Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-09-06
The Naval Expedition.
Surrender Of Fort. Clark aud ua,,.rns.
Crrturs ofs5 CaHnon. 1000 Sand Of AIMS.
and1l5 Mra.


NAshiNGroN, sept lst.
The Official reports oi Com. Strncham
a,r ofScer Of the Atlantic hlockading squad.
ron, % lIatieras Inlet, y. C.. and Gen.
Wool m command at fOr,res. Mosoe are
ruhlishei.
They are in brief that
On Wednesday the Minnesota, Wabash.
Cumberland. Sus9uehAnnah. Pawnee, IIar-
riet Lane, and Monticello, and transport
steamers Adelaide and Peabody. with uu.
merOus tug, arrived Oh liatieras Inlet.
The aeet was IN command OF Commodore
S,ringhaln. and the land iorcrs under Gen.
Batter Bat GOO OF land forces were ena-
hlcI 10 and Gin b1ats) on account OF the
sert
4 bomhardment Of forts Clark and Ist.
tsr,s, which tho rebels had erected at Hat
trras lnlet, which command the entrance %
Pamlico and Albcmarle sounds. and abort
communication 60 Virginia and the sc,.
commenced a, II o'clock. The forts replied
a. the incsssAnt cAnnons1e. without much
damage. aud after three hours ~ fls eH
F,ri C'ark rh hrulod iJ,cg, ani the rebel.
retreNred o. Fort Haucras, a large work be-
low Our troops snon occupied tho ahan-
doned fort. and Aaisiri a. Mars and Hrips,.
The hect anchored ior the night sniat :
Thursday morning opened FIRE on Fort Hat.
tera.. the shots from the latter iallin; !ar
short.
~ N o'clock our shots beginning 10 play
on the magazine, the rebels boosted a white
Gag, and our troops started at double quick
FROM Fort Clark. They we're me, on the
beach by Dag % true. Capt. Nixon OF
the Coast Guard went o the fort, 'oteg Com
,laua,r Barron. la'r ~ a. Federal Nary,
who Vas in command. proposed a caritula'
ton. by allowing the gNrris1n 20 stack arms
and allow the olhccts % retain their side
arms Gen. Batter refused % acc, he - such
terms. and ssus4J.d an unconditional 'ur.
rsr8.r. trlicl i-as s-,sFHi'y 0lroisd o..
Commander Barron delivered hi' sword
q Commodore S'ringham, aUl the other
Oilers delivered theirs 10 Gen. Butlcr.
The uhcial reports state that - cannon,
lOOO stand Ut arm and Ilj men were Ia
Ken NJ, one man OF the loyal heet or OF
Blilcr's force was hurt.
The prisoners are % - taken - New
York. The rebel and Traitcr Barron com'
mandcd all the rebel naval force Of y. Z.
AMI Va. The surrender Was uucoiiilonal,
ard articles % car.,ulation duly signed.
Among the prisoners arc Capt. samuel
Baron, Lieut., Sharp, pr Wyatt and VI.
Rropn. az o. NJ laii.i SAFES Nary. and
Mai Andrews and other UfhcCrs. A4,' 0f t.-
Ta,fei Saics tray The amount Of lJss
on their side j. not exactly known, tive are
asccriainci % have Zen barred, and eleven
wounded arc On b0Ari 'he vessel. tAtclaidcl
and many were carried away. Lieut.. Muir
druch. kIir Of ~ lsiioi Hsirs Nary, is
among the number. with the los OF an arm
The wounded prisoners are 20 be taken 10
Annapolis.
Making. assistant Surgeon. reports that
~ OF the killed were found IN the butircss
Of fort Clark. and that Lieut.. Murdrugh
late Of the ;. Army lJ., an arm and e.
eapci 10 the priyaieer Winsl1w before the
surrender.
After the capture our troops were all
landed, and Gen. Butler had the Stars aud
STRIPES hoisici amid the widest cheering,
the band playing Yankee Doodle.