Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-25

ed TINT none OF the troops brought through
MARYLAND were intended for any purpose hos
tile 10 the State, or aggressive as a5ains' Inc
| Sou.hsrn Suites. Being now unable to bring
them I'D the Potomac in security, the Govern
ment must either bring them through Mary
land or abandon the capital. lie called on
Con Scott for his opinion, which the General
oova Of lpnrth. to the effect that troops might
6e brought through Maryland, without gong
tbrongh Baltimore, by either carrying them
from perryy,lle to Annapolis, aud thence by
ra;l tn Washington, or by bringing them to
,ha Rsl,v House, on the Northern Central
Railroad. and marching them to the Relay
House on the Washington Railroad, and thence
By rail to the capital.
IF the people would permit them to 90 BY
other of these routes uninterruptedly, the me-
cessitv of their passing through Baltimore
would he avoided. II the people would not
nernit them a transit thus remote from the
rr;tv ,hev must select their wi best route,
and If need be. tight their way through Balti-
more. q result which the General earnestly
deprecated. The President expressed his hear
ty concurrence in the desire to avoid a collision,
and said that no troops should be ordered
through Baltimore if they were permitted to
20 uninterrupted by either Of the other routes
ssuerested. In this disposition the Secretary
Of War expressed his participation:
Mayor Blown assured The President that the
citv authorities would use all lawful means TO
nreycnt their citizens from leaving Baltimore
70 attack the troops In passing al q distance;
but be urged, at the sam. time, INC impossl-
h,lity Other being able 10 promise anything
more than their best efforts III thut direction.
The excitement was great, lie told the Presi.
dent; The people Of all classes were lully aroused
and it was impossible for any one to answer lor
the consequences Of the presence OF Northern
troops anywhere within our borders He re.
minded the President also that the jnrisGic.
ton of the city authorities was confined TO
their own population, aud thu. nc could give
no promises for the people elsewhere, because
he would be unable TO keep them, if given.
The President frankiy acknowledged this
difficulty, md saw that the Government could
only ask the city authorities TO use their best
efforts with respect 10 these under their Juris.
diction.
The interview terminated with the distinct
assurance on the part ur the President that 10
more troops would be sent through Baltimore
unless INSTRUCTED in their transit in other dIrtc-
tons, and with the understanding that the city
authorities should do their best 10 restrain their
own people.
The mayor and his companions ayailed them
selves of the Presidents full discussion OF the
questions Of the day, 10 urge upon him respect
fully, but in the most earnest luanner, q course
of policy which would give peace to the coun'
try, and especia ly the withdrawal Of all orders
contemplating the passage Of troops through
any part Of Maryland.
On returning to the carr, and just about tn
leave, about Q F. ~, The mayor received L dis
patch from Mr. Garrett, announcing the ap'
proach Of troops 10 CocGeysvillc, and The eI-
element consequent upon it in the city. Mr.
Brown and his companions returned at once to
the President, and asked an immediate audi
ance, which was promptly given. Tho mayor
exhibited Mr.. CARROTS dispatch, which gave
the President great surprise. lie immediately
summoned the Secretary Of War and General
Scott, who soon appeared, with other members
Of the Cabinet.
The dispatch was submitted. The President
at once. in the most decided way, urged the
recall Of the troops, saying that he had no idea
they would be there to-day and lest there
should be the slightest suspicion Of bad filth
on his part in surnmoning the Mayor to Wash
ington, and allowing troops to march Gil the
city during his absence, he desired that the
troops should, if it were practicable, be sent
back at once, 10 York or Harrisburg. General
Scott adopted the Presidents views warmly,
and IN order was accordingly prepared by the
Lieutenant.G General TO that effect and forward.
ed BY Major Belger, Of the army, who accom-
panied the mayor TO this city.
The troops at Cockeysvil!e. the Mayor was
assured, were not brought there for transit
through the city, but were intended TO be
marched to the Relay House, on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. They will proceed to Har-
risburg, from there to Philadelphia, and thence
by the Chesapeake and Delaware canal, or By
Perryvllle, as Major General Patterson may d.
rect.
This statement is made by the authority OF
the Mayor, aud Mcssrs. George ". Dobbin,
John G.. Bruno and S. T. Wallis, who accompa-
MED Mr.. Brown, and who ccncurred with him
in all particulars in the course adopted by him
in his two interviews wish Mr.. Lincoln.
GEORGE WV. Rnom&, Mayor.
NORTHERN TROOPS coSyETED TO ANNAPOLIS AID
FORTRESS MONROE.
The Seventh Regiment, Ct New York, and
other troops numbering LOO men, which left
that city on Friday s'lu!noj1, With the ihten.
ton oil passing through Baltimore, having
found communication cut of by the burning
O. the bridges on the Philadelphia railroad,
emba, ked at Perryvilie, Cecil county, Md, at
6 o'clock on Saturday evening, in the ferry
boat Maryland, and arrived at Annapolis yes'
terdsO morning:
Thckailroad track, it is reported, was torn
up on The Annapolis branch, TO prevent their
transportation to Washington.
We acarn that about 1000 Massachusetts
troops on Friday reached Philadelphia, where
they chartered the steamer State of Georgia,
and sailed either for Annapolis or Washington
direct
BY the arrival Of the steamer Louisiana y"s.
tcrday morning We learn that the steamer ).
R. Spaudling, Of Boston, and The State 0!
Maine, Of New York, made Old Point Comfort
Saturday morning and threw about 600 troops
into Fortress Monroe. The Pawncs, from
Washington, also landed troops there, milking
about 1900 from the three vessels.
Tine landing oflroops III Fortress Monroe by
the steamer Spaulding was done against the
unanimous protest Of the Baltimore directors oil
the steam line.
been sunk By order Of the United States govern
ment, and The Navy Yard was 10 be burnt il
not prevented by the State authorities.
LhTEh.-h teieErbpAiC uesPa'ch Hotn
Annapolis states that among the North.
ern troops which reached that city Sunday
morning were the Massachusetts, regiment,
under Col. Butler. The despatch. represents
that it vas these troops that came down in the
Maryland from Perry vile, hut it is added that
another ~s,eaIueT iays of the harbor with other
troops, which are, it is presumed, the Ne"
York 9TH regiment
GEN. SCOTT
There is 10 longer any doubt as to the posi-
ton Of Gen. Scutt. The following order will
satisfy the nlost skcptical. lie will pro7efalse
to the mother who gave him birth:
GENERAL ORDERS-No. s..
Head QUARTERS OF TIE ARAT,
Washington, April 10, 1861.