WASHINGTON, May 27 – From the Navy Department the following news is gathered.
The U. S. steamer Shanee, with one company of the 5th N. Y. on the 9th inst. passed up the Chawan river, N. C. , to Gates county, and destroyed $50,000 worth of bacon, corn and lard, fish, &c., belonging to the Confederate Government.
On the 16th the U. S. steamers Ceres and Lockwood pursued the rebel Steamer Alice up the Roanoke river and captured her two miles below Williamsburg. She has a cargo of bacon for the rebel army and the church bells of Plymouth, which were to be cast into field pieces.
No advices have been received at the War Department to-day from Gen. Halleck.
Gen. McClellan telegraphs that his troops have cut the Virginia Central Railroad at three points below Hanover Court House and the Chickahominy.
The Intelligencer to-day referring to the representations that the insurgents again menace the National capitol, says, besides creating the false alarm they strengthening the military dispositions the Government made for the protection of the city, while their effect abroad can only be to produce a vicious impression more complimentary to the military strength of the insurgents, than the facts of the case can be held to warrant the absurd rumors which find currency among idlers and secession sympathizers, have not disturbed the equanim of the people of Washington.
Gen. Sigel was serenaded. He made a speech to a large and enthusiastic crowd.
Nothing received to-day from Halleck.
Nothing further from Banks.
The War Department received advices this evening from McClellan, saying they had captured Hanover C. H. Our loss is small. We captured one of the enemy’s cannon, killed some and took prisoners several rebels.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, May 31, 1862, p. 4
