Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-22

ed from head quarters this morning:
TO Gen. lie CgeNan, JVashinoton
The flag of the Union now floats
over the Court House in Springfield
The enemy retreated after short en-
gagement, leaving large amount of
stores and equipage, which was cap
tured by Gen. Curtiss. Our cavalr,
is in close pursuit.
Fl. ". HALlEcK.
- Major General.
Fortress Monroe, Feb. IS.
The sunboat Stars and Stripes ar
rived at noon from the Burnside Elk
petition, with the bearer Of dispatch
os for the Government. They report
the rout Of the rebels COMPLETE. -
Three thousand prisoners We're taken,
and all their gunboats burned or cap
tnrcd, except two which escaped in
the canal. The Federal loss was d
killed and about 40 wounded. The
rebel loss about 80 killed and not less
than 100 wounded.
The advance from Hatteras took
place on Wednesday morning. The
fleet consisted of about sixty vessels
The fleet anchored off Stumpy Point
that night, and the next day proceed
ed to the entrance of Croatan Sound
After a reconnaissance the attack WAN
commenced on Friday morning, the
Unde1vcrlte1' leading the column.
The rebel fleet was attacked and dis
persed III half an hour by the navy
while the remainder attacked the land
batteries. The fight continued until
dark. During the night 1000 men
were landed, and on Saturday 1000
more.
a masked battery of three guns was
soon discovered by the skirmisbcrs
and was attacked in front and on both
TANKS. The Twenty -isst, Twenty
fifth and Twentieth Massachusetts the
Ninth and Fifth New York, and the
Tenth Connecticut, were particularly
engaged. The Tenth Connecticut and
Twcntytifth Massachusetts suffered
the most severely The fight lasted
only two or three hours, when the bat
terry was abandoned. Our troops pur
sued. and surrounded the rebel camn
and took nearly the whole command
prisoners.
Young Wise resisted the storm;n,
partles TIL he was wounded and car
ried off: when his command retreatel
with the others to the upper part o
the island, where they laid down thci
arms
Gen. Wise was at Nag's Head. anC
succeeded in escaping to Norfolk
Q. Jennings Wise was shot twic,
while endeavoring to escape in boat
Col Russell, of the Tenth Connect
icut, was killed a, the head of his roo
imcnt. Lieut.. Col. D'Monteile of tn,
ID'Espinucl On. " Zouayes. who's,
services were voluntary, was killed.
On Sunday afternoon fleet of fit
teen gunboats started for Elizabe1l
City. The place was shelcd, and hav
ing been evacuated and partly burned
by the rebel troops, was occupied.
The Sea Bird, which was the fla,
ship of Com. Lynch, was boarded -
Her gallant commander escancd h,
swimming to the shore.
Chicago, Feb IS.
A special dispatch to the TL;blal
dated "Cumberland River, near For
Donelson, Feb. 18Th" says firing com
menced again at daybreak, and con
tinned at intervals all day long unit
four o'clock. No movement or assent
by the land forces had been maoe-
Night before last an attempt was made
by the rebels to take Taylor's Batter,
of Light Artillery, but they were re
pulsed by two regiments, and driver
back beyond their entertainments
Our loss in wounded is considerable
bnt rot more than three or four arr
dangerously wounded.
Six boats arrived yesterday. an(
commenced An attack on the fort at {
O'Clock in the afternoon. The 6rine
was very rapid and severe, and LASTED
one hour and twenty minutes. whe,
our gunboats fell back.
The four iron-clad boats went with
i'll three hundred yards of the fort =
All the rebel river guns, except six
were dlsmonnted OF silcnced. The frs
shot fired from the gunboat L0uisri1L
dismonnted the rebels l28-pounder.-
The Louisville received fftv-sevo,
shots, two of which took effect one
striking the starboard side of her deck
and passing through the entire length
Of the boat, killing three men. break.
ing her tiller rope, a short distance
from the pilot house. The rope was
then managed by some of the hands
when she'll from the Tyler, which Law
some distance astern, fell over the Loat-
isri1le, scattering the men at the tiIler
rope, and so much disabled the steer
ing tackle that she was compelled to
drop astern. One shot struck the
Pitt&bag in the bow, stove an immense