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tstasl6k 20, 1850
CA ~ ~ hi week.
Ths Sltlzsas Sas gallant charges !
both works Il Armory Al IN
Riis Factory II rebels we're drive
| into theriver. uas taken prisone
and three shot. negro man Of Col
Washington VS. fgWned IN his effor
u escape. He had been forced to tax,
un arr1d
Thus having been siYen from ever
point. tley were svirtusIlT w6ipt,
as none wers left but those in tht
watch House. who were anxious Il
capitulate as they were hemmed up ane
cut off from every avenue Of escape
Their terms Of capltulation were that
they shonld Be allowed. to pass over The
Bridge into Maryland with their arms.
The response Of our officers was an I'm.
conditional surrender
About this time the Western train
came in with citizen volunteer com
pany under the command of Capt. E.
G. Alburtis, from Martinsharg; the
Hamtramck Guards, Capt VIM. But
Ter, and the Shepherdatown Cavalry,
Capt. Jacob Rhinehart.
The Company Of Capt. Alburiis
passed through the Armory: on the Po-
mac works, Capt. Butler and Rinehart
down High street in 'front.' Of the AR
senal. It was then determined to make
an attack upon the Watch House in
which the insurgents were enclosed
with their captives. Capt, Alburtis'
Company made gallant charge. in
which he had six wounded, two very
seriously. The wounded are Evan.
Dorsey, Geo. Rfcheson, Geo. H. MUIR
ply, Nelson Hooper, George Violet,
and G. N. Hammond. In this attack
one Of the insurgents was killed and a
number of the captives released. Capt.
Rowan and Bolts charged at the same
time in gallant style. Having no bat
tering tools it was thought best to with
draw, until better prepared, as It would
be useless loss of our men rs well as
the remaining captiyes, to continue to
storm as the insurgents were beyond
the power to escape. In this charge.
Mr.. SamuerC. Young. Of Captain Row
ans company, was seriously wounded.
The insurgents had made holea Id flia
watch house. from which points they
fred. Fontaine Beckham, Esq. Agent
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
and Mayor of Harpers Ferry, was
killed. He was on the railroad in front
of the house. About o'clock the
Winchester Continental Guards. Capt.
B 3. Washington, arrived, and were
stationed to guard the upper works. A
train Of cars from Frederick brought
three companies. about 100 strong.
In the morning Of Tuesday, about 3
o'clock, the military of Baltimore, with
the Marines from w Warrington, arrived,
SO that in 20 hours from the time Of
alarm we had on the ground 10 COM
panies, numbering upwards Of 400, and
one company Of regulars, rs strong.
besides 1900 citizens. The Alexandria.
RiAemen. were also present on Tuesday.
On Tuesday morning, Col. Lee
the Watch house. One of the
Marines was killed. and one slightly
A number of our citizens were
wounded, besides those already noticed
Mr.. Edward McC abe, of Harpers Fer
ry, was wounded. Dewitt Clinton Bow
man, Of Baltimore, was shot in the face
and shoulder.
Out Of the whole % as stated, all
have been killed or taken prisoners ex-
cept Cooke and Taylor.
There were number of citizens who
bore themselves with great bravery,
but time will not permit of our enumer-
atlng at present.
The headquarters of this rockies band
was the Kennedy farm in Maryland.
about miles from Harpers Ferry. on
the mountain, where 900 Sharp's Rifles,
200 Maynard Revolvers. 1000 Speers,
4 complete set of camp eguipage, picks.
spades. &c:
The negroes who were captured from
our citizens. as soon az an opportunity
was presented. made their escapes and
returned to their masters, much graft
fed TO be able to do SO. It il crafty
ing to know that there is not one of
our negroes who would take up with
these desperadoes.
C pit. Cooke married Miss Kennedy
of Harpers-Ferry, and has spent much
time in this county.
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