Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-02-21
PoRTREgs MoNRoE. Feb. l1.

VI lAS COupltte success uI Uens DuF1sIQ6 al
Roanoke Island.
The Island was taken possession of aud
Commodore Lynch's feet completely Destroy
ed.
Elizabeth City was attacked on Sunday aud
evacuated by the inhabitants.
1t was previously burned, whether by our
shells or by the inhabitants is net certain.
The FIRST news of the defeat arrived at
Norfolk on Sunday afternoon, and caused
great excitement. The previous news wss
very satisfactory, stating that the Yankees had
been allowed to advance for the purpose Of
drawing them into trap.
The rebel force on the island is supposed to
have been only a little over 5000 efficient
lighting men.
Gen. Wise Ras i'll at Asg's Head, and was
not present during the engagement.
When the situation became dangerous, he
was removed 10 Norfolk.
All the guOboats bat one were taken; that
escaped up the creek, ard was probably also
destroyed.
One report at Norfolk says only seventy and
another only twenty-five escaped from Roam
oke Island.
Gen. Hugey telegraphed to Richmond that
NNAl htJ SSSo kSN oh AhC irAauA.
There appears 10 be no bright side to the
story for the rebels
The Richmond Examiner of this morning
says, in leading editorial:
The loss of an entire army on Roanoke is
land is certainly the most painful event of the
war. The intelligence BY telegraph yesterday
is fully eonirmed--2 500 brave troops on the
island in the sea were exposed TO all The force
of the Burnside feet. They resisted With
courage, but when fifteen thousand we're lands
ed against them, their retreat being cut of By
the surrounding element, they were forced to
surrender. 1nIs is repetition OF Hattorae on
larger scale. The following are dispatches
on the subject in Richmond papers Of this
morning:
NORFOLK Feb. 10.-Tbe latest news states
that Capt. o. Jennings Wise, son Of Gov.
Wise, was shot through the hip and disabled,
though bis wound was not mortal.
Mejpr Lawson and Lieut. Miller we're NOR
tally woundsd About 800 Confederates we're
killed. Our wounded numbers over one thou.
sand. The number Of Yankees wounded is
about the same
Midshipman Carmen bad his arm shot of.
The other casualties are unreported.
a late arrival this morning, says Elizabeth
City had been shelled and burned by the YAM
KEGS, and that the enemy was pushing on
through to Edenton.
sEcoND DEsPATcE.
NORFOLK, Feb 10--A rumor has prevail
ed that Commodore Lyneh's feet of guuboats
had Leen captured. 1t is not regarded as
true, but it is believed that ell were burned by
the confederates to prevent their capture, with
the exception Of one, which was endeavoriug
to make It's escape.
The fleet went to Elizabeth City from Ro-
anoke island, and was probably burnt at the
former point.
THIRD DESPATCH.
NORFOLK, Feb. 10.--[recsiyed in Rich
mond at mlinightJ A courier arrived here
this afternoon, at four O'Clock, and brou ght
the intelligence that Elizabeth city vas burned
this morning by the inhabitants. Duriug the
conhagratiou the Federals landed large force
All our gunboats, excepting one, we're captur-
ed by the enemy.
General Wise has not yet arrived at NOra
folk.
The following is the very latest, which we
copy from to-day's Day Book.
courier arrived here yesterday afternoon
about three O'Clock, from which we gather the
following information:
The enemy advanced in full force upcu
Elizabeth city yesterday at about seven
O'Clock and began an attack upon that place.
The citizens finding resistance vain, evacuated
the place, but before doing go set FIRE 10 the
town, and when Our informant left it was still
10 flames.
We have also TO record the capture, by the
enemy, of all our little feet except the Fanny
or Forest--our informant is not certain--which
thus eluded the enemy and made up the Pas
quatank river. 1t was pursued, however, and
tears are entertained that she, too, was cap
tured
IL is said that before our boats surrendered,
they were abandoned, and their crews sue
ceeded ia making their escape. II SO we are
at loss to conjecture why they were not fred
before abandoned.
The disaster to our little feet il attributed
TO the fact that it, having exhausted It's sup
les Ct coal aud muGItion, proceeded 70
Elizabeth city for tue purpose Of obtaining
supply. Every effort was made to obtain coal.
aud without success, and it returned to The
Island 20 lend any assistance whatever 70 the
forces.
All the details published with refereuce
to the capturc Of Roanoke Island are contirm-
cd by the courier.