The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-09-03
.AonsB. F. Buffers Official Report to Gen.
Wool.
III. S. FLAG SHIP MINNESOTA, Au

u S. FLAG SHIP MINNESOTA, Aug. 80.
GEYERAL -Agreeably to your orders l en-
hartoa on the transport steamers Adelaide and
(jke Peabody 500 of the Goth Regiment New
Xo4E Volunteers, Col. Webber commanding,
260of the 9th Regiment New York Volunteers,
COX Hawkins commanding, 100 of the Union
Coaat, Guards, Capt. Nixon commanding, and
onetSompany of the I'd U. S. Artillery Lieut.
Larnod commanding, as force to operate in
coniunetion with the fleet under command of
ofiCerStrine ham against the Rebel forts at Hat
tet&4 inlet.
s1yyele(t Fortress Monroe on Monday, at o.
clo6kP. NJ The last ship of our fleet arrived
% Hat.eras Inlet about o'clock Tuesday af-
.tern0on such preparations as were possible for
The lapdng were made in the evening, and at
daylight next morning, dispositions were made
fof "a attack upon the forts by the fleet, and
Mx the landing of the troops. Owing to the
previous prevalence of southwest gales, a
heavy surf was breaking on the beach. Every
efQrtawae made to land the troops, and afcr
about3l5 were landed, including SIS marines
from The feet and the regulars, both the If n
b0ats upon which we depended were swampcd
insthc surf, and both fiat boats stove; and o
brave attempt baing made by Leut. Crosby, U.
3. al, serving with the army as pos:-captain at
fortress Monroe, who had volunteered to come
down with the steamtug Fanny, belonging 10
t16s army, to land liz boat from the war steam
er Pawnee, resulted in tho bcaching Of the boat,
SO that she could not be got off.
IL was impracticlble to land more troops, be.
causesof the rising wind and sea. Fortunately
atwelye FOUNDER rided boat gun loaned US by
the flag ship and a twelve pound howitzer were
landed, the last slightly damaged. Our land
ing was completely covered by the shells Of the
Al Al, 7
board The Harriet Lane, directing the embarka-
ton al 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
ofAthe wind, and because in the meantime, the
feet had opened fire upon the nearest fort,
which was finally silenced and its flag struck
No firing had opened upon our troops from
the other fort, and its flag was also struck
Supposing this to be signal of surrender, Col.
Webber advanced his troops ready landed upon
the beach. The Harriet Lane, Capt. Faunce,
by nv direction tried to cross the bar to get in
tie smooth water of the inlet, when fire was
opened upon the Monticello, which had proceed
edlinadvance of us, from the ter fort Sew
efal ghots struck her, but without causing any
casualties, as am informed. So we'll convinced
were The officers Of both navy and army that
the forts had surrendered at this time that the
ffigate Cumberland to an offng. The fire was
thensre opened (as there was no signal from
either) upon both forts In the meantime a
few men from the coast guard had advanced up
the beach with Mr.. Wiegel, who was acting as
Iwish to commend, and took possession of the
smaller fort which was found to have been aban-
doned by the enemy and raised the American
Aag thereon.
IL had be- ONE necessary, owing to the threat
ened appearance of the weather, that all the
ships should make an ofing, which was done
ithreluctance from necessity, thus leaving the
tS0ops upon the shore. part in possession OF
the small fort (about 700 yards from the large
one) md the rest bivouacked on the beach, near
the Vlace of landing, about two miles north OF
the forts Early the next morning the Harriet
Lane ran in shore, for the purpose Of covering
any attack on the troops. At the same time a
large steamer was observed coming down the
sound, inside the land with reinforcements for
the enemy, but he was prevented from landing
hy Capt johnson, of the Coast Guard, who had
placed the two guns from the ship and six
pouHder from the enemy in a small sand battery
and opened fire on the rebel steamer. At
O'Clock the fleet opened fire again, the ag-shiI
being anchored as near as the water allowed
0s4 W. olucA oHiPo oohi 'iS S"l"Hiy INV "ooAoA
Nwas evident, after few experiments, that oul
shot fell short an incrta ed length of fuse was
autographed, and firing commenced with shells
Of 10 seconds fuse. had sent Mr.. Fiske, act.
ingaid de camp, on shore, for the purpose gain
Ing intelligence of the movements of the troops
and0f the enemy. then went with the Fanny
for the purpose of effecting landing of the re-
mainder of the troops, when white flag wal
runnp from the fort.
7 then went with the Fanny over tho bar into
the inlet, at the same time the troops under
Col.SW cbter, marched up the beach, and sigma
Wasnado from the flagship to cease firing AZ
thesFanny rounded in over the bar the Rebe
steamer Winslow went up the channel, having
alargc number Of secession troops on boarc
which she had not landed. We threw q sho
atsher from the Fanny, but she proved to be GU
offrange. [ then sent Lieut.. Crosby on shore
todemand the meaning Of the white flag Tho
boat soon returned bringing Mr.. Wiegel with a
written communication from Samuel Barron
latescaptain in the U. s. Navy.