The weekly sun., 1862-02-22
Fur,h,r De,ou. of the Burn,ido Victories

Furtht Detnne OF inc burnaldc NlctOrta.
tN,tuEsr or rnr riCur.
MANY css"s Of individual darisg are men
u"ued in iLe ,Nnoke Island conflict. In the
curse Of the actor, shell burst "a the United
At gunbsat hs',cl -nt se, her mag,. ne un Gre.
L '...enani enkGn her Vyo cnccr, ordered
tic ~ the AZ zine ~ cNt,ug uss ths Gre, bui
thty N,sita'iug, brt,ok ueho-c IN h,, Su h.nds,
I.-uns W. and ex,m.,ui,hed the a,ine. beerre
t ey reached the l'adsr a similar occurrence
,ooE place on the G res from tho burst,ug ~
ui, when A tnr-I.s,cr Dn maid sprang in,o the
rsrs ,lne and eV,h i'uishea the Gre.
| Liout C"'. be N uucl, Vlo luptsered IN the
,srnuh ur,n the tcy oauc-y, r.c,iecd his i,a,h-
wound willie heading the si,auc., aud wlte iu
ne act Of shuutrr, Some or, Us. We vii.
.hoW them how w. aght.'
Cil. Rus. ell, oft1e Tcnth Connecticut regiment,
81. d.ad fnnrn hs horse, u, the heal Of hts reg
urut, while m.rch'u1 agains, 'hc enemy. Strange
- IL may sppcar, MT scrst.h w,s found upon his
s~y When eN "a in"i, and his dcah must have
Que frum the Nird OF a cannon bal, or from *
.tu,ut.
rAEIi,uLNns ~ rru suErr>um
II two T. Ma and the brigade halted
" hil an hour ~ obtain ref eshmrnts. They then
tuird In the track n the rttr-@,ing army, whi,h
I'D ttk.n the road Lwar,i- Camp Georgia az
lies defiant Company Z, T yesty-6 It sss..
lus,ti~ wN th'pSn forsArd a. an advaucci
guard, and when withh 2, ~ ~ mile ~ the re-
81 camp, they came suddenly upon party Of
,ki' II ishers, who fred upon them out ~ a wiod.
| Il ~ men had been thro~n out ~ shirmishers,
,r no one In Tn-ir hrr W,s tc .ururd,
4 hicr killed three Of tie isnoI- ant Woun vel -
usLy Others. A halt w.s ordered snd the / uH,
cu Wrte ordered H. hN Oayun'ts, p,rst,ry ~
,hs.ge Soon H'tCr, person was observed ~
.hc'uR, VITO D White handkerchief up N The
- ls sword. II. prves ~ ne lieut. CJl sir,
Nio Rss'd ~ fUs the comUai der - th- Iui iu
Ores Lieut. How y th'n '''u'uctet tim hsfprc
den. Foster, when the following conversation en-
| suedi
Col. Por-Are you the ,mmandcr - the alon
l .ur..s!
Got. Fos'er-Y,-, sir
Y Psr--l .Iu.e sir, = nsk wA,t terms OF c,p.-
| ~ alton Nuu viii g'Hni tp nur army.
- F.Se--N ne wra'sver, -ir. Nthing hut
| iumc late and inc niit'na surrender.
Col Pow tn.n 'iv'd pcrmis-'nu ~ 20 and cpn-
suit Cl. SHAW, ~Lu sD.. siier appeared aud u.n.is
| surrender g al u etr,. IA und.r Nj command.
now rur Ernns rook rnrrE lnrE,r.
The uuip.ity OF ~ rank End he tested voTy
iul, get ~ having bo.u defeated. Tnsy m Il
utp'I-'d Gt tit Il ,darnte l. ne q uil ems ,ud
Ten to~ ards ih,u aud in lsss than after
teif sur 'ud", kuuis Of oar ttuuIs ult be seen
| ~ ..i' male ".'st friendly c.'uv- Ssarn With
LHir r,,i. T. rome who -" uicd rr.S-ur.Si ard
its At oa-r iu their novel position. They we're,
| 'o~'ver, very al x MS hhrut thr disposition that
| would l+ made o'' en, avd particularly dread tue
~ ~ n"'ug s-t to our cold climate At this
the year.
| Tnoint-iyie between Gen. Burnside and Col
| a., the Cnumandsr ~ th- rebel army, waa a
u's NToial aud 'usiuess-hke affair
| What are you going to d. with VI, Genera''"
| asked Shaw.
Tue General, smiling pleasantly, repliei "O1, ~e
All take g'nl care NJ sou There s'e .in- of my
s " Sttll dnWn south, and will De able tp get
hem back"
| 'Bu, cnuldnp you permit us n remain here,
Il
1 na -"
~ havn't the r-ryisons n feet - many Of you
up rorr," said Gen. Burnside; "Iid then, y,u
know, Ne snail require all Ihose 4, ar,ers for our
| mem"
| A. night came on, aud the wind was blew ug
| III ,.om Ne torthWtst the prisoners b+gsa o.
| nuLihvt uNitty a., h. whHre they -hnuld quarter
hr thuBIgtt. Gen. Rsno aCcnrdiugly directed that
40 on,-tunl Of d, the houses should be assigned
| - their quarters, AVID 'hAt they should aso navs
heir tents pit'hc,i IA tre rear Il tha h uses
4 strong quart was posted, and sll hands, weary
- thtr dny'F l,or, retuol u their quarters, aud
ruioved the Ii 81 nighrs sleep on shore for five
weeks.
| 4 toaRrroNpENT's ACCOUNT or rIW pRsrRuJ RIOS
or RruyL rLTr
| After the great victory Of Roanoke Hand,
ard ~ soon suitable PIE pGrAtnns c,ud hs made,
~ rtion ~ the fleet pfo,eei-l tn KlU.bath city,
FOR the purpose of capturing tts RsOul Navy. Ga
arriving at the mnutn Of P.aW tauk River, On
wtiCn E1,b-th CITY Is situated, it de idet tD
ohur hr tie mig /, and pr ceed ~ give the enemy
| Dafie early IA TIE morning.
The sguadruu anchored arrnss the river, 81 that
nnshiu" could p,s- In the night and AL hauds were
nrdertsi In isy. their slt-krms hy ts-m. ~ a. u
| b. r.als fur the euemy, should he au.tk ~ be-
| re morning. IL WAS etutihl moin'igh night,
put u" emmy cane In sg ht until mprnlug, wien
| Just at th' treak ~ day a loaded SCH nsr wa
| II GOV, r'd c0u 8 dswn the iiv'r, and u opurs,
| wss an easy pnze. Slt was taken by the steamer
| S-y mour.
". curne in sgbt Of Elizabeth City shout eight
| 'Cl X, aud, We approached, Wa disc lyersd the
| enemy 4 m "a Inns ~ hat
| q "a p nj Of the city, ready ~ reo-ive US. fort
Rs slsl Discovered "n point which projected uut
| NE .on'idertle d'stanc"-oLe-h1rth Of q mills
perhaps fpnt of tho rebel line Of lnsrs; and
| Iu.uly oppnSi'e Of this n . schooner, an
rhored, on whi wore tSo heavv rifle guns the
| dsian - tstSeen the f't ard TINS schO bsi ~
| shout hall mile. Four large guns we're mounted
on the fort and was thougl by the rebe \ that
No fleet Of ours could pass this narrow channel ,
cons quenily they considered tsu EnlvrA safe, with
tue SsSlstnce of their navy, drawH UP between the
| city and { rt.
A. the sight Of the enemy everything was ia rea
dnesS for n.tte. t. di scribe the wild DO ight II
our brave biu' -Ra ket=, wheu they htst discJSsrd
| tie enemy, ~ more g. II th" ptn do. All -y-s
%@re IA tie commaudsr, Risen, 70 zee wnn th-
| ing the IN
Ia due tine he ran NJ the signal g. engage the
! et ctuy m cloSe hctiol, hand +, hand. W. wen.
tlen abpuT two mule, from the snouy. This WAS a
sigma. fuT ttt ui ~ ed ~ we a. the signal fr y
deadly enc sntsT with 4 desperate fi0, whuAa Al.
Wa stak,d u, tlis 0td engagement Fo. H.
1
ers in their 'pgfuCs 10 outsiIip eHch othef IA a.
+ first ~ rect the 'uemy Of the kspublE f.ce "
aus.
| 1te river hepaa a. narrow ~ va approached the
c'ty. Tie point vi eTe Ihe fort stu ,ted nscas.
-snly hCut u uur s'eamers carer Luethrr, IN Sins
| .heu iurc marks ~ the sneny's guns ind..l y
| would be Irtrutlr /. "a shot irlni ono ~ tie enr-
| HS's guns diI IA s'tike ire one Of our stG,mer
| thd"r the crouTIt nc'e, uust snv ntl ~ % tnmln.
| ier would hCvt tonght It advisable T. fHt att .ck
we Nv AMI Ail-i 90 The guns on Dulu rtta ~ that
| 'hIi"" p"ht aud then attack the Re-, e steamers
| Hi h" ~ WIN the brave R1NAn. Whu4e motto Is l..
| nag uhyon"t "a tho euouy y hru-, er aud WLe~-
1 -Wr be may he uund, Ia action thH plsti g. 4, ,
en- manrp's slip n Ia the c'nter al the 80 nd ~
| IN u -lswHr', Ctpt 'Vs''s fsr slip was a a.,
1 head fthe SnyAn'i M c lumn Snd lel the van N
.''ontion WAS pal 10 tue frt arn'd soho nsr AZ
| tEey dtrh'd by them through perfsct tp1ent a,
| he AID grape, b.Aiden the Tehs neamors, ana
L -ulhgsi them a. the point ~ the bsyonet, ~ q f,
paui ,.r'ckon rehe's leap'd int the wl'e- In every
| ur-,tun. Many we g kilei ny the b,yonet aud
revolver IN this hand -to-hs dghS and sank below
l the water. Their re, nsA will doubtl-ss never BE-
<uoWn W US; the slaughter, hOweser, was fearful,
i ,nd she struggle shor ard desporAte-aOt m1rs
Il tLAn fftssn minutes W duration
The tnrt and Nrmsa NohInur vera Diverted quite
~ si. ~ ~sis To I.ls. s.e.-s q, w. i "a Il-1.