Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-02-18
The burnside Expedition.
VICTORY At ROANOKE ISLAND.
For,re,s Mnnrue. Eth. /:

Tue gum AZ o'aIs anu Stlies arrived
this noon from Burnsides Expedition, with
u bearer OF dispatches for the government.
They report the tout Of the rebels as
Goo prisoners were captured.
aud ali their gunhrats burned or captured,
except twO. which escaped IN the cana.
The Fedora i,ss was-kilicd - woun-
ded ab vi 40. the reh,ls lad about so
81 d. and lees than 100 wounded.
Tie advance from list;eras took place on
Wednesday morning. the expedition con-
sisting oi about 60 vess,l-. The fleet an
cnuIed of Sjum2N int that might, and 4
the uexf day proceeded IL the entrance e 4
CIR atau und
After g recni .isarce the attack was
commenced n Friday NJ rniug the Uu |
drrwrIier leading the column. The rebel /
feet was attacked and di-gefsed Ia half Hn
hour by a portion oi tie navy. Will the /
remainder ATTACKED the Land batteries.
Tue fight continued till dark. Duriug
the night 10000 men were landed, ami 90
Saturday morning 900 more A masked
battery of six guns was snun discovered by
the skirmlshers. aid was attacked in front
and on both hinks. The Tweuiy FIRST,
Twenty fifth aud Twenty seventh Massa-
chusefts, the Ninth aud Fifty first New
York. aud the Tenth Cannee tcut suffered
most severely. The fight lasted only tuo
or three hours when the battery was aban-
doued. Our troops Tursued anl SUR ,Grd
the rete! camp, and took Hearty the whole
{ 'mmand prisoners.
o. Jennings Wise was shot twice while
endeavoriug To- escaue 10 boat. Col Rus
sell, If the Tenth Connecticut. wa. killed al
the head # his regiment Lieutenant Col.
ID. M'arcile, of the DEqineui: Z,uave-.
whose services we're voluntary, Wa killed
above the rank Of Lieutenant Our total
iuss in killed and wounded il Less than
200. and the Number Of killed is less than
so.
o. Sunday afternoon n fact of fifteen
gunhoais STATED f"r FL zaleih City. The
llace a. sh,ll-d and, having been evacu-
xtej and partially burned By the rebel
/ troops. was occupied. The SeabiTd. which
was the flag ship of Com. Lynch. was run
! down aud boarded. and the gallant com
ma"der escaped !y swimming I, :he shore
TIE news Ia u Eiiz,beih Cry uas re-
ceiVei al Roanoke Leland 90 Monday eve
aug
Gen Wise wa- at Ms Head. and sue
ceeded IL escaping To- \ rfnik The releis
made no fight alter being driven fruin tile,r
! lotrHnch l"nts. which @a- done hg the
Hawkins Z ua,es and tie TNauiy-f7s;
Massachusetts
o Jennings Wi,e resisted the s,orn,ng
parties I'LL he was wnrn I ID ard carried IT.
when ms Command retrea.ei With the 9TH
ers the upper part f the ieland, waeT.
! thew isrri j ,,yu their Hrfn-.
II zateti City was ab,ut half byrae!ly
;he re3ei = hers. Tus pers!- -rrt N a
( dtYuiatarIon u C"mE,.-d..re o ,-S,ar.ugh.
) asking him to scrd force TO assist N az
tinguishing the fan,rs
Washington. Feb. II
A sTecisl messenger arrived thi~ morn
ing bTi'e'ns the ion wing Dispatches:
II. S. FLAG SNIP PHILADELPHIA
ROAN' re iSLAsD, Fen Q.
Roanoke lsian! IL ours. The military
authorizes struck 10 u ves'erdAT.
Their means IF defence wa truly f,rmj,
/ dabic, and they were used with deternain-
att. n worthy better cause
They consisted uf tzo elahrrately cor.
s'ructtd works, "untirg together - heavy
gun'. including 5 n. Hundred rrnrde
T'tici guns; fur other batteries. mounting
together 20 guns large p.rti. p If them
being u large caHh-e. AID rrme Of them
ritied; eight Steamers. n,aDRiing Two gus
the diameter Il = - q IN Ter ~ ". langod
"hs,F~cu1 # sunk !, vc-,els n 4 1,iIes q
tiwaTt cur GdyEn.r. mi al Together
DeIg Of IN Numbering srarcrly l-.s tn m
1.VuO, Il whom ) coo are row our Er.s-
uneTs
THO airing commenced on the morning u
The tth al ~ 81 O'clock, aud cuLt.naeiun
ui Ias.
o. ire tiiiwing N srnirc ., w. Tesun,eG
H. ii" ruTl: hour. ard !;,>'rd until ate H..
the evening. wp'u. hy . hold charaa e Ger
army. is'c rebel T. z was ma Re ss suceua,5
and Jur own wac hpIsted everywhere On the
IsiAfd IL lis place.
y a;Isck c,u'd h-Va been more cam
Ficily executed, AID !: was carried r,;
precisely II accord with this mrrarra-
meEts made before the expedition left Hat
teras Iulet.
a detailed account e operations IT the
naval hra nch rf tie cx:cdiiinU will De for
"arGed t. she Department her, after.
u. ". GOLD -BoEorcu,
Flag Ofcer"
PaiiGLel2hia, Feb. IL.
Tue Inquirer has spcciul di.patch about
the Burnside e1pet'tI n. saying that the
enemy "ere pursued iur several tuur-, aud
that two comp lste regiments, n their way
to reInt zee tie Tort, ere captured. Every
ROAD was liued with the guns. knapsacts.
aid clothing Ui the W undct, dead, and DIV
lmg
Gov. Nise's son was shut through both
legs nnd the lungs, AMI died the following
day.
Act ne Brig Gen. Hill and Cols. Shaw,
Cord n, and Green were captured, with
large number If subordinate officers.
The Federal guabOat Com. Perry ran
down the rebel illg ship Sea Bird. having
o'' board Com. Lynch, cutting her apart
Our men UoaIovd her during the encounter
winch ensued. \ portion of her officers
aud crow jumped overheard, and Others had
their bIainN In icked OUT with hand spikes.
LATER Rebel accounts state that Com.
Il non has not ye; been heard from lie
WAS probably drowned during the fight.