Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-05-17
NV YonK. MAY ID.

$4,000 in the suburbs, who are preparing TO
make an attack on Gen. Butler at the Relay
House, and Gen. Lee threatens Western
Maryland and Pennsylvania.
-Four hundred recruits from Baltimore are
expected at Washington to-day.
BALrIMoRE. May i3.
About g o'clock this evening 1000 troops
arrived at the outer depot from the Relay
House. under the five constituted Companies
from each of the Regiments stationed at the
Relay House-the 9th Massachusetts Rogi-
ment and sth New York Regiment, and bat
terry Of artillery.
Thoy marched through Baltimore TO Fede-
raj Hill a high point Of ground on the south
side Of the harbor, and directly overlooking
the city. a mile west from Fort Mcllonry.
Prominent citizens accompanied the troops
to the Hill, and assisted the officers in taking
the best route and procuring quarters for q e
troops until their tents could arrive.
81. Louts. Nav 10.
An official statement is published which
says that the frs. firing on the Camp Jack
SON. Friday. was some hall-dozen shots near
the head Of the column of the First Regiment,
and was occasioucd by a volley of stones and
pistol-shots from the crowd, No one was
burt at this point The second firing came
from the rear column, guarding the prisoners.
The crowd here was very large and abusive.
and one man discharged three barrels of %
revolver at Lieut. Saxon, many of the mob
chasing him or drawing reyolytrs and firing
at the troops. The man who commenced the
attack then laid his pistol across his arm and
was taking deliberate aim at Lieut.. Saxon,
Wien he was thrust through with a bayonct
lie was fired upon at the same time and in
stantly killed The column then moved on,
having received orders TO march but the
company, being assaulted by the crowd, and
SO, cral Of their number wounded, halted and
fired. causing the deaths as heretofore pub
ishcd. The order To cease firing was given
by Capt. Lyon aud promptly obeyed The
city is now quiet. add the highest hopes arc
entertained that no further disturbance will
transpirc Twenty-Five are known to have
been killed at Camp Jackson.
NEW YouK. My II.
special dispatch to the HeroH. from Bat
timore. says that hcct OF transports loadu,
with troops. arc coming up the hay from An
napolis Gen. Butter is hero. Fort Mcllcn
ry is amply garrisoned, and every gun wei
manned by experienced artilerists.
A gentleman from Washington says Tia,
President positively has "a commission Of Ma
jor-Gcuerai made ont for Senator Douglas.
IL is known that he will accept it..
FoBr KGARNEr, May 10.
Capt Tyler, of the 2d Dragons, fearing
mob might turn against the garrison, spiked
ten twclvc-pound hoWitzers ON the evening
OF the lOth inst, as threats had been mad
to take them from him.
WAsHiNGroN, May ii.
Il is satisfactorily asccrtincd that the Who'll,
number of troops in Virginia don't cxcceC
$4,000, G000 Of whom are in Richmond. -
This is reliable.
NEw YoHK, May II.
The lIoriFs Washington despatch says thai
an attempt was discovered to poison the mem
bcrs of the y. Y, 10Th Regiment, by arsenic
miNcd in sugar,
The Government To-day ordered another
Ioua,e Regiment from New York, and anoth
er Regiment from Boston. to be ready at
munent's notice
Martial law is proclaimed at Baltimore.
H,RRIsnuHou Pa. May a.
u is understood here that Governor. Cur.
tin and Dennson have pledged the Union
men Of Wcncrn Virginia thc entire Support
Of aN the forces of Pennsylvania and Ohio &,
protect them
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an appeal 'n the ii"'Ih97''" to-day mHn0
,n' people "i war lana TO remain loyal to th
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per ferrl' ana says the Nr1'ulans hav
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