Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-18

was Silprurat Ike caemy would attempt to
!a>,l, ,rucns, were Ashby's .nd PGsh's land
ilrcs. .as:.ar's is situated on tho West side o!
tbs !suHa, ato2t two ,niles South Of Fort Bar.
COX, aaI par'i'S on itia sa,nn side, about Two
mites South .! 4ishhy's Ga tic night OF the
6.a, or esr on thr morning o. the Tth de-
.aIh'Ea&t wni! Uno F!cCc of ar:iflerr wsa sent
10 Fush'S lending, and ono with TWO pieces
o; artillery, WIS aart to !,si,by S, and ihn re-
mai!lC,r ul the iurceS vera stationed in the
!nr,e'iiate VICINITY oi AshhY's 0a the MORN
Ing c! thc 7th the eneuiy's fset passed by
bo;h .; t:,n lard;0gs and procpcded towards
Fort H.r;e7T, aud the na,schnent Of isfantry,
| stationed ut pugt:'s utuedatey te! back 10
the vicinity CT AsLnv's landing sna Joined the
GIiach;nsrts there, ali cp.ler .hS Command Of
| Col J Y. jordan
II .ha soaEd between !aTnfo Island aud
| the main iaad. upon she .Eyysl side, Gammo,
t;1Te I.Tnsif: wi<n Us Squ;dran OF se7ea ,nas-.
--s II S,>--st;c,ls an.t sE she
| encny'3 t2c:, cJg7.'5:ssing OF about % gunbpats
sid schoo!7l*, advanced in I'm divisions, The
resi- oru having tl:e sehuanets md tTs1Sport:
~ ioH. Ife ass' ana, 30; attacking division.
/ sgaln sub-4Ytsd, '.re assailins he squadron
and t!sa other iir,ug n;l1n Y. Fort. wi,a n:ns
| iata, tta i:4r't and t!e:sa iacA she'll spherical
! case, & ic@ round sh"t and every variety Of
s;:::t rrn.!ec;i"s. "" Forl replied with but
I;;:r .IuA, (which we're nil that could be
brought IL !'cst, and alter STRIKING the fore
','St Vcsssis Severn! times, tina hc"t fell back,
- rs .., ,nash one y! :ae guns ei tho Fort lrsv
irs hn: tnrre 80 reply 10 t!,s Are Q! The whole
dEei. Ina bcmi'srtt"Iert HaS continued
| thrrGsa aCa; the day, aad the cuc.ay retired at
dirk. The squadron uIsi1r t,a cOIuusni Of
Gcinrodore Lynch, sussGncd stbtir position
iarss gai,a.tiy, and only retired aftrr exhaust
a. 81! Ih.i! snmlni;!on, ard, having lost tho
H:2@mcr uIr:ew und the Forest d.sabed.-
Font Barlow sustained considerable damage
:roiE s:u &c Of tEed:y, but the Injuries were
partially repaired By The nG8t mcra!ng snd
tie Fort put IN u state oi defence.
About So u'clock on the evening OF the l,h,
the t',n:i!y S:n: ot from their transports abrnt
% ;Ds:l III : i.unci, apparently to take sound
| nfs, Nho Nete Med upon, and relreated.-
a.r"uron iwn large ai:",rnra ha:ing ii tow
-,icn - acSts ii.oG With troops, approached
tic Island u;dsr the protection Of their guo-
boats, n; 6 po.nt North Of :Ashby's landing,
4nawn ss Ii.ynurs' Aid did effect landing.
'rar .ain, selected, was Su. OF the reach Of the
:itl.i y, isc.s 81 AssI%y's, and defended by II
4waI,;, ron the advance .! unE infantry, and
vSntc.tet uy the slp; and she'll thrown from
tEcir gun5us:s. Oar Nhole orcs thereupon
y hire p from asnnc's and took position ut
| 10 rsdcuS, q: breast .oTs and plscac N oet,
tory, tie three !;ald.r ecos, 6!th the necessary
| All gt.iiefyu.-0, uu,irF tic respective conmsnus
ui ta..l Sci:uunlirnTa, -ta. hnpey and Spldon.
Two rG,naan..s al the Sth and Two OF ths 9lst
s-4:e ;ia:.,.; n. lie redoubt tn support the arr
| tiiu:y ---l-cn cuI0psniss Of the Wise Lsgiou
,iepiDSet 10 iGe righ; AMI left nS s.irtnsners-
III, remainder Of the ,!fsnry IL pastion 800
yslis IL The ra17 c: lie reacu b: as n reserve.
Tho sreuc !i5Aea sc0,a fifteen Thousand
n&a. %:t., srt,iicry. sa'; al : o'clock 4. n. Of
the S;h upousd IRE rGon ;hs redoubt which
was replied to mn ;a;ely with great spirit,
snd tho action sonu became general: and was
continued without interruption for more than
five h6urs, s.Eea the cEouy succeeded in de.
rInginc a lEgse force On either srdo Of our
inc, tlarkIrfg each, wing. The order WAS then
given oy uoi. S&Aw, to spike tho guns in the
battery. and to -etre5t 70 IL, Dorthern esd o
the lsiasI. Tie guDs were spiked and tie
whoie iorce fell back 10 The caIps. During
the engagement as tho redoub5, tbs eneIIy's
f4e: aG,3y.3ied to advance up Croatsn SOUND.
which brought on desu!tory engagement be-
tween Trrt fisc:ow stll ,he l!eti, which con-
tinued, W, 70 half after l2 O'clock, when the
c0lnnsnd!oy uiHcer wss Informed that the
land duianec: tad becn forced. and the position
OF the Font turned; he therrupon ordered lie
guns - !c disabled, aad tho ammunition de-
ssroTlG, Taicb vas done, aud the Fort nhan.
Gorej The sam5 thing HAs done at Forts
Blanchard aud AuSsr, sns! The forces from all
tho forts Zero marched III good order to IN,
camp. TGa eDriny to;k possession al the ra.
doubts and :o.ts immediately: and proceeded
in pursuit, With gr-st csulon, towards the
nor slar.I era Of tbs !:iand, it: foEc:, ccpiCylng
90 rs 10 su5rol.d our forces y: lie CAMPS
Col. Shaw having arrived win his wio:e force
at his .aIrps, ia tilIe 10 ha7c saved lis whu.e
cof:itnsai. # ,fa.:sEoTls had havs psoI !arnish-
ed; 5us non, wsio lhsle, and, hnding himself
surrcuodod,h ny s,.eatly snFerier force, ,opon The
ooar Island wft 10 i.d wcyaa to protect
ii:G. :.3u ;.arilg lost his only three isld pieces
IT tie re iGuos, bad eitn:f 20 make IN idle dis
.plsy o? courage: in lighting ,ha foe st such
lHsuafa., ,.:asG ?sntass ~ The ",:rl'1ce hs bis
co,umsri. - 10 cap.Lulatn ana surcend2: SIS
prisoners Of wlr. He wisaly c.t.r:niao0 upon
lhs latte; Alternative.
The los % fur Hif;. in kila hnd wounded
ard utis,;a-, is as fo!laHs: Killed %, wound.
ri 81. ,:.i-slng e. The loas u! the 4oth and
59th Virginia 7o.nntecrS IL, Killed 6, wounded
g. rpigs.ne 70. Thatof Ito { h snd 3lst and
I'd North Ca,nlins troops is Is killed, 30
wounded, i3 missing. 0ftae engineer depar:-
r,e;;>, Lrn., Seidon kiIei-who hal putri-
o.ica!ly e.!,n.nere.l hia services in the lilo,
IVES asli snsc the cninn,.nd ot tho slz:- poun-
der gh;ca ho handled with so much
skill as 70 produce ininlsnse hsvcc in the ent-
mys 7suas, and to elicit The unbodatod
admir- Il ;of o;ali who Witnessed Il. unhaPpiy,
bg@evrr, .:.ri gallant officer received rife
bali ir he head, ard be fell without Eroan
The loss ci in:; tmemy was il Killed ana
wourdo,! st less: eG4 men, aud the probability
is n much eTaa7 auirbcT.
Tic foregoing IS . brief and concise view
@: the 10 arc,s ui Roanoke Island and OF
,i;e aliarenS waters; tho Eunhar ot cur
s;,snps r:.a,n;i IL it5 dclanch o. tha Ia
aaG S.b' g: Fat.Gary, ans! tho CIRCUMSTANCES
G; .i.s cap,uialicL thereof on inc BIB
OF Ftbrfsry. r:a UGinmttee are satisfied
tia, la!. Shaw held p0ssuason o! that post
Al long as he ccild have done without useless
sacrifice al hulaan llc That on the i.h and
S.a lie !ficars and men in Font Barlow dis.
ul.y.t y.ca, c::G.u..ss, courage and per5l7ering
cfncls: /, s..sl ain tneir position and drive back
the un2lue' fleet
IN the h>tiie Of the stt Of February, at the
,s.,nn,t the officers ard mon exhibited q cool
ara Gci.hora;r courage, worthy Of veterans IN
the sorvIce. ard Sustained tbeir position. under
an no,nsr,.upted anti aea,2ly Gre !dr more than
Gs., .pir5 rol.uisi5rg tha encu.y in ;hres sepa'
rat: .nd ,s;iact charges, and only withdrew
from tia deadly ccl,t,ct 1fisr exiIausting their
"n"Gali:on Tor their as.ilIerY, Ea'! being tu..-
s-It lDl l,.G /, M,
'helr nI:l,her. in>,oad OF the rusat being
deeply Illuminating" /: was one OF the meat
brilliant cod .,siian! er!iot,a oi !ho war; and
III the Isngta.n oi ;aolr :ns:,nt Uotarpanding
tGeneiai, ''p'tn olricS,s ard men foeght firmly,
cooliy, efficiently, ais; rs ierg as humanity
would allow" Iao a2nu.i;set arc satisfied
thsr tna Hhnin i.rr,rAard d.i ahnir d,,tu