The New York herald., 1862-02-15

under Colonel Jordan, who surrendered uncondi
tonally.
Colonel Hawkins found the battery At shalowback Bay
dsssrtsd, but took several prisoners.
Captain o. Jeanngs Wns was attempting 10 make his
escape In boat, when he shot In three Places and
died nsxs morning
The forts were all occupied by our forces that night
The rebels the evening blew up Forrest The
obstruotons having been removed, our feet entered
Albsmare Sound
On Sunday Flag Oicsr Goesooroueh despatched thir.
teen gunboas under Captain Rowan to Elizabeth City,
where the rebel feet had fed. On Monday morning eur
nset attacked thsm and destroyed the rebel gunboas
running them down and Boarding them in the gal.
lant manner.
Elizabeth City fred by the rebels. The city was
entirely deserted and the greatest panic Imaginable pre-
vailed.
boats 10 the Sound for what boats might
be hid away.
Our killed does not exceed forty in ALL and about two
hundred wounded.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy Fox has received
private letter. In which IL Is stated that the number Of
killed Of navy about hosny, and Of the army about
thirty.
Later rebel accounts state that Commodore Lunch has
not yet been heard from. He probably drowned during
the fight.
Norfolk and Richmond papers attribute the loss Of
Roanoke Island to the bunderng neceucy Of the navy
They still persist in asserting thousand federas
were killed. They also charge some Roanoke Island
farmer with desertng and plotting the Yankees to the
only point whore they could effect landing the island
being nanksd on all sides by extensive marsh.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR.
After the eaanouading Of the cnemys batteries by
naval forces n landing OF the military commenced absut
half past four O'Clock Friday evening, at Ashbys har
bor about and half miles below the rebel Fort Bar
tow, OF nine thirty two FOUNDERS.
The landing effected under cover OF the guns Of
two Of gunbosts, the Delaware and Morse which,
with the Shrapnol, drsvc away and dispersed two
rebel regiments that were stationed there with
three Acld pieces TO oppose their landing. Our
were up TO their middlss in mud and water in
landing when shore they found the three rebsl
pieces in the BY nine O'Clock p. NJ. that night
General Burnside had landed six thousand men, and con-
nucd landing them through the night the rate Of ope
Thousand per hour.
The land movement against the enemys batteries was
commenced early Saturday morning, the feet meantime
engaging and siIencing shore battery oUsate II.
Our forces advancing in the direction OF the battery
Of the island the rebels were soon driven be-
hndl their intrenchmen,s. Hero they resisted. Eight
mortars landed from the feet our army
field artillery. About midday the Hawkins zou
aves and tho Tonth Connecticut regiment, under
tho command Of Gen. Foster, made a dashing
bayonct charge upon the battery commanded
by young wse, wadng knee deep through mud
and water, 70 got at the fort, aud yelling like
20 many lndians Meanwhile dssour was made % the
right by General Reno, and the len by General Foster
This attack three sides decided the fate Of the day
The rebels fed from their nrenchmens before the array
Of cold steel brought 10 bear against them. The Haw
kns zouaves saped the front defsDcss bayonst In hand
as the rebels ned Young Wise not wounded here
reported, but received his wound In sndeavorns to
escape from the island In q boat from shalowback Ba
The boat was Gred on, and he received four wounds
He was made prisoner and died on Sunday morning of
his wounds.
After the reduction Of the battery in the centre Of the
island Gems Reno and Parks took n force Of men and
went down TO Fort Bartow, Gen Hin in command, and
took undsputsd possession Of IT, had been the
point Of two days bombardmcnt By our navy Al n
quarter Ave P. ". Of Saturday the American Gag was
displayed from the battery.
General Fosters pursued the rcbcs TO the north
end Of the island, where also camp or drawn up
virginia regiment that had been towed down in six
schooncrs from the main land early Saturday snorning
General Foster approached and had an interview with
the rebel commander Colonel Shaw OF North Carolina,
who asked him what terms he would exact
General Foster replied can unconditional surrender,
and consented to give him time return 10 his camp
decide, tr not TO aoccde TO the demand
The rebel ofcer had hardly reached hs men whsn ne