Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-05-17
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
THE ENEMY FALLING BACK.
VICTORIES BY SEA AND LAND


The following dispatches announcing the sur
render of Norfolk, and glorious victory to
Com. Foote'S Mississippi feet. was received here
by telegraph, on Tuesday night, but in such a
garbled and indefinite state, owing to the bad
working of the line, that we did not issue an ex
ira. We copy from the Union of Tuesday
FoRT MONROE, May, 10th.
Norfolk is ours; also Portsmouth and the Navy
Yard.
General Wool's force of 5000, went TO Will
loughby Point [opposite and south Of Fortress
Monroe] on Friday night and effected landing
This morning he commenced his march to Nor
folk. Five miles from the landing a rebel bat
terry was stationed, on the opposite side Of Lam
ders' creek. After few shots the rebels retreat
cd, after burning a bridge, which compelled our
troops TO march round five miles further At
five o'clock in the afternoon they were within
short distance of Norfolk, and were met by citi-
zens, who formally surrendered the city. Our
troops marched in aud now hold possession
General Viele commands military Governor
and neither city nor Navy Yard was burned
General Huger, commanding the rebel forces,
withdrew without fight.
Fort MoNhor, May l1th.
The .Nerrimac was blown up by the rebels at
five o'clock this morning. The Nonitor and
.Naugatuck gunboats have gone to Norfolk.
News has been received from Pittsburg Land
ing to Saturday noon A reconnaissance of four
companies OF Illinois cavalry fell into a rebel
ambuscade on Thursday but cut their way
through, losing Major killed, and four wound
ed. A deserer since arrived says the rebel loss
is thirty killed and wounded. On Friday supe-
ror force attacked General Paine's division,
left wing. An engagement lasting an hour en-
sued, when the rebels having had renlorccments
General Paine retired to Pennington. Our loss
is stated at one hundred and fifty killed. wound-
I'd aud missing.
MONTERREY (Tenn.,l May 10th.
Dcserers form the Louisiana regiment in the
fight on Friday just arrived state that the rebel
force making the attack on the left wing Friday
night was $4,000 strong, with thirty pieces OF
artillery, under Bragg, Van Dorm, Han dee and
Price, object being to overwhelm and drive our
left wing into the river. Their loss in officers
and men was very heavy. Ours, so far as as
certaincd, is thirty killed and seventy wounded.
From Cairo, May llth, we have the particulars
Of desperate naval fight on the Mississippi,w which
res ulted in brilliant victory to the Federal
gun-boats.
The desperation of the rebel cause eliminated
yesterday in the attack Of our Iotla by the rebel
fleet from Fort Wright. Al six o'clock Saturday
the rebel ram Louisiana rounded the
point, accompanied by four gunboats and imme-
diately opened fire on the gunboat Cincinnati, |
which was stationed in advance The rebel boats |
were held in check by the vigorous cincinnati
alone until the Federal feet came to her assist
ancr. Meantime the rebel ram, finding her gun
against the armor Of the Cincinnati, |
approached with the evident intention to run her
down. Capt. Scmplc, commanding the latter, /
prepared to meet the assault by putting his
steam batteries in readiness for use. As the ram
approached within close range, the Cincinnati
m to run