Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-22
WAR MOVEMENTS,

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MORNING.
The Baltimore American of this morning saws
All the Interest Of the news this morning is con-
centrated upon the events transporting In our city
With regard to the news of the country we are
completely isolated The mails with the excep-
ton of those from the country Immediately around
the city, are cut OF, and the telegraph is either
destroyed or restricted from being used for news
purposes For the time the city is isolated and
we have to MI our columns with home news
Inc accounts we give elsewhere will present
as accurately and fully as It is possible to gather
them, the mass of incidents and facts which be-
long to the history Of the last two DAYS of excite
ment and preparation In Baltimore II IS not
to enter upon any synopsis Of thess null
tpned belongings Of the crisis to arrive at a. state
ment OF what 10 the present position Of affairs In
| relation to future passage of Northern troops
through or around the city The announcement
| made through the telegraph on Saturday evening
| That President Lincoln bad assured Georoe w
| Dobbin and John G. Bruno, Esqs. that no more
| troops should be brought through Baltimore
| served somewhat to calm the excitement and
mere was prospect that, without some new op-
portunitv Tor collision, yesterday would PASS
over without any aggravation Of the strohg re-
sentiment growing out Of the events Of Friday
luis opportunity was however afforded Nv the
report Drought to the city yesterday morning that
| large body OF Pennsylvania troops variously
stated by rumor at from two to ten thousand were
| approaching the city by the York roadG The
scene OF excitement that followed was one OF those
events that are placed among the III arked r,,emo-
fles OF life time The tocsin of war was so,,oded
not metaphorically but literally: the ponnIation
OF the city poured into the streets and thoisands
where the news could be learned and the i,repa.
raions for resistance witnessed or in
Arms were sought and distributed the ,olun
peet soiuIerY assert ied at their armoriss, the
lght artillery were drawn up in the s,reets re-
crults were enrolled armed and hastily d,iIled
ana the word OF command was ONLY waited for
.he march against the enemy. Other runners as
serted that another body OF troops was approach
| Ing the city by the Reisterstown road and were
already within six miles Of the CITY With the
discussion OK these rumors and in the work Of
preparation the hours passed, until more authentic
Intelligence showed that the only troops approach
Ing the city were some two thousand, gathered
near Cockeysville; that they were bnt na,.sllv
armed, ont lily supplied with ammunition slmo st
exhausted by a long march and want of food and
IN snort, rather In condition, and PERHAPS more
Wiling, to retreat than 10 advance This ist.IlI
gence with the additional announcement from
ashlngton that the authorities there had ordered
these troops 10 return TO Harrisburg caImeu tLs
excitement he military Were dismissed; with
the exception of the guard retained at the ;Smor
caii sse G,o"a .hlnned OF and what mi. ht be
called quiet In comparison with the previoSs tur.
molI, prevailed In the streets last night
IN the meantime negotiations Were in Or ..yress
al Washington, the results of which are fully
stated In Inc account given bv Mayor Brown Of
Dis Interview with President Lincoln his sabj-
net ana Gen. Scott. The state of aGairS here
was represented to the President and bis advisers
by the Mayor and the committee of r,nise,nen
VINO accompanied him. The President stated
his desire TO avoid a collision with our rtopIe
out urged the necessity of immed ately iSviug
troops Tor the defence of The Capital 1'beEnter
view finally terminated with the dIs,IpctS sssr
rance, OH toe part Of the President that nosm
troops would be sent through Baltimore Unless
ooserncted by their transit in ether directions,
ana WIN the understanding that our city aribori
Ties should do their best to restrain theiS own
people. After this understanding, when .bout
70 leaVe Washington, the Mayor received des-
I announcing the approach Of troops tsward
",
MI Brown and his companions immedja,sIv r.
turned to the President and Informed Em NJ
OF thsse facts. The President at once decided
That these troops should be sent back to harris
Durg, and an order TO that effect was Immediate
| ~ prepared and forwarded by Major Brlrer Of
!he U 3 Army, who accompanied the Mayor to
stand now. ~ 'oi'
portion Of the troops which lef, Philadalpbia
ana afterward learned that their passage tbronob
pai.inore would be contested, took possession Of
Tue mDoats on the Susquehanna and nrpcesd
60 10 Annapolis. The steamer MARYLAND rived
there yesterday morning. with 500 Massachusetts
troops on board. Another steamer was living of
| supposed to have the New York Seventh p Ui
ment on board. Gov. Hicks had refused 10 hermit
their paraagc through MARYLAND and il was n,oh.
ao.e they would reach Washington by way Of the
| The presence Of Federal troops at Fort McUenrv
| creates In the minds Of many persons especiaIIy
| ieihales apprehensions that there is danger in
the event of continuance Of hCstIitjes Rat .ba
city will be bombarded from the Fort ada the
safety OF its inhabitants ndiscriminateIy DeriIed
| SuCn apprehensioDs are entirely needless W., ia
SIN terrible thing, but there at least some
oi us eiiofs and consequences that Christianity
ana civilization have suDdued IL is no lonyer n.
practice OF civilized nations to shed blood or de-
s,roy property for the mere love Of bloodsh,d nd
| OF faplne DefenceeSs cities are no, now born
| barded. people are not indiscrimina,ely .!auyb
tereu, put armies H. hit armies and respect as Tar
as possible the ri hts Of com batants TIE idea
mat any such thing will be attem pied as the bonn
nj a q fp Is
should be dismissed IL was ruInored vest,rday
mat orr McHenry has been reinforced bIst there
Is no foundation for the statement other titan the
stoppage of steamboat there for coal
From a gentleman who reac he'd this CITY 20 ste,
ddy afternoon from New York we learn tat the
excitement In that city and PHILADELPHIA tx refer
ence 10 the opposition which the Northern troops
nave met with in Baltimore in their atte,nnt 10
reach Tie Capital, is most intense AtNe.E Work
troops were pouring In from all directions, and
mere seemed to be fierce determination Il reach
the capital at all hazlrds. Great diticul,y was
experienced by travellers I'm procuriuD conv'yancs
southwark. AT Philadel pha the Batimors Dsnot
was occupied with troops, but no frslus W. 90 mn
ming iuftner than ilmington. An efott was
made TO procure passage by the Ericsson line vi,
tne Delaware Canal but il was found that the
ueneral Government had seized the boats te ,rans
Pof' troops to the Chesapeake. The party of whom
our friend was bad finally TO IA ke tho EVENT.
ualn to Wilmington, and, stopping there "a, tbs
hiSht, came next morning by rail to Port E.posIt
al which point, after some diiiicuity a boat Was
toNuitu " cf"tS tue Susqu.hanEa. Tic remain
dei oI the distance was accom- plshed 6y a pri
Vate conveyance across the country
HoRAHEEN TkooFs Al ANNAPcLIs-cREaJs xct,r
MENr.
The New York Seventh Regiment lcf. New
YORK at . O'Clock on Thursday evening, and was
expected to reach Baltimore at 1 O'Clock ON Fri.
dsy. we learn from gentleman who left Phil
adelphla at O'Clock on Friday that Broad street
was crowded with people waiting TO see them
start Tor Baltimore, whittier II was unders God
they were to leave In special train at ~ oicIock
A dispatch from Philadelphia on Saturday said
they had not left the Breads st depot This, how
ever, must have been intended as a blind, as e. ia
new ascertdlned that they arrived at Perrymans
WIG on Saturday afternoon, aud having seized
the ferry steamer Maryland and all the other SINS.
quehanna steamers, crossed the bay to Annapolis
where they arrived on Sunday morning. rhcy
are area accompanies by large force Of Penbsylva
mans and expected TO reach Washingtos f,om
Washington by railroad. was, hoWevSr, an.
nounced yesterday that the track on the AnnanoI;s
branch was being torn up and the furthsT pro.
gress Of the troops impeded At later b.nrp we
received the following dispatch from our CORES.
pendent at Annapolis:
ANNAPOLIS, April clap. This mn,nino
the steamer Maryland Uhe immense Psilroaa
Ferry boat at havre de Gra.e) came into tEis mort