Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-10-21

shoes, tents, 1,500 pixies, with large blades at
fixed, and also documents throwing much light
on the affair. Among them are the printed
constitution and bylaws of the organization,
showing or indicating a ramiication through
out the various States of the Union, and they
also found letters frem various individuals at
the north. One from Fred. Douglas, containing
ten dollars from a lady for the cause also a
letter from Gerrit Smith about money matters
and a check or draft by him for 800, Endorsed
by the cashier of a New York bank, whose
name is not recollected. All these documents
are in the possession of Gov. " Use. The Gov.
ernor mas issued a proclamation offering $1,000
reward for the capture of Cook. A large
numhsr Of armed men are now securing the
mountains in pursuit of him.
The following is the anonymous letter re-
ceived by Secretary Floyd. of which mention
has been made FL
CINCINNATI, Aug. goth, 1859.
Sri have lately received information
of a movement of 50 great Importance that 1
feel it to be my duty to impart 1t to you with
out delay. | have discovered the existence of
IA secret association. having for lis object the
liberation Of the slaves at the South, by a gen
eral iasnErectios- The leader of this move
ment is old John Brown of Kansas. He has
been in Canada during the winter, drilling the
negroes there, and they are only waiting his
word to start for the South to assist the slaves
They have one of their leading men, a white
man, in an arnory in Maryland, where 1t is
situated | have not been able to learn. As
soon as everything is ready those of their num-
Der who are in the Northern States and Can
ada are to CONF in small companies to their
rendezvous. which is ia the mountains of Vir-
GINA. They will pass down through Pennsyl-
rania and Maryland, and enter Virginia at
Harper's Ferry. Brown left the North about
three or four weeks ago, and wiflarm the ne
groes and strike the blow in a few weeks, So
that whatever is done must be doae at once
They have u large quantity of arms at their
rendezvous, and are probably distributing them
already, as l am fully in their confidence. This
is all the information | can give you. l dare
not siga my name to this, but trust that you
will not disregard the warning Oh that &C
count"
HARpEn's FERRY. Oct. 19--The following is
the number of killed and woundedduring the
recent Instruction killed 5 citizens Is in
surgents wounded 3 insurgents; prisoners 8
insurgents.
The prisoners have been committed to
Charleston iail to await the action OF the Grand
Jury, when they will be indicted aud tried Ii in a
few days. The arrangement about the jurisdic-
ton has been settled in this way The local
authorities are to try the prisoners for murder,
and in the mean while the United States au-
thorities will proceed on the charge of treason.
Gov. Wise said to Mr.. Ould, the District Attor-
ney, that he had nc objections to the general
government proceeding against the prisoners,
that is, what is lett of them by the time the
Virginia authorities are done with them.
Brown is better to-day, and has made a fuller
statement of his operations. He says that he
rented the farm of DIR. Kennedy six months ago,
and the rent was paid until next March. He
never had over twenty two men at the farm at
any one time, that belonged to the organization,
but that he had good reason to expect rein
forcements from Maryland, Kentucky, North
and South Carolina, and the Canadas. He had
provided arms sufficient for Is, 600 men, in
Guiding 200 reviewers, 25 Shapes rifles, and a
thousand spears, all Of which were left at the
farm. He also had an abundance of powder
and fixed ammunition.
All the arms were from time to time brought
from Connecticut and other Eastern points to
Chamhersbureh, Pennsylvania, and were direc-
ted to J. S. Smith & Sons, Kennedy Farm, his
assumed name. They were packed in double
boxes so as to deceive the parties h handled
them on the way 10 the IdIul' nc says tLtt At
m;ule a mistake in either not OBTAINING the
train on Sunday night, or else permitting it go
on uumolested. This mistake he seems to infer
exposed his doinge too soon, and prevented his
reinforeements from coming The names ofall
of his party at the Ferry on Sunday night, ex-
cept three white men whom he admits that he
sent away on an Grand. are rs follows, with
their proper titles, under the provisional gov
ernment Gen. Jno. Brown, COMMANDMENT
Chief, wounded but will recover Capt. Oliver
Brown, dead ; Capt. Watson Brown, dead
Capt. John Kagr, of Ohio. raised in Virginia,
dead: Capt. Aron G.. Stephens of Connecticut,
wounded badly, he has three balls in his body,
and cannot possibly recover; Lieut.. Edwin Cop
pic of Iowa, unhurt; Lieut.. Albert Hazlett Of
Pennsylvania, dead; Lieut. jeremiah Anderson
of Indiana, dead; Lieut., William Len1an OF
Maine, dead; Capt. John E. Cook of Connect
i. lad; Charles P. Tidd of Maine, dead;
William Tholu rrsop OF Ne" YORK dead; Doipe
.rba,nneon ~ Eew 11'~rk, dead. The above,
with the three whites previut-"i sent on nl:de
in all Il whites. Negrces-D. NEW OF ONO,
raised in Virginia, dead; Emperor of Ne" -oN'
raised in South Carolina, not wounded Il prison
er the latter was elected a member of Cog
gress of the Provisional Government some time
since Lewis Leary Of Ohio, raised III Virginia,
not wounded, a prisoner at Charleston.
General Brown has nine wounds, but none
fatal.
A bushel of letters were discovered from all
parts of the country; enc from Gerrit Smith,
who informs Brown Of money being deposited
in ii Bank in New York to the credit Of J. Smith
and Sons, and appears to be enc of many in
forming him from time to time, as money was
raised.