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the town of Norfolk, and nine miles above Sewall's Point, where the narrow channel that forms a conlready been sunk in the narrow channel off Sewall's Point, and other obstructions were put in positi a signal from the Roanoke. As she passed Sewall's Point, the batteries opened fire on her, but didhe Merrimac ceased firing, and withdrew to Sewall's Point. She had done a good day's work. She had attendant gunboats under the batteries at Sewall's Point. The Minnesota lay still in the same posihad he to cross? The bar was a mile above Sewall's Point; he had anchored safely the night before uured the vessels, and brought them over to Sewall's Point, in full sight of the fleet. Humiliating o it, and soon returned and anchored under Sewall's Point. It is impossible to reconcile the statginia was then placed at her moorings near Sewall's Point. On the 10th, Tattnall learned that the fort at Sewall's Point had been abandoned, and that the United States troops, having landed at Oce[3 more...]