Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-06-01
SOUTHERN MAILS STOPPED.
WASHINGTON, May "a, 1861,

mand, viz: The 7th, 10Th, :2sth and list
New York Regiments, Col. Ellsworth's
Zouaves, 9th Massachusetts,, and Sd New
Jersey. Late at night they took up their
march, crossing the bridge into Virginia
The 7th New York, together with Sher-
mans Battery of Artillery, proceeded to
Arlington Heights, where entertainments
were Immediately commenced, and the
battery planted.
The Zouaves, and other regiments, pro-
ccedcd on in the direction of Alexandria,
the guards along the route flying at their
approach by the nearest route into the
woods. The United States forces stationed
guards along the road as they advanced.
Entering Alexandria, the troops there
were thrown into confusion, and one hun
dred and twenty cavalry and horses were
captured when attempting to escape. The
sentrics fired volley, and every rebel
turned their backs to the United States
troops, each making desperate effort to
take care of number one.
The Zouaves advanced to the front OF
Jacksons hotel, between four and five
o'clock, a flag foated over the hotel,
which Col. Ellsworth resolved to remove.
The Colonel, with the lieutenant of Com
pany A, his secretary, the chaplin, and
two privatcs, entered the hotel, and pro-
cceded up stairs to reach the Secession flag
They passed two or three men in the hotel
as they went up, who made no attempt to
interfere with Colonel Ellsworths move
mcnts. The Colonel went up and hauled
down the flag, and retiring, had proceed
ed to the foot of the stairs, when Jackson,
the proprietor of the house, opened the
door and fired one barrel of double
barreled rifle. The ball entered the Col
onel's left breast, breaking away two of
, the ribs and manglng the heart. Colonel
Ellsworth exclaimed "My God !" and fell
dead.
f Jackson raised his gun to FIRE at Brown
ell, one of the two privatcs who accom-.
panied the Colonel, but with the charac-
J.. teristic rapidity of the Zouavc movement
/; Brownell drew his revolver and shot Jack
. son, the ball passing in above his nose on
t the forehead and passing out at the back
/ of the head After he fired and before
Jackson had faltcred or abandoned the
i effort to fire, the Zouavc struck him witt
II his fist and knocked him down putting s
j bayonet through him as he fell. The
S plcadngs only of Jackson's wife saved hi
body from being cut to pieces By the mel
who stood over the fallen form of thei
brave commander, SO brutally assassina
ted
:, Never did regiment Of men show NOR,
- distressing sorrow over the death of
commander than the poor Zouaves mani
fest to-day, for the loss of their brave bu
" fallen Colonel-fallen by the base hand o
- treachery, which renders their grief in
=, = comparably more poignant than if he ha'
:. fallen in an honorable attack on the bat
: tie field. Rapid however, was the retribu
Z ton awarded to his assassin.
)" The remains of Colonel Ellsworth wer
= enveloped in the national flag and brough
- to the navy yard, in charge of Brownel
who shot Jackson, accompanied by dc
> tachment Of troops from the Zouave an
+ other regiments. On their arrival, tn
c. body was placed in the engine room, an
lie all the flags in the yard, on the shipping
y and throughout the city were lowered t
70 half mast. Our city is in state of in
1t tense feeling, and brave soldiers are melte
to tears at the sudden and melanchol
ct death of one in whom all felt an especia
p interest, and respected and loved as a
h ornament to his profession, and noble pat
tern of loyalty and hcroism
N The last act of the Colonel, before Il
as left the encampment last evening, was t
We write to his mother and the lady to whor
!" /" he was engaged. His letters were given
J. friend to mail, and before they wer
T. deposited in the Office the announcemer
of of his death reached the city, These le
- ters were enclosed to his father with IL
~ ~ melancholy lidings of his sons death.
is Thirty six prisoners, including Cap
ed Boyle, Lieut. Grisby, and Sergeant Bal
were brought from Alexandria to the nav
H. yard to-day on the steamer Baitsm0'c, an
ur marched to Commandant Dahlgren's offic
SIS They were only saved from the violence
ne the crowd by the exertions of the Sevent,
a. first New York regiment,
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