The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-04-26
WASHINGTON, April 10.

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 10.
Lieut.. Jones, who is here, says as the
Feperal troops ut Harpcr's Ferry rushed
adross the Potomac bridge, people rushed in
to the arsenal, and he believes large num-
her persisted, rs repeated explosion, occurred.
lie saw the light Of the burning building
many miles.
The reported assault. upon the Massachu-
setts regiment in Baltimore occasioned in
tense excitement among tho troops. Camp
Curtain swear terrible yengence. There are
5000 men here.
BALTIMORE, Goth.
The bridges on the Northern Central and
on the Philadelphia railroads are gone.
The Railroad bridge three miles north Of
Baltmord is reported to be on fire. All the
bridges between Baltimore and Hayre de
Grace have been destroyed, or rendered use
less.
WASHINGTON, Goth.
Martial law will soon be proclaimed.
Steamer st. Nicholas, plying between Bal
tmorc and Washington was seized this morn
Ing. There are five thousand military here.
The city is well guarded.
NEW York, 2lst.
Steamer State of Maine arrived to-day
from Fort Monroe, having landed her regi.
ment there. She reports steamer Spaulding
as having arrived and was landing her troops
from Boston when the State Of Maine left.
NEw YORx, 2lst.
The Rhode Island Regiment under com.
mand of Gov. Sprague. 1000 strong, arrived
this forenoon, and left in the Ariel at sun
down.
PHILADELPHIA, April q.
The Eighth Regiment which lett Friday
night, reached Annapolis Junction by way of
the Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay.
They are stationed at Annapolis and hold
the Junction of the Road communicating with
Washington.
The Seventh Regiment arrived at Annapolis,
all well.
NEw ORLEANS, Goth.
The steamer Star of the West has just
arrived ut the Bar from Indianola. She was
taken there as prize to the Confederacy.-
The Star of the West was boarded of Indian
ola by Galveston volunteers on W Wednesday
night who captured her without resistance.
She had on board 800 to 900 barrels pro-
visions.
BosroS, DIST.
The irrepaessibls enthusiasm OF Boston cul-
minated to-day in the greatest mass gather
ing ever witnessed here. The crowd could
only be estimated by bulk, extending from
Washington street, around the old State
House. nearly to the Custom Housa, and
dcnsely packed. The principal speakers in
cluded Fletcher Webster, Chas. j. Wood
bury. and Mr.. Dehon; the object being to
raise Regiment of Volunteers for Fletcher
Webtcr, and to give expression to the public
voice of Boston at this mOmentous time
The demonstration was q great success.
PHILADELPHIA, 2lst.
A passenger who left Washir gton yestor-
day reports all quiet there; but it was ru-
mored that the President was about to call
for additional troops from the faithful Sttaes,
to make up the deficiency caused by States
refusing to furnish their quota.
A party of armed men will leave tomorrow
to repair bridges on the Baltimore road. 1t
is reported that Mr.. Trimble, formerly Prcsi-
dent of the road, was shot dead by one Of
the armed guards, who attempted to defend
the property of the road on Saturday.
The police have seized large quantities Of
contraband goods that were to DO sent to the
ss,ss ' PssSs 'AP I%s.s .hs ss s,es
were four tons of sheet lead and pipe, directed
to jackson, MISS, via Memphis-supposed
for BULLETS.
The trains of Friday night went through
safely to the bridge ut Canton, where crowd
lying in wait fired pistols at the engineer,
who stopped the train The crowd compelled
the passengers TO leave the cars, and taking
possession of them forced the engineer to
take them back to Gunpowder River bridge.
Here tho train was stopped the crowd set fire
to the draw Of the bridge and waited until
that portion was burned. They then re-
turned to the Bush River bridge and set the
draw on fire. Next they went to the Canton
Bridge and burned that. The train then
conveyed its passengers back to Baltimore.
The passengers also state that the Balti-
moreans had demanded the surrender of Fort
MclIcnry threatening to attack. The reply
Of the commander was that IL attacked, he
would be compelled to defend 1t and fire upon
the city.
NEw York, 81.
No communication with Baltimore or
Washington tonight. There is no doubt.
however, of the perfect safety Of the capital,
and that nothing OF serious character has
transpired in Baltimore to-day. The stop
page Of communication is doubtless by the
desire of Government.
A gentlemen from Washington states that
General Scott remarked yesterday that he
had ten days start Of JEFF. Davis, and means
to keep it.
The Union meeting yesterday was atten-
ded by over 100, 900 persons, and there were
over half i million in the streets. A most
enthusiastic feeling was manifested. Fort
Sumpter's flag had been raised on Washing
tons statue, the bronze hand Of the statue
ofthe father of his country grasping the
shattered staff. The commercial metropolis
Is unit for the Union.
Since the foregoing dates, there has been
avery large amount of news of a contradic-
tory character received from the South by
various private sources, the line Of COM
munication by Telegraph and Rail Road
being cut of. The most important is full
particulars of the burning of the Gosport
Navy Yard, and the destruction Of the Ma
tional vessels at that station, by the federal
officer having charge of the property, to pre-
vent its falling into the hands of tho seccs-
sionists who were surrounding It in great
force. The value of the property destroyed
was estimated at S5O,OOO,0O we havo no
room for particulars. From tho conflicting
accounts we can hardly make out what is the
real situation Of affairs. 1t is apparent from
them that the capitol is in great danger of
being taken by the rebels. Gen. Beauregard
was said to be in Richmond and JEFF. Davis
1t was reported was to make his Head Quar-
tiers there. Baltimore is practically in the
hands Of the mob, and Washington was in