National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-23

Haunting in full view of the white house,
with the use Of binocular, on tho roof
OF the Marshall house,. The advance OF
the Zouayos went swiftly up King street,
and the people Of the town wero not
awakened by the entrance of tho troops.
Ellsworth, In his youthful and senti-
mental folly, insisted upon tearing down
tho flag with his own hands, and not
anticipating resistance no carried only
one man with him. / need not speak Of
the result, but / believe from my soul
from what know of him that u, whom
jackson came out Of his room in his night
clothes, he had been aware that tho city
was already taken no would not have
fired tho fatal shot. While as brave and
reckless q man as ever lived he was no
fool.
Now, rs for the confederate, they were
first appraised of the federal advance by
tho firing Of the cavalry pickets, near tho
Long bridge. IL was not long after
dawn when the alarm had been. given
by the vidottes that Col. Terrett, tho
commandment Of tho Virginia troops, was
awakened by Orderly Sergeant M. ID. Ball,
of tho Fairfax Rides, who told him that q
flag of truce was awaiting him at the
King-streot wharf. Col. Terrett hastily
dressed and went to the wharf, where he
mot Lieut.. Pemberton, of tho United
States steamer Pawnee. who seemed to BIO
ranking all tho volunteer officers. At
least, ho agreed with Col. Terrott that tho
Virginia troops should have until o. IN.
(it was then between s and q. M to
evacuate the city. The Virginia infantry
began immediately to hustle up their
belongings to march out, and Col. Terrott.
as soon as he had seen them we'll on their
way out of town, stopped at Bruins Jail,
whore the Fairfax cavaly were quartered.
and said to Capt. Motto Ball, while theImen
were standing 40 their horses heads, ready
to mount: 1.-THE truce lasts until 8
o'clock. Stay here until little before
that time, then move off up the pike"
Within half hour after this and before
z o'clock, while the men we're still stand
ing at attention at their horses heads,
Col. Wilcox, of Michigan regiment,
ordered a battery Of artillery to bo uu-
limberod Within forty yards of them, and,
closing in on them with his infantry,
declared they were his prisoners. Capt.
Ball expostulated, and explained the
truce and why he had not gone out with
the other troops. Wilcox said he knew
nothing about that, but would 20 down
town and SEQ. He came back almost
Immediately, and had the whole command
placed In the Jail to protect them, as he
said, from the Zouaves, who were oil
thirsting for blood. Wilcox claimed
that the truce had been violated by the
killing of Ellsworth. Tho Zousve'
were thon all sent back
to Washington to got then
out of the way. The cavalry were put or
the steamer Baltimore. Capt. West, sent t.
the Washington navy yard, and thor
transferred to the steamer Powhatan, com
manded by Capt. Wood, and Throughout
their imprisonment Of six days they re
ceived nothing but kind treatment
These men were the first prisoners OK
changed during tho war. and served after
ward in the 18th Virginia cavalry (Rosser'
brigade).
There have been so many internal lie
told about the matters and things alluded
to in the above that breath of absolute
truth may BIO refreshing, even though /
is waited by no high officer, either civil
or military, but from simple subalteri
in the late confederate army.
MURRAY.