Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-06

d Interchangeable set our hands THIS twenty
S niuth day of August A. D. 1861, and of the
:; independence United States the eighty fifth
year. [Signedl
y S.H. STRlSeHAa,
! yiag Officer Atlantic Blockading Squadron
t Benz. F. BUTLER,
G Major General q. S. Army, Commanding
( S. BARRON,
: Flag Officer Confederate States Navy,
/ Commanding Naval forces Virginia
and North Carolina.
W.. F. MAR7N,
. Co!cns. Seventh Regiment Infautrv,
. North Carolina Volunteers.
". L. G. ANDREWS,
! Major Commanding Forts Hattcras and Clark
, U. STATES CHARTERED STEAMER ADELAIDE
August 81, 1861
To Hon. Gideon Wclles, Secretary of the
Navy:
: SlR:-I have to report that the expedition
TO Cape Haltcras Inlet has resulted in signal
victory tho -chcl-. Tho capture Of two
forts, 25 cannon, 1000 stand Of arms, 7l5
prisoners, amongst whom are Captain Samuel
Br7run, Lieutenant Sharpe, and Dr.. Wyatt NJ
Browne, al late Of tee United States Navy,
: and Major Andrews and other officers. late Ct
the united StateS Army.
The amount Of loss on their side is not ex-
actly known. Five are ascertained to have
been buried, and eleven wounded arc on board
this vessel. Many we're carried away. Lieut..
Mu.dongh, late Of the United States Navy, is
among the number, with the loss Of IN arm.
We met with no casualty Of any consequence
whatever. Tho surrender Was unconditional.
For all particulars beg to refer to the report
Of flag officer Silas II. Strinsham and Major
General Benjamin F. Butler
Although the Adelaide and George Peabody
were chartered for other especial service, yet
to further important operations consented to
take the troops on board from Newport News
and Fortress Ncnroe-nine hundred man, with
arms, provisions and munitions Of war-and
landed part Of them, about three hundred,
amidst hcsTy sur! until the boats filed snG
became annanaseable. The neu.ofwar hauled
in and commenced heavy canonade a. guar.
tc. past 10 a. Il. On the 2Sth, and kept it rp
at Intervals ali day, and recommending on the
29ih at quarter past eight, TitE increased ef.
feet. The eneny's rsinlorcenents endeaToring
to lands thousand or fifteen hundred men
they were driven back, and at II &c they dis.
played flag Of truce and were forced to sur
render az discretion.
On the appearance Of the white flag steam.
cd into the inlet, and laid behind the For,
ready to throw the remaining troops ashore,
either in case of commencement or cessation
or hostilitcs Tho George Peabody, Lieut..
Lowry, did the same. At the surrender we
oiliciated in the ceremonies after which tie
prisoners were brought to this vessel, and the
next dag, the 30th inst, placed them on board
| the Minnesota, which vessel sailed ct 2:30 Z.
w., for New York, and we left for Annapolis,
with Major General Butler, United States ARMY,
and the wounded prisoners. 7 hope my en-
deavors in the case may meet your fall appro.
baton. and beg To recommend to your cor
sidcration the conduct Of Lieutenant Con-
this work, and placed ii charge Ct The George
Peabody; OF Dr.. William VI. King, United
States navy, who volunteered fc7 the cIpad;-
ton. have also received valuable assistance
from M corps OF pilots. and from Dr.. c. Shell
place c! JUNIOR officers.
lam, very respectfully, your obedt servant.
LSignedl Il. 9. SaELLwAGrS, Comindr
Us,TEp s1..rs r. "o -, roar Yrdsr / nave -:
nonor III! 10 cfi =ou colnilc;e list
Of the wounded prisoners taken .i,e surrcr-
der CT Fort Hatteras.
The whole number is thirteen, and eleven ct
these we're transferred to this steamer by the
| order Of c.0ttcer Siias II. SIringham Inc
Two remaining !i.an wcra found 10 bc tOn Sc
riousl7 injured to permit C. their being removed
and we're consequently left in the tort n Tue
charCc Ct & medical officer.
From th. information which have reccl7sd
from ercdi.abIe source, / have formed the
opiuion That many Of the wounded, and, per.
hans all the killed, were sent OIL board the
rebel steamers in the Sound, prior to tho cl:
pitulation. Only two killed were found, and
these were discovered in the outhouSes u
Fort Clark, the day Of he evacuation oi 'i''t
work.
understand from Surgeon Wyatt and 'lr.
Brown, formerly OF the United States navy,
and at present holding commission IN the
army Of the Confederate States, and ii charge
Of the medical department of Forts Aattsras
nad Clark, that ex.LioutcEant Murdauga, vi
the United States navy, was very badly III.
ured, fragment Of shell striking h!a l1'e'
arm, and making compound fracture oi ''"in
bones.
This gentleman escaped from iiattcrAs
prior 20 The surrender, in the privatcer "!rs-
N!l!oughby Davis, age %, native oi Aorth
Carolina -J0nesborough Guards -!accrat2d
flesh wound Of instep, not serious
William E. Clark, age II, native OF North
Caroina-Tar Run Boys-lacerated wouni' dn
inch and half deep, external surface nl h?'
per joint Of lower third of right thigh Dong
we'll
James 4. Cooney, age %, native M North
Carolina-Tar Run BoFs-deepiy Iacr;'''ea
wound, involving dethod muscle ot Lett H''r'il'
der; quite serious, although the JOINT is no'
. believed to be implicated.
". G. Andrews, of the L Iton Guards
lacerated wound, iGilicting ! Us and meta
tarsus-left-just oo1ing Of I'D. Seriou".
Matthias Tannager, aged =. Of the NoTtt
: Carolina Defenlers--contusc, round Of uppe;
part of the left brcas. and rsC -expectoratins
blood; not much consttu':'-i disturbance
Logan Mills, aged le, nat.Ea Of North Caro-
= lima. .,.,
Lcnoir Branes, sigh! lies 'und Of mid'il'
third of left leg, ex;ernnl Sill -.
Wilson j. Forbes, aged2 tive Of North
Carolina. Jonesborough Eds-laceratet
wound, aoout Two and . h ,nches long an'
three inches deep upon r.". oi upper third O
thigh poatcr:oT surface.
j. Henry Hines, aged IS, T. ye Of North Caro-
lima; Lsnoir Brsses, scrlou,.j lacera,ed Toua'
in the left side.
Ashley Kecle, agsd %, native of Sorii
Carolina, Hamilton Guarda-lacsrated wo"n
: in left side.
John Mills, aged ls, native Of North Care
: lima, Tar Run Boys-wouud, produced BY
:, fragment Of smell, occupying posterioT aspec
}, of forearm; joint, perhaps, implicated.
u NJ Gilbert Rogefson. ha.iTe Of North Care
lina Roanoke Guards, confusion of the T!s1
foot considerable swelling, but no fracture.
Francis Mooring, aged 81, native Of Mort
. Carolina; Lenoir E-ases, right half of froDt!
with a portion of anterior loDc Of brain, ca
risd away by piece Of sael--wound morta
John Mcorias, aged 1a, native Of Nor!
;r Carolina, Tar River Boys compound anc cou
ic plicated fracture OF left arm, and comPoun
t. fracture of left thigb-wounds mortal