Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-01-26
EXCITEMENT IN BROOKLYN-MILITARY
CALLED OUT,

i New YORK, Jan. %.
e Brooklyn was thrown into a feverish state o
excitement last evening by a current rumor tina
the Navy Yard was to he seized 10y the sympa
thizers in this vicinity Of the Secessionists is.
Last Light, according to rumor, was the time a
which the descent was to have been made. 1t ap.
pears that Capt. Foote, who was in command oil
the Yard during the temporary absence Of Com.
mander Breose at Philadelphia, deemed the infor.
nation Of sufficient importance to warrant him
taking prompt measures for the protection Of the
Government property under his charge. 4 consul
tation with the Mayor was held, resulting in the
Issuing Of an order by Maj. Gen. Duryea to the
Fifth Brigade, Gen. Crooke, which caused the
prompt assembling of that commend under arms,
ready for immediate action. The 18th, 18th and
28th regiments were at the State Arsenal, they hav-
ing before received orders to meet there last night
for drill. All the available police force If Brook;
lyn, about $50 men, were ordered to rendezvous
at the second precinct station and at a ball near
the Navy Yard gate. Fifty of the River Police
were on duty in three boats about The approaches
by water to the Navy Yard. In the yard tho sen.
tiIels were doubled and an extra guard placed
upon the receiving ship North Carolina. Capts.
Doughty and Reed had under their command
about 100 marines, who were in readiness for duty
at g moments notice, and all the necessary Or.
rangements were made for active service. By these
arrangements, if an attack had been made, the as
sailants would have met with a warm reception.
The rumors as to the number and exact plan of
the attacking party were various, and as they pas
sed from one person to another did not lessen in
in proportion or importance. Some had it that
James Kerrigan was at the head Of the movement
and had under his command no less than 20. 900
men, and that the attack was to be made simulta-
neously by land and water. The party expected
by water was to come to the yard in one or more
steamboats,, and the land forces were to cross ,he
Eastern District ferries in small parties, so as not
to attract attention. and force an entrance to the
yard on the Flushing Avenue side. A picket
guard Of policemen was thrown at different points
to prevent surprise from this quarter, and on the
whole the Navy Yard was in a creditable cOndi-
ton for defensive operations. Up to a late hour
last night, however, there were no indications Of
disturbance whatever,
Information Of the anticipated attack was sent
to the police authorities in this city, about A o'clock
in the afternoon. Superintendent Kennedy was
OuI VI SOMu, anu ~ uuby Vi ui6pOhlbB tue ponce
in the emergency devolved upon Commissioner
Bowen and Inspector Carpenter. A plan OF ope-
rations vas promptly decided upon, and through
the ipstrumentality of the telegraph it was almost
Immediately in process of execution.
The harbOr police boats, fully manned with
armed crews, were ordered to rendezvous at Wal
labout Bay, A force of 100 patrOlmen, from vari-
Gus wards, were concentrated at headquarters,
ready to march at q moments notice. One of the
Catharine Street ferry boats was chartered to
trasfer this force to the Navy Yard, and at o'clock
information was telegraphed from the 4th Precinct
that the boat was in readiness for that purpose.
The men were Immediately formed in marching
order, and were to have taken up their quarters
on the boat. where they were to remain until, by
a preconcerted signal from the Yard, advised that
their services were necessary. just, however, as
the force was about to take IFS departure from
headquarters, a dispatch was received from Com
missioner Bowen, who had gone to Brooklyn,