The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-27
Rejection By England Of the United States
Acc. p,anee of the European Code of Pri-
watering, &c. &c

We are enabled, Notwithstanding the stop
,-ye OF the mails, to give the following ae-
rocu, Of the occupation Of Alexandria, and
,he killing OF the rufIlan Ellsworth, as tsle
c,aphed from Washington TO the Northern
papers
WAsHtssroS, May 2-s O'Clock A. M
wrhtn a few hours past, there have been
important military movements. 1t was sus
r4ct.d Yesterday that orders had been gwen
Tor the advance OF troops into Virginia. but
these being necessarily OF secret character,
me exact truth could not, at that time, be re-
llably ascerttined.
IN. New York I'd, 18TH eth and 2ls. Reei
ments the New Jersey and Michigan brigades
and Dol. EilsWorths Fire Zou1ves, were s O far
As is at present ascertiined, constituted the
forces 20 advance upon Virginia.
Tho Washington City National Rifle Can't
Smpad, At about IL O'Clock last night, passed
over the Long Bridge, which is aDo ut a mile
In length, and connects Washington with The
yirgiua shore, and remained at the latter
terminus until O'Clock this morning acting
as An advance guard,
These were followed by other district vol
unrs.r com panies nc ting IN a similar CT pacity
Subseq thy the New i ork ID aud 18th Re-
grnenis and the ID ichi gau and New Jerse,
BrIgsdes crossed the bridge, the Virginia
pickets having been driven IN by the advance
guard
Ulle of the regiments took the road leading
70 Fairfax Court house, about twenty miles
from Washing ton, while another, one OF the
New Jersey Regiments, stopped ut the Forks,
-'i" from The Long Bridge, TO walt Tor
orders.
!. ,dyance into Virginia was made from
another point, namely, At the Potomac aque-
Guct, ,ieorKeto%n.
The Seventh New York Regiment was
among these troops, and. after several hours
march, occupied point between the bridge
aud Columbia Springs, on the Washington
and Aiexaudria Railroad
1t Is understood that orders were issued YES
teId Tor two regiments TO proceed and occu =
py Alexandria, auu II is stated, at this time,
that OoI. Ellis worth's Zouayes nave crossed
over III boats, wall" it ~ 20 uaiiy certain thai
preparations were made TO seize Arlington
Heights, which plainly overlook Washing ton,
and there IL but little, II any, doubt that ali
these orders have been executed.
1t was Al least Two O'CLOCK this morning be-
fore all the troops reached their deg ;ination. -
The troops which did not repair 10 Alexandria
and Arlington Heights, were required TO guard
impOFtiu intermediate points between Wash =
ington and Alexandria.
The District OF Columbia military did not
return to Washington until half-past G
o'clock this morning,
From {, 900 10 l0,Utu troops were sent over
into Virginia. At An early hour this morn
ing firing was heard, occasioned by the
forcing OF the Virginia plckets
The city is in great state of excitement
owing 10 these proceedings, and further
events are looked for with intense solicitude
WAsHIs6Tos, o'clo ok. M.-Ths New
York Zouayes, l4th and Goth New York, and
Lue Ne" Jersey EtgiUitul uUId aitXdHOIlh
while Arlington Heights are occupied ny sew
eral other regiments.
The entrance in TO Alexandria was attended
BY an event which has cast the deepest gloom
over this community.
Dol. Ellsworth, who had hauled down the
secession flag from the Marshall House, was
soon after shot by a concealed foe. His dead
body has been brought over TO the Navy Yard
The accounts from Alexandria are some.
what confused: but there Is no doubt of the
fact that man named Jackson, who sho,
Dol. Ellsworth, WAS instantly put 10 death
sons FAY by both bullets and the bayonet.
y hen the Federal troops reached Alexan.
drla the Virginia troops fired 1T them ant
HE'D. Visitors 10 that city say that the Seenes
were intensely exciting. The United States
vessels were IN the meantime before Alexan.
drla
1t seems TO be true that body of Fedora
troops has advanced to Fairfax COURT House
10 take possession of the junction of the Orange
ana the AleAandTla aud the Maupa5 Gap Rail
roads, with the view of intercepting the ad
vance OF the Virginia troops towards Alexan
diia from Richmond and other points.
Nearly 5000 troops arrived here yes terday
comprising some from New York and the two
OHIO Regiments. The Third Oonnec ticu
Regiment came in this morning.
WASHINGTON, May "a, lS6l.-Our city is il
the greatest state of excitement. All the news
depotd are besieged by the excited populace.
Orders have been issued by the War De
partment for the immediate recall of all tn,
regular troops from New Mexico and Utah
Tie troops can be readily spared from thes
poets.
There are now two hundred and fifty thous
and men under arms, in the pay of the United
States. They Will all be equipped by Satur
day night.
The steamship Pocahontas and the rive
steamer Mount Vernon sailed last night dow
the Chesapeake.
Letters from Richmond state that Genera
johnson will be ordered TO Harper's Ferry
that Gen. Beauregard will 60 10 Norfolk, an,
JED. Davis to Richmond.
The number of troops actually qudrtered a
Hsrpers Ferry, and within striking distanc
of the Ferry at a few hours notice, is not ia
from hiteen thousand men, all armed ant
pad In Virginia Bank bills.
There are also one thousand kentuckians
and the same number OF Arkansas men, arme,
with rifles and bowie knife.
Maryland heights, opposite to Harper
Ferry,are said TO be strongly fortified with 90
lumbiAds and manned by large force of Con
feterate troops.
The Railroad bridge is manned, ready 70
The insertion OF a force into Virginia
Intelligence from North Carolina confirm
the report that soldiers are pouring INTO Viii
miDgton from all quarters OF the South, an
that the rebel force is by far more form idabi
lhtn at first supposed. They anticipate i'm
mediate nostiiities.
Recruiting is said 10 be going on In yarion
parts of Mary land. A gen tleman from Prime
treorgt's county, says recruits tor the Con
IedeTtte army are be,ng carried across the Po
tomac TO Alexandria daily. C0ntraband good
are also being sent to the rebels. SO 1t al
pears that treason Is notcrushed out in Mary
land vet
Another rumor is affoat here, to the effet
That Secretary Seward has just received dis
patches from England declaring the intentio
OF MAT Government not 10 recognize the Ood
OF the Congress OF Paris, of 1856, which ds
hoances prlyateering as piracy, and aiiegin
mat this Code was the act OF all the gree
powers Of Europe. in Congress assembled, an
II Is manitestly not In her power as one OF III
sishers OF mat compact, 10 accept, At this la
day, the tardy acceptance OF the United State:
DO not and cannot believe this is true G
That England will thus increase, the f1read
unhappy and complicated state into whic
our beloved country is thrown.
PROM BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, May "a The avs from Wash
iD8ton, this morning, has produced a profoun
Aensation here.
The Old Point Comfort boat. arrived thi
morning, reports that General Butler rs
4rown ont guard Of three hundred men =
Inc United States Hotel was principal
guarded, the splendid well Of water be!ongiu
70 Vol Segar being wanted for the use OF IA
Nothing is known relative TO Seweli
roint No movement had taken place whe
Ae steamer left
steamer arrived AT Fort McHenry, thI
mofhlng, with large supply Of guinea,
i1Sges and other military stores.
OoI. Mofehead's regiment came across tn
tHet THIS morning. marched up Rroadwa
GU proceeded 70 Patterson Park. They mad
nhs display.
IL lie reported that as the Virnia troops re-
ueated from Alexandria, one OF them wa
led by return shot from the Fedora
iugitiyes. -
among the forces sent over into Virginia
,u 1rs TWO batteries aud two companies OF ar
isry, numerous wagons. with spades, picks
In,a o,hef en- trenching tools, also passed owe