The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-02-15
various Reports from the south.
Fort Monroe, Feb. Is.

roTt MUnTocs IeU. 10.
The gunboat Stars and Stripes arrived
this noon from Burnside's Expedition
with bearer Of dispatches for the Fort.
They report the rout of the rebels COM
plete. 5000 prisoners were captured and
all their gunboats burned or captured ex-
cept which escaped in the canal The
Federal loss Killed AZ. wounded about
lao; Rebel killed about 30, and their
wounded less than 100 The advance
from Hatteras took place on Wednesday
morning, the Expedition consisting Of
about 60 vessels. The feet anchored off
Stumpy Point that night, and the next
day proceeded to the entrance Of Croatan
Sound. After reconnaissance the attack
wxs commenced On Friday morning, the
Underwriters leading tile column. The
rebel fleet was attacked and dispersed in
half an hour by the Navy, while the re-
mainder attacked the land batteries. The
fight continued till dark During the
night 10000 men we're landed, and on
Saturday morning 1000 more. A masked
battery Of 8 guns was soon discovered BY
the skirmishers, and was attacked in front
and on both TANKS The 2lst, 10Th and
9TH Mass., the 9th and 5lth New 7 DIRK
and the 10th Conn. were particularly en-
gagged. the 18th Mass. and the 10th Conn.
suffered most severely; the fight lasted
only two or three hours, when the battery
was abandoned Our troops pursued and
surrounded the rebel camp. and took
nearly the whole command prisoners. O.
Jennings Wise was shot twice while en-
deavoring to escape in boat. Col. Rus
sell OF the 10th Conn was killed at the
head Of his regiment, Lieut.. Cold. Nor
teie, of the Depeuiel Zouayes, whose
services were voluntary, was killed. No
other officers were killed above the rank
Of Lieutenant. Our total loss in killed and
wounded is less then 200, and the number
of killed is less than 90. On Sunday p.
IN. feet Of fifteen gunboats started for
Elizabeth City. The place was shelled
having been evacuated and partially burnt
by the rebel troops, was occupied. The
BIRD, which was the flag ship of
Com Lynch, was run down and boarded,
and the gallant Commander escaped by
swimming to the shore. The news from
City was received at Roanoke
island on Monday evening. Gen. Wise
was at Mays Head and succeeded in escap-
ing to Norfolk
The rebels made no fight after being
driven from their entertainments which
was done by the Hawkins Zouavcs, aud
the 2lst Mass Young Wise resisted the
storming parties till he was wounded and
carried off, when his command retreated
with the others to the upper part of the
Island where they laid down their arms.
Elizabeth City was about half burnt by
the rebel soldiers. The people sent Oft
deputation to Com. Goldsboro, asking
him to sent force to assist in extinguish-
ing the flames.
Edenton was taken possession Of on
Wednesday by Com. Goldsboro, no op
position being offered.
Norfolk and Richmond papers attribute
the loss Of Roanoke Island to the blum
dering ineficiency Of the Navy. They
also charged some Roanoke Island farm
srs with deserving and plotting the Yam
KEGS to the only point they could effect
landing at, the landing being flanked on
all sides by nm extensive marsh.
A dispatch from Memphis to Norfolk
admits the Federal flag was cheered on
the Tennessee river by the people. and
asserts that the Federals neither seized
nor destroyed any private property, not
even cotton.
Gov, Letchcr issued IN order for the
formation Of Home Guards for defense of
Norfolk, Petersburg and Richmond.
Bishop Ames and Hon. Hamilton Fish
returned to Baltimore, the rebels refusing
to receive them
The Richmond Dispatch says our Ten
nessee exchanges give us gloomy pros
poets for the future in that part OF the
Confectionery. Several leading journals
intimate plainly that there is really
threatening state Of affairs in East Ten
nessee, growing out Of the idolatrous love
Of many of those people to the old Union.
The correspondent Of the Memphis Ava
l4nche writes that the condition Of the in
terror counties is not improved by the
lapse Of time The people apprehend an
Immediate advance Of the Northsrners,
and traitors to the South evince their Joy
in every village and neighborhood. The
Unionists are making demonstrations in
many Of the Northern counties, and even
at Memphis there were exhibitions of JOY
on the arrival of the news from Beach
Grove. Armed bands Of Johnson's ard
Mayhards followers are prowling about
in all directions through the mountains in
the remote counties. Many have been
shot, at night, in their own: houses, who
adhered to the fortunes of the South.
FROM WARRINGTON.
Washington. Feb. ~.
Senatar Wilson of Mass TO-DAY no lad