Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-25


TRe DeIense Of The Natiopal Oapitai-Bx
tenstve ePrepnratiens Of the Governmeut.
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A gentlemen who left Washington at
half past two p M, on Saturday, and ar
rived at Baltimore, where he remained till
eight o'clock on Sunday morning, and has
just arrived in this city, furnishes us with
the following information; Sri. tet-aIr Ir.,f
Atthe time of his departure from Wash
ington the people were in state of intense
excitement anticipating an invasion, won
deriDg why more troops were not sent
where the Seventh could be, and generally
in state Of confusion and in some cases
alarm. .-...-.
an the public Offices and the Capitol were
guarded BY armed men. O. M. Clay had
under his command some seventy men, aud
other men were making Preparations to
reIel an attack, IL any should be made, ~
There was a general fear that there would
be great difficulty in supplying the troops to
arrive with, provisions, and other questions
were agitating the public mind with ankle
ties that the news from Baltimore to-day
has, no doubt, in q great measure removed.
! Our informant says that on Saturday
night, while he was in Baltimore, the mob
ruled; and it was reported Sunday morn
material of German Republican paper of
/ fee, and done other acts sf violence.
! Railroad communication being cut Off
at eight o'clock he took carriage and rode
thirteen miles to CockeysviIle, where, TO his
surprise, train had just come in with 2, 500
Pennsylvania troops, under command of
Major Porter, United States Army, and the
men were then getting out Of the cars.
Ali the bridges crossing the small streams
hnt Dnalraxyacxflla ond paIfifaoro had
been destroyed Colonel Delafeld, United
States Army, was with Major Porter, aud
they at once took possession of that end of
the railroad, and with their men, became a
small army of occupation. s' 7.'
They brought down on the train three or
four hundred laborers and timber and mate
rial to rebuild the bridges, but did not use
them, the design being (probably) not to af-
ford the Baltimoreans means Of reaching
them. c H f0' ''
Our informant was personally know to
Colonel Delafield and Major Porter, and re-
turned on the train with them to Harrisburg.
| At one o'clock yesterday the train returned
to Cockeysville with 2, 500 more men. f,-r
| On his arrival at Harrisburg, at noon, he
found 1000 or 5000 troops there, and they
we're pouring in from all quarters. The
Ohio troops had begun to arrive, and Capt.
| Shermap's battery was already loaded into
Il
| Afterwara, however, the train was
| switched off, and was probably sent to
| CockesYille to act with the men already en-
| camped there. 1t was also reported that two
companies of dragons and two of infantry,
were to be sent to the same place, to co ,ope-
rate with the force already there.
These movements are most important, in-
asmuch as the concentration of q large force
| SO near Baltimore will distract the attention
II Of fhoco Roltinnraano uhn hava mad 1.
tated descent on Washington. This feel.
ing, indeed, was the great aniexty at the
Capital, and the almost universal question
was: "Why, don't they watch Baltimore
.Send the soldiers there,p the people, said
ssand we are eafe.p This movement unde
Colonel Delafeld and Major Porter was, nj
doubt, by order of General Scott and viii
prove of the utmost importance so far a
regards the security and safety of Wash
iDgtoD. vai olTs gov sSuf
Our informant came from Harrisburg b
Philadelphia on the same train with the Nor
ristown regiment, 300 strong, all fine look
ing men and thorough soldiers, and ever
one of them recruited from q place of onl
Y 1900 inhabitants. :. All Pennsylvania
4 thoroughly aroused by the reports of th
Baltimore outrages, and the State is read
to furnish $4,000 volunteers if they ar
needed. q.
Before leaving Baltimore, a gentlema
who arrived on the Norfolk boat at fv
o'clock on Saturday morning, said that b.
orders of the United States Government
some of the ships had been scuttled, tn
heavy derricks thrown down, aud muc
machinery, &C., destroyed. ..54-y...
The boat also met the United State
steamer Pasonee, under Commodore Pauld
ing, going in, no doubt, on a special missio
to look after matters at that port. ...
| Tho nnrunation of Onpkavavilla Aims
polls, and the reinforcement of Fort NJ
Henry will remove every particle of apprt
hension which was felt in Washington las
| Saturday, . .. ..f f,..T ....-,. .....