Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-18

.SN'*-G y uioii :, S''' ~ W "'it.'S' '
..s;I,a ci i!le R'aroEs Island Investigating G
l..2!s:i;ee, ct me i;rasa {! k:Prases
;. ..ai,,e1 ,be 5o!ioei'.s rsa...;: Ha also sao
...r::aa vefy Fo!nr,inuu! ,n:s- {! testimony,
,s-e;,.:; ri,e i,uadr:t! AMI thirty !our manu-
:,,.y. fssos, which he desired to he received
q, q! ~ .hs table without; reading Tic
-, oi the carpu;;:t.a, exclusive Of the les
.7goy, which embraces Gov. W:5s's "Repor!
al.s ST xas ordered ia he printed
.2EroRT
- CGur,:;tre &; whom ~ss rGierred Q
.:puiaa ri he Harre o! Representatives
.;,I.:i iaan 10 inquire aud report nc
c.1.,;. .a,i circumstances; Of Ice cap.tulat;un
:. o,;., - Island, tsvs tnd The saur, uu,ie.
T.. ,r.rsa;iau, and lave given eli she facts and
cta.a,.i.nt.s contacted With ths dei,nces ni
r-..laI,i.nd I'D its adjacent wata;s. and OF
I. 4i4,rla,icn on the a., ai feoTuarY, mast
,..1fl;t Investigation.
iGg IunC,;:;"s daG. ;ha: o. iba 2tst day
s. 'r.usl. leal, Bf,s. G.nsrsi Gsl!:n aaa
-..t-: = ,r c,5Eanard oi tho Department; d
<.,a l-;ai;s,. s.rL the coast drirnces Of shat
!S:,s. On .:.s :a.n q; September Brig. Gen.
= Il. III! SIS SIS sOcd 10 dHty in North
r.ina. ar: chs-s.1 v,ih thu de:oocss Of
IL; :.a:cl"n q! s..i SAFE lying oe.I tSa :,:be-
n,s.y -.,i;.,.. IN. '.l :.-use River aCt Parlco
SoUGu, agu,i,G;: i..3se satsrs. and Sas direct:
j Ia rs9Dr. IY Br'. ':.lccal Gs:i'.
uo is lii~ Il Nr'.!..aer Brig GsneSal I.
10 Z. :::snei: r~s ',rsc.:d 10 re!!o7e Big.
;ai-r; Hi i, c9uin,spi III pa district 10
Egra G4raii'is.
O: ;ne o.i,: Of rsc-1o7E, chat pac. OF a,oy.h
A:9i a. ss;; u iaa L!l1sa river, together Tlth
.. lsuai,r: .; Mesarg,on sEG Tsfci. wss,
,hs 1,qaeat "f IT, rraper authorities Of
Nss,'i .sTDtina separated ir0i: ,;s remainder,
.l! ,;asi.ta;c, in,' = IaiI'lary diatI!c,, under
+ aTg,:j.r t5en.,'al T. :! Wise, aAd attached 10
: n: /, t,zi,,,..t a; iisjor Gsnerai Euger, COM
Isc',1. ~ dei:"rtu-G! ii NorioiE. At The
-, .u,E-ie7-, "t lA= surrender of Roanoke
s.ial on i:g c;n "l February, 1862, i. was
:a:n lA@ Fajij;ary district Of Brig. General
VS., 80 1';gcls1 to he ccnmand of Major
'eHeFs' uuger.
Tie ali'swy 5,iercea Of Roanoke Island and
.c,'.a! =ais,a on The said 9Th OF February,
- c'r-',;,G vi Fort 3ar,oT, tho raost south
10 10 a:!.nces Oh .ae west s,dc Of the
:,ad s-aC fo.t wel cnysrad w:!n turf,
- ioas s. pound guns in a:Abrssurs
'f'=: ae-;,ounGc.s e.. 6cr5et.e.
!ar.,N. i, Cor: Blanchard, on ths sama
leo, :ie ,-a:d, stout :To ind cue BALI miles
o. F2,: 0@-:uss. semi circular sand fort,
-. ala i"cGutn; four 32.poIpds:s en6Gr-
II .'-:I3 !..a Ss;ne s;Gc, aid about twelve
'7.-l is;ls iroa For, Blanchard, is Fer,
2-,; ;..s = ,u'iad sand fGTt, running
d ~ i" !,!;- OF !tie bescn and CLOSED III the
H. t. = i1N trcn5iwnrl:. with baIquel;e tor
q As#,r. Il cGata.Hed ristt 81 pound guns
3 ,.nr,, u, rltisd 92pcunders en- bar
y :'i.i iAo small 50 pa,tHLeTs eli bdTbet!s
q ;s.,.
4 :"i: ;aGes E.ies bclow Fer. 8srtow, On
rs, SIZE oi ,ae island, WAS battery Of
q Tofr,: una, en- tdT5sIte, sl point
7h s. HGee;:9 u-mIncci.
.!c tsn!:c Otis isisrj, about two miles
.'g:i G!r!o", ST.; nl;ie from MidgeH's
'~-1.s, Hss !, :e'iouht or breastwors
'''n a:ross lbs ro.pi, about 20 or 80 fee.
".;a eI.acasurss for thres gu Ms, on tho
49, ;'li:a "Gs Sc :.nil, or the let
~ iie ceaoutt rea;:;..ns aearly between
-sod jsciis ia ,hu souin.
= 1.n ,iri! s;do, on the main land, nearly
,@,.I 70 :1r, lIuger, was Fort Fo'ras:,
'''":. seVcH - FOUNDERS
" ''.'t:0n 70 ,aean ic:aaenS N The shcrc
"' IDe Island, t.:ere Tas :. !arriar If :,ilsa,
# '.'"C RON the ch.t ailr CT Fniker Saosls
>''a he Island. I'a object fas 20 compel
MI :'Sisins on tie west OF the Island Ia sD,
:, ~ "ili;,r, ieac'l OF 10. shor, bsitpr,es, bul
q +" ~ en- q February thr:. wa. /, spsn of
n yArda open opposite For! Ha!iow. ;Sou,e
= =" Htc beca sunk and piles d:,y,n Gil ,hp
-9!, at Flkc: Shoa;s, ~ c;,:,truct the
"s.reen that shu.l .hd The 10 aiu land,
c'npriss all the desences. either upon
al, Or in tho waters adjacent.
y tx sntiSe military force stationed npoa th..
., t-1N p''os 10, ard at the time oi the late en-
u -" '', s"''-..,td OF the 9Th Regiment Norln
o'':" . I'A,s Woopa, under the cc:onsnd ol
80 IL. IN, Al. Sa"S; iEs 3ls. Regiment OF
s' o'fo,aS .'0ileGrs, under the Command
lI ''o.hi .; v 'm':oa; ard three com psnics
.ts !'tn hegimen: Ho-,n Uarolina Troops,
lie comihaAa g asinr G. II. H.ll. III.
ming Inc eHVe'al For,-, on tta Eth of
!H..5, there sere hu; i,?4 mao left and
~ !httn wers upon Tie SICK n,t On tha
~ r.; ni the 'th os Fe"u.rv, Erieadier
'Hl Wise sent from Nass dead, under
n -;7'-,. Of L;eutenar Colonel Au1arsoa : r,.
&Sen4cn: numbering some $50 men. This
c 'a: !acluda me commands oi L,-ut. Col
o4 % Ind aajol Fry, b2;h Of w:som reached
n. a.ie @! Action atlee ths hsltle Was c,csso
ic toIiu!ittee do :lot think thrrc was aay
al nal delay in The landing oi tls com
be ''i tol. Gsa.':! ani Msj Fry. The for.
m ~ nTe:?, exhibited great anxiety 10 -:
nd .:Li, ri,en i.e DID ,und, s.nd acted vito
in ,ii'!1attry III lie skirn;sh he 4iid haze
AT We ei'';nJ IN .be vicinity Of the camps.
wi. 'nCst tic ccmrn.id Of Brig. Gen.
D ':.s, uHtn tit 7th aud 3.h Of February,
on -''es He'd, lour r.lI.s dlsiant from
,', t'ntasa {, SICK bed and entirely
g., .i;E' ~; participating in thu action il
po 'te ia'ir;o!ate c,mmsnd, therefore,
3: ~ eten Ces Ii. Il. Srap, the senior CT.
's1 =, &. - 9Th II February. it wss discovered
!. g; FhtIyo n feet WAS IN Paaalico Sound,
m "l'0aLIse l=lpnd, and apparently intend