The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-09-10

shell and their explosion were heard. The
fired nearly half an hour before the batter
responded, when it answered briskly. On
fire was more correct than on tho previon
day. The range had been obtained an
nearly every shot went into the battery
throwing up clouds of sand and exploding wit
terrific effect.
At twenty-five minutes past ten the iIar
Cumbe land came in from the offing an
joined in the attack. The Harriet Lane
with her rihcd guns, did good execution, sev
eral projccliles from the eight.inch shell goin,
into the battery, and one going directly thro
the ramparls. The fire was so hot that all o
the enemy that could do so got into boom
proof in the middle of the battery.
Finally, at five minutes past eleven A. NJ.
an eleven inch shell having pierced the boom
proof through a yentilator and exploded in
side near the magazine, the enemy ga W
the fight and raised over the lamparts whit,
flag.
We Immediately ceased fire. General But
Ter went into the Iulet aud landed at the for
and demsr ded an unconditional surrender
Commodore Baron, Assistant Secretary OF
the Confederate Navy, asked that the officer,
be allowed TO march out with side arms, and
the men be permitted to return to their homes
after surrendering their arms. These terms
wee pronounced nadmissable by Gen. But
Ter, and finally the force was surrendered
without condition.
Articles of captulation were signed on the
flagship 10y Commodore Stringham and Gen
cral Butler on the part of the United States,
an by Commodore BarroN, Colonel MartiH
and Major Andrews on the rebel side, and
the lattcr's swords delivered up.
BY the surrender we came in possession of
one thousand stand of arms, thirty five heavy
guns ammunition for the same, n large amount
of hospital and other stores, two sciooucrS one
loaded with tobacco and the order with provsl-
ions; one brig loaded with cotton, two light
boats, two surf boats, DC.
The enemy's loss they allow TO be eight
killed and thirty five wounded. Eleven Of
the latter were left at the hospital at Anna.
polls.
We took forty y.iiye officers prisoners, many
OF high rank, among whom were c 'mmodorc
Sam. Barron, late Captain in the United States
Navy; was born in Virginia, and appointed
lIpHI Allht 2'dN's IL 'uNtl'h 'A'O Wv ecu
uary |, 1912, was nineteen years at sea, eight
years on shore aud twenty years unemployed.
Ills total term 1f service in the Navy up 10
the time OF his resignation was forty eight
years. He was last at sea in 1859. Com.
nodore Barron holds tne post of Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy under jeff Davis. Col.
onel Bradford, Cdiof Of the Ordinance. Col
oncl William +. Martin, Of til, 7th North
Carolina volunteers. Col. Martin is native
lf Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and is
about thirty.cight years Of age. lie Is law
Yer by profession.
Lieutenant Colonel Johnson, Seventh North
Carolina Volunteers.
Major Henry A. Gilman, Seventh North
Carolina Volunteers.
Major T. Suowden Andrews, of Baltimore.
Lieutenant William Sharp, la'e United
States Navy. He was appointed from Vr'
tinia and entered the service in September,
lsil, and at the time Of his resignation he
lad been nineteen years IN the service.
Also several others, late army and navy Off.
,ers, and six hundred and sixty.tive non com.
officers aud priya,es.
Our victory WAS a complete and brilliant
)ne VIZ lOol Upl ill', upT Htl VIZ 'upIC
han one, if any, wounded. Our men retain
possession of both forts.
! frrgot To mention that Lieut. ". II.
Mu'iaugh, late Of the United States Navy,
lad his arms shot off, but escaped with Others
n steamer that waited in the Sound out of
an.e of our cannon, until the forts surren
lcrcd when they escaped with three priva.
er schooncis down the Sound. Lieut.. Mar
laugh was formely An officer of the U. States
Navy. He is 4 native and citizen Of aud re
,eivcd his appointment from the State of Nir-
rnia. He entered the service on the Eth Of
Sept, ls4l, and received his commission on
he 9th of September 1854. 1t will thus be
seen that he has had nearly twenty years ex-
pcricuce He was attached to the frigste
Sabine previous to joining the rebels.
regret to add tia, the Harriet Lane, on
Thursday, while attempting to enter the In.
let went ashore and though her guns, etc,
were heaved overheard, sue had not been got
yn' when we left. She is somewhat strained,
but makes no water aud stroug hopes were
Of getting her safely if no storm
sets iu. She is in the breakers.
Your correspondent was on board at the
lime she got ashore. Fortunately no lives
were lost, though several boats going to h,r
assistance were swampcd. We shall hear
rom her in day or two again.
Gen. Butler aud aid came by special train
10 the city tonight, and Immediately called
IN the Secretaries OF Navy and War.