The New York herald., 1862-12-27


7th--Thc regiment Of Cameron dragons made a recon
ncissance rear Fairfax Court House. Va and had small
skirmsh with The rebels during which Of the enemy
killed and Rfe six wounded and sixteen taken pr
Two OF the Union cavalry were wounded.
Our batteries the heights opposite Harper's Ferry
eheed the buildings IN the village. Subsequently the
men crossed and IRE TO twelve houses including the
Wager and another hotel, railroad building, &c. The
whole lower part of the reduced ashes. A
necessity existed burning the buildings they had
been hiding places for the rebel rihemen.
The gunboats belonging TO the Burnside expedition;
unaer commaud Of Commodore Goldsborough, attacked
the rebels Roanoke Island, at the head Of Pamco
Sound, North Carolina The island was defended by six
them being one pounders upwards OF three
Thousand ooers and men, the whole being assisted by
nj dss during which some Of the guns in the rebel bat
teries silenced and most Of their gunboas disabled
Al night General Burnside commenced the dsembarka
tiou Of his military forces and succeeded In landing nearly
eleven thousand troops.
eth-Ths attack on Roanoke Island by the combined
Union military and naval forces renewed after land
ing about six thousand additional The rebels re-
sisted With determination and some of their strongest
works were carried at the point Of the bayonet The
battle iasted until late the afternoon, when the whole
rebel force surrendered Internationally leaving our com
mande 70 announce TO the country the achievement OF
pagcs Of history The loss on each side was as fosws-
Union Retst
Killed. ied......................... 90 13
PRISONERS. .......,............ 1881
pared with that Of the rebels owing TO the fact that our
troops fought open plain while the enemy pro-
teced by their ntrsnchmen The Unionists took three
Thousand Eve hundred stand Of and seventy
Ave tons of ammunition besides other war material
General Hunter declared martial law throughout the
State Of Kansas.
aetschcnt Of the Thirty second Illinois regiment dc.
stroyed portion Of the bridge Of the Louisville Clark
willie and Memphis road the Tennessee river. The
rebel camp the place had been previously evacu.
nted -,
Commodore Goldsborough despatched thirteen
Uunboass under Commander Rowan up pasquoauk river
towards Elizabeth City N. c., whittier the eDemys gun
boats had he'd after the engagement at Roanoke Island
detachment u the second Illinois cavalry encountered
company OF rebel cavalry Fort Henry, Tenn, and
charged upon them, killing four ana taking twenty-five
prisoners.
Rr,yadIer General Charles. K Stone arrested by
guard under the command Il Bigader General sykes
fbe Provost Marshas force and sent 10 Fort Lafayette
The charges sgainst him related principally % the Balls
~ DISASTER.
srb-Three Union gunboats returned from expe
a,ou up the Tennessee They went as far flo
rnoe lahama and all along the route greeted will
cheers by the Juon loving citizens OF the South. Tn,
rsrers visited number of villages IN Tennessee ant
Alsbama and were received with 10Y The gunboat
three rebel steamers and SIX others were burned
The unIon sunboate In charge OF Commander Rowai
engaged rebel battery and Eve or six eunbca's cn IA