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were expected from the North. The evening was a gloomy one for us all it was supposed an attack in the city might be made at any moment Sunday evening we were alarmed as we were going to church by the report of ten heavy guns. as we heard nothing more we proceeded on our way. but during the service the rumbling of what we supposed to be artillery further increased our disquietude. [[strikethrough]] Our alarm was [[increased?]] [[strikethrough]] the latter was caused by heavy wagons carrying flour to the capitol & other flour for the use of the troops. a small vessel had been seized at [[Georgetown?]] & robbed of it's contents. On Monday the excitement ^ in the city was considerably allayed the Seventh regiment from New York was hourly expected & then all fear of an attack from the upon the city was at an end for the present. This regiment has not yet made it's appearance however it is now supposed to be at Annapolis. Mayor Brown & Gov Hicks have refused to allow the passage of troops through Baltimore so their route must necessarily be circuitous. The Marylanders seem determined to oppose their passage through any part of the State. it is supposed that they may be awaiting the arrival of other troops so as to fight their way if necessary. The President has declared his sole object is bringing [[them?]]
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further is to defend the Capitol. We are now intirely cut off from all intercourse with the North. The bridges have been burned the rails [[strikeout]] taken up [[strikeout]] [[^injured?]] & telegraph wires destroyed between Baltimore & Philadelphia. The New York papers of Saturday were received yesterday by pony express. Our friends are of course very anxious about us but we have no means of letting them know of our safety. We cannot now leave the city & must face the danger whatever it may be. The rise in provisions was very great on Monday the price of flour from $6 per barrel rose to $15. it proved to be a panic however, they have now gone down again. To night we went to see Mrs. Captain Rodgers whose husband is at Richmond held as a hostage with Cap. [[blank]] for [[this?]] Southerners [[take?]] is at [[attempt?]] to destroy one of the Government vessels he was detailed on the unpleasant duty of destroying the Government property in Norfolk Harbor & was then taken prisoner. Mrs. Rodgers said she had heard indirectly from him; he was well treated.

April 26th     The Seventh Regiment arrived yesterday. They were greeted with enthusiastic applause as they marched up the avenue Their [[strikethrough]] [co?] [[strikethrough]] conduct on their march through Maryland was characterized by energy & good will. Wherever they were obliged 
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