New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-10
THE HATTERAs CAPTURE.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF COL. WEBER.


FoRT HATTBnis, Sept s. 1861
Maior-Gen. BuTLER.-SI; / take the first oppor.
tupity which s offered 70 by the arrival Of steamer
from Fortress Monroe to report to you the action Of
tie troops who were landed aud active under my COM
mand in the capture Of Fort Baiteras.
On Wednesday morning, the e9th ult., at 10 o'clock
the landing Of troops commenced the surf was running
very high and continued 70 higher and higher, 80
that but 3S men could be landed. The condition Of
these troops was of course very bad one all Of us
were wet up to the SHOULDERS cut of entirely from the
feet, with wet ammunition and without any provisions,
but still all had but one tbought-to advance.
/ appointed Capt. Won Doehn Of the Goth Regiment,
who has been Acting Adjntant Of Camp Hamilton for
the last three months to act also here in TINT espaety,
had the troops formed in line, counted, and were
reported 10 ire as follows.
IS men Of the regiment, Capt Lsrnsr and Lieut. Lodeh
IS of marine soldiert Of the hinnesOta
50 m'n sth Regiment N Y :, v; Capt ssidiae
% Insn Upiop COss, Guard, CsPs Nixon.
70 neu Sailors ,SrIilltryD
Total 3l3 men.
had all reason 10 be very cautiors, having but a
small force, and the more ss we saw the enemy re-
enforce the fort al the time.
Our distance from the first fort Clark was about
three miles. sent Lieut.-Col. Weiss with ~ men Of
the Doth Regiment 10 make Reconnaissance and or
dered Lieut.. Wegel Ordnance Officer Of Gen. Buffers
Staff 10 accompany him. The latter soon returned
with the report that Leui.-Col. Weiss took
non ldismounted) aud that the troops commenced TO
eyacuate the first fort. j then ordered Capt. Won
DOehn and Capt. HoefHings company Of the 10th Reg
iment to REINFORCE lie Col Wess and TO take pos.
sesson of the fort Clark. This order was carried
out Immediately. Leut.-Col Weiss occupied the fort,
took himself tho fret Secession flag, and hooted the
American.
Mysef followed with the rest of the troops, when
the navy commenced firing upon u.s. shells bnrstiny
right over us and in our midst, that further ad-
vance was i'm, oesbe. Two shells burst in the fort
wounding one OF my men slightly On the hand.
still held the fort occupied, sent an American flag
along tie beach, and the firing ceased.
l then ordered Capt Nixon, with 80 men Of bis
command to take possession VI tho fort during the
night put out pcke,s toward the second fort, and to
watch the enemy very carefully. Capt. Sardine, with
his company, occupied the bench near t,o second fo
In order TO prevent enemy from cutting off ouriroops
In the rst Tort; la myself with rest Of the troops,
treated 20 the landing place. where we biyopacked.
During the night nothing OF Importance occurred The
next morning as soon the firing Of the feet COM
menced IdvaDced with all iorce READY 70 take ths
second fort ss soon the firing would cease. Iordeed
Cant. Myers company and Adutant Kluckbuhn of The
h Regiment 10 the beach where the camp OF the
enemy was evacuated. A color and Quartermaster's
were t0un1 thefc. ltue Color wax hitTWsfu
delivered 10 CON- StringhaI who claimed the same.l
riaed 6-pouDder was also landed, and ordered
Lieut.. johnson Of the Union Coast Guard TO advance
with a. fur possible, and TO ire upon the seees
ron steamers, which was done with great success
they soon LETT entirely We remained thus four hours
In this posi ion, tie shells bursting over us, when at
l.st the white flag boisted on the sefond fort.
Csp;. Nixon the nearest TO the fort prepared inmed.
atfiy to meet tie enemy and was the first who entered
the tort. ieut.-Col Weiss, Capt. You Doehn, aud
mysef followed the troops remained at 30 yards die-
tayce from the fort. ordered sso the Surgeons Df.
Fritz of the 10Th Regiment, DR.. Humphrey OF the sth
Regiment and DR.. King OF the Navy, TO a'sst dressing
the wounded.
take also The opportunity Of mentioning Capt, Lar
per and Lieut.. Loder aud the marine officers, who
have rendered me great assistance, and I'm greatly
Obliged 70 them for their support during The whole ex-
petition.
Though the troops Of my regiment hsd bu' litile oc
css;on 20 disiugnisb themselves, think it still my
duty say that all of them did their duty In eyey re'
spect. ,,..
MAX WEBER, Col. COm'g fsrt HsttsFs1