Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-17

No. 6, 7 and 8. 1@Ne1aa
ire on US from the steam Frigates Mine me eremy on,.
WABASH (aS guns susquehannah, as npSo l3 gunsd
Derand, ga gunsO Steamer Pawnee III Frgate C9
rlet Lane 6 guns, and rfed batt Wv guns ana I'm
ed in the sand hills, half mile from E vi Three guns mar
and iney orHIgh q guns of the most
neb 10 inch and II inch, Dahgrean ss thrown bendd
pa smells while from the poaItion taken M and Cong
10 reech EN- with the greete elevation VIC were uDaT
The m1n Of the Channel Battery weTe ors. Oe
"a suns ahd project themselves as well es to leava
10 be- an ps sctinn officers having dea5sd the
come up; Aiter lew shots had beer fired ircemett
aln va. we coui9 not reach them our ~ Was as
| to show We had net surrendered "y occasionan
The shower of shell in half an hour hnoo. - Y
mendons, as we bad falling into and eraly ne
Hork nov less on an average than 10 each around the
sea beng smooth the firing remarkabv note and h
minute, and several Othe rs counted 20 in i
At after to ii O'Clock council of tho %
he'd, and It was decided to surrender; itulce was
raised and the hlog ceased al II O'CLOCK D0 lag va,
| Thus for three hours and twenty minntao n
| fell upon any other work. ''"ie Than eve.
| At The time the council determined IN s,u,
our guns were dsmoun ed four men wara ruer, two
and between rs and 80 badly wounded-ona P2r,ed killed
was reported on fire. 'Ho magszirs
1t is useless to attempt further description p,
from the Commodore down was or less w officer
fifty or sixty OF the commissioned officers add
! would not report to the surgeon. NHH Iuen WIN
| Lieut. :. l.. Johnston, Co e. 7th Repneo+ G
gun at the enemy and rails. the flag truce on The last
! proof. NV VI The bcnb
| The details of capulation were ARRANGED 49,.
Ship Mines ia by which we laid down on VI tne Flag
marched cut as pri'ouers of 00' arms aud
desire especially to speak of the conduct Of tb ~
range hwy 70 ny The
Lieut.. Murdaugh was badly wounded, I,en+ G..
knocked down By shot which passed tn oprh uap
his head and brought the blood from he & parapN
cheek in considerable quantity, killing man at ear and
the same time knocking wn and covering al III" Size,
bradi ora WIFI sod aud earth; and midsbipman a.
cheered on the men, behaving in most gallant 'adUi
After the fall of Lieut.. Murdaugh his nm hn nnle
| the ommodores boat and he escaped. '''7 NuN
am very truly and respectfully yours
W. s. c. ANDREWS
Major &C.. de-
Colonel Braaford's Report.
U. S. SHIP MINES Ia A7Sr,
To uo,, U,po,,>, rr,>.u. August 5lst 1851.
Military Secretary,
sIR:-I have the honor to report to you that maY
Newbern from inspection of Fort HatIeraS unIg
found iamentaby deficient in ammunition dearo%% Cl
there with the view Of procuring and despatching Jay
10 it without delay In the evening of that daT supply
9Th instant, Commodore Barron received taIs,r lay
Brig Gen. Gatlin informing him that larga aGI rom
naval force had sailed from Hampton Roads sorL oa
and was supposed to be destined against Fort Hooall
other coast defences and later in the evening the S a
Steamer Albemarle arrived from and brought GntaTiS
OF the appearance of this force off Hatterss net
Barron determined to proceed Immediately TO- and
INTO the Tort tie powder, &C., which had been coact
| the mean time. ''eul
Feeling deep in the successful Reconnaissance,
this purpose, resolved TO accompany and aid him nv
far as might be able. The following morning vn MS
ed IN the Confederate steamer WnsoW and arrival ~
fort at about O'Clock P. M, which we found heinz I
barded by the whole fleet of the Federal war vessels %
sstlpg OF the heavy steam frgates Minnesota Wabash G
quehannah and Pawnee, and the lighter shps Harriet %
and Monticello, and the sailing rigate Cumberland viIT
Lad been sent against it. At dark Tie bOmbar5mpnt %
ed, and shortly afterwards, Com Barron having raT
an invitation from Col Martin 7th Volunteers to meet f
III conference within the fort repaired thither sccmr
med, at his request, by himself this conference nj
Andrews commander of the fort requested him to assume
the command and further defence Of it. to which la w
| scented. ~ I"
Next morning, at about O'Clock, A. M the bombs,i
ent was resumed by the ships, and continued with uay
ampled energy and accuracy for more than three hours m
own guns which were fired at intervals failing TO re9
them with their maximum elevation 1t being but foo D
apparent that we could not damage the ships and two
men Delng Killed and twenty five thirty wounded
Gil OF officers decided that the contest should be no longer
continued on our part and to further sacrifice Of the
garrison, white flag shown obtain parey and make
terms OF capltuatol During the afternoon these terms
were satisfactorily arranged and the C, paDd transferred
from the fort to the ship prsOners of war" and be
treated as SUCH Flag officer SSngham, Can't Van BrUm
ana commander Case have extended the kndes cOurter
and hospitality TO Com. Barron, Col Martin, Mai Andrews
and SELF and the rest Of the commend are chartered
allow rend herewith, fer the information Of the State
government copy of tom. BarrOus official report and
copy aIso, OF he terms of capitulGGon.
Our destination is Fort Hamilton Long Island at The
'NaTToWs' below New York
VIA great respect, / am sir,
Your obedient Servant,
JAS A. J. BRADFORD Art and In,