The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-17
FAIRS In Baltimore.

The Federal troops have occupied" Balti
more permanently, and have good quarters
| There Is evidently as much feeling against
| them in that city "a there was against the
| forces under General Gage, which .soccu pied"
Boston at an early period OF the Revolution.
| ary War. The citizens may be desrous of
shielding their helpless families from the 'ror-
| rors OF war, but already the spirit of the peo-
pie breaks the restraints of prudence. On
Tuesday evening, while a SO uad of volun teei s
| from the Federal Hin camp were passing the
corner of Pratt and Light streets, demonst ira
| ton was made towards them by party of
twenty or thirty persons, but some citizens
intertered and prevented a collision.
A lot of arms belonging to the city of Balti-
| more was, on Tuesday, taken possession of by
detachment or Gen Butler's command and
carried to Fort McHenry.
The arrest of Mr.. Winans, according to the
Sun, follows
The special train of yesterday evening,
which brought to this city most OF the men,
bers OF the Legislature, just adjourned, stop
ped few moments at the Relay House
W hiIe there an officer entered the cars, and
approaching Mr.. Wipans, a member of the
House of Delegates from this city, who was
sitting with MIR. Bruno on a front seat ,courtc-
ously inq quired if he were Mr.. Winans-who
having assented, the officer said he wished to
spea to him, and told him he had an order
for his arrest from General Butler. Mr.
Winans, who is an aged man. was then
sisted from the car ana TO the office adioin-
ing. guard was Immediately placed be-
fore the door and the members of the Legisla-
ture, who rnshed forward to fuauir. the
cause of Mr.. WiIanS' arrest Were rpfns I'd
adnittance.
Gov. Hicks, who was on the train, was al
lowed TO see the officer, and on his return
stated that he could get no satisfactory an
sWer as to the reasons tor Winans' arrest, and
that all offers of security for his reappear-
ance were declined; also that Mr. Winans
would be taken GOOD care OF until his exam
nation. Great excitement was exhibited by
har fttf fna
which WAS stained buta few minutes
Gen. Butler, commanding the T. s forces
on Federal Hill, issued a bombastic procIa-
nation on Tuesday, announcing the purposes
of the military demon stration towards the
city of Baltimore
He declares those purposes to be to prevent
the carrying out Of ''reb.llious or sedi tious
purposes the seizure and con tisca tion OF all
arms, property, or munitions OF war designed
tor the aid OF rebellion; and to act with the
corporate government OF the city in the pur-
poses set forth by the proclamation. No
transportation OF articles 10 1.-THE rebels fit
ted To aid and support troops in the field Will
be permit ted but the Government will receive
and pay for all such supplies, and an invita-
tion is extended to those desiring TO furnish
such articles 10 pnt themselves IN communi-
cation with the Commanding General and the
u. >. Assistant Quartermaster, who is in
structed 10 contract Tor forty thousand rations
for the supply OF the army. All assemblages
Oi armed DOuleS OF men, except the ordinary
police and those regularly commissioned by
the State and acting under the orders of the
Governor, are forbidden. The proclamation
further declares that infraction of the laws
by the l nited states troops, or any disorder!y
or unsoldlerllke conduct, will be most rigor
ouSly punished, and the cooperation of Citi-
zens is solicited IN exposing any such conduct,
and in securing peace and quiet III the clty,
and with 4 certainty OF its con ntinuance, the
resum ption of business and the restoration of
confidence. The proclamation was much dis
cussed and criticised.
An investigation by Dr. Bradford, the Bal
timore City Commissioner, into the alleged
case of poisoning Of soldier ut the Relay
House, shows that though the case exhibited
some OF the symptoms similar to those pro-
duced by strychnine, they were produced not
by that or any other poison, but We're the
suits of exposure and of indulgence in i'm
proper food.
The Baltimore Sun says
The surveyor of the port, acting under in
structions from General Butler, seized the
schooner 5 Nelson, Capt. Agnew, of Snow
HUI, Nd, on suspicion of having on board
arms intended for the South. The schooner
was boarded at Bowly's Wharf by an officer
and file OF men, who, under the protection of
the guns on the hill moved the vessel across
the basin, where she now lies, subject 10 an
eXamination The Captain alleged the schoon-
er was not loaded with munitions of war, but
was freighted with goods intended for the
Las tern Shore.