The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-05-21
THETAKING OF NORFOLK.
Ruins erthc Mrriimac.


TTyETAyfINC Of, NoRFOIIt.
Ruins efthc Meriimac.
When President hmcoln arrived at Fort
trCss Monroe, which was on Tuesday, after
being shown the curjaajtcs he concluded
there was something more to see, and ask
cd: "WhN done You take Norfolk
Pooh, says Ten. Nool you don't under
staud mdttatN ntccSSi Just after this
little conference iherc cSluc IN ~ Secession
tug nom forio,k--ihv John B. White. This
tug belonged To Builaio parties. and when
, the war broke ont was cugascd IN towing
into the AlbcmarhIc canal, and was seiTo /
by the Confederate Government
/ The Captain ot the vessel had been try
/ ing tor some time to set away, and at last
succeeded IN bringing mtclltSencc that Nor-
toIk was SO nearly evarnated that nothing
/ could be caNr than TO take It. Upon this
. the lrcNl"ent t2klnE secretary thaScs re-
/ venue cutter, the MmmN and the Secretary
/ himself acc mpauyhg they went oh an
/ made rcvonno ssmcts OF all places where
| troops roWd bt landed In TINS search thc
President found one spot that suited the
| purpose, at Ocean View. T. lace where
/ the poop OF Mort X formerly drove ot AN
I ~ ''''
/ oW Corey lsIaNd. II lS situated above ten
miles FROM AorioIk.
The division was immed,auy placed uu-
| der marching orders after these re, onnois-
san'oS ma" ''eh 'AAu' -Nhlch wa" ON tri-
cay "leihooi.-;uh "aS embarked ON u
number oi small tugo but owing To the
| appearance ol the Mrrmn" they did not
! start. Inc next morning, Ter remaining
O" ,oard 2H nI&Ilt' hE were mrchel back
To camp il"uIiton, "ud tho same evening
0S'In ,t"0a'Nea %" transports. during the
n'S"' 'lyl were taken 10 'OcIh view,
an" On SATURDAY morning; as aAy broke,
H''! an HN"ei' capt. p'N as c'npal!
"c w ,'c h'7' 10 90 ON hh'r''
me '"@n'ietn heS!m'hI unler command
., i"TW'' No" W c'sS' were iaNHn ny 't'N'
NuN W cnGr anu az once pN6hr I, ~ Ia
al 9 '"''od iIH'i-W "E IroSS-h'a"7, witch
hy tlc nearest road to Norfolk, iS d shni
o'"y hV' mii'S "om the city AttIl5pia'o
the rebels E"l matte rlcnarationS IN every
way possible It" make IT. battlefield, and
1t WAS wei "Nai I'a Tor TINS pWrW c.
AS Sm,I larty o! the ZOih Rcg'me"t came
near to l"lncr Creek, the h.id-e hclns nlI
IL ia'nes, thG r'heIa opened upon them "itu
a small hcId battery irow the opposite side
"t the cree" Vur i"IcrS hcug without
IL 'l'''H "''' ~ ''''t '''i''N'.l' ~ I'Il'
within rite rongr' they tell back TO the
NroFs,i'o about ioaI niles, where, alter
conSJiat"ih IT vase !rU That Heu, Moua'
neid should proceed 10 Fortress Monroe tor
a ronSWtsu"u "'lh the President and 0ccre
tarI stanton
Nth the IO'h New OK and The ron
Massachusetts, ''en' NleIc advanced. Aud
WITHIN Il m'ic aud a hall @. the batteries, the
column was halted ina small ropae, the sou
Regiment erarred forward, Mayor Dndga.a
Cavalry taklnS ihr lead. aai upon nenr
reconnaissance ct the cncmy'a works, they
were lonnd TO he vacated. MAJOR Dodi {
then went INTO them with hi8 cavalry, fol
lowed cIosely by Gems Wool, NicIe, MoA
Weber and Secretary Chase'
General Wool Was informed at this place
that the rebels hAi entirely evacntatcd Nor
folk. After short examination "I The
works, Which he found to be OF imncnSl
strength, though not mounting its whole
armament, he took up his Inc OF march to
Norfolk.
Upon n'ann% Inc city, white l!aS wa
observed To bc waving "Fcr small shouty
An orderly was dispatched to investigate
and II was touud to he liaS OF truce IRON
the Mayor alIl Common Council of the city
Ger. lluyer having surrendered the city n
to the hands Of the civil authorities bat {
few hours previous, and left in hot haste
taking all his soldiers with him. The May
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