Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-15

ana says tnAt tney suspend tno oohuiSe VI
opinions no listen In silence to the sentence
Of tate and the logic Of accomplished events" "
Gov. Lsteher has sent in q message 70 the
Virginia Legislature declaring the eOnscrip-
ton law unconstitutional.
ne Oapturs sf NorfoIk-. BestructIon Of the
moFFlmao and NaVF YARD.
The capture OF Norfolk was the joint work
Of President Lincoln and Gen. Wool, some
accounts giving credit to one of them and
some 70 the other. Mr.. Raymond of the N.
7. Tines, says that for some time Gen. Wool
had believed that the capture Of the city
could be easily effected, and that on Thurs-
day the slh, be embarked large force upon
transports ready for the expedition, at the
same time sending the vessels and gunooats
to she'll SeWaWs Point. The vigorous re-
sistanos that was made BY the batteries upon
the Point and the appearance OF the Merri-
mac showed that q landing wssnOt practicable
at that time, and the troops were disem-
barked. The correspondent of the Tribune
gives the projection Of the plan to Pres dent
Lincoln, saying that when he arrived at
Fortress Monroe on Tuesday the 9Th, be con-
sluded that there Wss something more to see,
and said "Why don't you take Norfolk 2"
HPooh,n said Gen. Wool, You don't un-
dsrs.and military necessity" Just sfRr this
a rebel tug Voluntarily surrendered to Gen.
Mansfield at Newport News, and reported
that nothing would be easier than to take
Norfolk as it vas being evacuated Upon
this the President and Secretary Chase start
ed out in the revenue cutter Miami TO recon-
noire, and found 8 place called ocssa View
where Q landing could be effected, and from
which Q good road extended to Norfolk,
about ten miles distant. A woman waved 8
Gag of truce from the shore and gave them
much valuable information upon the nature
Of the ground, localities, &C. This was upon
Friday aiIsrnooa. Gen. WoOl's division was
ct once put under marching orders, and hav-
ing landed at the point named above, PrD-
ceeded to the city. The Times eorrsaPOn-
denoe says:
They began to embark at about 4 o'clock
on Friday afternoon, and By midnight seve-
raj of then had started for the opposite shore.
A vigorous bombardment was opened from
the Rip Rsps upon Sewslls Psint, and kept
IN for two hours, to induce the belief that
this was the intended point Of debarkation
The steamers crossed over, and at daylight
preparations we're made for landing. The
shore is q smooth sandy beech, the sand be-
ing very deep IS yOu leave the water, and
suddenly rising into long mounds ten or If
tssn feet high, thrown up by the heavy
winds blowing in upon the shore, and form
ing q complete bresstWoFk around the fields
which they invade. The water, shallow ct
the shore line, dsepens very gradually, and
only ct some 6fty feet out becomes deep
enough for vessels drawing five CT six feet
of water. Three or four canal boats were
toved over, and placed side BY de length
8iss If ths eoaai5TsQ inclined Gin platform " vas s
temporary wharf scross which the troops,
cannon, and other indisPensables Of the ex-
petition were iGrded. The infan " regi-
meuts were landed frst and started at once
upon thsir march
One lssding object Of pushing forward
the infantry rapidly was to secure, if pos
sible, the bridge across Tanners Greek, by
which the route to Esrfolk would be short
ened several miles. The route lay through
pine woods and ever roads in only tolers-
BE condition. At about o'clock the lead
ing regiment, under Max Weber, came TO
the bridge and found Il burning, having
lust been set on Ere by body Of men who
had planted Q couple Of small guns on the
opposite bank, which they opened on our
advance. General Mansfield who had come
over from Newport News, ct General Wool's
reqnest, to join the expedition, thought this
indioated an intention 10 resist the further
progress Of our troops, and that nothing
could be done without artillery and p
larger force. He accordingly started back
to hurry up the batteries and to provide for
bringing over Q portion Of his command ss
G reinforcement. Gen. Wool, however, de-
cided 70 push forward. The column march
cd back about two miles and . half to
point where q diVerging road led around
The head Of Tanners Greek, and took that
rOad to Norfolk. Nothing further was
heard from the party that had fired upon
our cQL4ul4f EuQ u Nh1 GNANGAt hus 0GAAVu@
station Wss merely intended to protect
them in the destruction Of the bridge. They
fred about . dosen shOts, none Of which
took eject.
Our troops pushed rapidly forward in
spite Of the heat Of the day, and ct 8 o.
ciook reached the entrenehed camp, some
two miles this side Of Norfolk, which had
been very strongly fortified with earth
works on which we're mounted tEsnty-nine
pieces Of artillery. No troops were in the
placs, and our forces passed through 1t on
their way 10 the town. Just before reach
ing It they were net BY Gag Of truce, to
which an officer WaG ct once sent forward to
INQUIRE It's object. Receiving the information
that Il was 70 treat for the surrender Of the
sity, the oficer returned, and Gen. Wool
and STAT, With Secretary Chase, advanced
70 meet the Mayor Of the city, who had
come ont under the hag. Both parties dis
mounted and catered cottage by the road
side, Wksu the Mayer informed the General
Of the evaeustiOn Of the city and the object
Of his wit
A general conversation then tosk place
between the officials on each side, in which
thsls cen iments and opinions were freely In
tsrchangsd. Special stress was laid BY the
city representatives on the fact that they had
discountsnanced In every way possible, all
propositions that had been made for the des-
iruction Of private property, and the burn
ing OF he kddge across Tanners Greek Wss
chErsctsEiEed as an utterly useless and Tn