Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-25
IErrER rRoN HARPER,s rrRRy
nARrEE's FrRRT, Va, Nov. 2sd, 1889.

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/ 10 Tie Editor Of ne Hhig:
Feeling assured that your readers feel inter.
estd in the movements of the Virginia military and par
tcuarly the LIST regiment CT Virginia volunteers pro
pose should It be your pleasure give them brief nc
count Of our trip from Richmond this place OF eonrse
IT'S well known that We eit on Saturday evening about
O'clock numbering about 400 strong composed of the
following companies, Grays, Sd; X. L. Blues 81; Mont
gomery Guards 30; Virginia Rifles, 50 Young Guards
40 Howitzer Company, &C; Col Wyatt NJ. Elliott com.
handing. Gov. Wise and staff acconpan wing them All
seemed to be in fine spirits aud ready for any emergency
Ater being detained in Washington just long enough
get breakfast, arrived here about O'Clock L. NJ
and were informed that IL would be leave
about 200 men in Harpcrs Ferry account Of getting
accommodations, as provision had not been made in
Chariestown for 50 large number, consequently the
Blues Montgomery Guards, and HowitEer Company were
et at this place. The other companies of the Regiment
were quarercd in Charlestown. can YOU met
with hearty reception Numbers of ladies having
toned themselves upon the platform ready receive us
and to give US that welcome which they only give
God bless them, what could do without themy We
had LEFT the cars than We were literally over
come by invitations and solicitations to 20 and quarter
ours elves with the citizens of the have never in
TO us here
Yesterday visited Charlcstcyn, and. of coure saw
Brown, Cook, and the rest of this gang of outlaws
Old Brown seems To be perfectly cool and composed aud
i rather communicative. One at glance that
he is man OF great decision of character although fool
hardy aud possessed of daredeyism TO great extent
Frank Leses special artist has given the public pretty
good likeness of him. lie that he does not regret
having pursued the course he did and that much good
u. ed mn
timely must confess that il would him his
His reply that he regarded that as very small mat
ter lie had always abhored the system of slavery and
that his cause was good Stevens is confined in
the same cell with Brown. He is big headed ugly
obstinate looking specimen of humanity. He only
answers questions put directly him. In the
next cell we azltt whose trial has vet come on
lie is mean looking mau, in every the word
his counenance is decidedly repusiye He pretends 10
know nothing about the affair Shields Green and Cone
land are confined in the They say that they
is and
resentatiOns- Shields Green is short-haircd curly
headed Legro-Copeland il bright muatto with full
head OF hair and rather tall In the room we saw
COOK and toppie-Cook laxative and said that
he too had been led into the affair by false statements
and went with long rigmaroe as to being deceived
relative to the condition of the slaves Of the South About
the time that our visit over there was review of
the troops by the Governor. They presented outc n
pretty appearance and acquitted themselves very wen
regretted that that old and me.honorcd conpany the
X. l.. |. Blues present | glory in this old
company, but Il to be pet with his Exeeenv
has always held itself in readiness and was never
known TO swerve from danger, however imminent II
might have been of late has received the cold Shout
der oil the Executive upon one two occasions and
can only account for it in this way: The r. L. Blues
are too proud too noble and have too much dignity of
character, 10 play the boock syeophant to the o
'rs that b. have been, will be- That NAV do for
those more ambitious of favor
The natural scenery around HArpers Ferry is beauti.
inI beyond description. Il must be delightful place to
spend the The ladies are all that We could do
sire. as gay arks and Intelligent enough for practical
purposes. walk through the Armorv is not only inter
stug, but very instructive have been informed that
about 2so workmen employed embracing the rifle
and muskct factories large portion of the work i |
done by machinery-the driving power is water There
are fourteen large buildings within the musket enclosure
and four large buildings within the rifle enclosure two of
them very extensive. In the event of fire tbey have
powerful force pump which throws water distance of
leo yards 1t Is now time for dinner and will bid you
Pers Ferry and Chariesiown at another time.
Yours, Sc., RAMBLER |