upon our arrival between the ilrst
and second buildings on the right from the dI'
:cctiOn oi the ho.rl. they were tired upon 10y
the r;l.sianS from between the engine house III
the irnnrv yard and the pal.InsS. he tire
was immediately returned and the ncn retreat
pd into the engine hou>c. keeping mp sharl
!ir. hv uprning the door from three to five inch
-. The fire was briSkly returncaby our Incn,
cigh, of whom were wounded. two, IT l. feared
mrrtallv The wounded We're GS follows:
Evan Dorsey. Of Baltimore, and George W.
Richards. n brahcSrnan on the rail road. were
badly hurt. the former not hens expected u
I've.
L. y. Hammond, late dcpaty >hcrilfoi BerAe'
ley county.
George Woolle;;, superintendent in the ma
chine shop ut Martin, burg, shot in the arm
No bone broken.
George II. Murphy, Attorney for the Com
rnonwcaIlh Of Berkeley coLnty, sho: III th'
leg, below the knee
wilson Hooper. struck twice in the face by
balls.
Edward NcCabr, shot in the shoulder, and
likely TO die
Clinton Bowman, conductor on the tonnage
train between Baltimore and Mar;inS5urg
struci by one bali across he left shoulder. anC
by q second over the right ,yc.
During this fight there ere confined IN th'
6ui,dru. adjoining tic engine house (guarc
room some thirty or forty prisoners, taken by
these ruitianS. The windows were broke!
open by this party. and they succeeded il
masking their escape. When this window wa,
broker. open the whole party was in the cng!n'
hose. and wc could have ended the business
Dut We were not supported by the other com
paulc>. Immediately afterwards there VA. :;
!ag OF truce sent out by these men, ana
think Stevens bore it, and was shot three t!mes
Is ne advanced between two armct mon he
terms, rs follows, were proposed -"i i'at ''s!
shou.I be permitted to cross the rlNer VIII
their arms. and proceed rs i.r As TIE i"'" on
tne canal with their prisoners rs hostages. q
tnar pont. VIXEN ;hev would ihe'ate their pr
>oncrS, and take care of themselves
Having heard By this time, however that
the -nited States marines ald hnmoeT d
;ruopS from Baltimore were then on the way,
we refused 10 accedc to their prop ton, anl
stationed guards round to prevent their escape
XII THIS time We had u smsll piece oil cannon
in -ause but We were directed not 10 bring i
10 bear upon them bee .usc Of there beins
seven men held by them in the engine room.
In the morning the marines took charge o
the matter. What struck me as strange wa:
that these men did not hre Il single gun whi.s
they We're getting into position. The nnrne'
marched nto the yard Immediately in front o
( the engine house door, through which they nae
fred the previous afternoon. There was pax