The Nevada Democrat., 1862-02-15
The RnnnoI.o IsInnd VIctory.


patches giving further particulars Of the
Federal victory on Roanoke Island The
intelligence is mostly derived from Rich
moud and Norfolk papers. The rebel force
on the Island is supposed 10 have been over
5000, nearly all of whom were killed or
taken prisoners. One report says seventy,
and another that only twenty-five escaped
Gen. Huger teIegraphed TO Richmond that
Gfty escaped. Gen. Wise had command
At Nays Head, aud when bis situation be-
came dangerous he was removed to Norfolk.
The news Of the defeat caused great excite.
ment at Norfolk, the previous news having
been satisfactory. The inhabitants had been
made to believe that the Yankees were al
lowed to advance for the purpose Of draw
ing them into trap.
The Richmond Examiner says TIE loss OF
the entire army on Roanoke is the most
painful event Of the war. and adds:
The intelligence Of yesterday by telegraph is
fully confirmed. Twenty-Five hundred brave
troops were exposed to the entire force OF bnrn-
side: these replied with determined courage, but
retreat being cut off by the surrounding
elements they were compelled to surrender
The following dispatches on the subject,
dated at Norfolk, February 10Th, are from
the Richmond papers:
Latest news states that o. Jennings Wise
was shot through the thigh; the wound is not
mortal. About 300 Confederates were killed.
The wounded number over 900. The Yankee
wounded are about the same. late arrival
this morning says the enemy are pushing on to
Edenton.
A second diapatch says: A rumor prevails
that Commodore Lynch's feet Of gunboats had
been captured. 1t is not regarded, however, as
true. 1t is believed that all were burned 6y the
Confederates to prevent their capture with the
exception of one which was endeavoring to es-
cape.
A third dispatch says: A courier arrived at
Richmond yesterday and brought the inte Iii
gence that Elizabeth City was burned by the
inhabitants. During the conhagration, the
Federals landed large force.
The following. from the Norfolk Day
Book, is the very latest:
A courier arrived here yesterday afternoon,
| from whom we gather the following The enc
my advanced in full force upon Elizabeth city
yesterday about 7 o'clock, and began the attack.
The citizens finding resistance in vain eVacua-
ted the place; before doing so they set fire to the
town which was burning when he left. We'have
also to record the capture by the enemy of all
our little feet except one boat which eluded the
enemy. She was pursued andfears are enter
tanned that she was captured. The disaster to
our little feet is attributed to the fact that hav-
ing exhausted their supplies of coal and ammu-
milton, they proceededto Elizabeth city, for the
purpose of obtaining a supply; every effort was
made to obtain it,, but without success. The
boats could not therefore return to the Island
to lend assistance to the troops there.
The courier represents our loss at three hum
dred killed and wounded-and that of the en-
emy not less than 900; great havoc was made
in their ranks. While coming up the road lead-
ing to the fort, our soldiers brought TO bear on
them two 32-pounders, at every fire their ranks
were terribly thinned. The places of the fallen
we're however quickly filled
A dispatch from Fortress Monroe, of
February 18th, says:
1t is reported that one Of the Massachusetts
regiments was badly cut up at Roanoke Island,
but it is impossible to say which. All the Sou
thern papers received here today are unanimous
in admitting the complete victory for our
is very serious one. The news occasions great
excitement at Old Point. A steamer with Off
oial dispatches from Gen. Burnsides is hourly
expected. The Prisoners captured, numbering
at least 1000 will be here in a few days.
The foregoing account OF the fight and
capture OF the Island is derived exclusively
from rebel sources. The Federal account
will be found in our telegraphic column,
aRd il will be observed that there is wide
difference in regard to the losses. The reb
els are not in the habit of exaggerating
their own losses, but they have undoubted-
ly done so in this case, in regard to the
number Of their killed. The Federal esti-
mate of the losses is, of course, the more
reliable. Nearly the entire rebel army was
capturedi and the City or sixty fugitives
that escaped would have very indefinite
idea of the number killed and wounded.