Show 41 E VC lav tiu J t b 6 J E A ST E R iff N f az BY el E graah pir AND ro Y the pony express with eastern heastern advises advices tup tip p to the evening of the of may arrived be he rathia rethia apas QI clock clork the dispatches cover twenty six folio pages we have hurriedly made the best belec selection tio n we for tor our extra other details will find place pike in our next regular issued washington ion colonel Ellsworth Ellswort hils hilb fl ouner tuner i I 1 r to took 0 placie pealie pi place acie alie at doon noon u oon of the from the executive mansion the hearse wai wal was followed r among whom was the ay avenger lieng er 0 of f elliis ellsworth fi I 1 he carried the identical a cession secession c flag torn down by the deceased i then followed the president PresH ident dent secretaries seward and smith officers ficera of of the zouave s in carriages the military etc all the bells belis were tolled tolle dand and all the flags were at half mast and draped in mourning the president while accompanying 0 there the remains of 0 ellsworth EIls ellk worth to the cars was informed by a courier of stirring hostilities on the virginia side general mansfield was similarly advised the troops in the capital had been ordered to hold themselves in readiness to march at ai a moments notice the utmost watchfulness on n the part of the military authorities autho rises to guard against the approach of secessionists was everywhere manifested the th steamer yankee take e hah had haa 1 arrived a ari e 4 tr r on om fortress monroe bringing a report that general butler had captured Se walls walis point with aboss a loss of eighty f four our killed and wounded the en enemy Y was said io to have live lostie lost between three and four hundred killed and wounded and many were taken prisoners the enemies pickets near the fort rort were also said to llave have been sur surprised P and three hundred taken prisoners the war department had information to the same effect lie ile henry ry connelly ha had d been ap appointed governor of new mexico and miguel mi uel A otero i secretary I 1 the ili heralds eralda bays baya general scott had issued an order giving givin gibe the credit of occupation pation of alexandria bogen 11 ansfield mansfield who both planned and aba executed th the modem movements i abts 1 schuyler colfax had arri arrived y ea f roni from indiana tor for or the purpose of urging the government to accept the services of six regiments of volunteers from that state stitt e etwas it wab was reported that GOV ebanks banks aou would 1 I d be i tendered a brigadier generalship and be detailed to the bureau of the quarter quartermaster I 1 m i aster master general john C fremont had bad been appointed i major general ai and gov denver denyer a the president had accepted theale the six additional regiments fro m indiana the war department had been ored orea a battalio nand V and battery of four twelve by beagen gen 1 t lo 10 gan gin from baltimore which would proba bli blabe be accept accepted f ea the thi e i iodide war department arthena was dab was i ri much ri il ini idl i a annoyed gnp yea by irresponsible persons attempting to draw araw requisitions for various things and incur expenses 1 odi on account of the doali government nt under pro pra 1 tonco unco of patriotic aid j the new york regiment left the washington navy yard this thid morril morning ng b in armed 1 stearn steamers e isto to lake take posses possession lorl of aquia aguia creek proposals would goon jooa be issued ir for fon fi forty ort y steam gun gur boats of fiva five tons each governor binks banks favored putting an army of a three hundred thousand mpr mii men lil inbe babe 1 e field iao so that til tha the difficulties ties be speedily settled he had been appointed appoint Comtois sarv general advices advises from madias maddas sas gap dap state that the rebels hii hid been throwing 1 ng up p exten extensive itye tiye on en at that point for beveral several weeks past pas A dispatch of theasa the I 1 saja says the epp general eral impression was that a movement would woula soon be made so far into virginia that all relief of the rebels at harpers ferry arg would woula be cut off the ad new york regiment re imet had hai been worn in except some bome three thre e hundred who refused to be sworn in for three years all their uniforms except their pantaloons viere y e stripped from them when they came into the city cly from the encampment all full regiments ready for service would have an opportunity to come forward in a few da days s A A washington dispatch of the bays says the president had hlad accepted four illinois regi F 2 B 4 ent emm R r lainta w who hc caleyo him hn tha n a awra r stati stata t act action I 1 gley giey y factum e ellswo original at and ang gervers Her girs Vers G erm x an e ment an advance adrance column of the grand army was to be pushed forward tor toe Manassas gap juanf junction tion 1 i A false alarm took to ok them down the river rk i er the government was satisfied that its naval preparations preparation were in sueh buch a state of forward diess riess as to effectually bloc bioc 1 S tu in port bythe by the of june the president hid had determined dat dit rarned to appoint abellon tb the ellon hon uon mr schenck as brigadier el general col An anderson derbon has bas been assigned to the command of a 4 western department t gi gen n mcdowell commanding the new virginia military geographical department had no particular place for hIP bip s 1 helli helcl quarters ri they will be moveable moveably move able according 1 I to circumstances sta neep the total number of regiments accepted from 1111 pois for the war was e eighteen lateen inclusive of Ir Her erkers kers kera german cerman re dinen vinen jo governor banks commis commission sign as asi major general had been ordered purpose ie of placing 11 him in commado command oy ef an important 1 1 1 col coi column r the government vast vas putting forth all its power and would lurge the campaign to the lowest point of latitude con consistent sistena with wa the climate and ana epidemics of au august 0 and september had bad arrived in washington a from fon fort pickens fickens and says the troops there were able to hold the fort against any force that would be brought against it the garrison numbered about one th busand men and the r re e gei uela forces under general bagg about six buus thousand d I 1 I 1 it is understood that general fremont would wohld be assigned to the command of the western division of the army to operate in the mis dajley new hew york times washington correspondent en speculates as ab follows 1 government f is becoming embarrassed with the question of how the prisoners captured in the conflict shall be disposed of scouts are daily picking men up proved provid to be already those taken exceed one hundred the r rebis alj wll are capturing union men thinking when they thep have a sufficient number hey ahem wiil wilt be ablerto able abie to secure the release of the six rebels ca calm caim t 1 1 3 H r I 1 aured at alexandria a if the government rate those men as aa rei rel rebels els eis taken taken in arms against the government they should be hung ithe if the system of exchanges be adopted there is i in the act a reco recognition 0 of rebels as belligerents according to all ali a laws lalys of nations the cabinet have discussed this point several times without coming to gany bany any result the new york 0 ad A regiment had been men disbanded owing wing to their being being demoralized ord orders rp IV were ene ere issue issued d for the return odthe 7 tah 4 regiment I 1 to nev pey new ney york to be mustered out of 0 service the war department wa was busily engaged 0 in making mating 4 appointments for officers ol of thirty regiments of regular troops ordered by the Wes resident president ident in addition to the present force these regiments when arrangements for tor their organization were wern perfected would be very efficient nt as all th the e c cora coia officers cera cerp were to b be men emen who had seen active service eleven steamers were at ithe the washington 1 navy yard fitting out with a ammunition m T 1 4 stores etc for an unknown destination the troops lb lil the capitol buildings had had haa i moved to the diw new taht tahe quarters rs in the Genera generah 1 post r 9 jace e c A 01 f s VIRGINIA s it was expected lea iea that the government forces would soon boon advance into tle tie of virginia I 1 lnla inia via the orange and alexandria railroad thel rebels were said to be concentrating thel theira forces about fifteen miles below ale aie alexandria anaila attack a k advice drom Co culpepper pepper state that the rebels were determined to make an eff ortto dislodge the federal troops bridge s had bad been destroyed by the federal authorities on the railroad drom from alexandria toJ Leesburg the herald bays says seven bridges were destroyed between afi alexandria andria andrla and aad L Lees burand and fifteen miles of tracks track west of alexandria the office of the parkersburg virginia meiss aneus a secession sheet had bad been completely d demolished by a crowd of union men who considered it their duty to stop its it issue i martial law had been proclaimed in alexandria citizens were assured they would be protected in person and pro property p erty strong and exten extensive siye sive entrenchments wre were being erected created by new york troops on virbinia virginia u nhi B ees ebs heig helg heights t they ey mma eti eil approaches pro c es rom ram ale aie n tri iri inu ina IL fi t X Th Marshall f r hall hali e W h ere Elti wath was wag killed Is ia the same house where general washington boarded at col ellrworth Ella worth was shot near thel the door doof dobrot of the chamber general wa washington shing on up j e S people visiting alexandria not got relics of the place where ellsworth was killed carpets cut ul I 1 I 1 n to reds anda andl P edes pathe of the stairs covered with his blood were taken away gen gea builer buller ha d ie e n edby three thousand troops from new york the rebels at tae they ciri can hold it against any force rhe the he bria bridge e connice connecting n old point comfort and hampton Ha napton capton bad beebi been burned by rebels no communication was allowed between portsmouth and norfolk the force at harpers ferry was variously estimated from seven to eleven thousand men two thirds were armed and equip equipped very short of provisions an pl ivance advance picket of had been attacked by twenty men after several rounds the secessionists fled but not till six of them thern were captured by the Zou aves I 1 no allowed to enter alexandria unless known to be loyal A large number of persons had haq been arrested charged changed with jiten auten ng inflammatory sentiments the fortifications commanding a arlington heights were nearly completed at richmond the greatest activity prevailed 1 the general sentiment was that an attack must mgt be made on conj the federal forces forced at alexandria the public feeling b was waa that war was fully rated andja and that t the prese arese present awaa was full of trouble and ana the future gloomy and da dark 0 fifty thousand rebel troops were reported arted marching for harpers perry ferryl they were poorly cla cia cial J and two thirds of them were armed with revolvers only tied around their waists by ropes probably untrue 1 tompkins with a squab of mounted meil mell men 1 while towards fairfax espied two horses without liders riders the horses were surrounded and two uniformed men started up oile one levelled bevelled level led a fowling piece at the lieutenant the bugler drew a revolver and the fowling piece piete dropped the revolver accidentally went off and the virginian was shot in his right arm both ere veru viru taken pl prisoners i s fite ilfe they y had fiad fine horses hordes I 1 i armmor A rumor predicts a speedy advance of the troops comin commanded by gels gely gen Beaure beauregard gird to retake alta li alexandr alexandria vla via A union flag fla was now ying flying over the tha marshall house in in place of the southern slag flag the times has a letter from peterstown Peters town cestero We western stere stero ya a a which say says troops ar i a constant constantly lyp coming Zi ning bringing armand waft weft we are re anxiously looking for help from ohio to drive thern them off I 1 hopet hone hoce they hey bey will corg come soon 1 I 1 one orthe odthe traitors standing guard last lasam ii apt 4 t shot a good Uni Union onman orman jaan dead as he be vas vav passing going to town rathers fathers are against sons bons and brothers against broth brothers ers ets virginia troops wele were S distributed along alond the country roads roada north of harpers s ferry terry and alid also on the northern approaches to the mary land heights weights the outposts and pickets ex tended much furth furthner jen jer gen un su i tended these movements I 1 in alperson Ar rp person erson ergon twenty additional pieces of cannon had bad arrived from winchester five thousand virginia troops were at grafton gratton ten thousand at ri richmond clitus n li under general lee and twelve thousand at Fredericks burgh I 1 the bridges of we ure orange and alexandria railroad 4 ind and j of the hampshire arid and lo 10 london alfon railroad had been destroyed for twenty miles the rebels were evidently Ire lre preparing paring for action the reports received state stale that jey shey were throwing up entrench chants mens at llan ilan assas ansas gap junction and secessionists in alexandria Alex aiex andrii were loudly coasting thab ihal they would hoori soon boon be release release b by y the advance of the reel troops troop s from richmond begor begov the government ernnie ern ment nt however was preparing at all points to check any forward movement of the en eamy my il was a understood I 1 thata that teata any ny movement of gen lee for throwing rebel sorges forces forward from richmond in the direction of manassas G gap dp or harpers ferry would immediately be followed by an attack of gen butler butier forces on norfolk richmond was the aim of butler and it was reported that he intended occupying it by the of jul jui july y gen Patter patterson soh would throw large masses of 0 troops from froin chambers Chanbers burg down the maryland line in the direction of harpers ferry in order to check any move rient point T there ere ore were tere three thousand Federal troops at the relay house near baltimore add adil they iley could hold hoid that place against I 1 earnst great 0 d L la largi a r gl i scouting 9 ar latles were yvere sent t ou y lne ine he e fc t lier iier te raw offic 4 viry 1 I 1 I 1 m frix IE t jf 5 night as far as adna point brill bullocks 0 ek a another mili mil ilary iary movement was wag on foot but the government kept it strictly secret harpers ferry advices advises state that the rebels there were greatly alarmed at the governments and ana attack the times dispatch says the apt of alexandria were sullen suilen and disaffected iti the 91 gny any ones with faces faje t s i vi es e ap r institution 12 forts were nonbeing now heing being P constructed there bli toe both had thrown up a bank a mile long and seven feet high it was determined to order 78 t to 0 washington ng t ori the com committee for the e EH 01 s fund fund fudd had received slon sion it its s formation about 14 i mr snowden odthe of the alexandria uwin liall had refused and a squad of printers from detached to take the office and publish tha paper the virginia troops at sport vrn vre ere era reduced to five hund hundred zed head hea heavy vy d deserves ese ibris took place daily r the new york ath and an mth regiments were two miles milea beyond alexandria the line of the railroad A car loaded with wilh V ith provisions ft ovis ons I 1 I 1 and having 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