Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-02-20

were short of ammunition. It is said that Col Hen
nngsen, with some field artillery, did arrive at Elizabeth
City on Thursday night, but could get transporta
tion and did not get to the island at ALL and don't
know where he is. The Island WIS ID the depart
ment assigned to General Huger, commander at
Norfolk, and deep censure is attached to him tor
his delay in providing endorsements. Indeed; far is
the feeling said to have risen Norfolk that there
talk Of mobbng him, at least, of making some very
public demonstration. Gel Green's battalion of North
CaroInans and Georgians which recently left this place,
arrived just in time to be too late They rushed for
ward to the succor of their friends only to find them
prisoners And perhaps the worst feature about if is
that with the battalion come reinforcement Of powder,
that also too ate before the surrender OF our men
their ammunition had began to fall Fad the battalion
with the ammunition goS up in time, Say even half an
hour or an hour sooner the invaders might have been
kept at bay until further reinforcements could have
come up and perhaps, the post still have been saved.
Such ditoriDess is too painful to think Of resulting as
it has done.
TLere is report that after the fight at Elizabeth
City aud the firing Of the town. the Federal troops land
ell with fire engines, extinguished the flames and
pied the best dwellings 10 the place as hospitals for their
own sick and wounded A Confederate, who in some
way best known to himslG visited Elizabeth City af
ter its occupation By the enemy was unable to learn
what disposition had been made of the Conederaes who
were wounded, Or taken prisoners He could not find
that any Of them had been brough to Elizabeth City,
at least none OF them had been landed there. 1t was
said at Elizabeth City that Burnside reported 200
prisoners, 400 killed, and 600 wounded. We think
possibly there is mistake ard that the first num-
Der of 2 700 may include ALL killed, wounded and ps-
soers, and even that would bea large number. hat
plumber of Federals vas killed and wounded is not sta
ted, the Fedela themselves admit in conversation that
it was very large the killed being close to thousand
our cannon having thinned them terribly.
Although largegprOpcrtion of the defenders of the
Island North Carolinans, yet not the name of a
North Carolina company appears in any Virginia pa
per, one way or the other. Not the name OF man
that we fnd We have telegraphed to Norfolk, and
got others to do So with the view of getting informa-
ton about friends f,m this place. oI sasfac-
tion and tie satisfaction Of others especially those most
directly interested but have ialed-so far. We hope
still to obtain early information. We have heard pain
fu street rumors for which feel certain there no
foundation.
About this thing of the failure Of ammunition, ought
that not to have been seen to- While it is yet time
let take the liberty OF calling direct atter on to this
matter at other points Is there no such danger else
Where? Now is tie time to ask the question, while
there is yet time to provide that negative answer
Can be boldly given We are indeed at war and n tie
midst of it, 1t is no time for false deicacy