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TUEU1SASTJ5B AT BOXK IfAJfO.
' Our 'fili'irill baiM out in the taertioa
'tlt4"" PWgreit of tiiye
not bcea ctpOous or. Jaaltfiodiag .wiUi tjbe
eondoetof thoeo wW control ita T cperitioM
Wo luTe beca wUJIng-to.lUeTO I34t.opoi
mil oeoanoi tBo- tcstttecnitJ bo icoomt
pliAed!'TOV4oM.Tha VdUwtnmsTiitafV At
Roanoke Isliad, howerer, eompeU the prew
v tu)fpekoutloTittai'egtl
those who exposed the Ilnd ta certain capt
tore, tad the comtaridfelVrlxnWol of .xne'n
on it to oerUin'-death ci imprisonment.- It
' will not do to alot over the dbaater aa a tri-
1 fliag affair. Any 'attempt, to do ao iij thow
nho are wipimaible fo dd
deeper ahade toiheir enlpability, if, not eri
xainaUtj. If the Island, waa not a point of
importanoiwhy was any attempt made to
bold it against; the-tankeesi yere
twenty-one hundred of onr braYO men, with
1 their anna and munitions, exposed to certain
destmotion or' inefiUhle capture, in a yain
and hopeless attempt to hold a point of minor
importance ! Yhat earthly exftusecr pallia
tion Is there for this cruel and wanton expo
sure of life and liberty ? 4 None iat any
amount of charity which-we anbring to
bear on ' the "act will; wggest;-; It is wholly
without any plea of justification, whieh we
can imagine. v'But the Island wo? a point of
vast importance, tn& the sequel has proved
it to Uve been so. '" It washo;key Vwhat
has been called the'granary of the State, and
it was the key," too, to the door of communi
cation between the" granary and the city of
Norfolk. That thie double-actingicey is now
in the hands of thejenemy, ind placed there
by the gross negligence of those who rnight
hate i etained possession of it had they acted
'. with . ordinary , energy - and prudeqee .;is
" painfully true. This Burnside Expedition
was no surprise , Jts Uting out halt been
heralded for months, and its arriyal and des
tination had been known for weeks. - The
Great Bemg himself, who; 4hoids tho waves
in the hollow of his handf" had seemed to
- have interposed in our :.behalfV and pvenius
time to prepare, for the assault, of the inva
ders. . But blindness or sapineness ruled tho
hour. The defenders "of Boanoke; Island
were caught with an insufficiency of naen,
arms and ammunition, and the result wo be
hold in one . important town laid in ; ashes,
others daily threatened with a like fate, the
most f ertile part of, the . 8tate t the mercy
of a merciless foe, our most important Rail
road connections threatened, and' our great
port of Norfolk seriously menaced. This is !
an incomplete summary of the disasters ao-;
cruing from the ioss'ofva point whieh might
have been triumphantly maintained : Why,
during the four weeks Burnside's vessels were
. Uffled arid beat about by four distinct storms,
. scarcely able to save themselves from des
- traction, much less; to 'nfiiot "it upon oth
ers, were not four or -five regiments, with
-large.cannon and aeny of ammuhitiont
sent from Norfolk to the Island t , A success
ful defence of the Island-would have been a
uceessfui defence 6f Norfolk and "all the
yast interests cimnectcd with its safety, while
.it would have destroyed the Burnside fleet,
. the last hope of the Yankees.. We learn
. that' one thousand additional- troops,- with
the .'requisite arms and . ammunition, 'twould
have saved the Island to us, and sent the ex-
- pedition, the Great Armada o3 howling, in
disffrace, if it had not seni it to the bottom
nf the Sound.' But we had not; either the
requisite number of men or the right sort of
; arms,- and the powder govt out. . : vvno won-
ders, then, that at Boanoke Island, we re
ceived the most disastrous blow of the wjar,!
' Wa do then sincerely hope that a rigid wsru-
' tinv will be instituted into the .conduct of
those having in charge the defence of Boan-
" oke' Island, and thai ne or iaej "J,
fODnd resnonsihleforjts'losf, may be dealt
with according to his oj. their deserts.
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i , SERIOUS RAIUtOADACCIDENT. '
We learn that a" bad Raflroad accident oc
curred pnthe North Carolina Road, on Wed
nesday! It was eahscd by the collision of
two Trains, about 12 miles on thisi side of
? Charlotte. About 20 passengers were badly
braised, and the leg of one passenger so
badly injured as to render amputation necessa
ry. No life was1 .lost r -: . .
i . FAT-SB REPORT. ,
. The . renort that ! a Urge number of the
TToiw heldnerui? to the 1st Regiment N. G-
" OT O , . - - ir - .
Cavalry hare died, We are authorized to say
is utterly untrue.' ; ; ' J" 'T. .
IlIGII IJFC BELLOW STAIRS.
"Accordine to' the'bevitahle "Jenkins,?
Mrs. Lincoln has gone into half mourning in
respect to the widowed Queen of England;
We cordiall? endorse the proposiUon.coiK
fained in the annexed article -whicfrwe find
in "the last number of lltUiJotcrilJ
is of Tast importance that for some time to
"comeno angry Volitic
shall divide the people of the SUteut that
laying aside party - and 'personal' feeling, we
fihall elect the best tnezi toithe publib offices
The resolutions' introducidby MrV J ones of
Rowan; and . ianimbualy K-adoptftdj : by the
Convention, constitute platform upon which
every true man; in the State eaji ijtand, n?
matter whit majr have been his rsi course.
It is well known haVMrJcnes dii not, be-
Ion g to that cl ass. which has been debominai
ted. cipitc! -buiihat hediere'd, to
the Union as long as it 'could be preserved
with honor'and sst7.ThV-Convention
had in it "men of two; classes--men who
With himsldod u 'fcjrShe Union while a
hope of its honorablepreservation existed,
and men who. unlike him, at an early period
cime to" the conclusion that the Union could
tot be maintained in honor and safety to the
South, ' and; therefore, believed that, the
sooner the dissolution' was effected the better
it would be' tor the South; Both these class
es'of men'sustained Xr.onesi resolutions
in the' Convention by t nnanimous Tote,- and
we are sure that the people, in their primary
capacity will sustain any candidate for the
Executive Chair . who maylbe nominated by
a Contention called' for that purpose, and
composed of Delegates elected without any
reference to old.issues and old party animos
ities which should be buried with .the Union
under which they grew up and existed
' OUR NEXT GOVERNOR. , ;
Who shall he the i next Governor of Nortll
r?rnlin: from the 1st of i January. 1863 ? - Are
we to have a contest to give the answer to thia
question 1 Have; . we parties in the . State ? and
if not, shall we pursue a coawln the selection
of our Governor which will end in the establish
ment of parties and party liheftf These questions
demand tho most serious consideration n the pres
ent crisis of the country ; - j "
' We take it that the successful prosecution of
the w ar 1s the end and aim of j every man in the
State ; and to this end nothing is so essential as a
unity of feeling and purpose among the people
of the State. This taken ' as true, It wouldjbe the
height of tfolly and : wickedness to enter upon a
contest lor the office of Governor with a certain
ty of arraying the people against each other and
begetting a spirit of . bitter- contention and
strife. ? . !' ; j
The question then is, how can a Governor be
selected without a contest? From the best con
sideration we have been -able to give the . subject,
the following plan is suggested, and it is respect
fully submitted to the press and : the people for
their consideration : vf . - y- '
-j We think the following resolutions, introduced
iAto the Convention, by Mr. Jones, of Rowan, on
(he 22d of iast Uovemberi and unanimously
adopted by that body, would constitute a platform
upon which no friand of the South can object to
stand : " - - -'"j. ' ;
Rtsolved That we, the Delegates of the people
of Horth -Carolina, in Convention assembled, en
tertain an undiminshed confidence in the justice
of the cause for which we aave tajten up arms,
and we hold ft to be the duly of the people of these
Southern States to maintain and uphold that
canfft with all the means ther can command :
that io behalf of the people of JJorth Carolina we
declare to our sister States.of itbis Confederacy, XH "qlOEIOUS FIGflT 1T ROANOKE IS
and to the world, that no measure of loss no sac- ' ! LAND'' ' '
rifice of life or propeHyr-no prfviUon, or,:want, . .j-r k,,. Vhiv.nir
or suffering, shall cause us to snrinK irom tne
performance or our wnoe auiy in tne acrueye
ment of our independence.' - . ' 4 -' -' .
JUsolved, That Irom the cruel ana . Daroarons
manner In which pur enemies nave carnea on
i war a war in which aeed and dignified men
and helpless womeo have been seizea, ana wiin
nnt mentation or warrant of authority, cast into
T.Hvn in which nnvate oroperty nas oecn wan
tonly destroyed in which robbery and arson are
the principal .means of aggression, and in which
opviIa ininrraction ha been Droclaimed.'-we are
convinced that there ia a "radical incompatibility"
hptween sUcha oeoDle andomseives; tnat ror tne
independence we have asserted we will accept no
Resolved. That we have full confluence in tne
w!anra. intesritv and patriotism of the presi
dent of the Coniederate States: and we congratu
late him and our whole country upon tne success
with which he has administered, tne govern
mint -rf f- '
iSesoZeei, That to the offlcersanO soldiers wno
have cone forth to meet the dangers of thisjrar
valor, and fortitude with which theyiave defend
ed us from the asamis oi ourenemies, snu il
lustrated the glory of our arms.
Tt.An Ut .CSonvention of the neoole be called
at atirh time ihd' rlace as mar be designated, to
he composed of delegates selected .py Tne peopie oi
the several counties on, say, the basis of represen
tation in the House of Commons eacn county
AlActinir a number of -delegates equal to
tho nnrnhnr or HiamDersisne senas w'
' o . , ; . - a iv.
Pnmmnrtvith on a alternate lor eacn. ana no
These delegate.: when assembled, can
then select a candidate for Qovernor.requiring Only
that tin iinMiuivocallv endorse the sentiments ot
the fereeome resolutions, ana pjeage niraseu m
r - , , , , to
abide by them, in letter and spirit, in admi nis-
tering the duties of the office to which it is pro
nad to elevate him. This done, let the delegates
tro home, and let . the candidate selected star, at
hnrn and make no canvass, ana when election
dav comes the people will cast their suffrages for
him in a Dodr. anasna&e uauud wr iuo t
a band of brothers, for the first time in the history
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This, then, is aur plan, plainly BUtea, m a iew
aa wa tvali smnloT. Without a word oi
comment we sdbmit itto the press and the people
and. we will cheerfully submit to their decision.
rnr. siiaW. I
We feel authorized to denounce as utterly
false the reports in circulation concerning the
-w
conduct of CoL Shaw at Koanoke Island.
Cobnel Shaw is as true and brave"1" man as
ever" lived, and if those connected , with the
defence of the Island,-but chocere uotpn it
and never had been on it lad done their duty
n sr r l PI... J.'.J 1:. il.
OS tOCU OS. IJOUltC aiuim imu nu, i iauwh
Kovld never have occurred.
; vvm miLtflBpiNAoxviitt
We happened to he present in the Con ven-
Bwdtpti&'rtJ Militiary.Cdmmit
Ue, charged ns with i endorsing a eommunica-
twn signed MypS.fe
last number of the ggMer.x Now, what are
the facts 14"N. 3"; ' gentleman who, tl
thoufen not -enrobed in the' judicial fermine
cast over his shoulders by good natured po
litical friends, w? neveriheiess, as respectable
and responsible a maij as lives in or out- of
the , State, sends us a communication on a
( subject of Viul public interest, and we pub
lish it (not,: however; under ine eaiwn,
head) I without tme word of comment; (a mode
in whioh we puba'large majorf the
communications sent to us) and Judge How
ard charges us with "endorsing? it, and goes
on to draw a comparison between Ms Vo
tary record," (he having "Mree brothers is
the army,") and that of "Mr. oyme,", wno
unfortunately has no; brother to do his fight
ing for him.- We shall claim no vicarious
military renown or j any credit for services
rendered by others, although we apprehend
that our claim for a pension when'it is pre
ferred, will be based on as true a "record"
of valiant deeds' as that of Judge Howard
When he seeks pay and renown for services
rendered by his "three, brothers." v Judge
Howard's charge upon us was utterly untrue,
gratuitous: and extraoidinary. (If our cor
respondent hai "touched .his raV," and dis
turbed his self-complacenoy if he feels him
self to be jpersonaliy.. aggrieved, and wishes
redress for his somewhat tender, but too deep
ly wounded sensibilities, his remedy is a plain
-Ujte, as we are fuUy ana empnauoauy au-
"thorized to givo up the: real name of N,0
to any one who, feeling personally aggrieved
by his language, may demand it. . i - t
in Aftoftlnainn. we sav to Judge Howard
that if he is not a better, J udge of law than
he is of jfack,v(taking his charge against us
as a specimen of his powers of appreciation
and discrimination,) may God, through the
medium of tho Supreme Court, help the suit
ors in his Courts, for in no other quarter can
they find refuge andideliveranoe " 4
lTF",The Editor of the Kaleigh Standard
has painfully realized the fact that there is
suoh a thing as getting "a Rowland for an
Oliver," and has found out, too, much to his
costi that "those who play at bowls must ex
pect rubbers," and therefore plays dignity, and
will not notioe the Register won't give any
more "Rowlands," as - he; has a great hoiror
of the Olivers" he gets in return, and won't
"play at bowls' any more, because' he has
had his shanks terribly barked by the "rub
bers." Well ! we can ; afford to live unno
ticed by the Editor of the Standard but he
need not lay the flattering unction to his soul,
or in thebsenoe of that, to his gizzard, that
he will be unnoticed by the Register when-
eyer he is caught in bis mischievous tricks.
Tf thOTA iVanv other Deonle but the Yankees on
the face of the earth who would exult over such a
victory as that at BOanotce isiano, we ngw nw.
where they are to be -found; nor 4o we knowjn
what other nation except our own, such a'defeat,.
under such circumstances, ;would be regarded m
any other light than as a victory. , .Prom fifty to
one hundred ships and fifteen thousand men, after
two days' hard fighting, compel a mue oana oi
two tbousand five ."hundred. to. surrender. Our
men contended against odds of . nearly seven to
one, to say nothing of the ships, and they fought
with a v&ior never wjunw
and not surpassed, : in- the inost heroic days:-of
fir. nrt Rome. We may regret most bit-
terlv that the common precaution of providing a j complements
wav Of retreat from such overwhelming odifa jwaalra araf t shall
. !J.J .WJ .hat niir 1 rhWalrOUS andi noble I nr anrl ftlRf.t its
defenders are now ' in Yankee-iialids ; but their
honor and that of tbeirQoaalry is unhurt, and
the moral effect oftheir conduct ought to add
fresh bote aid spirit to the Southern cause. We
have just as much confidence in the superior mil
itary aptitude of our men this moment as we had
at the battle oi jaanassas, wa.uw.
cesse. is still largely in our favor. Whenever the
enemy advances to tne .interior ana iwbmra uw
cover of his ships he is sure to be beaten, provided
always that we have Generals worthy of the men,
and that they are guided by a skill equal to their
courage.' We have never yet sufficed from the
incompetency of the rank and file. Wherever:
. . a J a V - V M war ATI
they have neen aDiy omcerea, we u o
the day ; and that has been the case in the great
majority of the battles. It cannot be, denied,
however, that there are a few incapables among
our military leaders, and the sooner they are
weeded out the better. axtnmona jjispatcn.
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; Forney deprecates the existence of ape?."1 ar
ty upon the hasis of separation such as he thins
is now forming itf the North. He seems to think
that final separation would be ruinous to all Yan-
keedom. He gives in Lis jVrresa" aiist oi me
evils that would be suffered, and amongst other
n Annmerate the imposition of taxes on the
- ar the Northwest, seeking
I "i kAiT;aoiasinni ; border conflicts, it is stat-
ou vutaw
lit Yt U mo jiiu.....r- i
WOI1u he ineviwble; California and uregon
I . . ji..atv.amaolvaaanindeDendentReDubiic:
I . B. . ion of Middle. Western and Eastern
glalea WoUia be inconceivably distressing ; fc-
Uons would spring up everyere.and aw
1 trtt-i AUrt ri of law would cootribuii
- - i J aw : a w e &
I all W BUVaV 1V CM T . - .
hai amiAcjt borrors.
implores the statesmen of the North to cause be
fore committing themselves to so frightful an al
7hit assures them that if a combination
is not immediately effected among all men willing
to carry the contest through, the wir will end in
a bloody catastropne-
Thomas Webb. Esq
of HillsboroV has beer.
! . . :i & A.i n,.VtV namlina Railrna().
i atectBa rrwitwn v i
-fke Mr4 Cameron,' resigned.
THE BILL FOR RAISING VIRGINIA'S
QUOTA OF CONFEDERATE "STATK
-TROOPS, , ;; - , j rj-,- -:: --.-
We publish; below t!i iiiil which bas just pass-J
general Assemtly of Virginia For raising
V irginia's quota of Confederate State Troops.
-r'.-.-..;. y A BILL. . -y-
- Whelea .the iPreBiderft ! of the Confederate
States bas ascertained the military quota of Vir
sinia for the existing war to be sixty-five thou
ti-.'d eight hundred and forty two men, and has
!pae a requisition upon ine uovernor mr a pf
ixn thereof f and it is the purpose of this act to
apportion the said requisition ratably among" the
several counties, cities and towns of the Common
wealth, according to the whole populationilhereof,
and promptly to raise the same:
' -1. B4 it therefore enacted; by the General As
sembly,:That as soon as may be after the passage
of this act, the Governor shall ascertain what
number of men will be sufficient to raise the num
Set vf each volunteer company now in the Con
federate service from this State, to' the nupber of
100 men, rank and file. He shall thereupon ap
portion the same among the several counties, ci
ties and towns of the Commonwealth, ascertain
the number to be furnished by each, upon the
fukisis of its whit a noDulation. after credttme to
each thej number of its resident citizens' "engaged'
aa volunteers in the service of the Confederate
SUtee.. -"-j -: ' - ,-T: V-
2. Having ascertained the quotas to be furnish
ed by the several counties, ;cities and towns as
aforesaid, he shall' make proclamation; thereof,
and shall call for volunteers to fill such quotas.
Every such volunteer shall report himself to the
Adjutant General ly a day to be named:; in said
proclamation, for enrollment' in Such company,
containing less than eighty-four, men, as be shall
elect. After deducting from the s number (appor
tioned as aforesaid to "each County, city and
town, the number of its . volunteers . under this,
call, tbeiremainder shall constitute the number
to be drafted therefrom and thereupon thi Gov
ernor shsll proceed without delay ' to cause the
quotas sq remaining "due from tne several coun
ties, cities and towni, to be drafted by loti from
their enrolled militia, and to be assigned to their
proper companies. x "'.t w-fe
3. If thepiumber drafted from any county, city
or town e required to fill the ranks of cempa
Dies from such county, city or town to the mini
mum aforesaid, they shall be mustered into the
service in such company ; and as fat ar practica
ble the drafted levies from any cbunty, city or
town shall be assigned to companies from such
county, city or town, Or from counties, cities or
towns nearest thereto. , -v'': '
4. At ieast thirty days before the day on which
the term 'of service of each volunteer j.com'pany
now In the field sbalf expire, the .Governor shall
cause such company to be mustered1 for re-enlistment
hyjthe officer commanding, the same, who
shall submit to each volunteer , the quests
whether he will re-enlist or not, and: shall make
out an accurate company rolldesignaUrig therein"
the nainet age and residence of each volunteer
wboehall decline to. rei-enlist, (be time his term
of service shall expire, and the company and reg
iment to iwhich ho belongs, and return the iarme
forthwith to the adjutant genoral i'and thereupon
the governor shall cause to be drafted by. lot,'
upon the principles and in the proportions pf e
6cribed iifr the foregoing sections of this act, from
the respective counties, cities and towns of this
commonwealth, a number of men uqual .to the
aumber of those so refusing to re enlist, inclu
ding as a' part of the militia ot the several coun
ties, cities and towns in whih they . reside the
volunteers so refusing to re-enlist. v -r 'y 4 .
- 5. Any draft Under the provisions of ;thi act
shall, so i&r as practicable, not only be apportion
ed among the counties, cities and towns of the
State, (net in possession of the public enemy), so
astd'giveto each fair credit for the number of
men theretofore furnished ; but the same princi
ple, so far as may be practicable, shall be extend
ed to the appointment among company districts
in every county city, and town. ' j -
6. Artillery companies, whether heretofore or
hereafter I organized, i may. be! equipped as light
batteries !of sit pieces each, containing not more
than one hundred and fifty men, rank and file
and whenever any such shall contain not; less
than one- hundred end twenty mep, rank and
file, . HJ stall be entitled to an additional second
lieutenant, to be elected by the company, and
commissioned by i the Governor. And in an art
illery company heretofore organized and accepted
by the Governor, he shall be authorized to com
mission the officers thereof of corresponding rank
and grad with the same arm of the service ih the
Confederate States ; and to : effect . this object, he
may 'recall the commissions -now' held ' by the
officers thereof, and issue in their stead commis
sions as of the same ;- date, conferring the proper
rank and grade. " ' .
f.f.V On: the. day on which the term of service of.
any voluateer company now in service shall ex
pire, the men refusiog to re-enlist and not draft
n1 for serVice shall be discharged : and the com-,
missions of all the company officers shall be va
. And on the same dav. or as soon there-
wmplerneW"11116" by voluntary enlistment
proceed to reorganize inq compa
ny and elect its officers. .
8. wnenever a uiajuritjr vi iiuo wiupuiw
nnftiTnsiniDr anv reaiment or battalion shall be re
organized under the provisions of the preceding,
sections, the commission's of the field officers of
such regiment or battalion shall be. vacated ; and
as soon tnerearter as may De, me vwapuuy uiuwb
shall elect for a regiment one Colonel, Lieuten
ant Colonel and Major ; and tor a paiianon, one
Major, j . :
9.. The com Dan v and field officers so elected,
shall be Commissioned . by ' the Governor ; , the
commissions of those re elected to the 6ame office
to be of the same date with their former commis-
sions. inose noi reeiecteu buh wuuhub w
charge the duties and be entitled to tne compen
sation of fofficers of their grade and rank respec-;
tivelv. until their successors are commissioned ;
and thereafter tney may reiire irom mo www
10. Except in Jie cases mentioneu in tne sixin
seeflon of this act, there shall be for eacn com-
pany a captain ano tnree neuienanw, wnv buu m
elected by the Company and commissioned by the
Governor. , . .
1 1. The term of service of all persons dratted
or volunteering under the provisions of this actV
shall be three years, deducting there from the term
of their previous service during; ute exuuag war;
nor shall any volunteer aecuaing w ro-Bmn
may be drafted under this act, be ordered to duty
for the period of forty days from the expiration
of his previous term or service, ; unless ; in
the oDinion 8t the Governor the public exi
gencies shall imperatively demand his services.T
AnH fh OAnpral Aesemblv recommend that, a
furlough: of at least-sixty days be granted to all
volunteers who may re-enlist at such time as the
nnblifi exigencies mav allow. - .IS
12. Anr nerson. who may bo drafted under
the provisions of this act may, at any time before
he shall be mustered into the service of the Coo
federate States, furnish an able bodied man, well
clothed who shall be accepted as his substitute ;
but the eerson furnishinsr such a substitute shall
rerformrdinarv militia duty during the snbsti
tnde'a absence. Should such substitute, while
thus engaged for another be drafted or called on
to Derform his own tour of duty! the person fur
nishing him shall be required to take his place,
or to tarnish another substitute on the same
terms.;'!-
13. ! Whenever the Governor shall be requiwi
to fill up companiw Xj ndf f act, he "Shall
-$aiiorii;ed to accept ol'inteers, inlieu of draft
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14. ; This act shall be in force from the passage
thereof.
THE ! ROANOKE FIGHT
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ADDITIONAL PaBTICULAFS.
OUR ; FORCES THE NUMBER OF THE
ENEMYJ
special corrkspondknck
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I ! . DISPATCH.
, h r - v ' - NoavotK', Va, Feb. 10; ;
With inexpressible sorrow I announce the; tall
of Roanoke Island, after a spirited and herokj re
sistance by our brave, troops. This occurred ; be
tween 12 arid 2 o'clock on Saturday; and the news
was received here with every incicition ot regret
and indignation. . We gather the following-particulars
from a young man from the Richmond
Bhies, who participated in the fight, escaped is a
grriall boat, and rowed to Nag's Head, where be
was taken ; up by one . of our gua-boats, ' and
brought lo thiscity. He is an intelligent lad,
and 14 believe a son of voax Postmaster. The
kent un
the evening, doings however, but little injury to
tbe Island., About 9 o'clock the next day, (Sat
urday,) the Hessians were allowed V land on a
point to the east of Roanoke Island, where they
marched upon that point. : The booming of heavy
cannon ip the distance heralded the enemy's jap
proach; .Our brave, troops ; prepared . to meet
them, supposing their numbers to be about o,000.
Gradually the sounds came nearer and nearer, and
the shell came thick and fast oyer eur entrench
ments.; Confident of their own . strength, ;our
troops moved rapidly for.ward, when, in a few
minutes, the ball opened and the terrific contest
ensued. , Bravely did our boys stand up to the
overwhelming forces of the enemy, and not till
nearly every mah was dead or wounded did they
leave their stand. ' Nothing remained bat retreat,
which pur men, did, constantly turning and giv
ing them a shot- ; Finding it useless toehold , the.
Island 'under such overwhelming numbers, the
order to retreat from the Island was given, and
our remaining ' troops retired, leaving - their
stronghold in Sie hands of the enemy, ; ; J
It will be a pleasure breafier to record on the
page-of history the heroic fortitude of our gallant
troops, i Nobly and well did CapL O. Jennings
Wise, of your city, stand up with his men to tbe
fierce encounter, when, suddenly, ha was shot
through the side and " instantly felt One of his
men asking him if he was : much hurt "Not
much," said hej, "but fight them yet." He was
borne from the scene "of action in a blanket
About 300 of our brave boys fell, and' nearly all
the rest were either wounded, or taken prisoners.
Tbe enemy's loss it laid down at 1000. - Four of
their ships were sunk, they doing but little dam
age to ; any of our boats. Com, ' Lynch t and
other. parts of our fleetdid noble service his ship
being among the first to open fire on the enemy 's
shipping. " At last accounts they were in pursuit
of Com. Lynch; -- ' -' :- ' , -- ' " - ' !
- In the midst of this terrible struggle, it will be
ragretied that Gen. Wise was seriously indisposed
at Nag's Head. Both he and his son are expect
ed here to-day. , I am sorry to say that but very
faw escaped from CaptWise's company. Large
quanliti of ammunition were saved by our troops.
The women, children, and a number of , negroes,
are reported now on their way to our city. The
enemy will be successfully checked from getting
possession of our.railrdad in that vicinity. -"' Ac
tive preparations have been made here regarding
this disaster which It may be imprudent for me
to mention- The news fell upon the ears of our
citizens with fearful - significance. Many would
dare shut their eyes against the fact had not dread
conviction come so direct. Every man 'was at
his post, and our departments here were engage!
in' sending dispatches to the various encampments.
The alacrity with which every officer, executed
his orders, is a theme of public praise ; and spe
cial praise is due to the Young Guards, of our city,
for their services on the occasion. At a very late
hour - military "movements were. going on, and
everything is in great excitement "
But it is gratifying, in tbe midst of this afflic
tion; to heraldforth the glowing fcews that En
gland ' has recognized the South. This may be
relied upon as correct the authority is undisput
ed; and ihelSew York Herald makes a free con
fession of it: I fear I am intruding '.'too'muCh
ttpon your space and I must close. ' ? . , ;
- 3 i - . - -:rf' LUNA.: ;
1 :V -';Civ.i-1 ; .
' From the Norfolk Day Book of Wednesday.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF j OUR RE
VERSES ITORTH CAROLINA. ;
To a gentleman attached to the . Fleet in the
waters of North Carolina, who reached this city
lowing particulars :
The fleet, after falling back from Roanoke
Island, Van Up the Pasquotank river for the pur
pose of receiving ammunition which was expect
ed from Norfolk. On Sunday, the enemy's ves
sels crossed the Sound, and early On " Monday
coerning advanced up the Pasquotank river Our
vessels had then gained the battery on the river
and were drawn upr the purpose of . co-opera-ling
with it if occasion should require it. Capt.
Parker, of the Beaufort, was detailed by Commo
dore Lynch to the command of this battery.
U wing to tne dense;. log wnicn prevaiiea on
Monday, the Federal fleet came within two or
three hundred yards of our fleet and battery be
fore being discovered Our fleet was therefore
.compelled to retire again, and tbe battery was
guns were spiked; - ' :U-- . --: -: .
The fleet proceeded towards Elizabeth City,
closely pursued by the enemy. . After proceeding
some distance, three of the vessels were overtaken
and captured, and Commodore .Lynch, together
with their officers and crew raaue prisoners. xue
Beaufort. Empire and Raleigh, however, succeeded
in making their escape, and are now safe near the
south end of the Canal. 'i , ; .
CaDtain Parker, who was m command of the bat
tery on the river, is thought to have escaped with
bis men in tne direction or Hiienton. vapiains
Hunter and Simms are reported to. be on board
their vessels at the end of the canal, and Capt.
Cook is supposed to have fallen into tbe bands of
the enemy. - , v . , r
' . TSOtf ELIZABETH CITY.
TV . '.
The report of 1 the burning: of : Elizabeth City
and its capture by the Federalists is fully confirm
ed. The town was attacked on Monday morning
about 8 o'clock, and was set on fire and evacuated
after a fight of about a couple of hours duration.
The torch was applied by tbe patriotic ;- citizens
themselves, and although thedestructien was only
partial, yet a sufficient display of self-sacrifice has
been made by these gallant Carolinians to satisfy
the enemy that they are fighting a people, they
.never can subdue. : ' 4 ' ' -"'.' ' f
- The Confederate steamer Forrest, attached - to
Commodore Lynch's fleet, and which was under
going repairs at Elizabeth City, we are glad to
sav. was not left to the enemv. as at first reported,
but was burned bv the citizens before they left
the town - .... .
enemy's ships, be says, opened fire on our batte
ries a Boanoke Island, at 7 o'clock in the morning,
and kept un an incessant fire until ?' o'olock in
, COSDITIOK Ok0X3r. wia,fi U
It affords m much pleasure to aaaouoce that
General Wise is safe, and all report to tbe eon-!
trary are without any truth whatever, j We are
also mucl gratified to 'annoOaee thai instead of
increasing bis malady, as was feared,, the excite- ;
meat through which he has passed has had aeon
trary tendency, and, the indications of a speedy
Recovery are now apparent. The Gen.' is mora
determined than ever, and Is represented as 'all "
eagerness for anr opportunity r to avenge himself
for the wrongs, be- has,; suffered He bean the
death of hi son manfully, and derives much con-
olationlToni the fact that he perished in the de- !
fence of bis eountry; 1 - T ' - Tl7 ,
- ! ;i XATHOf O. JXICB Wtl. i
. .This brave officer was among the killed at Roa
noke Island. . He was in command of the, Rich
mond Blues,' and received 'a wound shortly after
the engagement began;;! which disabled him.
While his eomradai ware -bearing binf from tbe
ground, a shot from the enemy .penetrated his bo
dy, inflicting a mortal wound cue diea almost
immediately. r4
, Vpa if ura wh m urafg wti vuimwi uuvvn , t
and much beloved by those under hia .command.
l is related that after he bad fallen on the .field
one of his men approached him' and enquired If
he j was badly fhurt.fi ills jjreply was MNevar
mind me ! 'Fight ; on .men fight on I and keep
coom y ""k.wLvv 'ov-'V :H. .
. DtATH OT CArr. BItDIJI ' - 1
CaDtaitt Wm. fJelden.- of this dtv. aUachei to .
. . . .
the Engineer v Department, was' also among tbe !
killed. His conduct n the field Is spoken of.
b those who witnessed It ia i the most exalted
terms. . . Paring and; bold, be feared not' tie
a ait X 0' fAaMA A kA A M aiM T Vil '' fAMNft K aM '
UtWQllU l IMC QUOUI I y WW IVUUIIUOUJ I '
orayeiy, oispuung loair ngas., w wcj jiocn ot
He leaves behind him for the consolation of
his friends, a name and fame, of which they may .
be juitly proudU" He died a brave Virginian, de- '
fending his country from the attacks of a j brutal
and f insolent foe,; and be.nowfills. a patriot's
grave. ;u -i-V;' v'h"W v-;-' .r-'V .' I
C-r , 'r-'woBt coifnucT."t v r.' -' -4
The , Richmond Blues and IcCunough's In-A
fantry are represented as havtegcopdacted them- r T.
selves nobly, during the battle. Not a man-. x
among them but d'wplayed"the utmost " cool o est
and intrepidity and the gratest havoo was made tV "
by them among the foe, ,They kept , at one time . ' I
two regiments at bay, and finally at the point of. .
the bayonet drove them up to their arm -pit Into .'
tbe 8ound- ' Beforesurrendering each man coolly ; - i
broke his gun against the trees,, determined that1
though thy fell into the hands of tho enemy they I . . i '
jpbould be nseless.;;sv i-i izhJ 4 -
Thecasualties among the firit' mentioned com- - i
mand have been greatly exaggerated,. Only one .
of tbe entire! company its commander was . '.
killed and only, eigbt or ten or them wounded. :
vAftaivATu'oy the bick; trom roanokr tstavn., ,
vk About-five o'clock, yeeUirdflyraftsrnoon the
steamer Roanoke bavipg in tow a schooner j and ; t.'
several w barges, arrived at the" Quar lermuters
wharf in thUcity. t On lbs schooner and. barges ?
were those of our forces a Roaaoke Island who!
were sick and who were removed from the Island
previous to the attack upon it. ' There were about ' J
one hundred ofr them,, i They , left Currituck ', 'r
Bridge last night did not see anything of the en
emy, i;; : ; '-v.-?-, - yi'- '' y- M :
t The arrival of those men creaUid ;Conslderable :.
excitement in the city, and before the boat , bad -made
fast quite - a crowd bad coUectod oti the '
wharf to welcome them They seerntdto be in .
as fine4 spirits as could be expected. v , .
VH V..oui,toaa.M rl '.:" V
Our loai was not over one : hundred killed. and
wounded, while that of the enemy is estimated at .
least one thousand killed. Indeed we have In- ,,,
formation that at Old Point the ' number ls esti- . : r
mated at fifteen hundred killed. Tbe , beach U . j
represented ss being strewn with their dead bodUe,
and the probability is that when the truth comes '
out , it will be found, that this victor -hat been .
Eurchased by the Yankees with a fearful outlay of
fe.;--'-'--' v'" '.V:-Vp- ' - ..
lr!:;JrilM MS MT AT IDRlCToS. ?..' .-. f , ;
'X special train of the. Seaboard and RotLoke ,
Railroad arrived in Portsmouth, yesterday; about
one o'clock.: Information was brought that tbo
enemy had entered Ededtpn and taken poasonion.
This news was commnnicrted through ut. War-
ren, of Edeatoo, to the people of . Suffolk, aid for.
warded by them to us. We bavo received no
confirmation as yet of the statement, and It may
be that the intelligence is premature.' c A t , ) : ,
The enemy was represented as being on tne way .
I to Blackwter1," and the non-arrival of the boat ; ;
due from; there yesterday teemed to corroDoraie: .
the Btatemjeat. j. , z .Jti. tfn-' r-i ".itV?, V' - '
V TRRACHMT THJ8 CAUSE OF Tilt DISASTttt. , ' .
We'le&i-n that a man named Doe, whoi li ved
on Roanoke Island, and who knew of . lauding i
place on the Marsh that, others were ignorant of,
deserted, went over to the enemy and piloted
them intjo tbe landing, after glvleg them all the
information about our 'forces and fortifications., :'
It appears that Cot. Shaw get wind of hi fo-T -tended
desertion and told him hat if he attempt-
ed to desert be would blow him out of the water : T '
but Doe afterwards set a Chance made bis escape, i : t
EXECUTIVE TIEPARXMST JSUJUY
r
ininfivf nmtii,'i Ornn. V
, I : Raleigh, Feraary lJth, 1861. ' J
FIVE nEtilAIENTS OFVOLUIfTJSISUS
for. the War are wanted to make np North Caro
lina's Qaota of the Army of the Confederate SUUee,
to wheiq a bounty of Jlfuoa dollars per aaaa will be
paid by the State and fifty dollars per man by the
Confederate States."-,. ' .:-. ;. "'; tj - , 2 A 1l -! '
Thtt number is expected to be raised wits as little
delay as possible, and Companies at present orrahU- ;'
Ug WUi report to villi uu wiui M iibuv uwa mm
poiiible.. Ibey will be reeelved by Companies or in
dividual, and when a fall Companv is tendered, four
officers will be commissioned ; with a lessOember
appointments will be given, a follows : A' Captain for
forty mea; Jfirst loeatenant tor; twenry-f ve ; peeoaa
Lieutenant for, fifteen, K". i "i ,. ' i : , ' ' J .
Tbe Militia who have been , ordered- on daty, aad
to be ia readiness, ean still avail' themselves of this
opportunity ef getting Into the volunteer service, add
the number so doing will be credited to their reipee-;
UvecounUes."'-;r, '.! ! ' ." . :
. ;. By order of the Governor. " . .' -J ' .- I'
All tbe papers in tbe state eopy four times.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT N. C,
1
Adjotast OxrxaAL's Orrica,
r Baleich. February, 1J. 1801
. No.1. j -.'- :!' -.
The f olio win instruction! from
the GoverAor are
published for the informatioo and guidance ef all
concernea:- - ;:: ' ( . t
STATE OP NORTH CAROLINA, j
JSxxcuTiya DarARTitiarT,
j ;EaIeight Februaryjiata, 1M1
X
MAJOR (JEN. J. Q. MARTIN. A
. General ik die of $k Fortet in Aria Varoitmm. ;
Gen ; Yen will proceed immediately to Weldoa and
such points in the North Easterni Counties ? thie .
State as you may think Beeelsary-tcaU into service
snch portions of the Militia as may Ve domed neoessa- :
ry and ean be used effectively, and make sash dispo
sition of them as circumstances rod the public safety .
may soejreat and require for the the defence ef the f
Statevi'V' 4-- ' ; j-;'-t i-i :i
i finch ef the Officers of your StaaTaa you may deetn ,
expedient may be employed ,oy yew on wu w
A M j a aMiAmnanv von fin
- . TTEJS RT T. CLARK.'
;- -r-..t x tV"- i Governor
Bj order of the Governor : !' ; j