, 1862-02-19

REBEL CAMP.
The victorious Union forces were highly
gIatiied to find at "Camp Georgia. a whole
village Of most excellent houscs or quarters,
which had been erected for the use Of the Sc
cession army. There were in ono group twelve
houses constructed with every regard to COM
fort, each Of which is capable Of accommo-
dating an entire regiment. These houses are
ranged in row, with wide streets between,
each one having six freplacs on each side, and
TWO on each ena. Besides these there were
some twenty-five snug log cabins for the use
Of the officers. short distance north Of this
main camp is another containing about the
came number Of houses, with every comfort
for troops to winter in.
Tie discovery Of these comfortable quar-
ters produced great joy among tile troops,
whose release from mouths confinement on
our jaded and weary soldiers. These quarters
were commenced By the Third Georgia Rcgi-
1ncnt, who occupied the island IS early Is last
June- They have since been ordered away.
and the work OF finishing the quarters dcyolv-
Cd upon the Thirty-frst and Eighth North
Carolina regiments.
Probably no portion Of the Union army are
today so well housed as arc tho regiments
Iuartercd upon Roanoke Island.
Ihe prisoners were removed to their tents
IN rear Of the barracks, a portion only Of which
were assigned for their accommodation. The
1sal4A+Ao ES(SuP4CA l3 LII t1 EnE
Second Brigade, Col Ku1tz OF tue Massacl1u-
sets Twenty-third, being installed as Mayor
Of Village No. g. There are good accommo-
datlons for ten thousand troops on the Island-
Tie battery upon Pork Point exchanged
three or fonr guns with our feet on Saturday
morning. Towards noon, however, theF sud-
denly became aware that the rebel army had
been defeated, and in momentary expectation
Of the arrival Of the Yankees, they made good
their escape, leaving ese.y@..Sg standing.
On Sunday afternoon, Commodore Rowan,
under orders from Goldsborough, started for
Pasquotank river, where the rebel steamers
had taken refuge, and on Monday morning
came up with them lying just iuside Of Cobb's
Point, on which strong battery had been
placed, in command Of Gen. Henningscn.
III line Of battle Commander Rowan, with
his thirteen steamers, run past the battery un-
der heavy fire, and with his f.g-ship-the
Commodore Perry-run down Lsneh's YES
sel-the Sea Bird-sinking him instantly
Only one or two guns we're fired. Meantime,
LIEUT.. MacDairmaid, in his yessel-the Ceres
made for another Of the reEels-the Ellen
keeping his sharpshooters in line on deck to
drive the cannonicrs from their guns He
boarded this steamer over the bows, chased the
rebels overheard with handspikes, or shocked
them down with the but ends Of their cartines,
and took charge Of the vessel. The Fanny
Was run ashore and burned, and one of the
others retreated into the cslnal, where she
would be destroyed.
The people, or at least some Of them, upon
bearing Of the approach Of the Union forces,
applied the firebtand to different portions OF
tile city, and in a short time it was wrapped in
famcs-1ar more terrible in their destruction
than any attack could have been. It wa6 cvi-
IDENTIFY the work Of Others than the residents
Of the place, as an appeal was made By some Of
the citizens to our naval officers to send on
shore force to assist them in battling with
the flames; but IN order had been Issued to
the effect that no person should be permitted
to land, so as not to give the people an oppor-
tunity to say that tile torch Of the incendiary
was applied by any hand but their own. The
| place was about half burned at the time it was
. occupied by the Union troops. Shortly after,
! the gunboat6 proceeded to Edenton, which
was taken possession Of By Commodore Colds
borough, without the least opposition having
been offered
Edenton is quite Aourishing little town Of
some one thousand seven hundred inhabitants.
| 1t is a post town. port Of entry aud capital
| Of Chowan county, North Carolina, and is sit
uated st the head Of Edenton Bay, which
| opens into Albenarle Sound, Z little below the
| mouth Of Chowan river, one hundred and tifty
miles east of Raleigh. It is one Of the prin.
cip2l towns In the northeastern part Of tho
| 8tste, carries Oh considerable trade, and il
only eixty-six miles south Of Norfolk, Va.
| Edentpll is the key TO the road around the
| Dismal Swamp, over which our troops can
march to Suffolk. Suffolk is the junction 0!
the seaboard and Roanoke railroad, and the
| Norfolk and Petersburg and Richmond rail
Fo5d. SUFFOLK once occupied by our troopa
viii Isolate Norfolk from those places by land
ana give ns posaeaslonof the junction Of th1al
oke railroad. fad tna Norfolk and Pete-sbaE!