Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-27
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AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
The Excitement in Baltimore-The
Front ROYAL Fight.

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BALTIMORE, May 26.-The excitemen
continues without abatement this morning
All who utter dislOyal sentiments ar
Knocked down without The. & ightest seru
( Baltimore Street from Calvert to Holli
day street is crowded this morning, and
/ there is considerable excitement caused b,
The crowd chasing obnoxious people, ant
occasionally beating some of them.
recruiting Office was just openedi OF
Baltimore Street displaying flag bearing
the inscription: "Recruiting office of thC
lst Maryland Regiment
| The people are demanding thedisplay OF
/ bags from all The newspaper Offices and
public Buildings. All have complied ex.
cePt the -Sta7E, the office of which has beer
closed and abandoned. The excitement i,
fearful. aud the prominent seeessionists
have all disappeared from the streets. The
military, however, have taken no part in
these movements.
The following is the statement of the
tight At Front Royal, by Capt. George
Smith, of the LIST Maryland regiment, who
succeeded in affecting his escape:
About l O'clock on Saturday afternoon
negro mounted on horseback came dash
Jog into camp crying out that the rebels
were coming in great numbers and they
will surround you and cut YOU off,
At first the men laughed at him, saving
they had waited too long for them, aud
they did not believe a word of it As
soon, however, as Col Henley saw the
man he became satisfied of the approach
OF the rebels. The long roll was beaten
and the men responded, spriugiug heartily
TO their arms, and forming in line by COM
Panies, and very soon the rebels made
their appearance.
Strange to say, not sirgle gun was
fired by the pirkets of the regiment. II
may have been that, in consequence of q
sudden turn in the road, they were sur
prised and captured,
Company a was ordered TO deploy as
skirmishers, and support section of the
Knapp Pennsylvania Battery, which mus
tered about forty men. In The meantime,
theL Colonel of the 18th Infant
~, with a small detachment of his men,
who bad been acting as a pioneer corps,
also formed and prepared TO receive the
and discharged shot and shell for nearly
two hOurs, and until all their ammunition
had almost been expended, their firing was
spirited, and there is no doubt Of its efira-
cy. Unable, however, TO Withstand such
an overwhelming force, the order was Civ
en- to retire, which was done, and the en-
entire column moved over the Shenandoah
River, the retreat being covered by COM
pany of New York Cavalry, about eighty
strong.
Whilst passing over the bridge the Cap
tain distinctly saw the rebel forces. There
was a very strong column Of cavalry, say
four squadrons OF eight companies, and
i've regiments Of infantry. OF this force
two regiments of iufautry and two of cav
airy we're fOrding the stream, the water
being very low. The order double quick
was given and the Union troops took TO
the pike, where another stand was made.
Col. keuley addressing the men and tell
ing them that their only chance was to
stand and eight 10 the last, especially as the
rebel cavalry were fast pushing on and
displaying a black flag.
Capt. Smith states that he did not see
them display the white flag as was repre-.
scented in a previous account a second
stand was made, aud many shots eKchaug-
ed, when the New York cavalry, who were
still in the rear of the column, broke and
retreated, riding pell NELL through the
ranks OF the infantry.
a party Of the Maryland command re-
treated TO a wheat field and there made
still another stand, firing rapidly and with
deliberate precision.
Presently on came the rebel cavalry, cut
ting right and left terribly, yelling like In
dams. In some instances neither the dy-
ing or wounded were spared and in two in
stances the captain saw the rebels draw
their pistols and shoot them in the head
whilst lying on the road side. The captain
told The men they had better return TO the
pike and escape as they best could. A
cavalry officer rode up to him and demand
ed his sword and pistol, which he threw
upon the ground, the rebel at the same time
drawing pistol upon him.
In the confusion, however, he suce eeded
IN regRining his pistol, and observing a
rebel shoot one Of the LIST Maryland Regi-
meut, he drew il and shot him, and sue
ceeded, with the assistance Of Lienteuan,
CamphoF, in securing the rebels horse,
and riding of After proceeding about
two miles, they came across the ambu-
lance in which Col. HENLEY lay, attended
by Surgeon Mitchell, of the regiment
The vehicle vas passing along the pike,
and had been repeatedly fred into by the
rebel cavalry.
Finding themselves closely pursned they
abandoned the horse, and leaping several
fences took TO the woods, where they man.
aged to conceal themselves, and the enemy
gave up the search There were bat s'x
companies of the LIST Maryland engaged in
the fight, the remaining four beiugOu pick
ct duty, aud acting as provost guard al
Front Royal.
BOsTOH, Nay 26.-Tbe following PrOcla-
nation was published this morning by the
Governor and CommAnder-in-chief;
A PROCLAMATION
Men Of Massachusetts,! The willy and
bArbArous horde of traitors 10 the people,
TO the government, 70 orr country aud TO