Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-15

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Noou Reports.
The Roanoke Island Ba tile.

The Roanoke Island Battle.
FoRTErss MoSKoE, February l3.-The gun
boat Stars and Stripes arrived at noon from Burn
side with a bearer OF dispatches for The Govern
meni.
She reports the rout Of the rebels complete
Three thousand prisoners were captured, al their
gunboats baTnt or captured except two, which
escaped in the canal.
The number of Federals killed was fortv.two
and about 40 wounded.
The number of rebels killed was about thirty
and then wounded less than 100
The advance from Hatteras took place on
"Wednesday morning
The expedition consisted of about sixty vessels.
The fleet anchored of Stnmpy Point on the same
night, and Oh the next day proceeded 10 the en-
trance Of CroatOn Sound
After reconnaissance the attack was com
menced on Friday morning, the Underwater
leading the column.
The rebel feet was attacked and dispersed ia
half an hour by portion of the navy, while the
remainder attacked the land batteries.
The fight continued until dark. SOD
During the night 10 600 men were landed and
on Saturday morning 900 men advanced. a
masked battery of three guns was soon discover
Ell by the skirmishers, and attacked in front
and on both TANKS The 2lst. 25th and 27th
Massachusetts,, 9th and 5lst New York and the
10th Connecticut regiments were particularly en-
gagged.
The 25th Massachusetts and 10th Connecticut
suffered the most severely.
The fight lasted only two or three hours when
the battery was abandoned.
Our troops pursued and surrounding the rebel
camps took nearly the whole command prisoners
of war.
o. Jennings Wise was wounded and was shot
twice while endeavoring to make his escape in a
boat.
Col Russell of the 10Th Connecticut was killed
at the head of his regiment.
Lieut. Col. Vigier de Month, of the De Epineu
Zouaves, whose services were voluntary, wa,
also killed.
No other officers we're killed above the rank OF
Lieutenant
Our total loss of killed and wounded is less
than 200 and the number of killed Is not less
than fifty
We took between 1000 and 5000 prisoners
They were about being sent to New York by the
X. 5 Spaulding and other steamers. rt
Among them are about twelve or fifteen Colo
nels, Lieut.. Colonies and Majors
On Sunday afternoon a fleet of fifteen gunboats
started for Elizabeth City.
The place was shelled, and having been evac
uated and partially burned by the troops, oc
cupied
All the rebel feet was sunk or burnt, except
two-the Roanoke and Beaufort which escaped
The Seabird which was the flag ship of Com
Lynch run down and boarded. and the Com
modOre escaped by swimming to the shore.
The news from Elizabeth City arrived at Ro
anoke Island on Monday evening
The Stars and Stripes left on Tuesday morning
She stuck on the bar al Hatteras on Tuesday
night, but started again in the morning, and ar
rived here at about noon to day.
The Stars and Stripes brings bearer of dis
patches from General Burnside and Commander
Goldsboroagh. She will take cargo of ammu-
milton and retuSn Immediately
Gen. Wise was at Nag's Head, and succeeded
in escaping to Norfolk.
The rebels made no fight after being driven
from their entertainments, which was done by
Hawkins ZOuaves and the 2lst Massachusetts
regiment.
Young Wise resisted the storming parties until
he was wounded, WREN he was carried Of His
command then retreated with the others to the
upper end of the Island, where they laid down
their arms.
Elizabeth City was about half burnt by the
rebels
The people of Elizabeth City sent a deputation
to Commander GodSborough asking him to send
force to assist in extinguishing the flames.
Edenton taken possession of on Wednes
day by Commander Goldsborough. No opposi-
ton was offered.