Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-05-16
The War News.
E,rssIk, PorsunsufA and the Navy Yard Taksu
b Gen. Wool

WAsHIN0roN, n ay 1.-THE following was
received at the War Department, this morn
ing:
Norfolk j ours. and also Portsmouth and she
Navy Yard
Gen. Wool, having completed the landing
Of his forces at Willougiby Point at about
0 O'Clock this morning commenced his march
90 Norfolk, with FIVE thousand men.
seere.ary Chase accompanied ne General.
About Eve miles from :ise landing place, a
rebel battery W. tounl on the opposite side
Of the k-r1ge over Tanners Greek.
after few discharges Of companies Of iU
fAntry. the rebels buruesl the bridge, and thus
eomp.llei oar forces TO march around I've
mikes further.
AIS o'clock in the afternoon our forces
were within short distance Of Norfolk, and
were met by lele5aihya OF citiz9Rs. ana the
city was formally surrendered. Our troops
marched 10. and We now have possession.
General vieie Is in command as military
Governor Of Norfolk. TIE city and Navy
Yard were not burned Tie fires which haye
b>.ea seen for some ho0rA proved 10 b the
woods on ere.
suFDed uOoat II O'Clock tonight. Gv-,VrL
Huger Withdrew bis feec without battle.
The reports from Gen. Mcclellan are favor
able.
lSizned) EDWIN VI. STANTON.
The President, accompanied By Secretary
Stanton, accompanied Gen. Wool and staff TO
ii,e wharf and then took tug and proceeded
10 the Minn=a0ia VII re the rRsideat was re-
sr-ived with 3 NATIONAL sal ate. II is gener Illy
admitted that the President and Secretary
havr infused aew siSor iH,a bath naval HaJ
Tnilit rs operations bare, AID that the country
viii have 40 eaasc for further complaints as TO
tbe insulting course Of rcbeie ia this quarter
The President had declared that Norfolk ms!
fan. the Merrimac N lst succamb 70 'he H1vL
power Of the Union ard IbaE the Govern
Ine1ii properly Ht Norfolk must be repossessed
At whatever cost it mag rfqaire. What is
more be had deierlnin'd 10 remain hire uRtil
it was accomplished. The iron clad gunbAat
GAlena. accompanied By tbe Port Royal and
Aristook, M4ut up JanleE river on "Wednesday
nigh, and althCagh | have been nnahIr Ia
obtain any p6sit;se Information from Iilsn
s.nce they silsneei TIE saEls in the l0wer part
ag the river il Is unSssstccd that The Presidrb'
h.. Dispatches from Gvs, Mcclellan to Ire
sfIcc; that they have giTez him most valuable
aid ia driving The enemy tc the wall.
EoaFoLK. Va, May II. r. M.-Geseral
Wool hos jnst catered the ci'y in company
With Mayor w W. Lamb and committee Of
Ihe City Goyerutneut.
The last or The rebel 'raops LEFT Ibis m 1rn
ing. aud The eity was Ieit ir the care Of the
Mayor. ss the representative Of the civil
poW,r. On the approach Of CUR troops the
Mayor vent with aag Of truce TO The city
limits, and an arrangement was foon made
between the Mayor and Gen. Wool. that the
rity should be given up on the promi Of Gen.
Wool that private property should be respect
ed during the march on Norfolk.
GEN. Weber's regiment, the New York 29ih
was advanced on landing, to reconnoiier, and
some six mites from the beach, at the Halt
Wsy Hoase, so called. found a place which
had been prepared for battle Geld.
Trees and bushes had BEEN felled, md ria.
pits buil,. EaEiy in the morning il was ascer-
iaiRed that several guns were plac ID in position
AZ this point Some recruits Of the 4lst Vir-
Einia regiment were captured. They reported
Sewall's Poiut abaEdouei on the preceding
night by iOar companies. which had garris0ncd
the place for some weeks past.
Mayor Lamb, With committee Of the city
government, aulhorz for the purpase, met
Gen. Wool with flag Of truce, AT the city
limits, and after u brief consultation tic city
was surrendered 10 The United States forces
NoRvOLK, Sunday Morning.--The Navy
Yard has becR completely destroyed, together
with very large number Of stean5oats aud
ether vessels.
NumerJus Union hlgs an flying ia Ports
mouth The place Is occupied by the Six
teCuth Massachusetts, Regiment Gen. Viele
has established his shendquarsers in the Custom
HVuse, formerly occupied 5y Gru. Huger.
The national Gag way raised for the 6rst
time this morning. II was saiu'ed By The
guard and enthusiastically eheered.
TIE Monitor aud Nantucket have just ar
rived A number Of other vessels from The
Beet are also eOasing up. Th. night passed
qlietly.
At Present everything is perfectly quiet, and
order is entirely restored All thc public
property IL occupied.
Gen. Wooi and c ,rs tsoldsborough hav,
inst arrisvd on The B1ltimsre,
The policy Of Ihe auth iritles here is 10 allos
every thing to gc sn With az little interruption
as possible.
A general feeling OF confidence seems +,
prevail. and til. onion sentiment begins Il
chow itself
Finy-two gnna were fnzud al Cranes I-lant
tDis m rsing By CaP'ain Case.