The national Republican., 1862-02-15
rhs victory Won BY q Bayonst Charge.
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COMMODORE EGoLOeB0ROUaH's- OFFICIAL
DISPATCHES. -

Fortress Monroe. Feb. 10 Tho gupboat Stars
and stripes arrived here At noon from the
Burnside expedition with bearers Of dispatches
iSr the Government: sh: rspor,a the rout
oners were captured. All their gunbosts wore
burnt or captured except two, which esosped
by the canal. The Federal killed numbers
iorty.twSi wcSndsds about, one hundred and
and their wounded less than 100. -.
An advance from Hatteras took place on
Wednsadays mornins. The expedition con.
sisted OF about sixty vessels.
., tn; The feet ,snchorsd 81 stumpy Point On that
trance toCroatop Sound. After a, rsconnpis.
saroe, theC stack waa commenced on Friday
morning. the Underwater leading the column.
The rebel feet WAS attacked and dispersed In
the remainder attacked the land batteries. Tho
flight continued until dark. During the night,
10 200 men we're landed, and on Saturday morn.
ing 7 900 were advanced. masked battery OF
three guns was soon discovered BY the ekir.
tanks. The Twenty .nrst, Twenty.hfth. and
Twenty seventh NRssac husetts, and Ninth and
Fifty.hrst New York, and Tenth Connecticut
we're particularly engaged. The Twenty NTH
Massachusetts, and Tenth Connecticut suffered
The fight lasted only two or three hours,
when the battery was abandoned. Our troops
pursued, and surrounding the rebel camps,
took nearly the whole Command prisoners. o.
Jennings Wise was wounded, and was shot
twice while endesvoring TO escape in \ boat,
and has since died Of his wounds. Col. Hussell,
Of the Tenth Connecticut. was killed at the
head OF his regiment. Lieut.. Col. vigier De
Monteil, of the d'Epineuil Zousves. whose ser.
officers we're killed above the rank of Ieuton.
ant. Our total loss Of killed and wounded is
less than two hundred, and the number of killed
only Is less than Atty. We took between 1000
sent to New York by the B. II. Spaulding and
other steamers. Among them are about twelve
or fifteen cOlonels, lieutenant colonels, and
majors. #
in Sunday afternoon fleet of fifteen gun.
boats started for Elizabeth City. The place
was sbelled. and having been evacuated and
partially burned by the rebel troops. was occu.
pied.
All the rebel feet WAS sunk or burnt except
two, the Roanoke and Beaufort, Wbich escaped
up the canal. The Sea Bird, which was the
nag ship of Commodore Lynch, was run down
and boarded, and the Commodore escaped 10
the shore by swimming.
The Stars and Stripes brings y bearer of
dore Col l,sborough. All take cargo Of ammu.
milton. and will return immediately.
Gov. Wise was at Nag's Head, and succeeded
In escaping TO Norfolk.
The rebels made no hght after being driven
from their entrenchments, which was done by
Hawkins Zouaves and the Twenty. .nrst Msssa.
chusetts. Young Vine resisted ihe storming
parties until he was wounded, whom he was
carried off, and bis command retreated with
the o,hers to the upper end OF the island, where
they laid down their arms.
Elizabeth City was about half burnt by the
rebel soldiers. The people sent of deputatiOn
10 Com. GoldsbOrOugh. asking him TO send a
force to assist in extiDguish,ng the hames.
Edenton was taken possession of on Wednes.
day by Com. GoldsbOrOugh, no opposition bong
offered.
loss OF Roanoke Island TO the bluudering mem.
cheney of their navy.
Gov. Letohsr bss issued an order for the
formation of home guards for Norfolk, Peters.
burg. and Richmond.
Messrs. Ames and Fish return tU Baltimore,
the rebels refusing tU receive them.
Four hundred released Federal prisoners will
reach Old Point ON Friday or Saturday.