Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-04-25
ALL SOUTHERN PORTS TO Be BLOCKADED,
Day of Riot & Blood in Baltimore.
Pennsylvania and Mass aChuseets VOlun-
teers Attacked.
HARPER'S FERRY DESTROYED
From the n. Y. Times.


!amation, announcing blockade Of the
Southern ports This important movement
elfectualIy dispoSes of JEFF. DAVIS letters Of
marque and reprisal
Blood wa. spilled yesterday in tie streets
of BaltimoYe-the first blood of the real
struggle between secession and Union and,
as in the Revolution. Massachusetts bIocsl has
been the first TO Gow ! was minated in
our Washia!to ton Dis. .,atches yesterday morning
/ that desperate combination had been formed
in Baltimore to resist the passage through
that place Of Northern troops, and the events
Of yesterday proTe such TO have been the case.
The Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts vol.
unteerS reached ihere s. about the same time !;
and, on attempting TO pass through TO the
Washington depot, were opposed 10y mob,
armed with guns and pavng-st5ncs The
struggle appears to have been a most deSpe.
rate one, the police headed by the MAJ or,
| being apparently utterly power!esS TO aid the
passage Of the troops. The Pennsylganians
were unprepareG for any such demonstrations
but eventually succeeded in crossing the City !;
bat the Massachusetts men were opposed with
such ferccncsS that they were obliged in self
defence to fire upon the mob, aud Killed and
wounded q number of them, mot, however,
before the mob had fired upon them, and killed
two of thei. number They then forced their
way through, reached the depot and left for
| Washington amid u vCley Of fire arms and
pGving.stoncs They reached Washington last
evening. The latest dispatches from Balti-
more, state that comparative Q1iet has been
restored The military were under arla9, and
the police were ont in full force \ large
Union mass-meetng was held last night, at
which the Mayor made speech and at which
Gov. HICKS wos also present.
The Secessioni5tS are happily circnnvented
in their designs against uarper'S Ferry
Lieut.. JONES, in command at that post, having
beer advised that a force of $500 FrgiuiauS,
by order Of Gov. LETCuGR, were on the march
TO take possession, destroyed all the arms and
munitions Of war. and burut The buildings
down. lie then Withdrew his comm and under
cover of the night just IN time tc escape a
collision with tho Virginia force, which were
close at hand The command made forced
march Of thirty miles, and reached Carlisle
Barracks, in Pennsylvania, at 8 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
HAvRE DE GaAcE, Monday, april, %.
A passenger from Baltimore at IL o'clocI,
this morning, SAYS that he heard nothing abcHt
Pensacola when he left The city was quiet.
Martial law was enforced, and the troops
arriving from the country had been sent back
to hold themselves in readiness, there being
sufficient force in the city.
HAvEz De GRACE, Monday. April 23-9 o'clock
A gentleman Just from Washington, at :
o'clock this morning RI Baltimore o'clock
this afternoon, reports the aTlirs Of both cities
as StaiH Qno.
He had heard of the capture Of Fort Pick,
ems and large loss of life, on the road but NOT
at Baltimore
Extras was issued there, bat none were
/ brought on.
4 system Of marital law exists in botl
cities, but it was not officially proclaimed
A large Union Meeting was held at E'ktoa
/ MI, to-day. Eight hundred delegates were
present \ resolution was passed to The
effect chat " Cecil County will not Sccede, let
| Maryland do what she will"
| Gen DAKE had established a camp at Perry
syjI.o to day. All the troops arc in good con
dition, and are drilling.
The great body Of the Pennsylvania yolua,
teers low ready for the fclG have moved down
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
/ Railroad to Prettynansviiic on the Susquc-
hanna opposite Havre.dc. Grace, whence they
propose in. due time to march straight tc
Washington through (or overJ BaItimcre
from which they are bat thjrty.cight miles dis
tant. OF course, they expect to restore the
Railroad and telegraph as they advance which
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