, 1861-04-26
THE BALTIMORE EXCITEMENT.
Lstest:; Authentic Accounts OF. the
Doings Of the Mob :. -

Latest; Authentic Accounts OF the
- Doings Of the Mob -:
A copy of the Baltimore american Of Mon
day, brought through by . passenger, gives u
the latest authentic accounts Of the dotngs In
that city. The town seemed, at that date to
be In a perfect state Of excitement, and the IN
telligence Of the approach Of the Penns5lyar
min troops towards Maryland increased It
greatly. 4 telegraphie dispatch was received
from President Lincoln that no more troops
would be sent through Baltimore, bnt 1t was
not generally credited. The intenigenee OF
the New: York and Massachusetts troops being
sent to Washington by way Of Annapolis add.
ed to the feeling: .. ~..... ... .:.y.
III the midst Of this comparative pause, the
news was received that troops were st Cock
eysGille, marching steadily towards the city.
The number was originally stated at Two thou
sand, but it ross rapidly in the monta o. r.
NOR to five, eight, ten thousand. Instantly
the streets were IN an uproar the cry to
arms rang out; men efngIy and IN groups,
with arms Of every variety, from patent rifles
to common fow]ing pieces, passed hnrrfedly
around to different rendezvous. 4 Hesa I'M:
pul=6 MH6 SlftI u Lie tAElLElAE4b ~ - 1e~1AA
report that another body Of troops was march,
ing On the city by the Reisterstown road, and
we're already at Plkesvi1le, seven miles distant.
The thropg rushed curiously and excttedly
about. The armed men. gathered IN squads
and were formed into companies. The un-
armed c}amoFcd for weapons, and rnshed to
the gun shops On Baltimore street, which were
quickly broken ope and y hat arms they con-
talned passed out indiserimi1ately to any who
we're alert enough to get within reach Of the
supply.
The bells Of the church On Second street
rang out startling alarm, communicating the
excitement to every part ofthe city. In the
churches in which services vera ut the time in
progress, Of course the widest approximations
were created. A general attack upon the city,
bombardment from Fors II Henry, with all
the attendant horrors that the fertile iDag-
fnatiop could depict, presented Themselves
Services were interrupted, ladies' shrieked and
tainted, congregations dismissed themselves,
and terrified women hurried to heir homes.
poured toward the centre, seeking Information
as to'What had occurred, aud adding to the
general alarm by repeating the rumors that
We're caught up, magnifed to the utmost ex-
tent, and then thrown aside for some newer
and stranger story
CALL TO ARds-PRo1tPT ASSEMBLING oF TIE
MILITARY AND VOLUNTEERS.
, The Police Commissioners, after ascertainiug
tha reliability Of the Information, gavc orders
for tbs assembling and armiDg OF the volun-
teers, IS we'll as Gil other military corps, all
under the command Of Major General George
q. steuart. Instantly men were gathering at
the various enrolling places, where thousands
OF able. bodied men and youths eignided their
desire to share in the dangers and tolls attend
ing the defence Of the city against the expected
invaders. Companies marched from one point
to another, and then proceeded to the Old
City Hall, where, after eome delay, the ueces-
eary arms were furnished The Southern vol.
unteers numbering over a thousand, formed
on Fayette aud other streets, the different
vicinity. The military companies were gath
cred In their respective armories, awaiting the
order to move. Gen. Sseuart established his
head quarters at No. 81 Paul street, neaT Lee,
ington, where, at intervals, despRtches were
received and messengers arrived bearing ru'
mors ofthe movements Of the Pennsy lyanlans,
TIE cocKEYsvMLE CAMP.
In the absence Of any reliable news from
the enemy" the widest and most extrava+
giant 1qmoFs obtained credeQce. It was va
riouely asserted at different perioda OF the
day that the Pennsylyanians were advancing
sklrmlshing with the country people, who
/ were endayoring to impede their progress bY
| firing at them from behind hedges; th2t, panit
| stricken, at the formidable preparations fol
their reception, they had cut across the eou4
tryunder the p'lotase Of a Baltimore neweboy
and again, that they had not budged frou
| Coekeysgille, but had entrenched themselves
there, and were waiting for reinforcement
! Maryland.
The frat mentioned 1umor was by fur tn
most popular, and murmurs at the iuactiop o
the military authorities were loud and bitter
especially among the volunteers, who having
enlisted for light, ond having had their ap
petite for '.great revenge" stimulated, wer
exceedingly impatient at The delay IN it's 'grati
feation. a proposition was made for the for
nation OF volunteer corps d'armee for the pur
pose OF INN med1ately meeting the invaders AMI
Of beating them batk. This proposition me
with much favor, and hundreds Of impetuou
splrit7, confident Of being followed by la.g
numbers, Lett lhe city in wagons, carriages
nuggles and other vehicles, deteTialnned t
wage guerilla warfare with the advancing
force
| NOT less than i've hundred men, 1t is estima
ted, lett Baltimore for this purpose, armet
Wltn ehot guns and Files. At q s1bseQueG
Fsriod OF the day, when the pacific intention
Of the Pennsylvanians and the peaceful polio
earnest fear5 prevailed that these hot and cage
men would begin an attack upon the Norlherl
troops, and so lead to most unnecessary nu
melancholy waste Of human life. These fears
we learn, were happily not realized, thong
the encampment Of the Rennsylyanians va
visited, 1t is said, unchalienged, by scores c
entertained.
| From gentleman who visited the camp, n
learn that the Pennsylvanians, to the numbe
OF Il ,5oo, were encamped at Cockey's Fields, Il
the vicinity Of Cockeysville, seventeen mile
from Baltimore; that Ieaving Harrisburg wit.
no knowledge ofthe opposition Of the eitizen
l frS fhax +
through the city, they had halted upon tt
hrst tntimation Of the hostile Intentions Of tn
authorities Of this city; and fur from ente1
tanning any idea Of forcing passage throue
Baltimore, they held eur citizens In peculia
and friendly. regard One Of the companie
composing the force corps from Laneaste
were earnest In their enquiries after the Ra
timore City Guard, with whom they have er
joyed Re ations Of friendship and Of pleasan
social intercourse, and transmitted them man
verbal EVIDENCES Of theig continual good vi
and regard.
Only about one. third Of the whole force we,
uniformed and drilled, the remainder we1
There was but 800 stand Of arms in the e7
campment. The force is said to be euff.rtn
much from the want Of provisions, but me-
g*r supply of which could be obtained tor 1oy
Or money, number Of the country people /
that vicinity refusing, 1t is said, to sell the,
| teoA 4R"A AL tIIAls.
SEIZURE or UNITED STATES PROPERTY.
1t is stated by an officer of the Baltimore elf
police, that last evening detachment Of tt
force were ordered to seIxe four or five ea1s ,
the baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com ran
which contalaed arms aud provisions for II
| uuittd States, and which were to have bee
or~arde1 to Washington.
We 1ea1n that Governor Hicks sent to Co
hut1er protest against the landing of troo1
81 Annapolis. he accordingly proceeded
the Naval Academy and landed his troo,
there. over which the FEEDER Il Government b;
exclusive Jurisdiction.
MUsTERING OF TIE vousTEERs,
Among, the most exciting incidents Of Il
day Fas the enrolment Of those who had &c
unteered for the defence Of the city. These
the number OF 600 and upwards, after bei1
divided into companies of about thirty e4c
and after having proper ott1esrs assigned thel
were marched 10 the Old City Hall, whe
they Were furnished with firearms, The
were Of pattern and description, from the no
obsolete flint lock rifle and musket, to Iii
nts's improved and terrible arm. A numb
OF volunteers also came from the count
armed with cannon.
NORTHERN TROOPS At TANsJAPoLI5-GREAT Z
C1TkMENT.
/ The New York Seventh Regiment arrIy.
| at Perrymans1i1le on Saturday afternoon, Al
, | having seized the ferry steamer Maryland, al
all the other Suequehanna steamers, cross'
| the bay to Annapolis, where they arrived
Sunday morning. They are sald to be acco,
) panied by large force Of fPennsylYanians, a.
| expected to reach Washington from Annapol
, | By railroad. It was, however, announced II
: | farTi hot In nh oI$.n D.