Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-05-15
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.

Another conflict and another victory for
the government has to be recorded The di-
vision of Gen Franklin, despatched to West
Point by General Mcclellan, had brisk con.
test with the enemy and defeated them with
great slaughter on Wednesday. Our troops
effected landing at Brick House Point, ad.
joining West Point, aud although only num-
bering twenty thousand men, " bile the portion
ofthe rebel army they encountered amounted
to thirty thousand, our troops completely de-
feated them. General Lee commanded the
rebels, who were endeavoring to push on TO
Richmond !; but the result of this fight has
been to drive them back towards :he Chicka-
hOminy where Gen. Johnston is concentrating
his army. 1t is due to Presden Lincoln to
state here that he sustained the proposal of
General Mcclellan to forward Franklin's di-
vision up the river TO West Point against the
opinion of other members Of the Cabinet aud
the credit of this brilliant affair at West Point
is therefore justly awarded to the sagacity of
General Mcclellan and the frmness of PreSi-
dent Lincoln.
a full account of the shelling of SewalIs
Point, and the skirmsh between the Merrimac
and our gunboats aud iron clad vessels, the
Monitor and Naugatuck, in Hampton Roads,
will be found in another coluInn. Beyond
the egacu alton of Sewalls Point and Pig Point
aud the shelling of Norfolk, this engagement
has, up to late accounts. produced no very i'm
portant results. The Merrimac appears to lie
playing very cautious game but if her in
tention is to get out of Elizabeth river she is
likely to be defeated by the watchfulness of
our feet.
Further details of the capture Of New Or
leans will be fonnd in our columns to-day. The
question of the supremacy of iron over wooden
walls, formed a matter of speculation with
some British naval officers there, who witness
ed the exploit of the Varuua aud the Web
ster.
We received the exciting intelligence of the
capture Of Norfolk and Portsmouth, with the
Navy Yard and its contents. Gen. Wool
completed the landing of his troops at Will
ioughby Point on Saturday morning, and CON-
menc d bis march or Norfolk with 5000 men.
Five miles from the landing places rebel bat
tery was found on the opposite side OF the
bridge over the Tenner's Creek, and after
few discharges upon two companies of infantry
that were in advance, the rebels burned the
bridge This compelled the National forces
to march around Gye miles further. At five
o'clock 10 the afternoon the National army was
within short distance OF Norfolk, and were
met by delegation Of ctizeaG The city was
then formally surrendered. Our troops there
upon marched 10, and Ro~ have possession
1t is reported that the landing Of the troops
was witnessed by His Excelleney, the Presi-
deut, who was not only the Srst to step oH
shore, but had on Friday selected the Iandiag
apot A later despatch says that the rebels
blew up the Merrimac, and that the MouitoY
and other National vessels have gone Up to
Norfolk
We received news dated New.Rent Court
House, Saturday afternoon, to the effect that
the pursuit of the rebels ty the national troops
under Gen Ste neman had been in every re.
spect successful The Generals headquarters,
at the date of the dispatch, were 81 miles
from Richmond, while the advance, consisting
OF the eighth. Illinois Cavalry, is Eve miles
ahead The rebels, it is said, are in sight, but
gradually feljag, back. The inhabitants, is
nearly every instance, left, bue from informa-
lion obtained, the tebels will make o stand at