Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-02-14
From Rs Burnside Expedition !
GIoRIoUs NEwsf
Entire Rebel Army and Fleet
Capttrcd at Roanoke IsIah ha,
REEaEr.s REFINED ELIzABATlE cry.
n mEBEGLION TOTTERING.
From Roanoke IsIand.

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FoRT MoNRoE, Feb. il.-By a flag OF
truce to-day wo learn Of tho complete sue
cess Of the Burnside expedition at Roanoke
Island. The island was tAkcnC possession
Of, Con. Lyhch's heel was completely de-
stroYed, Elizabeth City was. attacked on
/ Sunday and evacuated BIZ the tho inhabi-
tauts. The ety MAS previously burned, but
whether by our shells Or the inhabitants, is
not certain. s tSs f.'.i b.... ,,'.,a.,. Nv. d
1 The first news Of The defeat arrived At
Norfolk on Sunday, p. NJ, and caused
great excitement. The previous news was
very satisfactory, stating That "tbe Yankees
had been allowed 10 advance for the purpose
Of drawing them iatoa trap" The rebel
force on the Island is issupposed TO have been
little over 5000 fighting men. General
Wise was i'll at Nags Head, and was not
present during tho engagement When
the situation became dangerous he was re-
moved to Norfolk, All the rebel gun
boats but one were taken, and that escaped
up creek and was probably destroyed.
1 One report says that only 10, and ahoth.
or that only rs Of The Confederates escaped
from the Island. General IIuger telegraph
cd TO Richmond that only 80 on the Island
escaped. There appears TO be no bright
side of the story for the rebels. iai "a uot.u
4 The Richmond Examiner, Of this morn
ing, in leading editorial, says, "Fho loss
OF an entire army on Roanoke Island Is GER
tainly the most painful event Of the war
4 The intelligence of yesterday BY telegraph
is fully confirmed. Twenty-Five hundred
brave troops on an Island IN the sea, were
\ exposed to all the force Of the Burnside fleet.
They resisted with the most determined
courage, but when $4,000 Federal troops
were landed against them, retreat being
cut off by the surrounding elements, they
were forced TO surrender. This IS repeti-
tion of the Hatteras affair on a large scale.p
I The following dispatches on the subject
are taken from the Richmond papers of
this morning. y sds.a ~. -asg a--shri
! NORFOLK, Jan. 10.--The latest news
states that Capt. o. Jennings Wise, son Of
Gov. Wise, was shot through the hip and
disabled, though his wound is not mortal.
Maj. Lawson and Lieut.. Miller were mortal
ly wounded. About 800 Confederates
were killed. The wounded numbered over
1000. The number of Yankees wounded
is about the same lt,1ae'' ..HA
ga courier arrived here yesterday p. NJ,
about o'clock, from which we gather the
following iDformation:-iRhe enemy ad-
vanced IN full force upon Elizabeth City
yesterday about o'clock and began an at
tack upon that place, Tho citizens, finding
resistance vain, evacuated the place, but be-
fore doing so set fire to the town and when
our informant left, il was still in fames.-
We bave also to record the capture by the
enemy OF all our little feet except the Fan
ny or Forest and our informant is not GER
tain which. This eluded the enemy. She
was pursued, however, and fears are enter-
tanned that she was captured. 1t is said
that before our boats surrendered, they
were abandoned and that their crews sue
ceeded IN making their escape. 1t so, we
are at a loss to CONJECTURE why the boats
were not hred before they were abandoned
Inc disaster 10 our little iieet IS attributed
70 the tact ln2at, having exhausted their sup
ply ,oL coal and ammunition, they proceed
ed to Elizabeth City for the purpose of Oh
20 y NNGf'y' - ~t4N'S ''tsS ihoSe'
to obtain COAL but without success, and the
boats could not, therefore, return to the Is
LAND and lend any assistance whatever to
our forces.
IAN the details as published with refer
enee to the capture OF Roanoke Island arc
confirmed by The courier, who represents
our loss at 500 Killed and wounded, and
that.of the enemy not less than 1000 XII
led. Great havoc was made among the
enemy while coming up the road leading to
the Fort Our soldiers brought to bear up
on lhem Two 327pounders and at every fire
thelr ranks were terribly tlinped. The
places OF the fallen, however, were quickly
filled The Bark Point Battery was man,
ned by tho Richmond Blues, and most no.
bly, did they defend it. During the conflict
they were attacked by a whole regiment of
Aouayes, and though comp letely orerpower.i
ed, they stood their ground. They did not
yield a foot till AL but seven of them had
fallen and lay bleeding on the ground.
there Is good reason TO, believe that had
Coi, Henplngsep with bis artillery been on
Inc Island, II would not have been forced
to surrender. 1t is reported one regiment
from Massachusetts was badly cnt I'M bpt II
is N;mnoss;ble 10 asco,,o;n ,v6;oL III e.
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IL MaS mat were auaened 70 the expedition
All the Southern papers received to- day
aro unan;mone IN a1,nstt;no. n oor,,Iota