The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-22

| tne purpose OF drumming up the recruits and in
st shot. tlme large bodies of the volunteers were
sne streets organizing, drilling and concluding a
| al iahgements for instant duty when called unn,
iApout O'Clock in the evening an order was r,
Suaea Fra al the various police stations, emanatin
n: I'm the mayor, ordering all taverns to be imu
| oaas;aI, elosed up Tor the night. The order wf
litu INTO effect instantaneously and in less tba
| closed III Tue 'o"n we
| ATTACK UPON NEWSPAPER OFFICE
| cDuring the afternoon of Saturday a larpe crow
| " persons proceeded to the office Of the Wecher
Uerman abolition paper. on Frederick straat NO
uay, ana under threats of death compelled tn
pitop aetor 10 hang out secession flag. The ey
ara et was most intense, and those assemble
so'e rec expression tn the contempt for their ed
| .ol; During the night the office was AGAIN AT
| lacked, and the windows completely riddIed Th
occupants were compelled to flee for their lives
"H" lane refuge IN the houses of their neighboTs.
SCOUTING PARTY.
Turing Saturday night a detachment of the Ba
tiniore City Guard proceeded in omnibuses AS ia
as Onekeysville on the Northern Central Railwa
hn;d toi tne purpose of keeping a watch upon th
oriuSeS which had been burned, and to prevent
| possibility of their reconstruction Thev returna
AZ an early hour and reported the bridges all right
THE DAWN OF SUNDAY.
yesterday mornings dawn witnessed the citv !,
STATE oil quIetude, to which We had been stranger
"r TWO days previous. The military appeare,
qui'e refreshed by nights rest.
AN EARLY ALARM.
aoout nine O'Clock rumOr was spread abroat
W W 'Ie enect that 700 Virginia troops had arrived
on p0ard the steamer Louisiana. An immens
crowd soon collected, and in a short time IN,
streets leading to the wharves were literally bacl
win people, who ran shouting and cheering to
wards the steamer, but were mistaken in their ex
precautions. 1t was also reported that the steamer
.: H. Spaulding had been engaged during tn,
hight IN throwing reinforcements into Fort Nc
nenry. steamtug, which had been sta
waa vraaea near the Fort during the night
VI pohcemen, who received orders to scutte her i
resistance was offered, and if not to capture be,
ana orlng her to the city. They had gone but a
snort time, however, when they were recalled. the
Tumor having been contradicted. About this time
however, the Spsulding, which had been under the
protection of the guns of the Fort during the
night, was seen to drop down the BAY and in a few
hohents three guns were fired in rapid succession
remains a mystery
a. GENERAL MISUNDERSTANDING NEWS
All excitement had generally subsidized until
about lO13 O'Clock, when Marshal X ape made NH
TIC an announcement that 1000 Northern troons
nad came down the Northern Central Railway as
lar as Cockeysvie, and were within A few hnnrs,
march of the city.
Inc startling announcement was verv soon spread
ABROAD by the newspaper Offices and in few,
moments the whole town was fire with excite.
ment. The church bells were ringing for morning
service, when the drums at the yarious armories
were instantly heard calling the forces to arms and
the effect was instantaneous. The men rushed
from the churcheS to the armories. aud many of
the women to their homes. Some of the church pc
were deserted. Most of the ministers read
only a portion Of the morning service
ard then dismissed their congregations, and in
less than fifteen minutes after the first alarm
the streets were filled with people flying to arms
to meet the invaders. The old Clown Clock" hell
soon rung an alarm, and by eleven O'Clock Holli
day street, from Baltimore to the old CITY Hall was
packed with dense mass of citizens and soldiers
thousands OF our citizens volunteered their SER
vices and became ciamorous for arms Failing to
OBTAIN them, threats were made toward seiZjnr
them, when Marshal Kane appeared in front of the
Hall and informed them that he would never con-
sent TO their having arms as a mob but if tbey
would enroll themselves in companies of forty each
ana report themselves in Monument SQUARE. thev
should all be furnished with arms The whole marty
MADE rush for the square and twas soon filed with
men who rapidly enrolled themselves and CHOOSING
their captains, marched in companies to the City
hal,w ,where each man was provided with a gun. They
were then marched to the headquarters assigned
10 await further orders. The artillery companies
were likewise formed on Baltimore street, every
man being at his post.
EXPRESSES.
The livery stables throughout the city were som
besieged by an anxious crowd desiring to hire
horses and carriages any description { vehicle
with which to proceed to the camp of the invaders
The York turnpike was soon filled with expresses
lying toward the encampment and the people re-
siding upon the line Of the DAD were soon iu
great state of excitement, many asserting that the
city OF Baltimore had been taken aud that the pee-
pie were flying from the army. In the course of
an hour, however, they were enlightened somewhat
by the return OF a man upon horseback who i'm
parted the startling information recorded above in
relation to the number of troops at Cockeysve.
MOVE
After some five hours spent in hastv prepara-
tiol. the forces all collected and ready for
moe. when, at o'clock, several cannon were ta-
MT
enue, where they awaited the arrival of the re-
mainder of the forces stationed on Holiday street
A long train OF wagons soon in notion con-
tanning armed volunteers; but it became apparent
at this stage, that the order to march was to be
countermanded. Nothing definite, however, was
known until about O'Clock when it was an
nounced that the President had ordered the troops
back to Harrisburg.
Col. j. Il. Trimble was Yesterday appointed to
the command of the ununiformed volunteers of this
city, with Messrs. VIM. II. Norris, Il. NJ. McI.ane
Is. G. Freshman, +. Louis Love- Charles Wether-
ed, Fred. Harrison and Grafton d. Spurrier as
Aids.
IMPORTANT TELEGRAMs.
Correspondence, by telegraph, between John w .
Garrett, Esq President of the b. o. r. L. land
Mayor Brown:
BALTIMORE, April q, 1861.
Hon. Geo. Wn. Brown,
Mayor of Baltimore, at Washinqton:
Three thousand Northern troops are reported to
be at Cockeysville. Intense excitement prevails
Churches have been dismissed, and the people are
arming in mass. To prevent terrific bloOdshed the
result Of your interview and arrangement are
awaited. (Signed)
JonN w. GARRETT, President.
WASHINGTON, April 81, 1861, 1.25 P. N.
John w. Garrett, President:
Your telegram received on our return from an
interview with the President, Cabinet, and Gen.
Scott. BE calm, and do nothing until YOU hear
rptI tn tha .
once, and will telegraph again. Wallis Bruno
and Dobbin are with me.
lSignedl GEo. WIN. BRowE, Mayor
WASHINGTON, April u, 1861, S.l5 p. NJ
john ". Garrett, President:
We have again seen the President, Gen. Scott,
Secretary OF War, and other members of the Cab
met, and the troops are ordered to return forthwith
to Harrisb'~g. A messenger goes ,oih us from Cen
Scott. We return Immediately.
[signedl GEO. WIN. BnowN, Mayor.
DTSPERSING--A CALM.
Upon the announcement of the news contained
above, the military and volunteers quickly dispers-
ed and perfect calm ensued, the streets being al
most deserted in a short time.
ARRIVAL OF THE MAYOR.
His Honor, Mayor Brown, arrived in the city
about six o'clock, accompanied by messenger to
the Northern troops, who Immediately proceeded
to the encampment,i in company with Marshal Kane,
to deliver the ORDER
THE CAMP AT C0CKEYsvILLE.
From number of persons who yesterday visited
the camp OF the Pennsylvan troops, we learn the
following particulars. The troops are portions of
the First, Second and Third Regiments of Penn
syvania volunteers General Wyuk0op is in COM
mand of the whole body, aided BY Coils Yiuglinp
Ioe and Mercer. Their numbers were variousiy
estimated at from 1000 to $500, and they were
represented to be in want of provisions and am
munition. About $50 of them are BOYS of Is wears.
and only $50 of them are fully uniformed. They do
not express bitter feelings against the citizens of
Baltimore, but rather regarded their excursion as
more OF holiday trip than anything else. They
had the Northern Central Railroad under their
control, as also the telegraph wires between their
camp and Harrisburg They were prowling through
the county in search Of something to eat. At
some places they were fed, and others were turned
off without anything for their hungry stomachs
Lieut.. Weaver, in command of one of the compa-
mes, stated that he was native OF Georgia, but
had been living IN Pennsylvania for several years.
ACCIDENT TO COL. sTEUART.
1t is our unpleasant duty to record an accide It
which happened to Lieut.. Col. Thos Seruart, son
of Maj. Gen. George II. Steuart. He was in the
armory of the Law Greys at the time some arms
were being stacked, when one of the guns fell to
the floor and exploded, Col. Steuart receiving the
ball iu his hip. He was Immediately attended bv
surgeon, and afterwards removed to his resi-
dence.
THE SEVENTH REGIMENT.
This corps, of which so much has been said the
P"e' i0" ""J Je, al neu Ut AnnapOus In steamer
from Perryville. They about 800 strong
There are various rumOrs about their movements,
and the latest news will be found under the tele
graphic head.
We learn from gentleman who left Annapolis
junction late last night by special train, that
two companies of troops from Prince Georges, and
some troops from Montgomery, were at that point:
that couriers had been despatched through Car
roll, Montgomery, Prince Georges and Anne Arun-
DEL to rouse the people to arms, and that from all
quarters they were heartily responding. 1t is
further reported that the railroad track has been
torn up in many places effectually as to render
the transportation of troops over it impossible.