New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-03
NEW WORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1854

Shortly after the Adelaide and Peabody with the
troops on board staS for the Inlet. The Adelaide
misses the oh inne strikes backs ont has {" narrow
squeak, and gets Of. The Peabody along, the
Adelaide folloTs. Is we near the battery or for
which tho navy have taken, we see the troops yoo
last uight we left on the beach, were guardinS 'ne
rebel prisoners who have surrendered and s.cAeu
their arms. AS we pass tho Cumberland ro %'liDo'
Gotta, the Wabash, and Tho susQuebr,na' nearly
cheers are exchanged and every man Iee,s P'ouI VI
the noble rig4tes and navy, and i'hooe Coninouoio
thaL have done the business. iTph5 ue ice u ''e
Peabody whose pilot seems T. kno" she Yofy I''ts,
change Of the bars Of this ngerous inlet we 80 ahead
molly, with good progect OF joining orr eomndes,
who through much bsI luck had the good fortune 10
DO in at the captcHtion.
Bat Jet "a rearn to tho noble band wo left on the
beach in suel a sorry plight last night.
When had become apparent that no moro troops
conld h landed, Col. Max Weber Of the goth Now
York Volunteers assumed command Of The forces then
on tho beach, and the battalion drawn mp in line,
and an exact account taken of The number Of men.
There were present one company Of regulars, Capt.
Frank Larned and Lieut.. Loderj one company OF
Col. Hswkinss 9Th Regiment ~ Y. ", under Capt.
Jardne; one company Of marines under command OF
Major - and Capt. Shurtlilei q detachment Of
gailors under Lent. Blew Of The Pawnee, with two
riged cannon and portion each Of two companies Of
the Goth New-YoEk Volunteers under Cols. Weber
and Welss and Capt Van Dom, and detachment Of
the Union Coast Guard under Caps. Nixon and john
con, making sum total of $40 men. Asquad Of ten
regulars were then sent out as pckeis the nearest
aani bills, and squad Of Capt. Jariine company Of
Zousves as skirmichers, toward tho woods on the
iaut Cal WelEa of tho nIth
Ney.York Volunteers, with 20 men, proceeded as
skirmisLers mp the beach toward Fort Clark. After
advancing to within hree-quarters Of mile from the
fort, brass field piece Ia six pounder spiked with
common scrow and horse fully saddled and bridled,
were discovered, which were taken possession OF,
and Lieut.. wiegol sent back 10 tbs main force
on tue horse TO order an advance, which was
shortly after effected in good ORDER, the sailors Of the
Pawnoe dragging their rael gun through tho deep
sand fora distance Of three miles Finding that the
shells from our nee were still bursting too near, they
having evidently mistaken our men for the Rebels,
they were forced to retire TO the place Of landing,
which was reached shortly after dusk After posting
strong picket, under command of Lieut.. Loder, orr
men built fro on tho beach, near the wreck Of the
ones beautiful bark Linwood and after shooting some
sheen that Glanced 10 stray along 8, this moment they
toOn laa tcNcfhl CUT W III t.-dhti "'~ '' i''o Va
The Paree etc cbcd Oh their ramrods and held in The
fire. TO roast The meat needed no spces, as the sand
ofthe beach was spice enough. After partahng OF
this singular Diet sheep meat aud sand without bread
or water they dug holes in the sand and land doWnto
rog. About this time a drilling rain 10, IN, and
made everything unpleasant but IL soon clearefnp,
and the young moon shone forth respendant. Al dawn
Of day the reyelo ives beat the pickes relieved, and
afer repetition Of sand aDdsheep meat but this time
with m addition Of plenty Of good water the battalion
wns ordered into line and started again for Fort Clark
This time to prevent any mistake, they took 10 'no
beach end marched along In sight Of the entire nee'
viii the glorious s.ars and Stripes o. their right,
until within one-half mile from tho fort, when the
shells again stoppcd them. The Cumberland and sus
Guehanna about this time got into position and opaned
on Fort Ha,teras with tesn-seoond SHELF, and almost
ever one dropped into around the fort AZ thstme
an order came on shore from Gen. Butler TO raise the
Stars and Stripes Fot Clark. Lieut. Wiegei, accom-
parted by CoXswain Swearer Of the Pawneei advanced
slong the beach with the flag when three rhed sto.
from tie Harriet Lane plowed tic sandy beach within
three fee, os them directly in 'front.' aud literally COW
e-ed ,hs-, Nth sand. This was within two hundred
wards Of tho fort. A few minutes afer shell from
the Wabash burs, within Ave yards again scs.terng
thu sand over them. They reached tho fort and
planted the Gag on the magazine some scveu shells
dropping In and around them, covering them with tho
black dir from the sOds Of which the fort was con-
stracted They thcn retired onelRf mile, and wele
shout 10 bury Rebel who killed tho previous day,
when the flag Of truce was bostsd on Fort HatterEs.
Ia the meantime the small rfed csnnon of the Pgwnee,
under the Iasnsgemen. OF Cap johnson Of tie Union
Coast Guard did eaectual service Ia firing from the
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were endeayorng 10 communicate with the shore at
For: Haieras Several Eunl boats PIT or from there
with wounded, who were taken on board the three
Rebel steamers IN the souDd.
T.7e,ce O'clock, Tkgysday.-When TIE white flag
was dsplsyedfrom Fort Hstterssfor this IS the name
Of tho vork-the men who had boon eagerly watching
the effect Of tho shells from the feet standing behind
the eand hills in the neghhOrhood Of Fort Clsrk-tho
nsne Of the battery silcncsd yesterdsy--wth wild
cheer for the Union and the cry Gag OF truce" sd
venced lspdly. About haf way, on tho boacb, a
Rebel soldier, accompanied by two others, was met
bearing in ore hand fss Of truce and in the other
Bible. To Capt. Nixon Of tho Union Coast Guard,
AMI Ssrgcan. Durivage who in advance, he said
"Ws visa to know what terms Of eapitulston we ecu
obtain" Capt Nixon desired to know who the com.
handing officer was. The reply wss, Commodore Bar
ron. Capt Nixon said he preferred 10 see him.
Capt. Nixon and Scfgt- Durvaso then accompanied IN
officer who cans up with the flag into the fort and
conducted him 10 Commodore BsgTcas tent aud Intro.
ducsd him. He said that In order to avoid the sAcr-
Gee Of Life, he proposed TO csptulstc on the ground
sha. tho officers should bS allowed to march out with
their adesrrs, tie men to stack and retire. leaving
the mutations. At this poin. Lieut.. VIM. II. Wicgel
entered tho fors and was introduced 10 CeminodoTe
H. vgho repestel 10 Lieut.. w. the terms on which no