The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-09-14
CAPTURE OF THE NORTH CAROLINA Forts

The mail brings us various accounts
Of the disaster ON the North Carolina
forts, from which we gather that the
Forts made desperate resistance. the
garrison sustaining Il heavy loss. 1t is
stated that the Federal fleet and accom-.
panying launches, bargcs, &c, contained
! twelve regiments, numbering nearly or
quite twelve thousand men, instead Of
four thousand, as given out by the Lin
eolnite agent Of the Northern Association
Press at Fortress Monroe
The Newbern On CO Progress has
the following account which was report
ed 10 it by those engaged in the fight,
who escaped on the steamer Winsow,
which did not leave the vicinity Of the
Forts until after their surrender:
THE ATTACK AND SURRENDER.
The Federal steamers, eleven in nun
Der commenced tbc bombatdment on
Wednesday, and the forts, Clark aud
llat.eras, returned the fire 1t was kept
up till dark, with but little losa on our
side On yesterday morning, the cor
iiict was renewed and continued I'll
about l. o'clock, when, after desperate
resistance, our forces were compelled Ia
surrender and the whole garrison are
now held as prisoners, save few who
escaped.
J Com Baron, Col Bradford, Col Martin,
Licut Col johnson, Maio. Gillian, Maior
Andrews, and all the Captains Of tic
I post, are prisoners.
! Our entire force at lIatioras, on Wed
ugslay night another gentleman IN
l formed ua, was 652 Some Few escaped,
perhaps fifty or more. and Lieut.. Citizen
thiuhs not more than sixty were killed
aud wounded Probably forty Killed
and about twenty wounded He re-
ma.ucd IN the Font iii hall an hour pre-
Yiuus to Its surrender, aud from the lucid
manner in which his statements were
nude we have great confidence IN them
The Federal feet consisted Of eleven
steamers. four uf which were large war
steamers The bonharlment Is repre-
scented by our informant as most terrific.
liculs. Knight aud Buidoth were
brought up wounded Knight SLIGHTLY
in the arm, and Barloeh with his arm
/ badly injured Probably ampu,asion viii
be ntcess afy. The dead budy Of a Mr..
! Tndell, we believe, from Lonoir waa
brought up
Lieut. Ctzea says our mon fought
bravciy until they were compelled e
surrender, and the defeat Of our arms i
only 60 he attributed 20 the superiority
OF the ii,s,t ,.,o, oas batteries. The am
mnniGau gave out at Fort CLARK, OIL
+ Wednesday, sud the guns were spiked
AID abandoned. but Fod Ilatterss rc.
turned tie ire Of the fedegas, tiil !
O'Clock or after yesterday.
+ The Wilmington y G Journal IL
( .ced.ngly severe 0u the state military
authorities, H. whose tcmlssncss ia not
. surplving ammunition the disaster il
dur II says that when llhcolns gun
bouts get INTO the sound they onn rasisl
Tie most le,tii. a..i populous portion OF
thp Nuln Carolina coast, uniess extra
+ ordinary measures Vi defence by large
forces aid vast munitions afe carried
cut Ii Utterly den0upces the " red
I tapists nl authority, and the " no dan
GER fraternity among the people vii,
} nav u iDh iftbtsNd Aah ~ hNS'''"N'f''' ~
the tress aud laughed at the appeals
made l.r the secure dclonse of lhc coast
The Petersburg Express has further
/ intelligence, nom which we take ths
] fliiowlug;
W. hear also that ctr forces a. tan'
llatteras wesc larger than our 'nloiina
ton caused rs TO state ln yesterday
Express We escertsined yesterday
afternoon. from ye.ug officer, wi'p mar
lust come in on . special tram IRON
North Carolina that asf Confederate
iurors wsre stationed at Fort llatteras
all of whom were taken prisoners. =
icompanv Of State troops, numbering 10Y
or more. reached the fort only few
hours before il fell into The bands ct Gen
te,al Butler There wcrc twenty ).
pouudcr4 mounted at Cape Hai,erar, hu
shot and she'll were scarce. 1t is siatct
ibat a very large amount Of powder I'll
mt, the hands Il the Yankee forces
some say az much as twenty wagol
naIs lhis we think, rGnst he an eXns
pet.,ioi. - the military Authorities con
trolling A,e Tort would scarcely hnT'
allowed sech disparity - have EXISTED
between powder and ball.