The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-05-15
THE W AR.
NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH AND
NAVY YARD SURRENDERED.
MERRkAlxc 6IONW Np/
THE REBELS RUN AWAY
Without Firing a Gun!! !

Virginia shore. Friday night, whilst the Rip
Raps shelled Sewen's Point. A landing
was made at Willoughby's Point, at a spot
selected by President Lincoln the previous
day. He was among the first that stepped
ashore. The rebels fed at the first advance
Of our troops e" 'Na5 sfF lst'Ss zu3
At last advices Gen. Weber was within
three miles of Norfolk. .g.h5 isaag 60 e
The Merrimac remained all day off Craney
Island. ss'e - ss5 g9E 2
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Navy De-
partment received the following this morn
ing: s5 8@3 ~ r.fsa
nc FoRrREss MosRoE, May 10, I'm. n,
Norfolk is ours, alsV Portsmouth and the
Navy Yard. Gen. Wool completed the
landing Of troops this morning and con-
menced the march on Norfolk with 5000
men. Secretary Chase accompanied the ex.
petition. e, H'l aaa ,.Iat,s &
Five miles from the landing rebel bat
terry was stationed on the opposite side Of
the bridge, over Lanoss Creek. The rebels
burned the bridge, which compelled US to
march round five miles further. fa
At p. m. our forces, who were within a
short distance of Norfolk, were met BY a
delegation of citizens, and the city formally
Our troops marched in and now have pos
session. Gen. Veile commands as Military
Governor ~ be e
Neither the city or navy yard were burn
ed. Gen. Huger withdrew his forces with
out fighting. So. gaaaa5
Commander Rogers expedition heard from
this afternoon. He was ascending the James
River. as ii aa5as5a Ea5itn d ass lf
Reports from Gen. Mcclellan are favora.
bic. .asEa# Za as'i r. .# sft
isas3 FoRraEss MONROE, May IL.
To j. H. Watson, Assist, Sec. of War IN
The Merrimac was blown up by the rebels
about 8 o'clock this morning.
The Monitor Naugatuck, and the gunboats
have gone towards Norfolk. e-e faf
New KENT CouRT House, 10 p. M.--The
pursuit of the rebels by Gen. Stoneman has
been in every respect successful. =, IS
His headquarters are now here, 25 miles
from Richmond, while the advance, compos-
ed of the 9Th Illinois cavalry. is five miles
ahead. The enemy is in sight but gradu-
ally falling back. .fs
BALTIMORE, May 10. The Old Point boat
has arrived and brings the following:
NORFOLK, Va, May 1916 o'clock, P. NJ
Gen. Wool has just entered the city in COM
pany with the Mayor, w. W /. Lamb, and
committee Of the city government.
The last of the rebel troops left this morn
ing, and the city was left in the care of the
Mayor, as the representative ofthe civil pow
er. On the approach of our troops, the May
or went with a flag Of. truce to the city limits,
and an arrangement was soon made between
the Mayor and Gen. Wool, that the city
should be given up on the promise of Gen.
Wool that the private property should be
During the march on Norfolk, three regi-
mental cavalry camps were found deserted,
apparently day or two since. Hence, Gen
Dubois regiment, the New York goth, was
advanced, on landing, to reconnoiter. Some
six miles from the beach, at the halfway
house, so called, they found place which
had been prepared for a battlefield. Trees
and bushes had been felled and rife pits
built, and early in the morning, as was as
certained, several guns were placed In posi-.
ton at this point. .a.ag ~ shit aesgs Il
Some recruits ofthe 4lst Virginia regi-
ment were captured. They reported Sew
ellis Point abandoned on thepreceding night
by four companies, which had garr;soned
the place for some weeks past. Al negro
was also captured at this place who stated
that it wasth intention Of the enemy to-
destroy the bridge over Tanor's creek, and
then evacuate Norfolk. H,id asia bur Iss
Part of Max Weberss regiment was pushed
forward on the road to the bridge, and
the enemy was found about noon, post
ed on the opposite side of Tancr's creek, with
three guns. The bridge had been set on
fire and was still burning at that time. Some
six'or eight shots were fired without effect,
and our men being behind musket range,
did not reply, the creek being about quar-.
ter of a mile wide -Ig tsi ira rsfta err
Our forces was withdrawn and started on
another road considerably longer, and re-
ported to be defended by strong battery.
Not the slightest opposition was made, how.
ever, to our advance, and the Notifications
which were ut least mile and q half from
Norfolk, were found to have been evacuated
after spikiag the guns. They are very ex.
tensive works and firmly constructed. They
arrived at Norfolk after tolsome march. at
five o'clock, without firing gun, and found
the whole rebel force gone, the last leaving
this morning. s x ,s4f}i gm sTa89'
Mayor Lamb, with a committee of the
citizens authorized for the purpose, met
General Wool with flag of truce at the city
limits, and after brief consultation the CITY
was surrendered to the us. forces. Gen.
Wool then proceeded to the City Hall with
the Mayor, followed by q large crowd, where
he issued the following proclamation :at &c
Headquarters. Department of V;rg;nia,) q
gea8 b Norfolk, May 10th, 1862 $50
The city of Norfolk having surrendered
to the Government Of the United States.