The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-09-06
War News.
Glorious SueeesS Of the ExpCdi-
ion from Forlress Monroe.
Official Account Of
Affair.

ANNaANNa
Two Fetts NJ IInusras Inlet, over 600
Mou, 1909 eiand Of Arms. %
Canaan nnd = Cargo of
coifon raptnfod. -
1etreer wssmseroS, ssr.l.
The following is ,he official report Of
tn Hausras inIct affair.
96ils Seereidry II Me Nary
Il huvc 10 inform ycuthui VIC have been
eo,inently succeraftil. An that could DC
wished ~ the most lippchil bus been nc.
camp.ishcd. We are taking on board The
Minnca0ta the officers and men, number
inr SO, who surrendered after a hom-
hsrlnent from the hret tnrinr portion
aftwo days AMER landing the prison
tfa a New York I shall return b llamp-
tcn.
i (s,ned) s.II. STRINGHAN,
N illockading Squadron.
The articles n capitulation agreed on
between Com. Stringham and Gen. But
Ter and Simuel Btrrun, commanding q Q
naval force G. S. No Coll Martin and Ma
iH Andrcws, commanding the land forces
~ Fort fIattcrus. stipnlate that all forces
Under the said u ,rron, Martin and An-
drcwa, and an munitions, arms, men ard
property be Internationally surrendered
10 the Government of The United Statca,
"a tctmsof fuu copitulation, and that the
officers and men shall receive the treat
ment due TO prisoners Of war
Another oficial acc, unit says the expo
difion 10 Hattcras Inlet resulted IN sig
nal victory ov,r the rebels. We captur-
"a furis, 20 cannon, 1000 stand oferms
and us prisoners, among whom arc Capt
nam. Bsrron, Lieu. Sharp, and Dr.
Arwn, late U. $. n, Major Andrews,
late U. s. A, Loss on their side not learn
ed. Eve known TO have known 20 have
been killed. and o number wounded, ma
ny of whom were carried away.
Licutenant Murdock, late United
States NAVY, is among the number, with
tho lops Of an orm. We have no casual
" ofc,nsoqucncc The surrender was
unconditional About 800 men were
landed amid a heavy surf, when the mem
uf-war hauled IN aud commenced the
cannon1to ut loi5 4. ", on tho 2sth,
and kent Il up ut intervals all day, re-
commencing on tho 29th with increased
ohhrt.
Tho encmy attempted 10 land about
1900 men nt tho fort, but were driven
back Atil.80 they displayed white
nag and wore forced 10 Surrender at dis.
ereton.
Il j. believed that many Of the wound
ed and perhaps al the Killed, were sent
on board the rebel steamers in the sound,
prior to the capitulation.
General Batter has arrived at Wash
ingtcn.
The news Of the victory caused un-
bounded Joy. The resvit Of the cxpodi-
.t'on Is Aaid ibe our possession Of the en-
tire North Caroline coast
This expedition was planned by expo
rienocd officers In connection with the
Navy Department before the meeting oi
Shs last Congress, but had been delayed
tll the a6th.
The footing thus obtained in North
Carolina will be held, and Wilmington
viii be ultimately taken, thus firing into
the rebel rear.
NV YoRK. Sept. l.
The Trbune's special hos the follow
ing additional particulars; The fleet ar
rived OF Hdttnrns Inlet on Wednesday,
Two forts had been erected by the rob
elr, commanding the mouth Of tho Inlet,
which commands tho entrance TO Pumli-
co ard Albcmar'e Suun,ls, which thus
tdards n connection with Virginia and
the South.
Tho forts replied q our incossant fire,
but without mach damage. Ator three
hours rannonnding the nag on Fl, Clark
was hauled down, and the rebels retreat.
ed 10 the other fort.
Our land forces snon occupied the
abandoned fort, hoisting the stars and
str'Pos. A. 1880 our shells were be-
ginning to play on the magBrne, when
the rebels hoistcd a white Nag.
General Butler refused Heceding with
any terms except unconditional surron-
DER which was ut last accepted. Barron
delivered his sword to Com. Stringham,
aud other officers theirs to Butler.
One thousand stand Of arms, 20 can
non, 500 knapsacks, End largo quantity
mutations captured. Nobody on our side
hunt.
p ur hundred rebels had rc-enforocd
the forta on the night prev Gus to the at
taok.
Ga Thursday forenoon steamer with
Que thousand rebels approached, but
was kept away by cur force in Port
Clark.
Col. Max Wcbbcr was placed In com
mAnd of Fort IlStteras, and Col Haw-
kins in Fort Clark.
A portion uf the 1eet remains there.
Several important books and papers
were captured, disclosing the plans Of the
rebels.
.rI BALTIMORE, Sept I.
General Wool has issued general or
der on the llat,erss Inlet victory.
lie says we slso captured ten-inch
columbiad, thirty.ono pieces OF cannon
. brig loaded with COTTON, sloop load oI
provisions and storcs, two light boats
lsO bags OF coffee, sc.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. l.
A special 10 the Courier from Nash
Vile on che sist, says the capture O
Forts HatterRs ard Clark, tho latter tw,
miles north oflIatteras, 10 confirmed iron
Wilmington. Our men fought brayely
II Is reported that five or nix hundred 0
our meE were taken prisoners. Our los
IN Killed and wounded ouly ten or twelve
- RTOm Fort Monroe.