The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-06

From q corresp ondence of the Baltimore
Exchange. dated Towsontown, June =, 1901
we find the following
The first day of June, 1861, will be a DAY
ever memorable in the military annals OF TINS
nation. On yesterday the strongly tortured
and almost iInpregnable city OF IoWsohtoWn,
containing at least one hundred citizens ana
a countless multitude OF the canine Species
was captured by the inYincible heroes oL
Abraham Lincoln, led On by mat aple' eA
perienced, and gallant Otlcer, Mayor StIa" :
Let Major General PicayuHe Butler hide ms
oimiu: shed head. with three hundred vail
ant soldiers, the indomltabie Plcayuhe cup
tured Il pump; but the distinguished Sua"
with only TWO hundred aud nifty men, hiSS
taken u whole city and nearly frightened l"o
Old women out Oh their wits.
AT halt past Twelve the enemy mace thelI
| appearance; one column advancing rom
towards the Relay House, about one nun
| dreu strong, and another from the direction OF
| Cockeysvllle, numbering ABOUT one huhoie GU
and fifty. They advanced boldly towards
| he public square, having first taken tRe pre-
| caution TO surround the city with CHAIN VI
! outposts PickeJs We're stationed along al
| the avenues leading 10 the Court House, an,
| his Honor Judge Price, having adjourned the
! Court, was stopped by sentinel as ne al
| tempted TO MAKE ms way from Inc sane tuafj
| of Justice. Some conversation ensueo, ant
the gallant soldier finally permitted his Hon
| or to pass otherwise the Judge would nave
| lost his dinner. One OF the clerks, howeVer
| was not SO fortunate, Tor as ne appISdNb~s'
| his house q sentinel opposed ms entrance
| and forced him TO fast till supper time.
4 member OF the bar attempted 10 deposit
letter in the post office, but was driven baci
by a bayonet at his breast. long -iegge
.Union" hoy, of Plug Ugly proclivities, sup
posed that he could go where lie wished, gu
was soon convinced OF his error. Attempting
to pass ii sentinel he was charged upon ant
pursued through Il narrow alley win the COZ
| steel in an unpleasant proximity to the cauua
| apuendage TO his coat. His long legs save
| his Invaluable clrcase.
| TINS was our city captured and the gal
| liant Straw, having immortaliZed hlnseii
shea thed his sword and Wen into the Town
son Hotel TO take a drink. TIE most remark
| able feature of the Whoi8 altar was the non
| chaIauce of the 80 secessionsts, who sat o
6 the porches smoking their cigars ana pulllin
the yapor in the enemies eyes. they nlaa
but few remarks, but one OF them observed
{ let them go on, If they think there Is u
hereafter" which led me TO infer that he OF
neyed in Il flu ture state of rewards and PUNISH
ments. :, ,
The immortal Straw and his gallant band {
n officers having taken their drinks, proceede
to business. They seized on all the ar MS IN at
about Ady's hotel, which were put IN posses
sion of a squad of heroes. Having roooen u
| people of their property, they proceeded
y eyacuate the city; which they did n TWO co
e umns. one moving towards Cockey ~
: ths other towards the Relay House
/ We understand that the lndomlt table May
II Straw will soon march upon our city agar
e He has been Rnthentically informed by u
faithful Union men of this vicinity that the
' are quite 4 number OF ugly Weapons In u
= hoyeis OF certain Old women of this piac
who have organized BROOK -sttek brlga0
> and NAV make attack on DIS camp;
e conseq uen,e of this in formatio 1T Is thS i
| tention CT the valiant Major to disarn the .
ladies if he can. Should the latter rout 4
g. forces, will inform you OF the fact.