Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-05-21
LATE FRou NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH

LATE FROM NORFOLK AND POkIcADCIh-
We hare lad oonsersaiiOn with an intelligent
gentle1nan who mas 10 Norfolk Saturday and Sum
day and who left Portsmouth Monday evening a
alfoa<t SIX o'clock The Federzls had full posses
sion Of both places and their Pokets extended cut
on every road tsevond the Suburbs OF both dts
How our informant esUded these pickets 1t - not
necessary 70 state but be Did elude them. and ne
lztes many interesting iBe5dents which came oDoT
his observation during Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day.
The city of Norfolk was formally surrendered by
Mayor Lamb TO Gen Wool Saturday e. eniDg about
dark the latter Immediately returning to Fortress
Monroe Several large vessels came up 10 Nor
folk Saturday night among the number the UlRhe-
sofa sDd anchored in the stream fronting the city
These vessels we're pilOted TO Norfolk through the
narroE passage in Elizabeth river by the traitor
Tobias who ran OF 10 Old Point Thursday, while
in discharge Of important duties entrusted him oy
the Confederate authorities
Our informant is unable to recall The Of the
military eoumandsnt Of Norfolk. but be has estsb-
lished his headquarters II the Atlantic Hotel. and
the soldiers Of Lincoln Saturday evening and
Sunday crowded the streets 70 such an extent that
il was difficult for one 10 make his way through
them.
Alta dress parade on Wards F .--n. Sunday after
noon, BoQ Federal soldiers were Present: and they
all exhibited admirable drill and discipline
The soldiers upon dismissal scattered themselves
thicky about tie late entrenched Camp Oh the Con-
federates and the officers expressed aHrzetDent that
with such fortifcauons the Ccnfedcrates should have
dreamed Of eTacuating the place. General " COL
was loud in his expressions OF asionshment a. the
evacuation and declared in the presence Of several
that with such Qualifications 10y land and water, and
the NsrriRsEe guarding the Roads, be could have
held Norfolk against any force tina; might have been
brought against It
On Sunday morning AZ 10 o'clock, the Seminole
steamed W TO the city. A crowd Of thousand or
more persons assembled on ChainbeTlaInes wharf
for the want Of something else TO do which the com
inander Of the Federal steamer construed into vel
come TO the "old flag Instantly al hands were
beat 10 quarters every flag flung TO the breeze
the jack tars manned the rigging. a3d gave three
hearty cheers This ju5ilant demonstration Was
responded 10 By the crowd With nine groans- which
were gwen with strength Of lung distinctly audi
ole al the wharf in Portsmouth. The Federais were
taken all ahsek and tie gallant tars dropped from
the rigging with much more alacrity than they had
manned them.
The ha!ysrds having bee7 cut by the Confeder
ates, a sailor shinne1" the flag staff the Gus
tom House Sunday morning about 6 O'Clock, and
having adjusted the ropes, the Stars and Stripes
were speedily run up. 4 few faint cheers from
crowd Of drunken Feierals in front Of the Atlantic
Hotel WAS the only bat BETTING reception win
which the Yankee UgatIng was greeted
We are assured that the great mass Of the Nor
folk people and loyal TO the Confederate
government those OF any portion Of the South
one citizen named kayton, a dealer musical H.
sirunentS was 50 loud and out-sP0ken in his lauda
tons Of or own and denUncalions Of the Lincoln
government. that the military commsndsnt Of Nor
folk has caused him 10 be arrested Gnl> Is the Only
arrest that mas come to our infoTmants knowledge
Portsmouth surrendered by Mayor Nash,
atgu, The same hour Saturday evening IS Norfolk
4 Federal General named Wynan, having been ap-
pointed Military Governor Of me place, received the
surrender, embracing the occasion 10 assure the
people that the Yankees CAME not 10 destroy prop
erty DO; to restore order to relieve oppressed
people, and re.nstate that "a lo-r-lo-u-s old tag
which had been 80 long conceded from the view Of
the dear Portsmouth people Much other gasconade
and highiauin kind Of sentiment were Indul ged IN,
but We have quoted enough To give the reader an
idea Of the style. WeregTet 10 hear that strongly
traitorOus feeling has manifested itself IN Ports
mouth and that seyeral citizens OF tina: place
made themselves prominently offcious in offering
their obei,ance TO the new corners, and profrring
their services in any capacity which might re &C.
sired One man. who had long acted as = detective
for the Confederate Provost Marshal shouted Justify
for the stars and stripes and IN order to eectually
cloak his hypocrisy, concealed an onion IN ms hand
kerchief AMI shed copiouS tears % rejoicing al the
sigh, OF every blue cos: and bras button he encoun
tered Meeting loyal citizen Of the South he
could not Withstand the gaze Of an horeSt man, bot
bowed his head, while MS cheeks suddenly became
crimsoned with shame"
the destruction OF the Navy lard, and earnestly
Hcited information of the whereabouts Of any who
had been engaged in the inceTdlary proceeding
Five hundred Yaukee cavalry escorted General
Wvman TO Portsmouth. and took possession Of the
officers buildings in the Navy Yard. They had
been spared for reasons already given.
The Federals endeavorei IN make themselves very
agreeable TO the people of Portsmouth, and stated
freely that but few OF them would remain there
The greater portion Of their men. they said, would
speedily take up the line Of march for Richmond :;
that the '.rebel.ion its last leg. and
that they expected the rebel" capital TO fall with
out the fighting OF another battle.
Monday morning wagon drove up to the Market
House in Portsmouth. and swept every pound OF
beef from the butchers stalls. Upon being told
that the citizens desired TO live the CommSary
piled that the citizens must dispense with beef for
the present As ne desired it for the soldiers The
owners, however, were promptly paid to the last
cent 10 gold and silver
The Federal soldiers ali expressed the most pro-
found amazenent at the destruction Of the Usrri-
mac They said she bad made them feel more un-
easy than any other Of the ard the opinion at
Old Point was general that she the most iormi-
dable war vessel ever constructed. Bit regret
: mingled with the universal rejoicing which her
wanIon destruction had produced, and that was the
fact that she had not into the ankee posses
/ sion intacL-PetersJYrg Express.
We have no doubt this man was a rampant Sc
! ceSsionisL Tobias the traitor, wSS--StGRGard
From the HIsborcugh Recorder.
PATRIOTIC EXAMPLE
Yancey Nichols, Of this county, the youngest of
four brothers, three of whom had been sworn into