New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-02
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tcTm,ssioD, wbeIS ut bk-past eleven, our ShelS
Aevan to range on thk magazine--a white flag
was displayed ! the Ort-Our men at Fort
Clark, with los shouk, started on q double
oaict, aud Here met i The beach by flag of
truce.
Capt. Nixon q the kcast Guard repaired 10
She fort and WA metS3y the commanding Off
Ger, who prov-l to Ee Commodore samSel
Barron, late VI th,k navy. Ho proposed
70 cOPitulaio by allow sg the garrison to STACK
arms and retire and x, officers to retain their
s,desrms Thee terks General Butler, who
had eoterea the irlet u the steamer Faany in
stantlv roiacled and dk5snded an unconstitutional
.,~r.nd.~ TAaso tekBs. after Council OF
War, were accepted
Commodore Barron s's taken 10 'hc nag SNIP
u,o,o bo 5oliv.red ! sword TO Commodore
Stringbam and the s7DEf officers deli'ered 'heirs
~ Gen. Batter.
By the surrender We anne IN possesslon OF one
gkousapd stand of arposE thirty.fve heavy guns,
ammunition for the sam@ large amount of hos
pital and other stores, ts5O schooners-one loaded
with tobacco and the Otie with provisions; one
brig loaded with cottos, two bght-bOats, two
surf.boats, &c.
TIE enemy's loss they allow to be eight killed
and thirty-fve wounded, Eleven of the latter
were left at the hospital at Annapolis.
We took forty-fve officers prisoners, many of
high rank among whom were:
Commodore Samuel Barron, late Captain United
States Navy, Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Colonel Bradford Chief of Ordnance.
Colonel Martin, 7th North Carolina Volunteers.
Lieutenant olCnel Johnston, 9TH North Caro-
lima Volunteers.
Major Henry A. Gilman, 9TH North Carolina
Volunteers.
MejOr Andrews, Artillery, late United States
Army
Lieutenant Sharp, late United States Army
Aud several others, late army and navy officers,
and six hundred and sixty.ive non-cOmmissiOned
officers and priVates.
Lieutenant Murdaugb, late of the United States
Navy, had his arm shot of, bat escaped with
others in steamers that waited in the Sound, out
Of range Of our cannon, until the forts surren-
dered, when they escaped, with three priyateer
schooners, down the Sound.
Not q man was hurt on our aide.
The fort was reinforced by the arrival of four
hundred men tho night before. Commodore
Barron reached the fort the afternoon Of the
6rst bOmbardment, and on the second forenoon
steamer approached with one thousand men, but
were warned away by the guns Of our men at
Fort Clark.
The terms Of surrender having been signed,
the Rebels were instructed by Gen. Butler to
march out Of the fort, which was done, while
our troops all of whom Lad now been landed
marched in and paraded on the parapet The
Stars aud Stripes were raised amid the widest
cheering, the band playing Yankee Doodle.
The prisoners and wounded went on board
the Adelaide. The next morning they were
transferred to the Minnesota, which viii take
them TO New-YOrk. The wounded will 90 to
Annapolis.
The only drawback to the splendid victory is
she fact that the Harriet Lane 10 probably lost.
She went over the breakers on her way to the
fort when the white flag was run up. Her guns
and coal were thrown overheard, and on Friday
morning she had been moved four lengths.
With favorable weather she may possibly be
got of. On Thursday nigAt the breakers dashed
clean over her.
Col. Weber has been placed in command Of
Fort Hatteras, and Col Hswkins Of Fort Clark.
portion of tho feet will remain in the
neighborhoOd, and gunhsats viii enter the
Sound TIL advices can be obtained from Wash
ingtOn.
With the forts, papers sind books were cap
sured, disclosing tho plans Of the Rebels and
giving much valuable iniors aRtion.
wAy&Ss September ], 1861.
From gentleman who ksas with the North
Carolina expedition, we 6kiye the following in
sidents, additional to the ffd account telegrsphed
BY your regular correspOn'S mt this morning:
The position occupied ~ the captured forts
commands the inlet, which, had been the prnci-
al haod - All 49,. -, %ha ,,tL.r,