The national Republican., 1862-02-13
ONE THOUSAND REBELS KILLED = NJ
WOUNDED!
LOSS OF UNION TROOPS THREE atN
DRIED KILLED AND WOUNDED!
THE WHOLE REBEL FLEEr CAPTURED
OK DESTROYED
HENRY A. WISE NON EST AT THE
BATTLE!
o. JENNINGS WISE SHOT THROUGH THE
-. HIP, AND A PRISONERl
ELIZABETH CITY BURNED TO THE
GROUND!
GREAT CONSERVATION AT NORFOLK
AND RICHMOND! -
TWO THOUSAND REBELS 'AhEN PRis'
N ONERS! rr 20

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GREAT CONSERVATION AT NORFOLK
| AND RICHMOND!
| Bdlhmore. Feb. IL, (va Fortress Monroe. Fab
libby flag OF truce to-day, we learn OF ths
complete success of tho Burnside expedition al
Roanoke Island.
The island was taken possession of, and Com
m3dors Lynch's fleet completely destroyed.
Elizabeth City Was attacked on Supd ". and
evacuated by the inhabitants. II was pre-, iously
burned. whether by our shells or by the inla6.
Tho nrst news Of the defeat arrived at Nor
iolk on Sunday afternoon, and caused great
excitement. The previous news was yery ssi.
t:faotory, stating that the Yankees had been
allowed to advance for the purpose Of drawing
The rebel force on the island is supposed to
nave been only little over 5000 effective
Gen. Wise was III at Nss's Head and VA, No,
present during the engagement. When the
situation became dangerous he was removed to
An the rebel gunboats but one were taken.
That escaped up creek, and was probably
| also destroyed. ''
One report at Norfolk says only 70 ,pfsder.
| ates, and another only rs, escaped from Roam
oke Island. Gen. Huger telegraphed to Rich.
mond that only so Confedorates on the island
There appears to bo no bright side of the
story for the rebels:
The Richmond Examiner of this morning
(l0th) says, in its leading editorial "The loss
Of an entire army on Roanoke Island Is certain.
ly the most painful event Of the war. The in.
telligence Of the telegraph yesterday is fully
| confirmed 2 500 brave troops on An island In
the sea were exposed to all the force Of the
Burnside feet. They resisted with courage |;
but when 5000 were landed against them,
retreat being cut OF by surrounding elements,
they were forced 10 surrender. This ia repe.
| tition of Hatteras on nlsrge SCALE"
The following are dispatches on the subject
| In Richmond papers OF this morning:
NORFOLK, Feb. l0.-The latest news states
that Captain o. Jennings Wise, son OF Governor
Wise, WAS shot through the hip and, disabled,
| though his wound was not mortal. Major Law.
About 800 Confederates were killed. Our
(rebeD wounded number over 900. The mum.
Der Of Yankees wounded IL about the same
Midshipman Csuun had his arm shot of. The
other casualties are uhrsportsd. A late arri.
val this morning says Elizabeth City had been
shelled and burned by the Yankees. aud thst
the enemy WAS pushing on through to Edentou.U y
SECOND DIsPATcH.--Norfoik, Feb.' lO,-A ru.
NOR has prevailed that Commodore Lynch's
dset Of gunboats had been captured. 1t is not
.egaIded true, but i Is believed that a were
b1fned by iee Confederates, to prevent ,heyl
eaptureJ with tho exception OF one, which
was endeavorins 10 make is escape. The feet
went to Elizabeth City from Roa.oke Island. |
aud was probably burnt at the former poi2t.
THIRD DIsrATcH...Norfolk, Feb. 10. received /
in Richmond at midnight.-A courier arrived
the intelligence that Elizabeth City was burned |
this morning by the Inhabitants. During the
oonAagration the Federals landed large force.
All Of our gunboats, excepting one, were CAP
tured by the enemy. Gen, Wise has not yet
A courier arrived here yesterday afternoon,
about 3 O'Clock, from whom we gather tie fol.
lowing informaiion: No.
The enemy advanced In full fofcg upon El'za.
beth City yesterday, about 7 O'Clock, aht.bo.
gan an attack upon that place. The citizens,
finding resistance In vain, evacuated the place,
but before doing 80 set tre TO the town, and
when our Informant ler II was still In flames.
emy of all our little feet, except the Fanny or
Forest, iufor rnant not certain which. This
sluded the enemy and made up The Pasquotank
river. 1t was pursued, however, and fears are
entertained that she too was captured. 1t Is
said that before our boats surrendered they
were aband Jned, and that the crews succeeded
in making their escape. II SO, We are vt loss
u conjecture why they were not ared before
The disaster to our little fest is attributed to
the fact that having exhausted the supply of
coal and ammunition, they proceed to Eliza
beth City for the purpose of obtaining q sup
but without success, and on this account the
feet was unable TO return TO the Island or
send any assistance whatever to our forces.
All the details, as published with reference
by \ courier. He represents our loss at 800
killed and wounded, and that Of the enemy ut
not less than 1000 killed. Great havoc was
made among them while coming uP the road
leading to tho fort. Our forces brought TO bear
upon them two 32.pounders, and At every fire
their ranks we're terribly thinned the places
of the fallen were, however, quickly filled.
Pork Point battery was manned by the Rich.
mond Blues. and most noby did they defond it
during the conflict. They were attacked by u
whole regiment Of Zouaves, and though oom.
Ovsrpowered, they stood their ground
bravsly, nor did they yield h foot till all save
seven fell bleeding to the ground.
Hennngsen, with his artillery, been on the
island, It would not have been forced to sur
reLder. A lack of field pieces was sadly felt,
and had these been at hand, the enemy perhaps
would never have been able TO nave landed his
forces.
HenniI gsen had orders, we understand, to
report at Roanoke Island but by some misun-
derstanding he mstOok Elizabeth City for his
place of destination. Capt. Taylor, of this city,
is repre- esenied as having distinguished himself.
In addition TO the above are many rumors we
might give, but as they are nothing more than
rumors. we withhold them. Among them is
ssr wShTay w,ss
way TO Norfolk. There isno truth whateyer in
this statement, 10 far rs we have been able to
learn, and can only account for 1t by supposing
that the name of Gen. W. was confOunded with
that of his son. who WAS reported among the
killed.
II is reported that one regi ment from Massa'
wasnearly cut up, but II 10 impossi-
bic TO ascertain which Of the i've that were AZ.
lachsd to the expedition.
The news received to-day occasions great
excitement at Old Point.
Burnsiis Is hourly expected. .,; = ik.. D..
The pris0ners captur eds numheri, 6 at least
, ,GOO, will be here In II iswiIbiys. IlG-.s III
All the Southern papers received are unani.
nous in admitting the complete victury OF our
Foods, and that The loss Of the island IL very
serious one.