Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-02-13
SECOND pisPAICu.
Fortress Monroe, Feb II.


complete success OF the Burnside Expedition
at Roanoke Island.
The IIand was taken possession Of, and
Commodore Lynchs fleet was competely des-
troyed.
! Elizabeth City was attacked on Sunday,
and evacuated by the inhabitants The City
was previously burned, bus whether by our
shells, or the Inhabitants, is not cortian.
The e st news of che defeat arrived at
Norfolk on Sunday afternoon, and caused
great excitement. The previous news was
very sstisfa Glory, stating that the Yankees had
heen allowed to advance for the purpose Of
drawing them into a trap.
The rebel Eo ce on the Island ia supposed TO
have been only little over 5000 Efficient
| fighting men. ... ..a. .-.s.
Gen. Wise was i'll at Mays Usa /, and was
not present during the engagement. When
the situation became dangerous he was re
moved to Norfolk. All the guuboa's but one,
we're taken, and that escaped up creek and
was probably also destr' yed. One report
says that only 20 and another that ouly %
Of the coutederates escaped from the Island
Gen. lIuger 'elegraphed to Richmond tina
only so on the Had escaped. There APP
pears TO be- no bright side Of the story for the
rebels.
The Richmond Examiner of this morning
in leading editorial, says that the loss of an
entire army on ROANOKE Island IS certainly
the most painful event OF the war. The IN
! telliyence OF Yesterday by telegraph is fully
confirmed Twenty Ave hundred brave
troops on an I-land in the sea were exposed
! 10 all the force Of the Burnside Il ct. They
resisted with the most determined courage,
but when fifteen thousaLd Federal troops
were landed AGAINST them, retreat being cut
off by the surr oundirg element, they were
orcel TO surrender,
The following dispa:ches on the sn'j"ct
are taken from HicLmtnd papers # tLiS
morning .... .........
.. Norfolk, Feb. 10Th.
The latest news states that Capt. o. J'n-
ninrs Wise, son of Gov Wise, was shot
through the hip ard disabled, though the
wound is no, mortal. Major Lawson and
Lieut. Miller were MORALLY wounded. Abou
800 Confedera,es were killed. Our wounded
numbers over 1000. The number of Yam
KEGS wounded is about the same. Alidship-
man Cain had his arm shot off.
A late arrival this morning says that Eliz-
abeth City had been shelled and burned by
the Yankees, and that the enemy was pusl-
ing Off to Edenton.
= SECOND DISPATCH.
...... Norfolk, Feb. 10th.
A rumor has prevailed that Commodore
Lynch's fleet of gun boats had been captured
1t is not regarded as true, but it is believed
, that all were burned by the Confederates ts
, prevent their capture, with the exception o.
) one which was endeavoring to make its es
, cape. The fleet went to Elizabeth City
D
from Roanoke Island. and was probably
burned at the former point.
: THIRD DISPATCH.
q A dispatch was received at Richmond a
e midnight, stating as follows:
A courier arrived here this afternoon a
four o'clock, and brought The int elligenc,
: that Elizabeth City was burned this mornin,
5. by its inhabitants During the confagratiol
the Federals landed large force. All on
gun boats excepting one, were captured b
- the enemy. Gen. Wise has not yet arrive
at Norfolk.
VERY LATEST.
We copy from to days Norfolk Day Bool
n A courier arrived here yesterday afternoo
y about three, from which We gather the follow
+ ing:
T The enemy advanced IN full force upo
Elizabeth City yesterday about seven, an
began an attack upon that place, but betor
doing SO set fire to the town, and when OF
informant left, it was still in flames. w
e, have also to record the capture by the enen,
of all our little fleet except the Fanny I
Forrest, not certain which. She was pursue
+ and fears are entertained that she was ca
I'd tured 1t is said that before our boats SUI
- numbered they we're abandoned, and tn,
their crews escaped. If SO, We are at : 10