Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07

on any boats going out of the canal Near
the bridge. and on the bridge were the in
fantry, company of Rhode Islanders a
Massachusetts company. a United States
cavalry company, company of United
States artillery ttwo peces) the Putnam
Rifles, the Turner Rifles. the National
Rifles, Metropolitan Rifles and Company +.
Union Volunteers, while Company E,
Washington Light Infantry Captain Pow
ellis Zouayesl and Constitutional Guards
occupied the Virginia end Of the bridge
A full moon looked peacefully down and
perfect quiet reigned on all the neighbor!ug
shores. But this was to give place very
speedily to more stirring movements.
Somewhat after midnight Captain Smead's
company. the National Rifles. and Captain
Poweli's company We're advanced across
the bridge to the neighborhood of Roches
Spring. Scouts were sent out in all drec-
lions, who managed to get past the line Of
the Virginia pickets. Somewhat later the
Virginia piekets. getting the alarm, set
spurs to their horses and scurried down the
road toward Alexandra in hot haste.
The Constitutional Guards, Captain Deg
ges, about SO strong. Were on duty over the
bridge; Colonel Stone of the District OF CO.
lumbia Volunteers went to them and asked
II they had any objection to go beyond tho
District. as they were very close to Alex
andria- The men answered unanimously in
FAVOR or going anywhere. and they were
accordingly advanced along the road and
through the country down as far as the
Four Mile run. The Virginia picket guard
stationed near Roachs Spring ran. and
rung in Alexandra.
This morning. at am. In pursuance OF
orders previously given and rumored over
Washington, on which We were not al lib
erty to comment yesterday. although with
In our knowledge, large body OF Uni ed
States troops crossed the Potomac from
this city and Its neighborhood into Vir-
ginia. EllswOrth'S ZouayeS, in two steam-
ers, with the steamer James Guy as accom-
panying tender, left their camp on the
Eastern branch and made directly for Alex
andria by water The Michigan Regiment.
under Colonel Wilcox, accompan ed by a
| detachment Of United States cavalry and
| two pieces of Sherman's Battery under
command of Lieutenant Ransom. proce eded
| by way of the Long bridge direct for
| Alexandria,
! The eth New York Regiment halted under
| orders at Hugh's Tavern at the Virginia
| end of the Long bridge. and the 81 New
Jersey Regiment is at Roachs Sp,irg half
a mile from the end of the bridge; the
New York 18th and one cavalry company
and the New York 12h, and the 81 and
4th New Jersey regiments proceeded to the
right after crossing the bridge. for the oc-
cupation of the heights of Arlington. They
were Joined by other troops which crossed
at the Georgetown aqueduct.
At o'clock am. at about the same mos
ment, the Zouaves landed at Alexandria
from the steamers. the troops before
named who proceeded by the bridge reach
ed that town. As the steamers drew up
near the wharves armed boats left the Paw
nee. whose crews leaped upon the wharvgs
just before the Zouaves reached terra firma.
The crews of the Pawnee's boats were fired
upon by few disunon sentries the
boats left the steamship by way of giving
the alarm. when these sentries instantly
fled back into the town fast as their
legs could carry them. Their fire was
answered by impromptu shots from some Of
the zouaVeS on the decks of the St amerS
bearing them. Imme diately on landing
Colonel Ellsworth marched the zouaves up
into the center of the town. resistance to
their progress whatever being Offered.
Thus quiet possession was taken Of that
part of Alexandria in the name Of the
United States by the porti of TIE troops
Immediately commanded by Colonel ELS
worth.
Those commanded by Colonel Wilcox at
about the same moment, as explained
above, marched into the town by the extern
sion of the Washington turnpike the cav
airy and artillery marching in two or three
streets below. The destination of 10Th
these detachments was the depot of tho
Orange and Alexandria railroad. which
they instantly seized. They also found
nearby, at Burch G. Cooks negro pen, a
disunion company of cavalry commanded
by Captain Ball t35 men and many
horses. who were made prisoners, not hav-
ing heard the alarm of the firing Of the
SentrieS below.
Everything found at the depot in the way
of rolling stock. etc, IS of course in tho
ha nds of the government troops holding it.
| Proceeding up town Col. Ellsworth saw a
secession flag waving over the Marshall
House kept by James Jackson, a WELL
known secessionist. Instantly entering the
house with four five Of his men, Col.
| Ellsworth proceeded to the housetop. tore
down the flag and trampled it under foot.
In descending the stairs the party was en-
countered by the keeper of the house, double-
barrel gun in hand. He raised the gun to
shoot the foremost zouaye, who knocked
aside his aim. when Jackson instantly turn
ed 1t upon Col. Ellsworth and firing dis
charged the load of barrel Into the
he's RI Of hat la NJ W
upon the stairs. ackson IS quickly snapped
the other barrel at a zouave standing next
| to Col. Ellsworth, when Private Brownell,
another of the ZouaveS accompanying Els
| worth to take down the flag, discharged
| the contents of his musket into Jacksons
brain, bayonetting his body as 1t fell, PIN
ming it to the steps. There it lay up to
a. under a guard of Zouaves. who VIII
| permit no one to remove it.
| The news of the assassination Of Col. Els
worth reached this city at an early hour
| this morning and created much excitement
here, though not at first believed generally.
At late hour it was confirmed. and at ~
o'clock the tolling of the bell Of the Frank
lin Fire Company announced the confirma-
ton, and orders were given to half-maSt the
flag of the company.
At o'clock this morning large number
of government wagons went across Long
bridge loaded with picks, shovels and all
manner of tools of that description, and
companied with a full corps of carpenters
and workmen. The United States forces
are now buSily engaged throwing up forth
ficatons the heights of the Virginia
shore, commencing at daybreak.
COL. ELLSWORTH'S BODY BROUGHT
TO WASHINGTON.
The steamer James Guy has arrived at
the navy yard bringing the body of Col.
Ellsworth, in charge Of six Zouaves. Tho
widest grief is exhibited by the Zouaves,
who fairly dotted upon Col. Ellsworth. One
of the escort. the man who shot Jackson.
fairly bit his lips through to keep from
FRIDAY. May "a, 1861.
MOVEMENTS FROM GEORGETOWN
LAST NIGHT.
At $50 o'clock Capt. Rodier, with the An
derson Rifles. passed over the Chain bridge
and posted picket guards. At about IL 80
O. clock the remaining companies of the
Georgetown battalion, under Mai HolIings-
worth, crossed the Aqueduct to reconnoiter
and secure the roads. About 2:30 o'clock
this morning the 69th Regiment Col. Cor
coran: 9TH Massa chusetts, Col. Lawrence,
and 2sth Brooklyn. went over and took posi-
ton on the Virginia side. At an early hour
this morning the Engineer Corps of the 18th
Brooklyn Regimen mt went over, and he work
of fortifying was commenced. The large
flag of the 69th was taken over to be I'M