Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-18
NORTH CAROLINA ARMY ITEMS.

state exchanges We ma acknowledgements OF er
Blankets and Socks received by the Sheriffs tt
and in several of them various donations to al
the Ladies' Aid Associations There are Ii
signs of a very liberal if not an altogether a
adequate provision for our brave soldiers, a
from these sources. "
CHANGE OF PoLIcY.-It is a noticeable .
fact that at Hatteras, for the first time
since the war began, a q. S.. general officer Z
guaranteed to our prisoners treatment as :
prisoners of war;" :
The FIRST REGIMENr.-Lt. Col. Lee has
been elected Colonel, Maj. Lane 1t. Col, and
Lieut.. Hoke, (son of the late Michael Hoke
of Lincoln,1 Major.
Joseph R. Anderson proprietor of the Tred
egar Works, Richmond, Va, has been appoin-
ted a Brigadier General, and assigned to the
department of North Garolina. He isa grad
uate Of West Point, where be obtained a
thorough military education. He is of COM
manding figure, in the prime of life, having
just attained his 10th year. An immense
quantity of arms and ammunition have been
sent to him at Newbern.
WASHINGTON (N. c. GREYs.
We find the following in the Salisbury
Banner:
Among those taken captive at Hatteras,
none are more lamented than the Greys. from
Washington, North Carolina, commanded by
Capt Sparrow. This company was one of
the first to respond to the call of Gov. Ellis.
| after Iine0ln's nrOolaunatiOp aO1 20 oo,oooc 1
ed of the very best young men of the town.
There is scarcely a respectable family in
Washington that is not, by this terrible dis
aster, bereaved OF one or more of its men,
bers. Capt. Sparrow is a lawyer of high re.
putation, a scholar of the finest ability. and
one of the best writers in the whole State,
and what IS more, a most sincere and hum
BILE christian. Truly, indeed, may we begin
to realize the horrors of this worse than fra
tricidal war, when such men as Capt. s. and
his company are in the power Of such mer-
CHESS tyrants and dissipated, abandoned
wretches as B. f. Butler. Who can have
any security in the hands of an inhuman
drunkard, who a few years ago, when review
ing the militia of his native State (Mass.)
cruelty run his sword through his innocent
horse.
THE HATTERAs PRISONERS THEIR NEW QUAR-
TIERS IN THE FORT.
AT an early hour on Wednesday evening,
Castle William, on Governors Island, was
put in order to accommodate the Hatteras
prisoners, The guns were run in, and the
ports, which have been closed for many years,
cleared away, so that plenty of fresh air
could be admitted Straw mattresses of a
good quality were served out to them, and
at an early hour they retired to rest after
their sea voyage. A good meal, consisting
of beef and plenty of bread, was served out
to them, each man being provided with a
tin plate, cup and a spoon. Their food
will be nearly the same as our soldiers
receive. Extra guards were placed i'll and
around the fort, and everything passed off
quietly during the night.
On Thursday morning they were reused
from their slumbers, and then they piled
up their beds in the classmates and pro-
ceeded to the pump to perform their additions.
At six o'clock breakfast was served to them,
cooked by men detailed from their numbers.
This being over, they were allowed to amuse
themselves as best as they could. Stakes
have been driven down at about sixty yards
from the castle, and no one is allowed tc
!, pass out or inside of them without being
accompanied by an officer. Of course none
of the prisoners are allowed that privilege
"A . lSldLu III pElSOIleIS OCCuHJ
the untenanted barracks inside of the walls
E of Fort Wood, while Commodore Barron oc-
cupies a small house intended as a residence
for officers.
: He is under a special guard but is allow
: ed the liberty of the island. Up to ten
o'clock none Of the privates had been allow.
: ed to go outside the gate. This is probably
| owing to the fact that a steamboat for the ac-
e commodation of the Zouaves lands there al
t about that time, and to prevent the possibil-
!, ity of their escaping, this precaution has been
, taken.
r The Brandywine possibly may be used as
a prisonship, but she is more likely to be sem
to Fortress Monroe as a naval hospital ship
Preparations are making to fit up Fort
Schuyler, so that in the event of our having
to accommodate another large company o
:, prisoners, we can put them there without de-
4 lay.-N. Y. Post.
S The Boston Courier gives prominence to thu
= following letter from an officer of Stringham'.
squadron. 1t presents the exploit in a new
S light, and the captures in new figures:
1 OFF HATTERAs INLET,
: Thursday, Aug. 90, 1861.
i Well, we have taken Hattera
: Inlet-two batteries-some Is guns-an,
n Captain Barron, Qate of the navy who secesh
= ed,) Major Andrews and 610 men. 1t wa
II done by the 10 inch guns of the squadron
5 which made the place too warm for them
Their guns were well served, and they, it ap
u pears, behaved we'll. A few shot struck us
/ but did no harm. x 4
l. Our men all behaved we'll, and the guner
n was excellent. : = The admirable gun
J. merry of the young officers who commando
u the ten-inch pivot guns soon finished tn
"a work. That and nothing else saoed the squao
. ron and the soldiers from a disgracetul r,
IN pulse. Some forty 0-inch shells explode
e. within the enemy's work. The fire was S
IS hot as to cut off their retreat, and after los
is ing a large number killed and wounded, the
ID gave in. Major Doughty's command was ell
y tirely unsupported, and must have been CT
IN to pieces or forced to surrender, if they ha
u been attacked with spirit by the enemy
VI superior force on Wednesday night. Butt
OF did not land until after the enemy sh0wed
., och5te flag upon their battery.
GEN HoLMEs.-The following character
tic incident is related IN a letter to: the w
ba mipgton Journal, from Camp Bee, near Freds
m. ~icksburg:
". ave are stationed here in the Brigade
t;c Gen. Holmes, by whom our men were i
spected a few days ago. The General EXPIRE
The ed himself as being fully satisfied with
the material of which the regiment is compos
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