Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-07
EASTERN NEWS.
The following Intelligence, from the Union,
5 additional to that published by us yester-

W ASHINGTON, NAY 2itn--Juu4t Amy,
bearer of dispatches, had an interview with
the President and Secretary Of War, to-day,
and rendered to them three regiments from
Kansas, to cooperate with Iowa regiments in
camp at Keolluk and the Illinois regiments
in camp at Quincy, to protect Union men Of
northern Missouri and to secure safe transit
Of stores and provisions over the IL. and st.
Joseph Railroad to the West. Orders have
been issued by the War Department to Capt
Reno, of Fort LeaYc worth, to supply the
| Kansas regiments with arms and military
equipments, and also for q regiment of cav
airy. This arrangement will furnish at once
over ten thousand men, who will remain in
camp in their respective States, ready to take
possession of the Hannibal and st. Joseph
railroad, between these points, as soon as any
further demonstrations are made 10y jeff.
Thompson, of St Joseph and his secession
followers, to interrupt transportation through
| Missouri The State militia are beng order
ed into eleven regiments, and the State au-
thorities have determined to equip them as
well as possible for home defense, having de-
cidcd to discountenance any invasion Of the
State of Missouri unless Missouri shall secede
or invade Kansas
Intense excitement was created here by the
assassination of Col Ellsworth. Bells are
toling buildings are dressed in Grape and
flags are fving at half-mast. Ellsworth was
shot in the back by one jackson, proprietor
of a hotel in Alexandria. jackson was i'm
mediatcly killed by Francis d. Brownell, of
Troy, a member of Ellsworth's Zouaves. The
body is lying in state at the Navy Yard.
President Lincoln, who was II warm personal
ficnd of Ellsworth, is deeply affected by his
death.
The Tribunc's dispatch furnishes the fol-
lowing particulars: Colonel Ellsworth was
shot as he was descending the stairs with the
secession flag which he had torn down, by
man named jackson, keeper of the Marshal
House, with a double barrelled gun. He
died almost instantly, dyeing the secession
flag with his blood. lie only said, My Cod
a later dispatch says Alexandria is taken
and will be held. The first Michigan regi-
mcnt entered town about six o'clock, an hour
after the appearance of the Zouaves, and cap
tured body of cavalry, who at first de-
manded time to consider, but were forced TO
yield without delay
MEcnANIcsytLLE, n. y, May 2lth-The as
sassination of Col Ellsworth has caused i'll
his native town the utmost sorrow and indig-
nation. The father of Col. Ellworth happen
cd to be in the telegraph office when the
intelligence was received. All the flags in
town are at half mast The sympathy cX.
pacsscd for his parents is universal. The
Colonel was their only living son.
The Tribunes Washington dispatch says a
company of horse, numbering thirty five
men, was captured at Alexandria. Shernan's
battery coming upon them suddenly, they
had no other alternative. The railroad was
then torn up leading out of the city.
Gen. Scott and Secretary Seward were on
Long Bridge when the troops went over
Thus was Nirnina secession ratified.
1t is reported that the next movement will
be on ll1rpcrs Ferry
am authorized to state there are now
25O,0OO men under arms in the pay of the
uited States Government. These are all
equipped, or will be 10y Saturday night
4 special dispatch to the New y FORK World
says George W. Dunn, a well known resi-
don't Of this city, has rclched here from the
rebel Couicderacy lie is last from Tenucs-
see, via Cairo. lie reports that supplies are
now entirely cut oil from Eastern Tennessee,
and great fear of starvation prevails, lie
saw at Memphis about 5000 troops, furnish-
ei with altered flint lock mu7kets from the
| Baton Rouge Arsenal There are two bat
tcrics on the Mississippi between Memphis
and Cairo. Many OF the troops are Northern
men who have been impressed into the SER
vice Half the soldiers there refused to leave
tuy city, ana the Government issued "a proc
/ ama'iou ordering all companies TO dlsl aad
that did not enter the service Of the South
uutouditioualy. Ammunition was very
scrrea and no unnecessary firing was per-
/ mjttod GWo companies In Memphis are conf
posed Of chain gang conyiets. Dunn con-
firms the report Of an entire prustruuou OF
al, Kinds co.. business.
ua-s,u1ls who arrived here to-day from
..1iY.r .,,..t t;t,,,,, AND ,,I,t,
road, state tl@t from the Ohio river to within
tom miles of Ilarpor's Ferry the stars and
stripes were dying
| Dr. Thomas Miller 4 prominent citizen of
Washington, was arrested to-day, charged
with secretly receiving and delivering letters
from AID to Secessionsts He protests he is
innocent, but General Mansfield holds him
for examination.
a Government steamer left for Fort Mon
roe on the afternoon of the oath. Several
members of the press, 90 in anticipation of
| biz battle in that vicinity.
ST LorIs, May %, p. Mt is said a regi
mcnt Of Missouri volunteers viii start from
the arsenal this evening to some point down
/ the river, probably Cairo.
/ Il is also reported that part of the force
at Cairo, when joined by the Missouri troops,
will go to Mem phis.
New YorK, May 25th.-The Herald's
special, dated Baltimore, oath May, says the
steamer Norfolk has arrived Gen. Butler
left Fort Monroe, yesterday, with 4 900 troops
in propellcrs, and landed them near Lind
/ Haven.
An officer, just from Washington, says the
| War Department received, to-day, accounts
of the occupation of several new and iormi-
datle batteries near Norfolk, and there were
1000 troops between Norfolk and Sewall's
| Point
Two Kentucky regiments were ordered to
reinforce the Nirgnians at Point of Rocks
yesterday. They were throwing up en-
| trcnchments on the nights last night
Two hundred soldiers from Federal Hill
marched through Baltimore, this afternoon
and seized large quantity of gunpowder
which was taken to the magazine in Fort
MciIenry.
The ship North Carolina, from navre for
Norfolk, has arrived here, prize to the Min
nesota The schrs. Tropic Bird, under Bri-
tish colols, and Pioneer, owned in Richmond,
have been cagtured and are en- route here.
The Worlds dispatch says reports have
reached the city that u: S steamer had an
engagement to day with the battery at Aqua
creek completely destroying it. The men
from the steamer went on shore and raised
an American flag. This is the only battery
between Washington and Fort Monroe.
The Times dispatch, dated midnight, says
Il gentleman Just arrived from Alexandria
says the Fire Iouaves have commenced exc
cutting their threats of revenge They have
already shot three violent Secessionists. The
people at Alexandria who were sympathzors
na1~.