Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-23
WAR MOVEMENTS.
TROOPS AT ANNAPOLIS.
PPepafatisns fer their Rrsistance-Gsvern.
or Hicks IN Command.

/ IT,. 81.
r. Butler, and the New York Seventh Regiment,
had landed at Annapolis, and that there yves quite
large military force in attendance TO resist their
passage overland 10 Washington.
We learn from gentleman who was at the
| Junction at O'Clock, and had a conversation
over the wires from tbat point with the operator
at Annapolis that the troops had all landed and
commenced their march, and that the read was
| lined with Marylanders prepared TO dispute their
passage over Maryland soil Governor Hicks had
| taken command Of the Maryland troops hastily
ssembled, and his force was said to amount TO
nearly 200 efficient skirmishers.
| The distance by way Of the Patuxent Is said 70
he but little over twenty miles to Washington,
but the road is sandy and bad for travel The
| rails on the Annapolis branch were torn up, and
all use OF the road to make a connection I'm that
| way prevented. There was company of about
sixty muskcts at the Junction awaiting to receive
| them IL they should move in that direction
| The schooner Cordelia. Capt. Newkirk, which
reached this port yesterday afternoon from Sagua
la Grande, reports off Annapolis, at six O'Clock In
| the morning, the steamer Boston from Phladel.
phia, crowded with people, supposed to be troops
The Captain reports further, that the citizens OF
| Anne Arundel county had torn up the Annapolis
Railroad to a considerable extent.
| Yesterday afternoon the steamer Pioneer reached
here from Annapolis, and reports lying of tha,
| place the steamer Boston, having on board a
| large number Of troops. She is large side.
| wheel steamer, and exceedingly fast. Passengers
on board the Pioneer report that they passed near
| the steamer Maryland, on which was the Seventh
| Regiment Of New York Some of the cospani.,
were drilling on the spacious upper deck willis,
| the men below Were cheering .-Ba!t. American
FROM ANNAPOLIS
| ANNAPOLIS, April 81 The L. :. frigate Con.
| sttutlon and steamer Maryland are now anc bored
| of the harbor. Col Butler has 500 OF the sO0
| Massac husetis troops under his command on board
] the Constitution. They sre armed with musk cts
cutlasses and revolvers Four fSld pieces We're on
| the Maryland's decks. Before the Constitution
| was towed out 1t WIS apprehended sac would
| ground. The officers of the ElkrIdge Il lroad
| disabled their engines, while the Cit lens were
ready to tear up the track IN order to prevent oil
| Butler from using it. When the Constitution left
hfr wharf the gates of the yard were thrown open
| aud tae citizens entered. tie yard presenting a
WafLke appearance Small boys Were marching
about with sabres and revoivers az their sides and
every face presented solemn and revengeful cast
| The Constitution Is commanded by Captain
| Rogers, of New York
| Mr.. II Harrison, one Of the Professors, appeared
| In citizens dress and will resign 70 morrow
| Lieutenants BuGkner, Davidson aud two Others,
| will resign on MONDAY. Twenty-Five MiGship-
| men resigned Yesterday, and will leave for their
| homes on Tuesday.
Two special trains arrived Yesterday with mes
| sages for the Governor. Ghe last one left at II
O'CLOCK p m, ard run "a the track on the Wash.
ington road All was Priv tS IL reference to The,
object Of tls trains, and 1t IA impossible TO learn
| whether they were from Baltimore or Washing
| ton. The Governor goes ibis evening to cher:er
the steam-,uy Merchant, ind tonight his family
VIII leave for his farm in D0Tchester county
! TIE city, y order Of the Mayor, will be PAT
| rolled tonight.
! This evening the officers OF the Ann. polls and
Elk Ridge Railroad Company sent out a burthen
| train, and took up tie track for considerable
distance, In order that the road may not be used
| by any troops that may hereafter arrive.
| The telegraph office at the Annapolis junction
| was not taken possession Of this morning by the
Government, as at first supposed, but the operator
was absent from duty uatii 10 O'Clock
| The States Rights Guard, Capt Duval has Just
| come IN and reports that two more compaui,s are
II he histri hot
| MARLBORO April 20, p m-Every available
| man thSt could be raised In tie county and mus
| tered with military companies, has gone this
morning to Baltimore TO aid In REFRESHING the
| northern troops.
FkKDKRIck. April - Major General Kimmel
| and Colonel Skinner at the Barrac rs with
| Frederick military, by order Of Gov. Hicks
VIRGINIA.
WHEELING, April 20 Orders have been re-
eeived from Gov. lretcher to seize the Custom
| the Union, ard the building was last Iigbt
| guarded by the Mayor for the United States
| The people are greatly excited by the news and
declare that they will stand by the stars and
| Str pes.
| HarPer's Ferry 10 said to he occupied by three
thousand men, and the greatest excitenent pre-
| NEW YORK.
| NEW YORK. April 81, Evening The Rhode
Island regiment, under command Of Gov Spragur
900 strong, arrived here this morning and left in
L
The sixth, Twelfth and Seventy krst New
| ork regiments, composing 1909 men, ): marched
down broadway, al noon to-day, fully srned and
| equipped. The scene on Broad way was perfectly
unparalleled, and the march was a perfect oya-
ton. The crowd was estimated at nearly a mil
lion Of people, who showered their blessings on
the troops, and exhibited the widest d. monstra
| tions Of patriotism.
The Twelfth Regiment embarked on the steam
er Baltic, and the list on the steamer r. r. Guy
Ter, which left at six o'clock, ed by the
revenue cutter Harriet Lane. The latter sail
under sealed orders. probably as an escort The
steamer Columbia also Joined the fleet taking the
Sixth Regiment
The steamer Ariel will Ike the Third Battalion
OF Rifles, OF Massachusetts,, and some regulars
The steamer Chesapeake took aboard three bun
dred seamen. but returned them, the orders being
counteTmanded.
The harbor was scene Of great excitement AZ
the heet left Al the peers, landings, and house
tops OF this city, Jersey City. Hoboken, and
Brooklyn were crowded. The Battery was COW
cred with people, and thousands of boy 8 IA iuted
the feet as they started down the BIZ Flags
whistles shrilly saluted and thousar DIS DION thou
sands Of people sent up cheers Of psr:inS
The steamers Monticello, Marion, JsS Adger.
and Roanoke have their steam up reid to sail at
and the steamers Florida Alabama and& uyus.a
O. the sssaanah lne have been the
1t IS understood that the fee, will r. c.dezvo.s
IN the lower bay aud all start together Ia the
morning.
w. w. Leland, Of this CITY, large iandnolder
OF Texas, whose property there has beef confisca-
ted, has been rendered and accepted Ma ,er's com
mission In the engineer corps, Ninth Regiment
Archbishop Hughes, In common with a great
number of other private citizens, has suspended
the stars and stripes from the windows u hi. res
idence.
large number Of the most respectable citizens
OF foreign birth are volunteering, in addition to
the regular I-ish and German militia regiments
The same is true Of New England. The Emmett
Guard, Of Worcester, Mass. Is among the arrivals
to-day
The sons Of our m ost wealthy nero ham. lawyers
judges and diviBes, are enlisted In the ranks Of
the defenders Of the Union. Each regiment which
left to-day numbered nearly 200 men
TaoT, n. Y, April 81 General Wool will
leave to morrow morning Cor New York to make
that city his heads quarters for the department of
the East.
There wa, considerable activity at the Water
vliet Arsenal today.
War Sunday in New York.
Correspondence OF the Press
New YoRK. April 81, 1861 Never has New
York beheld such sunday as to-day From
every house top. every store, from the windows Of
almost every private dwelling, from the masthead
OF every ship, from the flag staff on every manu.
factory, from all the public buildings from the
Roma n Catholic Cathedral from the Ioftv .pire ~