Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-17
SOUTHERN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE
Ar ROANOKE ISLAND.

From the Norfoik Day BOOK OF Thursday.J
THE ROANOKE DIsAsTER-sAFETY OF COMMODORE
LYNCH.
r.Elizabeth- City was attacked on Sunday after
noon, bv eleven Federal gunboats. Ffag :o&cer
Lynch defended the city to the last. Three of
the steamers under his command reached the
Dismal Swamp canal, and are safe. One Of our
steamers was burnt by order Of Com Lynch, and
two were aptured by the Federals. Com. Lynch,
his officers and men, have reached Norfolk, and
are safe Midshipman Craven, who lost an arm
in the battle, arrived here THIS evening.
Those who weTeat Nag's Head, and escaped,
were Gen Wise, Maj Bacon, Capt. Dinwiddie,
Acting Lieut. rartington and Surgeon Lyons
Lieut. william seiden, son Of Or; , wIliam Nnifaln
papers to have been killed at Roanoke.
FURTHER ACCOUNTS.
The Richmond Wh!g says that the prisoners
captured consisted Of SIX companies Of Col. Rob-
eight eight comSs5 N lies OF Col Hennfnpsen's Regiment
numbering 600; Col Green's North Carolina Reg.
inent; Wise's Legion Col Shaw's North Caro-
lima Regiment; and the men who manned the
batteries from 500 to 1900 in all.
Z The Richmond whig, in describing the battle
says: .-5.s-a a--
Atearly dawn on Saturday the enemy advanced.
A small breastwork, fianked by the swamps, was
unfortunately supposed by Colonel Shaw to be
impossible to infantry. This error was soon
ascertained, as the enemy, rushing through the
swamps, Iouthanked the breastwerks. Captain
Wise, commanding battalion composed OF the
Blues and Captaip Coles company, deployed az
skirmishers on the right Hank, and the McCul.
Tough Rangers ON the left. The enemy soon con-
centrated their whole force on these flank com.
pa1ies in an effort to turn each flank The fghi
ragged foremost on these hanks-overpowering
numbers carried each flank, and a surrender was
Recessiteted. ... a. a -...- =.
u e. --. ESCAPE OF GIN. WISE. ~
The arrival Of Gen. Wise at Richmond Is an.
nounced In the Richmond Enquirer The Enqui-
rer saysthat the excitement and exposure which
he has undergone has had rather q favorable than
unflvofable effect on his disease. An to the loss
OF 10 SON he takes II with all the philosophy OF
a patriot who has immo!ated his son on the altar
Of his country .., r...... .a r-... ..ss..-5 "
From the Norfolk Day Book OF Thursday .
FuKrHER PARTICULARS OF OUR REvERsRs IN
=. f..-. --. NORTH CAROLINA. s..
To a gentleman attached to the feet in the
waters Of North Carolina, who reached this city
Yesterday morning, we are indebted for the fol
lowing particulars
The feet after falling back from Roanoke L.
land, ran up the Pasquotank river for the purpose
Of receiving ammunition, which was expected
from Norfolk. On Sunday the enemy's vessels
crossed the Sound, and early on Monday morning
advanced up the Pasquotank river. Our vessels
drawn up for the purpose Of CO. operating with
IL IL occasion should required It, Capt Parker
of the Beaufort, was desiled by Commodore
Lynch to the command Of this battery. -.
Owing TO the dense fog which prevailed on
Monday, the Federal feet cams within two Of
three hundred yards Of feet and battery before
being discovered. Our feet was therefofe com.
PEELED TO retire again, aud the battery was aban
doued. Before u wasilefi, however, all the guns
were spiked .
The faset proceeded towards ElIz1beth' city,
closely pursued blythe enemy. After proceeding
some distance three Of the vessels were overtak en-
and captured The Beaufort, Empire and Ra
leigh, however, succeeded in making their es
cape, and are now safe near the south end of,the
canal. 90 &C.. s'. 90 .-.. -
Capt Parker, who was in command Of the bat.
- fnTaf fbf iSt fa ned wlwtfk
his men in The direction of Edenton. Captains
Hunter and Simms are reported. to be on board
their vessels at the end OF the canal, and Capital
Cock is supposed to have fallen into the hands OF
the enemy, -
Our loss was not over one hundTed killed and
wen pded, while that Of the enemy is estimated
at least one thousand killed. Indeed we have
Information that at Old Point The number is esti
mated at fifteen hundred killed. The beach 1,
1spresebted as being stTevvn with their dead
bodies, and the probability IS that when the
truth comes out IL will be found that this victory
has been purchased oy the Yankees with fear.
ful outlay of life. -i..l. s....-s I,
TRBACBKRY THE CAUSE OF rHR DISASTER
We learn that man named Doe, who lived or
Roanoke Island, and who knew OF landing
place on the marsh that others Were ignorant OF
deserted, went over 10 the enemy snd eilo.ad
them into the landing, after giving them all the
II appears that Colonel Shaw got wind Of HIS In
tended desertion, ana I'd nm That II he attempt
ed to desert he would blow him out of the water
but Doe Afterwards got q chance and made his 20
eape, and In Consequence Of that escape wshavs
this terrible disaster .-.-.. - - /