Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-11
MILITARY OPERATIONS IN MARY
LAND.

BALTIMORE, May 10.-Tne Massachusetts
troops at the Relay are in fine condition. Two
thousand visitors were present from Baltimore
to day, and several Massachusetts officers as.
sured the BalimOreIns tIey perfectly under
stood the responsibility of the recent attack
rested on the mob. The Sixth Regiment
went into camp last night, at the Relay House.
Heretofore they have lived in houses made of
boughs and brush. One man of the regiment
is dangerously Ill from poison, and it is feared
Will not recover.
A MESSENGER with dispatches left in great
haste last night for Annapolis His instructions
were to find Gen. Butler and deliver his docu-
ments before sleeping.
Repairs on all the bridges are completed
except on the iron bridge at the northern Re-
lay House, and one between Cockeysve and
Ashland. These are expected to be finished
tonight, and a train is announced to leave
Harrisburg for Baltimore to morrow.
This afternoon Washington Goodrich and
VIM II. Quincy, two pronrinent rioters, left
for Virginia with titty-fve men, in the Norfolk
boat.
The Baltimore Sun, of this morning. CO I'M
sells the state toy nAain loyal.
Trains have commenced running on the
Northern Central road.
Nineteen regiments are en- route under or
ders Tor the Relay House camp and Washing
ton by four routes, three Of which converge on
Baltimore The Goth New York regiment ex
pect orders to the Relay House or Alexandria
within day Or two.
Last night, "a of the Maryland guards were
arrested by the Massachusetts picket guards,
who INFESTED Baltimore, for attempting TO es
cape to Virginia to join the rebels there. They
will be dealt with as traitors.
Four companies of secessionists, in all about
800, passed through Frederick, Md, for Har
per's Ferry, last night They were badly
armed aud equipped.
The mountain forest on the Maryland side
of the Potomac, near Harper's Ferry, was
fired last night, and much valuable timber de-
etroyed.
BALTIMORE, May 10.-This morning a wag-
on containing suspicious looking box and
three men was observed going out on the
Frederick road from Baltimore, and General
Butler despatched scouting parties i'll pursuit,
who took it six miles beyond Relay. The
box was found to contain Dickinson's steam
gun which was being taken to Harpers Ferry.
The gun and the men were brought into camp.
One of the men is Dickinson, the inventor of
the machine. The men were sent to AnnapO-
lis.
The Massachusetts regiment at the Relay
House received their tents to day. 1t is re-
ported that troops with battery of artillery
were sent this morning to point west OF
Relay.
The bridges on the northern central railroad
are completed, and trains left here today,
and a number of empty cars and engines were
sent up the road.
The special correspondent of the American,
at Frederick, says the train going west this
morning, was stopped at point of rocks,
three miles west of Frederick, by order of
Major Ashley, commander of the Virginia
forces, and subjected to examination All
westward trains will be stopped there in iu-
ture, where about four hundred troops are
stat oned, con prising two companies of artil-
lery, two companies OF cavalry, together with
the Baltimore and Frederick volunteers. The
train from the west, containing ten horses and
one hundred beeves, bound to Baltimore, was
seized at Harper's Ferry, this morning
ANNAPOLIS, May 10-About midnight
squad OF some 80 mounted rebels fired on the
picket guard at Camp Butler, across the Sew
ern The guard returned the fire, and about
twenty shots were exchanged. The garrison
regret that the marauders did not dismount
and give an account OF themselves. Similar
squads are rowing about but their acts are
dlsavowed by the citizens. The sentinel In
the navy yard was stabbed by person in cit
liens dress.
One million in specie passed through for
Washington to-day.
regiments to morrow.
Steamer Kill Won Kull just from Fort Mon.
roe, reports several prizes at Point Comfort.
A lieutenant of the federal government was
found aboard one of them.