The New York herald., 1862-02-24
OPERATIONS In NORTH CAROLINA.
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
TIE REBEL FORTIFICATf0NS At ROANOKE
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AFFAIRS ON ROANOKE ISLAND.
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INCIDENTS OF THE WAR.
The Inhabitants Taking the Oath
Of Allegiance.
Interview with the Rebel
Prisoners.
TIE REBEL fORTIFIcAT0NS At ROANOKE
AFFAIRS ON ROANOKE ISLAND.
INCIDENTS OF THE WAR
THE LAST MOMENTS OF O. JENNINGS WISE,
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OUR ROANOKE ISLAND CORRESPONDENCE

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OUR ROANOKE ISLAND CORRESPONDENTS
RoAson ISLAND, N. c., Feb. Is. 1852.
Rsensearxut,os of tie roops-Eli-a5etA CITY Garsor.a
ey One YAo,csd Usion 7roops-7He GuHboats En- Ro,us
10 Alact Ptyssoa,A-AdaSs on the islaad-The Iahabi
fGats 7desrg ne 0oA Of AllegidHcs-rse Bodies Of a
Rebels Wise, Cole and seIaes Taks to Norfolk by n
Fog Of Truce &eamer-A6dirs al Hat.erss-7As KiIl..
end Woaxded, de-, dc.
The smoke Of battle has cleared ors leaving us 20
ca contemplation OF the mag nihcexA results Of the VIC
soy. Roanoke Island in the possession Of the national
forces, constitutes point d appa from which operations
may be directed against the veryeart Of the rebel
hon. closes up communication between Virginia
the Southern states from which the great
ssbe army the Potomac and at Richnsnd have drawn
heir supplies. Eat these have 10, doabt beon
fully canvassed by your readers already.
General Burnside does not intend remaining idle He
will follow up his success a, this point with telling
blow at another, where the rebels least expect IT, As
evidence of bis prompness troops have nearly all
been reembarks, and the island charge Of the
Fifty hrst Pennsylvania aud Fifth Rhode Island reg
mens The forts have been put good order the guns
repaired and the island is capable of defence against any
force that the needy reeels could bysng last rites Of
burial have been paid the dead brave the wonded are
n the troops has beer improved by their little soouru
On terra 1t is thought that OF the wounded ten or
Twelve win not survive their injuries Privates Erastus
Ferguson. Company +, and Peter Slape, Company II,
Tenth Connecticut regiment have died the battle
Of their wounds Captain Hubbard, OF ths same regi-
nent. died on Sunday last, Of typhoid fever on board
ahe transport New Brunswick, where his sess detained
him from participating in the fght.
The troops Of the fourth brigade Of this under
command Of General Williams at Hatterss, where the
Eighty ninth New York, Eleventh Connecticut, sixth
New Hampshire and Rhode Island battery are stin en-
samped, have received orders hold themselves in
days ratio0s being prepared Cor the men, and it is
evident that speedy move ia in contemplation.
The rebel steamer, which came in here on Monday
evening under flag Of truce from Norfolk went away
Wednesday morning with the bodies OF Captain Wise,
Captain Cole Lieutenant Seiden While she say a,
anchor here she displayed the rebel flag at her s,em
with white lag her FORE the occasio Of no
vsit was wsth q two-old object-to reconnoirre our
Sect and ascertain its strength, well back
Gbe bodies.
What is to be with the prisoners excilss no small
amount OF conjecture. 1t was al first intended
them North but proposals have been taken by the a,
Of truce steamer 10 Richmond for exchange, which
n accepted, will prevent the rebels from visit
ing and inspecting the harbor defences of New York
and Boston, at least for time On Tuesday after.
the officers 10 the number Of about hundred
and hfty transferred from the island steamer
r. Spanding where tho field and siaf are located in
thc cabin and staterooms They guarded by Captain
Pardees company, OF the Tenth Connecticut ana well
cared for IN every respect The transports Guide East
Queen and two three Others will the rank
and file in day
Reconnaissance the main land Thursday in the
vicinity OF the blown up battery Robb Fishery dis
covered sign of the rebels. Traces Of hasty fight
here found and is evident that Ls part
Of North Carolina is completely rid of them.
Elizabeth City Is occupied by thousand o. our
sroops while several guboe,s anchored abreast
the town. fhc rest OF the fotla bas sailed Plymouth
but has been received here Of any demon
sMation or attack having been made
General Burnside has established his headquarters in
house the Shore Fort Barlow where the oath o
aeg is daily administered 80 tho inhabitants Of ibe
Island Some sixty have come in already and taken 10
Applications to set nets for shad fishing, the
which bias just set in ara being made hourly and per-
mission is given in all where the oath IL sub
scribed to- We expect 70 vary the moDotony Of camp
fare in few days with q little fresh shad
Colonel Kngsbury, Of the Connecticut Eleventh. and
Lieutenant Colonel Belts, of the New York Ninth have
resigned and gone Norththe former OF con
snusd III health, ths latter TO accept position the
army Of the Potomac
Our loss in the engagement Of Saturday yet pos
tvely known. The killed number two according 10
the ofeia report and the wounded about handrei
Of whom nearly one fourth suffering from nesh
wounds bruises equiring surgical aid
The list Of wounded already sent you embraces pretty
fully the serious cases.
RoASoxs siANp, Feb. IL, 1867
An Eversiesc vih ne R>b> P,isoners-,rsonnel Of ne
O6;cos--Lieuteaont Coso,l Fraas AnSsysos--O Je,,-
niags Wise-Th< R.b.I RoryecEa on the hload--So.e
Specimens Of Re,e, Letter Writing, &c.
Among the ofbccrs captured quite number cf pra
Asates Of West Point, who have served the Mexican
wss, and we're known personally TO Generals Burnsida
Fester, Reno aud Parke Major Hi who commanded the
garrison Of Fort Barlow is OF them Many Of them
graduates Of Northern colleges aud were recognized
by classmates among our officers. Five Of them have
been hbusters got into with one or tlrs
latter who bears his capture With the possible h
Pointng.to the American sg be said it was the
shird time be had been made prisoner under 'ths,
damned old rsg and, questioning him, sscer,ained
that the two previous he had been taken
while engaged in nsrsuding expeditions al Rvas aud a,
he Southwest Pass Al the latter place he CAPTURED
By Captain Ricketts,.
Their uniforms Of the most miscellaneous ehsrsc-
Ter, and vary in color from q dark bIue through all
shades, TO dnsy gray, Ike an Irishmsn's friszs A
dark pepper ard Falt color however the most preya
lsnt The designstion OF rank effected with every
modification Of style from full dress gold sleeve braid
down 70 home made tinsesd shoulder strap while the
stripes on their past, Of broad and narrow gold
fringe blue velvet and black cloth. gzudy display
quite marked The caps are Of every pattern from rsgu.
lation through all the degrees Of wesers sIocbes
sugar ioavss, &c, with sprinkIing OF others Ike
those worn by the historic Mississippi gambler ard
1sxsn ranger. The regiment Of EACH ~ !udiea,ed NV
brass letters and nsures th. caps, thus--"w. I.
(wss Lsgiop), "4s," "ve," IS, NC ST. "sI -
'Nss.," !" "Gs.," &c. Asssnsrd thing they are very
intelligent and sentlsmsnly men, particularly those d
the Wise Legion aud North Carolina roope
While referring TO ths ofcers may be in,~rss,,u, 10
relate the particulars Of interview which took mao.
sstwsn o. Jennings Wise and Major Kimb~r. OF IN.
Nissh New York Volunteers, who, ~ will be rensm.
bersd calamity led the charge Of that regiment in The
lakng or the rebel battery. The former after his cap
lups in the bost conveyed 70 this hospital near the
sAsrs, where Major Kinpsli introduced 10 him by
Dv. Coles, Of the wiss Legion
eel am sorry 70 zee you under these eircum.
sasuces,r said Major Kmbsl, ~ the wounded man
surnsd towards him. his face bstraying the intense agony
be endured 81 hope you injuries fatal cad thu,
you viii recsvu.p