Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-09-07
The Federal Official account of the Capture of
Forts Clark and Hatteras.

Commodore Stringham off Hatteras Inlet reports
to the Secretary of the Navy that all that could be
wished by the most hopeful has heen accomplished"
lie says he will proceed to New York to land the
prisoners, after which he will return to Hampton
Roads.
The following arc the articles of capitulaton be-
tween the respective commanders:
1t is stipulated and agreed between the contract
ing parties that the forces under command of the |
said Barron, Martin and Andrews and all munitions
of war, arms, men and property under the command |
of said Barron, Martin and Andrews, be uncondi- |
tionay surrendered to the Government Of the Uni |
ted States in terms of full capitulaton. And it is |
stipulated and agreed by the contracting parties,
the part of the said United States Government that
the officers and men shall receive the treatment due
to prisoners OF war.
In witness whereof we, the said Strngham and
Butler behalf of the United States, and the said
Barron Martin and Andrews, representing the forces
at Hatteras Inlet hereunto INTERCHANGEABLE set our
hands this twenty day of August, A. d. 1861,
and of the independence United States the eighty
fifth year. (Signedl S. Ii. STRINGuAM.
Flag Officer Atlantic BlOckadng Squadron.
Benz F. BUTLER,
Major General U. S. Army, Commanding
5. BARRON,
Flag Officer Confederate States Navy, Commanding
Naval forces Virginia and North, Carolina.
Colonel Seventh Regiment Infantry North Carolina
Volunteers. W. L. q. ANDREWS
Mai,r Commanding Forts IIatteras and Clark.
We give as follows, the report of Gen. B. F.
Butler, to Major General WOOL
U. S. FLAG Smr MINNESOTA, Aug so.
GEHERAL:-Agrceabe to your orders, embarked
| on the steamers Adelaide and George Peabody, 800
of the 2Oth regiment New York volunteers, Colonel
| Weber commanding; 22O of the 9th regiment New
! York volunteers, Col. Hawkins commanding; 100
| of the Union Coast Guard, Capt. Nixon command
| ing; and 60 OF the u. S. Artillery, Lieut. Larned
| commanding. as a force to operate in conjunction
with the fleet under command of Flag officer String
: ham against the rebel force at llatteraS Inlet
! We left Fortress Monroe on Monday 26;h inst,
! at one o'clock p. NJ The last ship of our fleet
rived at latteraS Inlet about four o'clock on Tues
day afternoon Such preparations as were possible
for the landing were made in the evening, and at
daylight next morning. dispositions were made for
an attack on the forts by the fleet and for the
landing of the troops.
Owing to the previous prevalence of southwest
gales, heavy surf was breaking on the beach,
Every effort made to land the troops, and alter
about 3l5 were landed, in :luding marines from the
feet and regulars, both of the gunboatS which
we depended were Swampcd in the surf, and both
the tlatbOatS stovc and brave attempt being made
by Lieut.. Crosby, U. s. army, serving with the
army as post captain at Fortress Monroe, who had
volunteered to come down with the steam-tng Fan
ny, belonging to the army, to land in boat from
of the boat so that she could not be got off
1t was impracticable to land more troops because
Of the rising wind and sea. Fortunately, a twelve
| pound ritied boatgun loaned us by the flagship,
and a twelve pound howitzer landed the last
slightly damaged
Our landing was completely covered by the shells
of the Monticello and the Harriet Lane.
| was on board the Harriet Lane, directing the
Decentralization of the troops by means of signals,
and was about landing with them at the time the
boats stove. We were induced to deSiSt from
further attempts at landing troops by the rising of
+ the wind and because in the meantime the feet had
opened fire on the nearest fort, which was finally
slenced and its flag struck. No firing had beee
opened our troops from the other fort, and its
flag also struck
Surprising this TO be a signal of surrender Col
Weber advanced his troops already landed upon the
beach. The Harriet Lane Capt Faunce, by my
direction tried to the bar to get into the
smooth water of the inlet when fire opened
upon the Monticello, which had proceeded in advance
Of US, from the other fort. Several shots struck
her, but without causing any injury as am in
! formed.
So we'll convinced were both the officers of the
navy and ofthe army that the forts had surrendered
{ at this time that the frigate SuSquehaanah had
lowed the frigate Cumberland to an ofing. The
firing then re opened, there signal from
either upon both forts.
In the meantime, few men from the Coast guard
had advanced up the beach with Lieut. Cegel who
acting volunteer aid and whose gallantry
and services wish to commonly and took posses
sion of the smaller fort, which found to have
been abandoned by the enemy, and raised the Amer
lean flag thereon.
1t had become necessary, owing to the threaten
ing appearance Of the weather, that all the ships
should make Otiing, which was done, with reuc-
lance, from necessity, thus leaving the troops on
! the Shore part of them in possession of the small
fort about seven hundred yards from the larger one
| nd he rpSt God thn hnar no
place Of landing about two miles north of the forts.
Early the next morning the Harriet Lane ran in
shore, for the purpose of covering any attack upon
, the troops. At the same time large steamer was
observed coming down the sound inside the land,
with reinlOrcementS for the enemy, but she was
. prevented from landing them by Capt. johnson,
who had placed the two guns from the ships, and
T. the Six-pounder taken from the enemy in small
sand battery, and then opened fire upon the rebel
steamer.
At 8 o'clock the feet opened fire again, the flag
ship being anchored as the water permitted,
and the other ships coming calamity into action
1t was evident after few experiments that shot
fell short. An increased length of fire tee-
graphed, and firing was commenced with shells Of
fifteen seconds fuse.
had sent Mr. Fisk acting aid de-camp, for the
purpose of gaining intelligence of the movements of
the troops and of the enemy. then went with the
Fanny for the purpose of efccting landing of the
remainder OF the troops, when white flag was run
up from tue lott. lnen went WIN the fanny over
the bar into the inlet At the same time the troops,
under Col Weber, marched up the beach, and sig
nal was made from the flag ship to cease firing.
As the steamer Fanny rounded in the bar
the rebel steamer Wnslow went up the channel
having large number of secession troops on board
which she had not landed. We threw shot from
the Fanny, but she proved to be out of range
then sent Lieut.. Crosby shore to demand the
meaning of the white flag. The boat soon returned,
bringing Lieut. Cregel with the following written
communication from Samuel Barron late Captain
in the United States Navy.
Here follows the memorandum from Capt. Bar.
rom as given below