Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-20
$500 taken Prisoners
WILD STORIES OFOURLOSSES.
FoRrnEss MoNRoE, Feb. II, |
via BALTIMORE, Feb. IL.

via BALTIMORE, Feb. IL.
By q flag of truce to-day we learn the
complete success of the Burnside Expedi-
ton at Roanoke Island.
The Island was taken possession Of, and
Commodore Lynch's feet completely de-
stroycd.
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
Norfolk on Sunday afternoon aud caused
great excitement. The previous news was
very satisfactory, stating that the Yankees
had been allowed to advance for the pur-
pose Of drawing them into q trap. h,
The Rebel force on the Island is supposed
to have been only a little over 5000 efficient
Sighting mem -,
was not present during the engagement.
When the %sitution became dangerous he
was removed to Norfolk.
All the gunboats but one we're taken, and
that escaped up u creek and was probably
also destroyed.
One report says that only 10, and mother
that only rs of the Confederates escaped
from the Island.
Gen. Huger telcgraphed to Richmond
that only fifty on the Island escaped.
There appears to be no brig ht side oil
the story for the Rebels.
It Is reported that one regiment from
Massachusetts, was badly cut up, but it If
impossible to ascertain which Of the five il
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 tho Island is a 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 al
least 1000, will be here in a few days.
The Richmond Examiner this morning,
in O leading editorial, says the loss Of an
entire army on Roanoke Island is certainly
the most painful event OF tho war. The
intelligence of yesterday by telegraph il
fully confirmed. Twenty-Five hundred brave
troops on an Island in the sea were exposed
TO al the force of the Burnside fleet. They
resisted with tho most determined courage
but when $4,000 Union troops were LANDED
against them, retreat being cut of by thu
surrounding element, they were forced to
surrender. This is q repetition OF the Hat
terns affair on q larger scale.
The following dispatches on the subjcc
are taken from the Richmond papers OF thi
morning:
NORFOLK, Monday, Feb. 10, 1862.
The latest news states that Captain o
Jennings Wise, son Of Governor Wise, wa
shot through the hip aud disabled, though
his wound was not mortal. Major Lawson
and Lieut.. Miller were MORALLY wounded
About three hundred Confederates wert
killed. Our wounded number over on,
thousand. The number of Yankees woun
ded is about the same. Midshipman Cam
had his arm shot Off. Tho other oasualtie
are rs yet unreported.
A lato arrival this morning says tina
Elisabeth City had been shelled and burne,
by the Yankees, and that the enemy wa
pushing on TO Edenton.
A rumor has prevailed that Commodor,
ISnch's feet of gunboats had been captured
Il Is not regarded Us true, but it is believe,
that all were burned by the Confoderates I
prevent their capture, with the exception
Of one, which was endeayoring to make it
Escape.
The feet went to Elizabeth City fror
Roanoke Island, and was probably burne
ct the former point.
A dispatch was received at Richmond a
midnight, stating as follows:
A courier arrived here this afternoon at
o'clock, and brought intelligence that Elizl
beth City was burned this morning by tn
inhabitants. During the c~onfiagration tn
Unionists landed a large force. All on
gunboats excepting one were captured b
the enemy.
Gen. Wise has not yet arrived at Norfoll
The following very latest" we copy frol
to-day's Norfolk Day Book:
A courier arrived here yesterday ate
noon about 4 o'clock, from whom we gath,
The following information The enemy a,
vAnced in full force upon Elizabeth Cit
yesterday about Q o'clock, and began an n
tack upon that place. The citizens 6ndin
resistance vain evacuated the place, b,
before doing so set fire to the town, al
when our informant left it was still in fame
We have also TO record the capture by Il
enemy OF all our little feet, except the Fal
nv or Forrest, our informant is not oerta
which. This eludcd the enemy and MAJ
M Pasquotank River.
She was pursued, however, and fears a
entertained that she was captured. II
ssid that before our boats surrendered tn
were abandoned, and that their crews 81
coded in making their escape. II 30
are at q loss TO conjecture why the boa
wcrc not fred before they were abandone
The disaster to our little feet is attribut
b the fact that having exhausted thor 81