Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-14
COMMANDER ROMANS OFFICIAL DIS
PATCH

| BALTIMORE, Feb lathe Old Point boat has
arris ID and brings the following news:
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. l3.-The gunboat
| Stars and Stripes arrived here at noon from tie
burnside expedition with bearers Of dispatches
| for the Government. She reports the rout OF the
| rebels as complete. Three thousand prisoners
| were captured. All their gunboats were burnt or
| captured except two, which escaped by the canal
The Federal killed numbers forty-two; wounded,
about l4O. The rebel killed numbers about thirty,
end their wounded less than 100.
An advance from Hatteras took place on We'd
nesday morning. The expedition consisted Of
about sixty vessels.
The feet anchored of Stumpy Point on that
night, and the next day proceeded to the entrance
| to Croatan Sound. After reconnaissance the
attack was commenced on Friday morning, the
Underwater leading the column. The rebel feet
was attacked and dispersed In half an hour by
portion OF the navy, while the remainder attacked
the land batteries. The fight continued until
dark. During the night 10 900 men were landed,
and on Saturday morning 600 were advanced
A masked battery of three guns was soon discoy-
cred by the skrmishers and was attac ked In front
and on both banks. The 2lst, 25th and 9th
Massachusetts,, and 9th and 5lst New York, and
10th Connecticut were particularly engaged The
18th Massachusetts, and 10th Connecticut suffered
the most severely.
The fight lasted only two or three hours, when
the battery was abandoned. Our troops pursued
and surrounding the rebel camps, took nearly the
whole command prisoners. o. Jennings Wise
was wounded, and was shot twice while endeav-
oring to escape In a boat. Col. Russell, OF the
10th Connecticut, was killed at the head OF his
regiment. 1t. Col. Vigier De MonteiI, Of the
De Epineuil Xouaves, whose services were vol.
untary, was also killed. No other officers were
killed above the rank Of lieutenant Our total
loss Of killed and wounded Is less than two hun
dred, and the number Of killed only 10 less than
fifty We took between Z, 900 and 1900 prisoners
They were about being sent to New York by the
8. r. Spaulding and other steamers. Among
them are about twelve or fifteen Colonies, Lieut.
Colonies and Majors
On Sunday afternoon feet Of fifteen gunboats
started for Elizabeth City. The place was shelled
and having been evacuated and partially burnt
by the troops, was occupied.
All the Rebel feet was sunk or burnt except
two, the Roanoke and Beaufort, which escaped
up the canal. The Sea Bird, which was the flag
ship Of Commodore Lynch, was run down and
boarded, and the Commodore escaped to the
shore by swimming.
The news from Elizabeth City arrived at Ro-
anoke Island on Monday evening, and the Stars
on the bar at Hatteras on Tuesday night but
started again In the morning and arrived here at
about noon to-day.
The Stars and Stripes brings bearer Of des-
patches from General Burnside and Commodore
Goldsborough. All take a cargo of ammunition
and will return Immediately.
Gov. Wise was at Nasg's Head, and succeeded
in escaping to Norfolk.
The rebels made &c hit after bel no driven from
their intrenchments, which was done by Hs5yk.
kins' Zouaves and the 2lst Massachusetts Young
Wise resisted the storming parties until he was
wounded, when he was carried OF, and his com.
mand retreated with the Others to the upper end
Of the island, where they laid down their arms.
Elizabeth City vas about half burnt by the
rebel soldiers. The people sent of deputation
TO Com. Goldsborough asking him to send force
to assist In exiting gushing the flames.
Edenton was taken possession Of on Wednes.
day by Com. Golsborough, no opposition being
offered.
Norfolk and Richmond papers attribute the loss
Of Roanoke Island 10 the laundering inefaciency
Of their navy. They persist In asserting that
nearly one thousand federals were killed They
charge some Roanoke Island farmer with having
deserted and piloted the Yankees to the only point
where they could effect landing, the island be.
ing ndhkeo on all soes Dy an extensive marsh.
Dispatches from Memphis to Norfolk admit that
the Federal flag was cheercd on the Tennessee
river by the people, and aAert that the Federals
neither seized or destroyed any private property
not even cotton.
Gov. Letcher has issued an order for the forma-
ton Of home guards for Norfolk, Petersburg, and
Richmond.
Messrs. Ames and Fish r,turn TO Baltimore the
rebels refusing to receive them.
-Four hundred released Federal prisoners will
reach Old Point Friday or Saturday.
lHOte.-By the bearer Of dispatches from Com
modore Goldsborough, we learn that the rebels
failed to get o. Jennings Wise of, and he was
made prisoner, and died Of his wounds ere the
Stars and Stripes saiIed-E STAR