Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-04-26
Vol. vi. SO.
adelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company, and this company
will act in accordance Herewith.
Your obd't servant,
[Signedl J. w. GARRETT, pres't.

will act in accordance Herewith.
Your obd't servant,
Signed j. W. GARRETT, prest.
MAYORS OFFICE,
Baltimore, April 10, 1861.
To His Fxcelloncy, the President of the
United States:
Sir: A collision between the citizens
and the Northern troops has taken place
in Baltimore, and the excitementis fear
full. Send no troops here. We will en-
deavor to prevent all bloodshed.
A public meeting of citizens has been
called, and the troops of the State and
the city have been called out to preserve
the peace They will be enough.
Signed, Tue IT, Hicks.
G. W. BRowN, Mayor,
We arc advised that VIM. p. Smith,
Esq, BESIDES sending the foregoing by
telegraph, sent a special engine ahead Of
all trains, down to Washington, SO that
there might be no doubt of Mr.. Lincoln's
receiving it at the earliest moment.
The Baltimore directors of the North
ern Central Railroad, who constitute OH
y minority Of the board, held meet
ing last evening aud made formal pro-
test against tho conveyance Of any more
troops from the North over the road.
The Baltimore and Ohio Company sent
an official communication to the Northern
Central Company informing them that
they would pass 40 more troops to Wash
ing that should reach the city by that
route.
A dispatch was received from Mr.. Fell
ton, president of the Philadelphia road,
in response to the recommendation from
here, saying that he would send no more
troops over his road at present, and re-
qucsting the officers in this city to confer
with proper parties on the subject
Incidents Of the Battle.
While the cars containing tho troops
were standing at the President street de-
pot, clerk from the custom house went
into one of them and denounced the SOL
dierb in bitter terms. A captain ordered
him out, threatening if he did not 90
they would fire on him. He replied they
were too cowardly to FIRE, when the off,
GER struck at him with his sword, which
blow he received on the left hand, and
with the other knocked him down and
took his sword from him, as also tho
scabbard. A private interfered for tho
protection of his commander, and he too
the clerk knocked down with heavy
T drawn pistol, and escaped with his prizo
tho sword-the only injury he received
being pretty severe cut across his hand
At the intersection Of Gay and Pratt
streets, whilo the soldiers we're firing
upon the crowd, two other clerks from
the Same place ran into tho ranks, and
each knocking down n soldier with his
fists, bore of their muskets as trophies Of
their exploit,
The young man shot in the leg, and
taken to the Inirmary, and attended by
DR.. Morris, appeared quite grateful for
the humane attentions shown him. When
asked why he came, the simple and un.
sophisticated reply of the youth was "Oh,
the Flag-the Stars aud Stripes" II was
expected that tho wounded leg would
have to be amputaied last night. iie is
only about eighteen years old, and may
he live to grow wiser as he grows older.
Another Of those in the station house
said he had no enmity against The South,
and came only because his company was
ordered out, otherwise he would have
been jeered as a coward and recreant.
Others in the companies were actuatcd
by the same motives.
A body Of one hundred and five Of the
volunteers from the North was taken in
charge by the police Of the eastern dis
trict and sent back. They are now said
to have stopped at Magnolia.
At the eastern police station last night
a German asked for lodging. He said
he had been forced into The cars at Pha-
adelphia, but did not know where they
were going to take him.
The Run to Washington.
The military train in its run to Wash.
iugton was stopped at the jackson bridge,
near Chinquepin Hill, by the removal Of
several rails. They scmbarked, and
the rails were relaid, under the protcc-
ton Of the troops. An occasional shot
was fired at tho troops from the bills and
woods along the route, but the range was
too long for any effect.
Suspension OF BUSINESS Closing or
Stores.
AS the riot progressed along Pratt
street all the stores on that thorouphfaro
were closed. Many Of the stores on
Baltimore and other business streets were
also closed. The utmost alarm and dis
trcss was manifested on the part Of some
females and children, many Of whom ran
crying through tho streets, approhen-
sive for the safety Of relatives and friends.
WAR Spirit IN VIRGINIA Accounts
from the country represent the war spirit
in the interior Of Virginia as most in.
tense and enthusiastic. The whole po-
pulation il in arms. and the only Difficult
ty is 10 restraining them till the proper
time arrives Never, even IN tho war Of
the revolution, was there anything ap-
preaching The unanimity and the deep
and determined character of tho war spi.
rit 10 Virginia The general disposition
is not 10 stand on the defensive, but 10
make the enemy pay at bis own fresido
the cost Of his ferocity. There arc
means of roachinc the seaboard and ;nto-