Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-19
MARNEWS


RHMA~ 49, -
The Virginia papers received for he last
et dayA contain more extended accounts Of /,
eenlt, Of the Roenoks Island disaster;
,dtso vhsiedsand aconGictiag are the statp>
neuhgalktit - dilBcnlt toaErivaat What = ]
heorpeAccodat .rThs accounts al purport4
b hAse SEED received from persons who had :
Escape noih the Island z lsoma'
sekfs Who kadfeft EIizabsth city after the
fedeFsf ssssels had gone there IN pursuit Of :
Com. LynchsS tGeet one statement puts
doNn, the GOnfederate leas 1t Roanoke Island
At 300, another at about 100, and another
still At only about eo--batsall concur in giE-
log the Federal loss q about 1000. The
Norfolk Day Book Says i thas infOfmatiOu
from Old Point, and that the snemy estimate
their loss at 1900 killed, and that the beech
IS reffssented as being strewh with dead
bodies, and that their victory has been pur-
chased with 1 fearful outlay Of life. The
nuia5saF y . army who ESCAPED ~ &
Island is v-ariOuslys reported Il BON t0to
300. The Day Book has also the 5:ollowing:
II
We learn that nnan named Doe, who1ised
on Roanoke Island, and who knew Of q land
ing place on the marsh that Others vereig-
noranK Of, deserted, went. over to the enemy
and piloted them into the landing, after. aiv-
ing then, All the Information about our forces
and fortiAeaions. i. appears that Col. Shaw
got Vind Of his Intended deseftion. and told
him HAT fire attempted 70 desert iisNodh
Eblow hin out o. theWatSr but Doc after.
wards gOt6 eHAu9e md madehi9 eneaDNxond
in consequences &C ttntsscapss Bsrnake4this
terrible disasters-o ssHasi
Some Of t6s kecOdnk repfssent that Com.
Lyncbiwas pursued BY the enemy and that's
h-bstlessnned hetwAen his Rsetand9h that pfthe
yankees, but tlns ilnalty Com. Lynch =
all bis officers we're TAKEN priseners. the ~
me- rounded, and sa lis xsskelk eapturea.
ButSnsesad Of this Saing hdy appears that
Com. Lynch was wounded Or taken
prisoner, but thai IL nd ~ his officers es-
capped after setting AfstO I'll bic Eessels save
one, which madg its sseaps Nhsqa6tank
riv~ge COM Lynch was in sbptg at
h11ace0unta1 ~
Col. Shaw, orr officer IN command, made
rs Escape, II is said, By smimming his horse
L SAX Head, distance Of three. miles,
ghn report that u Col, Fowls, Of this city,
was wounded, is untrne His horse was sho,
from nndcr him, but he escaped unharmed,
but was taken prisoner. j. IN. Holden, son
/, Of the, Editor Or the Raieigh standard, Aaju
tant Nt Gel. Jords6g regiment was taken
!; prisoner without personal injury. We have
heard DC I 4cmnlHss among kl.p 1900 from
xnnFtC14A eNmSeEMpIVn4O
have made their escape Nor besp y an.
utnation as to what extent the two Hortl
3O11oEnAsngimeuh nnRsred, Mo lwnfe en-
gagged in the conAict2dot shall we probabl,
be informed pntll 30 oncial 1~ccountis sen
% fhp Departpent 4 Richmond. =
The YirginiA troops "a the Island, Belong
Ing tosEisss lselou, sesmsto Hass suffered
ssyerslx but &c 6uha ! % whatexten,
are Esr8 eepaiet Some reeonpts repre-
te sRehntn1rD nnaer capt. {
- f4S-1AH rNtuy ~ con
= mahdsr nd az sSsen cdEht hsmbe,
y Of the company viii others rspFl snt ii
) captSs ma 3 81 dkktS tis me
+~beN 1mong a. in DSpt. Wise Il
wounded infhsengagsneDt.of Satul
= day, but TIE wound 1ss not hought to /
mottal, and while ais men were bearing hi
Gbsn ne battle-ground n btsnksh . b,
struck and killed him Instantly
~NoeneswssAiied On cur vessels-Mi,
/ nR C1ne bad, anp ccaHiea Pwa
e BY : shsil, but hesagd ~ fhe officers and NJ
Of fhszaesk haveArEiEsdat Norfolk q +
: also the sick about 400 who wsfesqn1t
4 Island, t~hsyhGying Observation-Disclosures
n battle came on. srsa1s 81 s aaT
g Capt u. sEdaN6Wkfx2tM4
the Islaad having he. - srepoEk y
$ Of his legs shotsoT MhiIa galahdy manni
~ MS GnQ. q aaurs. asses. it q -
3 The health of BsgrGe len. Henry W
q. is reportsd 70 hassi4provedem0ch meet
q Aght the death It his 6SSie soa nasAsAi
I've 4 contrary eject 10 that Of depre.sine
" spirits. he vas at lNorfolk, IL last accom-
ed The reports Of the busning 81 EiikabeRp
aid md its capture by the Fcderalists Is Is