The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-10-27

Without any of the incentives of combat, they
had TO risk the balls of their friends, but hap
PLY they all escaped. AT the moment when
the doors were broken in, the prisoners, at the
suggestion of Col Washington, threw up their
hands, so that it might be seen they were not
/, cpmbatants. s.. ss
During Tuesday morning, one of Washing
tons negroes came In, and reported that Capt.
Cook was on the mountain, only three miles
/ OF; about the same time some shots were said
to have been fred from the Maryland hills, and
a rapid fusilade was returned from Harper's
Ferry. The Independent Greys, of Baltimore,
! Immediately started on a scouting expedition,
and in two hours returned, with two wagons,
loaded with arms and ammunition, found at
| Capt Browns house.
The arms consisted of boxes filed with
Sharpe's rifles, pistols, &c, all bearing the
stamp of the Massachusetts, Manufacturing
Company, Chicopee, Massachusetts,. There were
also found a quantity of United States ammu-
milton, a large number of spears, sharp iron
bowie knives fixed upon poles-a terrible look
ing weapon, intended for the use of the ne
| groes7-with spades, pickaxes, shovels, and
everything else that might be needed-thus
proving that the expedition was well provided
for, that large party of men we're expected
to be armed, and that abundant means had
been provided to pay all expenses. 4
How all these supplies were got up to this
farm without attracting. observation is very
strange. They are supposed to have been
| brought through Pennsylvania. The Greys
pursued Cook so fast that they secured part
of his arms, but, with his more perfect knowl
edge of localities, he was enabled to evade
them. On their arrival at the Ferry with the
evening" spoils, they were greeted with hearty
cheers. The wagons were driven into the
Armory yard, and given into the custody of
! the Government. As everybody else helped
themselves, why should not the Greys have
share Of the spoils
| The insurrectionists did not attempt to rob
the paymasters department at the Armory. A
large amount of money was there, but it was
not disturbed.
Perfect order having been restored, the mill
tary, with the exception of the United States
| marines, who remained in charge of the prison
srs, left in various trains for home. An inn
mense train brought the Baltimore troops (ac-
companied by the Frederick troops to the juno
tion) home.
HIGHLY INPoRTAET-THE STATEMENT OF "OLD
5r BROWN"
! The Hon. Henry a. Wise, Governor of Vir-
ginia, has established his quarters in the hotel
at Harper's Ferry, and is extending his inyesti-
Witnesses were being hourly brought before
! him, and the most alarming proof of formida-
BILE plot was being gradually traced out. Par
| ties of scouts on horseback, and accompanied
| by hounds, had gone to the mountains in search
of others of the implicated parties, and for the
| purpose OF recapturing any parties Of slaves
that might be found making their way into the
/ free States.
The Governor is aided in his Investigations
! by District Attorney 0uld, of Washington, who
has prepared the papers necessary for the COM
mitment to jail of those Of the Insurgents cap
/ tured.
The following is the only correct list of the
insurgents killed and captured, both black and
white, with their nativity and places of resi-
dence:
b. LIST OF THE INSURGENTS
! Whaes-Gen. John Brown, Oliver Brown,
and Walter Brown, of New York; Aaron c..
Stevens, Connecticut; Edwin Coppee, Iowa !;
! Albert Haslett, Pennsylvania William H.
Leeman, Maine; John ID. Cook mot arrested)
and Samuel Taylor, Connecticut; Charles p.
Iidd, Maine William Thomson and Dolph
Thompson, New York; John Kaigie, Ohio,
drought up in Virginia j Jerry Anderson, In
diana.
Negroes. ID angerford Newbry, Ohio-for-
merry of Virginia; o.. p. Anderson, Pennsyl-
| vania; - Emperor, New York-formerly of
! South Carolina; Lewis Leary and - Cope.
! land, Oberlin, Oho-formerly of Virginia.
Old Gen. Ossawatomie Brown and Aaron C.
Stevens are still alive They lie in their beds
! guarded, and none but the surgeons and attend
ants are allowed to enter the rooms. Brown
! has nine wounds, and Stevens three wounds on
his person. Edward Coppee is unhurt, and
with the negro Copeland was yesterday taken
to the jail at Charlestown, Va. Emperor, also
negro, is in chains at Harper's Ferry.
These five are the miserable remnant of the
fanatical band.
THE GOVERNORS INTERVIEW WITH OLD BROWN.
Yesterday morning, Gov. Wise accompanied
! by District Attorney Ould and several others,
visited this remarkable man in his bedroom.
Brown was propped up in his bed, evidently
suffering great pain from his numerous wounds,
but with his mind collected, and looking calmly
about him, now and then giving vent to a
groan. The Governor, after Questioning him
several times, got him into talkative mood,
and he voluntarily made the following import
ant disclosures:
~ rented the Kennedy Farm from DR..
! Kennedy, OF Sharpsburg, Washington county,
Nd, and named it after him. Here 1 ordered
to be sent from the East all things required for
my undertaking. The boxes were double, so
no one could suspect the contents of them,
even the carriers engaged in hauling them up
from the wharf. All boxes and packages were
| directed to D. Smith & Son. Inever had more
than y men about the place, but had it so
arranged that L could arm, at any time, 500
men, with the following arms 200 Sharpe's
rifles, 200 Maynard's reviewers, 1000 spears
and tomahawks. | would have armed the
i whites with the rifles and pistols, and the
blacks with the spears, they not being sufi-
GENTLY familiar with the other arms.
" had plenty of fixed ammunition and
! enough provisions, and had a good right to ex-
pect the aid of from 1000 to 5000 men at apv
time | wanted. Help was promised me from
Maryland. Kentucky, North and South Caro-.
lima, Virginia, and Canada. The blow was
struck little too soon The passing of the
train (Phelpss, on Sunday night did the work
against us-that killed us. | should not have
let it pass. But | only regret have failed in
my designs, but have no apologies to make or
1 concessions to ask now. Had we succeeded,
when our arms and funds were exhausted by an
increasing army, contributions would have been
levied on the shareholders, and their property
appropriated to defray expenses, and carry on
the war of Freedom. Had / known Govern.
nient money was in the safe here, would have
appropriated it"
Old Brown here appeared qsite exhausted,
and leaned back in his bed, looking calmly
around. Gov. Wise told him he had better be
| preparing for death, to which Brown responded,
that he, 1.-THE Governor,) though he might live
! fifteen years, would have good deal to answer
for at last and had better be preparing now too.
| COPY OF ThE ANONYMOUS LETTER-A CLUE TO
THE MYSTERY.