, 1862-02-20
THE ROANOKE AFFAIR.

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THE ROANOKE AFFAIR.
Minor Details and Secondary Inct-
dents.
We gave yesterday copious details Of the
affair at Roanoke 1s1gnd-main]y, however,
those relating to military movements We
find in our correspondence, and that Of onr
Exchanges, many items worthy Of the atten-
ton Of our readers:
CAPTURE OF FULL, BLOOD. !
During the grand retreat Of the enemy across !
the island some laughnb1e incidents occurred, |
although 1t was time lily calculated to in- /
in company with party Of ekiFmiahers be-
longing to- q Massachusetts regiment, VINO |
were searching for any shagglers OF the re-
treating foe who might be sku1king in out-of-
tle-way places, several Of them suddenly
sprang out from behind some bushes near By,
two ofthem getting into the woods and another
running across an open space, making leaps
that would have done credit to Gildersieeye,
dickson, or the american Deer
Capt. Bradford called snt for him to stop
several times, but finding VIC we're likely It to
frightened rcbel heard the order, and quick as
possible turned around, and putting up both
hands ealled out, " Please don't shoot! please
don't shoots The order having been counter
manded, the man advanced and surrendered
and professed to be Quartermsstcr Of one Of
the North Carolina Regiments.
Not long after this fifteen OF twenty prison.
ers were dl7iwn up around I good fire, and my
friend, the artist, thought it was good op-
portunity for taking sketch of them. Per
n TfhHI t1U3rFRT-
master, who had by this time recovered from
lis fright, said: II expect yousseso some Yankee
newspaper man, and want you to remember
that tho amt so good looking as some O.
tie rest in this crowd, I've got Just the best
| body present remarked that perhaps that Was
| the reason why he made such piteous appeals
| over in the field, just previously. he WIS
alarmed for fear he should lose some of it:
| Another prisoner, who said he was . Gap,
tain, and Dc certainly did look as il be had
been captain Of clam sloop, ventnred to re-
| mark that We had "bagged 4 dfiG lot of gnme
| this time" But, lie Continued, you didn't
| get the old man {meaning Gen. Wisc) nor
| Frank Anderson, either"
! DESERTED cAalP-soNETHISsi ABOUT LOVE
REBEL ARMAMENT on roASoKE ISLAND.
Continuing on our 7eram5d1ations toward
The easterly shore Of Croatan Sound, we came
TO little opening III tic woods, where there
were about a dozen tents. Not q soul could
be seen, and the Stiffness was profound. Walk.
ing up before the Lrgest tent, we halted, and
called out sshal1oa'' There WIS no reply, cx-
cept by q very eccnt-looRing dog, who put
his head out Of the opening in front, and
seemed to look good naturcd enough to say,
swalk in gentlemen
Pushing aside tue canvas we yentured inside,
and found it extremely comfortable. There
rocking chair, table containing numerou:
books, two copies Of the Norfolk Day Book
New York Herald Of January 18th, bottles con
tlining medicines, cases of surgical 1nstru
1ncnts, plate, OH which was half baked po
tato, cup and saucer, together, with large rge Va
may be excused from giving q few extract
11om one or two, which contain Information
uf i'll important character.
; SLIGHTLY ROMANTIC.
ROANOKE ISLAND, January II, 1862
My DEAR Anna Though some years hay
elapsed since saw and conycrsed with you
yet you are fresh IN my memory, and you
person in my eyes as charming as ever. Whc
last saw you was clerk in the Post Olhc
,. in the city Of Norfolk, Va.
= i more angelic creature man never beheld
thy sylrh-1ike form, thy blooming counter
. ancc and COLDER tresses which hung profusel
over and on thy beautiful shoulders; &c:
vast aI that time than any Of Gods creature
:. that ever behcld. / shall be pleased to hes
), iron. you as getting along in life. When 20
!. write direct TO 1nc at Roanoke Island, n. c
). 18th Reg. With best wishes, remain yo1
:, friend and aduirer. WE. Y
) ROANOKE ISLAND, January 29 1862,
MI DEAR, DEAR 3loTuER:-Your atftetio
S ate letter was received this evening by Cal,
II Cartwright I entreat yon on account OF yo
C sight {for am confident you write VII
e t4spccs'') to be more laconic. ~ ~
Il You wrote me about some shirts. Please 6
&C lie stuff and tx them forthwith, for you ne'
5, fear the Yankees no louSer: From all !,
:, counts here, they lave gone further sont!
T. but, should they ever come halc and atta'
J. us, we will give them 4 good 1ashing Al
81 lenrn them something Of Southern dignity.
1t Roanoke is SO well fortified that it is quitt
Il. matter Of impossibillty for them to get by I
Of In my opinion, they would find IL a: hare
H. iu:5 Gibraltar.
o. can rest quiet on tie subject, and not ALT
&c Your mind to be in tho least upset. You {
Judge Of oir force from the following:
Of Nc l;ssr forty long 322-poInd guns ready
IT. action, and Ecytn rifle guus, aud have plcl
I'd of ammunition fur five days action.
Ae 750 ritlcd and round bombs:
as 2,5G0 round shot;
as GOO grape shot;
L. Aud canister shot in abundance,
ny Everything is now colnp!Gfsss III every ::
ek | ready tor action; 60 you can sec there is
Id. use Of bcing scared don't have allusinn
ief you, because know that it is rot your dis
by pcsitiotl-but trom~ what c4n understa
so there are some who are. Give my best low
on I'll. Tell Annie am much obliged, and
TIL | little May for INC. Nothing more, save th
: remain, as heretofore, your atltc! iotlatc sol
ELLEGoor
WHY HENRY L. WISE WAS NOT cApruREI
By singular and strange transaction on
1,art Of an officer On board Of i Govern1l
I IL TTrrrrA TT1$a TN liz Il In
ser nl,llber Of 1uen who were with him at y
,1s+ Head, escaped: This vessel left Fortress n
'A@7' roe about the Sil or 9,h inst, with order
NV look after the enemy at Nays Head, at
tclc salnc time that General Burnside and e
MIL Goldsborough were cng:lglng them on Z.
.'-,s oke. When the Stars aud Stripes reached
aSn tcras Inlet, on her return with GoverDn
ing | dispatches, informing the Government Of
Fair Federal victory, We learned that
lille craft and her able commander
to Nag's Head, havlng. as is stated, run d
Of tue coast from Cape Henry 20 Hatteras u
;11c out having been able to lind the place to "
.,5 lie was sent. After reporting 10. Gel
s>.s Williams, he received such Instructions
.on- ~ was Thought would enable him to find
49,, place, when he retraced his course up
'ciS coast At this time the battle had been 10
~ T.. tllrrc days, and old Wise, with. his fo1los
1nus nus vanq,ishct', so it nattcrcd little wheths
an5 found it OR not. !
,a,. HAD Tie man III c0InNaanue OF LalaE T
~ ao;e landed above Nag's Heud, when he Was
- u - - vicinity, wa should have caught the misc
~ Wise and I'LL Ills party. Icould not
,,1 II titlcr the name OF this vessel Or her
aseu u,autler, but it is evident that VIC lost Il
u, uaPs prize, through ignorance Or disloyalty, 6
t. ~ - of which, in this instance, are lnexcusat
It, ~ Cor. Philadelphia Enquirer.
of Il Important from Fort Royal and
for VAnuah.
c.
adti been received at Port Royal up to SUI
'o5s) Feb. 9Th. Not only have the vessels sue
mnl- cd, as heretofore known, in cutting O
.ture f.ninG,nnicafion hetvccn Fort Pulaski IN
lAot vanr:],, but the forces have destroyed
watcr-pipes leading to tue city and supp
J AT it with water. The gunboats, eleven ia
olns her, and three transports, under comma
ou's- General Wright, expected to land 5000 t
csaie on Monday morning, Feb. lo:h.
sol" The obstacles encountered BY these
t1ns, were Of the most trying character. The
dried driven into the Savannah river were Of
ii OF timber. and had been placed with the grt
you cule I, was work Of no small Labor
Tue them of ut Il depth OF sixteen feet beio
ID US water This was done, however,
very Twelve regiments of troopswerc on
chner day under marching orders to leave On hi
our 1n6rn;nr for an cyTei1itiop inland to th
the | road and thence to Charleston. Three
ckncr ments Of cavalry were to join them
ltnnt simultaneous movements were to be
cnted | one to the railroad direct, and THE other
inent the vicinity Of Edisto Island. :;
stnee Within the last month large numl
IN the regiments have been arriving at Port
the | .rT1 -e,f hnarfast ordnance