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General Assembly of Virginia.Senate. Saturday, Feb. 3, 1862. The Senate was called to order at 12 o'clock by Mr. Johnson, President pro tem, Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Brown. The Military bill The bill reported from the joint committee "to raise troops to meet the requisition on Virginia by the President of the Confederate States," was taken up for consideration. Mr. Johnson (Mr. Dickinson, of Prince Edward, in the chair) said that the quote called for by the President's requisition amounted to 65,800 men. The committee had been informed by the Secretary of War that 1,500 troops now in the field had already reenlisted for the war — thus leaving 64,300 to be raised. It was within the bounds of probability that from 27,000 to 28,000 would re-enlist. The bounty system provided by act of Congress was working well, and troops were very rapidly offering their services for the war. The committee assumed that the bill, in its present form, by giving an opportunity for tr
re captured on Roanoke Island yesterday by an overwhelming force after two days hard fighting. Captains Coles and O. Jennings Wise, are severely wounded, and are reported killed. Major Lawson, of Col. Henningsen's regiment, is wounded and a prisoner. Lieut. Miller, of the Jackson Guard, is shot through the shoulder. Gen. Wise was confined to his bed from pneumonia at Nag's Head. He and his staff are safe. Col. Richardson is also safe. Major Fry, Capt. Wallace, Capt. Dickinson, Lieut. Carter and Lieut. Bigger are prisoners. Capt. Farish, and Burr and Levy, of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, are safe. Frank Johnson a prisoner, unhurt. Dr. W. O. Shepherdson, well known as "Bohemian," correspondent of the Dispatch, was captured. Col. Henningsen and his artillery are safe at Elizabeth City. All our guns in the batteries were spiked before surrendering to the Yankees. Our loss in killed is slight; that of the enemy is very heavy. J. H. Pra