Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-09-11
The Federal Official account of the CAPTURE of
Forts Clark and Ha1teras.

The Baltimore Sun, of the 3lst August, contains
full official accounts from Lincoln's officers of the
capture of Forts Clark and Hatteras.
Commodore Stringham, off EIattcras Inlet reports
to the Secretary of the Navy that all that could be
wished by the most hopeful has been accomplished"
He says he will proceed to New York to land the
prisoners, after which he will return to Hampton
Roads,
The following the articles of capitulation be-
tween the respective commanders:
1t is stipulated and agreed between the contract
ing parties that the forces under command of the
said Barron, Martin and Andrews and all munitions
OF war, arms, men and property under the command
of said Barron, Martin and Andrews, be uncondi-
tionaly surrendered to the Government of the Uni
ted States in terms of full capitulaton. And it is
stipulated and agreed by the contracting parties on
the part of the said United States Government that
the officers and men shall receive the treatment due
to prisoners Of war;
In witness whereof We, the said Stringham and
Butler, behalf of the United States and the said
Barron Martin and Andrews representing the forces
at Hatteras Inlet, hereunto INTERCHANGEABLE set our
hands this twenty ninth day of August, A. D. 1861
and of the independence United States the eighty
fifth year. [Signed] S. H. SrKlSGuAM.
Flag Officer Atlantic Blockadng Squadron.
BENZ F. BUTLER,
MaJoi OCi1CIAi ~. 61iWy3 COMMANDING
Flag Officer Confederate States Navy Commanding
Naval forces Virginia and North Carolina.
WM F. MARTIN,
Colonel Seventh Regiment Infantry North Carolina
Volunteers W. L. G. ANDREWS
Major Commanding Forts Hatteras and Clark.
We give, as follows, the report of Gen. B. F.
Butler, to Major General Wool:
| U. s. FLAG SnIP MINNESOTA, Aug. 80.
GENERAL:-Agreeable to your orders, embarked
on the steamers Adelaide and George Peabody, 500
of the Goth regiment New York volunteers, Colonel
Weber commanding 220 of the 9th regiment New
York volunteers, Col. Hawkins commanding; 100
of the Union Coast Guard, Capt Nixon command
ing and 60 of the U. S. Artillery, Lieut. Larned
commanding force to operate in CON junction
with the fleet under command of Flag-oficer String
ham against the rebel force at lIatteras Inlet.
We left Fortress Monroe, on Monday, 26;h inst,
at one o'clock, P. NJ. The last ship of our fleet ar
rived at llatteras Inlet about four o'clock OH Tues
day afternoon. Such preparations as were possible
for the landing were made in the evening, and at
daylight next morning dispositions were made for
an attack on the forts by the feet and for the
landing of the troops.
Owing to the previous prevalence of southwest
gales, heavy surf breaking on the beach,
Every effort made to land the troops and after
about SIS were landed, including marines from the
feet and regulars, both of the gunboats which
we depended, were swamped in the surf and both
the fatboats stove, and brave attempt being made
by Lieut.. Crosby, U. S. army, serving with the
army as post captain at Fortress Monroe, who had
volunteered to come down with the steam-tug Fam
ny, belonging to the army, to land in a boat from
the war steamer Pawnec, resulted in the beaching
of the boat so that she could not be got off.
| 1t was impracticabe to land more troops because
of the rising wind and Fortunately, twelve
, pound rifed boat gun loaned us by the flagship
; and twelve pound howitzer were landed, the last
slightly damaged.
Our landing was completely covered by the shells
Of the Monticello and the Harriet Lane.
was OH board the Harriet Lane, directing the
Decentralization of the troops by means of signals,
and was about landing with them at the time the
boats were stovc We were induced to desist from
further attempts at landing troops by the rising of
the wind and because in the meantime the fleet had
opened fire on the nearest fort, which finally
4 senced and its flag struck. No firing had beee
opened on our troops from the other fort, and its
flag vas also struck
Supposing this to be signal of surrender, Col.
Weber advanced his troops already landed upon the
. beach. The Harriet Lane, Capt Faunce, by my
: direction, tried to the bar to get into the
r smooth water of the inlet, when fire was opened
, upon the Monticello, which had proceeded in advance
d of us, from the other fort Several shots struck
n her, but without causing any injury as am i'll
o formed.
So well convinced were both the officers of the
navy and of the army that the forts had surrendered
. at this time, that the frigate Susquehannah had
. .. towed the frigate Cumberland to ofing The
firing then opened, as there no signal from
E. either, upon both FORTS
,f In the meantime few men from the Coast guarG
Il had advanced up the beach with Lieut. Ceigc who
was acting as volunteer aid, and whose gallantry
D and services | wish to commcndD and took posses
J. sion of the smaller fort which was found to have
been abandoned by the enemy and raised the Amer
s lean flag thereon.
- 1t had become necessary, owing to the threaten
~ ing appearance of the weather. that all the ships
m should make offing, which was DONE with reluc
G. tance from necessity, thus leaving the troops OF
the Shore part of them in possession of the small
fort about seven hundred yards from the larger ont
., and the rest bivouackcd on the beach, near tn
place Of landing about two miles north Of the forts
lie Early the next morning the Harriet Lane ran il
il Shore for the purpose of covering any attack upol
" the troops At the same time large steamer va
~ observed coming down the sound inside the land
with renorcements for the enemy, but she wa
prevented from landing them by Capt. johnson
s. who had placed the two guns from the ships, an
the six-pounder taken from the enemy in a SINAI
,. sand battery, and then opened fire upon the rebe
.o steamer.
&c At 8 o'clock the fleet opened fire again. the fla
i. ship being anchored as near the water permitted
of and the other ships coming gallantly into action
,v 1t evident after few experiments that our sho
N fell short An increased length of fire was tele
to graphed, and firing was commenced with shells
te fifteen seconds fuse.
Of had sent Mr. Fisk, acting aid de-camp, for tn
in purpose Of gaining intelligence of the movements
er the troops and of the enemy. then went with tn
to Fanny for the purpose of efccting landing Of tn
remainder Of the troops, when white flag was ru
ut up from the fort then went with the Fanny owe
the bar into the inlet At the same time the troops
s. under Col. Weber, marched up the beach, and sis
no nal was made from the flag ship to cease firing.
as As the steamer Fanny rounded in over the ba
IS the rebel steamer Winslow went up the channe
Sc having large number of secession troops boar
en- which she had not landed We threw shot frol
On the Fanny, but she proved to be out of range
" then sent Lieut. Crosby on shore to demand th
nr meaning of the white flag The boat soon returned
ed bringing Lieut. Creigel, with the following write
ed communication from Samuel Barron, late Captai
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