Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-05-30
WAR MOVEMENTS.
MOVEMENT UPON ALEXANDRIA AND
THE VIRGINIA HEIGHTS.
ASSASSIN ALTON OF COL ELLSWORTH IN
ALEXANDRIA


ASSASSIN ALTON OF COL. ELLSWORTH Il
ALEXANDRIA.
Prom the Washington Star of FIday.l
, Last night was stirring one indeed. Througl
the day and evening the reports of contemplate,
+, military movements kept the populacc on tn
qui rice, to which excitement fresh fuel wa
added on its being whispered that various regi
ments had been ordered to prepare for imme
date service; the words dropped also by Gen
, eral Thomas, at the Seventh Regiment camp
that the storm was about to burst, indicated tina
decisive move was to be taken. The genera
idea among the troops was that an advance was
: to be made into Virginia but nobody seemed tt
be posted as to the exact purposes entertained
at headquarters.
! At II o'clock we pushed off for the Ions
Bridge to see what was developing thcreabouts
We found the vigilant sentrics of the Washing.
ton Light Infantry Company AZ posted some
Fdistance up Maryland avenue, and a portion Of
the same company stationed somewhat lowe,
down. A squad of the Infantry had also been
detailed to point near the monument, to kcer
an eye on any boats going out of the canal
Near the bridge and on the bridge were the In
fantry, a company of Rhode Islanders, Massa-
| CuuSCLtS OlllGeu cavalry COM
pany, company Of United States artillery five
4 pieces, the Putnam Rifles, the Turner Rifles f
National Rifles, Metropolitan Rifles, and Com.
pany F Union Volunteers; while Company e.
Washington Light Infantry Captain Powelrs
Zouaves) and the Constitutional Guards, occupied
the Virginia end Of the bridge.
! A full moon looked peacefully down, and per-
feet quiet reigned on all the neghboring shores
But this was to give place very speedily to more
stirring movements.
Somewhat after midnight, Captain Smead's
company, the National Rifles, and Captain Pow
ellis com pany were advanced across the bridge
to the neighborhood of Roche's Spring. Scouts
were sent out in all directions; who managed to
get past the line of the Virginia pickets Some
what later; the Virginia pickets, getting the
alarm, set spurs to their horses and scurried
down the road towards Alexandria in hot haste.
The Constitutional Guard, Captain Degges,
about eighty strong, were on duty over the
bridge, Colonel Stone of the District of ColumL,;a
Volunteers, went to them, and asked If thew had
any objections to 60 beyond the District, as they
were very close to Alexandria The men an
swered'ananimously in favor of going anywhere;
and they were accordingly advanced along the
road, and through the country down as far as
the four mile run. The Virginia picket guard
statloneo near hoches Spring, ran, and about
an hour after the alarm bells were rung in Alex
andria.
ms morning at = "A. NJ, IN pursuance OF
"1uels previously gwen ana rumored over wash
.ns.on' on wllch we were not at iloerty TO COM
| lhsn1 yeste.e'ay. altnousn within our knowledge,
'a' ooey VI U.''e. o'ates troops crossed the
oson ~. no'n 'I1S Guy anu us ne'shoorhooo
luW sIfs'hia. ELLSWORTH Aonaves' IN TWO
S'ealiefS' WIN tae steamer James Guy as &C
co'nPanylnS tender, ieit their camp on the Eas-
Tern Dlancn; ana mace directly tor Alexandria
oy water: Inc Michigan regiment, under Col:
wilcox, accompanied by detachment of United
states cavalry, land two pieces of Sheman's bat
terry, under command OF LIT. Ransom, proceeded
oy way OF the Long Bridge direct for Aexan-
drla. ssg-ss,.sss-..sssss4s 81. s
s. Inc seventh New York Regiment halted un-
lf{ief 0fdef3 afsH69hs fayem. at f6e Fircini
TEND Of. the Long Bridge ! the Second New Tor
8 sew Regiment is at Roach's Snrino half mil
4 from the end of the Bridge: the New Yor
Twenty-fifth and one Cavalry company. an
the New York Twelfth, and the Third an
+; Fourth New JERSEY REGIMENTS proceeded TO I'll
. r;obt after cross;pU the Rridoe for the occnna
/. ton Of the Heights of ARLINGTON They wer
, Joined. by other troops which crossed at tb
, Georgetown Aquedlct.
At four o'clock A. NJ, at about the sam
! moment, t'eZ uaves landed at Alexandra fror
! the steamers. and the troops before named VIII
nroceeded nv the bridge reached that town. A
the steamers drew up near the wharf ar,ne
e boats left the Pawnee. whose crews leaned upo
the wharves lust before the Zonaves reache
+, terra 6rmn The crews If the P,wnee's bo2
: ,vers fra1 nnon hv the eavy d;s,,,;or santr;as
c the boats leff tie steamship. bv wav of.pivin
the alarm. when these sentries INSTANTLY fe
$ back into the town as fast as their Ices coul
! carry them: Their fre.was answered by i'm
. promptu shots from some of The Zouaves on til
Il decks of the steamers bearing them. Immed
: fately on landing COL Ellsworth marched til
}, Zouaves up into the centre of the town, no re
: sstence to their progress whatever being Offered
Thus quiet possession was taken of that pal
; of Alexandra in the name of the United State
by the portion of the troops Immediately com
manded by Colonel Ellsworth
$ Those commanded by Col. Wilcox, at abor
Il IL.