Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-06
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f ilpent. At this time the wind raised li::1,
aud it was found impossible to land more
troops Pickets were Immediately posted u.
+ der command Of Lieu! tenant Leder, OF the re-.
uiars.
4 scouting party: under Lieut. Col. Weiss
and Lieut.. Griegel, proceeded up the beach.
ca?:uraS one brass ield.piecc and horse
ihe io-cc then advanced to Fort Clark, whi:n:
i!ed Jcen evacuated, but they were compelled
! 70 retire again owing to the shells fired from
: The fleet failing therein, and they marcht!
i;ncE 10 the place Of landing, where they b..
"oIacEed f5r the night
L1Tiy the next morning tncv again returned,
sat the neet commenced bombardlng The Sc.
?Ina fort, called Fort Hatteras, which =oan
after displayed the white flag, and the fort was
entered h? Capt. Nixon, Of the Ccion Coast
Guard; l. cut. Creigel, Of Gen. Buffers staff,
and Sergeant Daivoge. They were conducted
10 the tent Of Commodore Barron, the com.
mander Of the Confederate forces. After some
preparatory and common. place remarks, the
Commodore placed in the hands Of L;eut.nsot
Creigrl the following proposition which !.e
Immediately carried to Gen. Butler:
MEMORANDUM.
Fag Officer Samuel Barron, G. 5. navy, .;
fers 10 surrender Fort Haterss, with al .hs
be allowed to 60 out with side srnls and the
.1cI withou. arms TO retire.
Signed S. BARRo.,
Commanding Naval Dcfencos ni Virginia and
North Carolina.
GEN. grTLEks REPLY.
The following reply OF Gen. Butter Was dis
patched by Capt Crosby, L. S. n. AID Lieut..
Cre;ge!:
FogT HATTERAs, Aug 90 1861.
Memorandum: Benz. F. Butler, Major Cen
commanding United States army, in reply 10
the communication Of Samuel Barron, coin.
lnanding forces at Fort Hatteras, cannot admit
the terms proposed The terms offered are
thtGa
! Full cspitulstion, the officers sEl len to ee
treated as prisoners Of waT. No ether terms
admissible. Commanding officers tG Geet o.
beard fig ship Minnesots to arrange details.
Oa the.reception Of this the commodore called
! C. couaci! Of war Of his field ctioers, AID ac-
| cepted the terms offered, when they procecdsi
70 the dag ship to arrange the details.
The prisoners were then put on board the
! flag ship Minnesota and the fort taken posses
sion OF. The stars and stripes we're hos;ed
from the fort by Capt. Crosby, Of the L. S. ".
and Lieut.. Creigel, amid the cheers Of the
troops and the booming Of the cannon lately in
! the possession Oh the enemy.
GEY. WOOL coSGNATuLATEs TIE TROOPS
Gen. Wool on Saturday issued the follow.
ing:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT or VIRGINIA,
FORTRESS MONROE Aug 81, 1861.
The commanding General has the great sat.
isfacton Of announcing glorious victory.
| achieved By the combined operations OF tho
army and navy, OF Cape lIatteTas Inlet, North
Carolina, under the command OF Commodore
S,ringhan and Major General Butler. The
reSui:.o! the gallant enterprise is the cap;ura
OF $50 men under the command Of Commodore
Barron, and one Of the North Carolina cabinet,
! one thousand stand Of arms, seventy five kegs
Of powder, five stand Of co!oTs, thirtv.cnv
pieces 0i cannon, including ore l0-inch Co.
iun6a!, a brig loaded with cotton, and brig
| loaded with provisions, stores, and l50 bsg; oi
coffee. All Of which exploits We're achieved
by The army and navy, 500 volunteers and 6n
regulars Of the command
RI. gallant atfi- will not fail to Stimulate
lie regulars and the volunteers to greater ez
ertons 10 prepare themselves for future and
greater scas:SaspS n Obedience order end
o!aSi ---S"" SaAns .na -i.--,,.s Hidiul1!u ~. a.
TIE PrccI aus alton OF Ge1s rrfIIvHl-.a~-
! IinI lnw In Missouri.
| Sr. LOUIS, August 3l.-The following pro-
clanation was issued this morning:
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT,
Sr. LOUIS August goth.
Circumstances, in my Judgment, cfauth@ieat
! urgency ID render i! necessary that the COZ.
mandins general OF thi: Department; should
assume tue administrative powers Of this
State, lis disorcanlzcd condition. the helpless
ness Of the civil authority, the total insecurity
Of life and the devastation Of property by
bands of murderers and mauraders who nie:,
nearly every county in the State to avail them.
selves Of the public mlsfortunes uAd the VI.
sinity of hostile force to crafty private and
neiehborhood vengeance, and who find an Ell.
cmy wherever they find plundcr, finally de-
mand the scvcrcs! measures to repress t!ie
daily increasing crimes and outrages ~hich
are driving of the inhabitants and ru:nIas the
Stale.
In this condition the public safely sud The
success OF our arms require unity ol purpos".
without let or hindrnnce 10 the prompt ajuli.'
, .strat:on Of affairs.
In order, therefore, to suppress h'ao!asr, 10
maintain, as far as is row practicable, tho pub
lie peace, and to give security and protection
to the persons and property of loyal citizens,
10 hereby extend and declare estaa!latled
martial law throughout the State OF hls'
souri,.
Tho Ines of the army Of occupation in this
State are, for the present, declared to extena
from LeaVenworth, by way OF the posts ol
| Jefferson City, Rolla and 1ronton, to Caps GI-
rardeau, on the Mississippi river.
/: All persons who shall be taken with aTns
! in their hands within these lines shall BIS
tried by court martial, and # found guilt? will
be shot.
;, The property. real and personal, oi ri! per
sons in the State of Missouri, who shat take
:. uD arms against the United States, OF who
. shall be directly proved to have taken active
J, mart With the enemies in the field, il declared
1 20 be coasscatcd to the public use, AID their
e slaves if they have any, declared free men.
n All persons who shall be proved to have de-
= stroyed, after the publication Of this or5cT.
i railroad tracks, bridges, or teiegrapes snail
suffer the extreme penalty OF the Law:
: All persons engaged in reasonable corrcs-
poadence, in giving or procuring aid to tie
enemies of the United States, in iomenting ;I.
!. ,nults, in disturbing the public tranquility br
- creating and circulating false reports CT !ncen.
: dary documents, are in their interes. warned
- - that they are exposing themselves
- All persons who have been led away ircn
s their allegiance are required to return 10 lhsil
&c homes forthwith ANY such absence, w!lhou:
y sufficient cause, will be held to De presump;iv,
= evidence against them.
=. The object Of the declaration is to place II
- tic hands OF the military authorities the p5Tel
II 10 give instantaneous effect to the cZis.!ng laH:
:, , and such Deficiencies as the c1ndtlons oi wal
y demand; but it is not intended 10 susr:Ad ih'
&c ordinary tribunals Of the cpn:t:;, ~hers th'
>, law will be administered by the civil otice''
=, in the usual manner, and win their cu9toEn:rJ
IL authorize. 8h;le the same can be peaccsbly
= exercised
- The Cola-andins Genera! will l.bo: -isi
a. lanti7 FOR the public Sei!arr, and i: lis effort
- for their safety, hopes 20 obtain not only th
y acoyisscence, but the active support .! ihe ps1
IA pie of the country.