Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-25

tinguished soldier who commands this depart
ment, G en-. Mansfe ED, and was not only success
full in everything aimed to be achieved by it-but
Ii was also hunt nelly successful, not life having
been sacrificed except that Of the lamented Els
worth and Of JAG kson who shot him both of whom
lost theirs In affair accidentally incidental to
the movement The fact Of the capture Of Balls
Fairfax troop Of horse on the outskirts Of Alex
andsa, by the force proceeding In that direction
over the Long Bridge, at the moment ElIsworth's
command entered the town from the river side,
shows how complete were Gen. Mausfeld's plans,
and also how admirably they were executed by
the officers in charge and those serving under
them.
THE PRESIDENTS MOUNTED GUARD.
No more arduous duty in connection with the
affair than that performed by the Presidents'
Mounted Guard was assigned to any other corps
Some OF them were employed as the guides for
the occasion, while nearly ali the rest were on
scouting duty, securing the country for miles in
all directions, In advance Of the marching bat
talions. Capt Owens of that CORDS guided the
troops that captured Balls company
THE DEFsNcEs.
AT noon Yesterday, the engineers having pre-
vionsly staked out the work, the New Jersey
junction Of the Washington, Alexandra and CO.
lumbia turnpike, opposite Columbia Spring and
Pavilion, and ere nightfal another similar work
was commenced by different Jersey regiment
the road towards Alexandria
THE NEW YORK SEVENTH
The New York Seventh are to-day (as yester
day. In camp upon the race course. from which
position they command the immediate approac h
TO the Long Bridge. They therefore occupy the
position Of reserved guard. The three Jersey
reg iments continue encamped on the side Of the
turnpike between the end Of the causeway next
the Long Bridge and Four. Run.
THE sIxTY-NINrH
The hrst duty with which the New York Sixtu
ninth was charged was that Of DESTROYING the
connection between Alexandria and Leesburg by
ran, ran: no .na' END. ere sunrise yesterday morning
some I'VE miles Of the track Of the Loudon and
Hampshire railroad; capturing on its wav down
70 ALEXANDRIA, locomotive and train, with the
disunionists, In uniform, who were duly held N
await the orders of the commanding General
with reference to their disposal In the course of
.ne morning they made prisoners of two disunion
scouts, (of Captain Balls company who not
knowing Of the advance of the troops of the
United States and the consequent hasty retreat of
me res. OF their picket, came uHsuspectingly
within the United States picket's lines
The different divisions Of troops engaged N the
anair so soon as they reached their several desti
nations, commenced securing them for permanent
9ccnPauon; most OF them laboriDg from early
daylight until nightfal with pick and shovel
70 that end.
sECEssIoNIsTs ARRESTED.
The residence Of MIR. Jas. Roach a well known
very active secessionist on the first range of
rongdsa upon h ,ne Soipmeia turnpike, vas sur
preston, we take 1t, that 1t was the station Of a
dlsunlon scouting party. No motestation of any
member OF bis family or Of his property was per-
mitted, We hear, nor was he arrested: thoupb he
was upon the premises certainly until II M. YES.
terday. " ~
- Johnson, another very bitter and persc-
cu'inS secesslonlst, living haf mile further up
the Columbia tur0pike-who on the d,v befo,e
at the election at Balls Cross Dads had pled ged
himself publicly to shoot the first person annear
ing IN arms on behalf of the Union on that side of
the nVef-slpped Oh In the course Of the fore
noon, making tracks, like a quarter horse for
some more congenial neighborhood than AIe.an
dria county bad thus suddenly become, TO the in
n"lte gradhcation Of its UEionist citizens.
THKB BATTERIES
About p. M. the detachment OF sherman, y.
hying artillery that accompanied Col w ilcoY,s
command to Alexandria, having been relieved hv
portion Of Capt Ricketts, that went over tbs
fisef az noon, returned to their quarters In this
saddle. H0u'' III 'ns
THR voTK IN VIRGINIA
Inc majority OF the vote Of Falls Church, Fair
Notwithstanding the considerable number of pro
Union citizens Of that precinct who have been
driven out OF Virginia in the last six weeks
The vote at Barrett's Cross Roads. m ,ewins
VILE, Fairfax county, was 81 for secession and s6
iof the Unlon-5S OF the latter being native horn
Nirginans. ~
Mr.. Charles fl. Upton received ten vote. at
Balls Cross Dads for the Congress Of the United
states ne vote upon the occasion q question was
Tor the MON 70 for Secession "a
Az Occdquan, Prince William county the vote
was about ~ for disuniOn to 60 for the Union.
Many OF the most active Unionists of the precnct
had previously been driven away and two ANAL
disunionist horse companies from other porti ons
OF the same county voted there
THE TELEGRAPH REPLACED.
In the course OF yesterday the telegraph wircs
dellnQtOn II,
placed by order Of the Conunandiny General
havlng been previously destroyed by the scces
sionn1, Inc line is Of course to be used for
Communication between General Mansfield and
the troops In Alexandria. Ere daylight the wires
OF the telegraph upon the Orange and Alersndria
Railroad were cut by the advance party Of troops
making tae dash upon Alexandria.
FURTHER PARTICULARS. s
The destruction Of bridges &c on the nm
ooun and Hampshire Railroad by the 69,b. er.
lehos nfteen miles out Of Alexandria
we Lear mat The wife and children of General
hooett Lee, commanding the disunion troops of
Virginia, continue at their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
House-and are therefore now within the iins ~
The troops Of the United States where they are of
course perfectly safe They will be treated I'm IN
iesPecs there as though General Lee continued
tne service II his country, rather than IN that
| OF the oilgarchy. Apropos, the wife and family
not only OF Senator NigfalI, but Of Gen BeaI?
regard, are In Massac huseits. There thew will
oe ,m ens,e satelY' Notwithstanding the attitude
States " u' VIC ohi'eo
James Jackson, who killed Col. Ellsworth. WI.
man OF violent character, yet Of generous i'm
pulses where bis prejudices were moi Immediate.
~ reused He headed the company that not lone
since cut down the Republican dag at Occao rian'
ana me Secession flags flying over his house wa
inc nrst one thrown to the breeze in Alexandra.
AS late a. the day before yesterday, some of his
nelghoors demonstrated with him upon essaving
70 keep 1t fving in view Of the fact that il wss
SighIy probable that the troops of the United
states would very shortly occupy Alexandria
ana IL was well known that the dfsunionists an
tnorites had ordered Its evacuation, by the few
osunion troops there, at the frat moment thew
might make their appearance He, bowever
s"sre mat he would sacrifice his life In keening
nIlngIand by daybresk the next day bis oat6
O. week sgo,a Union man Of this city, who was
IN Aiexanoria on business, was denounced bv a
ashington refugee and band of avowed dis.
IIohss threatened to shoot or hang him: when
SaGkson went to bis rescue and threateninp In
III M. any man who molested him, saved him fMr
Dinendsner) from the vengeance of some Of tbe
most violent and reckless disunioni,ts who n,
month past bad been the terror Of The peaceabIe
people around them F'
COMPANY Of U. 8: dragons yesterday fore.
noon LOOK post at the Virginia end Of the Georye.
own hqueduct, which IL Is evident thew purnose