Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-07


18th inst. at one O'clock P. N. The last
ship OF our feet arrived at Hatteras Inlet
about four O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. such
preparations as were possible for the land
ing were made in the evening, and at day
light next morning dispositions were made
for an attack on the forts by the deet, and
for the landing of the troops.
Owing to the previous prevalence OF
southwest gales, heavy surf was brea king
on the beach. Every effort was made to
land the troops. and after about 3l5 were
landed, including marines from the fleet and
regulars, both of the gunboats on which We
depended. were swamped in the surf, and
both the hatbOats stove, and brave at
tempt being made by Lieut.. Crosby, u ..
Army, serving with the army rs post cap
tain at Fortress Monroe, who had volnn
teered to come down with the steamtug Fan
ny, belonging to the army, to land in boat
from the war steamer Pawnee, resulted ~
the Bleaching of the boat SO that she could
not be got off.
1t was inpracticable to land more troops
because of the rising wind and sea. Fortu-
nately IL pound rf-d boatgun loaned us
by the flag ship, and IL pound howitzer
were landed, the last slightly damaged.
Our landing was completely covered by
the shells of the Monticello and the Harriet
Lane.
L was on board the Harriet Lane, direct
ing the Decentralization OF the troops by
| means of signals, and about landing
with them at the time the boats were stove
We were induced to desist from further at
tempts at landing troops by the rising OF the
wind, and because in the meantime the fleet
had opened fire on the nearest fort. which
| was finally silenced and its flag struck. No
firing had been opened upon our troops from
the other fort, and its flag was also struck.
Surprising this to be signal of surrender,
Col. Weber advanced his troops already land
ed upon the beach. The Harriet Lane, Capt.
Fsunce, by ny direction, tried to cross the
bar to get into the smooth water OF the inlet,
when fire was opened on the Monticello,
which had proceeded in advance of US, from
the other fort. Several shots struck her, bnt
without causing any injury. as am informed.
So well convinced were both the officers
of the navy and of the army that the forte
had surrendered at this e., that the frigat-
Susquehannah had towed the figate Cumber-
land to offing The fire was,then re-opens
ed, as there was no signal froE either, upon
both forts.
In the meantime. few men rom the Coast
Guard had advanced up the beach with Lieut.
Creigel, who was acting as volunteer aid and
whose gallantry and services wish to COM
mend, and took possession OF the smaller
fort, which was found to have been abandon
ed by the enemy, and raised the American
flag thereon.
1t had become necessary, owing to the
threatening appearance OF the weather, that
all the ships shOnld make an Offiing, which
was done with reluctance, from necessity.
thus leaving the troops on the shore, part OF
them in possession of the small fort, about
seven hundred yards from the larger one, and
| the rest bivouacked on the beach, near the
| place of landing, about two miles north II
the forts.
Early the next morning, the Harriet Lane
ran in shore for the purpose of covering any
attack upon the troops. At the same time u
large steamer was observed coming down the
sound inside the land with reinforcements for
the enemy, but she was prevented from land
ing them by Capt. Johnson of the Coast
Guard, who had placed the two guns from
the ships and the six-pounder taken from the
enemy in small sand battery, and opened
| fire upon the rebel steamer.
At O'Clock the fleet opened fire again, the
flag ship being anchored as near as the water
permitted, and the other ships coming gal
lantly into action. II was evident alter a
few experiments that our shot fell short. Ar
increased length of fire was telegraphed, and
firing was commenced with shells of fifteen
seconds fuse.
l had sent Mr.. Fisk, acting aid de-camp,
for the purpose of gaining intelligence of the
movement of the troops and of the enemy.
l. Iueu W6ut Win Tile duUy lOT Tie purpose
of effecting landing of the remainder of the
troops, when white flag was run up from
| the fort then went with the Fanny over the
bar into the inlet. At the same time the
| troops, under Col. Weber, marched up the
/ beach, and signal was made from the flag
| ship to cease firing.
| As the steamer Fanny rounded in over the
| bar the rebel steamer Winslow went up the
| channel, having a large number of secession
4 Oh. n.,I Al
| We threw shot from the Fanny, but she
| proved to be out of range.
| / then sent Lieut.. Crosby on shore to de-
/ mand the meaning of the white flag. The
| boat soon returned, bringing Lieut. Creigel
with the following written communication
from Samuel Barron, late Captain in the
United States Navy.
| MEMORANDUM.
| Flag Officer Samuel Barron, G. S. navy, of
| fers to surrender Fort Hatteras, with all the
arms and munitions of war. The officers to
/ be allowed to go out with side arms, aud the
men without arms to retire.
| CSigned,1 S. BARRON,
Commanding Naval Defences OF Virginia and
North Carolina.
| Mr.. Creigel also brought q verbal cOmmu-
nication from Com. Barron, stating that be
| had in the fort 6l5 men thousand more
within an hours call, but that he was anx.
ious to spare the effusion of blood. To both
| the written and verbal communications
made the reply which follows, and sent it by
Lieut. Crosby:
| Fort HATrERAa, Aug. 30, 1861.
| Memorandum Benz. +. Butler, Major Gen
commanding United States army, in reply to
| the communication of Samuel Barron, COM
| manGing forces at Fort Hatteras, cannot ad-
init the terms proposed. The terms offered
| are these:
| Full capitulation, the officers and men to
| be treated as prisoners of war. No other
| terms admissible. Commanding officers to
meet on board flag ship Minnesota TO arrange
| details
| After waiting three-quarters of an hour
Lieut.. Crosby returned, bringing with him
| Com. Barron, Major Andrews and COL Mar
| tin, of the rebel forces. Upon being re-
| ceived on board the tug Fanny, they inform
| ed me that they had accepted the terms pro-
posed in my memorandum, and had come to
/ surrender themselves and their command as
| prisoners of war.
| GEN. WOOL CoNGRATULATEs THE TROOPS.
Gen. Wool on Saturday issued the follow
ing:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA,
| FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 81, 1861.
/ The commanding General has the great
satisfaction of announcing glorious victory
achieved by the combined operations Of the
army and navy, at Cape Hatteras Inlet
North Carolina, under the command of Com
modore Stringham and Major General Butler
The result of the gallant enterprise is the
capture of 100 men under the command Of
Commodore Barron, and one of the North
Carolina cabinet, one thousand stand of arms
seventy-ive kegs of powder, five stand Of
colors, thirty-one pieces of cannon, including
one 10-inch Columbiad, brig loaded with
cotton, and brig loaded with provisions
stores, and $50 bags of coffee. All of which
exploits were achieved by the army and ma
Wy, 800 volunteers and 60 regulars of the
command.
The gallant affair will not fail to stimulate
| the regulars and the Yoiuntee.s to greater