Smyrna times., 1862-02-20

what was deemed an unsuppnrlable morass
'he only approach to which was a parraw
eause"ay' on which their guns bore. In the
oa"ery and vicinity were from two 10 three
thousand men.
Our artillery, which consisted Of six nieees
ron 'he aaval iaunches, was placed in front
oo"e'aI roster. who had the immediate
80 IanS;" "ehefal Burnside being VI the point
The infantry and artillery ou.nsd ar ho,b
sides with vigor. Our reinforcemsr,s ss Inv
arrived were placed with the view of rers,r:.
.ing the morass on both sides so as to flank the
battery. - ''~"A ''0
Our men steadily advanced, closing around
'ne enemy usder hot fire from alI sides. and
suffered severely.
AT a6oui eleven o'clock the N. Y. 9th (Haw.
Sins Louaves) received the order TO charge.
ana onasr the hre Of the enemy charged up the
cause"ay' distance of upward Of halfa mile,
yelilhg themselves and cheered ia the widest
manner oy the entire force. The enemy be.
came panic stricken, and as the Zouaves enter.
ca tne works they went out fleeing prscipitate.
iy' leaving everything behind them.
AS soon as possible Gen. Rene toek nm the
pursuit, followed by Gen. Foster, who kapt NJ
'he pnrsait of the maia force of the aner,u
"hile Gen. Reno went toward Fort Huger
where body of rebels had fed.
AZ the same time Col. Hawkins WAS sent
WIN MS regiment to the right, in the direction
OF Shalie%bag bay.
h"s enemy, in their flight strewed the road
"'in gans. equipments, and everything thew
could throw away. The panic and rout we're
complete. When close on their heels, and
near the upper part Of the Island, Gen. Foster
was met by hg of truce from Col. Shaw, de-.
mansing terms of capitHlation. Gen. Foster
replied that the surrender must be uncondition.
al ana Immediate. These terms were aecep-
TED, and about 1900 laid down their arms.
meanwhile Gen. Reno came up with a
body OF about eight hundred, under Col Jordon.
who surrendered unceRdtiOnaIly.
Col. Hawkins found the battery at Shallow.
bag deserted. but took several prisoners.
Captain o. Jennings Wise was a tempting to
make his escape 10 boat when he was shot in
three places and died next morning.
The forts were all occupied bv our forces
that night The rebels the same evening blew
up Fort Forrest. The distractions having
been removed our feet entered Albemarle
Sound.
On Sunday Flag. Gold.borouga dis.
Pstehed thirteen gunboats, under Ca plain Row.
an' TO Elizabeth City, whore the rebel feet had
ned. On Monday morning eur feet attacked
tnem' and destroyed the rebel guRboats, run.
ning them down and board them in the most
gallaat manner.
Elizabeth City was fred by the rebels. The
city was entirely deserted, and the greatest
panic imaginable prevailed.
Our beats were to sGeur the Sound for wha,
boats might be hid away.
Our killed do not exceed forty in all, and
about two hundred wounded
Gen. Wise wasat Nag's Head, nd succeeded
In escaping to Norfolk
Edenton was taken possession of of on Wed.
nesday by Com. GOldsborough, no opposition
being offered.
The rebels made ne fight after being driven
from their sntTenchments, which was done
by Hawkiuss Zouaves and the 2lst Massa.
chuseIs
Young Wise resisted the sterminr parties
uhtll he was wounded, when be was carried off
and his command retreated with the others 10
the sPper end of the Island, where lhey laid
down their arms.
Elizabeth City was about half burnt bT the
rebel soldiers. when the people sent off den.
U alton to Com. Goldsborough, asking hSm 10
.eHd force to assist ia extinguishing the
flames
The Norfolk and Richmond pa pers attribute
the loss of Roanoke Island to the blunderinp
and ineficieRcy Of their navy. They persis,
IN asserting that nearly 1000 Fedsrals were
killed.
They alse charge some Roanoke farmer with
'aVIng deserted. and piloted the Yankee, to
he only pO nt where they could Effect a land.
ng, the Island being hanked ON all sides by an
extensive marsh.