Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-04-26
From the Philadelphia Bulletin of the 2Oth.l
Important Military Movements.
RETURN OF sMALL's BRIGADE.
The Massnchusetts md New York Reg
iments Reach the Civ.
THE BALTIMORE MOB.

Philadelphia has, within TIE last few days
been the theatre of important military move
ments. The city has assumed the appear
ance OF the city which was threatened by an
invading army, and where nine-tenth of the
men were hurrying to arms to drive back
the invaders. Recruiting and enrolling are
going on upon all sides, and there are
literally g wars and rumors of wars" One
of the most mortlfying incidents of the week
was the return home of General SmalI's
Washington Brigade. com posed entirely of
Philadelphia troops. This body of men
went from Philadelphia with the Sixth Reg
ment of Massachusetts, yesterday morning,
and they came in for share of the ill.trsat.
ment heaped by the Baltimore Plug Uglies
upon the Bay State volunteers. The Phils.
delphians were entirely unarmed, and they
were, of course, unable to contend with
an immense mob of armed ruffians. They
were brutally treated, and finanly sent back
to Philadelphia by the authorities of BalH.
more They reached home at late hour
last night, and proceeded at once to their
rendezvous in the Northern Liberties, where
their arrival created the most intense excite.
ment. The feeling of indignation was ex-
treme.
Lieut.. Haines of Company A, of the in
suited Brigade furnishes some facts relative
to the disgraceful riot. From his account
it appears that the train, consisting of sew
enteen cars, reached Camden Station, with
in the city limits of Baltimore,) without
encountering any obstacle. 1t was about
half-past eleven o'clock when it haulted in
an open space.
The first cars were occupied by the armed
Massachusetts troops. who at once disem-
barked and formed into line short distance
from the railroad. A few secessionists were
spectators and expressed their dislike TO the
volunteers by throwing missiles at the oars
and using Objectionable epithets. The mob
increased in numbers, and finally engaged
in dipate with the Massachusetts Regiment
which resulted in the infliction of injuries to
the parties named. The New England men
became incensed because their flag was torn
and the mob fired stones and became violent.
Finally the troops stayted to march away,
and as they did so the collision occurred.
The cars being left to themselves, an inter-
val of nearly three quarters of an hour
elapsed. Il was impossible for the inmates
to say why the train was not moved, but
the supposition is that the authorities of the
road knew that the track ahead had been
torn up, and did not think it advisable
proceed. All this time the crowd was
increasing, and it became SO bold that an
attack was made upon the cars. the inmates
of which, with the exception of the Massa-
chusetts Regiment,) had retained their seats
Stones, bricks and pistol balls poured into
the frail structures. The window glasses
were demolished, and the woodwork began
to yield. For protection the volunteers
threw themselves upon the floor of the cars,
and in many cases secured the doors with
such fastenings as were at hand. There
were no weapons in the party, and no reply
was made to the assault 1t was during
this unprovoked outrage that the iniuries
were inflicted upon the persons who have
been reported as wounded.
This species of warfare continued un til
an Official, which our informant believed to
be the Baltimore Chief of Police, appeared
upon the scene. Under his instructions the
unfortunate volunteers were crowded into
as few cars as possible, the riot in the mean.
time continuing in all its force.
A man in military clothes, on horseback,
then succeeded in calming the mob, by tell
ing them that g the volunteers in the cars
were prisoners of war, and would immedi-
ately be sent back to the North.'
AS soon as possible new locomotive was
attached to the train, and it moved towards
Phila delphia. At short distances it picked.
up volunteers, who, in the melee, had escap.
ed from the cars and walked homeward.-
Some of the secessionists attached flag Of
the Confederate States to the engine, but it
was taken down almost immediately and
before the cars had acquired much headway.
The rest of the trip to Philadelphia was
devoid of interest, except that at Whining
ton General Small was called for, and is
reported to have responded in brief speech.
GEN. sMALL's STATEMENT.
General Small gives the following account
of the affair =
''One- half of the Washington Brigade,
consisting of six companies of the First
Regiment, under Lieut.. Col. Berry and fsur
companies of the Second Regiment, under
Lieut. Col. Schoenler and Gullman, MUSTER
ed at Depot, Broad and Prime, at l0o'clock
on Thursday night, and were ready to pro-
ceed at once. They were delayed by the
arrival of the Massachusetts, Regiment, and
by an Incident to one of the cars, and did
not leave the depot until 3 clock yesterday
morning. The train was heavy one, hav-
ing nearly three thousand men on board and
moved very slowly. Consequently, it did
not arrive in Baltimore until nearly noon
yesterday, instead of reaching and passing
ID, as was anticipated at or before daylight.
As the streets were full of people at that
hour, the arrival of SO large train excited
much attention, and before more than one
half the Massachusetts, Regiment could be