The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-02-20
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in-ui.hing the flames
Edenton was taken possession OF o."
Wednesday. by Goa Goldsoo''' 10 'p
position bsing made. 49,,
Norfolk aud Richmond papers at'r,''
,,e the loss of R,,,oke Island to tue
Numbering incfici~ncy Of the navy wa
Thev still! pnrslst il asserting that Iooo
Federals were kill d. c
They also charge some Roanoke farm
or with desertiu, and plotting me an
KEGS to the only paint they could eff'c'
q landing at, the lnpdinG being fianked o"
Al, sides by an extensive marsh
A dispatch from Memphis to Norfolk
admits the Federal fag was cheercd on
the Tennessee River by the people, and
asserts that the FEEDER L. had neither
seized nor destroyed any private proper
ty not even cotton.
Gov. Letcher has issued an order TOR
the formation of home guards for the de-
Tense of Norfolk, Petersburg, and Rich
mond.
The Richmond D;<paich says: "Our
Tennessee exchanges give us gloomy
nroS meets of the future in that part OF
the Conf deracy Several leading jour
nal. intimate plainly that there is really
a threatening state of affairs in cast Ten.
ressec, growing out of the idolatrous
love of many of those people to the old
Uuion. The correspondent of the Men,
phis Arnianchs writes that the condition
of the interior cos~ties is not much i'm
proved by the lapse of time. Tue peo-
pie, apprchcnding an Immediate advance
of the Mortimer and traitors to tho
South. cvince their joy in every neigh
borhood The Unionists are making
demonstrations in many If the northern
counties, and even at Memphis there
were exhibitions Of joy on the arrival of
the news from Birch Grove. Armed
bands of johnson and Mason followers
arc proving about in all directions over
the mountains in the remote counties -
Many have been shot at nj GIT in their
own houses. who adhered to the fortunes
Ct the SOuth'
ASNINGTON. Feb. II.
A spcci,i messenger arrived til NOR
ming, bringin. the following d spatches:
Us. FLAG STEAMER rILApEIPHIA,
tH Roanoke Island, Fcb.y.
Roanoke Island is ours. The military
authorize. struck to Us yesterday Their
means of defense were tru y formidable,
and they were used with determination
worthy of better cause They consist
ed Of two elaborated y constructed work.
mounting together -! heavy guns, tkrcc
Of them being 100 pound rIhed, other
batteries mounting together 20 guns, ;
large proportion Of them trin. of largo
csllbre, some Ct them rillcd, s steamers
mounting > guns each, and each having
a rifvd gun with a dian eter OF ~
FOUNDER, prolonged ob',ruct'o" OF sunk
en- vessels and pics to thwart our ad-
vance, aud all together body Of me'
numbering scarcely less than 5000, 0
whom 5000 arc now our prisoners.
The Gghtin. commenced on the morn
inr of the Sth instant. about II a. m
and was cuHtlhued till dark. The follow
ing morning il was resumed at an carl
hour, and lasted "nti! late in thc after
noon. when by 4 bold charge Of our arm
the rebel fltg was made to succuHh. au,
our own was hoistcd everywhere on th
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been more completely executed, and j
was carried out precisely in accordanc
| with the arrangements made before tn,
expedition left IIattcras lnIc.
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