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FROM PORTSMOUTH.
'EIcIAL coRREsrosDEScR OF THE DrspArcH ]
PoRTsMoUrH, VA, April 22d, IS

PoRTsAoUTH, VA, April 22d, 1861
We have had the hell hounds of Black Re-
publicanism let loose upon us here. Our Ma
w Yard has been set on flre-su pervised by
McCauly, Hne Commodore, who, ii is said,
had been drunk tDr some time and by Pen
dergrast, the white headed disgrace to the
State of Kentucky, who commanded the Cum
berIand.
The pawnee passed up to the Navy Yard
about 10 at night, when the huzzss of the
Yandals commenced, amid the once popular
strains of Hail Columbia and Yankee Doodle
All the small arms, during saturday, were
broken, rendered useless, and thrown over
board--the wretches fPendergrast, the Com
modore, and the internal crew. dealing de-
struc'ion wherever their Internal hands could
De employed. The large shears for raising
masts were cut away, and fell with tremen-
dous crash across the Germantown, then at
the wharf.
AS soon AS the Pawnee came up and anchor
ed. the MOUNDS OF the pirate Lincoln went
ashore and commenced their outrages The
sound OF ge-hammers was heard II Ports
mouth, beating away upon metal, (the guns
IN the yard, 1t is supposed J attem ptinc to rem
der them useless by breaking off the trnnions
AT or near midnight, after the alarm of fire
was heard, the nj srine Barracks were discov.
cred to be fired The whole front of the ward.
racing Gosporr, on each side OF the Main on.
trance or gateway, has been consumed The
Pennsylyania was fired, and presented q spec-
tacie OF grandeur seldom witnessed the
Merrimac, German town, and all the yessals
ed. The TWO large ship houses were con suned
TO ashes. with their entire contents. The u
States has been subsequently towed down in
the bite of Craney Island, bat has since been
towed Off the Hospital.
At about halt past four on Sunday morning,
the Cumberland was carried oat of the harbor
by the Pawnee. l am happy to inform you that
the work of destruction in the Navy. Yard is
not SO great az we anticipated. Although
train was laid, ii Is reported, to blow up the
Dry Dock, II failed 10 be executed. All the main
buildings are uninjured. The splendid victn-
alling house and all the timber sheds are
whole and entire, and no damage but what
have stated. On Sunday morning the Yard
WAS taken possession of by our volunteers 10
protect the property. saw Governor Wise,
who was looking we'll. He was, as always,
for action, action, action. Our people went
TO work to erect u battery on the |
former u 3. Hospital grounds. They have |
worked like men. 1t IL superintended by Dol. |
ialcott and Major Walton. The work will be |
completed as speedily as possible, and will |
command the approach to the harbor.
Inc battery IL composed Of eight ten and |
eight Inch Dahigreen guns, and will play the /
devil with the invader, IL he dares approach |
us. On the opposite side, little TO the north !
east OF ns. at the magazins OF old Fort Nor. |
foik, batteries are also erecting, under compe- |
tent management. Gen. Waller Gwynn, our |
and your former citizen, has arrived from /
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ATr1rdt Of Guns, 6c-A number of frs.
class cannon, Columbiads, DahIgreen gu,.s
&c, OF large calibre, arrived in This city y.s
ierday via the Danville Railroad A numb
OF tue pieces were mounted They cam
from the Portsmouth Navy-Yard. and nor,
with them evidence of Black Republican van
aaiism in %he nails that LincoIn's myrmidon.
1id thrust into the touch holes Th, Norfoll
htlroad brought the pieces as far as Peter
onrg, ana 1t was deemed best to tontiun.
mem III the same cars up to the Junction O,
ihe Sonth-Side Road, as it would have bee,
hazardous to have attempted to con ye,
them across the bridge spanning the Appo
mattox at Petersburg
Inc same train brought back the guns sen
down from Richmond last Sunday morning
there being enough at the Nayy-Yard for de
fences IN that neighborhood and elsewhere
Inc State steamer Empire" Lieut.. j. i
Miiiigan commanding, arrived in this port
yesterday, having in tow the barge "Supa-
rior, loaded with ordnance and ordnance
stores-vlz six large Paixhan shell guns 201
ROUNDS OF shell for each gun, IL tanks pow
der, fuses, matches, &c. The force in cfar<a
consisted of Lieut.. Milligan, Can't. Wm
Parrish, Capt. James Hopkins, Robt. I.eorto
ana ) Grandson Baker; volunteers. and
uetacnnents from the United Artillery Com,
folk NS, VA t'oA :
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INCIDENTS or THE BALTIMORE FIGur.-Tbe
following incidents of the fight in Baltimore
on Friday last, are reported by the ..Ey.
change" of that city:
When the young man Ward WAS shot be
was Standing win Others of his LEG uaintance
upon the pavement, one of whom y.itnessad
the proceeding, and marking the man who
lred the shot, he drew his revolver and TAX
l'g deadly aim, Hred. The soldier fell 10 the
eafth, ana would have been torn to pieces had
the police not Interiered. Being carried in a
store near oy, ne was surrounded by several
citlHens, ana II soon became evident that he
was uylhg. W mist in the last fhroes of
ocalh, ne eXclalIned 81 have got what de-
sn'e served, - 1 itit peaceful and happy home TO
come ana invade the land of nv brother -,
ihese Were the last audible words h, uttered
d resident OF this city was forced by the
rnsh or the crowd in close proximity To one of
the soldiers He raised his gun. and taking
deliberate aim pulled the trigger The csI
exploded, but the gun failed TO go off The
cillzen rushed forward, and seizng the mus
through his body
The soldier, who was an Irishman foil IN
the ground, and WAS carried to he sldewalk
"here ne called those around him to bear Wit
ness 'that ne thanked his God although he
was uylnS hlmseli that his gun had not px-
pioded; that he never desired this ser wee. and
was pressed into IL under the threats of dearh,
that the people of Baltimore did rioht: and
that the rest OF the troops deser Yed his fate -
Az the moment of death he again repea ted
his protest against this unholv war nnon
brethren and said he Justified The peonle of
Baltimore, and that he and his comrades had
peen led 10 believe that the people of tlti-
more thought exactly upon political subjects
us Tue people OF MasSachusetts did
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iae Lynchourg Tr00pS.-Ine companies
Whlch arrived here from Lynchburg on Tues
uty hignt, are composed of the right sort OF
.nateriu iu-staiwart hardy men. who woulc
lSht 10 the aeath and never yield to a foe
our Lyncnburg correspondent, in a Letter
d@ted April I'D, writes This morning We
witnessed the departure of three of our fin
volunteer comptnies--the Home Guard, Capt
Sunoerland; Rihe Grays, Capt. Maurice Lang.
norne, Jr, and the Lynchburg Artillery q ,pt
n ITey Latham These coinpanies are com
posed OF the flower OF our citize.s. To Dqr-
tlcuiarize might be considered invidious The
oroer was received yesterday about4 p NJ
ana was res sponded to with the greatest aIac
rity and enthusiasm. In the ranks of thes
companies are a number OF adopted citizens
particularly Germans as we'll Us quite g sprin-
kie OF gentlemen born in the North. ALI OF
whom now stand ready prepared 10 defend
tneir adopted State agaius the encrolchment
OF abolition mercenaries." The writer adj,
,hat II these brave men fall, host will 70!
low and ayenge them, though the conbine,.
forces OF fanaticism should oppose
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1he South CaToLtna Troops.-These chival-
Ious ana gaiiant defenders OF their natal
soil left Weldon, n. G Yesterday morning
at CLOCK, TO the number of $50, under the
leadership OF Col. NJ. i. Bonham late a re n.
resentatiye in Congress from the State nj
ooulil CsroIina. Col. Bonham is a brother OF
one ot the iexan heroes who fell with Crock
ett, Bowie and others defending the Alama
~ - rom tue Mexlcans during the Texan revolu-
tioii, ana he and his ''boys' NAV be conf
dentiy calculated on to give a good acconnt
w themselves when brought face 10 face with,
Tue nired inercena ries of Lincoln who ARR now
making attempts to subjugate this free land.
,L Soutn CtrolihlanS Will go into camp al
'Lie CehtTai fair Grounds Immediately on
their arrival here, which was expec1ed to
road iN"h
+. S.-The South Carolina troops arrived
lert III o CLOCK, III the Petersburg cirs, reach
ing that city via Norfolk Road Gen Bor .
ham 5 headquarters will be established i,
Richmond The troops belong 10 the lst Regi
ment or South Carolina volunteers and wer..
the nrst to step to the front when their Stat
lesuilieo her sovereignty. III they have a
opportunity, they will soon settle the yexed
question whether we have a Government q,
not AT "ashington. The troops on their ar
riVai, We're quartered at the capacious edific,
lust erected by the city, at the North end Of
dating them in good style
Inc FOLLOWING is d list Of Commanding an,
Staff officers '''
Brgadier- General-M L. Bonham.
Col. j. Calhoun.
Brigadier-General's Staf-Mai Moragpa
M'J L'pscoinb, Maj. Nelson, Mai Aldrich,
Dr' ~, Gaston. DR.. Maddux, DIR. Hammond, ).
OF the Regiment-Col Maxcy Gregg, Lieu+.
Col hamilton, Maj Smirk, Adjt. Fercusc,
eln'rtermaster Nc u wan Commissary Ken
nedy.
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IHE HARPER S FEkRY AFFAIR.-A letter from
HagrrstOWn, da ted on the I9lh SAYS.

"We were all set astir this morning abou.
twenty minutes after seven, by the appear
ance OF United States soldiers about Jiftv in
round numbers, dragging themselves up to-
wards the depot. They We're the most haggard
individuals L have seen for some time soiled
aud muddy, and SO tired that they Were scarce
ly able TO drag their arms after them. Their
intention was TO get on the cars and go to Car
hsl'. The history of their adventures last
night at harpers Ferry presume You are ac-
quainte with already We could get but little
out OF them; some dropped hints of what they
had done last night and some said if they had
their say they would be IN some place else
lhey ali appeared quite uneasy, as they came
TOO late Tor the cars, and not knowing what
kind of reception they would receive were
anxious to be OF as soon as possible. The Door
devils were too tired 10 walk, as they had come
all the way from the Ferry since II O'Clock, so
they hired hacks and went to Chambersburg
to take the noon train for Carlisle. The poor
Lieutenant, who, by the way, was so knoc ked
up that he could scarcely walk, and had
thrown away his sword. it inpeded his
flight, told Captain Nesbitt that he had de-
stroyed fifteen thousand stand of arms and did
as much damage rs they could before the Vir-
glnlans chased them OFF,
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Troops JTOm fae lSoul..otsl.-Iue foIlowine
military companies from South western Vir
slnia arrived in Richmond yesterday, by th,
Danville cars viz Smy the Blues, Albert q
rehdiet0n, Esq, Caplain--72 stroag. %yth.
Trays, JOS: + Kent, Captain-.6 strong ano
charlotte Rifles, Thos. J. Spencer, Captain
- strong. The men were all OF goud size
hale and hearty, and anxious for a brush with
the enemy Zach corps had its own drum
anu HE along. They had been on The road 10,
Two days, and were tired out
Ihree more companies are expected to-day
VIZ One from Pulaski, one from Montgom.
cry, ana one from Grayson. The corps iron
the idst-haned county are said TO be perf.c
nohdescripts-they call themselves % D,r,
Devils, and deep in ieggings moccasins. an
other back woods appliances. There is not 4.
man IN the company who is not over six fee
in height. Such men valuable indeed
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Recorders Court.-Yester,ay iiecor,ier Cas
kie disposed of the following cases Claiborne
$3.50 from VIM. Gentry whipped 3eorvr
slave of John Holman, for Cutting Rebecc
Toosdaie with knife-whipped PAT Farley
up for threatening an assault on Mary Il
tersusom, was discharged, at her reques,
Sealey Wigton, who had violated the pubi,.
peace, was sent down, In def ,uit OF $500 surrt
for his good behavior. James Coy. Sr ft,
tres passing on the premises OF j. r. Andersen
Co, was committed for want OF surety an,
set 10 work in the chain gang for the n.rio,
OF sixty days. Mary Moore. for throwiny
stones AT the house OF Ann Brerden, was Con-,
mitted in default OF surety for he good beaa
viOr. ~
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MILITARY MovEmEsTs.-Threec companies of
Georgia troops passed through this place yes.
terday en- route for Virginia. Two OF them
were from Macon, viz the Floyd Rifles com
manded by Hon. Thos. Hardeman, and the
Macon Volunteers, Capt Smith.
The other company was the City Light
Guard, Capt. Colquit, from Columbus. These
companies were composed of the very best
material. They are all fine looking, soldierly
fellows, and seemed TO be withal geaQeraea il,
their conduct and feelings. The spirit and
enthusiasm which animated them may be inn
agined, when we say that a lawyer who was
Il private in one of them told us he had been
married but one hour when he left home; and
we afterwards learned that there were t.yo or
three Others who We're similpriy situated.
God grant they may return in safety to their
brides. We heard two capital speeches at the
depot where the troops We're assembled-one
from Hon. Roger A. Pryor, whc is now "a Col
onei in the Confederate Army, aud the other
from the Hon. Thos. Hardeman Captain OF the
Floyd Rifles. We had the pleasure Of shak-
ing hands again with that white haired old
patriot and soldier. Edmund Ruffin, who was
returning to his native Virgi MIA, whose Ordi-
nance Of Secession terminated his self-im
posed exile, and In whose CAUSE he will now
do q PATRIOTS duty Wilmington Herald, Esd.
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correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.
The Req DR.. yunkiu.
~se <scU. ut, SUHhiH.

w. LEXINGTON, VA, April %. 1851.
we see paragraph ia the Dispateh, dated
Lexington, Va, in which notice is taken of
the resignation OF the Rev. DR.. Junkn as
somewhat wrong impression is caicnlated 10
be made thereby, We beg leave TO saw simply
that II was mainly = question Of Giscipline
which was involved in the case The State
had not seeded when DR.. j. ordered the So,
cession flag not to be put up. Il soas put I'M.
aud because his authority was not regarded in
the premises, he resigned-a thing. however.
which his wcAriness OF College lie has led
him TO contemplate for several years. Were
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Special Notice
S5o,o00 WORTH OF

sso,o0o WORTH OF
T. L = Cf y ~ L ID r. Y f o . ID <
At AND BEL " COST,
FOR CASH ONLY
TO CLOSE BUsINEsS.
IN Iue0ca of the g4nersl ua I cial derauge.
Etlt th!eas oct The cpu utFy, We have deter sd
10 SCI Of our -upenpr aud de- irstls stock OF
+ Y II . ID s,
=, GREAT SACRIFICE, to close business as soon
a. possible.
W. oger this day, every article at PRIME
Co>f, from paper If Need as upto the RICHEST
sit n tr -ught 10 this country.
IN HOT skkEEPIAD GOODS, our stock is very
laiS- a1t complete, Consisting Of
Linen HAkEFIEG,
PillcT-tase LINENS,
TOWELS, HuCKABACK, Dc, &c
Splendid assortment OF
ELEGANT DRESS SILKS,
ana al he latest styles of French and English
"A RIGS,
or lsi.es' and Childrens Dresses for Spr!ag
Ni1i-r and Sumner.
EH8R0IDRRiES,
HOSIERY, GL0E =. HDkFS.,
sHAWLS, CL0AkS and NANTES
kHiETiNGS and SHRETINGS.
PLANNRLS and BLANKETS, or every descrip.
ton.
lkISH LINENS and DIAPERS.
EHM6A2IEES and BLACh ALPACAS
La,E@ stock Of Goods for SERVANTS Summer
and Winter Clothing.
- Purchasers are invited 70 call and see for
Themselves. 4. X. PARKER Co.
l.5 Main street. Eagle square
j. BAH persons indebted to Us, viii please
Cal aud .sJJle their accounts vvltfrput delay az
!ga. er indulgence viii Eot be given.
ma SIS A & P & co
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Commander Josepa Aye.s a. G. Mn
noticing the resighation OF Capt Myers. O,
this city, OF the late ''United" States Nav,
'enoered 10 Lincoln on the ed of April, an er
ror was committed in saving that Cant Al
had been connected with The Navy ..for near
~ thirty -tye years - He was, we learn. con
Anected with the naval service for nearly for.
ty-seFen Years, and during that long pea 10.
rendered good service 10 his country, as tn
records show. Lineoln must be small pot.-
toes indeed. when grey haired veterans OF tho
Army and Navy qui, in disgust AT his impu
oent assumptions and un warran ia BILE assault
on the constitutional liberties OF the people
whom he disgrsces la pretending to repre- sea /
as head of the nation
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h1hefs Ffeiaiun isilters. re you IA
Eirf IpyDiS II so, take BAKERS EMIuM
b. W. hhs They are the Only panscea for disease
0, e'a-f rom Constipation want Of Appatite
to cast"stl"o bAh ERs BITTERs never fail
tste4 ,1,I yn dnd All DO y9a feel fesbl g. debiii-
pss. tsss a. night, and ineapaeted foI bust
sytra DAhkk's bifTERS will ingigorata Your
ffssb s onlee tbe drowsy god to your pillow re-
Is.y. y mel ti "ill make IA. iab0rs of the dsy as
vren. pnstlAe Vegetable IN their proper es a nd
Of sII AZ VIA skili, they are adapted TO the cnrs
" - ~ qseasss of ,iie stomach and bowels. aud sei
prtse ssss'fle rapsdity upon the blood and liver
sl.i. '" esnta per bottle. To be had OF all Drug.
mh It's
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THRILLING SCENE. - The Lynchburg yir-
ginian thus describes the departure Of the
military companies from that city for the
| scene of action
The companies marched to their place of
rendezvous on Church street, between Sth and
iotn, where they were all formed into column
under Col. ID. A. Langhorne marchjur down
thurch street 10 llth, and thence throuc n
Main to Bridge street ut the foot of which
they halted and were addressed In q snirit
stirring manner by Rev. J ID. Mitchell, ID. d.
This patriotic divine said that he had two sons
IN the company--the sons of a Cbarleston
Is. % mother-and if he had fifty thev
should all be freely given up TO the ser
wee OF their State, in snch 4 contest
tie wanted them 10 show themselves men
and in the day of battle 10 put their trust il,
tIod, anu never turn back from the zoe -
tie alluded in strong terms 10 the war novy
oelhg Waged upon orr cherished Institutions
appointed by heaven for the development and
happiness OF the thousands Of that intarior
race, committed TO the guardianship OF the
Soutn-and felicitated himself that they
would flnd brave and efficient defenders in IL Q
gallant young men who had taken up arms in
Nlhdicatlon OF our rights. DIR Mitchell CON
Guided by saying that he would accomp1pv
lhem-and he did. After benediction was
pronounced by Rev. Wm. $. Hammond the.
troops moved on TO the place OF embarkation
alhiuSL Inc tears and SratulatiOns of the thou
sahds or Ialr women and brave men who had
assembled to witness their daparturs TIE
scene was one of solemn thrilling interest =
oiu iueh were there, some parting with two
ana three sons, and others giving up their
only son 10 their country-sendng them away
win their blessing and their ,1ra.ytrs =
As we looked upon the inspiring scene and
Witnessed the fearful adieus OF tbe men who
We're leaVIng behind them all ne comforts
ana ehdeaIInents OF home, IN response to the
call or their country, to endure the hardsbins
ot Il soldiers life, we could not but feel that
Virginia is the same nursery of yalor and pa
triotisn that she was when the men who won
immortal glory at Kings Mountain were
hurriediy drawn together to resist British
regulars. We know that the gallant bows
whom Lynchbnrg has sent to turn back the
INVADER Will do their whole duty. We ex-
pect TO hear a good account of ,he,n Tor tha
display OF all the qualities that go TO make A
Tue soiGler-aot mercenary. Their noble
bearing VIII command respect and secure for
OF our army.
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RICHMOND, Va.
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This old and reliable Institution, with amul,
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Losses adjusted and paid with ali possible dis.
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John II. Claiborne, John T. Snhiett
John j.. Wilson, Thos A. Rust
Alex. Garrett, Geo. N. Gwathmey.
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JOIN ]. WILSON, Treasurer.
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Rev. \. a. Hodge has relinq uished the
charge OF the Presby teriau Church in Freder-
icksburg.
Four volunteer companies are organizing in
Amherst county, Va, and five in Washington
county.
Eight young ladies of Lynchburg, Va, con-
tributed the sum of 800 TO aid the Artillery
corps OF that illant city
TWO felons, named Leweilyn Woodbridge
and John Calvin, escaped from jail at Lynch
burg, Va, last Sunday
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No LIoUoR IN CAMP.-Some difficulties hay.
ing been caused by the use of arde Mt spirits a.
warrington, Fla, Gen. Bragg, on the 9th
inst, gave orders to close all the liQuor shops
During the day liquor was sold secretly. The
next day the whole town was patroIled, ever,
house and room was searched and large q uuan.
titles of liquor were destroyed. 1t is said no "
TO be impossible to get Il drop of 1.-THE ardent
within five miles of the camp.
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TUESDAY MoRgyya ~ed

- - 1VEsDAF MORNING, sd.
Awo companies reached here this morning.
from Georgia and South Carolina Rnsinae :
Is partially suspended the enthusiasm of the
people is high; it's tone is OF the right sound
us echoes are, g9 victis. 1t is reported that
p = oeisrast oHered to resign TO Commodore
Paulding, who commanded the forces here
ana came up in the Pawnee. IL he has been
done injustice, hereby retract what have
written; though know he was in the Yard
going on on that day
ine work at the former United States Hos
plta, Is vigorously progressing. In addition
W the enoankments raising, there are $50
cotton paies Fixtures for heating shot were
erected yesterday, ', hile l was on the ground
me true mechanics here deserve the eternal
gratitude of the country. Gallant old Hop.
kins, and Parks, a true frishman, and South
efn In feeling, and others whose names can
not give you now, are invaluable men with
GEAR heads and sinewy arms. They are the
iubai Gains in our midst Yours, IL. W
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Mnsfsrtag tato Ssretcs. s.-- sviua teers ar
riving in Richmond, and ans wering the re-
quirements OF military law, are immediately
companies accepted, Is Company b, Captain.
Ball, OF Chesterfield. Company A, OF til.
SAME regiment. has not been MUS tered ia vet
Most OF the soldiers are now quariered NJ III.
them. as it affords ample room for the accom-.
mediation OF any number, with eligible places
for squad, company, and battalion drilIs. The
Virginia volunteers need no better place for
formed by them. xSA'
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IHB REVOLUTIONS OF 1116 AND 1S6l-It is q
remark rkable coincidence says the Charles ton
Courier) that the first blood shed in the revo
iutionary war; between the colonies and Grea
BritalQ, was AT the village of Lexington, on
the l9th OF April, ITS, and the first blood shed
IN the revolution between the North and the
south. occurred in the city of Baltimore, on
the 10Th of April, 1S6l-just eighty-six years
after