Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-21

ries, wers the Oefss, Pa
Pc ", Prirker, al d the "
Ia tts INN d ate v.eti y, busN
~er- tie clos &C N.
De OF the shots Of the enemy too
4 th' 'nsara, but 20 one VAS n y
IL. Ia HeS os our MN 1; shs bcrsN
q PROT gruF. Some splendid firing
tie guuboat Hanob6 OK aud tho grsatss
s1o~srd upcn all for toe i.doursb!s coursS
ed upon the occ.sitn
AZ ,ix o'cl OK in the evenir z, AFTER lard d.
irg, Commodore Gold,borousa set all, d our q
q gship TO cease i1r, aud 10 Wild draw fOr ID
being whish order vas 81 90, compist wtl.
I / the me,ntine the col ihr4 were log lspdl
70 An, K. Hand and 40 the q ght advanced. therA
u i'm torce OF nearly .Lssa ttossard 6IIisrs "a
On ths iird, the reoels ns,iog fallen bIef beblni
teneh nens on the o n,re tf No LAID about four
6ss mies from the sh re-
TIE shore poinH at4ek u wsrs the for. which 70 u'u
ed our fo With hsar'y god will, and With oourag
aud deteumined perseverance, 0oru Of bettr caaS
out they ~ last compiled 10 give way from the
Teri force of cur uni ed hre, tie ground 10 the c
~ h.,ing the spp-srnos Il newly poughed land frou
toe thousinds OF shelp tha had bu and scattered
sastation svery where within their reach
Ga Saturday morning some DE or siI tioussnd men
landed 10 addition 20 toss hat sre ,dy placed
on the shore skirDshers ploJ ed 10 10.
ooun tire aud the ut Of their ca The discovery
fla isked batttrv, mou"1. surs. This 1T %
attacked bv the Haakius'Z usy's a. ksd by the 2lt
and 25sh AL useI,s gineLu. Wa cari st ito
ooin, VI the bsyonst al u easnt ircesssfl
chafg, s9lc ON vim seed rhe brave fellows rushed
a. r., determn,d 10 "eo CT die" The g'nents hat
f,red most 1ere he Is Massachusetts, Ard the l0;h
amaze ECU, who lost s,V'rai men Curl the CHARGE
rhe OF ho', the posps Of b. battery brg
hvtly contested by toe rebel. BIT sfsr hour 80
they DBL ged 20 yei TO the Iro-es of the Ion
.roop., and the battery ss'a an6oped.
Our msn followed them clos ly .uDoundipg them
n 10 prior Anopg the 9TH tel Oh
our side In this gig tie lsmenteo Col Buf.
sll If the Tenth Connecticut regiment, VINO was Id
t tne head OF his wen oh erng and lssdi u on 20
Vi1'ory, q Lhut COloasl hooIeil, OF the DE Jne-
oil uaves who had molly yolunteersa biz for
MS o, sion. NJ other Of rank vss killed -ho
aeli rank abo'e that of lieutenant. G,Gersl Wises
.on commanded the rebes the tine OF The attack BY
.he and othsrs sud ed the s,ormiae pr.
ion bravely, until, osi TIA sould that he REQ w. d.
No bad 10 be crred ef zoe Id, bis command retiring
short distance whsn n laid down their arms.
The 70 al number suppos, 10 be lied Al w.ucdsd
on the part Of the Union troops IA about 200 OF WITCH
usuber sous 6iiy we're kill-f. We took rome tw.ny.
light bubdred prisoner, top,ter with ev,ryihipg b.
longing 10 them An ns y IRE sev,rI cm'efs OF
very tiIh stancint u b. HblGmy
After lis gion, victory 90 Saturday, sftsrnonD.a
G OF fifteen OF our gun bjss dbplich towards
q Eio-tl CITY, a1d upJn arriving wiIhiu the cy
S.s shslle6 bot this sas ants u1pecesslry the in
nabnis or Kt least OF lhsm upon hearing ri tho
approach Of ihs Uoon foicfs appit The 6ntrat 10
"a. rent portions OF tteei j. aud In short lime IL vas
snapped 10 .mes-fsr terrible In their len
'h,n e. y attack could have been. ,vfel ly the
work Of others than the residens Of the az 40
ea va, mad, py OF the CT, 70 our naval "a.
rs 10 nd on shore force 10 ssst tb' m II ng
vi h the flames; out an ord lad been ssu d tho
CT that no rson should be permitted TO land, 90 40
4os TO give The people Of the pl ce an opportunity Of
saying that the torch Of h, LEGENDARY va, sppled BY
10Y hand bus tn ir own. The place Wa ab iut half
burned az toe time il occupied by the UIion troops
shorty after. the gqbboa sp ocoed,d 10 Edonton wnch
vas taken poise,r,n OF b. Uoum odore ID b)rough,
Without leas' oppodton having b en- fsrcd
Ei:nton Is the key 70 rad around tie d sn.l
swamp oyer which Uaf troop, Gan msrcn 70 III q IL.
SUI Tx 10 the melton OF III. aboard and smoke
"a o,d and tie Norfolk and Peer re and O. 10 md
c,rosd. suf TX, ores in possessoI OF our rooIs will
ISOLATE Norfolk irom those places b land and give a.
possession 81 the c,on Of three important "a l'osds
,he ABOARD sud Roanoke railroad and tie Norfolk aid
Petersburg railfosdI
sEoorp HrSoEs. III
When abreast # Pork Poiat ADO,
the Point and Roanoke Island,
opened on the fvt.
AoCu. o. P d., Gsrer | Bgss(
q ding 81 A-hbys HNb Dor,
Pei .. A rsbA fo'os Il
s,a,iored 10 the soot' TO e
.teIed tis Woods o. so.Se
tons. OR men Atd
launches % ne the shore %
sloking 70 the middle a. evcry
q i,rter Of mile.
Betw en- three ard four col ok u
si 70 the s.tssk vieoro tl', AID 40 EGG
between r. and sever Of tu- guro boats
1tnier kssi the IL - Pr. s'rt'~
iae rebel eun.b,as r''ircd . sscn-d ,!ms s'vsf
.oen disabled Port B = o. 6-rG bat seldom Bcs.
Al cir O'Clock a. mer 6oIdsborOush Gig a I'D otf<
et 70 sithdnw ster action "i ven ct 'ish. hours
ny Of our guaboss were rIk but lone Ct ehem s..
dously damaged. Toe casual i.s ,hrse ki, AId
eigh' q wounded.
Meanwhile the land forces cont ned tee detsrk ,iep
nj nj n al llrnsn fn 1Ily ca
Roauok. land. Toe euy were .ntfet cted on ths
osutrs tf The I.ani, four or g.. mlas di,tsa.
A. AZ early hour on Saturday no,niug Gen. f'stef
commenced forward movem n. iolo1ed BY the entire
fore. under Gu Rsao and 9 N. Pnk-. A. about bali.
past Gen Foster came no vi the enemy, d'fsnc,dy
three qua ts-thro T. q .nksd beth sicts BY whai
~, deemsd an implssso noras the only approach 70
which was NARROW e,u,eway, ~ which thf gus
bore 10 the battery and vcni we're from tse 70 iho
81 lusand men.
Or artillery whi,h o,,.is,sd Of sz pec's frtm tbs
naval laupohcr va placed In front bV Fossr, sl5
h.i the mandate command, Gen. gaFOsds bdDg s INC
point Of landing.
Tas infantry and artillery o. = I'D on both sides With
vso- Our riafo;cenenrs a. they arrived vsre placed
o. the visw ofp nstr ting the motAson boh aids,
90 as rk tb' battery.
Our meg sf.sdly .dvsuocd, e,.ing around b. enemy
ulds- bot IRE from al sidss, offered severely.
A.ab ,lt ,l,sea O'Clock the New TJk Hinf, Hiw.
ii Iu.vts rtcrivod the order charge, aid upder
,b . of tho enemy charged up the csu.sss', q de-.
tIacr Of up~srds OF ball mile ytlT tb' ms W. AID
c1eeTsd u the les, by the en- ir forco Toe
,n, my b. ne .ue strck o, and a. tn en-.
the: went oul eng preeipitalJ leaving seiy.
.tir z behind hem
As sooa 4. possible Gen Rro took Up tn. purcell,
followed BY Ge Poss who k.p. up 'be pursui. tho
lin force Of The enemy, .bl Geo. Rec cent towards
R,rs Huger, where body Of reb-s had cd.
A. the ssus tim, Colonel ukits ~. sent with bic
esi nent 10 the right 10 tie direction Of Sba.~ b-Gk
Bay.
fhs enemy 10 their q gbt s,nved the road With re,
equipments and everything that they could throw s.sy.
The puc and route ~sre mpe,e. When cleo on
mir bees aud rear be upper part Of the i,nd, On.
Foster met BY z OF truce from Col 6hsv, dc.
handing terms OF csti u,ion. Fossr replied itft
the SURF nder b., uuconditions ard 'mmsS AZ
rness terms we're accepted, AID stou, 700 men laid
dovn seir