Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-04-27

troops from the President street depot The tnrong
gradually augmented until about 109 o'clock, when
a large body of police appeared and the mass took
it for granted that the troops were coming. Mean
while the assembly kept itself informed on events
at the lower depot by several young men on horse
hack who rode rapidly forward and back between
the depots The Mayor Of the city and the board
of Police Commissioners did their utmost to paclfy
the crowd as we'll as did other prominent citizens
Finally crowds, rushing pell-mell from the lower
streets to the depot gave notice that the cars were
coming, and they arrived one after another, drawn
by four horses The blinds of most ct the cars
were shut down, and in those not provided with
blinds the troops laid down fat to avoid the bricks
thrown at them The windows were perfectly
riddled and their sides bore great ndentationS from
the rocks and bricks hurled at them.
FEARFUL SCENE.
The scene while the troops were changing cars
was indescribably fearful. Taunts clothed IN the
most fearful language, were hurled at tn ny the
pantinc crowd, who, almost breathleSS with running
messed ND to the car windors presenting knives and
revoIvers and cursed up into the faces of the SOL
diers The police were thrown in between the cars,
and forming a barrier, the troops changed cars,
MANY of them cooking their musketS as they step
ped on the platform.
After cmbarking the assembage expected to see
the train move off but It's departure was evidently
DELAYED in the vain hone that the crowd would dis
perse; but no. i. swelled and the troops expressed
to the officers of the road their determination to go
at once or they would leave the cars and make their
way to Washington.
THE TRACK ORSTRUCTED-ATTENPT TO TEAR IT Up.
While the delay was increasing the excitement
wild cry was raised on the platform, and dense
crowd ran down the platform and on the railroad
track towards the Spring Gardens, antl the track
for a mile was black with an excited rushing mass.
The crowd as it went, placed distractions of every
description the track. Great logs and telegraph
poles requiring dozen men or more to move
them were laid across the rails, and stones rolled
from the cmbankment
body Of notice followed after the crowd, both
in full run, and removed the distractions as fast
as they we're placed on the track Various attempts
we're made to tear up the track with logs Of wood
and rieces of timber, and there great cutlery
for pickaxes and handSpkes, but only one or two
could be found The police interfered on every &C.
casion but the crowd growing larger and more cx-
cited would dash off into a break-neck run for
other position further on until the county line
reached The police followed, running until forced
to stop from exhaustion. At this point many of the
throng gave it up from exhaustion. hut crowd,
longer winded dashed on nearly mile further, now
and then palSing to attempt TO force the rails. or
place some obstruction upon them. They could bc
distinctly seen for mile along the track where it
makes bend at the Washington road bridge -
VIXEN the train went out the mass Of PEG: &c had
were exchanged between the military and Citizens
at several points, with the result detailed elsewhere.
INCIDENTS or THE BATTLE
While the cars containing the troops were stand
ing at the President street depot. a clerk from the
custom house went into one Of them and denounced
the soldiers in bitter terms. \ captain ordered him
out threatening if he did not go they would fire on
him. He replied they too cowardly to fire.
when the officer struck at him with his sword which
blow he received on the left hand and with the 9TH
er knocked him down and took his sword from him,
as also the scahbard. \ private nterfercrl for the
protection Of his commander, and he too the clerk
knocked down with heavy drawn pistol and eS
capped with his prize-the swOrd-the only injury
he rcceiv d being pretty severe cut across his
hand
At the intersection Of Gay and Pratt streets. while
the soldiers were firing upon the crowd two other
clerks from the same place ran into the ranks. AMI
each knocking down soldier with his fists bore off
their muskets as trophies Of their exploit.
The young man shot in the leg and taken to the
infirmary. and attended by DR.. Morris. appeared
quite grateful for the humane attentions shown him.
When asked why he came the simple and unsophi$-
tcated reply Of the youth was, oh, the Flag-the
Stars and Stripes" 1t expected that the wound
ed leg would have to be amputated last night. He
is only about Is years DID, and may he live to grow
wiser as he grows older.
Another of these in the station-houSe said he had
no cnlnIE against the coulil Only DcCltl>e
his company was ordered out, otherwise he would
have been jeered coward and recreant. Others
in the companies were actuated by the mo-
tveS.
\ body of one hundred and FIVE of the volunteers
from the North was taken in charge by the police
of the eastern district and sent back. They are now
said to have stopped at Magnolia.
At the eastern police station last night, German
asked for lodging. He said he hal been forced in
the cars at Philadelphia, but did not know where
they were going to take him.
THE Run TO WASHINGTON.
The military train in its run to Washington was
stopped at the Jackson bridge, near Chinquepin
Hill by the removal of several rails. They diSenl-
Jarked and the rails were reaid, under the protec
ton of the troops An occasional shot was fired at
the troops from the hills and woods along the route,
but the range was too long for any effect.
AFFAIRS AT PESsACOLA.-A letter from a Georgian
at Pensacola, dated April 18th, says:
Day before yesterday few of Scmmers men
came over to Barancas wharf and some indiscreet