Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-09-11
NEW SERlES-VOL. lI.-NO 8.

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Fanny, but she proved to be out of range.
! then sent Lieutenant Crosby on shore to
demand the meaning Of the white flag
The boat soon returned, bringing Mr..
Wiegel, with the following written COM
munication from Samuel Barron, late car
tain in the United States Navy:
MEMORANDUM.
Flag officer Samuel Barron, Confederate
States Navy offers to surrender Fort Hat.
tcras, with all arms and munitions OF war
the officers allowed to s. out with side
arms and the men without arms TO retire.
S. BARRON,
Commanding Naval Defence Virginia and
North Carolina
Fort Hatads, Aug. %, 1861.
Also verbal communication that he
had in the fort six hundred and fifteen
men, and Il thousand more within an
hours call but that he was anxious to
spare the eftusion of blood.
TO 10th the written and verbal commu-
ncatons, made the reply which follows
and sent Icy Lieut.. Crosby
MEMORANDUM.
benjamin F. Butler, Major General
United States Amy commanding, in re
ply to the communication of Samuel Bar
ron commanding forces at Fort Hatteras,
cannot admit the terms proposed. The
terms offered are these:
Full capituIation.
| The officers ana men to be treated os
| prisoners OF war.
No other terms admissible.
Commanding officers TO meet on board
! flagship Minnesota to arrange details.
| Aug. -, 1861.
After waiting three-quarters Of an hour,
| Lieutenant Crosby returned, bringing with
him Capt Blrron, Major Andrews and
COL Martin, of the rebel forces, who, on
being received aboard the tug Fanny, in
formed me that they had accepted the
terms proposed in my memorandum, and
had come to surrender themselves and
their command as prisoners fwar.
! informed them that as the expedition
was a combined one from the army and
navy, the surrender must be made on
Ibocrd the flagship to Flag Officer String"
Iham, as we'll as to myself. We went on
board the Minnesota for that purpose On
arriving there the following articles OF
capiulation were signed, which l hope
will meet your approval
United States Flagship MINNEsoT S"hship
Oft IIatteras Inlet, Aug. 90, .,
ARTICLES OF CAPITULATIc'
} II is stipulated and agreed be HEREBY
contracting parties that the foft JUSTICES OF
. command of the said Barron, Ur ,In IppTrn;
Andrews and all munitions oSny ipeornora. ,aT
men snd property under the oncd officer or
said Barron, Martin and AndDr agent who, =
conditonaly surrendered to LegislaltvSo.S
ment Of the United States, i g. = ~ - e>
capituation and it is stiW oS>$S9 ~ sN =,
/, greed by the two contracU 80 ~ -
the part Of the United ST
that the officers and menl
treatment due to prisone
p In witness whereof, We
modore Stringham AZ
: Iehalf of the United
and the said Barrop
representing the
interchangeable A.,
ninth oiy ix.y one, e
Irea area, ana ,I, lightly fah svl -
: %, yOfioer tIap''| Biockal,.. =,
Benz. f. BUTLER.
General Uh tied States Arr
. Mayor ', Commanding.
. icer Confederate States
- Flag Oh ndipg Naval Defences
= Navy, Commi 10 and North Carolina.
" Virgin WM. T. MARTIN,
- nth regiment infan-
/ OOIonel SeNeI rolna Volunteers.
=, try, N. Ca 7. ANDREWS,
w. >. 'ng Forts Hat
{ Major Command. <.
- teras and C,ar formal sur
/ then landed and took men and
y render of the forts, with all the troops to
y munitions of war; inspected the Fly sur.
> see that the arms had been prope. ubarll.
Il rendered marched them out and Ell aud
y !, ed tEem on board the Adelaide, AMI
u marcned my own troops into the tort of
g raised our flag upon it., amid the cheers ~
II our men and salute Of thirteen gum
l which had been shotted 10y the enemy.
The embarkaton OF the wounded,
It which s,s conducted with great care and
= Tenderness from temporary wharf erect
u cd for the purpose, took so long that
= ai,ht came on, AID il was so lark that 1T
e was impossible for tie pilots to Iako the
Adelaide over the bar, thereby causing d,'-
y lay,
0 may mention in this connection That
i the Adcliido, in carrying in the troops
], at the moment that my terms of capitu-
u lation were under consideration 10y the
enemy had grounded upon the bar but
Q by the active and iudicious eXertiors OF
II Commodore Slellwagen, after some delay
% was got off. At the same time the Harriet
! Lane. in attempting to enter over the bar,
" had grounded and remained fast. Both
d were under the guns of tho fort. This to
J. me was n moment of the greatest anxiety.
By those accidents a valuable ship Of war
p and a transport steamer, with large
portion OF my troops, were within the
j power Of the enemy.
y. | had demanded the strongest terms,
'i which he was considering. He might re