Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-10-28
Mr.. Nallandigham Did you expect to

Mr.. Brown-Weli, probably, had quite
a different idea. | d. not know that ought
30 reveal my plans. | am here prisoner
and wounded, because | fool,shy allowed
myself to he. You overrate your strength in
surprising | could have been taken if | had
not allowed it. | was too tardy after COM
menclng the open attack---in delaying nv
movements through Monday night, and up
to the time was attacked by the government
troops. 1t was all cccasioned by my desire
to spare the feelings of my prisoners and their
families and the community at large
Reporter Of The Heraid-l do not wish to
annoy you; but if you have anything further
you would like to say, i will report it.
Mr.. Brown have nothing to say, only
that claim to be here in CARRYING out a
measure | believe perfectly justifablc, and
not to act the part Of an incendary or ruffian
but to aid those suffering great wrong.
wish to say, furthermore, that YOU had bet.
ter-and you people at the South-prcpare
Yourselves tor Il settlement of that question
that must como up for settlement sooner
than you are prepared for it. The sooner
YOU are prepared the better You NAV dis
pose of me very easily. am nearly disposed
vi now; but this question is still to be settled
I
that is not yet. These wounds were inflicted
on me--both sabre cuts on nv head and
bayonet stabs in different parts of my body
some minutes after had ceased fighting and
had consented to a surrender for the benefit
Of others, not for my own. {rhis statement
was ychcmentlv denied by all arouud)
believe the Major (meanins Lieut.. J. B.
Stuart of the United States Cavalry would
b ~ hn oil I H., /. III ! l.:
Just Us easy AS a mosquito " hen he came in,
bat | supposed he came in only to receive
our surrender. There has been loud and
long calls Of "Surrender' from us--as loud
asm IN could yell--but in the con fusion and
excitement suppose we were not heard
do not think the Major, or any one, meant
To butcher us after we had surrendered
An officer here stated that the orders to the
marines were not to shoot any body but when
they were fired upon by Browns men and
one of them killed, they were obliged to re-
turn the compliment.
Mr. Brown insisted that the marines fired
first
An oihcer-Why did not YOU surrender be-
fore the attack
Mr.. Br5wn-I did not think il was my
duty or interest to do So We assured the
prisoners that we did not wish to harm them
and they should be set at liberty. | exercised
my best Judgment, not believing the people
would wdntonly sacrifice their own fellow
citizens, when we offered to let them 90 on
condition OF being allowed to change our
position abouta quarter of a mile. The
pri oaars agreed 10y vote among themselves
To pass across the bridge with US. We
wanted them as guaranty of our own
safety; that we should not be fired into
We took them in the first place rs hostages
and 10 keep them from dong any harm =
We did kill some men in defending ourselves,
but SAW no olc fire except directly in SIT
defence Our orders werestrict hot to harm
any one not III arms against US.
Q-Brown, suppose You had every niger
IN the United States, what would you do
with them
A-set them free
q. Your intention was 10 carry them ofl
ana free them? A. Not at all
A Bystander-Io set them free would sac
rItice tae life vi every man in this coumuni-
ty.
Mr. Brown Do not think 50.
Bystlnier-l know it. | think you are
tanatical.
Mr. Brown-And think YOU are f4nati-
cal. Nv nom the : IDS would destroy thev
first make mad, and you are maj.
/ Z. Was 1t your only object to freq the
negroes ? \. Absolutely our only object.
Z. But YOU demanded and took Col
W ,shington >>i.ver and watch \. Us; ~
iatcnded freely 10 appropriate the properly Of
Shareholders 10 carry ont our objett. 1t WAS
tor That anu only that. ana with M d ,s,n
to enrich ourselves with any piund,r what
ever.
| @. DID YOU know Shsrrod in Kansas: /
unaers, and You killed him. y. killed no
man except in far fight; faugh, at B!aek
Jack Point and Ossaw otom aud if killed
anybody, l. was at one otthese Places.
| We copy the following from Harper Fer
ry letter Of Thursday:
The Governor expressed his modification
at the disgrace which had been brought upon
the State. He would rather have lost both
I legs and both arms from his shoulders and
/ hips than such disgrace should have been
cast upon It.
1 The leader. Brown, said that if he had had
i've hundred men. with bundle of nerves
| ike his OWN, he would have gwen them troub-
le
! /, is 4 remarkable fact that not a single
slave luinei the party Of insurgents. Those
/ who we're taEel prisoners made their escape
/ from their captors AT the first opportunity, and
retained 10 Their masters.
I 1t Is understood that the examination g
! prisoners is peculiar i'll Nirgini,. beius an ex-
ANIMATION on both sides, preliminary TO IN
dctment. II will commence on the 25,h ms.
and their lnGictmen, and trial viii take place
at the present term OF the State Court at
/ Charle>town.
The official list of arms, military stores, tools,
&c, taken from Browns rendezvous contains the
following:
10! Shapes rifles. l02 Massachusetts Arms
Companys pistols. 81 Massachusetts Arms Com
panys powder TASKS. large pvsier TASKS Il
kegs gunpowder. $50 percussion ride caps
100, 900 percussion pistols caps 500 ball ear
triiges for Sharpcs rifles, some sl shtly DANA ged
by wa er. leo boxes Shapes primers Ii pound.
lead b Ills. old percussion pistol. | Major
Generals sword. - old bLyonets II old artili.
cry swords. 4S3 standard So ars. $50 broken
handles for spears. lG picds. Az shovels
LATER FROM CALiroRSA.-rhc overland
mail arrived at St. LOUIS On Friday.
An active canvass had begun for the seat
in the L. ). Senate made vacant Nv the muir
der OF Broderick. 1t is thought Coy. Welle,
will make no appointment, but leave it fol
the election of the legislature in January
L Is supp ,sed Latham, Governor elect. Ia
vors the election Of ). W. Juge, formerly o
Alabama. 50 as to leave better chance 70,
u northern man-hinseli perhaps-as sue
cessor of Gwin in lsOi.
. Liberal subscriptions towards the contem
I Mai tod Rro i.ric< IN ,nt,tuaat