The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-11-22
Riflmonn Qispattb.
TUESDAY MORNING. NOV ~ ,ss,
THE CHARLEsTowN EXCITEMENT.
Sntet Restored Gov. Wise at Charles
town-Causc of the Commotion Move
ment of Troops, Ac., &c.

toWn-tau>e OF the Commotion-M Move
ment Of Troops, Ac.. &c.
dispatch was received yesterday from Col.
bayiy, the Governors Aid de- Camp, dated
oaraiessown, Sunday, stating that everything
was quiet, and that no cause for uneasiness
existed
Tosernor Wise arrived at Harper's Ferry
~ haii-past o'clock, Sunday afternoon, and
ie'' aooot u O'Clock for Charles town, with four
Vi '"e hlhtary companies. The remainder
were 10 Hollow yesterday morning They have
inii camp equipage with them and it is the
Governors intention to form a military en-
| campinent ut Charlestewn, until after the exe-
cutions. Arrangements have been made TO
| obtain supplies of provisions for them from
| Baltimore.
! n dispatch from Harper's Ferry says:
| The excitement on Saturday morning was
caused first by the receipt of rumor that "a
! desperate fight was going on III Clarke county
| between a party of strangers and citizens, and
! the Alexandria Artillery, which was then at
| Winchester, was dispatched with number OF
| armed volunteers to the seat of the rumored
| distur rbances. Whilst this excitement was at
| its height, and before the report was discovered
| to be without foundation, a gentleman named
| Smith Crane, arrived here from Beair, near
| Wheeling, where he reported number OF
| strange men to be cOngregatlng. between two
| of whom he Academia overheard a conversa-
|
| tioH, the purport of which was that body OF
five hundred men were 10 seize Il train OF cars
| at that place, rush through TO liarper's Ferry,
and attempt the rescue OF Brown and his com
panions. He Immediately set out Tor Harper )
| Ferry to apprise the inhabitants of what he
| had overheard.
On reaching Charlestown he report ted to Col.
Davis, who Immediately telegraphed to Gov.
Wise tor five hundred more troops. The troops
have arrived. Governor Wise has gone to
CharlestoWn, and all Is again quiet and VIII
doubtless remain SO.
INTERVIEW WITH TINE GOVERNOR.
The Baltimore American of yesterday says
Goy. Wise was waited upon at the Wash
ing;on junction by several of the officers OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
who paid him their res poets, and with whom
he conversed quite freely regarding the excite
ment. The Governor WAS unders TODD to say,
IN response to suggestions that the rumors
were probably untounded, that though he
would be regarded making unnecessary
preparations for an enemy that might not ap-
pear. yet in so grave matter, and with the
clear and positive evidence in his possession OF
the existence of an intention and an organiZa-
tion to attempt the rescue of the State prison
ers, he preferred to have fifty times too many
| men. to having one too few and the best way,
in his Judgment. to prevent serious trouble
was TO fully prepare 10 meet 1t. lie dld not
for a moment credit the idea that any armed
force would bodily march to the scene, to un-
dertake Il rescue, but he did believe that bad
men Were planning an attempt by gathering
singly, or in pairs, TO be IN readiness, IN case
success would seem at all possible. He was
informed that the property of three or more
OF the Jurors who condemned Brown had been
burned within the past forty eight hours, and
this seemed to impress him that there were
emissaries and accompIices of Brown now IN
the vicinity of Charles town.
Gov Wise further declared that while it
would crafty him TO find that no effort at res
cue would be made, and that his visit and its
attendant precautions We're entirely unneces-
sary, yet he believed 1t would be useful to Vir-
ginia in the end, as showing the alacrty with
which her volunteers responded TO public
call, and the ease and promptness with which
she could concentrate them IN force TO Sust tam
her laws or repel the violent in vtLsion of her
soil.
AFFAIRS IN CHARLBsToWN.
A correspondent of the American writes
from Charlestown, November 10Th, as fol-
lows:
Various rumors have been in circ culation for
the past few days in regard to an attempted
rescue by Northern fanatics OF Brown and his
fell0w-prisoners. but nothing reliable has been
obtained, although it is believed by many in
telligent and knowing gentlemen that the at
tempt viii be made. Among these is Andrew
Hunter, Esq, whose position and opportuni-
ties for knowing all that is transpiring, rem
ders opinion from him of much weight. A
letter was received few days ago by this gem
tleman, addressed to John Brown, post-mark-
ed Oberliu, Ohio. The letter was written in
charac ters but was deciphered by an in teili-
gent lady OF our town. 1t bid him be OF good
cheer, as his friends would be dropping in one
by The letter was OF course not given to
Brown, and is now in possession of MIR Hun
ter. Letters are received daily by many of our
officials and citizens, some OF which are IN
sulting in the extreme, whilst others only eX-
cite a smile of contempt for the miserable
Northern fanatics who seek by threats to in
timidate persons in official positions.
The feeling in favor of Cook, which was
quite apparent at the time of his conviction,
arcOHnt
events. and his punishment with the others IL
now demanded by the great majority OF cur
citizens. 1t is understood that Gov. Willard
is with Gov Wise, using his utmost eXerti0ns
to have Il commutation of the punishment of
Cook, in view of which a meeting Is an
nounced to take place in this town next
Monday, TO adopt remonstrance to be for
Warded to Gov. Wise, against executive clem-
ency towards the prisoner. 1t is thought the
expression of the will of the people of this
country will go far towards doing away with
any sympathy which may have been ELECTED
from Gov. Wise by the friends of Cook.
The military AT present in possession OF the
town, consists of the Jefferson Guards" !"
Capt. John w. Rowan, GO men; the Morgan
Contiuentais,'' of Winchester, Va, Capt.
| Haines, Az men; Alexandria Rifiemen, 40 men;
and the Mount Vernon yards, IS men; be-
sides which there is guard of 20 men on duty
at the Jail, and the Executive Guards, patrol
of % men, under the command of Capt Harry
Hunter. This patrol is very efficient 1, and has
received warm commentator from Col. j.
Lucius Davis, a gallant and high-toned gen
tleman, who has command of all the military.
THE PRISONERS.
The same correspondent thus alludes to the
old cut throat. Brown, and his confederates:
The prisoners still continue in good spirits,
| and employ their time principally in writing
letters The two negroes. Copeland and Green,
have made professions OF conversion under
the ministerial services of Rev. j. Hoffman
Waugh, of the M. +. Church Brown was
pa1 by a
persuasion few days ago, who wished TO ad-
wise him spiritually. Brown repelled IL, say
ing that they did not worship the same God
The minister was a Shareholder
TROOPS UNDER ARMS.
The Martinsburg Gazette of Saturday, says:
A telegraphic dispatch was received here on
Thursday night last by Col. j. Ii. Hoge, which
Justified the belief that Northern sympathi-
xers of Ossawatomie Brown designed to con-
centrate their forces at some convenient point
with Il view to his rescue, Whereupon, there
Being no guard on the northern borders of this
county. 1t Col. Israel Robinson III the alb
sence Of Col. Sincindiver, detailed the berkeley
Border G. uard and placed them on guard, win
instructions TO arrest all suspicious charac-
ters Subsequently he, being member OF
that corps, turned over the command 10 Col
j. B. Hoge, aid 10 Governor WISE ana tooA
his place in the ranks of the company.
FREDERICK, Nd Nov. 2U-Capt Sim has
rendered the services of his company Tor duty
on the MARYLAND line III the vicinity OF Har-
WHEELING. Nov. 20-All is quiet here, and
there is no enemy in sight. Belair, where the
armed men were reported to have been seen, II
four miles below here.
OLp BROWNS PIREs.--Eyer since Browns
raid upon Virginia, Harper's Ferry has been
point of special interest to travellers upon the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The few min