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shell directly into the spot where the disu.
MON magazine was found to be. and in a
few moments white flag appeared ON Fort
! lIatteras, aud it was surrendered
The Union men were now seen ,,lvanc;ng
along from Fort Clark, and forming into
line, with the old Stars and Stripes lust in
| front OF the fallen "secession flag. - The
victory was won,
~ short time be file The SURRENDERED Fort
llatteras, about 800 of the rebel gar SON
bad taken refuge in the bomb-proof mapa.
zine, which was SO crowded that seycra faint
cd, and when a shell struck and penetrated
1t, panic enSued which the officers could
not control. Within ten minutes aTterward
our shots meantime raining in upon them.
the white flag was run up Dn1ino This
time most of the casualties occurred Tie
prisoners manifested great surprise at fallin
into Uncle Sam c hands, from whose gras
they had believed themselves perfectly Sc
cure. The rank and file were eoually as.
ton'shed to find that they were ted and shell
tered instead OF being slaughtered in cold
blood The officers felt keenly the msclr-
rage, and did not hesitate to say that North
Carolina had got severe blow. All mani
Tested great anxiety to know what was to be
done with them. and were assured tn ey were
going among better friends than th.v rad
OF home, and where they would receive full
rations regularly. The last consideration
seemed TO afford great satisfaction TO the
prlYates. When the equalization took
place the provisions of the garrison were
running very low, consisting principally Of
salt junk and molasses.
There happened to be court martial sit
ting at Hatteras inlet, for the trial of off-
GERS, at the time Of the boLnbardment. This
will explain the reason why We caught so
many officers.
The rebels shells were filed with sand.
But few fuses were found in the fortress. The
shells were supposed on shipboard to be rlaed
shot. owing tc the sand. The powder in
the Tort was OF poor quality. There was a
large number OF percussion caps. rebel make.
The copper was not waterproof, and they
were very poor About half the prisoners
had been in the fort for three months, with |
little pay. They complained of hardships |
The arms were mostly altered from flint to |
percussion locks. They were Of very poor |
quality. But two companies were fully Un-
formed the rest were in citizens clothes. |
There was a separate corps Of coast guard,
recently organized into regiments under Col. |
Martin, one of the mGstrprominent North |
Carolina lawyers. a number of the defend
ers were from theoountry, having volunteered |
since the arrival of the feet, consisting of |
substantial men, planters, ship owners. tar
boilers, prOprietcrs. Some of the soldiers
said they had enlisted to avoid being impress
sed ;; others did not hesitate tc express the |
hope that the war would speedily close, add
ing that it was "a bad business" When |
the prisoners We're taken on board the Ade- |
laide the call for water was universal, and |
their thirst appeared unquenchable. All the
ice on board was used up in twinklng.
The prisoners said they had no water fit to
drink since they had been in the fort. They |
were perfectly exhausted, aud could lie down
anywhere for a nap