Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-02-20
THE ROANOKE ISLAND VICTORY.
Federal Loss. Killed 40 Wounded lao.
Rebel Loss, Lilled 80 Wounded 100
-Prsoners 3.000.-We Official Dis-
patches Of Commanders.


FORTRESS MoSEoE. Feb 13.--The gun
boat Stars and Stripes arrived this noon
from Burnside's Expedition. with bearer
Of dispatches for the Government.
They report the route Of the rebels COM
plete. 5000 prisoners were captured, and
all their gunboats burned or captured, ex-
cept two which escaped in the canal.
The Federal loss killed, AZ;
wounded. about 140 The rebels had a.
bout 80 killed and less than 100 wounded.
The advance from Hatteras took place
on Wednesday morning, the expedition
consisting of about 60 vessels. The feet
anchored off Stumpy Point that night. and
the next day proceeded to the entrance of
Croatan Sound
After a reconnaissance. the attack was
commenced on Friday morning. the Under
writer leading the column. The rebel feet
was attacked 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 mask
ed battery of six guns was soon discover
ed by the skirmishers. and was attacked in
front and on both hanks. The Twenty
first. Twenty-6fth and Twenty seventh
Massachusetts, the Ninth and Fifty first
New York. and the Tenth Connecticut
were particularly engaged. The Twenty
fifth Massachusetts apd the Tenth Connec-
ticut suffered most severely. The fight
lasted only two or three hours, when the
battery was abandoned. Our troops pur-
sued. and surrounded the rebel camp, and
took nearly the whole command prisoners.
o. Jennings Wise was shot twice while
endeavoring to escape in boat. COL
Russell. of the 10th Connecticut, vas kill
cd at the head of his regiment. Lieut..
Col. d. Montcile. of the D'Ehaneuil
Zouaves. whose services were voluntary,
was killed. No other officers were killed
above the rank of Lieutenant. Our total
loss in killed and wounded is less than
200. and the number of killed is less than
so.
On Sunday afternoon q feet of fifteen
gunboats started for Elizabeth City, the
placed shelled. and having been evacuated
and partially burned by the rebel troops,
was occupied The Sea Bird. which was
the flagship of Com. Lynch. was run
down and boarded. and the gallant COM
mander escaped BY swimming to the shore.
The news from Elizabeth City. was re-
ceived at Roanoke Island on Monday even
ing.
Gen. Wise was at Nag's Head, and suc-
ceeded in escaping to Norfolk. The reb-
els made no fight after being driven from
their entrenchments, which was done by
the Hawkins Zouaves and the 2lst Mas
sachusetts.
o. Jennings Wise resisted the storminc
parties till he was wounded and carried of,
when his command retreated with the 9TH
ers to the upper part of the Island, where
they laid down their arms.
Elizabeth City was about half burned
by the rebel soldiers. The people sent off
a deputation to Commodore Goldsbor-
ough. asking him to send force to assist
in extihguishing the flames.
Edenton was taken possession of on
by Com. Goldsborough, no
being offered
Norfolk and Richmond papers attribute
the loss Of Roanoke Island to the blunder-
ing ineficiency Of the navy. They still
persist in asserting tha: 1000 Federals
were killed. They also charge some Roam.
oke Island tanners with desertins and
plotting the Yankees to the only point
where they could effect landing, the reg
ilar landing being lanked on all sides by |
IN extensive marsh.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.-A special mes
'enger arrived this morning bringing the
ollowing dispatches:
COM. GoLDSBoROUGH's DISPATCH.
- u. S. FLAosHrP PHLApELrHrA.)
% RoSoAKE ISLAND, Feb. 9.
Roanoke Island is ours. The military
struck to MS yesterday.
Their means of defense were truly for
nidablc. and they were used with deter
ninstion worthy Of better cause. They
ousisted of two elaborately constructed
Forks, mounting together twenty two
eavy guns, three Of them l0O-pounders.
flied. There were four other batteries.
aonnting twenty guns, large proportion
{ them being Of heavy cAlibrc.-some |,
ified, eight steamers. mounting two guns
ach. and each having riAed gun with
iameter Of 32-pounder. A prolonged
bssruction. existed by means Of suuken
essels and piles, to thwart our advance.
nd altogether. body OF men numbering :
sarccly less than 5000. opposed us; Z. 900 .
these are now our prisoners.
Fighting commenced on the incoming Of {
'e 9TH, about eleven o'clock. and contin- c
ID until dark. sr IL
On the following morning It was rcsum- &
! ct an carly hour and lasfei until lsfe