New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-04
The Capture of Fort Hatteras.


From the Petersburg Express of the 3lst we ex-
tract the following further particulars of the cap
ture of Fort Hatteras by the Federal expedition
The b0mbardment and captu-e Of Fort Hatteras
by the powerful Federal feet which sailed from
Old Point Monday, and which we announced
yesterday, have been fully confirmed by parties
who reached here LAST evening from AeWI ern, N.
C. These rarties left kewbern two hours after
the intelligence reached there, and are therefore
unable give the details, Lut they assure lis at
the facts stated in Yesterdays Express are sub
stantially correct so far as their information en-,
abes them to iuGCe. -
1t is row stated that tie Federal Leet, and &C.
companying launches, barges, etc, conta ned,
twelve regiments, NUN be1lng nearly or quite
twelve thousand men, instead of four thousand, as
given out by the agent Of the Associated Press at
Fortress Monroe.
We regret to learn that among the captured at
Fort Eatteras is Col. Bradford, gentleman well
known in Eirginia and North Carolina, lie having
served for many years in the 1. s. army. Ee,, ,,as
well as Com. Barron are both highly valuable and
eff cient fcers and their loss, even though it be
temporary is one that will be seriously felt.
We hear also that our forces at Cape Hatteras
were larger than our information caused to state
in yesterdays Express We ascertained yesterday
afternoon, from young officer who had Just come
in on a sreciai train from North Carolina that $50
Confederate lore we're stationed at Cape Fatte-
fas. ali CT wLon were taken prisoners. corc-
rany OF State troops, numbering lta Or more,
leacl ed he ut only few hours before It fell into
pounGers mounted at Fort Hatteras but shot and
shell were scarce Il is stated that very large
amount of powder fell into tie hands Of the Yam
l.ee fUrCes-some say as much as twenty wagon
loaCs This, we think, must be an eEaggerat0n,
as the military authorities controlling the ort
would scarcely have allowed SUI h disparity 10
have existed between powder and ball.
Fort Eatteras is situated on the outer coast Of
North Carolina about twenty miles south OF Cape
Batteras, and although sufficient time has not
elapsed from! its commencement to the attack to
render livery ormca be it is thought that with an
abundance Of ammunition and force of 1900 men,
it could have resisted the fearful odds with which
| it was compelled to contend on Thursday last. =
| Many are disposed to dispute tie advants COS
which some claim will be gained by the invaders
in Occupying this point. That it Is an inport2nt
position, we 90 uot entertain doubt il the o. in.
| ion of those who have been familiar with PamIico
Sound for many years past is entitled to considera
ton. This sound is but eighteen or twenty miles
| in Width-scarCely that probably-and II wasie!
the most fertile portion OF all North Carolina. Int
ii empty ihnumerable streams. These streams
penetrate far into the interior-two reaching the
important towns of Newhern and Washington, anC
easily navigable for Lincoln's gun-boats Having
| gained access to the Sound, these gut- boats cal
! commit depredatcns upon the innoc ent people o
North Carolina tc all almost incalculable extent, /
| they do nothing more serious.
| The excitement, we hear, in all Southeastern
| Carolina is very great, many persons, we think
being unnecessarily apprehensiYe of immediate
danger. large nunlber of troops have been al
ready ordered to that section, and it is rumOret
| among passengers who arrived last evening, tina
| the Governor will Immediately call out the militia
FURTHER PARTICULARS. - toldsJoro', N. G.
| Aug. 30, p. Mt Is stated by passengers up from
NeWbern, that the attack on Hatteras commenced
on Wednesday, and after a day and half's ter
rife fighting the garrison surrendered Thursda,
at meridian.
All our men save Is or 20, who made their es
cape were taken prisoners. The killed am
wounded, it is thought will reach IS. The pris
soners will not exceed 600. The loss of the enc
nv is not known, but it is believed to have bee
| considerable. .:
The fort was only surrendered after the ammu
milton had been exhausted. This is the more re
GREETED because there is now at Newbern froI
5000 to 1000 solid shot and probably 1900 shell.
Anattack is apprehended at Newbern, and man
persons have left the town. Great excitement pre-
walls in all this seCtion and even the boys ar
7 arning themselves to drive back the invader
should they make their appearance.
AssArLr rroN Hon. iJouN P. HALE.-On Satu
day afternoon, upon the arrival of Hon. John |
Hale at the depot i'll Dover, n. H., (the place
! his residence) a man, apparently intoxicated,
, whom an acquaintance had pointed out Mr.. Hal
as an " Abolitionst.' stepped up to Mr.. H., ant
with the remark. q You are one of the men VII
have brought all this trouble upon u.s." struck hi
in the face knocking of his hat. Mr.. Hale, seeir
the condition of the man, replied, " Get out of m
wayn when the drunken fellow struck him agai
Mr.. Hale did not return the blow, but wake
quietly way. The Depot Master and others inte
fered to prevent any further assault. The attac
, did not appear to be premeditated and the ala
was over in few minutes. III. S. paper.
If that man was drunk, he certainly acted vel