Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-27
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- 4lEe4l1ss neeF.
/ WAsaI2oToN, r. N.-.Au enlightenment Il
now taking place at 2o'clnck, near Alex.
andriH, TO what extent is unknown. Three
guns have inst been fired 6ere, which is
the signaltOr all the troops TO get under
ENrms
! WAsnlsdToY, May.25.-At 2 O'Clock this
II. y, the Massachusetts aud other iroDils
hurried oQuhrters for hasty advance wlisr1
fight Is in progress. TIE extent OF the.
engagement is not known Great excite
ment prevails throughout the city. Soldier
anu private citizens in crowds arc hurry.
ing in every direction. The full light bat
| terry, In few moments notice, th1ndsred.
over ihs Long Bridge, Gen. Mansfield aud
his stan led The advancing troops from
Washington. Intense anxiety exists
throughout the city.
9. octocK,sP. N,-The fight is not at
alexandria as reported AT. first, Int nplIa.
rently three miles this side of it in u sou b
westerly direction, some where in the VI.
cipitys OF Arlington, The report of cans.
noniis distinctly heard from ths arsenal
4 wharf aud dense clouds of smoke ARE seen
from the house tops.
! WAsllSpToS, Nay 26s-Au account Iust
received from Virginia, which seems to be
Etruthtul, says the cause of the altrm was
that the Federal picket guards At Little
Falls Church, near. Arlington, were driven
IN BY sectsSioniSts. The latter were soon
put to Aight. 4
-owtRg TO the Immense threuZ Of Nux-
toqs ,gaGers at the remains Of Col. Etls-s
worth, the funeral corteRe was DELAYED
from moving from the Executive muusiou
TILL near o'clock this pm. All,along the
line of Pennsylvania Avenue, the h4gs
we're displayed at bali mast aud draped in
mourning. Every available point. fuclu.
ding the windows, balconies aud house,
] tops were tlIrOuged with sOrrowful guzers.
4 Succeeding the hehrse followed n detnch.
ment of ZOunves, one of whom, Browuell.
/ tile avengtr Of Col. Ellsworth's DEATH car
rted the identical secession Gag torn down
! by the deceased. Then followed tue Pres
1dential party and Secreutries Seward and
lTSmith.
This evening some Of the troops who
so hastily crossed tue river returned to the
city, disappointed ia their expectation of
meeting the enemy. The proceedings.
however, demonstrated the flcility and
expedition wiz which forces can be
thrpYn into Virginia. The Sixty-ninth
New York Regiment left their own work
a.the entertainments, and are now drawn
UP ia line on the brow of the hill. The
4 80 suls1t nHstllE lelt tue CITY TINS 'tt-
t .eEnooh are at haltlnS WITHIN miles dis
eill'se. oe NrtilIeFy and cavalry passed
on ~ IL! t'.5 me direction OF Alexandria.
me FEesident Whlie IN the procession
i aec99mPanylngther emainso Ellsworth
70 tne cars was informed byA courier, OF
s Sl h9stiiities on the Virginia side.
zen t., Aaqsneld was similarly addressed,
/ Mnu thls WAS the foundation otthe milt-
'''i M. ~ movements .s.snl'.El' mere;
S-u'tY !" uen9e smoke was IN me mean
Mn1i.. seen on the line Of Arlington Heights,
fand cannonadtng heard. The latter how
ever, u NOW appears, were funeral minute
l5s gun ne former Pro9ably arose from
AuS ;,; camp hreS:
rue troops now hero have heen ordered
70 hoia themselves In readiness to march
AT moments notice.
ine utmost watchtulaegs on the part
we lnllllilEy authorities, to guard against
tuei aPPreaSn OF secession troops, IS being
ssetly@ lese M nilsstens
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so.-Ihe steamer iGie-
,SiSe sll f9ttress Monroe early
WIS morning. S9e oflnRs the following
eespatenes from me correspondent OF the
1aJ Con- R,,,a! !e s',;,,..,, .,.,--..
~ u S,.ssa suuHsnly mnae ms appear
H. vo ssse,u"2 II. aan Iol ~ tne mead OF
TTa sIu.out q reconnaissance.
OF the advance guard. TO-DAY fFriJny,
he extends tlisreconuoisance several miles
Inn tho peninsula between lYarIs and IL n, 90
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