New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-02
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE FIGHT AT
HATTERAg INLET
oy HA1rHRI, IyIEr, U. 8. rllo,sHIF MIssH,ori,

or H.rrHRI, IyIEr, U. g. rlAOsHIP MIsss,orA,)
To ~, Hon. GIDEON wKLla, Secretary roe Navy.
/ have the honor TO inform you that we have been
eminently successful in our expedition. All th. could
be wished by the most hopeful has been accomplished
Inis morning We n taking bs~'i tho hin"osVt"
officers and men numbering rs, who surrendered yes
tsrCav after bombardnen from the feet Of parts Of
two days.
I shall forward full account Immediately on my
arrival at NewYork, whittier have concluded to
land hem az requested in your communication in ref
erence to prisoners coming Into possession Of the Navy
After landing them shall return 10 Hampton Road,.
Re,yec,fuly, your obi ,sry.q;,
flag -oncsr Atlantic b .osi.dins Squadron.
uN1up sr.rs, srEAysHrP MINSUors, Aug %, IG5l.
To tss Hon. GIDEON WsLGEs, Ss1ddTg ~ Ia Navy
SIR; | have the honor 10 inclOse the articles OF
equalization agreed upon the surrender Of the forts
at the Inlet of IIatteras North Carolina. II the De-
partment have any orders shall be pleased 10 receive
them at New.York. Respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
3. II. STRtNUHAM
T,rOAlesr Atlantic Blocisdins squsaIeu
Orr HITTEKis INLET. I
Us1r.p erArs, FIlesmP MIsSI,o1I. AUg. 20, 1851
ARTICLES or CAPuULATIoS 6etTeeH FIdg.Otcer
Stringham, commanding the Atlantic Biocka3-
ing Squadron, and Benjamin +. Butler, United
United States GovTRmtHti and Samuel Barron,
commanding the naraI force for The defeass Of
North Carolina and VUgiaia, and Col. Martin,
COMMANDING The forces, and Major Andrers com
handing The sane forces al Fort HafterGs.
II IA stipulated and agreed between the contracting
partes tha, the forces under command Of said Barron
Martin and Andrews and all munitions Of war Arms,
men aud property under the command Of said Barron,
Martin and Andrews be Internationally surrendered
TO the Government of the United States in terms Of
full capitulaton. And itis stipulated and agreed by
the contracting parties the part of the United States
Government, that the officers and men shall receive
the treatment due to prisoners Of war.
In witness whereof we the said stringhsm and But
Ter an behalf of tho United States, and the said Bar
rom Martin and Andrews representing the forces NJ
Hstteras Inlet, hereunto interchangesbly get our
hands this 29th day of August A. d. 1861 end Of the
INDEPENDENCE Of the United States, the eighty-ffth
| year. .,
| Fa. Officer A iGntic Bociadint sqUsdTon
| BENJAMIN +. BUTLER,
Major General United states Amy CoHm,ndius
Commanding WM +. MARIN,
Colonel h R'snfn 5ni .aBya \ Sso'' Volunteers
| Major Commanding Forts Hstt'ra' snd CLARK
Aug 81, 1861.
Sir: have TO report that the expedition TO Cape
Ha,eras Ine, has resulted n signal victory the
Rebels The capture Of two forte, D cannon, 900
stand Of arms, 7I5 prisoners, among whom are Capt.
| Samuel Barron, Lieut.. Sharp, DR.. Wyatt, and ".
Brown. all late Of the United State, Navy, and Major
Andrews and other officers late Of the United States
Army The amount of loss their side lie not exactly
known Five are ascerained to hsve been buried and
eleven wounded are on board this vessel. Many were
carried away, Lieut.. MuIdough, late Of the United
States Navy, among the number, with the loss Of an
| arm. We met with no ca4ualty Of any consequence
whatever. The surrender unconditional. For oil
particulars beg refer to the reports Of Flagofeer
Silas II. Stringham and Major-Gan. Benjamin +.
Butler Although the Adelaide and George Peabody
were chartered for other and special service yet TO fur
Their important operations, consented 10 take the
troops on board from Newport News AMI Fortrcsl
Monroe-nne hundred men, with arms, provisions,
muniti ms of war-and landed part Of them, abcu,
three hundred amid heavy SURF until the boas filed
and became unnanageable.
The men-of-war hauled in and commenced heavy
cannonade at lOl5 a. m. the 18th, and kept il up
Of intervals al day, and recommending on the 29b at