Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-14
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TioOry al Roanoke Island Complete JFhole
Rebel .4rmy and Fleet CqPiurea-- elisabeth
Cay Successful Trip Of our Gaa
Beats up the Tennessee RiUcr
FunrREss MoNRnE, Feb. 11.-Ry Il flag of
truce to-day we learn the complete success Of
the Burnside exp, ,dilion ut Roanoke Island
! The Island wa taken possession Of and Com
mo,Eore 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 Tie inhabitants, is not certain.
! The first news of the defeat arrived at Nor
/ folk on sunday =. Nj ard caused great excite
/ ment. The previous news WIS very SatiSiac-
| tory. s.aing that the Yankees had been al
| lowed to ;,,lv,nsc for the purpose of drawing
! th m into Il trap. The rebel iorce ON the Is
laud is suppos; Il to have been little over s.
! coo fighting men.
/ t;rm. Wise was i'll at Nays Head, and was
no; present during the engagement When
/ Tie situation bccamc dangerous he was rcnov-
/ cd TO Norlo K.
/ All the gaubualS but one were taken, and
/ Iln,t escaped MP creek and was probabv de
s:rnyel.
/ One report says that only 20, and another
that only % of the Cunfcdcraies escaped from
the lSlandi t354. Lager tclsgraphrd to Rich
mont that only 30 on the ISIat.d escaped
There appears 10 bc 10 bright sid. Of the story
, iOr The rcbrls.
! The Richmond Examiner This morning, in a
l,4ulng editorial. says the loss Of our enliry.
army "n It,an,br Island is certainly the mast
painful event Of the war. The Intelligence OF
yesterday by telegraph is Fu 'lr confirm d. ?
80 brave troote. on ,lu island in the sea, were
xPOscl TO al the force Of the i DIrn>i,l. ,cl
| 'Fhcy resisted with the M 'st determined cuur
a-r. bui when $4,000 Federal troops were
lan,!cA aysAiiasI lhenR-retrrdt being cut eff by
tie surrounding e!cus'nts they were forced
% surrender. This is Il rrYeIit;on of the Hat
leras aflr on large scale.
TlIe following dispatches on the subject are
taken Fron the RICHMOND Fapcrs of this morn
in@:
NeRFm.R. Feb To- The latest news states
that Captain q. jennings Wise. son OF tiov-
error " st. MS Shit iLruagh the hip and dis
abitd. though his wound is not mortal Mai.
lawson and Lcut. Miller wrre mor:ally wouu-
= did Ab'aI. 300 Couiclralts were Killed
J The wou,d d humber over ! 900. The mum
: b,r Of Yankees won,,lpl Is lb5at the SAM.
y hate arrival This morning says that Eliza
beth ely h.tt lee, ii slellr,l and burucl by the
Iar:&re$, AMI ihc csemy WAS pushing on to
Eadcut H.
sLCp%p rI-r VTcn,
/ NuEFnLK Feb. IO.-A rumor las prevailed
] that Commodore Lynch's fleet Of gunboats
! h'sl bs7n captured. Ii is not regarded lis true,
i,,lt il Is believed That all were burn,I by the
/ Confederate 10 prevent jlair capture, with
the exception Of one, which was endcavoring to
nuke is escape. Thu feet went to Elizabeth
I City from R')unnkc Island, and was probably
burnt at the former point.
! THIRD DISPATCH.
NORFOLK Feb. lO.-A dispatch was receiv-
cd ut Richmond at midnight, stating us follows:
a courier arrived here this afternoon at four
O'Clock, and brought the intelligence that
Elizabeth City was burned this morning by
its inhabitants. Duiing the conAagration
the Federals landed large force. All our
gunboats excepting, QUE, were captured by the