The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-05-31

fr0sseu into y ~ tIil ii1stto AAtt & D'
.reriou-iy driven in ~ the advance
81. reriss.st took the road lesi.us 60
r .irfsx court Iouae. about twenty mile
rou Washington. while another the
Ier.ev regiment. stopDed al the forks, one
,ail.. from TIE Long Bridge. awaiting Or
.i..rs h, advance into Virginia also
A.. aFvanc- was made from another
ooint namely. at the mouth Of the Poto
mac Aau-duef q Georgetown
Tie 7th New York Regiment was among \
the troops. and after -everal hpurs march 4
l,..y r-s.hed q point between the hrldss /
nj Columbia Spring on th~ the ~ the
Wellington aud Alexandra kaiiaosd-
Th. District OF Columbia troops return
a 10 Washington this morning.
From 600 q 10000 irOops were sent I
,ts Virsiuia this morning Firing Wa
,..ard occ ssionally b. the driving IA o. the
Vrginia pickets.
sTiLL LATER.
My 2f-9 O'ooek. 4. h-Tho New
York Zyuave.. l4fh and 69th, and jets-,
...ffna-nts hold Alexandra. while airing
90 neiguts are occupied W several reg
ments.
ended b. an event which has cast tue deel.
"a glooin over tii~ community.
CI Ellsworth, who had hauled do~i'
he secrssion Tag from THE MArrh"i
House, was soou Afterwards -hoi ~ a e'n
gti..d Zoe. lii- body has been brought
20 Washington Navy Yard.
The accounts from Alexandra are
..,,ne.syl,at eontrs,dic iory bat no doubt "
h.. fact that "a man named Jacks'n. WI
hot Ellsworth. WAS Instantly i.ui todratii
.o,,,.. -,,y. f,y 10th bullet and bay onct.
Wb.u tls F-d-ra troops rrnch'o
tt4xaudrii,' th. lev Virginia soldiers There
dr,.d or them aud thrn 4 d.
VISITOR to that city say the scenes "rr'
,t,.ts-ly exc,ting. Federal vess' j. were,
!, the ni-Antiue, before Alexandria.
IL Sc. ms true that a boiy OF Feoefn'
rosl,s had advanced 10 Fairfax Cur
iloIss. aud taken pos session OF the june
ION OF the Orange and Al~XHnorA ah"
Manassas Cop Railroad, with "A Vie"
i intercepiing the advance OF the w
finia trooi,s % yards Alex tndria from hici'
t,.,nd aud other points.
Nearly 5 .0JO troops arrived At Washing
on yesterday.
STILL LATEa.
W.snfxero.. Nav 24-ll O'eloek, 4. u
IA i. reported that a. the Virginia troop
,.tirsd from Alexandra. one was kilt"
" Il return shot from the Federal fore %
There Is "a prospect OF capturing lug
ives.
Among the forces sent 10 Virginia wer'
wo batteries aud Two companies Of Ar
tillery. -,
worth was not g,-rerally known through
Washington until towards ten o'clock g
tty. III
rhe excitement was intense. especiai
.mang the mllfarA. who express ~
.r..ttsst iun latirnce aud desire ~ DC SCI
From spy glass view Of Al-xan.lri
th,. stars aud stripes are flying from var
Jus points.
ELLSWORTH TO BE AVENGED.
NEw YoRk. N " 24-rhe news of Ill
lestth of Col Ellsworth created intent
excitement here. and the regret at 4
.,,Ss is mingled with general feeling III
ie must be avenged.
FROM vImINIA.
R,cuMoxD. May Alexandra q
AIKEN possession of ~ Federal troP~
numbering about fvethousand, early hir
morning, aud the telegraph wires cut.
Our troop, about ax hundred strns
made no resistance. aud retired in ooo 4
order IN full view oflhe enemy. 10 'ai4
fax station. ten milesfrom Alexandra
Cen Blnham of s1uih Carolina Elti
his brigade. is al Manassas Gap. Tho br
gade consisting OF OIL. Grrges aud Col
Kershaws. OF South Carolina r ginen'
sixteen hundred uen has commnd o
General Cocks fofcs at Culpepper Cou
House. in all. between FIVE and siz thou
sand men.
An additional rgment has ben sem
him TO day.
HTEsT.
81
The Lincolnites inlarge numbers. are a.
possession OF AlvNndria.
Col. Ellsworth ais shot. and Instant, 4
killed by Mr.. .ladson, the proprietor +"
be Marshall Haise. The C.Htrder1tt'
htg was over the II irshall Huuse. whei
Ellsworth attemfed 10 rrmove t.
Mr.. jackson as cut u pieces by ia.
bayonets OF Ellgorth Zputvrs.
All tle Alexandria troops are safely 4
here.
/ I>Bf,NAPoLIs, lay 24.-Gov. pennison a.
ONO, Ia rrp'y fhs mad sad ir' C'in
-ttutiun aud ke Uniou in0,t IT, m "a
lsinrd. aud trdors aud tfra ora be "v'i
Nheim-d Il l,-,e-ssry for the loyal ANN
To 20 To Nifgiai aud Charleston 10 Ovei 4
thriw rrhelliua they must - here.
Nav YoRK. Nav GA letter frou
Vireiui, sgaie that $4,000 Iro p, are
N o. g'hi"' caitenir tied a. - "''iii,'
chuiund, MEulk aud Huper
7 The letter - states there hs
large arrival & Eurapen ARR
win an aral. supply af
+ @ rels,ion eps. also mae
lug esps.
eREAr EHiTEHEN
WAsHiNapS, "
CO.
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10
sls
II VIM
ns "n'
enough tU
1T that Seward
-rlire thai u Is a,
81 ot Her II Je-e
egypt the propo~i'l|n g
.s'nu to r''eas,",t- .'' = =
Congress oi $50 drcIailh
piracy.
4aaas Miller Il arrested. eneFS
rcaing letters addfessed 10 S''ess-
rnEs rv.Nprrs or ouR POSITIONS.
Genes t,,b, .Tobrs1n. Of Utah fame 1
bas b-.a - Il, I. .,,, ,ls.tild the South
erness r4iarp-r's Ferry.
0en'-a Besuregard has been ordered /
% Norax
s,nrNr p,vls Il RICHMOND.
i sr,,.,.-f..d that President Davis viii /
reaeh Edmond IN Monday.
fheA .psrt "a reiuforcetnents al VA I
Lamsist and the Point = Rocks, with /
ulen 81 ordnance. Is cons rlned.
faehrading nraiy from Washing on TO /