The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-02-13

FROM FORT MONROE
foEr McNaor, Feb. ll.-Bs the DAG OF
truce We have the following particulars thro
rebel sources. of the complete success OF
Bumside's forces az Roanoke Island.
The Island mas been taken possession OF
bs the Fedcrals. and Commodore Ivnch's
rebel fleet completely DESTROYED.
Elizabeth City ws- attacked ON SUNDAY
and evacussed by the inhabitants. il MAS
previously burned. whether bs our shells or
by the inhabitants l. not certain.
The first news Of the defeat arrived al
Norfolk on Sunday afternoon. and caused
great excitement. The previous news Was
very satisfactory, stating that the Yankees
had been allowed 90 advance for the purpose
of drawing them into a trap.
The rebel force on the Island il supposed
TO have have been only a little over 1000
effective fighting men. Gen. Wise wa i'll 9t
Nsgs Head. and was not present during the
engagement. when the situation became
dangerous, be WA remo,e ed 10 Norfolk
All the gunboats but one were taken, that
escaped mp a creek aud aas probably also
DESTROYED.
One report At Norfolk says onl, seventy,
aud another only two hundred escaped from
the Island.
Gen. Huger tolegraphcd to Richmond that
only Ga on the Island escaped.
There appears To he No right side ct tho
story for the rebels.
The Richmond Examiner of this morning
ssys In n leading editorial. 'The loss OF an
entire army on Roanoke Island i the most
painful event of the war.
The intelligence by telegraph Yesterday,
IA fully confirmed
Twenty-Five hundred brave troops ON an
Island in the sea. were exposed 20 all the
FIRE Of Burnside's feet. They resisted with
courage, but whom fifteen thousand men
were landed against them and their retreat
being cut of by the surrounding element.
they were forced 10 surrender.
This il a repetition Of Hatteras Ca a lar
ger sca;e.
The following are the tclegraphic dis
patches on the subject in tho Richmond pa
pers Of this morning.
NORFOLK Feb. lo-The latest news state,
that o. Jennings Wise, son of Gov. Wise
Wa shot through tho hip and disabled. hu
the wound was not mortal.
Major LANCER and Lieutenant Miller ar
MORALLY wounded.
About three hundred confederateg wer,
killed and over one thousand wounded. Tn
number Of YANKEES wounded Il abont ih'
same.
Midshipman camm had his arm ahoi OF
the other casualties are unimportani
A late arrival this morning. rsys Elizsbet
CITY has been shelled and burned by IN
Yankees. and that Burnside il pushing on
thrargh 10 Edenton.
SECOND pIsPATcn.
NORFOLK Feb. Io.-A fumor has prevail
"a - n..a1rw. wuaha Hnas nf rttr hnas
had been captured.
IL + not regarded az true. hut Il j. bellies
ed that all were burned 10y the Confederate
10 prevent their capture, With the exceptio
Of one. which was eude~orinc 20 make II
!, escape.
: The feet went 10 Elizabeth City froI
Roanoke Island. and was probably burned
0 the former point.
b THigp DISPATCH.
4 NoEroLk, Feb. 10.-Receised Ia Eicl
a mond sc midnight. A courier arrived hei
this afternoon st Z o'clock and brought II
q tsIligence that Elizabeth City was burns
Il this morning by the inhabitants.
During the conaagration the federa
n landed a large force. All our g~unhoats b'
one we're captured by the enemy.
y Gen. Wac has not vet arrived a. Nofioi
The following j. the very latest from q
ftv's Day BOOK
\ courier arrived here YESTERDAY affe
noon about 2 O'Clock, from which ne gath
. IN. following Information
The cnemy advanced "a ill force u-
Elizabeth Oity YESTERDAY. apoui : o'cloc
AMI began the attack uyon that place
The ciiil ens fndin resistance vain. evac5lai'
the place. Before DO 40. thes set fire
% the town and when onr informant lett
Az Wa stu IN flame.
u We have also 10 record the cafanei bs q
an enemy ~ all our little feet exccpt the "a
~ nv or or Forest. our informant y not ccria
:. ~hich This boat clndei tho enemy. a
- made up the rasquatank ns-r. She =
~ pafssei however. and fesr~ arc entertain
- tist she too was captured.
- liz ali that heiore our tssai. surrender
AZ they were abandoned. and their crews -
ce~lel IN making their escape II N Ne
as loss - conjecture why the boots ~
- n0t fred before being abandoned.
The disaster 70 our fftle neet = attnhnl
70 th- fart that having exhausted the snip
of coal and AMMUNITION ihey proceeded
Elizabeth Cty for the purpose Of oh'ainI
a supply.
Every Effort was made b obtain coal,
a.. withont success, az "a return - the lsl'
- ~ tFHIA IL "H~f
: forces. Al dssails ~ published with rel
= cnce 60 10 cafsarc Of Roanoke leland.
s.- confrped nv the courier. Who represents
~ loss at three hundred killed and uosnd
sud that of the enemy a les shsu one tho
and.
Gncat hasoc 49, made among them III
coming up the road Leading b. he Fort.
forces hroagli 10 hear uror ,hem two
poandrrs. and az ever Gre their ranks .
~ terribly shirrc1 The Place ~ ne al
~ ho~ersr. we've quickly hlled
= Park fclni battery "a mAuncl -
- Richmond Wass. and most nobi, dit Z
icfend u Dnrirg the conflict the, SER
tackea y, a wbole regimrnt Of Kouavcs.
thonfh coraraefrir oFcrpoversd. they "a
her ground h~fatcff. nof IN the fieAi
: "a sasc r~vcn iell t~icciibr - The eros
81 There j. rs1 fe4e1n % hei'efc that
ten. Hennlugsrr unh ~ artillery ices
the f1sni. - weai1 oai have been fol
= to safren1ef.
The lack az Geld tiecs~ a. ta1l,
and hsd they been II hari the enemy
hsr~ would never have besn a'ff - !
lsD8sd his fcrce<L
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