Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-06-12
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the I,lluNing dispatches sFs At a. l.is
"a. some puhlishrd last 'soss hat sAsS- si's
am, ga the IarIirulars ufihe hrsl lhFsslah
al Virginia, aud 81 the d'a'h ~ ~ '"s-
INFLAMMATION. May 25-fcvorish
rxrhcmsnt prevails kuNe, eight reg
iRrmis has g ssccN Supplied with IL
r.UxiS Lall cartridges, and are mo
ns-sysrlly expected I" march i'l
mt, a late hour no movement has
,b,.rn nE,ac, The 9Th, 18th and dslh
New York Rcgim 'ntS, Shrrnans
fsgitterN Sr.l dive zouavrs viii lrai
The inva,inn,vlus ihS long bridge
ut Washington inln Virginia, occn'
aNm ing Arlington heights anl eN-
tending their outposlS down the
Potomac iI,r enough 10 embrace Al
,rxamlriu. Rumnrs are flying about
wlslt Stewards English dispatches,
',lrclurr t,at il l. NJ '"ngnr IN the
powrr al her Maiesty's Government
~ accept the proposition Of the Nd,
ADMINISTRATION 10 recognize the code or
,,hc Paris Congress ol' 1886, declaring
that privatccring Is piracy,
BALTiMoRE, May 2t.-rwo per-
sons have been arrested here clars-
rod with treason in cnlistins troops,
.UOU al whom have gone South
,up To this dates the testimony does
'act positively ih!plicatc the accused
aas &, t,tcir enlistment, Gca. John
ston OF Utah fame is ordered tn the
command of SonthcrncrS ut liar'
,pcr's Ferry, Gen. Bcaurrgard Is
s,r.dercd to Norfolk BY Tomorrow
the. Tth. 18th AMI Galh regiments of
New York troops, with the Rhode
Islarsi brigade will hn on the sacred
,~~itsf,Nirginia. They have provis'
ions in their knapsacks for 1 days.
Jcit. Davis will reach Richmond ON
MondaS'. reported rciniorccmcntS
.s,t Willr,msport and Point Of Rocks,
,ofmcn and ordinance is confirmed.
WASulSuroN, May 25.-Latc last
might several regiments with the
New Jersey and Michigan brigadcs,
Col. Ellsworth's Zouavcs and the
district militia crossed into Virgin
ia, the Virginia picllcts Having
been driven in by the advance guard.
cone regiment took the road leading
10 Fairfax court house, 20 miles from
Washington, while another regiment
,thc New Jersey, stopped at Forks
mill, from Long bridge, awaiting
orders to advance into Virginia, and
another made an advance at the
mouth of the Potomac acQucduct ut
Georgetown. The 9Th New York
regiment was among the troops and
after several hours march they
,lcachch.a point between the bridge
and Columbia Springs, or the line
, of the Washington and Alexandria
I.pilroad The District OF Columbia
troops returned this morning to
Washngton-from six to ten thou
sand were sent into Virginia. This
morning firing was heard OCCASION
allyJy the driving in Of the Virgin
ri pi,'i,tts. IA, Now York Z)uaves,
the llth and 10Th n. Y. regiments
hold Alexandria, while Arlington
Heights arc occupied by several reg
tmcnts. The entrance of the Fed
cral troops into Alexandria was at
. tended by an event which has east a
gloom Of the deepest character over
this community. Col. Ellsworth Of
the fire zouavcs who had just hand
,a. down the secession flag from the,
Marshall House was soon afterwards
shot by Il concealed foe. His body !
, has been brought to the Washington
navy yard.
When the troops reached AleXan-
:Nrria the Virginia soldiers fired and
fed Visitors to that city say that
1lit,- scenes were intensely exciting.
Federal vessels were in the mean
time before Alexandria.
,LATER-ll A. Mt is reported
= that as the Virginia troops retired
from Alexandria, one man was kill
led by return shot from Federal for
ces. There is Il prospect of captur-
ing fngitivcs. Among the forces
sent over to Virginia were two bat |
acrics and accompanies ofartilcr.y.
Tie news of the death of Col.
Ellsworth was not generally known
throughout Washington until ten
o'clock tot day. The excitement was
:altcnse, especially among the mill
: tary, who express fnrpatience and
the desire to be sent to Virginia.
The camp opposite Williamsport,
Nd, is being reinforced. The con
struction of batteries on the heights
QI.the Maryland side still being car
ricd on with vigor.
New ORLEANS, May 25.-Dilly |
Wilson Of the New York Roughs,'
was cut to pieces in Virginia. The
lows Of The occupation by the fed
erals, considerably increasing the
military enthusiasm. The Delta
Al,as received a dispatch from Mont
gomcry, stating that letter has
been received from W. Il. Yanccy,
which says he docs not doubt the
sccccss Of his mission to Europe
'The new tariff takes effect on the
3lst of August. The 18th of June
has been appointed a day of fasting
and'rraNcr.
WAsHTNGToN, May 25.-Col. Ellis
worths personal friend, Mr. Lin
coin, is deeply affected by his death.
The bells are tolling throughout the
'ity, the public buildings arc hung
with mourning and flags suspended
1t hali-mast as tokens of regret.
The government has received
startling intelligence from Baltimore
that loud and prominent Union men
.arc secretly abct,ing the secession