Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-25

ARREST or BALTIMORE " SOUTHERN VIOLIN.
TER" IN NORFOLK The Norfolk Day Book of
Friday bias the subjoined paragraph:
SaI. + Guy, Chief OF Police for this city, re-
of Baltimore, last night, in which he was In.
structed 20 arrest a young man named John
Wesley Diggs, minor, who had Joined a COM
pany Of men and started down TO Portsmouth IN
the Adelaide with the intention Of going hence to
Charleston by rail. Armed with tbs order from
the Marshal Of Baltimore, Capt. Guy proceeded to
Portsmouth early this morning, and awaited the
arrival of the boat from Baltimore When the
boat reached the wharf, be discovered that there
were full fifty men on board, and as they had but
few steps to walk from the boat to the cars. he
was afraid they would get OF before he could dis
cover the right man However, as soon as the
boat reached the wharf, he jumped aboard aud
sought the officer; he then informed him the OBJ
ject Of his visit and the name of the young man
wanted The officer was polite and informed the
Captain that he would point out the young man
and was very willing to part with him, particu.
larly as be did not seem willing to 90, ssfor ;,
said he, "we do not want men down there who
do not go freely and OF their own account"
When the men marched out on the wharf Capt
Guy arrested the young man and escorted him to
the jail in this city, where be is at the present
time. Young Diggs appeared much gratified at
the arrest as it was evident that he he'd become
sick Of his bargain, and would rather return home
than visit Charleston In the capacity Of a common
soldier.
We understand that the men in this draft with
lew e4Cepuons, were preVy ndrQ cases, and
evinced their bloodthirsty and ungovernable ma.
lures by engaging In fight among themselves,
while on the passage down.
The Day Book says further, that as the cars
containing the "Volunteersn moved off from
Portsmouth, the party struck up Pixie, with a
VIII. but wien passing the corner Of Dinwiddie
and High streets they spied the flag of the coun-
try Of their adoption, the sony was changed to
three times three hearty cheers, which made the
welkin ring.
Young Diggs (inentioned in the foregoing ar
ticle from the Norfolk Day Book arrived safely
home yesterday morning In the Norfolk steamer.
and expresses his joy at having escaped from that
company Of southern volunteers - He states
that several other youths of East Baltimore about
the same age (l6 years. as himself were induced
by the representations of persons acting as sub
agents to embark In the enterprise One of the
youths, named Edward J. Harrison is a SON OF
MI. Is. IL. Harrison, carpenter, residing at No
ll9 East Baltimore street. HIS father has gone to
w wilmington, n C, TO reclaim. his SON Another
young man, named Hopkins, a son of ex. police
man Hopkins Of that section of the CITY, was also
induced to engage in the affair. They are heartily
tired OF 1t already, having attempted to conceal
themselves behind casks on board the steamer
until the company had gone On the railroad cars
They were, however, discovered by the captain,
with three or four of the men, and compelled TO
20 on with the Others-Balto. AMERICAN