New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-17

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To a gentleman auacledto Tie fleet ~ Tie wa'er'
Of North Carolina, ulo reached t.s city ye.ie- %.
morning, we are indebted for tie following irl d.
Lr.:
J.v tla IUior Rect ,aut within -.I or 100 r.f ~
o1I geot and battery before l,irF covered Onr
feet Wa, therefore, COM cila o. r'4re aail, ana
The battery Was abandoned Bore d WIS lpi.r
bowevtr. III o. g. rufs were spiked.
TIE feet proceeded towatd Elizabeth ttv, d"-, y
Tur-ued by tie Enemy. A.lrf piD'tt ,'r .'i' I'D.
,onre three of the ve..els were over aiken and esp
,rrcd and IommoGorc J. uoh, together Win heir
In .er, aud crows made prIsonerr. Tie b'aniorti
Eouire and Raleigh, however, succeeded III mnhiu"
iheir escape, and arc no" sHio near me sou'" oNu %
Csprain Parker, who was an conn AID Of the bat
,y on the river Is thought 90 have escai cd with
tis men In the direction Of tderiOn. Captains
Hunter and Siums age fepo.t 20 D. board tter
,c..,le al the end " tbc canal, and Capt. Cook
eupposei 10 have iallcu into ao hauas II he enemy.
! Tho .erort Of tie burning Of Elizabeth City and
ite canine b. tue TuOliss rs fully confirmed. Tho
/ town Was attacked on Monday morning about :
o'clock and was pei on FIRE ana evacuated after Il
felt of about cou le ol h0ufa duralon. Tie torch
~. a.f lied By tie IlfIiJilr cltcus Themselves Il
slfhon. the DISTINCTION only partial, yc "a Gt-
Gcieni display Of seii-saciihoe has ben made BY
thee Gallant Cafoliuaus 70 satisfy roe enemy that
tley afo Gsiti,g people lty never can slbdue.
Tie Coui-dci L. steamer Forrest, attached 10
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irr rrpairr a. i'm tth CITY, IRE llad 10 ray,
was Ioi LETT 90 tlo ,ntmy, Ar ut fret reported, bat
VIZ burned IS tlc O4lers fore they lct the Town.
4 affords us much pleasure 20 announce thar q su.
We De- 70 ard al reports 20 he oontriry with
cd. ans tru,n villa OYER So are iso much grail
fed 10 announce tna instead d, Increasing biz va l.
aiv, as was feared, TIC excitement through which
ire bas passed Ass bad contrary tendency, and the
udici iolH OF d rpetdy recovery are now apparent
TIE General Ia more determined than ever, and is
ref resented as all eageInees for IN opportunity 10
avengo himself f0g tire wrongs lie has suffered. He
bears the death Of his ron maniully, and derives
much consolation from the fact that he poished in
the defense OF bis country.
We learn that man named Dee, who lived on
Roanoke Island, and who knew Of "A lauding-place
on the Marsh that others were ignorant Of deserted
wen, over to the enemy and piloted them into the
andiug after giving them little Information about
our forces and toriicatione.
rt appears that Col. Shaw got wind Of bis u-
tended deser,lou and told hin that il he ATTEMPTED
to desert, he would blow lin ont of the water, but
Doe afterwafd got chance aud made bis esoape
aud in consequence Of that escape We have this ter
rible disaster.
from The No,toH Day. Bcok, Fsb IT,
An officer OF our fleet who wac in such position
az to enable him 10 rec all Tint was transpiring
around him, furnishes with the following account
OF the engagement:
The advance forces Of the enemy, consisting Of
twenty-five large steamers and one tur-boat began
the attack upon the island nj half past 10 o'clock on
Friday morning Tee battle continued throughout
the day, and whenever our steamers drew near L.
lead assistance the whole Of the enemy Aoilia e.
ceping three ia shore, concentrated tleir lire upon
them.
Abont o'clock in the afternoon the Curlew was
disabled by shell from the eueIly. aud va. COM
pelied TO make Tor hhoai water, where sie ssuk
Duing The cannOuadiug the enemy were husiiv
employed in landing Their troops below Pork POM
Battery. Two Of their steamers ran into o s.ong
in the neghborhood, and succeeded IN covering the
liu0ug TIE enemy continued the attack until
about dark, when they withdrew.
Il little after . o'do,k, the ammunition OF Cur
squadron getting short, aud application lor supply
70 the urper battery, hut the commanding officer
could spare only about ten charges. As It was csaei-
ihal ammunition should be lad, and us there Wa no.
mon, 10 be- obtained from the b'tterief, siaamer
W cent to the upper battery wiih "a dispatch TO ths
off &C. ia comma, informing Lim tuat tuo ict .s
without amuuuition, and that 70 would - air o.
Elizabeth City--.J miles distant-lOr the purose a
obtaining supply ard than ii would retlrn witbou
ieliy PfeNO1s TO leaving, inform ttiOn r.
,evcd by the Aeet from Capt 4 .ylue II O Now
W o Dai been at Pork Poimi Battery during tie day
bat hey had only one killed ard three wounded
aud ,hrre WAS every reasOn 10 believe that ties
g0nd BE- able 20 hold cut n tie OF tie 0Ltierea
~. nOi turned.
The feet reached Elizabeth City on SATURDAY,