The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-09-07
A Mastery Movement
AND A
Brilliant Success II
THE GREAT LEAK STOPPED
Grand Pirate Rendezvous Taken
THE ENTIRE NORTH CARROLL
ma COAST UNoER CONTROL.

has done H. work which was TO obtain command
Of the North Carolina coast, by the occupation
Of llattcras lnlct, and complete the blockade of
Virginia and North Carolina, which had he IN
rendered ineffective by the activity Of smurrlcrs
and pirates Of light draft in Albcmaric an |
Pamlico sounds. To g,ard this important in
let, the rebels had erected wo forts. which have
hc,n taken and are al th', moment eject, civ
N',kadius the passage they were built to keep
open.
DESCRIPTION or TUR ACTION.
The expedition consisting of the f-irltcs
Minnesota, Commodore Sringham, IN COM
q aud # the naval, aud Gen Batter of the land
force; Wabash, Capt Mercer; the gunboa's
raNnce, capt. Rowan; Monticello, Commander
Gillis, and the Harriet Lane, Capt Fauncc;
with the transports Adelaide AMI Geo. Peabolv,
conveying tro ps TO the number Of about a
thousand, left Fortress Monroe last Monliv, AMI
reached the rcnlCz,nu, of UIittcras Inlet, ff-
tecn miles below Cape lllttrras, on Tuesday
morning, the Minnesota and Wabash coming in
IN the afternoon and the Cumberland joined
he fleet the same day.
The lumnurluCnt was commenced at a dis.
lance Ul about Two snl a hal miles, on Wcincs-
lay, at about II \. W.. hy the entire fleet.
nul'Hncuusly with the opening Ol fire from
tNr fleet, tie hnliug Of iroups from the tran.
sports, 10y launche. and .mall boats, commenced.
under o.'rr oi the gum Of the Harriet Lane
tul Monticello
II was more than an hour before the frs, bout
reached The teach. ~ this time the wind had
COME up 50 that the surf ran high, and though
'hy greatest ctirt were made, only about three
hundred of the forces were landed
Ever, luat was either broken up or beachcd
au Notwithstanding nearly one thousand men
had been placed on schoonrrS il wa, con ,idurrd
y 60. 90. a.
they were returned to the transports Those
who had reached the shore were IN oruuglly
wet.
The Wabash had firel tho first gun at ton
o'clock, the clcvcn-inch she'll striking near tue
battery AMI bursting with tremendous force.
The battery, which was &C sand, covered with
turf and mounting five long thirtv-iwos in
SANITY returned the fire, the shot falling short
The Minnesota and Cumberland Immediately
Opened fire and riined nine and eleven she'll into
and about it, The fire WI, terrific, and soon the
battery Responses were few AMI far between.
save when the irisatcs suspended fire for a
while to get new position, when the enrmy's
tire was most spirited, hut no damage was sis-
tancd hV our sims.
AZ 81, v,n o'clock the fla ,stafr was shot away
and the rebel fn, came down, but the Rrin.
was It'll continued b, them.
At II O'Clock the SusqrchIuna steamed in,
and, dropping her boats as,,rn, op,ncd an ctio
ccsnnt, hu, the enemy did not return tho fire
with any REGULARITY, the battery being too hot
Tor them, from tho explosion OF ,Nrll, that
d oppcd IN at the rate Of above a halt dozen
, minute.
when this hal continued about three hour.
the tag Of Fort Clark cam, down. AMI the p,
bclS rctreated to Font llitioras, u large work
below.
S7Soon after our forces on shore occupied the
abandoned fort and waved the Star and Srirc,
from the ramIarts. Unfortunately mistikin.
the ilar, or MOI aware that our men hal land
some 81 the ships sent several she'll, in among
them but without inuriug any one.
The Monticello had proceeded ahead Of the
land force tn protect them, and had reached the
inlet, when Fort llnttcras, Ga large work Of an
octagon shape, tu the rear and right OF the small
1 battery, mounting ten thlr,y-twO, aud four
cight-inch Euns,) which ill till then been
silent, Opened On her with eight guns, at short
range. At the same instant sh" got aground
aud stuck fast, the enemy pouring ia tire hot
and heavy, which the Monticello replied tu " th
she'll sharply. For hiiv minutes she held her
| own, and finally getting OH the grounl she
came out having been shot through and tht u,h
hy seven cight-inch shells, one going below n.
water line. She fired ifty.fve shells in INV
minutes, and partially -jlcucrd the battery. She
Withdrew at dusk for repairs. with one or two
men slightly bruised, but none Killed Or
wounded
The hcet now returned 10 anchorage. cx,cpt
the gum oats which remained a., near ~ prudent
T. guard the small band who, separated from
the main force, camp,d on the beach in no sulLl
danger Of an attack from the rcbols in larger
force u short distance below
The night passed without an alarm, the enc.
my a since learned, living on their arms all
! night, expecting an attack.
On Thlr'day, M quarter past eight, the vcs-
srls having borne down nearer than the prcviuu,
DAYS position, the action began, the Susquehan-
M opening the ball, and in few minutes tho
entire Hest concentrated lis fire on Fort Hitteras
The range was now accurate, and every shot
went into the battery, doing fearful execution.
our I, rces on shore were now in Fort Clark,
spec a'ors Of the scene. Fort llatterns did not
return the fire for nearly half an hour, and its
,huts oil fell short
A. - minutes past 10 tho Harriet Lane
opened fire and soon after the Cumberland
came in from the oiTng and joined in the at
tack. The Harriet Lane, with her r,ii"d guns,
did good execution The fire was 80 hot that
all Of the enemy that could 10 20 got into a
homb-prouf in the middle Of the battery.
Finally at minutes past IT., 4. NJ, an H.
inch she'll having pierced the homb-prooi
through ,cntilator, and exploited inside, near
the magazine, the enemy gave up the fight, AN
| raised over the ramparts white Nag.
The fleet immediately ceased hrc---0ur mon
AT Fort CLARK, with loud shouts, started on a
| double quick, and were met on tho beach by
| flag uftrucc.
Capt. Nixon, Of the Coast Guard, was in al
! vance. and was met by the commanding officer,
! who proved to be- Commodore Samuel Barron.
| late q the Navy, and now As slant secretary
! of tie Confederate Navy, lie proposed u ca
/ piullatc, by allowing the garrison 10 stack arms
| aud retire, and the officers 10 retain their side
/ arms These terms Gen. Butler, who had en-
4 tered the inlet on the steamer Fanny, Instantly
/ rejected, and demanded an unconditional sur
render. These terms, after Council Of War,
were accepted.
/ Commodore Barron was taken to the flag
ship, where he delivered hi, sword 10 Cumlno.
| durr Ntrnsham, and the army officers delivered
| thcirs 10 Gen. Butler. The terms Of surrender
ha,in, Leon .igued, tho rcb.l, were instructed
/ hy Gen. Batter IN march ont ot the fort, which
! was done, while our troop, all ul whom had
1 row been landed. marched iH and pIrIdcd on
the parip.t. The Stars and Strip were raised
on.l the widest cheering, the band playing
| Yankee Doodle.
S,y.nhuuirpd a. Il thirty prisoners, including
10 officers, were cip.urcd, with ono thousand
stand of arms, thirty live heavy guns, ammuni-
! tiuu for th' same, large amount at hospital
! and other stores, two schOuners--une loaded
with tobacco, AMI the other with provisions I;
one brig loaded with cotton, two lightholts,
two -uri boats, &c.
The fort was rc.eniorccl bv the arrival Of four
hundred men the night before. Commodore
Barron reached the fort the afternoon OF the first
humhardmout, AM on the second forenoon a