The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-05-13
GLORIOUS NEWS F.!
ANOTHER VICTORY
WASHINGTON, May IL.

WAsHINeToS, May IL.
The Navy Department received the
following dispatch this morning:
Fort MONROE, May 10-12p. NJ.
Norfolk is ours also Portsmouth and
the Navy Yard.
Gen. Wool completed the landing o.
his troops this morning, and common.
ced to march on Norfolk with 5000
men.
Secretary Chase accompanied the ex
petition.
Five miles from The landing place, s
rebel battery was stationed on the oppo
site side of the bridge over Turner's
Creek. After few discharges, the reb
ele burned the bridge, which compelled
us to march five miles further.
AT s p. NJ, our forces were within {
short distance Of Norfolk and were me
by delegation of citizens, and the city
formally surrendered. Our troops march
ed in and now have possession. Gen
Viele commands as military Governor
Neither city or Navy yard were burned
Gen. Huger withdrew his forces with
out fight.
Commander Rogers expedition wa!
heard from this p. m, ascending James
river, and reports from Nc Clellan favor
able.
FORT MONROE, May II.
To j. M. Watson, assistant Sec'y War:
The Merrimac was blown up by the
rebels about five O'Clock this morning.
The Monitor, Naugatuck and gun
boats have gone towards Norfolk.
| New KENT. G. H., May 10.-The pur
suit of the rebels by Gen. Stoneman has
been in every respect successful. His
headquarters now are 81 miles from
Richmond, while the advance composed
of the 9Th Illinois cavalry, is five miles
ahead. The enemy in sight but gradual
ly falling back.
CAIRO, May lO.--A special to the
Tribune.
We have unpleasant intelligence from
Paducah. 1t is nothing less than dis.
covery Of plot on part of the Secession
residents there to hand the town over ,e
the rebels.
For severable weeks they have night,
ly met, 600 in number, in large hall in
that city, and but for the information
given by one in their confidence, the plo
would have been consummated before
another week.
MONDAY, l2th, 81 o'clock A. NJ.
Eight rebel iron clad gunboats at Fort
Pillow, attacked two Union vessels two
rebel boats blown up, one sunk and the
rest {" skedaddled."
PlTrsBuRG LANDING, May 3.
To Hon. e. W Stanton, .Sec'y Of War:
8, p. M.-Gen. Paine's division made
a reconnaissance to Pennington to day
and found about 4,50o of the enemy
there and drove them in handsome style
An artillery reconnaissance went to Glen
dale this A. NJ, land destroyed 1--WE
bridges and some stock on the Memphi
and New Orleans R,ilroal.
1t has been a splendid days work f.
the left wing. The weather is clear an
the roads are becoming good.
4 Signed, THOS. \. SCOTT.
Asst Sec'y of War.
NASHVILLE, May 4.-(special to tn
Louisville Journal. Gen. Dumon
with portions of Wooltord's and Smith
Ky. cavalry, and Wynkoop's Pa. caval
ry, attacked Morgan's and Woods caval
ry, 800 in number, at Lebanon, Tenn.
on Monday morning, at 4 o'clock. TIL
rebels were utterly routed and larg
numbers slain, and one hundred an
fifty taken prisoners. Nearly all thei
, horses and arms were captured. The,
fled after fighting one hour and hall
Gen. Dumont is in pursuit, and vii
capture the whole force The prisoner
will be here this evening. 1t was
brilliant affair and managed with grea
skill by Gen. Dumont.
Morgan is reported killed. Col
Woolford was wounded in the abdomen
seriously. and Col. Smith was wounded
in the leg
The rebels were completely surprise,
: and oulwitted.
New York, May THE steame
Columbia has arrived from Havana. 81
The gun boat Daniel Smith arrived
at Havana on the 30th from Fort Jack
son Goth. The attack on the rebel fort
commenced on the 18th. On the 23
Com. Farragut, in the Hartford. an
and thirteen steamers, passed the forts
and Gen. Butler landed 10000 mel
, above.
The rebels lost eleven gun boats, ant
the Hollins turtle, Manassas.
Our forces took four thousand prison
ers.
We lost fifty one men, and our gun
, boat Verona was sunk.
. On the 24th flag of truce was sen
to Com. Porter, asking conditions o
surrender, to which Porter replied, IN
conditions ~
Our flag now waves over the custom
; house.
, An American war steamer report
capturing three rebel steamers, and sen
them to Key West. and chased anoth e
into Bahia Honda.
Two steamers and three gun boat
were engaged against the forts, silenc
ing them after six days incessant firing
Chains across the river were removed
by our gun boats.
L. Il r.