The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-09-03
Noon Dispatches
fuii Details OF the Capfare Of
Ports Clark and Hasteras.

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NssHlsrTos. Sept. IA gentleman con
nected with the expedition says the force.
we're landed and drawn up IN line on the
beach, when i was found that there vas
three hundred and nineteen men under Col
Weber, Of the Goth Nov York Regiment
Al this time the sind raised little. and il
Was found impossible 20 land more troops -
They proceeded Up the beach. capturing one
brass hcld piece and one horse
The force then advanced - Fort Clark
which had been evacuated, but were con-
PEELED 90 retire again owing 10 the shells Of
the neek falling therein, and marched back
70 the place OF landing. aud there hiypaeked
for the night Early next morning they
again returned and the hees Influenced
bomharding the second fort e ie.. Fort Hat
teras. which soon afterwards t.i~Flayed the
Nh te flag. when the fort was uttered by cur
troops Our officers were CONDUCTED TO the
tent Of Commodore Barron. " 40 waz in com
mand OF the forces The Commodore pla
ced in he hard OF Lieut. Wiegel the fol.
lowing proposition. which w4s immediately
carried TO Gen. Butler:
MEMORANDUM
Flag officer. SIM. Barron t1surender Fort
Hstteras. with al tho arms ard munitions Of
sar-the officers 20 be all ,wed 90 go out with
SIDE arms and the men. without arms. 20 re
tire Signed. SAMI BARRON.
Com. Naval Forces of Va. aud N. c.
~. Hatteras. Aug. 18th. 6l.
The following reply was dispatched hy
Capt. Crosby, L. ;. N. aud Lieut. Weigel !:
MEMORANDUM.
Benz. Z Butlar. Mai Gen. Commanding
u. ). NJ. in reply 10 the communication of
Samuel Barron. Commanding the forces az
Fort Hatteras. cannot bdmit the terms pre-
posed. The terms offered are these-fnll
espi,uls,ions The officers and men to be
treated - prisoners of war No other terms
admissible. Commanding officers To meet or
board the dsg ship Minnesota. 70 arrange de-
tails
Upon receipt OF Ihis the Commander called
a counsel OF war Of his field officers and ac-
copied the terms offered. and proceeded 10
the flag ship. 10 arrange the details after
which the prisoners were put on board the
dag ship. and the stars and stripes hoisted ON
the fort
The official account of Gen. Butler giAss
very minute particulars OF the expedition
md engagement. but presents no new fea
lures. He SAYS Fort Hatteras mounted ten
guns and four unmounted. also one large ten
inoh columbiad ready for mounting.
ne ro-.ittot OF the tort - m exceedingly
strong one. being nearly surrounded on all
sides by water. and only TO be approached by
march of fifty paris circuitously over a
long neck of land within half musket range.
AID over causeway few feet only. in
width. which was commanded by two thirty
two Founders loaded with grape and can
nisfer.
Fort Clark. which is about seven hundred
Yards n5rtherly, isa square redoubt, mount.
ng FIVE guns. and two six Founders The
enemy had spiked these gum. but in very
Intellectual manner. upon abandoning the Fok
the morning before.
Gen. Butter saws, on consultation with
DAG officer Stringham. and Commander Still
wager. determined to leave troops and hold
the Fort. because of the strength of the forti
hcations. its importance. and because. IL
again in the possession of the enemy, with
sufficient armament. of the difficulty of re
capturing il.
The importance Of the point cannot be
overr1ted. From there the whole coast Of
Virginia and North Carolina. from Norfolk
TO Cape Lookout, is within our reach, by
light draught vessels which cannot possibly
live a, sea during the winter months.
From il. offensive operations NAV be made
upon the whole coast Of North Carolina TO
Bogue Inlet. extending many miles in Wash
ington, Newbern and Beaufort. In the Ian
guage of the chief engineer OF the rebels. in
an Official report: cit IS the key of the Able
marie. In nv judgment. il is a station sec
ond in importance only to Fortress Monroe.
on this coast. "A a depot for 90 ling and
supplies for the block aiding squadron, it is IN
valuable As a hsrbor for our coasting trade,
OF inlet from the winter storms from pi-
rates. il j. Of the hrss Importance. By hold
ing IL. Hatteras light may again send forth
ray 20 the storm beaten mariner.
The remainder Of Buffers report Is taken
NJ ia making honorable mention of officers
and men under him. who distinguished them
selves.
IL appears the Harriet Lane and transport
sith Col. Hawkins regiment cot ashore on
the bar. previous 70 the capitulation. and
we're Immediately under the guns Of the fort.
Fosr MoSnox, Sept ist-The steamer
George Peabody. arrived from Hatteras Inlet
this morning. having in tow the prize Brooke,
captured in the Inlet.
The Harric; Lane vas got Oft on ; Saturday.
Her armament and coal had been thrown
overheard The guns could be recovered.
The Minnesota had left for New York. with
the Confederate prisoners
Ths seccssionists had eight killed and
twenty Ave wounded.
A new Military department. it is supposed.
will be created for Gen. Butler.