Delaware gazette. (Wilmington, Del.) 1837-1883, 1861-06-01
COL. ELLSWORTH sACr DEAD.
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From the Washington StaryofIriday.l
Last night was stirring one IL ded Though
the day and evening the reports JtSeatemilated
military movements kept the populSlepn tko cal
ore, to which excitement fresh iuel VI added "a
its being whispered that various regnents had
been ordered to prepare fer immediate srvies, tho
words dropped also BY Gen. Thomas 81 lls SEVENTH
Regiment camp that the storm was aleu TO btrst,
Indicated that decisive move was Il 81 taken -
The general idea among the troops wis tat an nd.
vance was 10 be made into Virginia Bat sobody
seemed to be posted as to the exact buIposes gu.
tertained Mt headquarters.
At ii o'clock We pushed of for the ong Bridge
to see what was developing thereabous. We found
the vigilant sentries Of the Washingtn Light Ia.
tantry COMPANY AZ posted some disiape up Mar,-
land avenue, and portion Of the sphe eompany
stationed somewhat lower down. Ahvad VI the
infantry had also been detailed to A po, near the
monument, 10 keep au eye on any boaAgoilg out
OF the canal. Near the bridge, and onlno Aidge,
were the infantry, company OF Rhod4 4ders,
Massachusetts company, a U. s. c4sAlrd com
pany, company Of U. S. artillery, tAo I&ess,)
the Putnam Rifles, tho Turner RiaeI, NJ kiona
Rules metropolitan Rifles, and compadI \. nian
volunteers while company 4 Washintton Light
Infantry Captain Powells Zouavss) adj III Con.
sutntional Guards occupied the ,Nirsha I'D Of
the bridge.
A full moon looked peacefully down, nd krfect
quiet reigned on all the neighboring shtres But
THIS was to give place very speedily tomo$ stir
ring movements
Somewhat after midnight, CAPTAIN smA fscom-
pRny. the National Ritz, and Captain sgAsfll,,s
company were advanced across the biiaA II The
neighborhood Of Roach's Spring. SooptsFershen
out IN all directions, who managed To- gs past tbs
line Of he Virginia piokets. SomewhatseieE W
virginia pickets, getting tho alarm, set ssSsko
Alexandra in hot haste. w.
The Constitutional Huard, Capt DegKf shout
~ strong, were on duty over the briagO, yuoionel
stone, OF the District volunteers, wentlo hem and
asked II they had any objections to gfbSSonI the
District, MS they were very close to boxandria:-
The men answered unanimously in 4or Of going
anywhere; and they were accordingly adrNeced
along the road aud through the cohtry downas
far as the four mile run. The Virginia piclet
guard stationed near Roach's Spkng ran, sd
about an hour after the alarm bell were ruuen
Alexandra.
This morning at o'clock, in pursuance Of ofrs
previously given, large body of SHi,aa5Safes
troops crossed the Potomac from this city and ia
neighborhood into Virginia. EIlswoHh' Zouavks,
in two steamers, with the steamer JInes Guy %
accompanying tender, left their camTlon the f,as-
ern Branch and made directly for alexandria ly
water. The Michigan regiment, uriler Col, Wi
COX, accompanied by detachment Of United Stats
cavalry and two pieces of shermans battery, und
command Of Lieut. Ransom, proceeded by Wagif
the Long bridge direct for Alexandria.
The Seventh New York Regiment halted, unNr
orders, at Hugn's Tavern, nt-rhs Vffginiar a
lifelong bridge; the Second New Jersey RegiuknI
Is at Roach's Spring; half mile from the I'd o
tho bridge the New York Twenty Fifth ana pn,
cavalry company, and the New York Twelfth AMI
the Third and Fourth New Jersey Regime nj 1 bro
eeeded to the right after crossing the bridgs 70
the occupation Of tho Heights Of Arlington. fhei
were Joined by other troops which crossed 4 III
Georgetown Aqueduct. aas Z
At o'clock A. NJ, ut about the same mound
the Zouaves landed at Alexandria from -lhe steaa
ers, the troops before named, who proceeded BY ID
bridge, reached that town. As the steamers dny
up near the wharf armed boats left the Pa Nnie
whose crews leaped upon the wharyes Just bsftf
the zouaves reached terra frmd. The crews Of D.
Pawnes'a boats were fired upon by the few Wr
gina sentries as the boats left the steamshinlb,
way OF giving the alarm, when these sentrib 10
stantly hed back into tho town. Their fird wa
answered by impromptu shots from some oi th
zouaves on the decks of the steamers bearing It's
Immediately on landing Colonel Ellsworth ma che,
tho zouaves up into the centre of the tow3 no re
sistance to their progress whatever beingoflered
Ihus quiet possession WIS tal;,n of thai part o
AteAanari So aha name Of the United Satest y
the portion Of the troops Immediately commaiie,
by Col. Ellsworth.
Those cUmmauuBu by Col. Miles,, =, al, "a ~,
snne- motncnts OK yfafnen ahoye mi M !. IN,
town by tho extension of the Washlnp tas ~,
the cavalry and artillery marching n two or firs
streets below. The destination Of both these d.
tachments was The depot of the Orange aud Aiei
ander Railroad, which they instantly seized. The
| also found near by, at Burch 4 Cooks negro Ipi
! Virginia company of cavalry commanded II
Capt. Bali (thirty.fye men aud rs many horses
who wore made prisoners, not having heard Il
alarm Of the firing Of the ssntrios below.
Everything found at the depotin the way Of I'd
ling stock, ETC., is Of course in the hands Of Il
government troops holding it.
Proceeding up town, Col. Ellsworth saw a seot
sion hag waving over the Marshall House, kepti
James w. Jackson, at the corner Of King and y
streets, well-known secessionist. Instantly i
tering tho house with four or Eve of his men, Il
! Ellsworth proceeded to the house-top, tore dot
the flag aud trampled it under foot.
In descending the stairs the party we're eneoni
tered by the keeper Of the house. double barrel Z.
| 10 hand. He raised the gun TO shoot the foreu1s
ZouaTe, who knocked aside his aim, when JacksI
instantly turned II upon Col. Ellsworth, and firip
discharged the load of one barrel into tho heart
that gallant officer, who fell dead upon the sta,
Jackson as quickly snapped the other barrel 4,
zouave standing next to Col. Ellsworth, when *
vate Brownell, another of the Zouayes accompal,
ing Ellsworth to take down the flag, dischare
the contents of his musket into Jaekson's braf
oayoneting his body as he fell, pinnng il to t.
steps rhers II laid up to A. NJ, under u qua
OF Aouayes, who will permit no one to remove II
| The news Of the assassination of Col. E. u. Ell
worth reached this city at an early hour this NOR
| ing, and created much excitement here. tboucb n
at INST believed generally. At a late hour Il WI
confirmed, and at ten o'clock the tollng of the he
OF the Franklin Fire Company announced the co
nrmauonI aud orders were given to half-mast Il
| nag OF tho company.
At four o'clock this morning n larga npmhorl
government wagons vent across the Long BriA
| loaded with picks, shovels, and all manner Of m