New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-13
WILD STORIES OF UNION LOSSES
REPORTED LESS ON OUR SIDE

FoErssss MoxRor. Feb. II, via BALTIMORE, Feb. y.
gy flag of truce to-day We learn the COM
plete success of the Burnside Expedition AT
Roanoke Island.
The Island was taken possession of, and
Commodore Lynch's fleet completely destroyed.
Elizabeth City was attacked on Sunday and
evacuated by the inhabitants. The city was
previously burned, but whether by our shells
or the Inhabitants is not certain.
The first news of the defeat arrived at Nor
folk on Sunday afternoon and caused great ex
element. The previous news was very salts
factory, stating that the Yankees had been
allowed TO advance for the purpose of drawing
them int trap.
The Rebel force on the island ia supposed to
have been only little over 5000 efficient
Sighting men.
Gen. Wise was i'll at Nays Head, and was
not present during the engagement.
When the situation became dangerous he was
removed TO Norfolk.
All the gunboats but one were taken. and
that escaped up creek and was probably also
destroyed.
One report says that only 90 and another
that only % of the Confederates escaped from
the island.
Gen. IIuger telegraphed to Richmond that
only fifty on the island escaped.
There appears to he no bright side of the
story for the Rebels
1t is reported that one regiment from Mas
sachusetts was badly cut up, bat it is impossi-
Die t. ascertain which Of the five it was that
were attached TO the Expedition.
All the Southern papers, received to-day, are
unanimous in admitting a complete victory to
our troops, and in saying that the loss Of the
Island is o very serious one
The news received to-day occasions great
excitement at Old Point. A steamer with
Official dispatches from Gen. Burnside is hourly
expected.
The prisoners captured, numbering at least
1900, will be here in a few days.
The Richmond EJ0miner this morning, in
leading editorial. says the loss of an entire
army ON Roanoke Island is certainly the most
painful event Of the war. The intelligence OF
yesterday by telegraph is fully confirmed.
Twenty-Five hundred brave troops Oh an island
IN the sea were exposed to all the force Of the
Burnside feet. They resisted with the most
determined courage. but when 1900 Union
troops were landed against them, retreat being
cut of by the surrounding element, they were
forced to surrender. This is repetition Of
the Hatterss affair ON large scale.
The following dispatches on the subject are
taken from the Richmond papers of this morning:
NoHyoIr, Monday. Yeb. 10, 1861
The latest news states that Captain o. Jen-
nhDes Wise, son Of Governor Wise, was shot
through the hip and disabled though his wound
was not mortal. Major Lawson and Lieut. Miller
were MORALLY wounded. About three hundred
Confederates were killed. Our wounded number
over one thousand. The number Of Yankees
wounded is about the same. Mdsbipnan Cam
had his arm shot Of. Tie other casualties sre
- yet uDreported.
late ARRIVAL tins morning says that Elizabeth
City had been shelled and burned by the Yankee
and that the enemy was pushing on to Edenton.
A rllnor has prevailed that Commodore I.yncb,s
Sect Of g'nbosts had been captured. il is not re-.
garded as true but it 10 believed that all were
burned by the Coniederstes 10 presen. Their can.
tore, with the exception of one, which was en-
SeavOring to make it, escape.
TIE feet wept 70 Elizabeth City ffco Roanoke