The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-18

Gen. Foster commenced . forward move.
1ent, followed BY the entire force under Ger.
Reno and Gen. Parks. Al about kalf.ua1t
. Cen. Foster came mp with the enemy. dc.
fendsd By . three gun earthWork, nanked on
abe oS:.: ths only .ppro.s - xhi 8p -:
. narrow causeWay, On which their euns
bore. In the battery and Vicinity were from
two TO three thousand men.
Oar artillery, which consisted Of a1 pieces
By Gen. Foster, Who had the immediate
command, Gen. Burnside being at the point
The infantry and artillery opened ON both
they arrived, were placed with the view Of
penetrating the morass on both aides, 20 - 70
dank the battery.
Our men steadily advanced, closing around
aud suffered severely.
At about eleven O'Clock the New York
Ninth, HAWKING ZouAvea, rocetved the order
10 charge. and under the firs Of the enemy
wards OF half mile, yelling themselves and
CHI eersd In the widest manner BY the entire
force. The enemy became panic stricken,
and a. the Zouaves entered they went out, fee.
ing precipitately, leaving everything behind
them.
A. soon ~ possible Gen. Reno took up the
pursuit, followed BY Gen. Foster, who kep,
up the pursuit on the main force Of tho en-
envy, while Gen. Reno went towards Fort
Huger, whore body Of rebels had Ned.
Al the came time Oolone, Hawkins wa
sent with his regiment to the right in the
direction Of Shallowback Bay.
The enemy In their flight strewed the re id
with guns, equipments, and everything that
rout were complete. When close on their
heels, and near The upper part OF the island,
Gen. Foster was met BY d a4 OF truce from
Col. shaw, demanding terms OF capitalization.
Con. Foster replied that the surrender m ust
be unconditonaIandi Immediate. These terms
were accepted, aad about 500 laid do wn
their arms.
Msanwnile General Reno came up with a
body OF $40. under Dol. Jordan, who surrsn'
dersd Internationally.
Colonel Hawkins found tho battery ut
Shaliowback Bay deserted, but took several
Uaptain q. Jennings Wise was attempting
70 make his escape In u boat. when he was
shot In three places, and died next morning
Tho forts were all occupied by our forces
that night. The rebels the same evening blew
up Fort Forrest. 1ne DISTINCTIONS having
been removed. our fleet eutered Albemariu
Sound.
The landing was effected under cover OF
the guns OF two OF our gunboats, the Della
ware and Morse, wnicn, with the Shrapnel,
drove away aud dispersed TWO rebel regi :
mepts that were sta toned there vita three
field 'pltces to oppose their landing. Our
mon were up to their middles in mud and
water in landing. When on shore they found
the there rebel pieces In the morass. by
nine O'Clock r. N. That night General Burn.
side had landed six tn OusaAd men, and con.
tiuued landing them through the night at
the rae OF ono thOusanu per hour.
Our forces advancing IN the direction OF
the battery in the centre OF the island, the
rebels were soon driven behind their entreucn.
menu. Here they resisted light mortars
were landed from the fleet to serve ~ our
Army's Held arullery. About midday the
uAW Klns ZOuaveS aud the ZENITH COnnecti.
at regims nt, under the command OF Gen.
Foster, made 4 dashing bayoneG charge upon
Tho battery cOmmHhutd Dy young Wise,
Wnding knee deep through mu0 ana water
to get 1t the tort, and yelling like 50 many
In0ians. Meanwhile q detour was maoe On
me right by General keno. and on the left by
tfeueI al Foster. This attack from three Sides
decided the fate OF the day. the rebels d ed
from their entrenc hments before tn array OF
cold steel brought TO bear against them. The
Hawkins ZOuAVes lsaPed the front defences,
bayonet In hand, as the rebels fed. Young
Wise Was not wounded here, as reported, but
received his wound In endeAvoring to escape
from the island in boat from Shallow back
Bay.
the boat was fired on, and he received four
wounds. He was maos prisoner, and died
on SUNDAY morning OF his wounds.
General Fosters men pursued the rebels to
In camp, OF drawn up, Virginia regiment
that hnu been rOWeo uOWn IN six tcnoonert
from the main land early Saturday morning
Gen. Foster approached, ana had an inter
view with the rebel commander, col. shaw
Of North Carolina, who aSkso him wnal
terms he would exact.
Gen. Foster replied, IAN unconditional
surzen DER" and consented 70 give him time
10 return TO his camp to decide, OK not to &c
ccde " the demand.
men when the Massachusetts oath, bur ming
with tmpattence, sprang forward In the
direction OF the enemy, when Dol. shaw i'm.
mediAtely raised q wnite handkerchief as a
signal that the rebels had concluded to sur.
sender.
Tho rebels had proposed to cut on our pas.
sage up Croaton Sound by cheraus Dc fries OF
stakes, extending from tho main land en-
tirsly across to the head Of Roanoke Island
but our gunboats forced their way through,
and commenced the impetu0us pursuit Of the
enemy's nset, which had boon drawn up be-
hind this barrier.
The Official reports Of the affair Thus fa1
received at the North give NO additional
fac 8. Dom n odore 0oldsborough says of the
rebel defences at Roanoke, "They were truly
termination worthy Of better cause. They
consisted of two deliberately constr uctsd
works, mounting together twenty-five heavy
guns, three OF them being loo pour der.
Eether twenty guns, a large proportion Of
them being also Of large cnlibre, and some
Of them rihsd eight steamers, mounting
two guns each, and each having riff I'D gun
longed obstruction OF sunken vessels and
piles to thwart our advance, and, altogether
body of men nu mbering scarcely less tn an
5000, OF whom 5000 are now our prisoners.
rHs Port DoxsLsoH ArrAcK-THs FIRST DAT.
BoMBARDMBSf-THB.R HBEL CAMPS SURROUNDED
The New York Herald, Of the 18th, contains
the following particulars concerning tAi,
important point of attack:
CAMP Oh TIE FIELD, NEAR Fr. DoNRLsox.
February l3-l2sO.
Fort Donelson Is invested by our troops
Our lines are formed from right to left AND
from north to south, nearly sur rounding The
fort. A heavy cannonading and skfrmishins
have been going on since half. past o'clocl
this morning, but, owing to the extent of oul
lire Of action, little can be learned of the re.
suit. / hear, however, that the Captain o.
COMPANY I, Seventh Illinois regiment. ha'
Gen. McClernand's division is operating
on the right wing, and General Smith On
the left. We have had but one gunboat t.
play upon the fort until just within thu
fsst half hour, since when the other gu n
boats have been firing ON the fort.
The force estimated to be within the breast.
works, from the best information, Ia abou,
Is, 600. No achievements can arrive, as al
Communication is cut of.
1t is now thought that their loft redoubt
az fallen into o ur hands.
All tho officers arc acting with great valor
ex hibtting a fearlessness highly credi,abIs u
our Western army. General Grant AND
staff have been riding along the lines all thu
morning, rsgardless of the grapeshot that Ii
being ehowered in every direction.
The cannonading and diminishing has con
tinued briskly all day, but has been lately
discontinued. A considerable number have
been wounded on both sides. The Twenty
nth Indiana, which rushed boldly mp to tn.
en- trenchments, had during the day forty o.
their men wounded. all slightly Tho Sc
yenth Illinois and Seventh Iowa, who have
been close to the enemy fire, have lost some
men. Among the killed 10 Captain Wardell
of company i, Seventh illinois,; and Colonel
Morrison, OF the Forty ninth Illinois, II