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/ = BALrlMoRE. Feb. 9. !
+ Special dispatch from Fort Monroe to
the Americon, from Mr.. &C. Fulton who
IS atiCity Point, says the rebel flag of truce
with Commissioner Ould. and Capt. Hatch,
and three officers arrived at City Point.
1.-Two citizens, prisoners. were brought
down. They were botl Maryland men,
They brought exciting news from Richmond
4 whEh they represent was in state of most
teveish excitement from midnight On Sat-
urday up to the time they LEFT Sunday al.
ternon. At midnight on Saturday the
bells of the city were rung, and men were
rushue through the streets crying s'to
!!a:ms," Ito arms p "the Yankees are COM
Iins!' ''The Yankees are coming!"
Il During the remainder Of the night there
was intense commotiOn every where visible
fThesHome Guard was called out and the
tramp Of arm led men could be heard in all
directions. Cannon, hauled through the
streets, women and children were hurrying
to and fR. and there were slE, theI evidences
|of such xpanic Is has seldom been witness
ed in Richmond.
On Sunday morning there was an abate.
ment in the excitement. The Guards
marched out of the city to the defenses and
armed citizens were placed on guard over
the prisoners. Horsemen were dashing to
and fro and the excitement among all the
prisoners became intense.
1t was soon learned that large cavalry
and infantry force with artillery had made
!, their appearance on the Peninsula at Bot
toms Bridge, within ten miles of the city.
and that Richmond was actually threaten
ed blythe Yankees. The same hurrying OF
troops, arming of citizens, and excitement
among women aud children, continued dur
ling the morning, ard at two o'clock, when
the two released prisoners were about to
leave the truce boat, the alarm bells were
again ringing with grea. fury. The rumors
that prevailed were conflicting and wild,
II was their Impression that from 5000
to 10000 cavalrH would haze but little diff
ticulty in entering the city jiberating the
Union prisoners and destroying the forts
, aud public property, and retiring by the
Peninsula before any sufficient force to re
sist them could be brought to the aid of the
small garrison left to defend it. For sever.
al days previous to this alarm that troops in
and around the city. to the number Of foul
and 5000 troops had been sent off to jor
Lees army with great despatch, the mpres
Islon prevailing that movement was con
! templated by Meade.
! In this they were right as during thu
! progress of the excitement on Sunday in
te)ligcnca was received that Meade hac
. crossed the Rapidan.
On Monday morning courier arrived a
> City Point bringing copies of the morning
, papers with the intelligence that the excite
ment had abated and that it had been ascer
tanned that the Yankees were falling bacl
from the Chickamago and had abandoned
the attack. ~"
II HEADQUARTERS ARMY oE THE PoToMAc,
Washington, Feb. 10. {
NroWs Special ]--Mosby was on th
old Bull Run battlefield yesterday with 3O(
o men. The guerrillas skirmished with .ou
e pickets near Manassas last evening.
Captain Seabury, Adjutant G"neral o,
Gen. Ovens staff, led small column
which crossed Morton's Ford, and made
} gallant charge on the rebel pickets.
}, Lieut. Shields Of Gen. Hays staff wa
! shot through the lungs but viii recover.
CLEVELAND: Jan. IL
y Treadwesl. the Peoples Bank de'aulte
OF Hudson, Michigan, was arrested to-da
. in Mansfield, ohio. His father.in law
l. said to have escaped with the money.
i BALTIMORE. Feb. IL.
i The Montgomery, Alabama Advertiss
y says rumors Of an evacuation Of Richmond
are gaining credit. There is movemen
on foot which will create more consterna
ton at Richmond, than anything that ha
occurred during the war.
/ WAsH1SeroN, Feb. 8,
Grant telegraphed to Halleck that tn
q expedition sent out against Thomas and hi
Il band Of whites and Indians at QuallatOwr
D was completely successful. They SURPRISE
i. he town, killed and wounded 2l5 OF then
and drove the remainder OF the gang int
the Mountains.
/ - New York, Feb. 10.
Richmond papers to the 9Th are received
i The E1aminer reports the arrest Of A. w
p Heintz, baker charged with being con
$ nected with an organization to release tn
Yankee prisoners, assassinate JEFF. Davis
= and destroy the Government buildings "a
Workshops in Richmond. IL .'.
q Other arrests were likely to follsw Is th
!. roll Of members was seized along Will
. Heintx. s~@ 49,. s.n f-
The asTest Of Hon. Roblft sTohmbe. {
/. Savannah, for treason and disloyalty, Va
!. rumored 10 Richmond, but it proved e or
..Iiginate in the fact that Toombs, aktempte,
I to get on board train It Savannah. An,
was put off By the guar3.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9.
, Gensral Meade, whose health has recoy
E cred since he has been here. is holding = re
Iception to-day 1t Independence Hall. A
large number Of citizens are paying their re