Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-09-06

SF II have tue H1lof 10 Incl rs Inc ARTICLES
If capitulati3a agreed Oh a: the surrender at
the forts at tac inlet Of Ihttrrls, y. {. Il
the department have any o}tcrs | should be
pleased 10 receive them at New York.
Respectfully your % servant,
;. II, SIRlNGHAN,
f : officer Atlantic Bloe&aIins SPA .r3a I'll
lI4tteraS Inlet.
L. ). FLAG Suir Minnesota, Aug -.
Articles OF capitaation between Tag Of
fcers Stringham, Commanding TIE Atlantic
BIoekaiing squadron, and Benz F Butler,
L. ;. A., commanding in behalf Of the l.
5 Government. aal Samuel Barron. ean-
manding the naval free for the defence Of
North Crrolina and NicsiHi4, and Goi. Mar
tin, commanding the forces, ami Mljur An
drewS commanding the same 1reas at Fort
llatterIs, 1t is stipulated and agreed between
the contracting parties, tia. the forces under
the command OF SAID Barron, Martin ard
Andrews, be uuconditi1nalty SURRENDERED %
the Government Of the UateI STATES. in
terms OF full captulation, and it is stipul4t-
ed and agreed 10y the contracting paltles on
the part Of the L. 5 Government, that tic
officers and men shall receive the treatment
due to prisoners Of war.
In witness whereof, We, Strin.bam and
Butler, in behalf Of the United States and
Barren, Martin and Andrews, refrcsrutiag
the forces at llatteras Inlet, hereby inter
chansably set our hands, this twenty-ninth
day OF August. A. d. lS6l, and of the Ia
dependence Of the United Stat 5 the eighty
ftth.
{Signedl 5. H. SfRTNGHAM.
Fias Officer Atlantic Einchuding squadron.
LEM, +. Butler. Maj. Gen, T.. ;. \, c1m.
manding; ). Barron, E.Jc O.He3. L. ).
N4vy, commanding naval forces Of Nir-
sinia and North Carolina; Wm. Mar
TIN, Col. oil tue eth Regiment Infantry y
q. Volunteers W, G.. Andrews, M4ier,
commanding forts itttcras and Clark.
T. S. CHARTERED STEAMER ADELAIDE, }
August 81 ISL.
SIR: ! have to report that the expedition
to Cape llatteras Inlet has resulted IN 4 siL-
nal victory over tie rebels the capture Of
two forts, p cannon. iJD0 stand Of arms,
7l5 prisoners, among who are Capt. sam
Barron, Lieut.. SHARP, DR.. Wyatt ami VI.
Brown, all late OF the United States NAVY,
and Maj Andrews and other officers. late OF
the I. ). Army. The amount OF loss on
their side is not exactly known FIVE are as
c2rtained to have b en- buried, and eleven
wounded are on board the peSs !. and many
were carried away. Lieut.. MIIdfusd, late
Of the L. ). Navy. is among the nunbcr,
w..h the loss Of an arm. We met With no
casualty OF any consequence whatever. Tie
surrender was unconditional. Fur ait par
ticulars, beg to refer you TO the report Q.
tie Flag officers Silas H. Striaghan, and
Major Gen Is. T. Batler.
Although the AdtLiJe and George Pea
body were chartered FIR other and speci d
service yet 10 further important operations
| consented to take the troops On boaId FIONA
Newport News and Fortress M1uroe-400
men with arms and munitions ct war-ahd
banded part Of them, about BOO, amidst a
heavy surt. until the bouts filled and became
unmauaseahlS. The men OF war hau;ed in
aad commenced heavy eannon8de at 1915
A. N on the 18th, anu kept it up at inter
yAis day, and rec Jmmencing on the 18th
at Sis A. y, with increased effect The en-
envy attempted to land loco or 1900 MN bat
were driven back. At Il;30 tLey displayed
u a.g Of truce, and were forced to surrender
at DISCRETION. On the appearances OF tue
white Dig STONED iat) the inlet, anu iaia