The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-02-13
Success OF the Burnside Expe-
GIsiOm.

Three thousand Prisoners taken on Roanoke Is
land Elizabeth City Eracuated and Burned
by the ReJeis-300 Rebels Killed and 100C
HOuHded.
FIT MONROE, Feb. 1l.-Bya flag of truce to-
day we learn of the complete success of the
Burnside Expedition at Roanoke Island. The
Island was taken possession of Com. Lynch;
fleet completely destroyed.
Elizabeth City was destroyed ~ Sunday anG
evacuated by the inhabitants. The city wa:
previously burned but whether by our shells
or the inhabitants, is not certain.
The rebel force on the Island is supposed &c
have been little over 5000 fighting men.
All the rebel gunboats but one were taken
and that escaped up creek and was pro5ab ly
destroyed.
One report says that only 10, and another
that % of the confederates escaped from the
Island.
The Richmond Examiner this morning, says
the loss of an entire army on Roanoke lslahd Is
certainly the most painful event of the war
The intelligence Of yesterday, by telegraph, is
fully confirmed twenty-five hundred brave
troops on an island in the sea were exposed to
all the force of the Burnside expedition. They
responded with most determined courage, but
when 10 900 Federal troops were landed against
them, retreat being cut off by the surrounding
elements, they were forced to surrender! This
is A repetition of the Hatteras affair on a large
scale.
The following dispatches are taken from the
Richmond papers of this morning
NORFOLK, Feb. 10.
The attest news states Capt. o. Jennings
Wise son OF Gen. Wise, was shot through the
hin and disabled, though his wound is not NOR
tai.
Mai, Lawson and Lieut. Miller were mortal
ly wounded.
About $50 Confederates were killed and the
wounded numbers over 900.
The number OF Yankees wounded is about
the same.
A late arrival this morning says that Eliza
beth CItv had been sheled and burned by the
Yankees, and that the enemy was pushing on
to Edenton.
SECOND DISPATCH
A rumor has prevailed that Commodore
Lynch $ fleet of gunboats had been captured
It is not regarded as true, but it is believed
that all were burned by the Coniederates t.
prevent their capture, with the exception o
one which was endeavoiing to escape The
fleet went to Elizabeth City from Roanoke Is
land. and was probably burnt az the former
point.
NORFOLK Feb. lO--A dsI atch received
mt Richmond at midnight Stating as follows:
A courier arrived mere TINS L. NJ. anu pro
the intelligence that Elizabeth City was burned
this morning by its inhabitants. During lht
conhagration the Federals landed large force
All our gunboats excepting one were captured
by the enemy,
The enemy advanced yesterday iii full force
upon Elizabeth city, and began attack upor
that place.
The citizens finding resistance vain, evacua
ted the place, but before doing so set fire to thu
town, and when our informant left it was still
in flames.
1t is said that before our boats SURRENDERED
they were abandoned, ard that their crews sue
ceeded in making their escape If so, we arr
at loss to conjecture why the boats were not free
before they were abandoned. The disaster t.
our little feet is attributed to the fact thathav
ing exhausted their supply of coal and ammu
nition, they proceeded to Elizabeth City for thu
purpose of obtaining a supply. Every effor
was made to obtain COAL but without success
and the boats could not therefore return to thu
Island and lend any assistance whAtever to on
forces
All the Southern papers received to-day arr
unanimous in admitting complete victory TO
our troops, aud i'll saying the loss Of the lsan'
is very serious one.
The city of Savannah was being strongly tcrti
fed.