Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-28
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low TIE HLSS!ANS IN tEkEU ALENANDRIi-
THE KiLtIaG Of TIE ROwDY CHIEF ELLIS
WURTH-THE NOBLE SACRIFICE OF VIRGIN
las FIRST MARTYR-BER0IC CONDUCT OF
BIS WIFE-ARLINGIOS BEIGHTs OCCUPIED
RY THE MERc ENARIES-THE NORTHERN AC.-
COU.Ts-AFsA!RS IN MARYLAND-DOUBTFUL
ELECTION returns, &c, &c, &c.
correspondent Of the Enquirer writing from Aanas-
aas Gap Nay 25.b gives the fooEips ACCOUNT of the
rrup;on Of bAskgaards into Alexandria the day be-
fore
About hulf past o'clock, A. NJ, lieutenant from the
Ulitd states PaSnee, the guns Of which bad
been threatening the city for the past three weeks came
ashore with IS OF truce and proceeded under guard
TO the commandments headquarters, where is reported
he said that Federal troops were 10 enter the city that
boodshed to be avoided II possible, and that until
Dne o'clock would be given for the evacuation Of the
mace At the tine the lieutenant was at
,tbisg sss he seeu, either by land or wafer that al
ell indicated the approach q 80 enemy but scarcely had
be returned 10 hS vessel about afe ocona sbsn three
steamers s3d Agmeroa. rsnspoTu soliced by the
guard The wtst, s1erglns iror The mouth CT the
Eastern branch a5d the moment the sentry on
lie wsshrRtos tuFDpike, reported tina, large bodies Of
troops we're efossias the long Bddsp, orders rers
INSTANTLY Issued for tho assembling Of ibs Differ, ut
conpaui,s, and for their concentration at an avail
able point, for q speedy removal the idea Of
resistance would have been foolshness 10 the e1-
IRENE and much Credit Is due Colonel Terrett, oom
mandiug otlcer aud the Captains OF the different CON-
panes ior the Efficient manner In which the command
conducted from the city To prevent the OF
the running material OF tue Orange and Alexandria rail-
road the and locomotives, large numbers Of which
had been brough. down the cad the night BEFORE
stationed about three niles from the depot and them
the Vrglians marched with such baggage the limited
time allowed th aft Jrdei. But before they had left
heir N had and
and rapidly spreading themselves over the town.
The ZJuayes from New YORK. constituted the prime pal
part of the first nsalment OF invaders and soon as
lev upon the wharf they separated iuo different
poriiouS eaei. ?. whch took diff rent positions One
proceeded up the Inc o; the i-0ad to the depot one
to the intersection of Frfa1 andPrnce strees at one
commsnded gy tie famous Col Ellsworth in person.
the MARSHALL House frog the top 81 ahicA proudly 1oaed
the ig Of the Confederate saes As this lsst por ion
arrived opposite the krg street deer OK the hett,
squad headed by Ellsworth, b. oke from the ranks and
rushed up the stairs Tor Tie purpose OF tearing down the
Blg Tnev succeeded but as lswOrih was dtsc ndlng
with bis trophy arder hi, arm, James Jackson the pro-
petor OF this hOte VINO sad arous ID by the nois o.
jGe crowd came from bis room, but hall dressed With
doEht barreled shotgun in lis hand, aud as his Eye
caught sight ct lis pzd and cherished banner lis gun
cais to his shoulder AM Instantly the Colonel Of reg
nent lhe leader OF the ooaves, the enest drill oicer
IN tn. LINCOLN host was sent TO big obg account by
leaden messenger which went straight 10 his heart Poor
j ickson survived him bat monsnt lie was shot
through the head but, be fell he discharged the
naming barrel of his gun. The body OF Ellsworth
carried the wharf escorted by file of soldiers mIrch-
ing with reversed What became of Jackson's
body, ycnr correspondent does not know % the Little
River Turnpike he me. 4 carriage going to Aexsudria
for t. The United States gag replaced the South
ern flag on the dag staff of the Marshall House.
sailor ircm one OF The shipsl attempting to place an
American flag upon the top OF the pole at the market.
fell aud Killed himsaI The death OF the WIN