Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-15


F7 MoNaoE, Feb. IL.
The ganboa Stars and Stripes arrived .hi.
noon, from burnside expedition, with bearers Of
dispatches for the Government. They report the
rout OF the rebels is complete. 5000 prisoners
were captured and all their gun boats burned o,
captured, except two, which escaped in the csnul
The Federal loss in killed az; wouzded abotf,
l40. Rebels killed about 30, and .aeir wounded
not less than lGd.
The advance from Ha,tcras tool. place on
"Wednesday morning the expedition consisting o.
| about GO vessels. The feet anchored of Stumpy
Point that night, and the mex. day proceeded
70 the entrance of Crotoo Sound. ..f.er recon
nosance, the attack commenced on Friday
morning, the nderwriter leading the column. Tho
rebel heet was attacked and dispersed ia half an
hour, BY the navy, while the remainder attacked
the land batteries. The fight continued Till dark
During the night, ten thousand men were laaded,
| and on Saturday morning, seven th housand more.
masked battery Of three guns was soon dis
| Covered by the skirmishers, and wss stsAked 10
front and on both Aanks. The 2lst, 18th and 9th
| Mas sach usetts, the 9ih snd SIS. New York and
the 18th Connecticut, were particularly engaged
The 18th Massachusetts, and the 10th Connect,cut
| suffered most severely. The fgh. lasted only two
! or three hours, when the battery MAS abandoned
Our troops pursued and surrounded the rebel
camp, and took nearly the whole comma nd prison.
ers.
o. Jennings Wise was shot twice while endeav-
orlng to escape iu boat.
Col. Russell, Of the 10Th Connecticut, was killed
| st the head Of his regiment
Lieut.. Col. D. Aontiele, of the Deparel Zouaves,
| whose Zsuaves we're voluntary, was killed.
No other officers were killed above the rank of
Lieutenant. Our total loss in killed and wounded
is less than zoo and the number OF killed 10 less
than so.
On Sunday p. m, feet Of ffteer gun boats
started for Elizabeth City. The place was shelled,
and having been evacuated and partially burned,
was occupied.
The Sea Bird, which was the hag ship Of Com
Lynde, vas run down and boarded, and the gallant
Com. caLed by swimming to tho shore.
The news from Elizabeth City was received at
Roanoke Island Monday evening, thst Gen.
Wise was at Asyhead, and had succeeded in
| escaping to Norfolk.
The rebel. made no fight after being driven
| from their eotrenchments, which vas done By the
| Hawkins Zousves and the 2lst Massachusetts,.
Young Wise resisted tho etorming parties till
| hs was vounded ssd carried "a, vhen hu con.
maud retrsated With the others to the upper psrt
| Of the isiand, where they laid down their arms.
Elizabeth City VAS about half burnt BY the
rebel soldiers The people sert of deputa.icn
70 Com. Goldsboro, askiag him to send force 70
assist in extinguishiag the flames.
E1erton was taken possession OF on Wednes.
day By Com. Go!dsboro, no opposition being Of
fered.
Norfolk and Richmond papers attribute the loss
| Of Roanoke leland to the blundering ineficiency
Of the navy. They still persist 10 asserting tbs
| l,Cao Feierals were killed. They also charged
some Roanoke Island farmer With assisting and
plotting the Yankees y the only point they could
effect landing, the landing being aanked on al
| sides BY IN extensive marsh.
A dispatch from Memphis TO Norfolk admits
| that the Federal dag was cheersd on the Tennss-
see river BY the people, and assert that the Feder
als nsithss ssised nor Destroyed any private prop
ssty. not even cotton.
Gov Letcher Issued IN order for the formation
of Homo Guards foe the defence Of Norfolk, Pc
tersburg and Richmond.
Bishop Ames And Hon. b. Fish retained to Bal
| timore, the rebels refusing 70 recsive them.
The Richmond Dispase6 says: "Our 1ennsaes
exchsnges gave ~ gloomy prospect: Tor the fu-
ture in that past Of the Cosfsdssacy."
Several leading journals insinusse plainly that
there u really : threatening state Of sdaiQ in
East Tennessee, growing out of the idoatsous love
Of many Of tAoee psopls 70 the Old Union.
TIE eoerespeadent of tbe Nsnphis Ass;assAs
vitee thae tie eonditioa Of The iatssioe eountiee
70 ~ i0p.ovsd ~ tie laPss q dine. he pseale
epushsad sa inasdiats sdva1oe Il The Nosih.
sss nsa ssd tsaitors TO Tie Soath, ~ eviaee
their joy In svssy village and nslgAboeAood.
The Uniosists ass making denoosleatioas IN
oaay q ths nsstAeR seanliolk kaaA svea q No.