, 1861-05-25
The Rtrst Great MOVE Forward.

, WASHINGTON, May 24-As Wns supposed
would be the case Late last night, several reg
Brigades, Ellsworth,s Zouaves- and The Dis
t1:ct Of Columbia Militia, crossed into Vlr-
ginia, the Virginia pickets having been pre-
yforsly driven in By the guards. One Of the
, = g}ments took the road leading to Fairfax
!: Court Houee, about twenty miles from Wash
ped ct the Forks, q mile from the Long Bridge,
awaiting orders. An ndVance into Vlrginia
:Was .a1Eo made by another point-nnmely, at
the mouth Of the Potomac oqueduct, George
town. The Seventh New York Regiment WIS
among the troops, and after several hours
e:and Columbia sprirg, On the line Of the Wash-
-lngton and AlexandIia Railroad. The District
1t Columbia troops returned to Washington
!; this morning. From 5000 to 10000 troops
:Were sent oTer into Virginia this morning.
Firing wss heard occasionally by the driving
. in Of the Virginia pieketa.'
Q o'clock, 1. M.-Ihe New York Zouaves,
Fourteenth and Sixty. ninth Regiments, and
the New jersey Regiment, hold Alexandra,
while Arlington Heights are occupied BY sew
eral regiments
The entrance into Alc1andria WAS attended
over this community. Col. Ellsworth, who
had hauled down the Secession flag from the
Marehall House, Was soon Afterwards shot by
concealed foe. Ills dead body has been
brought to the Washington Navy-ya1d- ,Ao-
counts from Alexandria are somewhat contra
'lleto1y, but there is no doubt Of the fact that
% man named jackson, who shot Col Els
wcrsb, Was inetantly put to death, some say
both by bullet and bayonet. When the Fed
eral troops reached Alexandria, tho Virginia
soldiers fired at them and fled Visitors to
that city say the scene Was intensely exciting
Federal vessels we're In the meantime before
A1exandria. It seems to be true that body
Of Federal troops has advanced TO Fairfax
Court House, to take possession Of the juno
tion Of the Orange d Alexandria and the
Manassah Gap Railroads, with q view Of inter
ceptipg the advance Of Virginia troops
towards Alexandria from Richmond and other
poiIts. Nearly 5000 troops arrived IN Wash
| ington yesterday.
II o'cLocK, A M.-It is reported that as the
Virginia troops retired from Alexandria, one
Of them was Killed by q return shot from the
Federal forces. There Is prospect Of casptur
to Virginia we're two batteries and two com
The news Of Tie death of Col. Ellsworth wal
| not generally known throughout Washington
| until towards 10 o'clock to-day. The excite
| mcnt was intense, especially among the mill
tary, who express the gIeatest impatienco ant
desire to bo sent into Virginia.
| From 3 spy-glass view Of Alexandria, TIL
Stars and Stripes are flying. from variou
! pointB- 800 troops from North Carolina
arrived at Richmond last Monday night
| and are now stationed near old Point Com
| fort. They were to be followed by 100 NOR
in . day Of two, from the same State, maxim!
troops armed at Richmond On Tuesday. Th
camp opposite Williamsport, hid, is being r.
inIoTce5, and the constr uction Of batteries O.
the heights on Maryland side is still being ca,
! ried on with vigor.
NEW YORK, May 24-News ofthe death c
| INT m
here The regret ut his loEs Is mingled with
l. reneral feeling that he mnat be Avenged.