The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-02-13
1000 PRISONERS CAPTURED!
RE8Ez EzEET DEcIR0KEDI
ELIxABETH CITY EVACUATED AMI
BURNTl
LATER FROM PORT ROYAL.
Another Fight at PiolEsns!
Our Vessels Badly Cut Up!


By a flag of truce to-day, ne learn the
completes success of the Burnside Expe-
dition at Roanoke Island. The island
was taken possession Of and Com. Lynch's
feet completely destroyed Elizabeth
City vas attacked on Sunday and evacu-
ated BY the inhabitants. The city was
previously burned, but whether by our
shells or the inhabitants Is not certain.
The first news Of the defeat arrived II
Norfolk on Sunday PIN, and caused great
excitement. The previous news was very
satisfactory stating that the Yankees had
been allowed to advance for the purpose
of drawing them into trap. The rebsl
force on the Island is supposed to have
little over 5000 lighting men. Gen. Wise
was i'll ut Nagshead and was not present
during the engagement. When the stu
alton became dangerous he was removed
to Norfolk. All the gunboats but one
were taken, and that escaped up creek
and was probably destroyed. One report
says that only 10 and another that rs Of the
confederates escaped from the island
Gen Hnger tclegraphed to Richmond that
only City on the island escaped. There
appears TO be no bright side Of the story
for the rebels.
The Richmond Examiner this morning
in leading editorial Says:
"The loss Of IN entire army on Roam
oke Island is certainly the most painful
event OF the war. The intelligence Of
yesterday ls fully confirmed. $500 brave
troops on an island ID the sea were sx-
posed TO all the forces Of the Burn
side feet. They resisted with the most
determined courage, but when IL, 900 fed
eral troops we're landed against them, re-
treat being cut Of by the surrounding
elements, they were forced to surrender.
This il repetition Of the Hatteras Amir
on large scale"
The following dispatches on the sub.
jsot are taken from the Richmond papers
Of this morning:
Norfolk, Feb. l0.--The latest news
states that Cspt. o. Jennings Wise, son
Of Gov. Wise, was shot through the hip,
and disabled. though his wound is no.
mortal. Major Lawson and Lieut. Miller
were mor,alIy wounded About 800 con,
federatcs were killed. The wounded
number over 1000. The number oi
Yankees wounded Is about the same. A
late arrival this morning says that Eliza
beth City had been shelled and burned b
the Yankees and that the enemy wal
pushing On 70 Edinton.
SECOND DIsPArcH.--Norfolk, Feb. ii
IA rumor has prevailed that Com
LJnch's feet of gunboats had been Gap
tured. 1t is not regarded A. true, but i
is believed that an were burned by ths
confederates to prevent their capture, With
the exception Of one which was endeavor
1 ing 10 make it, escape. The Acct wen
to Elizabeth City from Roanoke Islant
and Was probably burnt At the former
point.
THIRD DIsPArcH.--No Norfolk, Feb. 10
i IA dispatch was received at Richmond
At midnight. stating a. follows: A oourie
arrived here this p. M. At 4 o'clock ant
brought the Intelligence that Elisabetl
4 City was burned this morning BY it's 10
habitants. During the conaagration th
federals landed . large force. All on
i gunhoats excepting one were captured b
the enemy.
I Gen. Wise has not yet arrived at Nor
/ folk.
i The following, the very latest, We cop,
from the Norfolk Daybook
], A courier arrived here yesterday p. M
about 8 O'Clock, from which We gather th
following information: The enemy I'd
vsnced ia full force upon Elizabeth Cit
/ yesterday, about I o'clock and began q
attack upon that place. The citizens find
ing resistance vain, evacuated the place
bnt before doing SO set FIRE to the town
When eur informant left II was still i
flames. We have also to record the car
ture by the enemy of all our little feel
!. except the Fanny or Forrest. Our il
: fOrmant il not certain which eluded ia
! enemy.
i She was pursued, however, and fears al
entertained that shS WAS captured.
10 said that before our boats surrendsre
they were abandonsd and that their crew
succeeded in making their escape. III 81
we IRE 1t ! loss to conjecture why til
boats we're not fred before they we're aba1
doned. The disaster 70 our little feet ]
9 attributed 70 the fact that having exhaus
b ed their supply q con and ammunisio
$ they proceeded to Elizabeth City for tn
purpose Of obtaining ! supply. Ever
III effort was made TO obtain coal, but Will
ont success, andthe boats could not, thcr,