Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-02-19
GREAT NEWS FROM THE BURN
SIDE FLEET
ELIZ ETH CITY TAKEN


possession of, and Com. Lynchs fleet
completely destroyed
Elizabeth City was destroyed on Sun
day and evacuated by the inhabitants
The city was previously burned, but
whether BY our She Is or the inhabitants
is not certain. The first news Of the de-
feat arrived at Norfolk on Sunday after
noon and caused great excitement The
previous news was very satisfactory,
stating that the Yankees had been al
lowed to advance for the purpose of
drawing them into a trap. The whole
force on the Island is supposed to have
been a little over 5000 fighting men
Gen Wise was i'll at Hogsnead, and
was not present during the engag ment
When the situation became dangerous,
he was removed to Norfolk All the gun
boats but one were taken. and that es-
capped up creek and was probably de
stroyed. One report SAYS that only 30,
and another that only p. of the Confed-
crates escaped from the island. Gen. HUI
GER tecgraphed to Richmond that only 80
on the. island escaped. There appears to
he no bright side of the story for the rebels
The Richmond Examiner this morning in
a leading editorial says the loss ofan entire
army on Roanoke Island is certainly the
most nalnfui event oil tne war.
The intelligence of Yesterday by tele-
graph is fully confirmed $500 brave
troops, on an island in the sea, were ex-
posed to all the force of the Burnside
fleet They responded with most deter
mined courage, but when 10000 Federal
troops were landed against them, their
retreat being cut Off by the surrounding
elements, tn Y were forced to surrender
&c 10 To IT.,
on large scale.
The following dispatches on the sub
iect are taken from the Richmond papers
Of this morning:
Norfolk. Feb l0-Thc latest news state
that Capt. O. Jennings Wise, son of Gov.
Wise, was shot through the hip and disa-
bled, though his wound is not mortal Maj
Dawson and Lieut. Miller were mortaIly
wounded.
About 800 Confederates were killed the
wounded number over 1000.
4 late arrival this morning saws Eliza
beth City had been shelled and burned by
the Yankees, and that the enemy was push
ing on to Edenton
Norfolk Feb l0-A rumor has pre-
vailed that Com Lynchcs feet of gun boats
has been captured. 1t is not regarded as
true, but it is believed that all were
burned by the Conederates to prevent
their capture, with the exception of one,
which was endeavoring to make Its escape.
The fleet went TO Elizabeth City from Ro-
anoake Island, and was probably burned
at tie former point
Norfolk. Feb l0-A dispatch was re-
ccived at Richmond at midnight stating
as follows:
\ courier arrived here this p m at +
o clock, and brought the intelligence that
Elizabeth City was burned this a. N. by
the inhabitants During the conhagration
the Federals laoded large force. All our
gunboats but on. We're captured by the
enemy Gen. Wise has not yet arrived at
Norfolk
We copy the following from the Nor
fold Day Book
\ courier arrived hero about 3 o clock,
p. m, from whom we gather the following
information:
The enemy advanced in full force upon
Elizabeth CITY yesterday. About seven
o clock they began an attack upon that
place The citizens, finding resistance to
be in vain, evacuated the place, but be
fore doing so, fired the town. and when
our informanl left, was still in flames.
We have 20 to record the capture by
the enemy of all our little fleet except the
Fanny or Forest, our informant is not GER
tain which. She was pursued however,
and fears are entertained that she was
captured.
1t is said that before our boats sur
rendered they were abandoned and that
their crews succeeded in making their es
cape If so, we are at a loss to con lecture
why the boats were not fred before they
were abandoned The disaster to our
little fleet is attributed to the fact that
having exhausted their supply of coal and
ammunition they proceeded to Elizabeth
City for the purpose of obtaining a sup
ply.
Every effort was made to obtain coal
but without success, and the boats could not
therefore return to the Island and lend
any assistance whatever to our forces. AL
the details vet received with reference to
the capture Of Roanoke Island are con
frmed by the courier, who represents our
loss at 500 kille and wounded and that
of the enemy at not less than 1000
killed
Great havoc was made among the enemy
while coming on the road leading to the
fort Our soldiers brought to bear upon
them two 32-pounders, and at every fire
their ranks were terribly thinncd. The
places VI lhC l<ilIcii; iONChcE, were Il IICh-
ly filed
The Park Point Battery was manned
by the Richmond Blues, and most nobly
id they defend it During the conflict
they were attacked by a whole regiment
of Zouaves, and though completely over
powered, they stood their ground They
did not yield a foot till all but seven of
them had fallen bleeding to the ground
incre Is good reason to believe that bad
Colonel Henningson, with his artillery
been on the Island, it would not have been
forced to surrender.
1t Is reported that one regiment from
Massachusetts was badly cut up. but it is
impossible to ascertain which of the five
it was They were attached to the expe-
dition.
All the Southern papers received to-day
are unanimous in admitting complete
victory for our troops, and in saving that
the loss of the Island isa very serious one
The news received to-day occasioned
great excitement at Old Point
\ steamer with official dispatches from
Gen. Burnside, is hourly expected
The prisoners captured, numbering at
least 1000, will be here in q ew DAYS 4
flag OF truce was sent to Crancv Island
early this morning 70 inform Gen Hueer