The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-02-15

folk Sunday sfsernoon. aud caused great ex-
fsissmsns-previpns> news haFsng hee5 very
sssisfaetory, ssasirg tAas Yshkes9Aai been
aliovsd 10 a&ssnee for .pcries9 6i drawing
tAee int tra
81 sbell ford on Isiesd sqpposed 70 have
hen ahssi SON fgh6Agmes. -
Gen. Wise vas IN At Nags Head-rhsn
place became dangerous be Vas remaEsd tie
Norfolk.
Oac rerest. says thai crlyr sernty--an-
other, ,has bas Efsy-ef IDS Confederate
array escaped from the Island.
Gen. Higher seisgrsphet 60 Rschnond
tina. on'y Eft7aeseaesd. -
There srpears 30 be ne,brig6 side ofsse
/ story for the xebs.s. spk~*f
The Richmond Examiner, in leading edit
| teri al .eay the lass OF entire army - tea-
Beke lslana, is ceriaiiiy the mas: paiafai
event al the aas. IL adds: Intelligence
| II Yesterday. BIZ telegraph fully ccnfsnesi.
$500 brave troops vere erpasat TO the en-
tire fprcs of the Burnside Fleet: they 70.
sisted With determined courage, eu. retreat
being cut II BIZ Surrounding elements, they
| were compelled 10 surrender.
The following dispatches on the subject,
are taken from the Rschnsnd papers: {.
| Norfaik, Feb. lu.-Lasessr news states
that o. Jennings Wise vas sha: through the
hip-wound not m 9rtal.
| About 800 Ccnfederatss killed, thcwoun-
dsd number over 1000. Iankee woandsl
absu. the same. Late arrival this pornins
says the enemy is pushing % towards Eden
ltian.
Second Dispatch.-R unor prevails that
Commodore Finci's feet VI gun BEATS has
been captured--thcush il is not regarded
rs true. Its believed however, that all
we're burned By Confederatss, to prevent
their capture, with the exception Of one that
was endeavoriug to escape
Third Despatch.-Courier. arrived at
| Richmond a. four o'clock yesterday p. NJ
| bringing Intelligence that Elizabeth City had
been burned by iphssisants. During ths
confagr alton, the Eeiera,s landed large
force. Goa. Wise has notyet arrived.
Very L.rEsT.-From Norfolk Day Book,
Courier arrived here yesterday p. NJ. from
whom We gather the fpl.ewing: a
| The enemy advanced in full force on
Elizabeth CITY. Yesterday abaa. I o'ciack
and began an ATTACK. The citizens hndins
resistance vain, vacated the place, but be.
fore daing 50 SCI. Ere TO the town. When
our informant left, the Ere Was still raging.
| We have asa TO reeard the capture By The
enemy of all our l:,tlc feet, except one boat.
she was pursued, and fears we're enter
tanned that she had been captured
Tas disaster of our little leet is astriba-
ted to the fact that haying exhausted their
supply of coal and amuhi:ion proceeded to
Elizabeth city for the purpose It obtaining
a supply. Every eifor. was made to obtain
it, but yithon: success. The boats could
| not, therefore, return to the Island and
lend assistance TO .ie troaps there. Is Il.
| The Courier represents our loss at 500
killed and wounded - that Of the eneiny
no. less than 1000. Great havoc was
made among them while coming Up the
road 10 ,ae fort. Oar soldiers broagn. TO
bear on them two l. Founders. a. every
fire their ranks we're terribly ihinnei, but
the pl ces Of the fallen were, however,
quickly flied. The; Park Point battery
which WAS manned by the Richmond b!ass
during the conflict, was attack cd bya whole
regiment Of Yankees, ald though, COM
plc,ey over-pnaegeJ, they stood their
ground until ali but seven had fallen.
3E 500 Fort Monroe. Feb. l2. /
The bill to raise troops to meet the rr9uI-
stion on Virginia by the President of the
Confederate states passed both houses Of
the Assembly on Monday in secret session.
The Confederate Congress have passed ["
bill npprnpriating two miiiion dollars Tor
the benefit Of the army. Er2H@ s- Il a.ta
Tho Confederate War department. have
issued orders to secure all the corn in the
hands of distillcrs, on account OF the per-
nicious effects Of the unlimited mannfae.
ture Of whisky, and also because CT the
sxorbitant prices the governments has been
compelled to pay for articles Indispensable
to the subsis.ecc Of the army. ri
....s -..A.s.se New York. Feb. II, s
Specials to N. Y. papers.--IIousc COM
mi,,ee on lake and harhor dsfences Will re-
port to-day. recommending repairs of for
tifcations ut Macxinac, St. CLAIR River. Buff
fa!a, and 0swegc, and establishment Of
National Foundry at Chicago. s--< sa
a be Fortress Monroe, Feb. 12. p
II is reported that one Mass. regiment ives
badly cut up at Roanoke Island, but impos-
sible to say which one. aT i.
An Sothern papers received here to-day
are unanimous in admitting complete vie.
tory for our troops, and in saying that the
loss of the Island is q very serious one.
The news cccasioned great excitement ut
Ola Point. The steamer with officers and
dispatches from Gen. Burnside is oourly
expected. -#s'st-T 81 .t.=+" .a@
Tae prisoners captured, numbering a.
least two Thousand, will be seat here in a
few days. 4.%-+ s''s'2 *..s'S 90 -
Latcs, dispntctc, from Savannah, state
that several gun boits were Al Wallis Head
ON the opening of which they would have
| CO xp,,
! ing Fort Palnski. Eft@T sat
DISPATCHES from Charleston 10 Richmond
say that on the 9th, Fort Pickens with the
| Niagara and Colorado, opened FIRE on Fl.
| McRea, Barrancas, and Navy iaad. After
some hours b,mbardment, both vessels
! hauled off, said to be considerably damaged.
| There is said TO have been some skirmsh-
| ing between rebel AMI Federal pickets nj
| Par. Royal. Savannah Is being strongly
fortified.
| .@ Cape Race, Feb.12
The Steamship Victoria from Ssushamp
ton on the Isl, arrived. Tho Tuscarora
had been ordered away from Southampton
| br the British Government. and had taken
1 position near the needles. The Pirate Nash.
vile ssiH remained at Southampton docks
The reported naval engagement bate cen tbe
Sumter aad Iroluois has not been eJpirn.
| ed. Et1 "a sa ss
! Washington, Feb. y.
Spec as to N. Y. pa efs. Senate Finhpct
/ COMMITTEES agreed tonight TO the ic.al-trii.
1 der clause Of the House Treasury Nate De
- adopted amendment; for redemption in
instead of 20 years.
A bill was introduced into the Senate to-
/ dav srprorristing million Of doiiars to thu
immediate erection Of National Foundr,
IN New York City. g,