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ork intended to make war upon the South. On the 19th General Thomas, adjutant-general, wired that Governor Hicks has neither right nor authority to stop troops coming to Washington. Send them on prepared to fight their way through if necessary, which message was sent by order of the Secretary of war. The military department of Washington was at once extended over Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania, by General Scott, and posts were ordered to be established all along the road from Wilmington, Delaware, to Washington City. Citizens of Baltimore sent telegrams to Mr. Cameron, April 19th, imploring him not to send troops through their city. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad refused to transfer the troops. But notwithstanding all these precautions the issue was made by pressing a body of Massachusetts soldiers into the city and the tragedy of April 19th followed. Citizens resented this invasion, the Federal soldiers fired and thus the first battle of the Confederate war in which bloo