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Winton, N. C., burned to ashes.

the Confederates Retire to Murfreesboro'.
&c., &c., &c.

[special Dispatch to the Richmond Dispatch.]

Suffolk, Va., Feb. 21.
--Captain Nichols, of the Petersburg Artillery, arrived here this afternoon from Winton, where he had been stationed with his battery.

On yesterday, he was shelled out by the Yankees. The enemy were supposed to be 4,000 strong. They had seven steamers, all of which have passed up the river. Captain Nichols had a horse shot from under him.--Two of his men were wounded. The town of Winton is in ashes. Our troops retired to Murfreesboro'.

The Daily Dispatch: February 22, 1862. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. February 22, 1862. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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