Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-05-26
TELEGRAPHIC!
REPORTED Fon THE srATEsmAr.
Dispatches from Washington.

-. WAsHIsGroN, May rs
Western Virginia is an exception to the orde
OF the r. M. General for the stopp age Of tn
mails In the seeded States. Every facility will
oe Afforded Tor postal accommodations in tina
section.
There is great deal of coal on the way from
Cumberland, Nd, to tidewater; the pripcipa
and only difficulty In the way of which is th,
refusal OF the rebel troops at Harper's Ferry 70
allow It to pass.
Nothing of moment took place at Alexandriu
last night.
There is no doubt the Govern ment has Sent
out advance parties to take such measures re-
garding the railroad bridges. &c., az to i'm
pede the advance Of the Confederate troops
Col. Eilsworth's remains were this morning
conveyed to the Eaet Room of the President's g
House, where they lie In state. ~
lTribunss DIspatch.l
A respectable citizen from Fairfax saya in
mis- district "a votes were cast for the Union.
and 81 for secession.
In Alexandria, where the usual vote ia 1 900.
there were only 300 votes for secession, and so
for the Union
The aggregate vote yesterday in Uniontown,
Clarks6urg, Clayyille, Grafton, Sardls, Rose
burg, Portland, Piedmont, and New Creek.
and 66 for it. 'A'
The State Department has received no des
patches whatever from our legations abroad.
The assertion that Great Britain has refused
TO accept our recognition of the resolution of
me Paris Congress, respecting privateering, Ia
hction, devised and published for the most mis-.
chievous purposes.
There werereports Of fighting In the neigh.
borhood Of Arlington and Alexandria, but t6ev
prove 10 be mistake.
Col Ellsworth's funeral took place this noon.
from the Executive mansion. The hearse was
followed oy the Zouaves, among whom was the
avenger OF Ellsworth. He carried the identI
cal Secession flag torn down by the deceased.
Then followed the President, Secretaries Sew.
ard and Smith, and officers Of Zouayes, in car.
riages, the military, &c. All the bells were |
tolled. All flags were at half mast and draped |
10 mourning. .t
45U +. M.-An account just received from |
virginia, which seems to be truthful, says the |
cause OF the alarm OF battle was that the Fed |
era piekets were driven In by the secessiopists.
The latter were put to fight.
+ M.-Some Of the troops who 90 hastily |
crossed the river this afternoon have returned |
10 the city, disappointed in their expectations of
meeting the enemy. The proceedings, however,
demonstrate the facility and expedition With |
wn'ch forces can be thrown into Virginia.
Especial to the Tribune.l
Advices from Fortress Monroe state that II |
was intended 10 make general attack on the |
batteries on Tuesday night, but the attack was |
deferred, after consultation between Commo- |
dore Stringham and Gen. Butler.
IL 10 not known what time operations will
commence. Everything is prepared for move
ment at q moments notice.
The Cumberland, Perry and Yankee State
Will engage the battery, acting in conjunction
with force landing from rropellers.
Especial to the Post
IL is expected that the Government forces
will soon advance into the interior of Virginia.
uia the Orange and Alexandra Railroad.
Accoquan, Virginia, gave 60 votes against
secession, but the rebel troops marched into
town the next day and drove away the Union
men.
The rebels are said TO be concentrating forces
about 10 miles below Alexandra, for an attack
Advices from Culpepper state that the rebels
are determined TO make an effort to dislod0e
the federal troops.
Especial to the Commercially
The bridges have been destroyed by the Fed
eral authorities on the Railroad from Alexan.
drla TO Leesburg
The President, while accompanying the re-
mains Of Ellsworth to the cars, was informed by
. courier OF stirring hostilites on the Virginia
side. d, =. a,.l.l.
Gen. Mansfield was similarly advised, and
this was the foundation of the military move
ments here to day.
A dense smoke was meanwhile seen on the
line OF Arlington Heights, and cannonading was
heard here. The latter, however, were funeral
minute gunsi the former was probably from a
camp FIRE. iairl'l' = p. ="
The troops now here have been ordered to
hold themselves In readiness to march at q mo-
menps notice. u. 81 .i I--'
The utmost vatchfulness on the part Of the
military authorities to guard against the ap |
proach Of the seccssonists is everywhere mani.
fest. reF ts,TG