New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-15
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
AN ARRIVAL FROM HATTERAS
British Vessels Caught In a Trap.

PoRrnxss Noslos, Friday Sept I1 1851.
The steamer g. r. Spaulding returned from Hatteras
Inlet this morning.
The Suaquehauna and Pawnse still remained there
The former had sustained but little injury in the COLI
sion with the gunboat Flag. The Spauding brought
the remnant Of Col. Webers regiment and nearly one
thousand stand Of srms which captured from the
Confederates, and dozen prisoners taken from the
prizes nadc at Hatteyss Inlet.
-Four vessels had run into the Inlet with English
coors flying under the suppostiOn that that place still
belonged to the Confederates the Federal flag having
been temporary hauled down. Pilots were offered the
vessels and every facility for getting in They did not
discover their mistake until too late. Two Of the
vessels, the Susan Jane and Harriet Ryan, were from
the British Provinces and had valuable eargoes, con-
ssiing OF molasses, shoes, and clothing
Our troops at tho Inlet have mounted ell the guns
and rendered those effective which had been spiked by
tie Confederates before their surrender.
No intelligence Of importance bad been received
from the sound or from the main land.
Gen. Reynolds had arrived at Old Point and viii
proceed tomorrow BY the $. X. Spaulding to assume
command at Dateras Inlet.
WASHINGTON, Saturday. Sept. "A, 1861.
The following dispatches have been received at the
Navy Department:
g. STEAMER P.wsKF, BaITEnAs IyLSr: Sept. 10, 1861
Sra: 1 have to state for The Information OF the De
partlnent that have taken valuable prize Is morr-
ing now called the Susan Jane, Of Nevis, West In-
dies. This schooner was called the Charles McC,es
when she cleared at Newbern n. c., two days before
the blockade went into effect on this 'a't. Sne TOOK
cargo of spirits OF tgrpentne 90 the Wet Indies, and
at Neyi Island obtained Engs register. bnt with
out "A bill Of eale or iudurSsnIet Of any kind en The
part OF tho matter or agent and without any other
RACER required under Ebglsh law. Size sailed from
N,ys 90 Halifax Nova Scotia, and there TOOK IN board
an nssored cargo consulting Of blankets, cloth, iron,
s,eel brugans axes &c., ail Of which purch sed
in Nsw-York and Boston, ns 10 shown by the bills d
lading from dieregI leadipg bo1scs in those eiee.
se d the prize 10 Phiiadelpbia OF New-lofk, at The
dsere,ion Of the prizemaster, Lieut.. Crosby 20 be
may be Authorized enter the por, nos accessible al
this stormy period OF the year. seDd all the pagers
found board the prize in charge oi Lent Cfoeby
% bo handed " the proper Admiralty o,heer; also
Cart, Ireland and four OF the crew. ,hall detsin Tor
the present passengers believed 20 be superear-
poss ard sso tho mate. When hs duty i completed,
have ~ request chat Lieut.. Crosby may be permitted
TO to bis important du NJ this place a. port
captain, under The orders Of Gen. Wool. send Leat.
CrosDy on board the prize, because be Is an
important witness Of what occurred AFTER
we boarded tho schooner. Ibis vessel, IKE Inc
three al eady ured stood in uDder the belief inst
The forts were dill in tie hands Of tie enemy Tue
pawpee rhoarg no eolors taken for an Ent iisi'
r-t,er and The vessels not boarded untai they
were itride the bar We bs sinrag ser signs of
the enemy on the southwestern ride " the entrance,
where il IL believed picket guard lie stationed TO
watch cur movements | enclose letter found among
the papers Of the socaled sdsan Jane whkh m,y give
the Department some idea Of the policy pursued In
Nova Scotia.
have the honor 20 be. very respectfully,
Your oosdisnt Servant
J. 4. ROWAN, Commander U. 8. N.
To CIR NON WxLLxs, SECRETARY Of the Navy.
The list Of vessels captured al Cape Hstteras Inlet
ia "a folL LAVA. S,Loouers Susan Jane OCEAN Wave,
Harriet wysn and Mary Ware