The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-06-07
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TURE OF PRISONERS. GUNS, PROvls-
IONS, AND MUNITIONS OF WAR. 900

aa.Hs 81 ga Norfolk, Va. May 80. r
Fugitives arriving here from Richmond
report an army Of 200. 900 10 that vicinity.
Dsssatisfnction is general, both among Off
GERS and men, on account Of scarcity Of
provisions. s$a.4
Col. Hawkins, Of the 9th New York, ar.
rived here laes night, having left Roanoke
Island yesterday morning, and passed up BY
wav Of Cusrituck Sound, thence BY canal
TO Elisabeth river. Thus the inland route
is open BY which Burnside's department
may communicate with Washington, with
out the risk Of . passage outside of Hat.
teras. Several sloops and schooners, flying
tho American Gag, have already come
through.
Preparations are making for 40 extensive
Union demonstration, to take place shortly.
The oath of allegiance has already been ad
ministered to nearly 10000 citizens. They
offer themselves in large numbers daily. If
the sentiment, at the proposed meeting, be
satisfactory to Gen. Wool, he will probably
induce the President to open the port. j
Our scouts bring reports that prepara-
tions are beiog msds for the evacuation OF
Petersburg. ,asts sHaga s3 D. 5taaaz5
L-. Baltimore, May 80.
Il was reported that on Wednesday the
rebel army under Jackson was still 10 the
neighborhood Of Winchester, and that their
advance had made dem onstrations on Har-
per's Ferry, bus were driven of. Their ar
my still remains in the Shenandoah valley.
Washington, May 30.
/ Dispatches from the army before Rich
mond says that the bridge, 500 feet long,
over South Anna Greek, tributary to the
Pamunky river, on the line Of the Rich
mond and friedrich sburg railroad, was
burned yesterday BY the Federal cavalry
This cuts of the communication between
Richmond and Jackson's command.
A detachment of cavalry also went 18
miles from Richmond, on the same road,
ard burned . large quantity Of the enemy's
commissary and quarter masters stores.
Fortress Monroe, May 80.
Our feet up the James river has been in
creased by three gunb0ats. They have been
up the APpomatox to within Eve miles Of
Petersburg no defenses of importance on
the river we're found as far a. they went.
Deserters report = strong Union feeling
at Petersburg, and also great suffering fr ,m
scarcity Of provisions. There are only 5000
rebel troops at that point. = 5aa
Our troops held commu oication overland
with Gen. Burnside. as tassiaa grrt
'4 % Cairo, May 80.
The federal ram, Monarch, from tho 40.
ti!la, made reconnoisance Of she rebel
works yester6ay morning. She went With.
in range of their guns, and returned without
molestasion, after accomplishing her mis.
sion.
beta Fortress Monroe, MAY 30.
The Minnesota started for Norfolk Yes.
terday. bat got aground of Sewall's Point.
Several tugs attempt ed to get her Of, but
were unsuccessful up to last evening. All
fortiications on Elizabeth river and at the
Navy Yard have been taken possession of
BY the Navy Department. "a ra
Blowing up the works ON Sewalps Point
commenced yesterday msrDing.
New York, May 80.
Tho Herald's Fortress Monroecor rrespon-
dent says s.Col. Hansen, Of a rebel Ken
tucky regiment, has become disg0sted with
the rebels and will take the oath Of alleRi-
ance." 1850 s sts
A New Orleans letter says General Butler
has taken the wife Of Beauresard, who was
found in New Orleans, under his pro-
lection.
Letters from McClellan's army cay 5000
Gsorgians, whose terms OF enlistment had
expired, we're told that they must continue
in the service. They loaded their guns, asd
officers and oil refused to obey the order !;
no one dared to attempt to mske them DO
it, and .hs rssnls vas thsy we're discharged
and sent home. u. z. .
af3A ..4 New York, May 80.
|ua A Ore 10 Williamsburg last night dsetsoy-
ID Oh eoheoners, the bark Silver Cloud and
$500 barrels Of all; the sprspssty nosIly be-
loaeed % Sehis63in, Dsothsgs & Co.--loss