The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-23
OUR CITx.
OUR CITx.
THE PENNSYLvANIANS STILL AT
COCKEYSvILLE.
TROOPS AT HAVRE--DE--GnACE.
MILITARY PREPARATIONS.
THE MUSTERING OF Tile MILITIA.
THE PEACE COMMITTEE.
VISIT TO MIR. LINCOLN.
He Insists that the Troops Must Come
Through Maryland.
THE PEACE COMMITTEE.
VISIT TO MIR. LINCOLN.
He Insists that the Troops Must Come
Through Maryland.
RUN0RS, INCIDENTS, 9c.
THE CITY YESTERDAY.

RUNORS, INCID ENTS, gc.
THE CITY YESTERDAY.
The night of Sunday was comparatively quiet
announcements having been made that no difficulty
was expected to take place, owing to the arrival OF
the message from Washington which had been
despatched to the Pennsylvania troops. Those as.
sembled in the streets dispersed at an early hour
The military adjourned to their armories, the vol
unteer companies to their various headquarters
and by twelve o'clock the streets were entirely de-
serted, except by few detachments of soldiers and
officers who had been detailed to guard the property
OF those of our citizens whose establishments had
been entered by the popuace during the excite
ment OF Sunday, for the purpose of procuring
arms. The morning dawned bright, and at an
early hour the streets were filled with citizens hur-
| rying to hear the latest news. Many of the mill
tary and the volunteers made their appearance
early in the morning to relieve their brother SOL
diers, who had been on guard at the armories and
headquarters during the night The places of bu-
81 ness, as general thing, were thrown open but
no business of any consequence was being transact
ed, the entire popuace being too much interested
IN the present exciting state of affairs to think of
| business.
| DRILL EXERCISE.
| BY O'Clock in the morning, the volunteers were
| out in great numbers and were soon collected at
various points throughout the city, engaged in
| drill practice. The military companies took ad.
vantage of the leisure time and opportunity offered
| them to drill, and the heavy tramp of feet was
| soon heard to resound in every direction, both in
| the streets and within the armories and head
| quarters. large body of the volunteers assem-.
| bled on Holiday Square, where they went through
| the evolutions in most credtable manner The
drill was witnessed by a large body of citizens,
who gave expression to their admiration by gene.
| raj applause. q,
| AMUSING SCENES.
The entire square on Holiday street. between
Saratoga and Lexington, as is well known, has
| been guarded for the past three days by officers
| and soldiers, number of cannon having been
| placed in the street, and also a large number of
| small-arms. In the office of the Marshal of Police
| the most amusing scenes happen hourly Crowds
OF citizens who are continually passing to and fro
not untrequently become very indignant at the
idea OF being stopped By the guards and compelled
| to retire.
One individual, at an early hour in the mornino
represented himself as n 'Reporter," and by that
means effected an entrance through the ranks
About this time, however, of the officers
CHANGED to discover him, and he summarily
| eJected at the MarshaFs office, a guard is con-
stantly kept to prevent the entrance of any one un-
known. and the whole neighborhood presents the
appearance OF a military encampment.
| THE VOLUNTEERS.
At about nine O'Clock in the morning an order
was issued by Major Trimble, the commanding
| officer of the ununiformed volunteers, command
| ing the various companies to assemble and report
themselves at the Calvert station of the Northern
| Central Railway. The order was quickly compli-
ed with, and after brief delay companies were to
be seen approaching the depot in every direction
| They underwent examination by their com
manding officer, and were thoroughly organized
Tor immediate action whenever their services might
b. required. They were encamped in the vicinity
for several hours. Sentinels were stationed around
the lines, and every rule of camp life was kept up
for some time.
Among these companies was that of Capt JAS
d. Barney, before referred to. This company is
composed of sixty men, almost the entire number
belng married men, of the most respectable fami-
lies in the city.
MARYLAND LINE.
Thls IS the title of an organization formed under
the command of Col. George W. Hughes, who has
served his country SO nobly and effectively both on
the field and in the councils of the late United
States. Itis composed of citizens of MARYLAND,
who are "pledged to resist all aggressons on the
soil of Maryland" The list was opened by the
gailant gentleman who commands them on Friday
evening, and already numbers two hundred
and fifty OF such of our citizens gives every as
surance that this organization will faithfully re-
deem the pledge they subscribe their names to-
The uniform is grey shirt and black pants and
coat, with what is known as the Minute Men can
and they will be armed with the Minnie rife ms
| speedily as the arms can be obtained They have
taken the hall on the corner of Fayette and Cav
| streets as their quarters.
MARYLAND GUARDS.
Early yesterday morning the MARYLAND Guard
battalion took possession of the Hall of the Mary
| land Institute, which they had procured for their
! headquarters. There six companies of
them. under Captains Loney, Carroll, Murray,
Conway, Woodvile and Pennington. These, to-
| llQeDen-
dent Greys, form the Esd regiment, now under
| Major Huger, MAJ or commanding.
This battalion has been doing faithful and con-
tlnued work since they were first called to arms
| 1t was detachment of their force and not of the
| Baltimore City Guard, as stated, which left ON
Friday light last at 10 o'clock to escort 100 of the
police force on the expedition to burn and DESTROY
the bridges on the Philadelphia railroad; and on
| Saturday night detachment numbering 100 mus
! kets marched to the Fort, with sealed orders and
| passed the night near the Government property.
| On Sunday morning they turned out 3l4 muskets
ready for service, leaving an armed guard at home
| OF 70 men. Small detachments have several times
marched on secret expeditions aud returned with
accoutrements and ammunition, information of
which had probably been privately given.
Sergeant f. y. Ward, of this battalion, who was
shot on Pratt street on Friday last, is dsing we'll.
| CITY HALL GUARD.
AT the office of the City Collector, Yesterday
morning, meeting of those connected with the va
rious offices of the City Government was held.
| company was organized, to be called the CITY Hall
Guard and the duty of the corps will be to protect
the property and archives of the city. They are
able to turn out about fifty men. The officers
elected, were DR.. j. j. Graves, Captain: j. B. Will
| liams, r. H. Johns, John Beauchamp, and John
Brown, were chosen Lieutenants; DR.. C. II. Brad
| ford, Surgeon.
| BLACKS VOLUNTEERING.
| Yesterday morning between 200 and 800 of our
most respectable colored residents made tender
! of their services to the city authorities
! The Mayor thanked them for their offer, and in
formed them that their services will be called for
ii they can be made in any way available.
| THE PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS.
| The encampment of this body of Northern vol
unteers, near Cockeysville, was yesterday visited
| BY various parties from the city, and there were
afoat throughout the day almost as mauy different
reports as to their movements as there were vis.
tors to the camp. From the latest advices, YES
terday afternoon, it appears that they had not vet
| commenced retreat, although when the officers
were questioned they stated that they had received
orders apdi iptap cd tOI Io,eo
| They.had moved tofthe woods short distance from
the point which they occupied on Sunday. The cars
appeared to be ready to receive them, and general
| willingness expressed to return One gentle
man who visited them states that upon his arrival
| they asked him ii he would not have something to
eat, and stated that they had provisions sufficient
to supply their wants for two days. He declined,
| however, partaking of their hospitalites He made
a general survey of the entire party with view,
| if possible, to ascertain their numbers. He was
| told that the roll called for 2,2l0 men. He saws
that he then counted them, and made their numbers
2,l53. One of them stated that he had family in
| Frostburg, Md. Last winter he went to Philadel-
pbia for the purpose of obtaining employment,
which he secured, but in short time he dis
charged and being unable to get employment else
where, he volunteered for the purpose of earning
subsistence Tor himself and family; he didn't
volunteer for the purpose of fighting Maryauders,
and didn't intend to do it; he was exceedingly glad
to hear that they had been ordered back to Har-
risburg. One Of the Lieutenants of one of the
companies OF this command yesterday deserted,
stating to several persons who came in contact
with him that he didn't volunteer to fight Balti-
moreans, as he had two brothers and other rela-
tives living in this city. They also said to
have no ammunition except what is in their cart
ridge boxes. Neither have they any artillery
There are great many misgivings in the minds of
the citizens Of Baltimore as to their movements
and it is not at all understood why they do not re-
turn in accordance with the orders sent to them
from the President by the special messenger, Maj
Belger, who arrived in this city on Sunday eve
ming in company with Mayor Brown and was, on
the same night, conducted to the encampment.
THE OLD woMAN's DOUBTS.
Many of the country people in the neighborhood
of the encampment were still completely bewider-
ed one old woman in particular did not rightly un-
derstand what the troops encamped there for
"Now," said she, "just tell me. Is they for the
North or for the South? That's what want to
know. The North says they want Baltimore, and
these fellows says they wants to burn it up"
SPECIAL ELECTION.
George H. Dutton, Esq, Sheriff of this city, has
issued the following notice to the Board of Police,
in pursuance of the Governors proclamation con-
vening the Legislature:
To the Board of Police of Baltimore:
You are hereby notified that an election will be
held in the city of Baltimore on Wednesday next,
the oath of April 1861, of ten delegates to repre-