Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-12
MORE VESSELS FOR ALBEhARLE sOUND-LATE
FROM ROANOKE ISLAND

Roads to-day seward bound and seventeen schooners
are getting ready to sail Their probable destination 10
AlbemAIls Sound.
The city continues to be furnished with an abuud.n,
supply of reports from Roanoke leland As the reports
of casualties and particulars Of the battle almost
exclusively 10 the hands Of the enemy il Is impossible
to furnish anything reliable aud We must wait for ie
ports from Northern journals | send you q few add
,iOnA rumorr. |! Is reported that Commodore Lynch
Il prisoner The Pedersls landed at two points Ro
snoke Island aud at Of the points they waded up
their wastes feet landing Gov. Vie is expected
to reach Norfolk this evening Gen. Hennngsen is at
Eienton AL of the little feet under Com. Lynch has
been captured by the Yankees.
SECOND DISPATCH.
A NAVAL FIGHT-C0MMANDER LYNCH WOUND
ED AND TAKEN PRIsoNER-ARRIyAL OF GEN
WISE AT NORFOLK RETURNING PRISONERS.
NORFOLK, Feb. ll-(Rsceived a. 10 O'Clock P. NJ y
Iuegerc has been received tonight offs fght on yea
erday, between the Confederate feet aud the Federal
sunboats. The conf CT was short and active. Com
Lynch Was dangerously wounded ard ske1 piJoner-
Three OF our gunboats saved bu, the loss Of life
/, not reported. Lirge Confederate forces are at all
exposed points, and the enemy will NEE. With the most
determined resistance.
Il stated that our loss In killed. wounded aud pris-
oners l. 700. About 400 escaped from ths Island.
EiEab,th Oiy vas fhsllei without notice.
Heavy firing Was heard las. night ard il 10 supposed
the sound proceeded from the locality Of Eienton.
Federal pickets are reported to be Is miles North Of
Elizabeth Ciy.
Gsn. Wise has arrived from Curriluok Bridge.
Three hundred aud ninety prisoners mos ly taken
at Hlttsrls arrived this afternoon from Fort Warren
via. Fortress Monroe and flag Of truce.
lraIED DIsrATcH
LATER FROM LIN l0LND0M
NoEFoiE, TIs. IL 4 Rsceiyed at 10 O'Clock, P. M
Tho New York Hrad of the 10Th instant has been re-
ceIvsd
The 'HerslI ,sys that the gunbosts OF the Burnside
Expedition had uius-nch guns 0Opounder riasd guns
,ight.ineh hell and 50 FOUNDERS.
Dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial states that
Gen. Thomas about invade East Tennessee three
different points smutAr eously and march to Knox.
VILE and If successful take possession Of the railroad.
letter from the Dominican territory dated JIn 18Th
says that that Republic is virtually dead aud the Island
is only Spanish provinces, Gen. Santa Atni has ruled
az Captain Gsoer in the Of the Queen of Spain.
Representatives from Aecomsc and Northampton soun-
ties, bad arrived at Wheeling, Va.
Bennett. in his Herald says the rasealy contractors
have pocked $50 900 600 Of the public funds within
the pas; nine months
The position and official authority Of Gen. Mcclellan
have in no way been modified since the advent Of stcre
tAry Stanton.
Tue etiquette question at the Trench Court Ia viewed
10 Washington unworthy Of serious consideration and
Of no political significance.
Lincoln is llboring hard to facilitate preparations for
an instant attack at all points at any moment.
TIE Herald SAYS the objects in taking Roanoke Island
are 10 seI other points the railways running Rich.
mOnd and to cut ta supples TO stop the inland coast
navigation in the Oaroinas, and to threaten and Il
deemed advisable ,nk the rebel army at Norfolk, and
capture suff,k and thereby cut Norfolk CT from all
connection BY water railway With other parts Of the
country.
Dispatches from Rols, No. to the slh u, state that
preparations for decisive blow against the Oonederates
are nearly completed
The Federal gunbOat Ksarssge sailed from Ports
mouth, " H. on the 7Ih inst, cruze, to look after
the privAteer Sumter.
Intelligence from Halifax to the oh instant says there
has been no signal Of tho arrival Of the steamship Anne
rioA over due.
Foreign exchange at New York is quoted at ia l2,
lis.
The Herald says the paper money scheme will not re
evs the treasury, II the direct tax bill 10 delayed.
In New York niddlng Upland' cotton is quoted at 80