The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-05-04

The Pony which arrived on the even
ing Of the 9th, brought the following in
Etelligepcc from the East;
RIOT At BALTIMORE.
Al st. Louis dispatch Of the 10th, states
that 4 terrible riot had taken place In
Baltimore that day, on the occasion Of the
passage Of northern troops through tile
lcity on their way to Washington. The
RAILROAD track was taken up, ard the
troops, who attempted 10 march through
the city, were attacked by a mob with
bricks and stones, and then fired upon.
The Gre was returned Two of the It'll
regiment Of Massachusetts troops we're
reported killed, and several wounded; the
soldiers are reported to have killed ten
citizens t:.:. IN. 4
Baltimore dispatches Of the Goth, state
that the Melville Bridge on the. Northern
Central Road, and between WOODBURY.
and Mount Washington, had been burned
down, A bridge gu the Norihern. Cen.
trail Road. and one on the philadelphia,
Wilmington aud Baltimore road had also
gone, The troops would have to 70 by
railroad to- Harre de Grace, thence ~
water to Annapolis, Maryland. The rail-
road bridge, three miles north Of Balti.
more, was reported TO be burned Bridges
between Baltimore and HaSre de Grace
had also been destroyed or rendered use
less. ......ss. ..s -#sss
Martial Lew has been proclaimed IN
Baltimore. Stores were closed, business
was suspended, and a general state If
dread prevailed. Partiel had marched 10
the telegraph Office and cut the wires.
IL is stated that eleven Baltimoreans
and three Massachusetts soldiers were
killed. and four citizens and eight soldiers
wounded s.@ <:... Il /. ~ !si+ /: .|5= :.
=,s Coy, Hicks. Of Maryland, declined By
telegraph, to let any more armed troops
pass through Baltimore: zs:...=: =. g.. =.
La reply, ibe President said that no
more troops .Wogld be brought through
Baltimore, provided that. they we're al
lowed TO pass around the city without
noleStation. IND ..> & -:.: +. :. =,
The governor Of Massachusetts sent
the following dispatch to the mayor of
Baltimore. - ,,..s .:.:,.., ... =' d
" ! pray You 10 cause the bodies Of our
Massachusetts soldiers, dead In battle, TO
be immediately laid out, preserved in ice
aud tenderly sent forward by express TO
me. Allexpenscs will be paid by this
commonwealth, So 81. ..'. IT I:
ISigncd JSo q. ANpREw,
Gov. OF Mass
Mayor Brown, of Baltimore, replied:
Owing TO communication being
stopped between here and PHILADELPHIA. /
cannot send the bodies Of the men, Killed
in the riot here, but shall embalm aud
keep them subject TO yonr order. aud
the Governor regret the affair as much
as any Que. Our people viewed ii as an
invasion. The authorities exerted them.
selves to the utmost TO prevent it, but it
was impossible, When are these scenes
70 cease? Are We to have war Of sec.
tions2 Z ~ 800. n
Baltimore claims the right to pay all
expenses f: - !. =. -.
The Baltimoreans had demanded the
surrender Of Fort MeHenry, and threat
ened TO attack it, The cominander re.
piled that he would be compelled to de-
fepd il, and would FIRE on the city.
II was reported that General Cad.
walladeris mansion, nineteen miles from
Baltimore, had been fred. :-..- r.. :
The people Of Chambersbnrg were for.
tifying against invasion, as fears were en-.
tertained that the Maryland volunteers
would make q demonstration on that
place. j. .....:..... =.
A private dispatch from Baltimore
said: The Union men had no hope, unless
the government occupied the city with an
overwhelming force. .:.::, Ill.
A. private dispatch received ut New
York, from Baltimore, says: 9Our police
force and many military companies were
openly against the goYerhment.n ~
Col, Small's regiment had arrived in
Phiiadelphia. Six lneu were wounded by
the staass Thrown. NJ thesllby the mob at
Baltimore, A large number of the
troops were missing. They had separat-
ed from their comrades during the melee.
The news Of the attack upon the Mas
salhusetts troops at Baltimore had Gre
Eated great excitement at Camp Cartih,
Pa. The troops there were swearing
vengeance, .-....s. -. ..... j.:
A resident Of Kent County, Maryland,
had received Information that the negroes
were bnrning the houses Of the whites,
Two Of his buildings had already been
destroyed. s..@..~. H.. - =. -.
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.
Fifteen Of the Massachusetts, soldiers
were at the Washington hospital. -
Six Thousand troops were under arms
in the Capitol, including two thousan nd
regulars, and four batteries Of flying ar.
tillery. Col. Smith was confident that he
could. with that force, defend the city
against any force likely 10 be brought
against it.
The clerks Of the state department had
been formed into a guard for the protec.
ton OF that building. Those Of the Trea.
sury had received orders to immediately
repair to the department., on the first in.
yasion Of the city, The clerks Of the
other departments were directed 10 be
similarly watchful In addition 10 the
military force that had been placed in the
public buildings, the government was &C.
lively preparing for al emergencies.