, 1862-02-22

to The enemy. lit NltnAIc" AVua Asouey |
mon the approach Of Jackson; but US soon
rs The force under Gen. Lor1ng was ordered
a1yay. ic returned and nended his hold byeX-
tending Lis line Of occupation to Moordelds.
Hardy county is one Of the richest IN the
northern portion Of the State. me corn crop
of that county is immense. Thousands OF
cattle are In winter quarters, driven tnefe 10
be fattened for market. t
FROM GEN. W1sEts COMMAND.
The Richmond Dispatch Of Saturday says
On Thursday, at three. O'Clock, six Of the |
gunboats (side-whccl steamers) OF the enemy |
appeared off the mouth Of the A1bemafle aud |
Cu11ituck canal, and fred few cannon shoss
at the amp Of General Wise, then 81 Inc
bridge mile or SO distant. me . 6enera G
tuck Court House, IS he had no means of de-
fence against the guns Of the boats. This nc
did. Subsequently he ordered further With
draWal to Great Bridge, in Norfolk county. 4
or three hundred, but they did not leave the
protection Of the boats while observed Gen.
Wise had only Eome 200 men. Hennlngsen'5 |
batteries we're not with him.
MOVEMENTS AND DESIGNS OF THE FEEDER
The Wilmington ii. AtS: g. 1ouy,.a. of weanes.
day, says:
The Federal gunboats hare passed up to |
Winston, the county seat Of Hertford county, |
on the Chowan river. The Chowan is formed |
by the confluence Of the Meherrin and Notta- |
way rivers. The main branch Of the NOttaway |
is the Black Water, which is crossed By the |
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, about halt
rather nearer than the latter place. The Black |
Water is naYigable up the railroad, as steam
er has been running regularly in connection
with the railroad trains, although necessarily q
small one, owing to tue narrowness and crook !
edness Of the stream. The movements Of the
Ti1cc1nitp pnph1afS 1I0r7d eapTn IN iudipefn
desire to force their way up Us far as the Ports-
mouth road, SO as either to obtain possession
Of it or at least cut oil communication by that
line.
Although capable Of doing much harm to
the people resident on the shores Of the sounds
and the rivers emptying into them, it is eyi-
dent that there would be no strategic end to
be served that would repay the vast outlay of
men and money that the Burnside expedition
has occasioncd, unless either Norfolk is at
tucked or possession is obtained Of some Lead
ing line Of railroad, and therefore, it Is, We
take it, that the attention Of our authorities
will be or at least ought to be, directed to the
protection OF the lines Of communication, es-
specially the lines Of water communication,
leading from the navfgable waters of Albcr-
marie and Pamlico Sounds, in the direction Of
any Of our public works. The Black Water,
although deep, is SO narTow and crooked that
it might be stopped By trees felled across it.
FIGHT AT ROANOKE ISLAND, ETC.
The Day Book appropriates Il half column Of
loaded matter to further particulars Of the
fight at Roanoke Island. It states that:
S'Pork Point battery was under the conf
mand Of Major Hill, and although the enemy
directed most Of their firing against it, yet, at
the end Of the first days fight only one man was
killed and three wounded. During the night the
enemy landed q force estimated at from eight
to ten thousand, and ut eight o o'clock the next
morning Saturday, J commenced moving for
ward, when our artillery stationed on the main
road beyond the swamp. opened fire with ar
til1cry from three pieces, which consisted Of
one 2I-pound howitzcr, ono 12-pouud and one
G-pound fcld-piecc. They were in charge Of
Licnt. sWi!1ianl sel0cn, Lieut.. Kenney, and
guns were managed with great skill and brave
r., and nob1y poured forth yolley after yolley
for the space Of three hours. Tie Fcderais
brought three Of their mountain howitzers to
bear upon the work, but the Confedcrates stood
until all their ammunition was gone. In the
meantime the vessels Of the enemy opened ire
with their Dah1yren guns, which, however,
did but slight execution. As for the Wier
Point battery, it did not fire more than four
shots, as its position WAS too remote to work
federatc. side was but ten, as follows: Capt.
Q: Jennings Wise, Capt. Robert Coles, Lieut..
William B. Seldeli, aud seven priyates
:On Thursday reconnaissance was made
ofthe enc1ny's forces Of Croatan Island, near
Roanoke Island, and the following was The
ttT:a .s 1.1 sH3s 80 l IoA'o"s.
=, e.! rNe s1ue-W1ecl sca Steamers;
tsegns Pl9pcness 1L,e.ss,'.
9escn s1dc-Whcel flEcr steamers;
"Tflrce canal propcllers;
ttTwcntV.t;vc tronsnorts. nn,a,,fno f;ftv.forr
| in ali. nN'' '-'oA
sit is reported that some Of the cncmy's
gEn-boats have gone up the A1bemarie Sound.
"sevcral of their gun-boats also went up to
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o, .o eu".' ora u o,,nanoI ;,nu a anGn aRor ~
l,.n , WIZ "e1o en5's'o IL oali4es1aAnSs eae
| c'ta1. sfG-
oc fs,,a ,.;s 1as s,a n ~ raeG - oan, t1
bodies Of the killed, aud tley were brotrht IN
in the stcurcr Arrow.
on Thursday evening. tl.at Elizabeth Civ had
| thirty l,uiliinps hnr1efi amnn@st wh;ch' ,yerc
| two hotels He says of liz o,vn nnrs,,I
| knowledge the place WAS fired hv its own
citizens. 0"A
ttThe Fcdcrals have succeeded in fo,;nu
twcnty.f five hundred prisoners They conf;.s2
loss of three lmnlrt.i Killed o,nnn,-t ,r1,,,,,
were two 1,rIncipal ccIonc1ss and nt1,cr nrnn,;-
| ucut offlccrs.'
| stVIRGINIA DEFENDERS"
| Il 1,romincnt advertisement l. ,,,,,,1;z1o3 i,
| tie Do7t IS1o1 4vl,ic co}1s .tinnt;nn ~ +1,a 10
fact thai thyty or f,rty men arn .yantcd ID in. im
mcdiatcly to ill IN the company known rs tn, the
Virginia Defenders. An eloquent appeal is
made OF the score Of defending the sacred soil
| Of Virginia, and the sum Of one hundred dol
| lars bounty in Confederate notes, OF course,
| is guaranteed.
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