The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-28
THE ACHIEVEMENT AT NORFOLK.
THE DEsrRuorIcS or THE NORFOLK NAVY YARD BY
THE UNITED STATES SHIP CUMBERLAND.


For two weeks past up to Thursday, April ID, the Gum
bertrand had laid quietly her anchOrs, receiving msuy
needy repairs for damsses received IL heavy gales OF our
cast and filling with provisions, &C., for crure OF
seven months On Thursday morning, A. I'll 10, the
startling Intelligence received that several ssseiS
had been sum IN The Narrows OF Sowes Point and the
tie Cumberland hal been eectuay prevented from get.
ting out would fax an easy prey the hands Of
the vrgaians, who ttAs knew the spirit of those on
board who hsd to die at their guns rather than
disgrace thcse Stars strpxs which proudly dated
her act head In consequence Of repeated threats upon
the Navy Yard, Flag Officer MoCanley removed as to
poeton OF the yard We were now In the midst OF the
onemy's country, with but ono escape through
chanIel OF which wind but from quarter would no
available, aud surrounded by immense parks Of cannon
which one night could DO turned against us. Troops
pour frcm the surrounding country tho Shcle
OF Norfolk and Portsmouth were arms and truly our
position perilSus Night after night dill our
officers and lay by their guns 10 expectation or each
being their last but all PREF aTed for desperate conflict
hut the potent fear OF the Cumberands guns kept
Boosting VTginars back, though they numbered thou
sards ocers, before this had volunteered keep the
channel pen with the brig Dolphin ana to destroy tho
powoer IN The mags zine Tor an they
accepted On Friday night volunteers from tho
The number Of IOo cannon the channel was sur
the etean tug fankee was kept alongside with steam
On saturday there was the alarming intelligence that
we're busiy engaged throwing up batteries on tho
right Of our p0siton An cthcer was despatched from
Flag officer Mctauey TO General Iaa erro, military
manoant OF Norfolk district 10 say that any further In
dcatcns Of hostile acts upi,od states property,
would be regarded act Of war, and acted upon
The General replied that they should be stopped On
Saturday. large bodies OF snoro from tho
seu.ns al tne salls ~ W. aaa " aesN y
eocmy. 1ho'e beng only three hundrcd tho
Cumbeand hardly sufficient Tor the defence Of that shp
alone.
thousands OF dollars worth OF military stores were de.
.osea .ns Wy ~ 'pei 4, any mn, Nno soa y va "a
ne approach of r ecy aownsds q vas sne
The answer sspawneeS to our han, awba shin ia thtn
removed all doubts, ano tho hearty and cloneed cheers
OF our gallant crew must nave carried ulsmay 70 our
o. aers wore sent on hoard from FLAG ocer Paulding
who commanded the Pawneo 10 SEND largo force OF
men ana ocer IRON we cumberland, 70 compieso 'no
Strrg naIlas wtra setaId from tho two ships AMI
the trains laid aboard every ship 4. ours excep. the
United states, and 10 the ships hLo's
% ~ seo9 ~ hrus IN ,be asn
party; the Pawnee went ahead with the Cumoerand the
steam tug Yankee alongside Of The latter the captain OF
MN IN oe va !, s ne u07' a1' 'eHO" aA1 =
AT 4:3O the order was given to % ahead A rocket
from the Pawnee which was death knoll Of the Virgin
ian for which they had 10 onp ajghod WINS the sg
nal for The almost instantaneous illumination Of every
ship ~ war and the mmcnso ship houses Tie sene at
is moment was terri To- the navy yard in perfect bazo
the shi.s Of war moving slowly but sontly tho men
at their quarters ready hur instant death pon any
who should BIO SO hardy tc attack hep; and in the
so, ~ ~. ho.s war; ON Hoard wo proceeded
| short distance below tho light house and ancnorod
Many had been The thyeas that the Cumberland should
soon haul down that proud flag that waved from her
before That threat could have been executed thus
ended the destruction OF Norfolk Navy Yard. II was
complete as far as preventing any Of its inter
eeIs and the Cumberland is Samc that will net be for
Syandals. But one yosse was LETT, the old United
States, unfit she H for aid all warke purposes
She remains an omen Of the pepatuiy of these United
Statoe CUMBERLAND
Orn NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE
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Inc War Aottfemcw IN NeD Orfcans-Hdno EnFotmem
Of Vomte1s-NeCs from dc Interior Of the Nase-Und-
,;mou. Min, Of he Peoo,s-spt,Is or he TYreme,
Aony Ior Me ."VeoH@e o's~S-1Hc oe''''eya'"
Rifles, de-, dc.
New Orleans at the present time presents most mar
t,al soct Three davs ont or the tucntv IN which tho
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for tho formation Of now company OF volunteers and
tbo rscrni,no or rc0uars IL rapidiv prooressing Tie
sailors have bouubt nm Il the SEEING machine IN town
Wa as 80 S.-tt 10 gu the orders for unifprrns
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