The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-15
-oURFoRcE FIVE THOUSAND MEN. be
Quietly Surrendered.
THE navy YARD Nor DES-
TRAYE

this evening presents u mos {, Stirring
spectacle. About dozen steam trans
ports ate,1oaaing with troops. they will
land on the shore Opposite the Rip Raps,
and march direct on Norfolk At the
timG commencs wiring % P. N J the
moon shines SO brightly that am sitting
in the open mir in an elevated position,
writing by moonlight. The Transports
are gathering 10 the stream having on
board artillery, cavalry and infantry, and
vii! soon be prepared 10 start. Tho Rip
Raps Is pouring shot and shell into Sew.
alPs Point, and bright light in the dis
rection of Norfolk leads TO the supposition
that the work Of destruction has gopmen
ced. q ~ "'''''' '''' 4'7'~7'" ~
/. President Lincoln, as conaahaSdssrf!ii il.
CHIEF 81 the. army and baJy,, isgpperin.
tending the cYpediio1F i2fpaisftfift.' ft'a2s About
.6 o'cfo6 Ok he Went 1acfossIo TIE place SO.
lcct4d for lundihg,% %YL'ieh is'a mile below
The Rip Rape Ills said Ne was lie fist
man to step on shore. aud after exan,in-
ing for himself the facilities for landing,
Returned 10 olths Point, when he, was re-
IceiVed.' with enthusiastic GheefiIg by tie
troops, Who were embarked. o'n5n'Y' .3 ~! ~
Tho Ntrrihac 'IsIilf hes of Crahey Is.
land, and ihe Mbnitof has resuned her
usual position. The feet is,,doaifings oqvi-
ely at anchor. ready ata ahy moment for
Ia.ion. II Is evident The finale Of the
EttbsllioD. go far as Norfolk Is concerned
Il rapidly appfoaching, The gebeIal ex-
I,peGtaiioah is" that "thG troops viii have
possession Of Tie city before 70 morrow
SiIop. M.4--T& expedition las zn not yet ,s
Started. The delay being caused By The
time required for storing the horses and
cannon on tie Adelaide, The batteries
at Rip Raps Rave stopped throwing shell,
and all is quiet, The scene ip The Roads
Of The transports Steamin0 about. is tie
most beautiful description Of panoramic
sisw seldom witnessed. '''- @' ''''" Y
II p. M.-The vessels have not yet
sailed. the Merrimac EXHIBITS bright
light. 1t is said the Semiuole viii 20 up
the James river in the course Of the
night. ~ ' = " p"
r17s' a-f'lsf LATER. alsi sa' '' ',''a
WILLouGHBY's PoISr. Saturday moru-
ing, May 10. The troops left during
the night andut daylight could be seen
from the wharf landing at @ rVilloughby's
Point.a short distance from the RIP Rape.
Through the influence of Secretary Stan
ton / obtained this morning permit to
accompany General Wool and General
Mansfield and lheir'staiIs toWiIlonghby's
PoiDton the steamer Kansas, and here
am on the sacred soil. within eight miles
OF Norfolk. The point at which we have
landed is known as Point Pleasont, one OF
the fayoIite drives from Norfolk, The
first regiment landed was the Goth N. Y =.
known as Max Weber's regiment, who
pushed on immsdislely under command
Of General Weber, and were at s. O'CLOCK
in tho morning picketed whhih Eve miles
Of fNOriolk. grs t5hm, a0a s.fH
The lst Delaware Col. Andrews was
pushed forward at nine O'Clock. accOmpa.
MED by Generals Mansfield aud Wiele and
staff. They were soon followed by the
18th Massachusetts,. Col Wyman. The
balance of the expedition consists of the
10th New York. tho 48th Pennsy lvapia,
seth New York, Coast Guards, Major
hDodges' battalllonrof mounted Rifles, and
Captain Polleits Company D, Of the 4th
Regular Artillery. lha 1854 ur rtai
General Wool and staff rem aimed to
supsriniend The landing Of the balance Of
ahe iOroe. all Of whom ,werO landed aud
of before noon. 7.elr s0ae' ,1,d ,.a
The Presiden. accompanied by Score
iary Stanton, accompanied General Wool
and Staff to the wharf aud then took a
tug yand proceeded to the Minnesota.
.whsreiths President was received with a
national sa ute. It,is. generally admitted
dhat the President and Secretary Stanton
havo infused newyigol into bath naval
and : military Operations here and that
the country will haEeno cause for, further
complaint as ttolbe ihsultiug course Of
the rebels ina,hisquarier. The. President
has dec ared that Norfolk must fan; tho
MerrimaoG muslB suOeumb to the,napal
power 0fdhe Union, and that the Govern,
mehi property ut Norfolk must be re pos i.
sessed at whatever cost itnmvl req uire.-
What is more, he hasidstsTmined 10 10.
main hero untifit is ACCOMPLISHED. ol'
jThs)iuon clad gunboat GalSuaI accom-
panied by the Port Roya and Aristook,
wont up James river dnWeduesday night
and although lphaye been unable nto, Oh.
lainla positive information from them
Isidoe they sileoced lhsffons on .ths lower
part oGB thea arivers itis, understood Tint
dispatches from General Mcclellan to the
efieot that thSyuhaSs giveas him most val.
liable aid in driving The enemy 10 the
wall. 1t is even stated o.day that the
Gaiena not only captured the Yorktown
ando Jamesiown,l but hadrput crews on
bOardiof thehrahd fun them d D within
shHhiHg distance ofthsl river deion,es of
lRichhdoddsa Of,ths1trstht ofa hisg hovet.,
sFId cannot ,nvOueSgas Old ,PJint,is be-,
looming famous forfabulOus.rumorRiIsh
p Osara soos lliW-S~ab@c, adj to Iosto
o'ua'aA le ohiptai Account go I''Ts
WAsnlSaTpy, May l0.--The following
v9s Y received AI (hs War 1apss.nspl his
FpRTREss, MoSRoE. May To- midaight.
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