The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-04-26
EXCITING NEWS FROM
NORFOLK.
Movements Of Virginia Troops !
Troops 90 go through
Maryland.
10000 New York Volunteers I

NEw YORE, April 20.
d Gentlemen from Washington repor
. that Balumori2ns have telcrrophcd {,
Harpcr's Ferry for Virginia troops L
come TO their support.
The house Henry Winter Davis wat
entered by a mob, but he having LEFT hii
/ family was not molcstcd.
The hall Of the German Turner's wa,
sacked.
Tho citizens Of Cockcysvil'e were
holding q Union meeting, when two ON.
nibus loads Of Baltimore police and sol
dicrs came up to burn the bridges to the
Pennsylvania line. They were attacked
and dispersed by the Union men, who
formed guards and pr otcctcd the bridges
uRtil the arrival Of the Pennsylvania
troops.
HAEHIsBuRG, April 20.
Caleb Cushing arrived here yesterday.
. lie loft for Washington on Bundav.-
He says that Gen. Lee with 5000 Vir-
I glnia troops was covering Arlington
/ Heights.
Lieut.. Jcnnircr is reported us having
deserted from Carlisle Barracks. Ho
had a full Knowledge Of the plans of the
. Government Dispatches for his arrest
have been sont in every direct on.
NEw YoRK, April %.
Tho state authorities have decided TO
muster into immediate service the whole
Of the 10000 volunteers authorized by
the Legislature.
/ The Common Council last niyht voted
| a million dollars 10 arm and cquip repi-
D - mud LvIN ~
| fumilics Of volunteers.
The Brooklyn Common Council voted
100000 for the equipment of the 18th
regiment, to leave to-day.
PHILADELPHIA, April %
A splcndid uniform FOR Mujor.Gcn-
crul, ia case, bound South, was seized
yesterday.
Fort Miillin has boon gnrrisoned by m
Artillery Company and Konsington Ri
ncs.
Private information from Baltimore
says the mob element is powCrlcss 10 act
with system. Arms are plenty, but no
ammunition. IL is believed, however, that
the people and mob will unite to prevent
the p0ssago Of troops through the CITY,
The troops will be compelled 70 fight their !
way step by step. The railroad between /
Baltimore and Washington was to be |
obstructod yesterday aud s5mo of tic
bridges destroyed.
People South of the Susqohnnna are
loyal TO the Union and will assist i'm de- |
tending HayTc de Grace against rcccss-
ionsts.
ANNAPOLIS, Sunday, April2l.
10 Ia lutI -
Butler, of the Massachusetts regiment,
against landing troops here. They were
consequently landed at the Nuyal Acad- |
cmy, which is exclusive property Of tho
The following is from the Baltimore |
American Mayor Brown, cf Baltimore. |
went to Washington on SUNDAY at the |
rcqucst Of tho President, and had long |
interview in presence oC the Cabinet and |
Gen. Scott. The President urged the |
absolute necessity Of transit through Bal |
umorc. Gen. Scott's opinion wus to
bring troops through Mary land, avoiding
Baltimore, il the people would permit
if not, the troops must select their own
best route, and if needs, must fight their
way through
The President and Secretary of War
heartily concurrcd in tho desire to avoid
The Mayor said the authorities would
use all lawful means 10 prevent parties
from leaving the city TO attack troops
passing at distance, but was unable to
promise any moro.
The President Onswcred that no more
tr 3oTs would be sent through the city
unless obstructed in other directions,
with the understanding that the city nu-
thortics are to use their best efforts 10
restrain the people.
The Baltimore American, Of Monday. !
confirms the scutting Of the Pennsylva- /
MIA, Columbus, pelewOro, Raritan, and /
McTmuc, at Norfolk, by order of Com.
PcndcrgrOst and the destruction Of their
arms,
The only vessels saved to carry away
the Government forces, were the Poca-
hontas and Cumberland, The ship hou-
scs were being torn down aud the mctor-
les lcyclcd to the ground with tho in
tention of firing aud abandoning them
on Saturday night.
The Mayors Of Norfolk and Portsmouth
sent flag OF truce TO pcndergast, to ask
him If he intended to fire on the town.
lie replied that he should act altogether
on the defensive. IL fired upoa or the
Navy Yard was attacked, it would be his
duty TO fire on the two cities.
II was not known whether the Pawneo
entered the harbor or returned to Fort
Monroe.
The excitement at Norfolk and Ports
mouth was intense. Women and chill
drcn were flying and tho men ralying to
arms,
HARRlsBUReH, April 81.
Somc soldiers just escaped from Har-
Per's Ferry, report the destruction of tho
arms and buildings complete. 1000
Nrginians were there and 5000 more
were expected, with design orinyuding
Maryland aud making Mason and Dix |
ons line the point OF warfare.
BosroE, April 81.
Fletcher Webster, son ofDaiicl Web. /
ster' addressed vast meeting on State
street II was very enthusiastic. He
has raised regiment to be commanded |
by himselC
A gentlemen from Washington reports
rom 1000 TO 6,OOO under arms, inclu- I
ding 1000 regulars, and four batteries Of
flying artillery. Col Smith is confident
that he can defend the city for the pres
ont against any force that is likely to be |
brought against il. The same gentle
man reports that the origin OF the trouble
at Baltimore was that rowdy came be- |
hind the last platoon Of tho Massachu-
sctts Regiment caught muskct from
ono Of the soldiers and shot the latter in
the back, killing him instantly, The
order was immediately given to ire, and
several of the mob were killed.
The Norfolk Traitors subduCd
GnllnmlrY Of the ID. q hnNraI