Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-02-22
Fortress MONROE, Feb. l3.

The gunbost Stars and Stripes arrived at
Doon from the Burnside fleet with bearers Of
dispatches for the Government.
She reports the rout OF the rebels complete
Three thousand prisoners were captured. and
all their gunboa,s burnt or captured, except
two. which escaped 10 the canal.
Federal lossee-killsd forty.two, and wound
ed about one hundred sud forty ; rebel loss
killed about thirty aud their wounded less
than one hundred.
The advance from Hatterss took place on
"Wednesday morning.
The expedition consisted of about sixty
vessels The feet anchored of Stumpy Point
that night and next day proceeded to the
entrance to Croaten Sound.
After q reconnaissance the attack was com
menced 90 Friday morning, the Underwater
leading the column. The rebel feet was at
tackled aud dispersed in half an hour
by portion of the navy while the renal pde
attacked the land batteries.
The fight continued until dark. During
the light ter thousand men were landed, and
on Saturday morning seven thousand were
aiv need.
A masked battery Of three guns was soon
discovered by the skirmishers. and was at.
tackled IN front and on both fanks. The
Twenty first. Twenty fifth and twenty seventh
Massachusetts. the Niuth New York and
Fifty first New York, and Tenth Connecti.
cut were particularly engaged.
The 25th Massachusetts and 10th Come C.
ticut suffered severely. The fight lasted oply
two or three hours when the battery was
abandoned. Our troops pursued and sur.
rounded the Rebel camps, and took nearly
the whole CON u,snd prisoners.
u ,Japninoe Wiee WAS ununHad and uee
shot twice while epdeavoring to escape iu q
boat.
Col. Russell o: the 10th Conn, was killed
at the head Of his regiment.
Lieut. Col Vigrer De Montiel Of the de-.
Espne Zouaves, whose services were volun.
tary, was killed; no other officers we're killed
above tie rank Of Lieutenant. Our total loss
OF killed and wounded was less than 9U0, and
the number Of the enemy is scarcely less than
500
We took between 1000 and 5000 pri,
soners. They we're about being sent to New
York by the steamer r. s. Spaulding and
other steamers. Among them are about j.
or Is colouels and majors.
On Sunday afternoon feet of fifteen gun
boats started for Elizabeth City. The place
was sbelled aud, having been evacuated and
partially burned by the troops, was occupied
All the rebel feet was suDk or burnt ex
cept two-ths Roanoke aud Besufort-whicb
escaped up the canal. The Sea Bird, which
was the flag ship Of Commodore Lynch, was
run down and boarded, aud the Commodore
escaped by swimming TO shore.
The News from Elizabeth city arrived at
Roanoke Island on Monday, and the Stars
and Stripes left on Tuesday morning. She
stuck on The bar at Il atteras on Tuesday night
but started again in the morning, and arrived
here at about noon to day.
The Stars and Stripes brings the bearer Of
dispatches from Gen. Burnside and Com
GoIdsborougb. lie will take the cargo Of
ammunition add will return immediately
Gen. Wise was at Naggs Head and succeed.
ed 10 escaping TO Norfolk.
The rebels made no fight after being driven
from their entrenehmepts (; which was done
ny Hawkins ZousveG and the Twenty first
Massachusetts regiment.
Young Wise resisted the stormipg parties
until be was wounded, when hs was carried
OIL, snd bis command retrested with the Others
TO the upper end Of the island, where they
laid down their arms.
Elizabeth City was ahoot half burnt
by the rebel soldiers, The people sent Of II
deputstior to Commodore Goldsborough.
asking him TO send q force 10 assist 10 exti0'
gushing the flames.
Edenton was taken possession Of on Wed
nesdsy by Commodore Goldsborough, no op'
position being offered.
The Norfolk and Richmond papers sttri.
butte the loss Of Roanoke 10 the blunderiog
ineficiency OF the Navy.
They persist in asserting that nearly one
THOUSAND fedsrals were killed. They charge
some Roanoke Island farmer With having de-