Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29
THE WAR NEWS



WAmisoros, May 9th --s O'Clock A ".
Within iow hours past there have
been important military movements II
vas suspected Yesterday that orders had
beep given for the advance Of troops into
Virginia, bat these being necessarily Of a
secret character, the exact truth nt that
timo could not be ascerlaincd. The New
York Second, Twelfth, Seventh and Twcn-
ty-frst Regiments, New Jersey and Mich'
ipan Brigades, and Col Ellsworth's Lou.
avcs, were ~ far rs Is ut present ascertain
ed constituted the forces 20 advance upon
Virginia. The Washington city National
Rifles, Capt Smead, at about ten o'clock
last night passed over Long Bridge, which
is about a mile in length, and connects
Washington with the Virginia Shore, and
remained at the latte: terminus until TWO
O'Clock this morning, acting as an advance
ouard. These were followed 10y other
district volunteer companies, acting IN a
similar capacity; subsequently the \. y.
Second and Twelfth Regiment. and the
Michigan and New Jersey Brigades eros
sed the bridse-the Virginia picllets hav-
ing been driven in by the advance guard.
One Of the regiments took the road lead
ing to fairfax Court House, about twenty
miles from Washington while another,
one of the New Jersey Regiments, STOP
ped at the Forks mile from the Long
Bridge, to wait for orders. An advance
into Virginia was also made from another
point, namely at Potomac Acqueduct,
Georgetown, The Seventh New York
Regiment was among these troops, and
after several hours march, occupied u
point between the bridge and Columbia
Springs on the Washington and Alexan.
dria Railroad.
1t va, at least two o'clock this morning
before all the troops reached their desti.
nation. The troops that did not repair TO
Alexandria aud Arlington Heights were
required to guard important intermediate
points between Washington and AleXan-
dria
The District of Columbia military diu
not return to Washington until half past
six o'clock this morning, From six thou
sand TO ten thousand troops were sent
over into Virginia at ar early hour this
and firing was beard, Occasoned
by the forcing of Virginia pickets. The
city is in a great state of excitement, ow
ing to these proceedings, and further
events are looked for with intense solic>
tudc.
Mn: o'ciock.-A. .N-The New York
Louaves, Fourteenth aud Sixty ninth New
y ork and New Jersey Regiments hold
while Arlington Heights are
occupied by severa! other 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 Sc
cession flag from the Marshall House, was
soon after Shot by a concealed foe. His
dead body has been brought ever to the
Navy Yard.
The accounts from Alexandria are !
somewhat confused, bu. there is no doubt !
of the fact that man named Jackson, (
who shot Col. Ellsworth, was instantly put
to death, some say by both bullets AID
the bayoLet.
When the Federal troops reached Alex.
andria, the Virginia troops fired at them
and fled Visitors to that city say tina: !
the scenes were intensely exciting. The
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