New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-17

throughout the forenoon the lberators remained mas
tiers Of the There we're shots fred from one sde
or the other at intervals. but more casualties TO
ported The prisoners we're by turns permitted W WISH
their families under guard " give assurance that they
sill liz ed aud kindly treated. Had Brown chosen
TO fly to the mountains with his few followers &c might
still have done though with much senderer chahce
Of impunty han II he had. according To LIS o'ignhl
pan decamped tt midnight with such arms ana nmpn'
milton rs he could bear away Why be hngeieu, 10
brave inevitable destruction. is not certaini pnt may
saiy be presumed that he had private assurances that
he negroes OF the surrounding country w"u0 rise ~
the first dings of his movement. and come nockng 70
his standard. and he chose to court the uesperio
chances OF remaining where arms aud ammunition lr
all could abundaIfy be had True he aiterward said
that Re had arms enough already either ON or aoou Ms
premises: but. II 80. why seize usrpers Ferry az an
Al all events fhis doom already sealed bis delay
Mt least basteDcd H. Half an hour after noon miit'
force hundred strong arrived from Charestowh'
tho county seat and rapidly disposed 30 rs ~ com
mand every available elit from the place. In taking
the Shenandoah bridge they killed one OF the iisur.
gents and captured William Thompson. nelgnDor OF
Brown at Elba, unwonnded The rihe WORKS were nehs
attacked and speedily sIied. being defended by hye
insurgents only. These attempted r. cross the river
and four u them snccrcded In reaching rock III the
middle Of it. whence they fought with two hundred VIZ
gninu who lined either bank. until two OF them we're
dead and n third MORALLY wounded. when the fourth
surrendered Kagi, Browns Secretary OF war. was
one Of the killed William H. Leeman- one OF Browns
capt ns being pursued by scores plunged into the rv
er Vrgnan whilng after him. Lee'nan turned
round throw up his empty hands, and cried; " Dont
shoot The Vifginian Tired his Pistol directy IN tne
YOUTHS mcc-he was nut t"elty-I~o-hu sS'''eeo "i'
head into fragments. ,n,
Il! THIS time all the houses srouhn inc hl,uo'y JUN
ings were held ny TIE 'lrglnhns capt iuihs,' ~no
ad hIod the nTst shot IL The mUrning was heo ~ tao
SCI tDo at the Arssnnl gate as he was raising hs rine
~ IRE. Here Dangsrhed Se"py hNhgihiaSiaso' aui
lin. one Of Col Nashngt"ns negroes WIN Zee no.
GRO. who hid lived on Washington eSthte were sno'
dead and Oliver Brown smother u tbe old mans sons.
being hat by ball came inside OF the gate as hs orot9
er Watson had done, lay quietly down without soIu
ard In faw moments was dead Mt. Beebpom'' may %,
II the town. who came within range oil tbe insurgents
rides as tiey were eNchang v0eys with tue virgin
iaus WAS likewise ki,ed
Al tho snVpestinu Of Mr. Kltymiller one Of Browns
r., n s.ven. one q, hs most trusted fol.
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o"'Is ron N"n , Us ~, ,, ~, doan nv The Viz
.a'' , PM, on' - Ill, -, ~ n,,son Ibomuson
guAils ecel'B siA .Hs D., - ~ ,hsro IN IN,
tnei' pIIs"ne', was ,d ~, go a. ,be uoment
p''o' 49, -, ,hroa,nr hell he,xeen him and
z 49,! ,s.,S - riGns heeanse "a she afterwnrd Ell
~ ~ ~ ,..n, ths c,yn.t ,ooiIeI" lie was
.J n, ., o., Lrdge thor. stot in cold blood and
49, ,ici wI,b btl. At The base of the pier. With
or he had fallen for ~ feet from the bridge.
By tbs tine more nlitis n.a aIrhsh ,lyin go
Sood so.@nc,or rtls3ked the Armory building. ia the
rear whe a detachment " the same force e'sail'd
them IN oGt brown seeing s; 1ii ..an.i "sse
where he repused lis IL. who lost Two killed
ana st w1u'u ,,oro, ., ,our in. the .cerrsps and
railroad having been completely repaired 80 tat the
~, ~ q, ot'ry, we're in Iemediae