The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-05-30
Important News frsm washing
The Army in Virginia.


The Army in Virginia.
COL. ELLSWORTH KILLED!
WAsHiyoros. May 24.--As was sup.
posed would be The case, late last night
several regiments, with ths New Jersey
aud Michigan brigades. Elsworth's Zou.
aves.nd District military, crossed into
Virginia, the Virginia pickets having
been previously driven 10 by the advance
guard.
One Of the regiments took the road
leading to Fairfax Court House. A. Out
twenty miles from Washington. while an
other one, the Jersey stopped at the forks
a mile from Long Bridge, awaiting orders,
An advance into Virginia was lso made
from another point. namely. at the mouth
Of the Potomac Aqueduct. at Georgs town.
The New York Seventh Regiment was
among the troops, and after several hours
march, occupied point between the
bridge and Columbia Spring. on The line
of the Washington and !.lexandria Rail-
road.
| The District Of Columbia troops re.
turned to Washington this morning.
I From 900 to 10000 troops weIe sent
over into Virginia this morning.
Firing was heard occasionally By the
driving IN ofihs Virginia. pickets.
9 o'clock A. NJ The New York lou.
avfs, l4Ih and t9lh. and Jersey regiments
hold Alcxsndria, while Arlington Higts
are occupied by several regiments.
The entrance into Alexandra was at
tended by an event which has cast
the deepest gloom over this community
Colonel Ellsworth who had hauled down
the Secession hag from the Marshall
House, was soon after shot by a conceal.
ed foe
! His dead body has been brought 10 the
Washington Navy Yard. Accounts from
Alexandria are somewhat contradictory
but there is no doubt Of the fact tina,
man named Jackson. who shot EllswoItl
wac instantly put to death-some cay 10y
both bullet and bayonet.
When the Federal troops reached al.
exandrG the Virginia troops fred at them
and fed .......
Visitors to that city sag the scenes were
intensely exciting. Federal vessels we're
in the meantime before Alexandria.
/ It seems 10 be true that body of Fed
eral troops has advanced TO Fairfax .Cour
House, to take possession Of the junction
Of the orauge & Alexandria and Manas
I ses Gap Railroad, with view Of inter
} ceptiug The advance of Virgini. troops to
ward Alexandra, from Richmond ant
other points. .
,, Nearly 5000 troops arrived a! Wash
+ iugton yesterday.
, Il o'clock, v-lt is reported that as III
, Virginia troops retired from Alexandria
one of them was killed ty a return she
from the Federal forces. There is pro;
pect Of capturing the fugilives.
i Among the forces sent over TO Virgin
ia were two batteries aud two companie
Of artillery. The news of the death 0
Col. Ellsworth was not generally know
throughout Washington until towsrd II
o'clock to-day The excitement was in
tense, especially among the military. VIII
express the greatest impatience and desir,
to be sent over to Virginia.
From spyglass view OF Alexandra
the stars and stripes are seen flying fror
various points
New YORK, May 24.-The news OF III
death of Col. Ellsworth created intenr
excitemen, here. Regret at lis loss
: mingled with general feeliug that b
must be avenged.
WAsHySGroN. Nay "a Intense ez
citement was created by the assassinalio
OF Colonel Ellswortl,--bells tolling, crap
. en- buildings. and flags at half mas
t Ellsworth was shot in the back by OIL
, Jackson, proprietor Of hotel in AIexan
. dria. Jackson was Instantly killed l.
Francis D. Brownell of Troy, member G
s Ellsworlhs Zouaves. The body is ly
= ing in state at the Navy Yard.
y President Lincoln, who was a vaIr
!. personal friend of Ellsworth, is deeply a
{ fected by his death. .... .-.
Government is in possession OF start
ling information from Baltimore that Ger
= tain prominent pretended Union men, ,wh
}. 10 presence of U, S. troops. have loudl
n professed devotion 10 the Union. are Sc
0 crelly working for secession. Their name
e and accurate information about them an
0 their plans are in the hands Of the Ad
n ministrati0n.
. About ten thousand ioops haYc cio,
: sed the Potomac, and are now in Virgins
: The New York Seventh Regiment al
It holding Arlington Hights, and the sixt,
J. Ninth are throwing up breastworRs thar
n Shermsu's Light Artillery and the Di
:. trict militia command the Maryland shor
}. above Georgetown, and will repcl al
IS attack BY forces moving from Harper
). Ferry.
IS A body of Virginia cavalry and ho
Is ses were captured without bloOdshed,
d 1t is reported that the steamer Mou
}. Vernon narrowly escaped sinking befol
IS reaching Alexandria. Injuries had BET
ID inflicted on herat the navy yard, prob'
!. bly, by Secessionis's. .,"
as q Itis believed that simultaneous NOV
n, ments were mad6 by the Governme
ne forces last n,ghtOn Harper's Ferry al
ID Norfolk, ." o''. 9',
ID Our Government has secured for {
TX next three months a monopoly of all atf
and cannon from all manufactures
is Great Britain which are permitted to ma
ry arms for foreign States. This will sht