The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-18
.AAns or ADvERTIgINU.

Of the land. to the southward.
=, e, tne nrst turn OF her screw tho >S.z~I
nrce iroS tights hlazed from the shore, ana:
Eq tEsoq oois, At full steam, ma for tho southos =
~ naroor to interceps her Keeping neal \
M 1Mano Ior a few miles, Capt S~mmes suo
Ely nsy put mis- ship bout and ran ia q north
sells Wcrs an Wnile the Isoquois continasd
~h;on ,t and In three honrs The two vys-
an,;L mics apart. The French shiu
neI '.UEs MS De rem em sered Capt Palner
other than the u,ts iefs :. ,he haIoor at the
northward. N(sr dounitns S.es' w
ACTION OF TIE u. s.
(va.) hristias Sun, Of Ff$Kr --ybe sufY,lk
On Tuesday night, shout. seys:
rived hire from Eoen ton and - rsrso,
They came across the country Sas,ns@r @r'
wagons, and In auy way they cou.s~r,y-
them wns capt Parker connected wi
LynCh's Hees and many tn men c:e
II set vino mad esca ped. Early on W ednesG.
morning Com Aynch arrived
On FRIDAY night, the Commodore fading
his ammuaItion nearly exhausted, seat Capt.
Pnrker with noe TO the command ng IN.
Ger, informing him that he was goiag 10
E;izahath City Capt. Parker learned from
.iapl. Tay Tor at the Pork Pom: Bat sery. that
up 70 that tims OILY one OF our men had been
killed III d three wounded, ana capt. Taylor
thought they could nold out unless the. were
'urne in the rear. oGip Lyi ch on his arri-
val at Elisabeth City 0ispa .chei an officer
aud obtained ANN aAitioA ugh or Two
oAe Island, snpposIng that hey were
stiil tigh ing. When lear tn- rnou CT he
Pasqattana rivr lie learned th the island
naG t.i.en Roa oks isiand Is dis ant Il GIN
III u beth City about 33 miies.
After speaking the boats ne kept on in hope
OF saving the men at the II , ..Ing b.ttery GA
the Crortaa side. Adetscnmen, OF he Fed.
sral feet cha.ed Them back saistrlbu,ed
his ammunition bstween his tour vessels
At day light Mcndry morning hudIng that
he had only seven men oi aica he could
rely TO man the batteries, he took the oftioer
and crew of the Beaufort en- shore ana maI.
ned two Of the guns at Cobos Point
The riders ot ne Com nodore were Pc
emptCry TO the comnlan 3antS I the vessels
when the means OF r. r.slstance ia led to ran
each one into shCai water, sgt rer on fire nd
save the cr-w From some uu, Explained
cause this was only ceeyed by the Command
an Of the Fanny. The fight continued at
GCbo's Point one hour and fittesn minu ties,
when he gunbnats succeeded III passing the
battery and c o-ed upon and etpsared the
Seabird aud the Ellis Tne f. 10y was set
on fire and burned, and The crew escaped and
joined the men at the battery The enemy
In overwhelming force rushed upon the Sea.
bird and Ellis and captured both. The Ap-
pomatttox escaped up toward the mouth Of
the canal, where tho Raleigh had been pre-
viously sent to get am IN unitioH.
The Forest was on the WAYS for repairs,
and If not burned fell into the hands OF the
enemy.
rhe Appomat.ox, Beaufort, and Raleigh
saved. The others were of little value.
Com. Lynch left Cobb's Point with fifty.
two officers and men, who have escaped
But six of hiR men were killed and three
wounded. &.
Is Ham and J. W. Ham, privates In Capt.
Jones's company, from arren county, N.
| q and connected with Col Shaw's 9Th N
q. regiment, arrive here on Wednesday
l night, having escaped from the enemy ii
| Roanoke Island. They represent the fight
l ing as desperate on both sides
| Col. shaw, they say, acted with great COOL
! ness and bravery throughout and when
forced to fusrsnder WAS engaged up to the
| last moment In spiking the guI .. :.
! Colonel John ' Jordan who was in com.
N and on the island, it il said displayed gredl
| bravery.
| Gen. Wharton Green's battalion was Cap
| tured soon after arriving on the island.
! AdJt Wise, nephew or Gen Wise, was
| shot through the body and killed. The less 0l
| the enemy all concur in setting down at /, 900,
| while our lossdid not exceed I5o, according
| to last accounts.