Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-14

mediately. General Wise was at NagQs
Head and succeeded In escaping 10 Norfolk
The rebels made no fight after being driven
from their Entertainments, which was done
BY Hawkins' zouaves and the Twenty first
Massachusetts. Youpg Wise resisted the
stormipg parties until be was wounded,
when he was carried of, and his command
retreated with the others TO the upper end
ofth Island, where they laid down their
arms
Elizabeth City was about half burned by
the rebel soldiers. The people sent depu-
tation TO Commodore Goldsborou1h, asking
him 70 send force to assist in extinguish-
log the flames.
Edenton was taken possession of on We'd
nesday. No opposition was offered.
The Norfolk and Richmond papers at
tributed the loss of Roanoke to laundering
inetliciency of the navy. They persist in
asserting that nearly 1000 FSderals were
killed. They charge some Roanoke Island
farmer with having deserted, and piloted
the Yankees to the only point where they
could effect landing, the Island being
hanked on all sides by an extensive marsh.
Dispatches from Memphis to Norfolk ad
NIT that the Federal flag was cheeTed on the
Tennessee River by the people; aud assert
that the Federals neither seized or destroye ed
any private property, not even cotton.
Governor Letcher has issued an order for
the formation of Home Guards for Norfolk,
Petersburg, and Richmond.
MessIs. Ames and Fish return to Baltimore,
the rebels refusing to receive them.
-Four hundred released Federal prisoners
will reach Old Point on Friday OF Saturday.
Especial to the st. Louis Democrat.l
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, February l3, via BBAR
CRELK, February Ia Our troops took pos
session of Springfield to- day without firing
gun. Price evacuated the place yesterday
afternoon, marching out on the Fayetteville
Road.
ST LOUIS, Mo February l4-The follow
ing dispatch was forwarded from head. quar-
ters this morning:
"To General Nc C1eLlan, Washington:
"Tbe flag of the Union now floats over the
Court house in Springfield. The enemy re-
treated after short engagement leaving a
large amount Of stores and equpage, which
was captured by General Curtis. Our cav
airy is in close pursuit. GSigned1
"H. W. HALLECK, Major General"
DETROIT, February l4.-All the banks ia
this city suspended specie payments to day.
The Richmond Dispatch says: "0ur Ten
nessee exchanges gives US gloomy prospects
for the future in that part Of the Contederacy.
Several leading journals intimate plainly
that there is really threatening state Of
affairs 10 East Tenn essee, growing out of the
idoatrous love OF many OF those people to
the old Union"
The correspondent of the Memphis Ava.
lanche writes that the condition of the in
:erior counties is rot improved by the lapse
o! time. The people apprehend an immedi-
ate advance Of the Mortimer, and traitors to
the South evipce their Joy in every village
ard Deighburhood. The Uuionists are max.
ing demonstrations in many of the northern
counties, and eUen OF Memphis there acere er-
hbitions Of Jog at the arTi0al Of the nevs from
Beach GrOUe
Armed bands of Johnson's and Maynards 5
followers are prowli ling about in al drec-
tons through the mountains.
In the remote counties many have been
shot nt night IN their own houses, who ad-
hered 10 the fortunes of the South.