The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-25
AAfecting Scene at the White
House.
Intense Excitement Throughout the
North.
Important Movement Of General Butler from
Fortress Monroe.
llmored Attack on Harper's Ferry
by Federal Troops,
DyANCE OF THE FEDERAL TROOPS INFO VIRGINIA.

WASHINGTON, May "a, 1861.
There be no complaints OF inactivity Of the
ovsrnment. The forward march movement into vir-
sa indicated in my dispatches last night took place at
he precise time this morning that named but In much
ssre imposing and powerful numbers.
About ten o'clock last night four companies OF pckei
asn moved over The Long Bridge, advance guard.
hey were sent to reconnore and assaed were order
"a to signal when they would have been reinforced by
corps Of regular infantry aud battery.
At twelve O'Clock Colonel Ellsworth's regiment OF
ouaves embarked In steamers from the Navy YIrd for
alexandria, and must have reached there about one
O'Clock this morning They landed under the cover Of
the Pawpees guns. An attack would have been sig-
nalized. No attack was made.
Al twelve O'Clock the infantry regiment, artillery and
cavalry corps began TO muster and marching
DER Al the several regiments were ready they
proceeded to the Long Bridge those in Washington being
directed to take that route.
The troops quartered at Georgetown the Sixty ninth,
Fifth, Eighth ami Twenty eighth New York regiments,
proceeded across what ia known the chain bridge,
above the mouth Of the Potomac Aqueduct, under the
command Of General Mcdowell. They took possession Of
the heights in that direction.
The imposing ct the Long Bridge, where the
main body Of the troops crossed Eight thousand nAnt
ry two regular cavalry companies and two sections Of
Sherman artillery battalion consisting OF two batteries
we're in line this side Of The Long Bridge two o'clock
The Twelfth New York; the arst the ground.
The army crossed the bridge in the following order;
Twelfth regiment, New York.
Twenty fifth regiment, New York.
First regiment, Michigan.
First, second, Third and Fourth New Jersey in the
order named.
Two regular cavalry corps, OF eighty each, and
Sherman's two batteries.
Next and last the New York Seventh, the live.
lest party and with more than any other regiment
they seemed delighted at the idea that they were TO
have show at something that looked like service be.
fore returning home.
Following them was long train OF wagons aled with
wheelbarrows, shovels, &c.
Altogether there at least thirteen thousand troops
In the advancing army. This includes the zouaves who
went by steamer the forces that moved from George.
town, as well the body that proceeded over the
long Bridge
General Mansfield commanded the movement or the
troops until the last corps left the district The rst
regiment OF the main bcdy that the Long Bridge
started at twenty minutes past two aud the last corps
left the district at about qua rer TO four O'Clock
Al 'our clock Msjor General sandford and STAFF Isl,
wtards and proceeded TO Virginia TO take command OF
the advancing forces. he informed that he should
establish his headquarters Arlington Heights, and
should take possession or the Arlington mansion
Two thousand troops, the New York zouayes and New
York Twelfth TO occupy Alexandria the remainder
the heights b. regi from the chain bridge 10 Alex
sndria
General MsusdtH took the greatest care TO instruct
the troops just before entering upon the bridge to take
shc route step-that Is 10 avoid marching together,
tho solid step together might ipjure the bridge.
some idea OF the places occupied be had from the
annexed Typographical plan