, 1862-02-15
THE ROANOKE ISLAND VICTORY
Ret4l Loss, Killed 3o--Wcunded 100--Priso-
al. usEs 5000.
THE OFFICIAL DISPATCHES OF
C0MMAMDEBS.

THE OFFICIAL DISPATCHES OF
C0MMAMDERS.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 13.-The gunhoat |
Stars and Stripes arrived this noon from Burn
sides Expedition, with bearer Of dispatches |
for the Government,
They report the rout Of the rebels as COM |
plete. 5000 prisoners were captured, and all |
their gunboats burned or captured, except |
two which escaped in the canal - |
The Federal loss was--klled, -; wounded,
about 80. The rebels had about so killed and
less than 100 wounded.
The advance from Hatteras took place on
Wednesday morning, tho expedition consist
ing Of about 60 vessels. The fleet anchored
off stu1npy Point that night, and the next
day proceeded to the entrance Of Croatan
Sound.
After Reconnaissance, the attack was COM
leading the column. The rebel fleet Was at
tucked and dispersed In half an hour BY the
navy, while the remainder attacked the land
The fight continued till dark. During the
night TO- goo men were landed, and q On i satur-
Of SIX guns was soon discovered by the skir-
uaishera, and wns attacked in front and on
both fanks The Twenty-frst, TWenty-1lfth
and Twenty seventh Massachusetts,, the Ninth
and FHty-tlrst New York, and the Tenth Con- q.
Twenty fifth Massachusetts and the Tenth
Connecticut suffered most severely. The fight
lasted only two or three hours, when the bat
tery was abandoned. Our troops pursued
and surrounded the rebel camp, and took
nearly the whole command prisoners.
o. Jennings Wise Was shot twice while en-
dcavoEiDg to escape in a boat Col Russell,
Of the 10th Connecticut, vas killed at the head
Of bis regiment. Lieut.. Col D. Montcile, OF
the D'Epaneuil Zouayes, whose services were
voluntary, was killed No other officers were
tai lose in killed and wounded Is less than 600,
and the number Of killed is less than 50.
! On Sunday afternoon feet Of fifteen gun
boats started for Elizabeth City, the place
! shel1ed, and having been evacnated and par
| tia1ly burned by the rebel troops, was occu-
pied. The Scabird, which was the g-ship of
| CON- Lynch, WAS run down and boarded, and
the gallant commander escaped by swinmiu.,
| to tic shore.
The news from Elizabeth City was received
| at Roanoke Island on Monday evening
! Gen. Wise was at Nag's Head, and succeed
| cd in escaping to Norfolk. Tic rebels made
! no fight after being driven from their en-
| trenchmcnts, which was done by the Hawkins
Zouayes and the 21st Massachusetts,.
o. Jennings Wise resisted the stor1ning
parties till he was wounded and carried OIL,
when his command retrcated With the others
to the upper part Of the Island, where they
| laid down their arms.
| Elizabeth City was about half burned by the
rebel soldiers. The people sent of q deputa-
ton to Commodore Goldsborough, asking
him to send force to assist in distinguishing
the flames.
Edenton was taken possession Of on Wednes-
day By Com. Goldsbofougll, no opposition &c.
ing offered.
| Norfolk and Richmond papers attribute the
loss Of Roanoke lslnnd to the b1undering in.
efficiency Of the navy. They still perast in
asserting that 600 Fedcrals were killed.
They also charged some Roanoke Island
turner's with deseEting and plotting the
4 Yankees to the only point where they coald
| effect landing, the regular landing being
nanked on all sides BY an extensive marsh.
/, FROM WASHINGTON.
=. T.-Asi11St3ros, :Feu. IA: special messen
ger arrived this morning bringing the follow
ing dispatches:
COM. GoLDsBoROTGH'S DISPATCn
G. &. FLAGSHIP PHILADELPHIA,
RoNoAKE ISLAND, Feb. .. {
| Roanoke Island is ours. The militar,
authorities struck to Us yesterday.
Their means Of defense were truly formida
bic, and they were used with 4 determination
| worthy Of better cause. They consisted c
. ! two claboratelr constructed works, mountin
together twenty two heavy guns, three Of thcl
1O0-poundcrs, rided. There were four othe
, batteries, mounting twenty guns, large pr
5 portioa Of them being Of heavy calibrc,- som
; rltlcd, eight steamers, mounting two gun
r ter Of s2-pounder. A prolonged obstrus
4 tiun, existed by means Of sunken vessels au
;. piles, to thwart our advance, and altogether,
: body Of men numbering scarcely less tia
5000, opposed us; 5000 Of these are now OF
r prisoners.
K Fighting commenced on the morning of IL
7th, about eleven o'clock, and continued unit
dark.
n On the following morning it was resumed
20 an early hour and lasted until late in the afte
# noon, when by 4 bold charge Of our army Il
rebel flag was made to succunb, and our oN
was planted everywhere on the Island in
II t place.
No attack could hare been more complete
u executed, and it was carried out precisely
~ accordance with arrangements made befo
n the expedition left Hatterss. A detailed q
count Of the operations Of the naval BRAN
r. of the expedition will be Forwarded to tle .
partnaent hereafter.
ISisned} Com. L. II. GoLpsBoEorau.
&c COMMANDER RoWAN'S REPORT.
u. S. STEAMER DELAwARE,
Orr ELIZABETH CRY, Feb. 10, 1862. {
. SIR: I have the happiness to report that
met the enemy off this p1ace this morning i
10 o'clock. After 4 very sharp engagement
have succeeded in destroying, or capturing,
u his battery on Cobb Point. The only yes
saved from destruction is the Ellis, Capt.
3f. Cook, who was wounded and is 4 prison
on board this SLIP.
:. 1 have other prisoners. I am happy to 8
>" that our casualties are few, considering t
warmth Of the encmy's fire--say two OR thl
killed and wounded. None Of our vessels :
severely injured. I shall leave here srl
force and visit tue canals and other places
fore returning.
. {signed] }. G. ROWAN, Com g
NJ No official report but merely private lett
he up to one o'clock today las been recei1
NJ from Gen. Burnside as General-in-Chief.
he LATER VIA PHILADELPHIA. JENNIN
HER TTSE nHAR dTF2GESs SR1E6SERs E6XER
~. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14-The Inquirer b
Fp' special dispatch about the Burnside Exp
re- tion, saying that the enemy was pursued
it'll several hours, and that two complete II
of meDtE on their way to reinforce the fort II
captured. Every road Vas lined with
9e guns, kuapsacks and clothing OF the wound
~ Gov. Wisc's eon was shot through b
legs and the lungs, and died the following
I Acting Brigadief- General Hill, and Color
INC Shaw, Gordon an4 GIeen ,Eet Mete caRtnrea'
The Federal gunboat Com. Perry,
down the rebel hag ship Sea Bird, having
on. boardCom. Lynch, cutting her apart. Our !
og, boarded her, and during the encounter vi
OF ensucd, portion of her officers and 6
GRE Jumped overheard, and Others had t
NOT brains knocked ont With handspikes.
Dur 91 LATER
CAD Rebel accounts state that Commoe
oar Lynch has NOT yet been heard FROM He
-. ssn probably drowned during the fight.
~, .oa, Assistant Secretary OF the Navy Fox,
'ah. also received a private letter in which
~ stated that the number of killed Of our !
has is about 20, and Of the enemy about 50.
agS Late and Interesting from the So1
Aau via Fortress Honroe'
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. IA disp
IAN, h from Memphis to Norfolk admits that
9o Federal flag vas cheered on Tennessee
UT Ut" by the people, and asserts that the Fed
Gol. neither seized nor destroyed any private ?
ol4 ou erty, not even cotton.
osI, Gov. Letcher Issued an order for the to
8 W ton Of Home Guards for the defense OF
I, ~ folk, Petersburg and Richmond
~ t1e Bishop Ames and Hon. Hamilton Fish
a,,I i returned to Baltimore the rebels fefasin
mil 7TSo p;a6unopa n;>noyrb sars. u0u-
Ah'n nessee exchanges give us gloomy prosl
for the future in.that part Of the Confede
have Several leading Journals intimate plainly
eila- there Is really threatening state OF adal
day East Tennessee, growing cut OF tue ldo!a
river love Of many Of those people to tht
fned Uniou.''
Hing The correspondent Of the Memphis
&C. lgrehe writes that the condition Of the lni