The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-01
Heath or Col. Ellsworth.

WASHINGTON, May "a
This morning, at a. M, IN pursuance
Of oide eviously given, a large body Oh
United States troods crossed the Potomac,
from this city and neighborhood, into
Virginia. E!lsworths Zouaves, IN two
st, ne,s, left their camp on the eastern
branch and made directly for Alexandra
by wat T. The Michigan regiment, under /
Col. Wilcox accompanied by detach- /
ent Of United States cavalry and two
pieces of Sherman's Battery, under COM |
mand of Lieut. Ransom, proceeded by !
wa of Il o Long Bridge direct for Alexan- |
ar,a. The Seventh New York Regiment
halted under orders at Iiughs' Tavern, at
tie Virginia end of the Long Bridge
The Second New Jersey Regiment is at
Roches Spring, half mile from the end
o. the bridge. The New York Tmenty-
fifth and one cavalry company, and the
New York Twelfth, and the Third and
Foruth New Jersey Regiments proceeded
to the right
Af.er crossing the bridge for the occu-
patton of the heights of Arlington, they
were .,oined by other troops, which cross
ed at the Georgetown Acqueduct at
o clock a. m. At about the same moment
the Zouaves landed at AlexandriV from
the steamer, and the troops before named,
who proceeded by the bridge, reached the
that towl as the steamer drew up near the
wharf. Armed boats LETT the Pawnee,
whose crew leaped on the wharves just
before the Zouaves reached terra tirmo.
The crews of the Pawnee's boats were fired
upon by the few Virginia sentinels as the
boats left the steamship by way OF giving
the alarm, when the sentries instantly
fed back into the town. The fire was
answered by impromptu shots from some
OF the Zouayes on the deck OF the steamer
| bearing them.
immediately on landing, Colonel Els
worth marched the Zpuaves mp into the
( centre of the town, no resistance To their
progress whatever being made. Thus
quiet possession wac taken of that part OF
Alexandra, III the name of the United
State. by that portion of the troops i'm
mediately commanded by Col. Ellsworth.
Those commanded by Col Wilcox, at
about the same moment, as | explained
above, marched into town by the exten
sion OF the Washington Turnpike, the
cavalry and artillery marching IA two OF
three streets below. The destination oil
both these detachments was the depot oI
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
which they instantly seized.
They also found near by, at Bugch anC
Cook negro pen, Virginia company c
cavalry commanded by Captain Ball
Thirty-fys men and as many horses were
made prisoners, not having heard tl'
alarm Of the firing Of the seutr.cs.
Below everything found at the depot, il
the way OF rolling stock, &c., is, OF cours'
in the hands OF the government troop
, holding It, Proceeding up town, Colone
T Ellsworth saw q secession flag. waving owe
the Marshall House, kept by James "
Jackson, at the corner oi King and PIT
. streets a well known secssionist. Iustsn nj
, ly entering the house with four or five G
: lis men, Col ELLSWORTH proceeded to til
| house top, tore down the flag and trampie
it under foot.
!. Ia descending the stairs the party wa
0 encountered by the keeper OF the house
, a double baIrelled gun IN hand. II
+ raised the gun 10 shoot the foremos
= Zouaye, who knocked aside liz arm. wLe
, Jackson instantly turned it upoa ColouC
I T. worth, and, firing, discharged the !oa
a OF one barrel into the heart Of the gal.ay
officer who fell dead upon the stair
p jackson as soon quickly snapped the othe
9 barrel =; a ZJuave standing next TO CO
4 Ellsworth, when private BrowEwcll, al
4 Other Of the Zcuaves accompanying Ell
q worth 10 take down the tag. discharge
p the contents OF hi>smuskct into Ia ,lSJn
I; brain, bay onet.ng las body as he fell, pi
!. ming it to the steps. There it laid up
= . =. IN, uader a guard OF the Zouaves, vii
Will permit no one to rem We It.
Il he news OF the assassination Of Colon
&c Ellsworth reached this city at an car
q hour this morning, and created much G
.e ment here, though not ut first general
= believed a later hour It was confiri
q
"a bell Of the Franklin Fire Company Il
;. no9uced the confirmation. and ordc
"a given 10 halfmast the Tag OF the cornpau
!, There was u called meeting OF the cat
= net at l. o'clock 10 day in reference
- tho killing OF Colonel Ellsworth, and Il
n President IS said 70 have wept bitterly f
:, the loss Of his bosom friend.
- The body of Col Ellsworth will be Sc
a. 10 Chicago 10 morrow. CLEyEIAyD