The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-06-27
The Affair mt Baltimore.

From the accounts Of an eyewitness of the Balti-
more battle, in the New York Times OF Sunday, Dist
inst, il appears that the Massachusetts Regiment
occupied eleven cars, and arrived safely and in excel
lent spirits at Baltimore. There wasnO demonstration
made upon their arrival, and the cars were permit
ted TO leave the station 18th the troops still on board.
The cars proceeded quietly through the streets of
Baltimore, on Z way TO the station at the other
side Of the tow nd the fears expressed by some of
the citizens that attack woul be made were some
what allayed. B~t they had not proceeded more
than a couple of blocks before the crowd became so
dense that the horses attached to each car were
scarcely able to push their way through. At this
point the mob began hooting and yelling frightfully,
and loud threats were uttered against the military.
The troops, however, maintained n strict reserve,
neither showing themselves nor replying to the in
suits 50 plentifully heaped upon them The crowd
finding that they could not thus exasperate the vOlun-
teers, commenced throwing stones, brickbsts, and
other missiles, and eventually tearing up the pave
ments, ard hurting them in a perfect shower against
the cars, irDashing the windows, and severely wound
ing many Of the troops. However, the first nine cars
succeeded IN reaching the station, and departed for
Washington.
The Tem,ining two cars of the train, containing
about 100 men, were cut of from the main body,
and the mea found themselves -encompassed by an in-
furiaied mOhof over 5000. These isolated cars were
Immediately attacked, and several of the soldiers had
their musketssna;ched from them. At this moment
news came thtt the Philadelphia Volunteers had ar
rived, and therepOrt excited the mob to a fearful de-
gree.
The Massachusetts, men, finding the cars untenable,
aIighted and foAmed a solid square advancing with
fixed bayonets upon all sides in double quick time,
all the while surrounded by the mob-now swelled to
the number Of e least 10. 000Iyelling and hooting.
The military behsved admirably, and still abstained
from firing upon heir assailants. The mob now be-
gan throwing n perfect shower of missiles. OCCASION
ally varied by a rndom shot from a revolver or one
Of the muskets tken from the soldiers. The poor
fellows suffered sevrely from the immense quantity
of stones, oysters, bickbats, paving stones, &C., the
shots fred also w~ounling several. When two of the
soldiers had been kidd, and the wounded had been
conveyed to the cente of the column, the troops ut
last, exasperated ana maddened by the treatmen
they had received, ommenced returning the fire
siugly. killing several, md wOunding a large mum
Der Of the rioters; bu at no one time did n single
platoon fire in a volley Our informant is positive
upon this point. The ydunteers, after a prorracted
and severe struggle, at lat succeeded in reaching the
station, bearing with then in triumph their killed
and wounded, and immsiiately embarked. The
scene is described in glo,ing terms by our inform
ant, who says that the calmcourage and heroic bear
ing Of the troops spoke volumes for the sons of Mas
sachusetts, who, though marhins under a fire of the
most embarrassing description, and opposed to over
vheIming odds, nevertheless succeeded in accomplish
ing their purpose, and effeckd a passage through
crowded streets a distance of ger a mile-a feat not
easily accomplished by a body ,f less than one hun
dred men when opposed to suchterrifc odds.