George Turner, a graduate of West Point, and one of the most distinguished citizens of this vicinity, was shot yesterday whilst coming into town, and died during the night. The three last were seized on their farms, several miles from the Ferry. Dainger-field, Pay Clerk, Lewis Washington, farmer, and a prominent citizen, John Allstadt, farmer, and his son 16 years old. The rioters had the following persons prisoners, viz: Amistead Ball, draughtsman at the Armory, Benjamin Mills, master at do., John P. No damage has, been done to the railroad or bridge. Albertus.Įvan Dorsey, Conductor, is killed, and conductors Bowman and Hollet, wounded. The battle was fought mainly by the railroad and tonage men from Martinsburg, led on by Capt. Brown, of Kansas notoriety, under the name of “Bill Smith.†Among the insurgents are Kagg Seaman, Brown, of Ohio, and Todd of Maine. The parties rendezvoused at a farm near the town, hired for the purpose by Capt. He says the plan of operations has been concocting for a year or more. Aaron Stephens, of Connecticut, is now dying from his wounds, and making a confession. Daingerfield are held prisoners by them.Ĭapt. If this is not granted them they threaten a sacrifice of lives. The in-surgents are willing to surrender, but only on terms of safe conduct out of difficulty. The living will of course be hanged, except three who are said to have escaped, and even they may be caught, and will be if the power of the general government can be effectual to that end.Ī despatch dated Tuesday morning says, The troop have entered the town. The outbreak has been most effectually put down, and most of its leaders killed and wounded. We will endeavor to sift the wheat from the chaff. Latest—To-day's mail brings us many columns of particulars, such as they are, contradictory and unreliable generally. The most probable version of the affair is, that “it originated in some government employees, who, having been swindled by a government contractor, took the law in their own hands, and seized on the government property." A large amount of government funds had been received on Saturday. Another account says 250 white men and 100 negroes, and that the negroes were forced into the service. The insurgent were estimated at 750 men, armed, but this is doubtless a great exaggeration. All the tiring insurgents were captured, and would have been despatched summarily but for the interference of the marines. It is said that a number were killed and wounded on both sides. Shortly after, the marines and Baltimore troops arrived, the doors were forced in the midst of firing from both parties and the Armory carried at the point of the bayonet. When the nearest of these arrived, from Jefferson and Frederick, about midnight, an immediate attack was made on the insurgents, who were driven into the Armory, which was barricaded. Immediately several companies of Maryland volunteers were sent from Baltimore and Frederick, by the Governor of Maryland, a regiment from Jefferson county and two companies from Richmond, by the Governor of Virginia, and 100 Marines with 2 twelve-pound gun from Washington by the Government. The news was transmitted from Frederick, Va., to Baltimore, by numerous despatches during Monday. The reports indicate that these have combined with the negroes, and that on Sunday night they took possession of the town, the Armory, Arsenal, Pay Office, and all government property, cut the telegraph wires, stopped all the trains of cars, Killed several persons, and barricaded and fortified the town. Armory, at which many northern and foreign artisans and laborers are employed. It is of course known that Harper’s Ferry is the seat of a U.S. This morning’s mail may bring us something more definite and reliable, and of course we will add it to this. It is manifest that the accounts so far are mainly guess work. Startling news from Virginia.-Yesterday’s mail brought us accounts of an outbreak at Harper’s Ferry, Va., accompanied with stories of an abolition and negro insurrection, loss of lives.