The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-12

corrLlcr.ass EEron~s
Death Of Capt. o. Jennings Wise
SAFETY OF GEN. WISE.
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| NogaoLx, Feb. IL.
Accounts from North Carolina are con.
| nictink. II seems entirely certain shat Eliza
beth City has been burpe ed by the Inhabitants,
who are scattered about the country. Itis
| doubtful, however, that the Yan kees landed
| . large force after The bu rning and desertion
| Of the town. The Int account Of eur hset
| was that the gun boats had all been captured
| b. the enemy; another, that the Confederate
| officers burned them !; and 1t is stated this
| morning tina. five OF cur gun.bOats were
certainly captured by the Liacoluites, and
| that thr se of them have, thus far. escaped.
Gen. Wise, learn, has arrived Mt south
Mills. near he Virginia line, aa Is slowly
PROGRESSING towards this city. 1tis asserted
| that CAPT. q. ]. Wise is certainly among
| he killed, and also that he was dangerously
wounded. but was not killed. Ii Is 3. ated
| t5at VIM. Seldep, son of DR.. Wm. selden.
of this city, was killed a. one OF the guns.
He was very competent engineer, and he'd
in high estimation tor his ksntiemaniy
character, coura1e. and intelligence. learn
that Capt John S. layer, Of this ely, who
fought at our field pieces, disting MS he'd
himself by his coelness. bravery, the pre-
cision, aud tie death dealing effect with
which his gums were served, sweeping down
The swarmiEg ranAs Of the snstny At every
FIRE.
Capt. o. J. Wise5 company fought with
iger-iike ferocity, and r. desperation con-
qaerab-e only by death. THIS gallant COM
pany suffered severely, bns, hope. not TO the
xtent reported. That all excepting seven o;
nose gallant and braye-h.arted sirginiahs
should have been placed bors dn coaabct. is al
III ost unparalleled III tho history OF tnis III
Aailowed ~ar u.on thr .odth--A war OF
injustice, aggression, aud blood, which VIII
pc. ere long, Issenged by peoAie now be
coming moie. deter III ined ar.i II, IA and u ,t'
liked III tue uncnaLging resolve 10 ta.se oiooO
.or blood
Tue particulars and ny st important facts
selatiss W The battle Ut hoanoke Asiaisu,
"si be given ut III early DAY. IL Is noiatai4
Oh solAtory, though IL should not discourage
Any true SOntRernsc. rne wonder Is, Ihas
tne IanAees have been slow ADO al ANY
.itta. Ia tL.at section, eager as they ARE to
Get -scrtoiK, Portsmouth,, and tho Navy
Yard. Iney are Los>ibiy seeking now IL
IiGu their way h.lner, perhaps Aoping IL
.arve Us ous. lew days may b, sufficient
- snow their designs. ] think they Wall q.
compelled TO remain upon hoauoks lsIauu.
or close down 10 the wa,er's edge, Tor ia. |
war feeling Is aroused hcIe, and many NO.
oie eoL W old ElIgiu.a aGd tne Ola Hor.L |
safe is hurrying 10 points endangered ANA /
menaced by the enemies OF Liberty.
The reports from Carolina are stii vague |
and uncertain; Various oxiaions are ex. |
n ia L,titL nd
STATE Of affairs down NJ the sound. and a |
.eep seated feeling of Resistance 10 the last
is evident, Judging fro n the bare OF pub.ic |
sentiment.
=. S-Captain .. }. Wise Ia, learn. GER.
tainly dead.
THE RoAsoKR ISLAND pAFEAr-oAPruaE OF OR
PLESr-BLlzABaTH Cay BURNED Bg Qua ows
THvtPs.
from the Norfolk Day Book, Feb Ill
a courier arrived here yeste1d y aftsEncoD,
about thres O'Clock, from whom we gather
the following information:
The enemy In full force advanced upor
Elizabeth ity Yesterday about seven O'Clock
and began attack upon that place. The
citigsns finding resistance vain, evacuatad
he glaoe, hrt before doing SO set IRE 70 re
town, and when cur informant LETT Ii was
still III Il tr1es.
We have 80 20 record the capture nv the
enemy OF All oar little neat except ihe Pan
NY or Forrest our Informant was not |
certain which. This boat eluded the enemy
and made up the Pslqnoia nix river. She was
hoVey or, pursued, and Gears are enter tanned |
that she too. has been captured. II is said |
that before oar boat. Were surrendered they |
were abandoned, and that the crews succeed
ed in making their escape. If this be 80, WE
a-e at "A loss TO nlecture why they were not
fret before beirg abandoned
The disaster 10 our little II act is attributed
to the fact that, havirg exhausted their sup
ply of coal and ANN - ition, they PROCEEDED
70 Elizabeth City for the purpose OF obtain
as sspP but sor wA and aS
sccoupt the feet was unable to return TO the
Island or lend any Assistance Whatever TO
our forces
TO the capture of Roanoke leland are con-
tirmed by this courier He represents our |
loss at about three hundred Killed and |
wounded. and states bat OF the enemy could |
not have been less than a thousand killed
Great havoc was ,na de among them while |
coming up tn Q road leading o the fort Our
Founders, and at every fl re their ranks were
terribly th,nLed The places Of the falien |
no viewer, we're quickly filled
Pork Point Battery was manned by the
Richmond Blues, and most nohly did they
defend it. During the con fl ct IL ~ were al.
lacked by whole regiment of Xouayss. and
though com rleteiy overpowered they stood
their groa0d bravely, nor did they yield a
bleeding to the ground.
There is good reason 10 believe that had
Col. Henninzsen, with his artillery, been
IN the island, We should not have been
forced 70 surrender 1t The lack OF field
pieces was very sadly felt, and lad they been
81 hand, the enemy, perhaps, would never
aave been bile 20 have landed their forces
Col. Henn'ngssn had orders we unders tand,
10 report ut Roanoke Island, Int by some
misu nder, ia" ding he misto k II liza beth City
for his destination. 1t is to ne deeply re-
grated that this error shoul2 have been
IN de, as the Colonel is br2vs and efficient
Cffcer, and We ars satisfied tina; b al he been
present the foe would have be-n compelled
to aCknoW ledge his p'owess.
y ptsin Tay lCr, OF his city, ~ represe ted |
as Distinguishing himself for Ms cooIuess |
ard bravey. He loush the fUemy like |
tiger, and not an IL Oh of Eronnf Wis yielded
b. him without It's being wsii usputed.
In addition 10 the above To are are many
rainors q nich we might give hut o.. they
are 40 thing more Than ruino~s, VS. prefer
with oiding them. Among taem there
one, however, which Ia worthy Gf notice.
and that Is, tina, 9sn. Wise / I'd bsen shot |
while in an ambulance. On BIZ way 10 this |
city. There Is no ruth wkNtav for this |
statement SO far as Esys been able 10 |!
learn /; and we csn only scco znt tor II BY |
gu pposing that the name Of the denerai |
was confsundsd with hat o! bis son, who |
Was repor ted among the kitlei-
To.fnorrow we hope to be able 10 gather |
sCme additional Items, which we will VI |
course give the reader the benefit OF. In the |
IN ga ntfrne while this disaster Is rot ~ ali
sxrees Bile, let US not allow II TO dlsPtitt n
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