Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-05-30
LATEST NEWS.

fishes many important facts relative to the
occupation of Alexandria and the shooting
of Colonel Ellsworth The Star says:
Last night was a stirring one indeed
Through the day and evening the reports
of contemplated military movements kept
the populace on the g'si riUe, to which ex-
citement fresh fuel was added on its being
whispered that various regiments had been
ordered to prepare for immediate service !;
the words dropped also by Gen. Thomas,
at the Seventh Regiment camp, that the
storm was about to burst, indicated that
decisive move was to be taken. The gen
eral idea among the troops was that an ad-
vance was to be made into Virginia, bat
nobody seemed to be posted as to tae ex-
act purposes entertained at headquarters
At II o'clock we pushed off for the
Long Bridge, to see what vas developing
thereabouts. We found the vigilant sen
tries CT the Washington Light Infantry
Company \ posted some distance up Ma
ryland Avenue and portion OF the same
company stationed somewhat lower down.
: squad Of the Infantry had also been de
tailed to a point near the monument, to
keep an eye on any boats going out Of the
canal. Near and or the bridge were the
infantry, company Of Rhode Islanders, a
Massachusetts, company, United States
cavalry company, a company Of United
States artillery, (two pieces, the Putnam
Rifles, the Turner Rifles, the National Ri
fes, Metropolitan Rifles, and and company
T. Mon Volunteers; while company +,
Washington Light Infantry Captain Pow
ellis Xouavcz), and the Constitutional
Guards, occupied the Virginia end Of the
bridge.
\ full moon looked peacefully down, and
perfect quiet reigned on all the neighbor-
ing shores. But this was to give place
very speedily to more stirring movements.
Somewhat after midnight, Capt Smead
company, the National Rifles, and Captain
Po8elTs company, were advanced across
the bridge to the ncighborhood Of Boach's
Spring. Scouts were sent out in all direc-
tions, who managed to get past the line Of
Virginia pickets. Somewhat later, the
Virginia pickets, getting the alarm, set
spurs to their horses and scurricd down
the road towards Alexandria in hot haste
The Constitutional Guard, Capt. Degees,
about so strong, were on duty over the
bridge; Colonel Stone, of the y. c. volun-
teers, went to them, and asked if they had
any objection to 90 beyond the district, as
they were very close to Alexandria. The
men answered unanimously in favor of 60
ing anywhere, and they were accordingly
advanced along the road, and through the
country down as far as the Four-mile run
The Virginia picket guard, stationed near
Roachs Spring, ran, and about an hour af-
ter the alarm bells were rung in AleZan-
dria
Friday morning at , A. NJ, in pursuance
Of orders previously given and rumored
over Washington, large body Of United
States troops crossed the Potomac from this
city and its ncighborhood into Virginia
EIlsworths Iouaves, in two steamers, with
the steamer James Guy as accompanying
tender, left their camp on the Eastern
Branch, and made directly for Alexandria
by water. The Michigan regiment, under
Colonel Wilcox, accompanied by detach-
ment Of United States cavalry, and two
pieces Of Sherman's battery, under com
mand Of Lieut.. Ransom, proceeded BY way
Of the Long Bridge direct for Alexandria.
The Seventh New York regiment halted
under orders at Hugh's Tavern, at the Yir-
ginia end Of the bridge; the Second New
Jersey regiment is at Roach's Spring, half
a mile from the end Of the bridge; the New
York Twenty fifth and one cavalry compa-
ny, and the New York Twelfth, and the
Third and Fourth New Jersey regiments,
proceeded to the right after crossing the
bridge, for The occupation of the Heights
of Arlington. They were Joined by other
troops which crossed the Georgetown aque-
duct.
At ! o'clock \. NJ, at about the same
moment the Iouayes landed at Alexandria
from the steamers, the troops before named
who proceeded by the bridge reached the
town. As the steamers drew up near the
wharf armed boats left the Pawnee, whose
crews leaped upon the wharves just before
the Zouaves reached terra frmd. The
crews Of the Pawnee's boats were fired up
on by the few disunion sentries as the
boats left the steamship, by way of giving
the alarm, when these sentries instantly
fled back into the town as fast as their legs
could carry them. The fire was answered
by impromptu shots from some of the
Zouaves on the decks of the steamer bear
ing them. Immediately on landing Col
Ellsworth marched the Zouaves up into
the centre Of the town, no resistance to
their progress whatever being offered
Thus quiet possession was taken of that
part of Alexandria, in the name of the
United States, by the portion of the troops
Immediately commanded by Colonel Els
worth
Those commanded by Colonel Wilson,