The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-02-18

ing the loss Of TIE Island is very ser
! lous one.
The news received Today occasone d
great excitement at Old Point. A steam
er with official dispatches from Gen
Burnside is hourly expected
Fort MONROE, Feb. 13.-The gun boa
Stars and Stripes arrived this noon from
Burnside's expedition with bearer o
dispatches Tor the Government.
They report the route of the rebels as
complete. 5000 prisoners were captured
and all their gun boats burned or cap,ur.
ed, except two, which escaped in the
canal.
The Federal loss, killed AZ; wounded
about 140 Rebels, killed about 80, and
their wounded less than 100.
The advance from Hatteras took ace
on Wednesday morning, the expedi-
ton consisting Of about sixty vessels
The fleet anchored off Stumpy Point that
night. and the next day proceeded to the
entrance of Croatan Sound. On Friday
morning, CATER reconnaissance, the Under
writer leading the column, the attack was
commenced. The rebel fleet was attack
ed and dispersed in half an hour by the
navy, while the remainder attacked the
land batteries. The fight continued till
dark. During the night 10000 men
were landed, and on Saturday morning
1000 more. A masked battery of three
guns was soon discovered by the skirm-
ishers and was attacked in front and on
both TANKS. The 2lst, o5th and 9th
Massachusetts. the 9th and 51st New
York and 10th Connecticut were par,icu.
larly engaged. The 25th Massachusetts,
and the 10th Connecticut suffered most
severely. The fight lasted only two or
three hours when the battery was aban-
doned. Our troops pursued, and sur
rounded the rebel camp, and took nearly
the whole command prisoners
o. Jennings Wise was shot twice while
endeavoring to escape in a boat
Col. Russells of the 10Th Connecticut
was killed at the head OF his regiment.
Lieut.. Col. D. Mortrile of the DIES.
panueil Zouaves, whose services we're
voluntary, was killed.
No other officer, were killed above the
rank of Lieutenant
Our total loss in killed and wounded
is less han two hundred, and the number
of killed less than fifty.
On Saturday afternoon fleet Of fifteen
gun boats started for Elizabeth CITY the
place was shelled, and having been evac-
uated and partially burnt by the rebel
troops, was occupied.
The Sea Bird, which was the flag ship
of Commander Lynch, was run down and
boarded, and the gallant Commander es-
capped by swimming to the shore.
The news from Elizabeth City. was re.
ceived at Roanoke Island on Monday
evening.
Gen. Wise was q, Nag's Head and sue.
ceeded in escaping to Norfolk.
The rebels made no fight after being
driven from their entertainments, which
was done by the Hawkins Zouaves and
the 21st Mass, regiment.
Young Wise resisted the storlning par
ties I'LL he was wounded and carried off,
when his command re,rea,ed, with the
others, to the upper part OF the Island.
where they laid down their arms
Elizabeth City was about half burn.
by the rebel soldiers. Tie people sent
off liquidation to Com Goldsboro ask :
ing him TO send a force to assist in extn-
gushing the flames.
Edenlon was taken possession OF on
Wednesday BY Com. Goldsboro, no OPP
position being offered.
Norfolk and Richmond papers attri J.
butte the loss OF Roanoke Island to the
laundering inefficiency Of the navy
They persist in asserting that 1000
Federals were killed. They also charge
some Roanoke Island farmers with deser-
ting and plotting the Yankees to the on
ly poin, where they could effect landing.
the landing being fanked on all sides by
an exteIsi:o marsh.
Dispatches from Memphis to Norfolk
admit that the Federal Flag was cheered
on the Tennessee river by the people,
and assert that The Federals neither seiz-
ed nor destroyed any private property,
not even cotton.
Gov. Letcher issued an order for the
formation of home guards for the defense
of Norfolk. Petersburg and Richmond.
Bishop Ames and Hon Hamilton Fish
have returned to Baltimore, the rebels
refusing to receive them.
the Richmond Dispatch says:
"Our Tennessee exchanges gives us
gloomy prospects for the future in that
part Of the Confederacy. Several lead
ing journals intimate plainly that there
is really threatening state of affairs in
East Tennessee, growing out OF the idol
atrous love OF many OF these people TO the
old Union"
The correspondent of the Memphis
avalanche writes that the condition Of
the interior counties is not improved by
the lapse of time. The people apprehend
an immediate advance OF the Northern
men. and traitors to the South evince
their JOY in every village and neighbor-
hood. The Unionists are making demon.
sration in many of the northern counties,
and even in Memphis were exhibitions
of Joy on the arrival Of the news from
Beach Grove. Armed bands Of John.
sons and Maynard's followers are Prov
ling about in all directions through the
mountains in the remote counties. Many