The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-09-11
BUTLER.S EXPEDITION.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
: TAKING OF THE FORTS AND THE
SURREHDER OF THE REBELS.

: TAKING OF THE FORTS AND THE
SURRENDER OF THE REBELS.
t WASHINGTON, August 81, 1861.
A splendid and decisive blow has been
struck on the coast of North Carolina
by the combined land and naval forces Of
the Union, which surpasses in Importance
anything yet accomplished against the
enemy. s.a So .-Dat ge.jls5a &
A piratical nest, long the terror of the
merchant, has been effectually broken up
and destroyed. Victory has crowned our
flag. Your special correspondent has
this moment arrived from the scene of
contest at Hatteras Inlet, North Carroll
ma, which he left on Friday afternoon
with Gen. Butler and staff, in the steamer
under command of Commander
H. S. Stillwagen, G. S. N, touching for
Q short time ct Fortress Monroe, thence
to Annapolis and Washington. sasel
The expedition, which consisted of the
frigates Minnesota, Commodore String
ham in command of the expedition; Wa
bash, Capt. Mercer; the gunbosts Paw.
nee, Capt. Rowan. Monticello, Command
er Gillis, and the Harriet Lane, Capt.
Faunce, with the transports Adelaide and
Geo. Peabody, conveying troops to the
number Of l. 900, left Fortress s Monroe
last Monday, and reached therendezvous
off Hatteras Inlet. Is miles below Cape
Hatteras, on Tuesday morning. the Min
nesota coming in in the afternoon, and
the Cumberland Joined the feet the same
day. .se1of s,woalI Is7sa9o 70 4somsa
% Preparations were Immediately madelto
land the troops the following morning, at
which time the transports ran near the
beach, two miles north of the Inlet, and
covered by the Monticello, Harriet Lane
and Pawnee.l About three hundred men
were landed through heavy SURF the
force consisting of Capt. Larned's com
pany Of regular artillery, Capt. Jardine's g
company Ninth. New York, two compa.
MES of the Twentieth New York, with
Col. Weber and Lieut. Cox Heiss, de.
tachment of marines from the frigates, ,un-
der command of Majors Doughty and
Shuttleworth, and detachment of sailors
from the Pawnee, under. Lients. Crosby
and Blue, with Drs.. King and Jones.
The gunboatsa swept the beach and
copse of scrub oaks. All
the boats being swamped and bilged in
the surf. no more men could be thrown
ashore. Meanwhile, the Minnesota and
Wabash--the latter with h5the Cumberland
in tow--7steamed mp to the front of one
of fithearebel batteries and took position
at long range e7lg1 - .n9hg3g s. a'ssb
At ten O'Clock the Wabash fred the
first gun, the eleyen-inch shell striking
near the battery and bursting with tre'
mendous force. The, battery. which was
of sand, covered with turf. and mounting
five long thirty twos. instantly returned
the ere, the shot falling short, The Min,
,nesotaL and; Cumberland Immediately
opened fire and rained nine and eleven
inch shell into and about it, The fire
was terrific, and soon the battery's re.
sponses were few and far between, save
when the, frigates suspended FIRE for {
while, to get a new position, when the en-
emy's fire was most spirited. .oes - q
No damage was sustained by our, ships
and when they again took their position
the cannonading was intensely hot, the
shells dropping in the enemy's works Of
falling on the ramparts, exploding il
death-dealing fragments, and. carrying
death and destruction with. them. Th'
small wooden structures about =, the for
were torn and perforated with flying
shells 7eg vti5..,. efsztsss7 oyes,
At eleven o'clock the immense fagstai
was shot away, and the rebel flag cam
down, but the FIRE, was still continued b.
them. dsg J., .erzft.,sa .,...
| At twelve O'Clock the Susquehann
steamed in, and, dropping her boat
astern, opening an effective fire. Th
. cannonading on our part was incessant
and the air was alive with the hum ant
explosion of flying shell; but the enem
did not return the fire with any regular
Iity, the battery being too hot for .hem
from the explosion of shells that droppe
in at the rate of about a half q dozen
| minute, ~ o..,
The enemy ceased firing little befo-
two, and after few more shells had bee
thrown in, the Commodore signalized t
cease firing. .essaa4 .l+5s ~, 80
The troops had meantime advanced t
within q short distance of the fort, an
before we ceased firing, some of our me
got in, and raised the Stars and Stripes
The place was too hot for the men, bu
the flag was left waving. Coxswain Ber
ljamin Sweares, of the Pawnee's FIRST Gu,
ter, stood for some time on the rampart
waving the flag amid . fight Of shells.
i When the firing ceased, the fort We
occupied in force and held afterwards.
The Monticello had proceeded ahea
Of the land force to protect them, an
had reached the Inlet, when large for
of an octagon shape, to the rear an
right of the small battery, mounting te
thirty-twos and four eight inch gun
which had till then been silent, opened o
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