The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-22

to the station, repaired thither, and had the
remains conveyed to his residence. Deceased
WIS an es Unable young man, about 10 wears
of age, and had but recently left school
RUSHING TO ARMS
When 1t became evident that the Northern
troops were firing with ball cartridge upou
the citizens, there was an instant resort 70
firearms, and people rushed franticaIlv TO
their homes and the gun shops The gun
store OF Mr.. j. g. j. Meyer, IA West Pratt st ,
near Mill, was broken into by an excited un.
armed crowd, who armed themselves ass uring
the proprietor that his guns would be r.
turned to him, or full compensation made -
Mr.. Meyer. with tears in his eyes, said he was
poor man, but Southerner crowd
rushed into the gunsmith establishment of
Alexander McComas, No. 81 South Calvert
| street, and armed themselves with a number
OF the weapons in the store. At the first col
| lision with the troops the citizens were mostly
| unarmed.
We learn that Col. Isaac NJ benson, of the
firm of Messrs. benson j. Buck, No. 100 Light
! street, has rendered to the Board of Police
Commissioners 800 of Halls patent rifles, and
| the arms are now subject to their order.
THE WOUNDED.
| Last night Needham, one of the wounded
| Northern soldiers, was removed to the Lom-
bard Street Infirmary, where he was attended
skull Is fractured front, over the left eye, and
| there was severe cut over the right eye. lie
will probably die. The boy, VIM. Reed shot
| on board the schooner lying at Light street
wharf, was wounded near the groin, and is
| fatal. Robbins, another of the wounded sol
| diers. Will be conveyed to the Infirmary to-
day, His wound is musket or pistol ball
| in the back part of the neck, ranging up in to
the head.
| THE MILITARY.
The Governor, Mayor, and President of the
| Board OF Police, at noon caused an order for
| the instant assembling of the military of the
1 v. n tha avcl, Z
any more Northern troops through the city
| In short time thereafter, Gen. Edgerton
| appeared Oh the street and told the people
what had been done, and it gave satisfa ction
| In the afternoon, the First Light Division
| was on Calvert street, fully armed and
| equipped.
The Battalion of Maryland Guards, Gel
| Brush, was out in full force The Battalion
| of Baltimore City Guards, under Lit Col
| Warner three companies of Independent
Greys; two companies of Law Greys the
Shields Guards; the Jackson Guards; the
Wells and McComas Rifles, and the Eagle
Artillery. The whole division formed on Cal
vert street. Gems. Watkins and Egerton, Col
Peters, Majors Fox and Carr, Quartermaster
Scott and AdJutant Swinney, were the regi-
mental officers, besides Col. Brush and Lieut.
Col. Warner.
CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.
The following is the correspondence of the
| authorities with the railroad officials and
President Lincoln, on the subject of stopping
| the passage of troops:
! NJ MAYoR's OFFICE, CRY HALL,
baltimore, April 19, 1861.
| John ". Garrett, Esq,
Prest Bait more and Ohio Railroad :
SIR: We ad wise that the troops now here he
sent back to the borders of MARYLAND
| Respectfully,
ISigned] THOMAS H. HICKS,
| By order of the Board of Police.
[Signedl CHAs. HOWARD, Pres't
| BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
President Office. BALTIC, April TO-
TO His E EE-eelleney Thos. H. Hicks, Governor
His Hon. q. w. Brown, Mayor of Balti-
more; Chas. Howard, Esq, President Board
of Police Commissioners
Gentlemen l have the honor to acknow-
| ledge the receipt of your communication of
| this date, in which you advise that the troops
now here be sent back to The "borders of
Maryland" Most cordially approving this
advice, have instantly teiegraphed the same
| to the Philadelphia, Wilmington and BaIti-
| more Railroad Conn mpany, and this company
will act i'll accordance herewith
Your obd't servant
| lSigned,I j. w. GARRETT, President.
MAYORS OFFICE,
| baltimore, April 49, 1861. :
| To His Exceilency the President of the Uni
Sir: A collision between the citizens and
| the Northern troops has taken place in Balti-
more, and the excitement is fearful Send no
| troops here. We will endeavor to prevent all
bioodshed.
| public meeting of citizens has been called
| and the troops of the State and the city mill :
tary have been called out to preserve the
peace. They will be enough.
[Signed1 THos. H. HICKS,
GEO, WIN. BAowS, Mayor
We are advised that VIM. Prescott Smith,
Esq, besides sending the foregoing by tele-
graph, sent special engine ahead of all
| trains down to Washington, SO that there
might be no doubt of Mr.. LincoIns receiving
| it at the earliest moment.
The Baltimore directors of the Northern
Central Railroad, who constitute only a mi
nority of the board, held meeting last even
| ing and made a formal pro otest against the con
yeyance of any more troops from the North
| over the road. The Baltimore and Ohio Com
pany sent an official communicat ton to the
Northern Central Company informing them
| that they would pass no more troops 10 Wash
| ington that should reach the city by that
route.
A dispatch was received from Mr.. Felton,
President of the Philadelphia road, in res
ponse to the recommendation from here say
| ing that he would send no more troops over
| his road at present, and requesting the officers
| IN this city to confer with proper parties on
| the subject.
THE ORDER TO THE MILITARY.
Division ORDERS
| FIRST LIGHT DIVISION, MD. VOLUNTEERS,
Baltimore, 10th April 1881 {
In obedience to the order of his Excellency
Governor Hicks the first Light Division will
parade forthwith in North Calvert street, pro-
vded with ball cartridge, to suppress the in
surrecLion and riot going on in the streets of
this city, and to preserve good order and quiet.
By order of MAJ. GEN. STEUART.
JAMES II. SrEUART, Acting Aid.
INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE.
While the cars, con ntaining the troops, were
standing at the President street depot clerk
from the Gus tom house went into one of them
and denounced the soldiers in bitter terms A
captain ordered him out threatening if he did
not go, they would fire on him. He replied
they were too cowardly to fire, when the Of
ficer struck at him with his sword which
blow he received on the left hand, and with
the other knocked him down and took his
sword from him, as also the scabbard A pri-
vate inte.fered for the protection of his COM
mander, and he, too, the clerk knocked down
with a heavy drawn pistol, and escaped with
his priZe-the sword-the only injury he re-
ceived being pretty severe cut across his
hand
AT the in ntersection of Gay and Pratt streets,
while the soldiers We're firing upon the crowd,
two other clerks from the same place ran in to
the ranks, and each knocking down q soldier
with his fists, bore Off their muskets as tro-
phes of their exploit.
The young man sho. in the leg, and taken TO
the infirmary, and attended by DR.. Morris,
appeared quite grateful for the humane atten-
tions shown him. When asked why he came
the simple and unsophis ticated reply of the
youth was, "Oh, the Flag, the Stars and
g. nfaA hat flar Ial