The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-20

beckham was without arms and wss s,,.as..; =.
onsy ior moment whilst approaching the
sons, was shot almest imredatelv IN, M !. ! :
aEed 70 get back 10 the engine an vvhera
MS aeau Body was found the next tiay
me murder of Mr.. Beckham excited The
bring oat ,o ,hn ,ne ery was Immediately made 10
oTought out on the bridge and shot down.
rom the bridge he fell into the water and
| some appearance Of life still remaining he was
| again riduled with balls. = :.
j SHARP FIGHTING coMMrNrrNG
| !, AL this time general charge was tnnde DOWN
the street from the bridge towards fhp Armorv
gate spe, ny the 90 Charlestown and shepherdstowIn
| the Armory wall fusilade was kent mn ana
returned by the insurrectienists Is from the Ar
mory buildings. Whilst this was goine on
.ne Martnsburg levies- arrived at the upper
e enu - .he 9wn, and entering the Armory
grounds by the rear, made an attack from that
/ emu IRIS force was largely composed of the
railroad employees gathered from the tonnage
sralns az Martinsbnrg and their attack was
amount OF fighting pluck exhibited during the
| aay. Dashing on. firing and cheering and
gaiianliy led by Captain Alburtis they car
Iieu tue building in which the Armory men
were imprisoned and released the whole of
them They were, however, but poorly armed
some with pistols and others with shot-guns
sna when they came within range of the en-
/ 2ine house, where the elite of the insurrection
| lists were gathered, and were exposed 10 their
rapid and dexterous use of Sharp's rifles they
/ We're forced to fall back, suffering pretty -,
yereiy Conductor Evan Dorsey, Of Bald
more, was mortally wounded, and Conductor
george Richardson received a wound from
| which he died during the day Several Others
Were wounded, among them son Of Dr. MUIR.
ply, of Harper's Ferry. 11-rf
| A guerilla warfare was maintained durino
the rest OF the day, resulting in the killing OF
three OF the insurgents and the wounding of
| fourth. One of them crawled out through
n N lAA linz INF.
| ted to cross to the Maryland side. whether
with view of escaping or of conveying in
| formation to Cooks party, was not KNOWN
lie was shot whiistcrossing the river, and fell
dead on the rocks. An adventurous lad waded
out and secured his Sharp's rife, and the body
| was afterward stripped of portion of its
clothing. In one of his pockets was found
| captains commission, drawn up in full form
| and declaring the bearer, Capt Lehman held
that command under Major General Brown /!
light mniatto was also shot Just outside the
Armory gate. The ball went through and
through his throat tearing away all the
great arteries, and killing him instantly His
| name was not known, but he was one of the
free negroes who came with Captain Brown
noon yesterday exposed to every indignity
Fthat could be heaped upon it by the excited
| populace. At this time tall, powerful man,
named Aaron Stevens, came out from the Ar
| mory conducting some prisoners, it was said
and was shot twice, once in the side of the
face, and once in the breast. He was captured
and taken into the tavern, and after the insur-
| reetion had been quelled. was turned over, in
| a dying condition. TO the United States au-
| thorities. Another man was shot in the Ar
senai yard.
During the afternoon a sharp little affair
| took place on the Shenandoah side of the
| town. The insurrectionistS had also seized
Hairs rifle works, and a party of their assail-
ants fcnnd their way in through the mill-race
and dis1odged them. In this rencontre 1t was
said that three of the insurrectionists were
I cd lint wa fnYIp hnt ono haH
OF negro, on that side of the city. Night by
this time had come on and active operations
ceased. Guards were placed around the
Armory and every precaution taken to pre-
| vent escapes.
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIMORE MILITARY.
AT 10 o'clock on Monday night the train with
the Baltimore military and United States ma
| rlnes arrived at Sandy Hook. where they
waited for the arrival of Col Lee deputised
by the War Department to take command
The reporters pressed on, leaving their mill
tary allies behind. They found the bridge in
possession Of the military, and entered the be-
} sieged and beieagured town without difficulty
, the occasional report of a gun or the singing
motion of a Sharp's rifle ball, warning them
, that it was advisable to keep out of range OF
, the Arnory. Their first visit was to the bed
side OF Aaron Stevens, the wounded pris
oner. They found him a large, exceeding
! ly athletic man, perfect Sampson IN appear
ance, lie was in a small room, filled with ex
cited armed men, who more Than once threat
ened TO shoot him where he was, groanint
with pain, but answering with composure ant
apparent Willingness every question in reli
tion to the foray III which he was engaged. II
said he was native of Connecticut, but hat
lately lived in Kansas, where he knew Capt.
Brown. He had also served in the Unitet
| States Army. The sole object of the attemp
was to give the negroes freedom, and Capitals
Brown had represented that as soon as the.
seized the Armory the negroes would flock t
them by thousands, and they would soon hay
force enough to accomplish their purpose. III
believed that the freeing of the negroes was
proper purpose, one for which he would sac
| rifice his life, but thought that Capt Brow
had been greatly deceived In relation to tn
movement. He said preparations had beel
. making for some months tor this movement
, but that the whole force consisted of seven
teen white men and five free negroes. Thi
/ statement was repea ed without variation b,
all the prisoners with whom we eonversed.-
They all agreed as to the number in the move
ment, and as to its objects, which some of then
, called the work of philanthropy.
Lewis Leary, the negro shot at the rfi
MILL stated before he died that he enlisted witt
Captain Brown for the insurrection at a Fai
held in Lorraine county, Ohio, and receives
IRON down nm to ~ ns
2 from there travelled across the country Il
e Browns farm.
5 HOW THE NIGHT PASSED.
The night passed without serious alarms
but not without excitement The marine
were marched over Immediately after the ar
rival of Col. Lee and were stationed within
the armory grounds, SO as to comoletely sur
round the engine-house. Occasional shot
We're fired by the country yolunteers--wha
for was not understood; but there was onl
9 one return fire from the insurgents. The bro
ken telegraph was soon repaired through tn
: exertions of Superintendents Westeryelt AM
| Talcott, who accompanied the expedition an
q ! the announcement that communication wa
s | opened with Baltimore gave the "press repre-
sentatiyes " abundant employment.
I There was no finding any bed. and dayligh
!, was awaited with anxiety. Its earliest glimpse
were availed of to view the scene. visit t
: the different localities in which the corpses @
|, | the insurrectionists were lying stark an
1 bloody, peep, close or far off, according t
: | the courage of the observer, at the g MalakoT
: of the insurgents, was the established order Q
!, sightseeing, varied with a discussion of al
4 sorts of terrible rumors.
FORT OF THE INSURGENTS.
The building in which the insurgents ha
| made their stand was the fire engine house
! and no doubt the most defensible building il
the armory. 1t has dead brick walls on thre
9 | sides, and on the fourth large doors, wit
D | window -sashes above, some eight feet fron
/ | the ground. A dead stiffness surrounded III
) building, and except that now and then ma
/ centre door, or dogs nose slightly protrudec
| there was no sign of life, much less Of hostili
S ty, given. Various opinions were given as t
? the number of persons within, and heamoun
] | of resistance they would be able to offer. Can
: | non could not be used without endangering tn
safety ofCol. Washington, Mr.: Dangerfieic
| Mr. Ball and other citizens, who they still
hell, prisoners The doors and walls of tn
building had been pierced for rifles, but it wa
evident that from these holes no range coul
|, |, | be had and that without opening the door the.
. would be shooting in the dark. The murde
/ ofthe prisoners held was thought by many to b
. | determined upon, and then fight to the deat
| as an nding Of their desperate attempt. Willis
. people thus looked and specuiated, the doo
| was thrown open and one of the prisoners Wa
: sent out with d flag Of truce, and Delivers
! what was supposed to be terms ofcapitniation