The Baltimore American of Tuesday states that there was a comparative full in the excitement on the previous day. The streets continued through with people, the military and other bodies of armed men were moving about, the work of enrollment and drill went vigorously for ward, the crowds discussed past events and speculated on what was to come.
The most stringent precautions have been taken by the Board of Police for preserving the peace of the city.
The Legislature will convene in extra session on Friday, the 26th instant.
The
Pennsylvania troops, whose presence near
Cockeysville so excited the war spirit of our people on Sunday, started on their return towards
Harrisburg yesterday afternoon.
Early in the morning they moved from their original camp over toward the railroad.
We have brief and vague accounts of the movements of the
Northern troops at
Annapolis.
Eighteen hundred men, supposed a Massachusetts regiment and the New York Seventh Regiment, had landed there and were moving overland toward
Washington.
Gov. Hicks had ordered resistance to the movement, and troops were collecting from all parts of the adjacent country to operate against them.
They would have to march some thirty miles through a hostile country to reach
Washington.
We learn by the Messenger of
Taylor's Pony Express, who left
Havre de Grace yesterday afternoon, that there were eight hundred
Pennsylvania troops at
Perrysville, awaiting transportation to
Annapolis.
They had arrived yesterday morning, and were anxious to proceed on their route to
Washington.
There is no doubt that the military road ordered by
Gen. Scott is to be across the country from
Annapolis to
Washington city.
The American also says:
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Yesterday afternoon Serg't
Lindsay.
of the Central Station, proceeded at the head of a squad of policemen to the
President Street Depot, where, in compliance with the orders of the city authorities, they seized upon four car loads of military stores, clothing, tents, and other army equipments, sufficient, it is supposed, for the accommodation of about one thousand men.
’
The stores thus seized are the property of the
Federal Government, and were designed, for the use of the volunteers from the
North at
Washington.
It was confidently whispered among military circles yesterday that an ample supply of effective fire-arms and ordnance would be received in a few days, at the most, from
Virginia for the defence of the
State.
The first installment of this supply reached here last night, it was rumored.
We learn from a gentleman who was at the
Junction at 3 o'clock, and had a conversation over the wires from that point with the operator at
Annapolis, that the troops had all landed and commenced their march, and that the road was lined with Marylanders prepared to dispute their passage over
Maryland soil.
Gov. Hicks had taken command of the
Maryland troops hastily assembled, and his force was said to amount to nearly 2,000 efficient skirmishers.
From the
Sun Extra, Tuesday, 10½ A. M.:
The
Pennsylvania troops encamped near
Cockeysville, moved up to the Ashland station and at half-past 1 o'clock this morning took the train for
Pennsylvania.
The officers of the
Marshal of Police remained in the vicinity until the train moved off.
