The New York herald., 1862-02-15
SIX KETCHEs OF OUR HEROES,
&C., do, DC.

On DE morning Of the sth inst the Burnside exped.
zion left Hatterss and proceeded their way
the point Of attack That night ths whole feet anchored
od stmpy Point. and the Esxt morning shey went to
The Of Croton Sound Commodore Godsborough
heading the way. Arseennossasncs made Friday
Dorning. after which the attack was commenced by
Commodore Godsboroush, Who On board Of the South
Aed. She and the gunboat CndsrvrItsr opened Ere
upon the rebel forte and batteries At e:evsn O'Clock
che morning.
The gunboats and vessels Of the rebels were attacked
by our boats and were ssak destroyed The Fanny
the little propeller that taken from short
sme ago by the rebels in toe fight and
Our boats advanced 20 tbs attack three coumns-he
1rst being led by the gIuboat Stars and Stripes
the command OF Captain wsrdsn. the second By
the Louisiana, In charge Of Captain Dummy; and
the third by the Hstzei. under charge OF
Captain Davenport The runboass tha, were nearest
the forts ana batteries the Ceres Putnam Val
Icy City Commodore Perry. Br,nxer and the Whitehead
oil the others we're in .he Immediate v!c.ri,y, but the
above named boats we're she e.osess N
One Of the shots OF The snec, tie bow
the Louisans, but in the ,n;ursc by
1hs HetxeI lost nan she burst ouo o. he. riced
Parrou guns. Some splendid firing was made ey the
gunboat Hunchback and the creates PRAISE shower
% upon all for the ndomAbie courage displayed upon
the occasion
At o'clock in the evening after hard days nghi
ing, Commodore Goidsborougn sgnailed cur Gee. from
his flagship 10 arng and TO Withdraw tor
being, which order was once complies with.
In the meantime the soldiers we're being landed on
Roanoke Island, and, the ngns advanced there was
Union force OF nearly eleven ;nsuaaoa soldiers landed
the island, the ,ssss uavius .ahso bssx behind in
srenchmens The san3 oous four or nye
miles from the shore
The first points suscksd 'hs FORTS which returned
IRE with hearty good will an1 with courage
determined perseverance, worthy o; q better
thsy at last compelled 70 give way from the terrific
Iorce of united nre the ground vicinity having
abe appearance Of newly pioughed and from The
sands Of shells that had burst Ard scattered devastation
everywhere within their -sach.
On Saturday morning some eve or six thousand men
were landed In sdd,sron to those shat already
placed on the shore. and administers were at once
Aepoyed 10 reconnoitre and the Of their march
the discovery Of masked battery mounting three
guns. This was At once attacked by the Hawkins
xouaves nanked by the Twenty hrs and shs Twenty NTH
Massachusetts, regiments carried at the point OF
the bayonst, and gallant and successful charge
was seldom Witnessed The brave fellows rushed at
determined to edo die The regiments that suffered
most the Twenty fifth Massachusetts and the Tenth
Connecticut. who lost men during the ckarre
The conflict was hot the possession Of the battery teug
oosiy contested by the rebels, but after hour or
Awo they were obliged to yield TO the prowess OF the
Onion troops and the battery abandoned Our nsn
followed them closely and surrounding them held them
prisoners. Among the others who on our side in
Ghis engagement the lanented Colonel Russell @,
Ahe Tenth Connecticut regiment, who killed while
the head OF his men cheering and leading them on TO
victory. and Lieutenant oloncl De Nonteil OF the
D'Epneuil Zouaves, who had nobly volunteered his
services for this OCCASION No other ecer Of was
killed who held rank above that OF lieutenant.
General Wise's commanded the rebels al the time
s the attack by tho zouaves and Others and resisted
sorming portion bravey until, owing 10 wound that
he received he had 10 be carried OF the ned his
mand retiring short distance, when they laid oown
their arms.
The total number supposed TO be killed and wounded on
the part Of the Union troops is about two hundred Of
which number some fifty were killed. We took soma
twenty eight hundred prisoners, together with every.
thing belonging to them. Among them are several Off
GERS Of very high standing in the rebel army.
After this glorious victory Saturday afternoon a
feet OF fifteen OF our gunboas despatched towards
Elisabeth City, and upon arriving within range the city
Vas shcled but this almost unnecessary as the IN
habtans or at least some OF them upon hearing of the
approach Of the Union forces applied the irebrand to
.erent portions Of the city, and in short time il was