Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-09-05
sHRRrNDER or TT. HATTeRAS!
BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF THE Ma
VAL EXPEDITION.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 80.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 80.
The following official dispatches from
Commander Stringham and other officers
participating in the naval expedition tc
Hatteras Inlet, give the details of the
victory achieved, which it is believed
will give the possession of the whole
coast of North Carolina to the authorities
of the United States
OgF HArrEEAs INLET, !
U.S.FLAG Smp MINNESOTA, AUG. so. I
To tie Hon. Gideon Wells,
Secretary Of the Nary
| have the honor to inform you thai
we have been eminently successful in
our expedition. All that could be wished
by the most hopeful has been accom-.
plished.
This morning we are taking on board
the Minnesota, officers and men number.
ing six hundred aud fifteen of the rebe
force which surrendered yesterday after
Commandment from the feet of parts
of two days. I shall forward full nc.
count Immediately on my arrival at New
York, whittier | have concluded TO land
them as requested in your communlca'
ton in reference to prisoners coming into
the possession of the Navy. After land.
ing them | shalt returd to Hampton
Roads.
Respectfully your obd't serv't,
(SignedO s. II. STRINGnAM.
Flag Officer Atlantic Blockading Squad
| ron.
IT, s. Chartered Steamer Ndeluiie, !
August 81.
SIR Il have to report that the cxpe-
dition to Cape Hatteras Inlet has result
ed in a signal victory over the rebels, and
the capture of two Forts, % cannon, L.
600 stand of arms, and 7l5 prisoners,
amongst whom are Capt. .Sam'l Barron,
Lieut. Sharp, DR.. Wyatt, Mr.. Brown,
Major Andrews, and other officers, late
of the United States Army. The amount
of loss on their side is not exactly known;
five are asccrtanel to have been buried
and eleven wounded are Gu board the
vessel. Many others were carricd away,
Lieut.. Merdoch late of the u. S Navy,
is among the number, with the loss of all
arm. We met with 10 casualty of any
consequence whatever. The surrender
was unconditional. For all particulars,
| beg to refer to the reports of flag off
Ger Silas H. Stringham and Maj Gen
Ben +. Butler.
| am, respectfully,
Your obclient serv't,
(Signcd) II S. SrILLwAGEy, Com z.
To Hon. Gideon Wells, Sec OF War
L. S. Chartered Ste2me,' 1drtaiic,
August 81, 1861.
SlR:-In obedience to your order |
have the honor herewith to furnish you
a complete list of the wounded prisoners
taken at the surrender of Fort Ilattcras
The whole number is thirteen. and clev-
en- of these were transferred to this stca-
mcr b. the order of flag officer Sias II
Stringham. The two remaining we're
found to be so seriousIy injured as to pre-
vent of their being moved and We re con-
sequently left in the Fort in charge of Il
medical officer. From the information
which have received from u creditable
source have formed the opinion that
many Of the wounded and perhaps a II the
killed were sent on board the rebel stea e..
mcrs in the Sound prior to the capitula-
ton. Only two of the killed were found,
ard these were discovered in the out
houses of Fort Clark on the day of the
evacuation of that Fort. | understand
from Surgeon Wyatt NJ. Brown, former.
ly of United States Navy and at present
holding commission in the army of the
Confederate States and in charge of the
medical department Of Forts liatteras
and Clark, that Ex-Lieut. Murdoch, of
the U. S. Navy, was very badly injured,
fragment of Il shell striking his fore
arm and making a compound fracture of
both bones. This gentleman escaped
from llatteras, prior to the surrender, in
the privateer Winslow.
Gen. Butler, accompanied by comman.
der StiIlwagen and others connected with
tho Military and Naval forces, arrived
here early this morning in n special train
from Annapolis. The brilliant exploit
on the North Carolina coast soun spread
throughout the city and occasioned "a
bounded joy among all loyal people.
The Government Of course was prompt
ly informed Of the gladstone news.
The returned party. in company with
several members of the Cabinet. visited
the President between II and II o'clock.
The result of the expedition is claimed
to be the possession of the N. G. coast.
BiLTIMoRE.-Thc Major Anderson,
whose name appears among the prison
crs captured at the taking of the Forts in
liatteras Inlet, is r. Lowdcn Anderson,
an architect Of Baltimore. Many of the
prisoners are BaItinorcans.
Among the prizes is ship load of cot
ton, prepared to run the blockade.
1t is rumorcd that member of the
rebel Cabinet is among tEc prisoners.
The Harriet Lane got ashore but would
soon be relieved.
The footing obtained in North CARROLL
ma will be permanently held, and VIII
mington ultimately taken possession of,
thus giving the rebels in Virginia fire
in the rear