Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-05-01


troops from the President street depot The throngs
gradually augmented until about 10a O'clock, when
large body Of police appeared, and the mass took
it for granted that the troops were coming" Mean
while the assembly kept itself informed on events
at the lower depot by several young men on horse
back, who rode rapidly forward and back between
the depots. The Mayor Of the city and the board
Of Police Commissioners did their utmost to pacity
the crowd as well as did other prominent citizens.
Finally crowds, rushing pell:mell from the lower
streets to the depot gave notice that the cars were
coming, and they arrived one after another, drawn
by four horses. The blinds of most Of the cars
were shut down, and in those not provided with
blinds the troops laid down fiat to avoid the bricks
thrown at them. The car windows were perfectly
ridded and their sides bore great ndentations from
the rocks and bricks hurled at them. =.
FEARFUL SCENE. $50 Il
The scene while the troops were changing cars
was indescribably fearful Taunts, clothed in the
most fearful language, were hurled at them by the
painting crowd, who almost breathess with running:
pressed up to the windors presenting knives and
revolvers and cursed up into the faces Of the SOL
diers The police were thrown in between the cars,
and forming barrier, the troops changed cars,
many of them cooking their muskets as they step
ped on the platform. .,.g
After embarking the assemblage expected to see
the train move off, but its departure was evidently
perse but no, i. swelled and the troops expressed
to the officers of the road their determination to 60
at once or they would leave the cars and make their
way to Washington.
THE TRACK Observation-Disclosures TO TEAR IT UP.
While the delay was increasing the excitement,
wild cry was raised on the PLATFORM and dense
crowd ran down the platform and on the railroad
track towards the Spring Gardens antil the track
for mile was black with an excited rushing mass.
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description on the track. Great logs and telegraph
poles, requiring dozen men or more to move
them, we're laid across the rails, and stones rolled
from the embankment.
A body of police followed after the crowd, both
in full rum and removed the distractions as fast
as they were placed on the track Various attempts
were made to tear up the track with logs of wood
and pieces of timber, and there was great outcry
for pickaxes and handspkes, but only one or two
could be found The police interfered on every &C.
casion but the crowd, growing larger and more ex-
cited would dash off into break-neck run for an.
other position further on until the county line
reached The police followed, running until forced
to stop from exhaustion. At this point many of the
throng gave it up from exhaustion. but crowd,
longer winded dashed on nearly mile further, now
and then pausing to attempt to force the rails, or
place some obstruction upon them. They could be
distinctly seen for mile along the track where it
makes a bend at the Washington road bridge
When the train went out the mass Of people had
mostly returned to the depot. Shots and stones
were exchanged between the military and citizens
at several points, with the result detailed elsewhere.
INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE.
While the cars containing the troops were stand
ing at the President street depot, clerk from the
custom house went into one of them and denounced
the soldiers in bitter terms. A captain ordered him
out threatening if he did not go they would fire on
him. He replied they were too cowardly to fire,
when the officer struck at him with his sword, which
blow he received on the left hand and with the 9TH
er knocked him down and took his sword from him,
as also the scabbard. A private interfered for the
protection of his commander, and he too the clerk
knocked down with heavy drawn pistol and es.
capped with his prize-the sword-the only injury
he received being pretty severe cut across his
hand.
At the intersection of Gay and Pratt streets, while
the soldiers were firing upon the crowd two other
clerks from the same place ran into the ranks and
each knocking down soldier with his fists bore of
their muskets as trophies of their exploit.
The young man shot in the leg and taken to the
infirmary and attended by DR.. Morris. appeared
quite grateful for the humane attentions shown him.
When asked why he came, the simple and unsophs-
ticated reply of the youth was, "Oh. the Flag-the
Stars and Stripes" 1t was expected that the wound
ed leg would havet be amputated last night He
is only about 10 years old, and may he live to grow
wiser as he grows older.
Another Of these in the station-house said he had
no enmity against the South, and cane only because
his company was ordered out, otherwise he would
have been eered as a coward and recreant Others
in the companies were actuated by the same mo-
tives
A body of one hundred and five of the volunteers
from the North was taken in charge by the police
Of the eastern district and sent back. They now
said to have stopped at Magnolia.
At the eastern police station last night German
asked for lodging. He said he had been forced in
the cars at Philadelphia, but did not know where
they were going to take him.
THE RUN TO WASHINGTON.
The military train in its run to Washington was
stopped at the Jackson bridge, near Chinquepin
Hill by the removal of several rails. They dseul-
barked, and the rails relad under the protec-
ton of the troops. An occasional shot was fired at
the troops from the hills and woods along the route
but the range was too long for any effect.
AFFAIRS AT PENsAcoLA.-Ale letter from Georgian
at Pensacola dated April 10Th, says:
Day before yesterday few Of Slemmer's men
came over to Barancas wharf, and some indiscreet
soldier told them that they would see sights in
Pickens before morning The fact is, it was under
stood that We were to have made the attack that
night on Fort Pickens.
At about nine o'clock at night, Col. Torney rode
up to camp, and ordered the three Georgia compa-
MES to get ready at a moments warning The in
tenticn'was to convey over to Santa Rosa Island,
upon which Fort Pickens is built Every man was
Immediately called up, donned his uniform, belt,
cartridge box, &c. The Augusta and Georgia boys
were prompt in responding, and were ready and
in time. While we were anxiously expecting the
order, forward" about 10 o'clock at night, we
heard the booming Of heavy cannon from Fort
Pickens, which was followed by number of con-
greve rockets, which were sent up to the feet to
| land reinforcements, which they did in Pckers.
| They effected Judgement on Santa Rosa Island
without our firing gun, thereby completely check
mating u.s. now suppose that the attack will be
delayed some several days.
TENDER OF THE SERVICES OF COMPANY OF Ne.
GRoEs-We are informed that Mr.. F. @ Hale Of