New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-24
THE CONDITION OF WASHINGTON AND
THE ROUTES HITLER.


Havre-de.0 Grace, informs that the fennsylvaala
trooys which arrived ut COeLeysvibe North of Bali-
more, on Sunday morning. had been ordered by the
President to return 10 Pennsylvania. Tie fact ifat
they were to return was known in Baltimore on Sun
day evening, and tended greatly TO calm the excite
men, in that city. Our nfornint hos no doubt HAT
these troops did rturn on Monday to Penns, wanna.
Eut il was unienood by the friends Of tbe Govern
mcri that the project Of teIdng them to Washington
was not abandoned, but only the prjeci of senoihg
them thr ugh Baltimore. Having returnedIo Pennsy-
vara they will no doubt go 10 Washiogtoa via Phlla
dryhia.
Oar informant was in Baltimore part of each day.
Sunday and Monday. During Sunday. after it WAS
known that Penns, lyania troop, had reached Cockeys
Vi e the excitement a, Baltimore reached the point OF
ferociiy. All that day and night the sirc,ts were
crowded with an ungovernaole mob. Tens oil thou-
sands were on, many them armed. Guns aud pistols
were in the hai d OF mere youths Of the lowest class
some iinam,d with liquor, and all maddaned with
fepzy. They were mowng Grohud the hotels ana
drnpsboEs aud other public places threatening TO 90
out and extermnate the " DID PennSy varians' who
lad dared 10 pollnte the sae ell soil OF Mary
Int pretty much al Of them careful during the
cav no, to 80 near CockeysviIc a god roary Of
"A
plurder. They broke into the stores Sunday and
sunday night, under tie peense of teafehing for
weapons 10 arm themselves, but realy to stead. Thee
Infamous vrelches lad lie control OF Tie Monumental
City.
Itnay lie stated here that he reason why the Penn
,,u trools h.itd AZ Cookey ,Sile wss. that 1t was
that rpol that railroad communication on that Iinc
Lad ceased, in consequence Of IA bridge having be
Ia. ~ . Ettl.f tu
Tint city with tie Massachusetts iroors on Friday.
Onr informant heard mtnop at Baltimore, on Mon
DIV. of the arrival OF Ed rAi troops al Annapolis On
Sunday; and from what he learned yceterio,, at II WE
.e Grace be is inclined to believe that tie MasD.chn
ter,s Regiment -. +. Bgller'sl an tie Ne".iok
Seventh Regiment, were Annapolis On Sunday night
Tic psftod over tire railroad from Was!agtob TO Bsli-
more on Sanday night and es rot elieye there was
en any obstruction to railway travel fron Annai oils
0 Washington.
Our informant on Monday came from Bnlimorv
via Be4ir the s.ro Of Herfoi County, IN Mary
hand 70 Have de Grace, in private cOuyeyanoy. lie
cunveised Il good deal with tue people. they were
mu,h eXcned about events ia and around Baltimore,
and seened to be generally in invor Of Maryland going
straight ont Of the Union.
st Havre O. Gacc. or rather az Pcryyil!c, on the
ELS cry shore Of the Susquei anna. directly opposite
Have de Ora 9 our Informant on Monday evening
found PonBs) wanna re- mrt urdef the command oil
Col Adar. Toy arrived frUL Pnadell hi that FORE
n,on. Daring Mouray ngLt and Tuesday troops wero
frequently arriving at thl; ps'e by railway ho.n
III i.af,pai. via Wilmington, and through Ito D'h.-
are aud CT :, ?,hc Canal. Ole train osut In hoi-
"a, n-ht, one Tuesday forenoon, aud propeller IA
4o canal came IN IL sal4c forenoon scvcra, s'.sn-
L q .#... q -.
. take uool, ehe. TO Annapolis or directly to Hgst-
i.,gon by way 81 the Poiousc.
T. We. unIers,,cd ttat the Goyerrntn, intended 10
mako Havrc Dc Grace an Important depot Tor tnois,
nd licir ellb.iaaun to the seat Of war; Zoe sail
road thence u Wilmington. aud - on to Pa,a'ciftia,
well as the ,,'eg.a, line, auGcr The ooblo O;
.le Government. Tr.,!us 1914 only % accoumoiae
,p the ra, cnaers wcre allowed & 90 20 aad a. az
Hsus All along the road 20 Wilmington every depot
bridge viaduc. and culyoit, was guarded by iotcrR
.oo,s, who woic stationed iieTe hohdiy mrhl. !
Nss understood u Government cifces - Washington
at tho Adliuir1,!JI INTENDED t. bold tLia Inc VI All
u SIDE.
No Immediate sicps were being iahen 10 repair Tie
rail Dad bridges let Seeu Havre de Grace AID l'alii-
more. The feeling q the ,pplo along The Is nnd u
B,itimoie WIS against H. The Secession fnl!mcl'
trough dat region was strong. BH'' on tis hde o.
lie Susqnoinra through Mars land, 1t was coSod BY
ihe presence of tie tryols and BY evidence that tho
Goyo-nwept was about futtiLg firth lis strength 10
"a sin lssf from Ea.tlmoro 10 the Dca"Ie h"e
Tie Seventh Lcs4eAi Seem,d 10 bo tie Spen
ter az OF tie rta,s. hundred questions were pr
ionnded by qnveiine lips about Tho famous corIe Al
he lunl.rd and twenty miles lying between dsnh-
ton ard Wilmington our informant did not sec one
rcd, raj Gag flying. The Stars and Stripes were
ignored.
At HAVE Dc Grace, Monday night, sentry OF Col
Adairs Regiment wn- shot ly csrain Of one OF the
Companies. The sentry hailed the carian but when
the latter cave the couerstn, tic soldier either dd
no, REC gile or understand it, and tie captain AZ
tempting TO pass him the soldier eveled his piece aud
free and then rushed upon hin with his bayobet,
whereupon the officer drew his revolver, and in sell
defense ehot the sentry.
Our informant who has taken some pains 10 acqunih'
himself 6ocs not place the number OF Federal troops
regulars ard volunteers, in Washington, oil Sunday
night higher than forty FIVE hundred As late as Mon
day morning only thirteen hundred Northern troops
had arrived in Washington, nsnely, one regiment OF
five hundred from Pennsylvania and the Massachu-
setis regiment OF about eight hundred. He says thai
Wellington il ost unless troops ia large mssee are
hurried OH ipstsnty from The Free States Provisions,
also, should be sent on in large quantities. They are
needed.
STATEMENT by Mr.. u. W. BARTLETT.
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