New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-03


responsibility, bat would call council Of war; TO con.
rie of bis superior officers, which no Immediately did
An about fifteen minutes tho terms were accepted as tho
resnt Of theeonforenee. Commodore b., accompanied
by Coils Martin and Adreys proceeded to the Fanny,
where they were received by Gen. Butler, and con.
veyed to tho Minnesota Tho introduction took place
IN tho Comm0dores cabin. The sword Of Commodore
Barron was surrendered 10 Commodore 9.rngham, and
the sworls OF Cola Martin and Andrews were surren-
dered to Major Gen. Butler. The following terms of
snrrendor were agreed upon, and signed:
Copy.l "oFy HArrnnAs lNLETo
UMrgD srATEs rLAossIP M.sNHsoT4i Aug 20 An, laslI
ARTICLES OF CAPIFULATIOs betces1 Fa9fhee STgA1@,
Commanding As Al1ahe Bioakadin0 Squadron and Bead'
s'ia Buaey, Major Genera! u s. Arny Comman5iag on
tSfa0 t?s Uai!ed Statf GoSey1neIt an-SoMRel LIr,
Co@5aHdhs0 Re Nara gO,es5 Joy ne DSfoa'e 81 Noyta
1Grataa and p's a dsd COL Martin, IomnaHdtag me
Fe5ef' aTd MAJOR HdsH', Co1@sBdt"g ISs iasIt f0Tef
il is spnlsted and agreed between tho contracting
parties, that the for and command of tho said Bar
ron, Martin, and Andrews DO Internationally surren-
dered 10 the Government Of tho United States in terms
of full cari,ulation
And 10 is stipulated ard agreed by tho contracting
parties on the part Of the United States Government
that the officers and men shall receive the treatment
due TO prisoners Of war;
In witness whereof wa The said SiriDgbam and But
Ter, on behalf OF tho United States and the sad Bar
ron, Martin, aud Andrews, representing the forces
hands, this ooh day of August A. D., 1851, and Of
tho independence Of the United States The Stb year.
Flag oEcer Atlantic MISLEADING SsgqdIon.
Msjof.0snesal U. 5. 4 Commanding.
Virginia and North Carolina.
WM r. MARTIN,
cOOn. III Regiment Infantry North Carolina yol1nissgr
Major Commanding Forts Hst.orAs AID Clalk.
Nh a. lcl boe
Butler, Col Martin, ard Major Andrews reeembarked
on board the Fanny for the fort leaving Commodore
Barron on The Minnesota. On arriving there, the gar
rson 70 the number OF 73l formed stacked their arms
and were inspected by Gen. Butler The Federal
troops and Marines who had landed the day before,
and the troops just lnnled from the Adelaide and Pea
body marched in 20 the tune Of Yankee Doodle, and
formed on the ramparts Of tho fort. a fine American
flag was elevated on the most prominent place in the
frt by Lieut.. Crosby, Csps. Nixon, johnson, and
Others when at q signal from d. Butler nine roUfing
cheers were given for the Union followed by salute
Of 80 guns which were fred under the direction Of
Capt LarTed and Lieut.. LodeF Of the\regUlar artil-
ery. The prisoners wero then marched out, and en-.
bsrked OF board the Adelaide about7 o'clock in tho
evening.
Forts HaHeras and CLARK were posts Of great i'm
porlnce to the Tobels the former being by far the
stronQes. and moot extensive work, and correspond
ingly she most important Of the two. Their constuc-
ton was commenced about three months since by ;ho
S.a.o Of Carolina and were planned with good deal
Of engineering s and built ct great expense Of
labor and money. Fort Haerss an area Of be-
tween one and two acres, and, Ike Fort Clark was
laid out by COL WIN. Bsaverhouso Thompson Of Vir-
t. eartbr varx HQrlgttg
guns, 32-pounders, five bearing toward the sea. II
was designed 10 mount eight and ten-inch coumbisd'
but they 10 no, seem TO have arrived.
In tie foTt was bornbproof which proved, however,
10. to have been proof against our bombs for shell
struck The top Of the work. penetrated through the fore
part Of sand-coyering and entered The apartment be-
low, mex. to the magazine, with only board partition
intervening. /. did not explode, however Had it
done So the less Of life would hnye been terrible as
more than 500 men bad been forced and were closely
hacked In the sub,euanean chamber az .hc tine The
phe filed the chamber or vault with dust and smoke,
snd tho men supposing the magazine was on ire,
terrible panic enaued. The men ran ont, and nothing
that the officers could d. even their hrea;s to bayonet
and shoe. !hem could restrain the men within the fcr
Shortly after another shell exploded on the bonbproOf
and Il becoming evident that 90 accurate had tecole
the range and firing Of the heet tho magazine would
soon be exploded, and tho white flag was hastily run
up.
When entered the fort, considerable length o:
tin. before Gen. Butler arrived, tho interior was
complete wreck, and the wonder was that hundreds
were not killed They eaid that for the lsst half houl
our shols almost without exception, fell and exploded
inside tho fort Two Of tho guns were disabled. Tit
l. 4 No., -roi,
room for tho wounded II is impossible 10 obtain g.
accurate account Of the killed and wounded, as Sou
are known to baye been sent away. Some half.dozoi
are known to have been killed outright, and sbou
twenty-five wero badly wounded. should hsv'
stated tha! our surgeons volunteered their services
once. The fate Of tbs fort was certainty. An hou
longer, had they undertaken 10 hold out, hundred
would inevitably havo beon killed. This became eyi
don't 10 mco and oincerf. Our feet had been usnt
fvosecond fuses, but increased them to ten seconds
which had the effect to plant nearly every shell In h
fort. To escePe them was no possibility.
TIE fort was reinforced last night by four huniret
mon, who had been encsmped on einner beach allow
about a week. Commodore Barron also arrived las
night. This morning steamers approached With fur
Their ro6uforcorents Of ono thousand uen, but eVi
don't had it become thss the greater the number th
greater the sacrifice, they wero sisnaled awsy. The
could no. have approached tho landing without bein
euuk By our SHELLS. As twas scoupe Of sho.s sent
Capt. johnson, from the neighbOrhOod Of Fort ClarE
was . sufficient warning.
The prisoners are almogt exclusively North Carol
nisas. Some of accompanies quite we'll uniformed
whilc Others ais in citizens Dress and rather poor
Chat. Some Of tham aNe amateurs, who csme TO wi
mesa tho bsts, share the victory, and participate
tho glory. They got no. what they cams for. I'd
men were armed with the cid pattern musket, many
tho percussion altered rom fint lock. Their caps an
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