From the North.
The Baltimore American, of Wednesday, says:
‘
A gentleman, a resident of this city, who came through yesterday from
Philadelphia and New York, furnishes us some interesting facts that came under his notice.
The whole country was wild with the war spirit.
Philadelphia and New York were thronged with troops, and reinforcements were pouring in from all quarters.
Up to Monday night seven thousand had left New York and four thousand from
Philadelphia for
Washington.
Two thousand were at
Perrysville, on the east side of the
Susquehanna, waiting, on the east side of the
Susquehanna, waiting transportation to
Annapolis.
The Government had four steamers there, brought through the canal, with a number of barges.
The whole line of railroad from
Philadelphia to the
Susquehanna was in the possession of the troops, with small parties stationed at different points.
’