The Nevada Democrat., 1862-02-15
San FRANCISCO, Feb. l4th.

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The following appears in the papers here
this evening:
New York, Feb. I4th.-Specials to New
York papers say bill organizing rebel
States into Territorial Governments will
surely be reported by the Territorial Com
mitiees of the two Houses.
1t is probable an important command ID
Texas will be entrusted to Gen. Fremont,
for reasons of obvious fitness. The troops
assigned to him will be exclusively German
Gen. Sherman, at Beaufort, proposes that
the Government shall take charge OF the
plantations coming into its hands. raise cot
tou, employing the negroes, and keeping
them under kind and strict discipline. tie
also proposes that suitable establishments
be provided for giving them religious in'
struction.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14th.-Official dispatches
we're sent to headquarters this morning, as
follows: The flag of the Union floats over
Springfield. The enemy retreated after
short engagement, leaving large amount
of stores aud equpage, which were captur'
ed by Gen. Curtis. Our cavalry is in close
pursuit of the enemy.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. E3tb.--h bearer
of dispai ches from Burnside's expedition
arrived to day, with the main facts of the
capture of Roanoke leland. Over three
thousand prisoners were captured. All the
rebel gunboats were burned and captured,
except two, which escaped, Federal loss
AZ killed and 140 wounded, rebel loss 30 kill
ed aad less than 100 wounded. An advance
from Hatteras took place on Wednesday
morning. The expedition consisted of about
sixty vessels. The feet anchored off Stony
Point that night, and on the next day pro-
ceeded to the entrance of Iroatian Sound.
After a reconnaissance, an attack was COM
menced Friday morning, the gunbOat Un
derwriter leading the column. The rebel
feet was attacked, and dispersed in half all
hour by the navy, while the remainder of
The feet attacked the land batteries. The
fight continued until dark. During the
night ten thousand men were landed, and
Saturday morning seven thousand mole.
A masked battery of three guns was soon
discovered and attacked in front, both
hanks and rear. The 2lst, 25th. and 9th
Massachusetts,, 9th and 5lst New York, and
10th Connecticut were particularly en-
gagged. The 25th Massachusetts, aud the
10Th Connecticut suffered most severely.
The fight lasted only two or three hours,
when the battery was abandoned. Our
troops pursued and surrounded the rebel
camp, and took nearly the whole command
prisoners. Col. Russell. of the 10th Con-
necticut, was killed at the head of his regi.
ment. Lieut.. Col. d. MOutelle,. ofDe Hen
icles' Zouaves, was also killed. No other
officer above the rank of Lieutenant was
killed. The rebels made no ight after be-
ing driven from their entrenchmeots. which
was done by Hawkins' Zouaves, and the 2Ist
Massachusetts. Young Wise resisted the
storming parties until be was wounded and
carried of, when bis command retreated
with others TO the upper part of the Island,
where they laid down their arms.
Sunday afternoon the fleet of gunboats
started for Elizabeth City, deputation of
citizens having been sent to Commodore
Goldsborough for aid in extinguishing the
flames; the town, which was half burned,
had been fred by the rebel troops before
leaving
Edenton was taken possession of on We'd
nesday, no opposition being offered
The Norfolk aud Richmond papers at.
tribute the loss of Roanoke Island to the
ineticiency of their navy, and 20 some
Roanoke pilot deserting, and plotting ihe
Yankees to point where they could effect
a landing safely. They still persist in as.
serting that 900 Federals were killed.
Dispatches from Memphis to Norfolk adj
NIT that the Federal flag was cheered on
the. Tennessee river, aud assert that the
Federals neither seized nor destroyed any
private property-not even cotton.
Gov. Letcher issued orders for the form
alton of home guards for the defense of
NCrfolk, Petersburg, and RhhmoRd.
The NEYADA.-Capt Kidd expects to have
the steamer Nevada ready for service aUain