, 1862-02-19
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THE 1tlRKsIDE EXPEDITION.
THE BRILLIANT SUCCESS I'M
NORTH CAROLINA.
G7-a aphic Description of
the BO1nb nbn1'd1me emit and
of" the Land En-
EuEement.
SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENTS OF
OUR TROOPS. =

Correspondence Of the New York Times.] |
DEp'MENr NORTH CAHo1IHA} l.
ROANOKE Island. Feb. 10, 1862.
On the morning Of the 5th inst. tie Burn I
side expedition left Hatteras and at once pro- |
cecdcd on their way to the point Of attack |
rba. night the whole fleet anchored OF |
stunpy Point, and the next morning they |
went to the entrance Of Croatou Sound, Com |
modore GoldsborouSh leading the way. A !
reconnaissance was made on Friday morning, |
Commodore Goldsborough, who WIS on !
board Of the Soutlfeld. She aud the gun |
boat Underwater opened fire upon the rebel |
forts and batteries at eleven o'clock in the |
morning.
TIE gunboats and vessels Of the rebels were
attacked by our boats and were sunk OF de- !
stroyed. The Fanny, the little propeller that |
was taken from US some short time ago By the t
rrbels, was in the fight and was burned.
Our boats advanced to the attack in three
columnsr-the first being led by the gunboat
Stars and Stripes, under the command Of Capt
charge Of Captain Dummy; and the third By the
Hetzel, under charge Of Captain Davenport.
Tie gunboats that Were nearest to the forts
and batteries, were the Ceres, Putnam, Valley
City, Commodore Perry, Brinker and the
Whitehead; and the others were in the irnmc-
the closest in-s4
One Of The shots Of the enemy took effect
in the bow Of the Louisiana, but no one was
in the least injured by 1t. The Hetzel1ost one
man: she burst one Of her riaed Parrott guns. :
Some splendid firing was made by the gunboat
Hunchback, and the greatest praise was show
cred upon all for the indomitab1e courage di=-
played upon the occasion.
At six clock in the evening, after hard
days fighting, Commodore Gollsborongh sig
nailed our heet from his flagship to cease
firing, and to Withdraw for the time being,
which order was at once complied with
In the meantime the soldiers were being
landed on Roanoke 1s1and, and, as the night
advanced, there Was 4 Union force Of nearly
eleven thousand soldiers landed On the Island,
tue rebels having fallen back behind intrench-
ments On the centre Of the island, about four
or five miles from the shore.
The first points attacked were the forts,
which returned our fire with hearty good will,
and with a courage and a determined peFse-
yeraucc worthy Of better cause; but they
we're at last compelled to give way from the
terrific force Of our united fire, the ground in
the vicinity having tie appearance Of newly
plowhcd land from the Thousands Of SHELLS
that had burstand scattered devastation every
where within their reach.
On Saturday morning some five or six thou
sand men were landed in addition to those
that were already placed on the shore, and
noitre, and the result Of their march was the
discovery Of q masked battery, mounting three
guns. This WIS at once attacked by the HaW-
kins Zouayes, fanked BY the Twenty first and
the Twenty fifth Massachusetts regiments. 1t
was carried at the point Of the bayonet, and 4
more gallant aud successful charge was seldom
Witnessed. Tie brave fellows rushed at it,
determined to ado or die' Tic regiments
that suffered most were tie TWenty-fflh Mas
sachusetfs, and the Tenth Connecticut, who
lost several men during the charge. The con-
1ict was hot, the possession Of the battery be-
ing hotly contested by the rebels; but after
an hour or two they were obliged to yield to
the prowess Of the Union troops, and the bat
terry was abandoned. Our men followed them
closely, and surrounding them held them Us
prisoners. Among the others who fell on our
Side was the lamented Colonel Russell, Of the
Tenth Connecticut regiment, who was killed
while at the head Of his men, cheering aud
leading them on to victory, and Lieutenant
Colonel DcMonteil, Of the D 'Epineuil Zouayes,
who bud nobly volunteered his services for
this occasion. No other officer Of rank was
killed who held rank above that Of leutcn-
ant. General Wise'5 son commanded tic reb-
els at the time Of the attack by the Zouaves
and others, and resisted the storming portion
brayely, until, owing to wound that hc re-
eeiyed, he had to be carried of the ie1d, his
command retiring 4 short distance, when they
laid down their arms.
OUA SEbOAD hEfUhI.
After months Of preparation and weeks ot
iously looked for--a day which Will compen-
sate Tor the past by.a glorious victory over the
enemies Of order, or cover us with defeat and
dishonor. Is it strange that all faces look
apziouse That the sailor shakes his head aud
remembers his traditional forcbodings Of great
enterprises undertaken on Friday? But
though the day is one Of evil augury, bright
sun shows his encouraging face ut the l5ght
time, and we must accept The day and fhe
issue together At 8 o'clock the sun dfssi.
patcd tic morning mist, and with it all doubts
that We were to have a pleasant day to pitcl
into the rebels.
SIGNAL TO "sAI1 N.'
The Commodore signalcd ttGet under way
at O'clock, and at l01A o'clock the yc5sels
| Of his fleet passed the point which separates
Panlico from Croatan Sound. Que Of the pro
pelior gunboats and the Seymour, Of the naya
| fleet, grounded short time near the entrance
but both were soon aaoat again, and followed
on board the Twenty fourth Massachusetts,
| got hard and fast ashore, and could not move
| There was pilot on board-a useless append
| age where there was whole fleet to follow.
The entFance to Croatau Sound lies between
q low marshy point and two small, low Islands
| The passage is not over two hundred yards
| by sjnkiner wrecks rr driving r;1cs r 7sa,
| not capab7c Of befnr defended however tbt
nainIaul at the left Reing m cxtens;ra n,orsh
| cut up in Ill directions by dean sfonghs. feV
small huts, used By fishermcn, arc dotted her
| and there along the banks. half concca1ed from
view By the tall, rank grass.
I threading this narrow passage, and steerin5
| porth, We closely follow the long procession
! ~ euauoats, WHICH, tne COMMODORE, on In
sonthtield, is proudly beckoning forward. Or
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aoldsooIongh ho,sted tue signal rms "a
our urcountfy expects every man TO do hts duty
DRAWING TIE REBEL LF1RE-poNpAppMEST o