Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-10-28

the insurgents was az the farm house Of Col.
Washington. A party under Cock reused
Washington, took him aud bic slaves prisoners,
seized his carriages, and proceeded to neigh
boring farm-- captured the proprietor aud his
son, and forcing his slaves to jein in their
movement, returned TO the Armory These
acts we're conducted with snch privacy that the
town WAS not alarmed, and il was rot until the
citizens found the bridge guarded by armed
men, aud guard stationed at all the avenues,
that they discovered they were prisoners. 4
ed from so .iucuding the slaves forced TO join
thcm,l to from 500 to 600 Ia the mean time,
the workmen returning to the Armory we're
taken prisoners@ At one time as miny as 60
persons were copfnad in one Of tho buildings
This was the condition of affairs at daylight,
about which time Cook accompanied by two
white men and 80 slaves, escaped with large
wagon towards Pennsylvania. The town was
| in possession of the mob, who arrested every
one they could catch, and stopped the passage
of the cars. Several persons we're shot early
10 the morning. The insurgents, finding q
general disposition to resist them, left guard
| GU the bridge aud retreated to the Armory.-
The neighboring military had beeh ordered out.
and having crossed tie river above the bridge
marched down aud cleared it. In the firing
here, one of Browns sons was shot, but esca-
ped to the Engine House, their chief fortress,
captured, but in revenge for the death OF Mr.
! Beckham, mayor of tho town, wbo was killed
IN the aH sir, was brought out on the bridge and
shot. Sharp lighting ensued, aud a general
charge was made down the streets, by Charles.
ton and ShepherdstoWn troops and the Ferry
people from behind the Armory ws.l. The
Martinsbarg levies, composed mostly OF rail
road hands poorly armed arrived at the upper
end of the town, aud chsrgB Bg gallantly upon
/ the building in which the arnory men were
imprisoned, released the whole Of them. In
the attast upon the Engine House, whore the
elite Of the mob we're stationed with SharL's
rifles, they were repulsei, suffering severely
| During the rest of the day, skirmishing was
kept UP, in which several lives we're lost
Night coming on, the operations ceased. Al
Ii o'clock, the Baltimore Military. and the U
S. Msriues aaiVed. The Marines surrounded
the ArDory House. The fre7engine house, il
which the insurgents made their stand, was tbs
most defeusible bnlding in the Arnory, having
dead brick wall on three sides, aud and ON the
fourth side, large doors with window sasaei
above, 5 feet above the ground. lie this house
- i.-l e~-n4e>i -oel. w "sashfagt3n, and otho'
| prisoners. A demand vas made for surrender
but Brown refused, excepting upon condition
that they should be pernitted to march out witt
their arms and prisoners, AMI be allowed &c
proceed uRpursuod certain distance, when
they woald release their captives. and take tht
chance OF fight. The building was thel
surrounded cutting off escape, and the marines
dashed at the door with Slsdge hammers, bu
tailed to break an entrance; but upon using
forty foot ladder battering ran, the door,
gave way and the marines rushed in, aad under
heavy Gre, the insurgents we're subdued.-
The prisoners escaped unburt.