Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-02-14
1000 TROOPS TAKEN PRISONERS
o. JENNINGS WISE Wot NDEl
\ Major & 300 Privates Killed
OVER ONE THOUSAND WUl'NpED
WNb sroAlr ut iNloN LOSSES
ForIrl.. M.sa.E. Esl.fnaIE n

Fostrt-- Massof. February III.
By HAP % itute o. lay VI iptin tue c.iu
g.ete sue s-- 10 The hai4.lle Expedition At
Roanoke l=.glt
HE Island ~ss taaeu ts--ess si0n II. uni tJm
"a iore Lyueh aeet completely destroyed.
IT lahetl tiiy wa attacked ou Sunday, lbi
e,sfuAiel ty tue iuAA iAul- The city was
previously hafrei, t4t whether ly lur sheli= or
the ntaIiiaut- is not certain.
7 Ibe ntsi news 4 fhr defeat arrived At Narfyli
"a .1HiHy titerAN u all can-cl great excite.
iHett Ihe preynn= news was very stil-ilctaty. (
-tslpR ihat tie tukets had tern allowed 10
sisaner Tor tAe fpri Sc j. irawius them iato .
irsp
TIE Retcl far,e d tae islanl i. supposed to .
have teen only lt,te over = 600 Efficient hight 7
log mer.
Gen VIE wa .lI At Sags HAL aid wa
mol present during the engagement Wheu Tie !
,''gnt u besama iansefaH- he "a. rrnayei to .
Nurt 4.
Al lie guub5.i- til, 5ue we're taken au iLst
escapel w. ereck ANA va riaially a-o de-
trsyel
oae report ay. th., on'y 10, anil another
that only = y ine i'ilit lrIafes ESCAPED from
the island
Gen lIuger ,eiefrarlei = Gchmqul that
Oh y fity 60 the ..au1 c.cipet
There apreat- 70 10 10 bright s.1e Of the
Il # for the Rete-
1l ho H iwmer The morning, in
lealiug EDITORIAL says the loss OF Al entire army
on Roanoke Island j. certainly tie most painful
event Of the war The intelligence of yesterday
ty telegraph fully confirmed Twenty five
hlnired brave troops On an islaul IN the sea
we're exposed TO a the force u tie Burnside
lsef they resisted with tile most determined
courage, bat wien J,O06 Union troops were
landed agtnst them, retreat being cur on Is the
surrounding element, tlty were feteed 10 sur.
render. Ihisis arepe,nion oi the iatt,rA. affair
ou iHree scale
The following dispatches on the subject are
taken from the Richmond laper= ii this motu.
} ing
NORFOLK Moulay, February 10, So
j The latest news srtes that Captain O, JET
nings Wise, Of Governor Wise, was shot
through the hip and i.sabled though bis wound
, was not mortal. Major Lawson and Lieut.
Miller were mortaly wounded About three
hundred Coufeieiates were killed, Our wound
Ell numbers over one thou,anl The number Of
Yankees wounded Is abgut the sane. Miisbip-
nlu Caun had his arm shot eli. The other
casualties are AZ yet unreporiel.
late arrival this morning says that Elizabeth
Ciiy had been shelled and burned by the Yam
! KEGS, and that the enemy was pushing on to
ElcntOn,
b SECOND DISPATCH
, NORFOLK, Alonlay, February 10, lst2
rumor has prevailed that Commodore
Lynch fleet of guubcats hal been captured -
1t is not regarded as true hut il is elieyed that
b all were hnrDeL by the Contederates TO prevent
their capture, with the exception Of one, which
8 was eultayoring to make its escape
b Thr ileet went to Elizabeth Guy from Roanoke
y Island, and was probably burned at the former
q point
: THIRD DISPATCH
NoHfoLR, Monday, February 10, l6G2
! dispatch was received at Richmond at mid
uiVbt stating as f0ll0Ws
y courier arrived here this afternoon at 4
8 o'clock, AMI brought intelligence that Elizabeth
, City was burned this morning hy the iuhyhtauts
During The conhagrition tue Federals landed
large force. All our guntoMs excepting one
were captured by the enemy.
Gen Wise has not yet arrived at Norfolk.
The following very latest we copy from
t6-lays Aort0ik DdY B5ot
coufler arrived here yesterday afternoon
about 3 O'Clock. from which We gather tue fol.
y lowing information The enemy advanced in
y :, full force upon Elizabeth city yesterday about
y. u'cllck, aud began attack upon that place.
i The citizens hniing resistance vain evacuated
n the place, but before doing so set fire u the
u town, and when our informant left it was still in
- flame. We have also TO record the capture by
n lhe enemy Of nil our hlte feet except the
4 Fanny or Forrest, our informant is not certain
a which This euded the enemy and made mp
~ Pasquatauk River
She was pursued, however, and fears are en-
= tertainel that she was captured. II is sud that
y before our boats surrendered they were allan
" douel, aud that their crews succeeded in making
"a their escape. 1t We are nla loss to conjecture
~ why the boats were not fred before they were
" abandoned The disaster to our little ieet is
=, attributed TO the fact that having exhausted
, their supply Of coal and ammunition they pro-
- ceedea to Elizabeth city for the purpose of OH
- tanning supply. Every effort was made to
y, obtain coal but without success. aud the boats
= could nut, therefore, return to the Island aud
- tend any assistance whatever 70 our forces.
=, All tie details US published with reference to
:, :, the capture Of Roanoke Island are confirmed by
!, the Courier, who represents our loss at 300
, killed and wounded and that Of the enemy not
y less thar 600 killed.
Z, Great havoc was made among the enemy while
Il coming up the road leading to the Fort Our
nj forces brought to bear upon them two 81
no Founders, and at every fire their ranks terribly
j thinned. The places of the fallen, however,
Ia were quickly filed
N The Park Point Battery was manned by the
es Richmond Blues, and most nobly did they de-
n fend it. During the conflict they were attacked
,t by whole regiment of Zouayes, and though
~, completely OverpoweTed they stood their ground
H. They did not yield foot until all but seven Of
Il, them had fallen bleeding to the ground.
:. There is good reason to believe that had Col.
as IIennngsen with his artillery been on the
nj island it would not have been forced to surren-
= der.
be The lack of field pieces was sadly felt, and
of had they been At hand perhaps the enemy never
nd would have been able to have landed their
. forces
at Col. lIennngsen had ORDERS we understand,
in to report at Roanoke Island, but by pome mis-
in understanding he mistook Elizabeth City for his
he place Of destination.
le, Capt Taylor Of this city is represented a.
er having greatly distinguished himself
EopTpPaa Morunp Tungdav Eab
II is reported that one regiment from Massa-
chusetts was badly cut up, but it is impossible