The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-27
NEWS FROM NORFOLK.
Our Norfolk correspondence.

Our Norfolk correspondence.
Non,slx, Va, Nay Is, 1862.
Decentralization OF fl Rebel Army-A,sca! o. Ne erters-
otssrvance Of The Que-n's Birshd1y-A
Mos from Barn iL--Sund y-sps.s, d..
Five dssertors from the rebel my r. a,hsd Suffolk
yesterday morning, and gave themselves up Colonel
W mans force. They left their nine miles beyor d
Petersburg, Tuesday morning, and had made thsir
way mostly during tho nights They belonged 70 the
Sixth Virginia regiment, raised In Norfolk undor the
conscripton ao and wore really dslghtsd whom they
reached this city They gve very fair account OF the
Of ths rsbs free arolnd Richmond; and
their Information measure, to- d to coroborats tina
ruInors In relation the evacuation OF
Richmond. They report that troops were moving From,
Richmond Petersburg and that considerable confusion
manifested all quarters, under the cover Of which
they managed 10 get away. A coatrabmd aso passed.
through suffolk YESTERDAY has way from Raleigh He 70
ports that the reb,s using tho seaboard and ROAM
Railroad beyond Blackwaler river, down thu
ATTY seven milo pss' Tho trains seemed 70 DO carry
irg up 81 pplies toward petersburg.
Ths Queen birthday duly csservcd yesterday by
British vessel III This port Tho ship was galy
decorated with flags, aid at twelve O'Clock salute Of
| twenty. ne Z M vas sd Ihs SuslGenanna and he
seminole decorated with ags for tn. occasion,
and the forns responisi 10 the sauts OF the Enssh
snip.
/
nossance 10 Crest iridg, alb it four cen miles
| nth Il Port IN mth, yesterday. AT tn place quits
imidabr batteries had BEEN srectet 10 luar ~ ,nst
approach Ia that direction. ouf heavy euns ware
ound ii toa, an quarters which had been occupied
by meat o, In antiy ami couple o COMPANIES OF
| artillery. The x, loft IN good ordor AID tho
| pusit II WAS st GO one.
| Provost M%rsha nixon went upon voyage OF d s.
cov8.y FRIDAY ngh. and returned yesterday mo n
lng. Tho gallant uor ext nded his Investigate Il
| 4, within nine niles of l.zabcth City fers, MS
corning fcom Eli abeth Cry nIormsd the Ma sna
Tat 3 pofti.n OF CO.. BurlsGes furce had landed Al
t,st - iat, they could give no further partlcu
! hrs. AT farm of Colonel Ferrebee MGshal N,xur
found conside alb AMOUNT Of property, iaclud ng
! | ~ nun or be cattle which he TO POSSESS or
in the give. nment. C,i0nc +. has besr
tho great "a the movement IN IN locality
| AID i,h D. ,,jress tbs Unn lists. Olo mar
| sas moved tears when g. tn he could inc
| express his etnsf q { he lnitn
The places II worship Ia we been more fully attended
to-day. AT the Episcopal cnlr $ tie policy ,tec
sunday, to lie iraye Tor those in authority
| lad out.
Il Is believed that several des erate and da- gerou
| proving ab las v.ty ac.Ig ?, spi
and eide ,yoring 10 nj mischief. The lua.lecy exui
bltsl by TIE govesin,t is eh eat unapl ecAted By
many II the cile IS, and thefe seem " DC growing
necessity for mkng the M ray rule more strn ent
say fhitra hat adopted by the req command
| ers Some # the ple here have become SO used Y
anita " fauny that he. lind " next u impossibe
accommodate themselves 20 st TO ~ comparative rec
on. tAlk will b. iou,d Il .ssary, be.Ure Z ea
ghte, to iistl.ue a gen rich for arms There N
not u bt bit afgs number Of Confederate arms az
seoretet IN various is-ls II the city.