The New York herald., 1862-02-15

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and by we will discover that this feeling is
infinitely more wide spread and deeply rooted
than we had any reason to suppose.
The brilliant Victories for the Union.
| The authentic reports, direct from the Burn
side expedition, which we republish this morn
ing, of the victory of Roanoke Island, will be
found materially different, in many respects,
from the confused, conjectural and exaggerated
accounts of the panic stricken rebels, and par
ticularly in regard to the killed and wounded
on both sides. The rebels gave us desperate
and sanguinary struggle, involving losses on
their side of three hundred killed and thou
| sand wounded, to thousand killed on our
side; whereas, from the actual observation of
these casualties, it appears that the Union loss
in killed was less than fifty, and our wounded
about one hundred and forty.
These returns completely dssipate the
highly colored reports made by the rebels of
their desperate hand to hand fighting to main
tain their position, and clearly show that, on
| finding themselves in the immediate presence
of our land force on the island, they first at
tempted to make their escape, but discovering
that all means of escape were cut off, they sur
rendered at discretion. Meantime, it appears
the rebel gunboats having had taste of the
hailstorm from Commodore Goldsborough's
iotilla had abandoned the island to its fate and
had hurried up the Sound to Elizabeth City
where, on the fourth day after the first opera
tions against the island they were overhauled
and destroyed.
Without further repetition Of the details of
these successful Union movements on the land
and water, we may say, without qualification,
that the results place all the seaboard defences
of North Carolina, all the cities, towns and vii
lagos of Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, and
the navigable rivers emptying into them, the
cities of Beaufort and Wilmington, and the
most important railroads of the State, complete
fact, to express our advantages already gained
in North Carolina in very few words we
may say that they secure to us the speedy
restoration of the State to the Union. Our
new style of gunboats, with their tremendous
West, have proved their capabilities to do al
most anything required of them. In their eff
cheney we have the secret of our sure defence
even against hostile European coalition. AT
the same time we discover, in the victories of
our land forces since the opening of the new
year, that they have secured that practical
training and discipline which is equal to
charge into thick forest, the fording Of diff
cult swamps, and the storming of masked bat
teries Gin the face of the enemy's fire."
We have, in addition to the above the
gratifying news from Missouri that that mys-
terious Jack-o-lantern of secession-here to.
day and gone to-morrow-the rebel General
Price, has again taken to his heels, and
is off for parts unknown. Our forces under
General Curtis have reoccupied Springfield
and have thus fallen into the possession of a
considerable amount Of military stores, left be-
hind by the retreating enemy. 1t is thus very
evident that Price was compelled to leave in
great hurry, and we apprehend that, having
once more resolved upon trial Of speed in
stead Of trial of battle he will not be again
overtaken this side of Arkansas We think
that Missouri may be set down as redeemed,
that the southwestern corner of Kentucky is
very near the hour Of its deliverance, and that
with its recovery Tennessee will fall into line
and our gunboats will move on down to New
| Orleans.
| Let the great rebel camp Of Manassas, mean
time, be patient; for it will discover before
long that it is not excluded from the aggressive
| combinations of General Mcclellan.