Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-12
Loyal Blacks Assist In the Cap.
tuTe OF Roanoke Island.
7URTBER PARTICULARS OF TIE
FORT HENRY EXPEDITION.
Pickens Again Opening Fire.
GUN-BOAT OSCEOLA WRECKED AND
HER CREW TAKEN PRISONERS.
Especial to New York Tribune. I

WASHINGTON, February IL Mr. Arnold,
from the Committee on Lake and River de.
fepses, will report tomorrow. The commit.
tee recommends extensive repairs of the forti-
fcatioDs at Mackinac, St. Clair River, Buffalo
and Oswego; the establishment Of national
foundery at Chicago for the casting of heavy
ordnance, depots for naval stores on Lakes
Michigan, Erie and Ontario and the enlarge
ment of the Illinois and Michigan Canal.
The report embraces a large amount of sta
tistics relative to the commerce of the lakes
II says there is no present danger of rup.
ture with Great Britain, but that power has
On advantage over us in the ST. Lawrence
and Welland Canal capable Of admitting gum
boats from the Atlantic, which we ought to
counterbalance, in order to be prepared for
all possible emergencies.
The Naval Committee Of the House will
recommend an appropriation OF $4,000, 900
10 build gun-boats.
GTribunes Corresp ondence.l
Advices from Hatteras state that loyal
blacks from North Carolina help to man the
feet of Flag. officer Golisborougb, aud to
serve the guns which have sunk rebel gun
boats and compelled the surrender of Ro-
apoBe Island.
General U. P. Smith, lately at Paducah,
has not been rejected by the Senate. Oh
jections to him being made by Kentucky
Senators, the nomination was laid over for
the present.
The Secretary of War calls for proposals
from shippers, ship owners and express lines
by telegraph, mail or personal application
for establishing regular daily communicl.
ton between Fortress Monroe aud Port
Royal, Ilatteras and Roanoke Island. No
proposition of a speculative feature will be
entertained, nor will the contract be given
to any person not in the line of business pro
posed.
FORTRESS MONROE, February ll.-By the
flag of truce we have the following particu
lars through rebel sources of the complete
success of BuTnside's forces at Roanoke
Island. The Island has been taken posses
sion of by the Federals, and Commodore
Lynch's (rebeD feet completely DESTROYED.
Elizabeth City was attacked on Sunday
and evacuated by the Inhabitants. 1t was
previously burned, whether by our shells or
by the Inhabitants, is not certain.
The first news of the defeat arrived at
Norfolk on Sunday afternoon, and caused
great excitement. The previous news was
very satisfactory, stating that the Yankees
had been allowed to advance for the purpose
of drawing them into a trap.
The rebel force on the Island is supposed
to have been only little over 5000 effective
fighting men.
General Wise was ill at Nag's Head, and
and was not present during the engagement
When the situation became dangerous he
was removed to Norfolk.
All the gunboats but one were taken; that
escaped up a creek and was probably also
destroyed.
One report at Norfolk says only 70, and
another 200 escaped from the Island.
General Huger telegraphed to Richmond
that only 60 on the Island escaped. There
appears to be no bright side of the story for
the rebels.
The Richmond Examiner of this morning
says in leading editorial: "The loss of an
entire army on Roanoke Island is certainly
the most painful event of the war. The in.
telliqence by telegraph yesterday is fully
confirmed. Twenty-Five hundred brave
troops on an island in the sea were exposed
to all the force of Burnsdes feet. They
resisted with courage, but when $4,000 men
were landed against them, and their retreat
cut off by the surrounding element, they
were forced to surrender. This is a repeti-
tion of Hatteras on large SCALE"
The following are the telegraDhic dis
patches on the subject in the Richmond
papers of this morning;
NORFOLK, February l0.-The latest news
states that o. Jennings Wise, son of Gov
ernor Wise, was shot through the hip, and
disabled, though the wound is not mortal.
Major Lauser and Lieutenant Miller are
mortRlly wounded.
About 300 Oonfederates were killed. Our
wounded number over 1000 The number
| of Yankees wounded is about the same. Mid
! shipman Csmm had his arm shot of. The
other casualties are unimportant.
A late arrival this morning says Elizabeth
City has been shelled and burned by the
Yankees, and their army is pushing on to
Edenton.
SECOND DISPATCH.
NORFOLK, February l0.-A rumor has pre-
vailed that Commodore Lynchs feet ofgun-
boats had been captured. 1t is not regarded
true, but it is believed that all were burned
by the Confederates to prevent their capture,
with the exception of one which was en-
deavoring to make its escape. The feet went
to Elizabeth City from Roanoke Island, and
was probably burned at the former point.
| THIRD DISPATCH
NORFOLK, Feb. 10. (Received in Rich
/ mond at midnight.) A courier arrived here
this afternoon at four o'clock and brought
intelligence that Elizabeth City was burned
this morniSg by theinhabitants- During th'
conAagratiOu, the Fedefals landed lsrg,
force. All our gunboats but one were cap
tured by the enemy. Gen. Wise has not ye
arrived at Norfolk.
The following is the very latest from to
days Day Book A courier arrived her
yesterday afternoon about three o clock, frou
whom we gather the following information