Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-15
BALTIMORE.
The Great Raid-HOw 1t Began
Scenes OF ExcItement-Intsr
IReIdents.


IRcIdents.
Specialize the New York Times
Yesterday and to-day have been the most
exciting of the days of wild tumult so fire.
quently witnessed during the progress of
the war, in this city. The excitement and
uproar rivalled the the ever memorable
18th of April in intensity and only differed
from that shameful day in the politics of
the demonstration, and the classs of per.
sons who thronged our streets with arms
| 10 their hands. Then it was all secession
and now it is all Union. On that sad day
when the blood of national soldiers dyed
the streets of the Monumental city, the
armed men who patroled her streets were
traitors to their country and their flag, and
welded their short lived power against
their government.
To day how different the scene, and yet
how exciting and thrilling the spectacle.
A city rising up 10 its might and rallyiug
around the beautiful flag of our country,
to resist threatened invasion, and to drive
back horde of laWless marsuders who
menace their life. The national colors are
run out on every public building and float
proudly over the principal streets. The
streets themselves are througed with en-
thusiastic and eager citizens, all seeking to
be enrolled for the defence of the city.
Yesterday afternoon the rumors few fast
and furious, aud, as matter of course, the
ofeuer repeated the more wild and ex.
travagant they grew. At one time it
was believed that our forces under Gen.
Wallace had been completely routed and
scattered, and that they were flying before
the enemy in every direction, and that the
invading column was on the direct road
for Baltimore. Men gathered on the cor
ners and with agitated faces discussed the
dismal tidings, and even Southern symPa-
thisers didnOt seem to relish the prospect
of so speedy aud unceremoniOus q visit
from their fascinating cousins, the raiders.
Some people we're so ungeueTous as to be-
| lieye that it was owing to the money for
which the rebels were in the habit Of de-
manding goods and chattles. Certain 1t is,
that Notwithstanding the heretofore ex-
pressed contempt for greenbacks, they yet
appeared to prefer keeping their goods to
parting with them tor confederate scrip.
Toward dusk, on Saturday people be-
came convinced that Baltimore would be
speedily attacked, and when the night
watch of the police made their appear
suce on duty, armed with loaded muskets
and full cartridge boxes, the excitement
ran very high. So utterly dry had the
tiuder of apprehension become, that it
| only needed spark to set it OF, and when
the alarm bells rang out their dread alaIum
! 1T daylight, this morning, everybody seem
ed to expect it and to take it as matter
of course. Large numbers OF citizens
rushed to the rescue, aud as fast as they re-
ported themselves at headquarters, they
were armed aud equipped, aud sent out to
man the Notifications. Numbers OF color
ed men came forward, and they too were
assigned their portion of the defences.
Recruiting parties marched up and down
Baltimore street, with 6te and drum, gath
ering men together, aud large number oi
citizens enrolled themselves in this man.
ner. Afterward the police patrolled the
streets, couscriptiug every available man
they met; and by these various means, be-
fore noon several thousand men were col
) Iected, armed, and marched to the outer
fortifcatious. These Notifications are
mainly situated at the head of West Balti-
more street, up Belair avenue, and in the
rear of and about the Stewart msnsiou.-
The works were thrown up during the
Gettysburg campaign, and consists Of lun'
cites, parallels, and small isolated ride
forts, and nearly all of them are suited fol
infantry only. In conjunction with Forts
Federal Hill, McHenry and Marshall, they
would be capable of stubborn resistance
Hour after hour reports OF the most ex'
citing description kept coming in, aud a
the distance between the raiders and tbs
city lesseued, the enthusiastic volunteering
of the citizens increased to remarkable
degree. Now a new element appeared up
on the scene, aud mounted men became
the great desideratum. Livery stables
we're ransacked, and the animals found il
them appropriated to the Government use
Private stables formed no exception 70 the
general rule, nor valuable bloods any eE,
euse. Ross Wiuan's splendid carriage anc
! saddle horses were taken, and az speeia
favor be was allowed 70 furnish su6sti
tute tor an elegant aud favorite pony, 6u
all the rest were given up. % the newly
|. organized patrols. HIS 500, Thomas, alsS
had eight fue bloods taken. Butchers
: marketmeu, aud carmen generally, had II
! many instances to give up their animals