Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-21
THE IN5URRECTION AT HARpER's
FERRY.
.irUHTlNG OF TIE ARSENAL BY TIE MA.


Fy,hEed lnsagtHs hlGca p,,Son0s,- Ejjceu
h,lici and Jo"ndca-H'ghig Interesting n
tails CNrai Rel"rtof catoari Lre.--L last OF
la Kiitsd aad Houndti--T5 TIE Ontdreahy Sup
pressed -Itri0HS ) cars and h,ct3cAts.
oFrltiN REPORT or cuLo>fL LIE.
Lieut. Commanding ~ transmitted ycs,crday
morning tho following message to thc Secretary
of WA.
Al Il. IN. summoned the rioters, who had Ia.
ken refuge IA the arno1} Luih.ng. 10 sarrctder
promising 10 hold them il security until the p!ous-
u the President oi thp UHltoI States wa,
kn"wn. lucy declined the storn,lng party, un-
der Lcu,. Green which had been previously pos
ted near the building; and had concerted Signals,
broke down the door aud captured tho party.
Two marines were wounded, one severely and
the other slightly. Two of the rioters were killed
nnd two wounLed. One white person wns taken
and five slaves. said to be forced from their own
era.
THE clNSriRAry-rnE LETTER To TuE SECRETARY
OF WAR.
The anon, nous letter heretofore spoken Of as
having been received by Gov. Floyd, the Secrcta-
ry oi War, reached him while at Old Point, lately
II stated That lnsurfeotione would occur simultl-
ncously ut Wheeling, llarpors Ferry, and Wash
lngon. t'r tho pnrpose oi freeing slaves. II il
understood ha about 40U sa> es have lately r.ca-
ped from Virginia and Maryland under the aycn-
ey OF The emlssarles. The people OF the adjacent
country IN Maryland and Virginia will DO On the
look out tor those runnwnvs before eachins Penn
sNI"1na GOV. WISE, ii Virginia, who in going
Nj .hc eeono OF riot Yesterday morning. hal set
on not the measure which 1t subsequently became
unnecessary to carry out FOR sendius cavalry from
TINS city to pursue and HINT The fleeing nsut cents
through any portion of Virginia. had also BY tvle-
gla,ii requested the President OF the L. s. t. uu-
thsrlz' the cavalry ~ follow :hen into any State
mr. locality ihcy lavihg stolen the property and
treasure q, tho government md placed its stolen
arms IA lAe hands OF neg yes and others. lrtaey
should get INTO Pennsylvania. il is to be presumed
tina; the governor ct that patriotic common wcnith
wonid promptly afford AL dine assistance mud au-
thoa,,y n capturing such bloody and high handed
offenders against the laws. the peace AID dignity
OF sister States.
COY. WISE At TIE SEAT OF ruE DISTURBANCE. =.
Coy. Wise. Of Virginia. after consulting with
tie Prcsia''' came down to the Relay House in
Il carlJ Washington train, accompanied by sine
~ '. y'wa volunteers. At the Relay Honse he
was ioined by Gen. George Stuart, aud both oro.
, ece,ied together. Gov. Wise will remain at liar
per's Ferry several days. and WILL meanwhile in.
fntc most rigid investigation Of the orr gin ,.Ild
, al the facts connected with the insurrection.
| REPORT IN TsE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF WAR
Maj or Russell. of the dated States M lrtns
c,rps. down from, tlarrers Ferry vest. rLay
afternoon III the extra military train ard too. Tic
| train at the iIeay House Tor Washington. He
carried IN his possession highly important pupers
| aud documents found N The baggage and Oh, he
person pft'ie killed. and captured insurgents ~ o.
| lai before ths President and the SecretarA of
War. These papers are mostly in cyphers, hut il
| IL said enough has been CLEANED to show u come
extent the nature Of the Instruction, and tue ma
mes of some OF the prominent abettcrs ia it.
orukR INCIDENTS.
Captain Talbot. adju,ant OF the 9Th regiment.
has in his possession a navy revolving pistol.
which belonged to J Cook one + the escaped
ring-leaders, and Sharpe rife with the initials
Of Anderson thereon.
In the midst Of the fighting artists were seen
pansin: in the fray, and sketchng the scene as it's
points presented Themselves before them Among
these soder-artists was Mr. John w Tcrsch, of
the Law Grays.
Captain W D Brown, attached tn the Law
Grays, was detailed 10 guard a wounded insur.
gent Ia the quarters and protect him from the vi
olenee ut the citizens. While so employed he
asked him to confess how long the plot had been
going on, who were its authors. and where their
meetings were neld, but tho dying man refused
Captain Brown took from the mans pocket note
book Of cyphers and secret characters and has IL
now IN his possession. The cyphsrs are inter
spersed with few English words and names of
places, among them the following: "Sprinedsle.
Cedar Co. illinois," 'Ioway" "St. Paul. Minneso
Z" and the sentcnce, '' once moro cit down TO
|}write 10 YOU" AZ ae6t.lD : -
number Of the military and others secured a.,