M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-05-30
Death OF Col. EllswOrth--The Effect of
the news--A Cabinet Council called
Grief OF the President-Dis Of
lhe Remains of Col. Ellsworth.
WAsHlNGrOx, May "a.

The movement on the South has
begun. Whether il is to be carried
further than now established is yet to
be seen. At late hour last night /
gOtan inkling of the movements which
/ shall relate:
Went to Long Bridge, where /
found the sentries at the Bridge, and
on the Bridge were the infantry, a
Company of Rhode Islanders, Mass
achusetts Company, a United States
Cavalry Company, a Company Of
United States Artillery with two pie
ces, the Putnam Rifles, the Turner
Rifles, National Rifles. Metropolitan
Rifles, and Company F, Union Vol.
uuteers, while Company E, Whash.
ipgton Light Infantry, Captain Pow
ell's ZouaYes, and the Constitutional
Guards occupied the Virginia eud
Of the Bridge. A full moon looked
peacefully down, and per6ec. quiet
reigned on all the neighboring shore.
But this was to give place very spec
Oily to more stirring movements.
Somewhat after midnight Captain
SmeaJ' 3 company, the National Rifles
and Captain Powell's company were
advanced across the Bridge to the
neighbSrhood Of Roches Spring. =
Scouts were sent out in al. directions,
who managed to get past the line of
Virginia pickets. Somewhat later
the Virginia pickets getting the alarm,
Get spurs to their horses and scurried
down tue road to Alexandria in hot
haste. Tie Constitutional Guard
about eighty strong, were on duty over
the Bridge. Colonel Stone, Of the
District Of Columbia volunteers, went
to them and asked il they had any
objections to 90 beyond tue District, as
they were very close to Alexandria,
The men answered unanimously in
favor of going any where, and they
were accordingly advanced along the
road and through the country down
"a far az the four.mile run.
The Virginia picket guard, sta.
toned near Roches' Springs ran, and
about an hour after, the alarm bells
were iung in Alexandria.
This morning, at two A. NJ, in
pursuance Of orders previously given,
q large body of United States troops
crossed the Potomac, from this city
and its ne:ghborhood, into Virginia
Ellswoth's Zouaves, in two steamers
left their camp on the eastern branch
and made directly for Alexandria by
water. The Michigan Regiment, IN
der Colonel Wilcox, accompanied by
q detachment OF United States Cavalry
and two pieces of Sherman'S Battery
under command oil Lieutenant Ran
som, proceeded by way of the Lonf
Bridge direct for Alexandria. Tht
Seventh New York Regiment haltec
nnder orders at Hughs' Tavern, at the
Virginia end OF the Long Bridge. The
Second New Jersey Regiment is a
Roches' Springs, halt a mile from the
end of the bridge. The New York
Twenty. fifth and ore cavalry company
snd the New York Twelfth, and the
Third and Fourth New Jersey Regi
ments proceeded to the right.
After crossing the bridge for thu
occupation Of the nights of Arlington
they were joined by otter troops
which crossed at the Georgetown
Aqueduct at four o'clock a. M. A
about the same moment the Zouavel
landed at Alexandria from the steam
er, and the troops before named, whc
proceeded by the bridge, reached tina
town as the steamer drew Up near the
wharf. Armed boats left the PAU
noe, whose crews leaped on til,
wharves jrst before the ZouaveI
reached terra .ffrma. The crews .
the Prwnes's boats we're fired upoI
by the few Virginia sentinels as tn
boats left The steamship by way q
giving the alarm, when the sentrie
instantly fled back into the town.
Their fire was answered by i'm
promptu shots froln some Of th
ZouaVes on the deck Of the steame
bearing them.
Immediately on landing, Colone
Ellsworth marched the Zouaves ul
into the center of the town, no resist
ance to their progress whatever bein,
made. Thus quiet possession wa
taken of that part OF Alexandria, il
the name Of the United States, b,
that portion Of the troops immediatel,
commanded by Colonel Ellsworth.
Those commanded by Colonel Will
cox at about the same moment, as
explained above, marched into tow
by the extension of the Washington
Turnpike, the cavalry and artiller
merching ir two or three streets be
low. The destination of both thes
detsebments was the depot of the o.
ange and Alexandria Railroad, whic
they instantly seized.
They alao fnund naap hv OF Ruro