Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-02-14
THE SENTINEL.
rFrom the Agent of the Associated Press. ]
TAKING OF ROANOKE ISLAND.

to Roanoke Island.
The Island was taken possession of,
and Commodore Lynch's feet completely
destroyed.
Elizabeth City was attacked on Sun
day and evacuated by the inhabitants,
who set fire to the town, and then fed.
The first news of the defeat Of the
Confederate army arrived in Norfolk on
Sunday afternoon, and produced the most
intense excitement.
The Confederate force on the Island
is supposed to have been only little
over 5000 efficient fighting men.
Gen. Henry A. Wise was i'll at Nag's
Head, and was not present during the
engagement. When the situation be-
came dangerous he was removed to the
city of Norfolk.
Gen. Huger telegraphed to Richmond
that only Ae Lon the Island had escaped
There indeed appears 20 be no bright
side to tho stosr&sr the consolation Of
the Confederates, save the great odds
there being six Federals to one Confed-
crate, and it is said the latter fought des-
perately and bravely, and contested ev-
cry inch of ground.
The Richmond Examiner of this Tues
day) morning says, in an editorial:
1.-THE loss of our gallant little army
on Roanoke Island is certainly the most
painful event of the war. Over $500
brave troops on the Island, it seems,
were exposed to all the force of the Burn
side feet They resisted with courage,
but when $4,000 Federal troops were
landed against them, their retreat being
cut off by the surrounding element, they
were forced to surrender.
CONFEDERATE TELEGRAPH ACCOUNTS
The following are the dispatches on
the subject, in the Richmond papers of
this Tuesday morning:
NoRFoLK, Feb 10.-The latest news
states that Capt. o. j. Wise, son of Gen.
Wise, was shot through the hip and dis.
abled. though his wound was not mortal.
Major Lawson and Lieut.. Miller we're
MORALLY wounded
About 800 Confederates were killed.
Our wounded number over one thou
sand. The number of Yankees wounded
is about the same,
A late arrival says the Yankees are
pushing on to Edenton.
SECOND DISPATCH.
NORFOLK, Feb. 10.--A rumor has pre-
vailed that Commodore Lynch's feet of
gunboats have been captured. 1t is not
regarded true; but it is believed that all
were burned by the Confederates to pre-
vent their capture, with the exception of
one, which was endeavoring to make its
escape
The feet went to Elizabeth City from
Roanoke Island, and was probably burnt
at the former place.
The Very Latest.
The following is the very latest. We
copy from the Norfolk Day Book of
Tuesday morning:
A courier arrived here yesterday af-
ternoon, about three oclock, from whom
we gather the following information;
The enc my advanced in full force upon
Elizabeth City yesterday, about I o'clock
and began an attack upon that place.
The citizens, finding resistance to be vain
evacuated the place, but before doing so
set fire to the town, and when our infor-
mant left it was still in flames.
We have also to record the capture by
the enemy of all our little feet except
the Fanny or Forest, our informant is
not certain which. She eluded the en-
envy and made up the Pasquatank river.
She was pursued, however, and fears are
entertained that she too was captured.
II is said that before our boats surren-
dered they were abandoned, and that the
crews succeeded in making their escape.
If so, We are at loss to conjecture why
they were not fred before being aban-
doned.
The disaster to our little feet is attri.
buted to the fact that having exhausted
their supply of coal aad ammunition,
they proceeded to Elizabeth City for the
purpose of obtaining supply. Every
effort was made TO obtain coal, but with
out success, and on this account the Il .et
was unable to return to the Island or lend
any assistance whatever to our forces.
All the details as published with refer
ence to the capture Of Roanoke Inslaud
are confirmed by the courier.
lie represents our loss at 800 killed
end l 900 wounded, and that of the en-
envy not less than 900 killed.
Great havoc was made among them
While coming up the road leading to the
fort our forces brought to bear upon them
two 32-poundors, and at every fire the
ranks were terribly thinned; but the
places Of the fallen, however were quick
ly filled.
Rock Point battery was manned by
the Richmond Blues, and most nobly did
they defend it, During the ictthey
were attacked by whole regiment Of
zcuayes, and, though completely over
powered, they stood their ground brave
ly, nor did they yield foot till all, save
sevon, fell bleeding to the ground