Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-05-30

ring and important mil ltary movements.
| The New jersey and Michigan brigade, the
/ New York I'd, 18th, 7t1, and fist regiments and
| Ellsworth's Louayes, were so far at present
ascertained the constituted forces which advanc-
ed on Virginia.
The Washington city National Rifles, Capt.
| Smead, at abS5i ;sH lsit night passed over Long
Bridge to the Virgidi ia shore. hating a. the
| Virginia end until between one and two this A.
n, acting an advande guard. They were fol
lowed by other district volunteer companies act
ing in a similar capacty.
Subsequently the Michigan aud New Jersey
brigades and the ID abd 18th New York regi-
ments crossed the brIdke
The Virginia pickets having been previously
| driven ia BY the adFadce guard, one 81 these Re
giments took the road leading 70 Fairfax Court
| House, about 70 miles from Washington, while
another, the jersey, slipped 81 the Fork. Z mile
from Long Bridge, 70 kgait orders. An advance
was also made into Virginia from another point
namely 81 the Po'omhc acqueduc. a. Cieorge-
town. The eth Re lmCnt were among these
! troops, and after seVetal hours march, occupied
point between the bridge and the Columbia
Springs on the line of the Washington sud a.
eEannrla Railroad. ltl Us understood orders were
I Issued Yesterday for tho Regiments 10 proceed
10 and occupy Alexatdria aud if is said Col.
/ Ellsworth LCuaves d -ossed over IN boats whir
equally certain prepar .tiOUs were made 10 seize
Arlington Heights, AMI there IS httle doubt but
these orders were executed. IL was al least tNy
0 clock before all the troops reached the places
OF designation. The troops which did not repair
10 Alexandria an Arlington were required 10
guard important int rmodiate points between
Washington and A exandria The district
militia did not return 10 Washington until $50
this forenoon. From 5000 10 10, 600 troops were
| sent over into Virgin b. Al an earlg hour this
! morning hrIng vas b ard occasIoned bg the DR.
wing in Of Virginia pI Ekets.
NINE 0 rLocK A. N,
! The New York u uaves I4,h and 69th and
/ New Jersey re-imenls hold Alexandra willie
! Arlington Heights arb occupied b. several other
regiments.
/ Col Ellsworth whb had hauled down d Sc
cesslon ia from the Aarsh4ll House, was soon
alter shot dead by o4cealed foe. Ills body has
/ teen brought 10 Washington Navy Yard
/ \ dispatch o. the Hines gives the following
particulars Of their Il Js-g aent move lneuts
As the steamers bearing the I9uates ap
preached, tie reoe. a ltnels fired The air aud
r-ueatld 10 ,he main body SAID TO be a3.uc 500
! -tronz.
simultaneously sid he landing Of the lou
aves the lst Alicl. n ItaeEt entered Alexandra
( By int read radIuz i IN Long Bn &c, and pro.
I ceeded direct u q railroad depot Of which
they tOoA possession capturing a lfoop ot retel
( cavalry.
Ia Zouaycs land II .a good order Compa
III E.was tie ti-st 10 iselDbaTk and Va det4iI-d
I 10 destroy the III ilroa3 track which they
prom pity perform ell
/ Of. Ellsworth III d directed the adjntzut 20
l form tae Regiment and With tAe all of
Lieut.. i-ner and a Gle 0. NE, started 70 cut
the Telegraph wires
They azd proceel lei -5u, t4ree blocks waea
the attention O! Coll Ellsworth VS. attracted by
large secession 1aJ dying rom tie Marshall
house.
Ellsworth en.ers inc Ig,r Anl meeting
nan III The asI ask ID who ,at that f8g up.
The mau answered. BE- I Goa AuoE. ! all "a
b0arder here.
Co. Ellsworth. Lilu- Hls4er. she Chaplain
% .ag EIment, Alr ii s4-e. "a Volunteer and. and
tour private wsls Z ~ TIE Iogi Baea EAsH0uB
cur down the ia
The party were II iuruea down the -fzirs pre-
O.. del BY BEyale n oan=l.. All they let. Ile
( atc 'h- man wlO 81 Ig I've q boa der bat " hg
proved 10 be the latdlgrl Jackson. wAs meE ~
L. q aa.l having u uoie barre! gan which he
levesd a. BrOwleEl The .alLGr strack uD the
gun with ul- mu-kst. wlaa Jackson pulled both
triggers, me contents lodging ga he bo1y Of I0l.
Ellsworth.
3rowue.l vita tAb quicknes- Of hgLtnin. lev
elled his luusEet al JACKSON 4ai fred tn 9a.4
struck him Oh lns lrlcge Of the nose and crashed
through tie skull. AiiAEg him instantly A. Id
ell Browne.l iarustI him through With q 8ayoneI.
Ellsworth cJmHaDlOus neil guard some Ten
minutes, unit reinfbr breed By COMPANY 4.
! special lispao4 TO the Tribune gsyes tie
following a1aIuUn4 particulars Of affairs a. Al
ezaadrla. Col Z sWOrtLtwas shot dead while
descending The a r. o. the Marshall House,
with secession aE- which he had tora dowo
from the staff OF tx ROOT
The murderer v D. Instantly dispatched By F
=. BrOwne.l Of TOY, private Ia Company i.
/ EL.worth's RsgImtnt The Colonel vas shot
between the lAlrd lnd Ourth RIB. SCATTERING the
fourth mo- The siugb catering The left artery u
the heart. desirOyidg ali integumells Win "a Aica
[ II came &c cOuIaC5 The ot8eE charge OF the
gun, double hari eied one. entered the " ain
sCgttl1S near him Inc Colonel fell on his face,
only eXcl4imiHg. liy God ami blood gus1ed
IRON biz 70 uH1 vi pa Pr0tusl3u so a. 10 Crenca
/ the entire passage. = few secoads afterwards lie
uttered low moab but his eyes were instantly
uAed aad he had d ased 10 breathe
lie "as aid up1u bed in a room near ~
hand with the retel Ia stained with ats blood
and nov q trophy - ass glory a5Out his lest.
The man w1o killed him was j. w. Jackson
keeper Of tie Nar,lai House lie mu.l have
died suddenly, "a be was shot through the head
and afterwards run through the body by = .aaer
bayouet o. the same private.
His wife presently discovered The fatality aud
I approach hing the LOdy uttered q mos, as0llzin-
cry ard all1ough treated wIih the utn-sJ oons,l-
Grafton that could be offered her in her nisaI.
sa- remasuei long zine in igLe widest laae C.
frenzy.
The State troops At Jefferson city, numbering
about 400, were ordered 10 clsband yesterday
A. fr.t they refused. but j, is believed thss
/ ihs! vii. quietly disperse and ret re % hsi-
Below FA.,.. My 24:h.
The Rail Road Depot, at White River
/ Junction, includlhg Telegraph. *. WAS de-
| sJroyed by fire this afternoon. together with La
/ tham's extensive machine shops and other small
| buildings
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