Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-05-15

BALTIMORE, Nav 12.-The Old Point
boat has arrived. bringing the following de.
tails of the event at Norfolk
NORFOLK, May 10, 6 Z. M.-Gen. Wool
has lust entered the city in comuany with
MayIr Lamb and COMMITTEES of the city poy.
eminent.
The last of the rebel troops left this morn
ing, and the city was left by Gen. IIugcr in
car of tho M.vnr "a tho rorrnso,,o,;ra cr
| t,ho civil nower '" ''Pa'No
On The .nnro,cb of our t,oors ,ho Mao.
went with a asg OF truce to tbe citv G%y,,s
and arrnneements wero soon mad Ratw,o,,
thr Mavor and Genr,aI Wool ,ha, ~ o;,n
SbonlJ bc riyeu nm On tbe nrnm;ao 81 CIV S"S
Wnol that nr;vnia rrnncrtv shn,td L w., ,a
snectej'
Dnr;ng tbo march on Noreo,k ,broo ro,;
mon,ol cavalry comns wpr, f,nnd Josartnd
,nn,rantlv only n dav mr. tro g;noc
Han Woher's res;mnnt Mas VII oo,b
g ,sos odvanceI on tie land;na to raconno;,ra
and some q miles from The beach at ~
: L,If ,y,v house an n,lI.J tounJ -
: which had been nraparcd with c%ons;darsh Ir
ca.s for a b,ttla feld tho Zoo mi In.La,
? haa,JI hosn foIl"J anJ r;ns n n;t ui mil, a"a anS Sa oar1,,
+, ;n tbe morn;nr II was ,icnr,a;noJ aha, s,vy
; o mIl" o,mS ,.ore ,i,"sd ~ na";,;'n va Az tI;;,
: no;ns some recrp;is ~ tbed Ist V;.,;n;na 10
,wont w.rs c,ntnred Thev 49,, tI,s,
lSewells pint Ind hoo, ob,ndonaJ ~, ,Lo
y nreced;ng n;cLt hv fur conanan;os n,h;nS
; buI garriso,el The Mace for solne weeLs
A nogro ,Sa. also antnroi ~, ,b;s t.
I WIN statnJ That IL wal tbo ;rto,,;nn p ~ w.
i ,ahels to destrnv ths br;dge and ,i,om a."n'
:. ate NorfnIk paw of Nv w. r.;
!, mont WAS nusboI forward on ,b, rood 20 ,Sa
- h,;Joo All Tho eno,nv a 81 ". sJo
" CON vested IN the onnn,;,o III, az ~ t - =
ncr's Crsek, with three rn,'s TIC br;J"o
=, had bern snt IN ii,e and w. st;lI hnrn;nn >,
y thot five S,mo ';v ~ 'n;rLt - ~,
~ ired w;tbout narct' and onr ,nen n"a ba;no
within muske, rance. did not re,lv 7
VI The ornoI bo;n" sIo, :" = " sol'o; ,,no
. lone an. f,r1D, va 1hirinn'' on i t.n,ni
> On ,nn,har rond cnn,; iarahI,' ~ .,,I 80,
:, nnrtcd to hs d.fcndnJ hv a I,rnSr 49,
- Nor ,bo sli,ybt,st onnos;t;an nns 81 y,
.. f,rt;fc,t;nns ,yb;cb wora ~ ',;i, al ~ LoJiii
~ y. from VorIniL. and were f,unJ y, i,avo h"a,
~, -, evacuated nitsr sinking The INNS ria,
y were extensive works md lineIy ron.trnci
ed.
We arrived at Norfolk after n tircson,
n march at 5 o'clock, without firing n run
he and found that the whole rebel forces ha,
IN departed, the last of them having left. thi
a morning.
Mayor Lamb. with a committee of tn
l. city authorities, having been authorized ~
n the purpose, met Gen. Wool with a flag o
I'D truce at the city limits, aud after a brio
he consultation, the city was gurrendered TO III
'a- United States forces. Gen. Wool then pre-
creded to the City Hall in company wit
yn the Mayor, and followed hy a large crowd
'es when he issued the following proclamation
HrAp.cAnrIus oy rnE DapARrGeSr oy v,uoruA.,
tlr ~, NcRroLs' May io,', / g.. :
ut, Inc city OF Norfolk having been snrrel
nd dered to the Government OF the Unite
he states, military possession or the same
TX. take,i in behalf OF the National Goyernmer
VS. by. MAJ. Gen. y: H. Wool. Brig. GcI
an lieic Is appointed Military Goyernor for tt
If. tame being lie VIII see that MI citizens Al
as carefully. protectet M all their rights an
Of civil privileges, taking the utmost care
T., preserve order and to see that no soldiers
ey, permitted to enter The city except by his o
e's der or by the written pernias;c
IS OF the comma iins oiiccr OF h
brigade or regimeht' aud he will punl-
IN summary any American soldier who shi
tre,spass upon the rights OF any OF the
orc haDitantS'
ec- (S'gned) JNo. II. WOOL,