The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-20

The New York Herald Of tho 18th.
TAe. waste Of composition ana hbor ex.
hibited IN the columns Of this paper In iss IL.
suA Of The 18th Inst, II truly astonishing.-
Three whols pages ere devoted - Tie "Bril-
HaAt victory &C RoaAoke." The nxst Page
contains an elaborate map Of "ths Scene Of
ths Great 6accsss Of Gen. Barnsids and Com
modore Observation-Disclosures Island and
it, Rebel BAtterfes." Then follows the &C.
counts Of the battle extracted and published
II our issue Of yestsrday. z.s4 80
+ The ssooad pags - devoted entirsiy to the
pablication Of the names, reglments,staK ON.
osrs, and commanders "who won the victory"
In addi .ion 70 these details ofevsry regiment,
In which the. names Of every Asld pnlcsr II
paradsd, biographical sketches OF each indt-
stdual are given, 20 that even the most
searching curiosity ts thoroughly satiated.
The third page 10 aimost exci ustvely de.
voted 70 the NAVAL Section" giving minute
descriptions Of the ofioers and Of each gun.
boat and steamer. -
We subjoin short sketches Of some Of the
Heroes =" 80 '-@.<. ''t.-
aBxsRAL AASaoss =. BUsEsIax.
The Commander. In Chief Of the expedition,
Brigadier General Ambrose Evsritt burnside,
was born ~ Liberty, in Union county, In.
diana, on the 23d of May, 1924, and is conse.
qaently newin his thirty eighth year. In ls42
and graduated in lS47, with the rank OF Soc.
ond Lieu tenant in the Second United States
artillery. In September Of the sanae year he
was transfsrred to tho Third artiiiSsy, and
was attached TO the rebel General tthen cap
tatn) BragE's company, with MhicR he
marched In the div sion Of 0oneral Patterson
70 the city Of Mexico, and there remained un.
til the close. Of hostiiities. With this com.
1 n n WI an q yoA fhpo
years In the Incian border wars Of New Mex.
ico, Distinguishing himself in an enc0uI ter
with ths Apache tribe, In August, 1S49, near
1.1s vegas. where ne mp.etsiy rou, tea them,
killing eigh teen and takILg nine prisoners,
besides Capturing q number OF horses.
He retired from service In October, 1883.
Shortly after his retirement from the army
ae turned his attention to the man ufacture
of a breec b. loading rine-weH known as the
Burnside rlne'-invented by himself, and
possessed Of peculiar and superior merit
during the administration OF Buchanan it
was submitted TO Secretary of War Floyd,
who gave assurances that Is would be adopt.
ed 1t transpired subse q qusntIy, however,
that Floyd had made bargain with another
inventor, with whom he was to share the
pr0fits, and General Burnside, who had in.
CURED considerable expense in bringing his
weapon to perfection ON the strength Of
El0yd's promisee, was consequent Involved
in some pecunihry diificuiuss, froIn which
an upright ana honorable character and per.
sSvertng industry have since On drely relieved
him. He sold the es establishment in Bristol,
whore his rifle was Manufactured, 70 his
br0ther.t law, who has since carried it on
and furnished q considerable QuAn,ily OF the
arms to the Government. He was, suDse-
Quent to this TRANSACTION, connecsed with
the Illinois Central Railroad, in company
with General Mcclellan. His position was
that OF President OF the Land Office.
FLAsrofRICRR l.. Il. COL De sBokOUaH
Flag Onicer Louis nj. 0oldsborough. com.
mAnder OF the ma val part OF the BURNSIDE expe.
d'aon, was born in the Uistrictof Coiumb bla. Hv
- citizen OF the State Of Maryland, but re.
cetved his appointment in the United States
Navy from the District of Columbia
HIS first entrance inso the Navy bears date
june lS. 1872. He has conssQ uentiy bsen
nearly ufty years In the United States scr.
vice, over eighteen OF which he has passed at
sea In the various grades of the naval ser.
vice. Among others, he commanded the Ma
ri0n, thirty-eight guns, in l843, ut the time
she was attached 10 ths squadron Of Commo-
dores hidgely and Morris, a. Brazil In is47
he commanded the Onio, ssven y. four guns,
and Afterwards commanded the Gum osrland
forty. four guns, and the Levant, eighteen
guns, ut the time those vessels were attached
70 the squadron Of Commodore Silas H.
Stringham, In tho Mediterranean. The Gum
berland was the flagship while under his com.
mand. His term Of service On shore ts about
tweAve ears, and he has been on active duty
about eighteen years.