The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-09-05
Com odore Barron wss taken to the

Com modore Barron wss taken to the
Gag ship. where be delivered his sword to
Com modore Stringham, and the army
officers delivered theirs to Gen. Butler.
By the surrender We caue in posses
sion of one thousand etand of arms, tbir
~ fse heavy guns, ammunition for the
same, large amount OF hospital and 9th
er stores, two schooDers-one loaded with
tobacco and the other with provi-ions;
one brig loaded with cotton, two light
boats, two surf boats. &c.
The eDemy's loss they allow to be eight
killed and thirty FIVE wounded. Eleven
OF the latter were left at the hospital at
Annapolis.
We took forty FIVE officers prisoners,
many OF high rank, among whom were:
Comm odore Samuel Barron. late Cap
tain United States Nasy, Assistant Score
tary of the Navy.
Colonel Bradford, Chief of Ordinance.
Coloue Martin, TIN North Carolina
Volunteers.
Lieus-Colouel Johnston. 7th North
Carolina Volunteers.
Major Henry A. Gilman, 7th North
Carolina Volunteers.
Major Andrews, Artillery, late United
States Army.
Lieutenant Sharp, late United States
Army.
Aud several others, late army and Da
w officers, and six hundred and sixty
fse non com missioned officers and pri
Yates.
LieuteDsnt Murdaugb, late of the Uni
ted States Navy, had his arm shot off,
but escaped with others in steamers that
waited in the Sound, out of range Of our
cannon, until the forts surrendered, whe d
they escaped. With three pris atecr schoon
ers, down the Sound.
| Not man was hurt oD our side.
The fort was re-eDforced by the arri.
val of four hundred men the night be
fore. ComDod Barron reached the
fort the afternoon of the first lombard
, meDt, and on the second forenoon
steamer approached with one thousand
men. tut we're warned away by the guns
of our men at Fort Clark
The terms of surrender having been
signed, the Retels were instructed by
Gen. Butler to march out of the fort,
which was done. while our troops. all OF
whom bad DOW been landed, marched in
and paraded on the parapet. The Stars
and Stripes were raised amid the widest
cheering, the band playing Yankee Doc
die.
The prisopcrs aud wouuied went 90
board the Adelside. The next u aorniog
they we're transferred to the Minnesota.
which will take them to New-York. The
wounded will 90 to Annapolis.
The ouly draaback to the splendid
victory is the fact that the Harriet Lane
is protsbly lost She went over the
breakers on her way to the fort vi hen the
white flag was run up. Her guns and
coal were thrown overheard, aud 90 Fri
day morning she bad been moved four
lengths. With favorable weather she
mag possibly be got off. On Thursday
night the breakers dashed clean over her.
Col Weber has been placed in com
mand of Fort Hstteras, and Col Has
kiDs of Fort Clark
A portion of the feet will remain in |
the neighscrhood, and gunboats will en-
ter the Sound till atgices can be obtained
from Washington.
With the forts, papers ana books were
captured. disclosing the plans OF the Re
bells and giving much valuable informa-
ton.
Fortress Monroe, Sept. /, 1861. }
via Baltimore, Monday, Sept. 2, 81 !
The steamer George Peabody arrived
from lIs:teras Inlet this n moruing, havin,
in tow The prize brig H. S Brooke, cap
tared at the Inlet
The Harriet Lane was got of at D.
IT. on Saturday. Her armament and
coal had been thrown overboard; the guns
would be recovered
The Seces>ionists had killed and 25
sounded.
A new military Department, it is sup.
posed, will be created for Gen Butler.
Another Victory in Western Virginia.