The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-09-05
THE. WAR FOR THE UNION,
BRILLIANT NAVAL VICTORY.

fUe Wounded -73O Prisoners Taken.
--35 Cannon and 1000 Stand OF
Arms Large Amount Of Anhn1una
tion Captu,ed No Loss 0" tile Union
Side.--Capture OF Laden VeSSeLs Ready
TO Sail
Special Dispatch to The n Y. Tribune
Fortress Monroe, Saturday, Aug. 81.
The expedition which left HAMPTON
Roads for the coast of North Carolina oB
Monday last has resulted in one OF the
most splendid achievements on record as
connected with the navy in particular.
Some delay attended the concentra-
ton of all the ships and steamers, but on
Wed nesday morning the Mime ota, the
Wabash, the Harriet Lane, the Monticel.
10, beside a number of tugs and th e
transport steamers Adelaide and Pea
body, bad arrived of Hatteras lnlet.
The feet was in CON mand Of Flag Of
icer String ham, and the land forces we're
commanded by Maj Gen Butler.
Within the last three months the Re.
bells have erected two forts to guard the
mouth of the Fl atteras Inlet, and under
the protection which they afforded Pam
lico, Albem arle Sounds and the connect
ing sounds had becoUe the rendezvous
of privateers.
Through this direct connection With
the Cbesa apeake, Abe W arle, Norfolk, and
Virginia Communicated with the sea.
Owing to the character of the coast.
blockade was impossible, and capture
thereof became necessary.
The bcmbarduent vas commenced at
distance of about two and half miles
by the Minnesota on Wednesday at | | a.
10, and she was soon joined b the en-
tire feet.
The fire was iucesssnt, the forts re
sponded bu. seldom, and it soon became
evident that their guns could not reach
the ships, though the Rebels might long
hold out, protected as they were By their
works.
When the bombardment opened, the
landing of troops from the transports, by
launches aud small boats, comwebced,
under cover of the guns oil The Harriet
Lane and Monticello.
1t was more than an hour before the
fr-t boat resched the beach By this
tiue the wind had co@e up 20 that the
surf ran bish, and though the greatest ei
forts we're NJ ade, only about three hun
iIed of the forces we're landed.
Eyery boat was either broken I'D or
bescbed. and Notwithstanding nearly one
thousand men had been placed on schoon.
er-, it was considered too dangerous to
attempt to laud them, and they we're re,
turned to the tran.ports. Those who
reached the shore we're thoroughly vet.
Meanwhile tie bombard ment vent 90
without cessation. The scene wa- ex
tremely grand The shells from the fee,
rained on the forts and exploded With
splendid eject. The forts replied but
seldom.
When this bad continued about three
hours. the flag of Fort Clark caue down.
and the rebels retreated to Fort II atteras,
a large work below.
Soon after our forces on shore occupied
the abandoned tort and waved the Stars
and Stripes from the rsmparts Unfor
tunately mistaking the fag, or not aware
that our Den had landed, some Of the
hips sent several shells in among the il
but without injuriDg any one.
The Monticello bad proceeded ahead
Of the land force to protect theu, and
bad reached the Inlet. when large fort,
Of an octa2on shape, to the rear and right
Of the small battery, mounting ten 81,
and four inch guns, which had till then
been silent, opened on her with eight
guns, at short range. At the same in
tant she got around and stuck fast the
'nen,y pouring in a fire, hot and heavy
shlch the Monticello replied to With she'll
harply. For fifty minutes >he held her ,
,wn, and finally getting off the ground
he came out. having been shot through
I'D through by seven inch shells, one
'oing below the water line She fred
. shells ia fifty minutes, and partially
ilenced the battery. She withdrew at
usk for repairs, with one or two men
lightly bruised, but not killed or woun
ID. {
The escape of the vessel and crew va. r
oiracu'ous Until this time We supposed |
be day way ours; but the unexpected o Y
eniDg Of the large battery rather changed o
be aspect OF affairs. b
Night coming on the feet returned for
nchorage, except the gunboats which re
iained as near as prudent to guard the
mall band Who, separated from the main h
'rce, camped on the beach in no small :
anger OF an attack from the Rebels in :
'rger force q short distance below.
Nothing of Importance occurred during ;,
lie night. !,
Ga Thursday morning the feet took = =
leir position at about the same range. n
Cd at 8 o'clock the Susquehanua opened y =,
ie ball. and in few minutes the entire ~
eet conce ntrated its Ere on Fort HATTIE y y
u. >"
Our forces on shore we're nov in Fort q
lark, spectators of the scene Fort Hat
ras did not return the FIRE for nearly
lif an hour, and its shots all fell short
The bombardment was continund ,;.h "