The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-11
the REBEL RAID.
THE CALL TO ARMS.
HEAaTY RESPONSE sY OUR
PATRIOTIC ciTIZENs.


The city was wild with excitement this morn
ing. People seemed 60 have at last fully real. zed
the danger that thre tened, aud every one worked
with will towards securing the onlistmout Of
men and sending them forward IN those points
where their services are most needed. The only
difficulty 10 the way seems to be misund rstaud.
ing among the local militia in regard to the mus
ter Of the mcui aud the resul was that rc,rui ing
during Saturday aud yesterday was not as brisk
ms could BE- d,sir,d.
1hir morning, however, il took quite a start, and
squads Of men with the drum aud Gfe might have
been seen parading thrJugh tho Streets calling
the friends Of the Union TO arms. The War De-
pnr;mcnt has ordered General Couch to master
in by companies, with the express understanding
that the eIm Of the one hundred days men is 70
be rechoued from the regimentll muster. Troops
aIe therefore being accepted by comPaoios, aud
are organized into regiments as soon as they
report at headquarters.
There is 10 Goutt. however, that those rcgl-
men that are tul will nc accepted Is regiments,
ViiLUut any change IN the officers comm tHdng
Tins morning the CumInitec on Dcftuse unl
Protection Of CT } Councils were IN session at
Tie committee rooms. Filth and Chc,BuJ streets.
UlcN were IN constant communication With his
Honor the Mayor, aud Major General Cldwaa-
Ger. q mmanuinp this Department.
The Committee we're engaged ~ receiving and
hCBiing I,pDftS from the varlOut OFF crs forming
companies and reRimenis aud reporting the
Iesut by Telegraph 10 Governor Curtin. The
COMMITTEE eNprl ssed sal faction with the 81 ite
OF afIahs; and now that the spirit Of the people
is fully aroused, they are confident that the tul
quota, aud probably more, asSiincd to Phiiadcl-
phia will be forthcoming at once.
The r. giment> Of Colonel Thomas, Colonel
Nichols, and Colonel Small have been acc su.ct
as regiments, and are being rapidly filed. Colo
mel Thomas expects 70 march to-day, wlile bJth
ColOn,s Nichols ana Stual atc rec utiing rapidly,
aud may follow in u few hours CJ,Olc Sm Ill
is working with great energy, aud viii Endoubt-
edly lead the dnest regiment that viii leave the
city.
Several batteries ard companies have alreldy
LETT, ~ Others are making preparations TO depat
this afternoon. A guard of m rines have been
sent from the Navy Yard to guard a certain part
Of the railroad, aud a heavy batt ry wilt soon
follow. The gunhoat P0,aidc has also sailed
from the Navy Yard for parts unknown.
All the COuvaescent soldiers Ia the hospitals
viii bc sent forward as son as pOss.0e, and
judging from he response o. the GOyeruDr'
Proclamation, Philadelphia will be cqu. ~ the
task impoted upon her; and should the ReOels
be so tOol-hardy as TO push on, they will meet
with n cerain and most disastrous repulse
The people are mo'ing ia the right direction
and are determined that the soil Of Pennsylydni
shal not be polluted with the presence OF armed
short time from nCighbOrug STATES, an soon an
army equal 10 any division under tho command
of Grant viii be in the field and anXioas for bat
tie.
In Germantown, Manayunl, Frlnkrord, and
the Twenty. fourth Ward, tho greatest cutHu.
sia,m prevails, and this morning the people were
proyhg their patriotism by enrolling their nano,
and making basty preparations to loave. Tive
full cUmpauIcs are now ready ~ leave MauAyuuk
white tho Other bIrOughs named are not heh,R,
in the work. The response 70 the call is gene
raj, and o section will allow Itself 10 De OdtdOu
by the others.
The excitement about one o'clock This qfter
noon was most PAINFUL. The reported caP.ur
Of the train from Washington for NJ lguo,
caused great anNeiy among those VINO ha
/ friends aboard As we go to press troops ar
hourly ganiling, while Others are leaving D.,
l squads aud companies. Our citizens should a
/ once enroll themselves in some military organ
ization, in the event that their services may b
needed.
| C,mpary f, of the Blue Reserves have voluu
| tcerGd for one hundred days, and are re ruiln
rapidly at their armory, No. jOj Chesuut street
This is fine company and is now nearly ful
I the c being room only for few more men.
New RAuRoAD.-The Pennsylvania Raroa
contemplates the construction Of a railroad dow
the Allegheny river, from Erwin, on the Phila
I dclphia and Erie Railroad, to Franklin, IN
county Sc Of Nenango county. This road wi
! be al ont fifty miles in length, and will pltC
A lu.lhutl puld III ulIecb COlunluutltbU WIN u
I oil region The new road will reduce the di:
tauce to the Philadelphia market 30 about fou
! hundred miles.
To BE SENT ABRoAD,-The Sanitary Fa
Silver Vase donated TO +. G. James, PresiIer
Of the Corn Exchange, is to be presented by thu
J gentleman to Mr.. John Bright the noble adyl
cate Of the cause of the Union in the Britis
/ Parliament.
VISIT OF A YACHT CLvB.-The Harlem IN
Model Yacht Clnb, Of New York, are expected {
arrive in this ciry to-day. While here they wi
be tho guests of the philadelphia yacnTmen.
MEETING OF COuNCILs---A special meeting
Councils will be held this afternoon at thrI
o'clock.
Local BREvITIEs.-The frigate NeSadmo5
will he ready for launching in August Tn
vessel is inaIded TO operate against priyateer
Size is $50 feet long, 1000 tons burthen, and h
been strengthened in a manner that nSures gee
resisiauce 10 ordinary shot ana ShelI.... SurSeJ
Samuel Gross United States Volunteers, h
hccn assigned TO the charge Of the Htdliugt,
General Hospital, rea Ding Ac'ing Assistant Su
geon George IL. Mrchtn, L. S. A....J tm
Logan has teen committed 10 answer the char
of IOb6iug boarder AT the COnducn, 4 hJ,el
pocketbook containing sixty dollars.