The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-13

The small boys about town driving quite business IN
that way The newspapers have, with but one excer-
ton, stopped publication Of the entire impos-
sibity to obtain the necessary paper the Day Book
sun holds its place, and it's publisher Is
printing the orders, &C., for General viele
Upon retiring for the night made sort Of reconnos
sance Of my domci and found upon the door little
card requesting gentlemen TO leave their boots out
SIDE Upon my query to sambo in the morning, was
told "H boss; boots s2s pair like dem OF yourn"
OFFICER suRRxSDERs HMsBiF.
young man, said to be an officer board the Nor
rimac, surrendered himself to Gen vele. His name Is
Mclaughlin He says, "Secesh Is humbug, and he is
on for home" which is in Baltimore, soon as II s
practicable.
VISIT TO PORTSMOUTH AND TIE NAVY YARD.
The next day ] visited Portsmouth and the Navy
Yard. ! was told before went over there that the
place full Of Union men and truly, !: one may judge
from the bunting which is shown from very many
houses and public places, placed in position by the
citizens themselves, one may be quite sure
that Jen Davis and his crowd have but little sway
the residents one Of whom told that the day
came the rebels forced the citizens to bring out their
tobacco and cotton, which they destroyed by throwing
them overheard, and by giving them away in small
quantities 10 the negroes
At the Navy Yard everything In the most demol-
hcd conditonthe Mayor says TO the tune Of I'VE or six
Millions and that they did all they could TO prevent
it's being done. am very doubtful, too, whether the
people will reap the benefits that accrued from the
Navy Yard again.
STARS AND STRIPES HoIsrED ON THs CUSTOM HOUSE.
The Stars and Stripes raised tho Custom
House to-day at noon, the colors used being those
the Tenth New York. They flung to the breeze by
Lieutenant Aaron B. seel Quartermaser Of that corps
THE LATE REBEL GARRISON NORFOLK
Norfolk, sewas Point and craney Island were svacu
atsd simultaneously. At the time these places
garrisonod by the Third Alabama regiment, Sixth.
Twelfth. Sixteenth and Fortyfrst Virginia regiments,
Fourth Georgia regiment First and Third Louisiana regi
ments besides several batteries Of light artillery They
all left Saturday the 10th inst. The traitor John B.
Floyd was Norfolk at the time OF the evacuation His
was the last registered on the Atlantic Hotsl
register before the evacuation The first sign his
the hotel register after the robber Floyd
Henry J. Raymond, OF tho New York Times The rebels
left Norfolk and vicinity in "double quick" time.
rHR FERRY BOATS
The ferry boats plying between Norfolk and Ports.
mouth not burned for what have not boon
able to learn send you with this number Of signals
BY which the rebels used to communicate in few mo-
ments to the headquartersof Gen. Huger what If your
correspondent Fortress Monroe had written you
would have been the worst kind Of contraband.
Another Confederate officer, T. D. Williams gave him
self TO General viee yesterday and believe took thu
oath, but am not sure.
TEE REaE sxkAPHoRIc SIGNALS.
Among other documents found by your correspondent
among the ofncia decunsnts Of General Huger is thu
ksy to the code Of ssmaphoric military signals They
were used at oraney Island Sewalps Point Pig Pc n
end Norfolk, these points communicating with sacl
other