Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-06-01

me troops are northern men who have been
impressed into the service. Half the SOL
diers there refused to leave the city, and
lhe government issued proclamation or.
derIng all companies to disband who did
MT enter the service Of the south uncondi.
uonuIIy Ammunition was very scarce.
and no unnecessary firing was permitted
Two companies in Memphis are composed
of chain gang convic,s.
| Mr.. Dom confirms the report of an en-.
tire prostrOtion Of all kinds of business.
Passengers who arrived here to-day from
Wheeling, over the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad state that from the Ohio River
to within ten miles Of Harpor's Ferry, the
stars and stripes we're flying.
Dr. Thos. Miller, prominent citizen Of
Washington, was arrested todny, charged
with secretly receiving and delivering let
ters from and to secessionists. Mansfield
retains him for examination.
A government steamer left for Fort Mon.
roe this afternoon. Several members of
the press go in anticipation Of big battle
in that vicinity.
WAsuINoToN May "a,
As was supposed would be the case late
last night, severnl regiments with the New
Jersey and Michigan Brigades, Ellsworth's
Zuuaves and the District Militia, crossed
into Virginia.
The Virginia pickets having been previ-
ously driven in by the advance guards, one
of the regiments took the road to Fairfax
Court House. about twenty miles from
Washington, while another one, the Jersey,
stopped at the Forks, mile from the Long
Bridge, awaiting orders.
An advance into Virginia was also made
from the mouth of the Potomac Auneduct
ut Georgetown. The New York 7ih regi
ment was among the troops, and after sew.
eral hours march occupied point between
the bridge and Columbia Springs on the
line of the Washington and Alexandria
Railroad.
The District of Columbia troops return
I'd to Washington.
From six to len thousand troops were
sent over into Virginia.
The New York Zouaves, l4th 59th, and
Jersey Regiments hold Alexandra, while
Arlington Heights are occupied by several
regiments.
The entrance into Alexandria was at
tended by an event which has cast the
deepest gloom over this community. Col.
Ellsworth who had hauled down the seces-
sion flag from the Marshall House, was
soon afterwards shot by concealed foe.
Accounts from Alexandria are somewhat
contrad ictory, but there is no doubt Of the
fact that man named jackson who shot
Col. Ellsworth was instantly put to death
some say by both bullet and bayonet.
When the Federal troops reached Alex.
andria the Virginia soldiers fired at them,
and then fed. Visitors to that city say
the scenes were intensely exciting. FEEDER
al vessels were in the meant ime before AL.
exandria.
The troops at Fairfax Court House took
possession of the junction of the Orange
and Alexandria and Manassas Gap Rail-
road, with view of intercepting the ad-
vance of Virginia troops towards Alexan.
dria from Richmond and other points
Nearly three thousand troops arrived in
Washington yesterday.
Among the force sent over to Virginia
we're TWO batteries and two companies of
artillery.
The news Of Col EIlsworths death was
not generally known throughout Washing
lou until towards 10 o'clock to day The
excitement was intense, especially among
The military, who express the greatest de.
sire o be sent over TO Virginia.
Three hundred troops from N. Carolina
arrived at Richmond last Monday night.
and are now stationed near Old Point
Comfort. They were to be followed by 500
more in day or two, from the same state.
making a full regiment of 1000 men. 1900
Tennessee troops arrived at Richmond on
Tuesday.
The camp opposite Williamsport, Nd.
is being reinforced and the construction of
batteries on the Heights on the Maryland
side is still being carried on with vigor.