The New York Herald Newspaper, October 24, 1859, Page 1

TT Tot WHOLE NO. 8449. 7 a By’ SSS: ‘ MORNING EDITION—MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1859. ARRIV’.L OF THE ANGLO-SAXON. FQCR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. The Zurich Conferences Still in Session. Speech of Napoleon on Italian and Papal Affairs. Yéxpected Ministerial Crisis in England Upon the China Trouble. "The Trip of the Great Eastern from Port- land to Holyhead. SMPAVEMENT IN GOTTON AND BREADSTUFFS, &c., &o., &. ‘The steamship Anglo-Saxon, from Liverpool at ten A. “Mi. of the 12th inst., passed Father Point at eight o'clock yesterday morning, en route for Quebec. ‘The government is understood to have given Napier, the ‘well known shipbuilder of the Clyde, an order for the eonetruction of an fron steam ram. Lord Clyde was expected to leave India for England at ‘the close of the year or early in January. Rumors were current of considerable differences, and even a split, in tho English Cabinet, on the Chinese ques- ‘tion. Bir Robert Stephengon, the eminent engineer, was in a @ying state. His physicians bad given up all hope of his recovery, and his death was looked for at any moment. Great hopes had been raised that the builders’ strike in London was about to be terminated, but on the day pre- @eding the steamer’s departure those hopes were dis- polled, the pending negotiations having terminated in an ‘unsatisfactory manner. ‘The steamship Kangaroo, for New York, safed from Li- ‘verpool at eleven A. M. of the 12th inst. ‘The steamship Nova Scotian, from Quebec, arrived at ‘Liverpoo) at 11:30 P. M. of the 11th, ‘The steamers John Bell and United Kingdom, running the past season between Glasgow and Quebec, are to run between Glasgow and New York the ensuing winter. THE CRISIS IN ITALY. ‘The prorogation of the Zurich Conference is antici- pated. ‘The difficulties still remain unadjusted, and it was con- @idered doubtful when the treaty of peuce would be ‘The Plenipotentiaries of all the three Powers held con- ferences on the 9th instant, and couriers were afterwards despatched to Vienna and Turin. ‘The London Times’ Paris correspondent says that tho delay is attributed to Austria; that the Vienna Cabinet was doing all it could to win over the French Emperor to its ‘views, while at the same time it was reported to be pre- Paring a coalition against him in Germany. THE GREAT EASTERN. HER RUN FROM PORTLAND TO HOLYHEAN. ‘The Great Eastern quitted Portland at a quarter before four P. M. on the 8th, and anchored in Holyhead @ quar- ter before four on Monday afternoon, the 10th inst., hay- ng accomplished the voyage round under favorable cir- cumstances. ‘The distance ran during the’ forty-eight hours was com- puted at something over five hondred and fifty miles. ‘The average rate of speed for tho whole trip is stated to ‘de a little over thirteem knots, though during the greater part of the time the engine did uot go more than at half speed. The paddles averaged ten, and the screw thirty- eight revolutions per minute, when working ata pressure of twenty pounds. The greatest speed attained was over four- teen anda balfknots,or nearly seventeen miles per hour. This was accomplished without any special exertions on ‘the part of the engines, but a considerable quantity of canvaze was spread. The weather during the trip was squally , and at times a long, heavy ground swell was ex. Perienced, causing, according to some authorities, @ good deal of pitching and rolling on the part of the vessel, while others say that the motion was at all times most Slight, and that the ship was under the most perfect con- trol. Rough attempts have becp mare to ascertain the greatest angle of deck under rule, and the worst calcula- tion was guid to fix it at ten, while other vessels in the Vicinity were pitching about in a very lively manner. ‘The ehip was tried, after gome demur, by Mr. Scott Russell, both under screw and paddle engines, united and singly, and on both occasions with successful results. Experience showed that the ship had steered admirably, and that the compasses wore exact to a marvelous degree, It was reported that the Great Eastern would remain at Holyhead ten or twelve days, and then proceed to South- ampton to haye her boilers thoroughly repaired, in ac- cordance with the requirements of the Board of Trade, The correspondent of the London Times on board the ship, writing before the run to Holyhead, says that it is more than probable that the ehip will not leave England during the winter, and tat Southampton will probably be her winter quarters. THE SAN JUAN AFFAIR. ‘The London Times has another editorial on the San Juan difficulties. It reiterates its denunciations of Gen. ‘Harney’s course, and says he could not have anticipated ‘any outrage to American citizens in San Juan, and con- fiders that such a statemont 1s made for the purpose of excusing an aggression which bad long boen determined pon. It characterizes Gen. Harney’s act as a gratuitous $eult to the British empire, and one which could not be passed over. It firmly believes that no large class of ‘Americans will support the policy which has boen inau- gurated, and in reference to Gen. Scott’s mission says that the English government will respond with a cor- yeeponding courtesy, and the result will no doubt be a peaceful settlement of the questions which have been mate dangerous to the two great nations by the wrong hoaded- pess and folly of a few men. FRANCE. Its stated that the Emperor has beon unwell fora week or s0, but the malady was not serious, The Em- peror and Empress had quitted Biarritz and arrived at Bordeaux on the 10th. Their reception was enthusiastic, and Bordeaux was en fie, notwithstanding the woather ‘was unpropitious. The Emperor’s return to Paris was expected to bo marked by very active movement in the highest political regions. ‘The Marquis D’Azoglis, the Sardinian Minister to Lon- @on, had arrived in Paris, On the 11th inst. the Emperor recoived the authorities of Bordeaux. The Cardinal Archbishop addressed a gpeech to the Emperor, who reada reply to it, Both | specch and reply produced the most favorable impres- sion. The Emperor thanked his Eminence for hav- fing understood the high mission he had undertaken. He was endeavoring to strengthen the confidence in hhis good intentions rather than to spread needless alarm and expressed the hope that a new era of glory will bo raised for the Church on the day whon every one will share his conviction that the temporal power of the Pope $8 NOt opposed to the liberty and independence of Italy. ‘He forther said that the govorumeut which was the mouus of restoring the Holy Wuathor t the Pontifical throne swould only give uttoranos to euch reepsctful counsels as wore directed by sincere devotion to tho iuteroate of his Hviners; he could but be alarmed about the day which is nobfar distant, when Bome will be evacuated by the French Sroope, for Europe wili not atiow that) the occupation ‘whioh ihas lasted ten years Fhouki bu prolonged indefinitely. ‘When the Fronch army te withdrawn, what will it leave Dehind--anerchy ,t2rror, er peace? These aro questions the importance of whicli cannot cseape any one at tho present time. It is neorssary, continued the Emporor, fastend of apposiing to the ardent passious of the people, te search with calmness for the truth, and pray te Provi- dence to enlighten the people as well as thoir Rovegeigns, under a wish for tho folilraent of their rights, and that they may well understea| thoir duties. ‘A decrea bad beow eulsuitind for thy fortidcation of the fort of Grandalie and wow yma) islande Omposite Jersgy. Ap immense flowing beteery is being built at’ Bordeaax, It is to have bul¥ yarketaree feet in thickness. The Lonioy, Post's Paris correspondent says that tho Imperial gv yernment have now ip contemplation what measure?, may be taken to counteract the protests of the Freneb, bishops concerning what are called outrages agaiy.st the church. All the bishops have received orders fr¢m Rome to preach tho restoration of the Italian dukes, A Paris poper says that Napoleon ts gotting disgusted ‘with the procrastination of Austria, and for the moment French policy inclines to a more intimate understanding with England. King Leopold’s visit to Biarritz is also said to have con- tributed to improve the relatious between the English and French governments. ‘Ihe Univers had received a warning for an objection- able article on Cochin China, The Bourse was flat but steady; the Rentes closed at om commercial affairs of France continue to remain im an unsatisfactory state. The markets were abundantly supplied with wheat in the provinces, but pricos were nevertheless woll maintained in Paris: however a slight decline had taken place both in wheat and flour. ‘The quantity of the new vintage proves to be less than last year, and the quality not so good as was expected. ITALY. ‘The assassination of Count Auvili, at Parma, hasattractod considerable attention. It it stated that the French Consul at Parma has received orders to quit his post unless prompt justice was done and exemplary chastisement inflicted on the authors of the murder. A despatch says an investigation was being actively carried on by the government of Parma, which had decided to act with due severity against the guilty party. The official Pied:non- tese Gazette brands the crime asan execrable one, and declares it has produced a feeling of horror throughout the whole country. A national subseription in Italy for the purpose of pro- curing @ million of muskets was proceeding with great success. The organization of military forces and Italian leagues was daily becoming more complete. Gen. Fanti had bis headquarters at Modena, Gen. Ga- ribaldi at Bologna, and Gon. Mezzecofo at Reini, Volun- teers in great numbers had arrived from Venetia, and deserters from the Papal army were flocking in. ‘The Sardinian Chambers were to mect as soon as the treaty of peace was signed, but will then be digsolved and fresh elections take place. The official Piedmontese Gazette denics the truth of the passage in the Pope’s allocution, in which it was staved that the King of Sardinia had been appointed Dictator in the Legations. A memorandum from the Romanese government to the European Powers had been published. It states at full length all the grievances of the people against the govern- ment, and shows how the Pope has virtually abdicated his authority. It explains the motives which have led to the recent decree of annexation to Piedmont, and urges the great Powers to sanction that arrangement. The Sardinian Minister was on the eve of quitting Rome, and it was expected that before doing 80 he would place the Sardinian subjects under protection of the French embassy. ‘The government of Romagna had issued a decreo for- bidding the exportation of saltpetre and sulphur to tho Pontificial territory. The Dictator of Farini bad gone to Parma to goo sigos! justice administered to the murderer of anviti. Tho King of fardinia was about to proceed to. Genoa to receive the Dowager Empress of Russia. This and other little incidents are construed into a sympathy of feeling between the Russian government aud the Cabinet of Turin. * AUSTRIA, ‘The taxes in Austria which were imposed last May, and which were to continue only during the war, are to be prolonged to November, 1860. Rumors had been current that Baron Bruck had ten dered his resignation, but they were not confirmed. SPAIN. Letters state that the representatives of Morocco, a Tangiers, had asked for further delay for the settlemen’ of the question pending with Spain, but the demand was not conceded to, Nearly all the European Powers bad despatched vesacls of war to be present on the spot during the period of the Spanish expedition to Morocco. ‘The Spanish Consu) at Tangiers had received order to quit his postion the 15th, and onthe 18th the Spanish troops would enter the Moorish territory, unless the pend- ing dispute were proviously arranged. INDIA. The Calcutta mail, with dates to 16th Soptember, had arrived at aden on the Ist inst. The rebels onthe Nepaul frontier were still trouble- some. Some of the discharged European troops had already gailed from Calcutta. There is a vague report that Lord Canning has been re- lieved, and would be succeeded in the Governor General- ship by Lord Clarendon. Exchange on London, 2s. sd. a 28, 14. Imports wero steady, with a fair demand. Exports wore generally dull. Freights were depressed and ton- nage abundant. CHINA. China dates, according to the telegraph, aro to Sep- tember 10. ‘Tho Peiho and Grand Canal were blockaded by the British and French war vessels. Admiral Hope was in a dangerous state, and would haye to be invalided. The American Minister, says the despatch, was still ne- gotiating, and about proceeding to Pekin. Ching Kang, the celebrated rebel leader, was killed by his own people. THE LATEST NEWS. Loxpor, Oct. 12, 1859. The London Daily News city article says:—Fach set- Uement on the Stock Exchange forms to a certain extent fan index to the character, speculative or bona fide, of goneral business. The consol market yesterday was fa- yorably affected by the present monthly settlement, and closed firm at an advance of one-eighth to three-sixteenths. Other departments in exchange participated in the ten- dency to improvement. The demand for money con- tinues, and the terms for high class bills are 23 a 234. Small amounts of gold were sent to the bank yestorday. The London Times city article says:—The funds on Tuesday opened at the quiet prices of the day preceding, ‘but the progress of consols settlement showed the supply of stock in dealers’ hands to be very small, and the mar- ket s00n experienced improvement. ‘There was rathor an increased demand for money, but the rate inthe open market did not exoced 2% per cent. On the Stock Exchange loans were wanted at two per cent. ‘ibe foreign exchanges closed with an advancing tendency. . The London Daily News says the government of Mo- rocco is understood to be disposed to concede what is de- | manded by Spain, a result to which the exertions of Lord John Ruséeli have greatly contributed. In the same friendly spirit his lordship is said to have exercised the infiucnce of Englund to preserve peace ou the river Plato, without, however, intending to commit the country to active interference should warltke councils prevail. ‘The London Datly News says there is good reason to bo- licve that the difterences which are created by the sudden and uncalled for action of General Harney at San Jaan will be speedily ubated. The language of the United Suites government ig fiir and honorable. ‘The London Yémes says that want of funds on the part of the government of Ouatral Italy is represented as dally baccming more fevere, und it is doubtless upon a break downin this icspect that the Emperors of France and Austria mainly caleulaved for the restoration of the old rulers. Agents from Tuscany are nuderstood to have been in Tandon and Paris trying to raise one or tw) millions, bat Without success. COMMERCIAL INTELMIGENCE. LONDON MONEY MARKET. Consuls were quoted at the close of business on the 11th at 05% 9 067, for money, and 9 for account. ‘The funds had eon dull and lightly lowor, but on the 12th consols slightly advanced. There had been a fair demand for money, amd it was only in exceptional cases that busines was done below bank premium, Levers from Australia report the failure of Fairfax & Co, Me! ie, for £22, AMERICAN SHCURITIRS, Amertean stocks were generally without change. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. ‘The sales of cotton in the three days aubseqnent to departure of the Europa were 28,000 bales, of whiob 2, were taken by speculators and 6,060 by experters. market showed an improved demand, and closed frm, but without any actual advance, Some hhow- ever, eay that the fair and middling qualities of American were one eighth of a penny higher. STATE OF TRADE IN MANCHESTER. ‘The from Manchester continue unfavorable. All qualities were slightly lower; the decline on some Kinds of yarn being fully one-eighth of a penny. LIVERROOL grote MARKET. Bichardgon, Spence & port flour firm and 6d. a Is. higher per barrel and eack. Wheat firm at an advance of 2d. per cental Corn firm, and 6d. a le; better por q . No-quotations are given. The advance in all was caused by the American advices by tho Persia, and bad the effect of checking business. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. Beefwas steady. Perk dull, with small sales of Ame- rican at 608. Bacon dull. Lard quiet but steady. unchanged, q LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. 2} Aehes steady at 278. 6d. a 275 pearls. Bugar steady. Coffee steady at 4s, 2d. for common, jutet. its of turpentine dull. LONDON MARKETS In the London market wheat was firm, and a partial advance of Js, per quarter had been obtained. Sugar firm: Coffee frm, Tea firm. Rice firm. dull at 568. Linseed oil 288. 84. The indigo sales commenced with fair spirit, and the prices obtained were slightly higher, New Steamship for the Pacific—Sailing of the Champion. Commodore Vanderbilt’s new iron side wheelsteamer, Champion, Captain A. T. Fletcher, intended for the Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Company’s opposition Hine to California, left this port on Saturday, She goes direct to Ban Francisco, via Magellan, calling at Rio Janeiro Chile coal mines, thence to California witbeut stopping at Panama. She had on board 700 tons of coal, sixty days provision for her officers and crew, which con- sisted of the full complement, 140 tons of freight, and drew only twelve feet of water. This was considered something very extraordinary by the pilot who took her to sea—that a ship, an iron one too, of sixteen hundred tons burthen, with passenger accommodations for nine hundred persons and four hundred tons of freight, should g0 to sea drawing 60 little water. Commodore Vanderbilt considers the Champion the mort perfect ship he has ever built. She was built by Harlan, Hollingsworth & Co., at Wilmington, Del., and is the first iron ship of any size ever Duilt in this country. Her hull is of continuous and unbroken plates of wrought iron, from one-half to feven-eighths imches thick and twenty-four inches wide, ranning from stem to stern— the aggregate weight of which is seven-cighths of a million pounds, or 20 per cent less weight than a wooden ship of the same size. The hull is in four water tight compartments, such as cannot be placed in wooden ships on account of the fastening. The side plating sheets vary in thickness from 11-16, %, 34, 7-16 of inch—clinker built. She bas fourteen fore and aft kelsons in the form of a knife blade set up edgewise, three fect wide and seven and one-eighth inches thick. ‘The ribs or timbers are bar iron, 4 by 13¢ inches thick, placed 16 inches apart from stem to stern. There isasmuch serviceable fastening in one-fourth part of an iron ship as in the whole of 8 wooden one—both being of the fame size, iron being seven times heavier than the best oak, taking the cubical capacity, and fourteen times stronger. The arate of an iron vessel is from 18 to 24 per cent leas than wood, both being the same siz. Iron coste but Lite more than wood where the latter is coppered and copper fastened; the hull of an tron ship being 59 per cent stronger than wood, both same capacity. The Champion has three decks—two besides the upper, which has two tier of state rooms, entered only from the deck outside. These rooms are very pleasant in a warm. climate. The main or principal cabin, the next one below, ie hard wood finished—of rose, mahogany and bird’s eye a with state room furniture everything to match. Tn the gangway, the entrance to this saloon, is a splen- did photograph jikenees of the Commodore, looking 23 smiling avd amiable as if he had just brought “ them fellere on the corner of Wall and Water streets” to terms. Captain John T. Wright and Mr. William & Freeman went out by the last steamer to take charge of the business of the new line on the Pacific side, which was formerly done by C. K. Garrison, Bsq., before selling out to Vanderbilt bis interest in the line. Captain Wright was for many years connected with the New Orleans and Texas business, and will be the outdoor map. Mr. Freeman has been connected with the Camden and Amboy Railroad, as manager or head of the trans- portation Dnsimess, for some thirty years, and is to be the indoor or financial’ man, The Suit Against the Bishop of Rhode Island—The Other Side of the Story. ‘TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD PRovipence, Oct. 22, 1859. In the Heritp of yesterday you make some re. marks not very complimentary to the Catholic Bishop of Rhode Island, who is represented as guilty of an attempt to swindle a poor woman out of some $3,000. Your usual candor will extend to me the privilege of correcting the statement on which that grave charge rests. The suit alluded to was brought by Mrs. Hannerty— not against the Bishop of this diocess, but against William O’Reilly, brother and administrator to the will of the late Bishop. The present Bishop never told Mrs. Hannerty ‘that the funds of the church were exhausted, but that he would see to her claim afterwarde;’’ nor did Mre. H. 80 testify. ‘The facts of the case, as brought out during the trial, were simply these:—Bishop O'Reilly was lost, January, 1856, in the ill-fated Pacific. As goon as his death was known Mrs. Hannerty began to speak of her having loaned moncy to him. At first the eum claimed by her ‘was only $600, but it coon grow to $2,000, then to $2,600, and finally to $3,000, for which sum sho sued the adminis- trator. Her contradictory statements threw doubts over the claim, which were increased by the well-known fact that she had alwgys expressed the most bitter feelings towards Bishop O'Reilly, and was in such straitened cir- cumstances that her small property had been constantly under mortgage for fourteen years for sums varying from $109 to $300. Her witnesses ou the trial were hor son, her daughter and aMrs J., formerly an inmate of Mrs. Hannerty’s house. Each of them fell into self contradictions whilst on the ‘Witness stand, which went far to sustain the position of the defence, viz.: that the whole suit was the result of a conspiracy to obtain money by the basest perjury. ‘The plaintiff claimed that the $8,000 had been paid to Bishop O'Reilly, in the office of the late Genoral Car. penter,on the 16th of May, 1853—the Gencra) having drawn up tho note, which she avers has been lost. Tho hour of the transaction was fixed between ten and twelve o'clock. Tho defence showed that that day Bishop O'Reilly was engaged, in his cathedral, from nine till after twelve o’clock,in singing mass, preaching and as- sisting at a Te Deum, at which more than 1,000 persons were present. On the other hand, Hon. Mr. Thurston, partner of the late General Carpenter, showed, from the oftice books, that he (Thurston) was {n the office during that morning, and swore that no such transaction oc- curred there. A second count fixed the payment on the morning of May 17. In reply, it was proved that om that morning the Bishop was, in company with seyeral of his clergy, at the residence of the late Rev. J. Stokes, and that he re- mained there for dinner. Besides the records of the court ehowed that General Carpenter spent that morning in the Court House in the trial of an important divorce case. ‘Thus a complete alibi was established. Many other facts were adduced in testimony, such as vagy of all pepggthsinenttaon mn interest on books ept with great care, impooaibility of tracing the bre Aang xeon fact that the Bishop ving a large balance to his credit other facts. ‘the charge of Chief Justice Ames was strongly in favor of the defence. The jury, however, di I—two be- ing in favor of the plaintiff and ten for the defendant. Another trial will probably take place. As neither judge, Jury nor lawyers are Catholic, it can hardly be sup) @3sed that they have any prejudices against the Han. erty family, who became Protestants, some of them two, some pine years ago. If, however, they are not willing to abide by the verdict of a jury, tt will be oasy to pub- jish the whole proceedings in the case, to which the de- fendants will not object, al they do complain of cx parto statements and garbled oxtracts. JUSTICE. Invention IN TRINGRAPHING.—We have seen the model of a wewly designed machine for telegraphing, which is represented by its inventor to be ahead of any now in use. Instead of having messages sent from the manu- script, either by tho House printing plan or by the Moree characters, he proposvs to have the messages first set up in a peculiar faced character of type, to be learned by the operator. The type thus set up is placed in a re- celver, and by means of a wheel, a cylinder, and astile or pen, the characters aro travaferred to paper in regular eheots and lines, The inventor, Mr. Bradloy, of Califor. ‘nia, claims that by means of this instrument a speed of from eight to twelve thousand words an hour can be at- tained. We should like to seo it dono. peeanee vet eR Two Frer or SNow—A telegraphi tch trem Chateangay, 3. Y., of tho 2st inet! Ble ig ‘two feet of snow at that and it was still fell- ing. Chatcaugay is in the portacen: of "Now York. Ml at Calais, Me., on not, Syoney, for, fab 00, and J, & W. Pattewon, of "THE INSURRECTION IN VIRGINIA Interesting Statements of Citizens of Harper’s Ferry. Graphic Descriptions of the Conflict Be- tween the Insurgents and Soldiers, HEROIC CONDUCT OF A LADY. The. Mew. Work Pulpit on the “Irre- pressible Conflict.” THE LATEST DESPATCHHES Rey Ree, kee SPECIAL REPORT TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Hanrgn’s Frery, Va. , Oct. 20, 1859. No more levely and romantic spot than this village could haye been found in all the slaveholding States for the opening of the bloody “irrepreesible contlict,”” sought to be inaugurated by Brown and his followers and the other fanatical desperadocs who have gent them hither. ‘The village is situated in a deop, narrow gorge of the mountains, at the point where the waters of the Potomac and Shenandoah, uniting their forces, broke through the mountain chain. All around are ffty peaks whose rocky sides are covered by foliage, and at this weagon of the year adorned in all the gorgeous rain- bow hues of the autumnal forest. About five or six miles distant on the Maryland side is the Ken- nedy farm, tho place of rendezvous solectod by the filibusters to mature their plans. Brown came to this neighborhood in July, under the assumed name of Smith, accompanied by three or four men, and began to ook for a location to be occupied temporarily, he alleged, until be could find and purchase property to suit him. He finally bired the Kennedy farm of Dr. Kennedy, of Hagers- town, Maryland, for the sum of $35 a year. A short time afterwards the party was increased by the arrival of two women, said te be his wife and daughter. And about three weeks ago three men arrived. The bouse is located in the midst of a thickly settled neighborhood, five or six families living within bail, and the movements of the stran- gers were regarded with much curiosity. They seemed to have no settled business, but a large number of boxes and packages were sent to them by railroad, which they carted home, and nearly every day one or more of them paid a visit to the village upon some pretence or other. They paid for everything they wanted in hard cash, and were seciable and friendly towards their neighbors. A great deal of their time appeared to be passed in hanting in the mountains, although it is not known that they ever brought home any game. On one occasion a neighbor re- marked to Mr. Smith (as Old Brown was called) that he had observed twigs and branches bent down in a peculiar manner, which Smith ex- plained by stating that it was the habit of the Indians in travelling through a strange country, to mark their path in that way 80 a8 to find their way back. He had no doubt, be eaid, that Indians frequently passed over these mountains unknown to the inhabitants. On Benucy night last Brown and his party, numbering twenty-two men, marched into town very quietly, and proceeding straight to the gate of the armory, selzed and imprisoned the watchman on duty, and placed themselves in possession without creating any alarm. A detachment un- der command of aman named Cook, who had iived a long time in the neighborhood, was then despatched into the country and made seizure of two wealthy slave owners— Col, Washington and Mr. Alistadt.-as has already been re- ported in the Herawp. Cook and his men returned with the prisoners, and five of the slaves belonging to each. Cook then took some of tho negroes and two white men of the party—Owen Smith and a man named Thompso1— and weft up to the Kennedy farm, where the party labored nearly all day in carting boxes of arms down to a school house only @ mile or two from Harper's Ferry. They drove out the school children and ticd the schoolmaster hand and foot and kept bim in the build- ing. Towards night Cook went down towards Harper's Ferry, where Brown and hia party were by this time hemmed is by the military, and was geen in a litle time by @ man who bad lived on the road return: in a state of great excitement. Since thattime neither he nor auy of his party have been seen. Old Brown and his men, nineteen in number, remained in charge of the armory ana village, taking possession of the bridges and all the avenues, and arresting the citizens as fast aé they made their appearance in the streets. ‘The rest of the affair is fully and minutely described tn the following statements of citizens and eye-witnesses, which were taken by our reporter on Wednesday and Thursday last — STATEMENT OF W. W. THROCKMORTON. The clerk of the Wager Hotel, which is situated by tho side of the railroad track,a young man named W. W. Throckmorton, makes the following statement:—About ten o’clock Sunday evening, as I was about closing up the doors below, I noticed a one horse covered wagon going by, and from its appearance concluded it was a gipsy wagon. ‘There were some four or five men following the wagon. I went below to shut up, and told one of our colured servants, whom I found up, that some gipsies were goin; by. He wanted to go out and sce them, and seom quite anxious to go, bug I said I was going to shut up, and bade him goto bed. “All was quiet after this, except some men walking along the streets till about twelve o'clock, when I went to call some men who were to go in the express train. Then I heard the report of a gun out op the bridge and a man —t I went down to the door when the w: of the bridge, an Irishman, rushed in and said, ‘‘lock your doors, there aro robbers on the bridge—several men.” I’ did not think of the gipsey wagon at the time, but sup- posed =eome rowdies from the canal locks d fired at him to frighten him. I then went up and awakenod the passepgers, and triod to borrow a re- volver from some of the guests, but could not find one. I then waiked out and went up to the railroad office to see Sheppard, the colored map, and borrow his revolver, as ho always kept one, but his revolver was not loaded. As I came out of the office I saw two men on the bseen with guns in their hands. I went back to the hotel and kept quiet till the train came along. I then in- formed Captain Phelps, the conductor, of what I had seen and heard, and he took four or five men and went to the bridge. Heyward here cote the colored man, went in with them abead, and as he got in, they called out “Sur- render.’” The man turned and run, and the men on the pelape shot him as he ran; all the men then ran back to the hotel; we carried the wounded man into the ticket office, and Istarted for a doctor; had arevolver then which I had borrowed from a passenger on the train; just as 1 cross- ed the street, I met two men coming down the rosd; the passengers were at this time running around in excitement and women and children screaming in the cars, I sup- posed these men were passengers till one of them pre- sented his gun, and said to me “ you son of ——, I will give you some too,” and fired, but missed me. Ihad no chance torun, but they both run towards the armory, and as they were runniog I fired all the shots in my re’ volver atthem. The mon stopped about half way to the armory gates. Then I got another revolver, and Captain Phelps and some of the passengers went with me towards the gery 2 A8 wo camo out the men had got inside the gate, and fired at us two or three shots, but the distance or the darkness prevented their taking good aim, and nobody was hurt. I then fetirned and got’ the ngers into the hotel. Soon after I walked out upon the platform with another gentleman, and then we saw two men with guns coming from the armory. They walked past us towards the office, whero the negro Pee tay. As thoy reached the railroad Laie they led to us, but we could not under- stand what they said. Then we put the lights out in the hotel, and watched from the windows, Soon after an old man named Grice, whom they had taken on the Shenandoah bridge, came up from the armory, and wanted to come in, but Isent him to the oflice where Capt. Phelps was. Afterwards I learned that be had deen let out on condition of going straight home, bocaase of his age. He said he was directed by the mon’ who had released bim to tell the hotel keeper and railroad agent that nobody here should be harmed if they kept tho and made no . About three o'clock we saw a four horse wagon and a two horse buggy (Colonel Washington’s) driven past and taken into the armery yard. We concluded then: that a gang of. robbers were plundering the ari where I knew there was a large sum of money. We could hear unloading tn the ar- ith Troseanfie sees with guns. one Cook, who had lived around bei this town, taking @ long time with our the one who anxious to 8ee the caer? daylight. Dr. Stany ‘ted for the yard and come to the hotel came to the door and gave me a note, [To anges Sad bbesice UR iF i house, and read ‘You wili furnish forty-fve men with» good Seid AIN SMITH, I determined then to go to the yard. gate, and two mulattoes Scaducsed Relays = wicagtan Bea who'spoke very politely. Ho said, “I am Captain Sinith: I want prepared a breakfast for forty-five mea’! “NEW YORK’ HERALD. He took me into one of the shops and show- ed me # npomber of citins whom he ~ had captured, and asked me if I knew them. I aaid I did: Then he eaid he wanted breakfust for forty-five men, in- cluding these, my friends, a8 soon as possible, Itold him T would do the best I could, but it would have to be iw the — strongest pa with the train, saying be had women and children who were frightened nearly to death, and if be would let them pass they would do nothing to trouble him; Brown then he cous! pass if he would hold his peace and say nothing along the routa ‘hat anything was going on here, and he would go to the bridge himself and see that he went Wrovgh safely. Brown then came up to the bridge and the passengers got on as fast as possible, and she train left. I went to some of the passengers and begged them to make an alarm, and bave a military company sen here as soon as possibie, Before Jeaving the armory, Brown told me they came bere to free th: ves, and paid although he had ao smal: @ force he could bave thousands a4 svon as be said the word, Said be, I am a military man, and I caine rite free the yeah your surrounding country, and I take ‘ion of government property and’arms {0 at me.in,.deing 50. lcan have five thousand men here in Jess than twenty four hoursat my call. Ho gave me leave to pass backwards and for wards if I would ki quiet, aud if not h would take possession of the hotel. Every one Bupposed of course he had a large force at hand. After the train left. bridge was still 1d, and Brown’s men were ate backw: and for- ard. I wid Brown 1 i" him breakfast, but ‘only water to. drink. said ho must have cof because he felt fatigued, bring it immediately to the Amory yard. prepared breaklast and took allate but Browo himself, who touch it. Ibad intended to prepare a special breakfast & him as he eed. Piaf rmaranytg ty Lira it. laugbed and joked wi ming not to seem to fear bun. After breakfast Colonel Washington asked me to take care of horses, and bt put them in the stable at the hotel. He then said: “There is another horse, pointing to his own, which was ana the yard—I will put that horse in ad charge; keep him till I call for him.” I don’t think will call very soon. I asked him about pay for the breakfast, he said be should want dinner at three o'clock for perhaps 200 men, and he would pay for the whole then. One of our servants, the one I spoke, of as wanting to see the gypsies, appeared to know him very well, had eonversation with bim in tho ‘engine house. He had sone with me to carry, the break. fastvery willingly, though the other servants hung back, and when 1 ordered him to take the breakfast Cine Bak. wi, Deak, to the hotel, he said he we when he ‘got ready, and TI must under- stand he was ag much boes as Iw: Brown, who as. This amused Old atme, and I told him there was no bigger blood in me, atall events, This boy wasa slave, Delonging to some heirs, but has been doing for himself and counted free for some time. The fellow lefton Wed- nesday and not been seen since. He went away because he knew, I suppose, that there were plenty around who would take acrack at him if they got a chance. His name is Charles Williams. About twelve o’clock I learned that the Charlestown company had arrived, and then I felt we were safe. I went and looked out of the window, and saw just then a shot fired at one of Brown's men, whose amo is Stephens, and saw him fall. The shot wus fired from the Galt House by George W. Chambers. ey called to me that they bad spare guns, and asked me ocome over. I went over, and as I passed seized Stephens’ rifle, which lay by bis side. I tried also to get his revolver, busier fired at me, and the bullets came thick. and I must too Charlestown company had the bridge, and called me to m, but I thought they were Brown’s men, and ran iuto the hotel with the gun. After this oue of Brown's men got into the hotel by some means and demanded the uu, Dut just then the Charlestown men drove through the hotel, and the man map got out at the back way without the gun. Stephens, the wounded man, was then brought in, and another fellow named Thompson was brougbtin a prieoner ,and placed in the parlor tied hand and foot. All this time a firing was kept up. About three o’clock, Hayward Sheppard, the colored man they shot in the morning, died. Mr. Beckham, the agent, was greatly excited at his death, as the old man had bad him ten or twelve years, and liked him Rea much. He went up the railroad platform beyond the rai road station, once, and was pulled back, but he went again, his hands in his pockets, and got some distance beyond the water station, when they shot him through the heart. He fell, and never moved again. The man who shot him from the door of the engine house wag himself shot a moment afterwaras by a Harper's Ferry man. When Beckham was shot our men became almost frantic. They rushed in here, where the prisoner (Thomp- son) was, crying “Shoot him!” “Kill him!’ and had it not been for a lady who was in the room (Miss Christine Fouke, sister of the landlord) he would have been kilied on the spot. They cocked their guns and pointed at him, crowding around, but sbe stood over him, telling them, “For God’s sake, save him! don’t kill him in that way, but let the law take its course!’’ She said they had lum a prisoner, bound, and he could not get away, and begged that they would not kill him. The man sajd he was willing to die; kuew he had to die, and wahted to be shot. They finally got hold of him, took him out on the platform and shot him. He had more than forty balls fired into him. The citizens around were chiefly concerned in this, but I cannot say who shot him. I could not have saved him if 1 had tried. The crowd also tried to get hold of Stephens, who was wounded and was lying in bed up stairs, but Miss Fouke prevented it, and finally a guard was placed over him. Stephens said before he was shot that i! he was loose he would shoot any of us. ‘After that there was a great deal of excitement and firing about the armory. Companies of mi come in, and atlength the marines arrived, and the next morning took all the insurgents that were left. COL. JOHN A. WASHINGTON S STATEMENT. Cok John A. Washington (who ia distantly rolated to George Washington) gives the following account of his connection with the affair:— Between one and two o'clock on Sunday night I was in bed at my house, five or six miles from Harper's Ferry; I was awakened by hearing my name called in the hall; I sup- posed it was some friends arrived, who, being acquainted with the house, had come in through the kitchen without making any noise; I got up and opened the door into the hall, and before me stood four mon, three armed with Sharp’s rifles, levelled andgcocked, and the fourth—this man Stephens—with a revolver in his right hand, and in his left a lighted flambeau, made of pine whittlings; as L opened the door one of the men said, “Is your name Wasbington?”’ Said I, “‘thatis my name.” Perhaps also 1k, who was of the crowd, also identified me, aa he told me afterwards he was taken there for that purpose. I was then told that I was a prisoner, and one of them said, « Don'tbe frightened.” Trepiied, “Do you see any thing that looks like fright about me?” ‘« No,”* he said, “I only ‘want to say that if you surrender and come with us frecly you are safe.” 1 told them I understood that sutticiently. and there was no necessity for further explanation; but f was struck with the number of men _ sent against me, and asked what need there was of 0 many, as there was no danger of an unarmed man in his night shirt resisting an armed force. Twas told to put on my clothes, and of course complied. ‘‘Porbapg,’’ said I, {¢while Iam dressing you will be £0 good ag totell me what all this means’” I inquired what the weather was outside, and one of them advised me to put on an overcoat as it was rather chilly. Another said they wanted my arms, and I opened tho gun closet for them to help them: selves. They then explainoi their mission, which they represented to be purely philanthropic—to wit: The emancipation of all the slaves in the country. After I was dressed Stephens said to me, ‘ Have you got any money?” Ireplied ‘4 wish I bad a eal.”? “ Be careful, sir,” eaid he, I told him if I had any money I knew how to take care care of it, and he could not get it. Baid he, “ Have you & watch?” My reply was, “I have, but you cannot have it. You have set youseslves up ‘as great moralists and liberatore of slaves; now it appears that you are robbers as well.”’ ‘Be careful, sir,”’ said ho again. I told them I was dressed and ready to go. They bade me wait a short time, and my carriage would be ‘at the door. They had’ ordercd my carriage for me, and pried the stable door to get itout They had harnessed the horses on the wrong side of each other, aud I tried to induce them to correct the mistake, which they did after driving a short distance; but till, being har- neesed wrong and rather spirited animals, they would not work well. My servant, whom they had forced along, was driving. Isuepected they were only robbers, and was expecting all along that they would turn off at some int, but they drove directly to Armory. Brow came out and ‘invited me in, saying thete ‘was a comfortable fire, and I shortly afterwards met with Mr. Allstadt, whom they had arrested on the way, and brought along in'my bugey wagon. While coming ai the horses being restive, I got outand walked up ‘bil with one of the men, who took occasion to ask my views ‘on the subject of slavery in the abstract. Tdectned an argument on the subject, but he still pressed it upon me, and I was obliged to refuse the second time. Brown told us to make ourselves comfortable, and added, “By and by I each of” you, to to & s i i ia i By 5. g 4 = 33 ie wna He told a8 we might be assured of good treatment because, jn cage he got the Worstof itin thie Aight, the ponsoael of us would be of setvice in procuring ence with our we could exercise greut ini and as for me, be know jf 1 duty, and in my positien as rid tothe Governor Tshauhd Be & moet dangerons foe Then we were taken into the house and cloeely coufiwed. Two of our namber went backwards und forwards repeatedly to confer with eiti- zens during the various negeUations, and finally remained: out altogether, leaving the eight who were inside when tbe building was finally assaulted and captured by the marines, During Monday various te:ms of capitulation were proposed and refused, and at night we requested our triends to erase firing during the night, as, if the place should be stormed. in. the dark, friends and foes would have to shi ec. In the mornig Captain Simme, of Frederick, announced the arrival of the United States ma- rines, Luring the night be had brought in Dr. Taylor, of F. ederick, to jeok at the wounds of old Brown’s son. |The surgeon looked at the man, and promised to attend bim again Ip the morning if practicable, but about the time he Was expected hostilities had recommenced. Col. Lee, who commanded the United States forces, sent up Lieut Stuart to announce to Brown that the tA oo he would offer for surrender were thutbe and his.men Id be taken to a place of pafety and kept unmolested until the will of the President could be, ascertained. Brcwn’s reply was to the effect that he could expect no leniency, and be would set! bis life as dearly as poasible. A few minntes later the place way assaulted andtaken. In Justice to Brown, | will eay that be advised the prisoners to keep well under shelter during the firing, and at no did be threaten to mateacre us or pies us in front ‘D cake of assault. It was evident he did not expect the attack so soon. There was no cry of ‘surrender’ in bis party except from ohe young man, and then Brown raid—“Only one surrendore.” ‘This fellow, after he saw the marines, raid he would prefer to take his chance of atrial at Washington. He had taken bis position,and fired one or two when he cried “surrender.” re were four of Brown's party able to fight when the ma- rines attacked, besides a negro, making five in oll. This negro was very bold at first; but when the assanlt\was mane he took cif his accoutrements and tried w miogle with the prisouers, and pass himself off as one of them. I banded him over to the marines at once, saying he was @ prisoner then at all events. STATEMENT OF W. 8. DOWNER. ‘The Master Armorer’s clerk at the armory, W. 8. Dow- ner, says:—On Sunday night about twelve o'clock | was awakened by reports of firearms, and shortly afterwards the clerk of the house came upto my room door, and asked if I had @ revolver, saying some men- had stopped a train on the bridge, and shot the colored man (Hayward) for trying to go over the bridge. I had no arms, and laid down again. Towards morning I got up and found they had taken possession of the wn, and were doing everything as.if they had a perfectly overwhelming force. The citi- zens could not cenceive that apy sane men wonld under- take such a thing without some show of force. About eix or seven o'clock in the morning a negro man of the company went up the street to the house of a man named. Palawin, who kept a store, and undertook to take him prisoner, but he resisted and shot him. About the game Ume they broke open the arsenal and took out two boxes of muskets. They shot ata man named Kelly going the etreet, but missed him, and the ball two partitions in a house beyond and lodged in a third. The sentinels marched up and down the streets, and whenever they saw ® man outside they ‘would go up to him and say, “ Here, le Borer you over at the armory,” and if the citizen refused, would give him the choice to go or be shot. In the morning, as the employée of the armory came down to work, were taken prisoners one by one, and put in the watchman’s juartere. About elevin o'clock forty or fifty volunteers rom Charlestown came down. In the mean time some ofour men got arms—armory men—and a party of them came up the road above bim, and eame acroes a ty of seven of the insurgents, fired into them. took two pricouerr, killed three, and two were drowned. in trying to swim the river. n they came down here and took the bridge from the insurgents, shooting one of their septinels on the bridge. The man Lieman Six y who is now lying wounded in the armory, was in the street as he was crorsing with a flag of truce, borne by Mr. Ketzmuller, who was one of their, prisoners. Stephens was brought in him a prisoner. This was before Beck- ham was shot. Then Ketzmuller came into the hotel; he was under parole to go back, but did not consider that binding under the .circumstances. Another man who came ovt with the flag of truce, and ran back; ‘The message was a proposition to be allowed to march out and liberate the prisoners on the other side of the river. No answer wast returned. Soon after that ancther of the filibusters (J. C. Anderson) was ‘shot in the street, west of the armory, the ball passing thre bis neck. He was the man that kiNed Burley. Then Mr. Beckham, the railroad agent, walked out upon therplat- form, with bis hands in his pockets, just as he passed the water station he was shot right through the heart. Mr. Beckham was excited about ‘the stopping of the trains, which had thrown ever into confusion. When he was shot be bent for: 5 doubled down and dropped dead. Then the crowd be- came terribly e: rated, and citizens rushed into the Wager House and took’ the prisoner Leeman (cap- tured just previously) out upon the platform and shot bim. Iwas vp here taking care of the wounced man Stephens. The crowd then immediately came up here, and wanted to take him out and shoot him too, and even threaened to shoot him in bed. They soemed perfectly wild with frenzy. After that we had riflemen stationed in the entry here, and whenever they could get sight of one of Brown's party down in the armory yard they would shoot him. One of them saw aman shooting with a long pistol and shot him dead. His body was thrown over the fence, where it lay for a long time. There was fring backwards and forwards until Brown’s men were driven into the engine house, which they pierced full of holes to fire through. More companies, and finally the marines arrived. Guards were stationed all aboat the armory, and on all the bridges over night, and in the morning the engine house was taken. Among Brown’s prisoners was Mr. Fortenay, a shocmaker, who es by jumping over the wall. He was chot’ at just as he jumped, but éecaped unhurt. he companies from Martinsburg, under Capt. Albartis, and from Charlestown were first here, and aeompany was. organized here about that time and commanded by the ja@ior at Charlestown, who, as well as Capt. Alburtis, served in the Mexican war. There were three companies from Frederick who were the firet uniformed troops on the ground. ‘They arrived about dark, Daring the night some other companies arrived from Baltimore and Richmond, beeides the marincs from Washington. On Tuesday troops were sent over into the mountains in Maryland to search for arms, and. found in a sevool house a few miles from hero a large quantity of rifles, revolvers, pikes or spears, (some with stort handles, like dirks,) cartridges, powder, intreuching tools, a camp chest’and other military stores. Old Brown One Cook is the meanest man God ever mace, but he will not say anything to criminate him. On Monday night they had one of Col. Washington’s servants on guard, but he swam the river and went home. Ano- ther was found in the river, drowned. CAPT. ALBURTIS’ STATEMENT. Capt. Ephraim G. alburtis, who commanded the volun teers from Martinsburg that drove Brown*s men into the engine house, and released the greater part of tho prisoners, gives the following account of the aflair:—We reccived intelligence of this aifair about one o'clock on Monday. Immediately a meeting was called at the guard house, and volunteers called out to come to this place. A great many immediately stepped cat and I was elected to take command. We arrived here at three o’clock P M., and went upa ravine from the rajiroad into Bolivia, (about a mile above Harper's. ere were joined on the road bya company from Shepherdstown, who. preced ug into the street. We then came down to the upper en of Shops, when wo received orders from Col. Baylor, “ommanding the militia of this county, whose di- rections were that the company from Shepherdstown should tako the street coming into Harper’s Ferry, enter- command should pper end, meoting them midway at the mus- ket factory. We ent the armory at the uj shops, and after some congultation I di: that twenty- five men should proceed down the main avenue or centre, that a like number should take the rear of the shops, an: the remainder should down sh the-shops tho ver Siar cone pole org of those who came vel pon arriving nearly opposite the first and second buildings on tho east or rf baad, counting from bere, we were fired upon by men in the ive house, and on the ° house and the pay office. The fire was returned and retreated into the engine house, from which they kept ‘up a continual fire through the door, which was kept four tan Bre won very Uriekiy returned -whom were woun' and two W is foared “ypernopmyt ae Re fight we found in the room adjoining engine house some thirty or forty prisoners who bad deen captured and confined by tho outlaws. The win- Gows were broken open by our party, and these men escaped. The whole of the outlaws were now driven into the 1 house, aud owing to the great number of wounded requiring our are, and not Being supperted by the other companies as we expected,’ we were obliged to return. Had tuo othor companies come have taken the engine bouse then. permitied to retire across the river with their arms, and, 1 think, proceed as far as come lock on the canal, there Orelease their prisoners. These terms wore not acoeded 0, land having understood that the United States marines and 8 num! of Lge ap Baltimore were on their way, done except to eotabligh, gmares desperadoes: we to bring to bear on the engine house, >I Tors alread not to'do oo on account of ena oe eee did not fre a ae he noe men ered hich a terms ordered the marines ie eon in. At the bammers failed, the within. But there was a ladder ‘and ten on aside, used as a ‘ame they struck, the doors gave way, fired a volley, ore then Fodtied in. the doors "were struck with sledge wey Were broken ‘was ‘illed—this man, ‘takes place wi tare wae 8 = ft ‘was 00. ‘Brown tmeelf was wounded ‘and Tertape by the bayoneds pervs wound we