Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-02
OFF HATTERAS Inlet,

North Carolina to the authorities of the
! United States:
Orr HATTERAs INLET,
U. IS. FLAG SHIP MINNESOTA, Aug. 30.
To the Hon. Gideon Wells, Sec'y Of the Nary:
have the honor to inform you that we
have been eminently successful in our ex-
petition. All that could be wished by the
most hopeful has been accomplished.
This morning we are taking on board
the Minnesota, officers and men numbering
six hundred and fifteen of the rebel force
which surrendered yesterday after bonn
bardment from the fleet of parts of two
days. | shall forward a full account inn
mediately on my arrival at New York,
whether I have concluded to land them
as requested in your communication in
reference to prisoners coming into the pos
session of tine Navy. After landing them
l shall return to Hampton Roads.
Respectfully your Obd't serv't,
| (Signed) S. H. STRINGHAM,
Flag Officer Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
us. CHARTERED STEAMER ADELAIDE,
August 81.
Sir Il have to report that the expedi-
| ton to Cape IIatteras Inlet has resulted in
signal victory over the rebels, aud the
capture of 2 forts, - cannon, 1000 stand
of arms, and us prisoners, amongst whom
are Capt. Sam'l Barron, Lieut.. Sharp, DR..
| Wyatt, Mr.. Brown, Major Andrews, and
other officers, late of the U. S. Army. The
amount of loss on their side is not exactly
known; . are ascertained to have been
buried, and IL wounded are on board the
vessel. Many others were carried away.
Lieut.. Merdoch, late of the L. S. Navy, is
among the number, with the loss of an
arm. We met with no casualty of any
! W Ot In DIR
WAS unconditional. For all particulars,
beg to refer to the reports of flag officer
Silas II. Striughom and Maj. Gen. Ben. f.
Butler. am, respectfully,
Your obedient serv't,
| TSignedl II. S. STILLwAGEN, Cong.
To Hos. GIDEON WELLS, Sec'y of War.
| U. S. CHARTERED STEAMER ApRIATIc,
August 81, 1861.
SIR In obedience To your order / have
the honor herewith to furnish you COM
plete list of the wounded prisoners taken
at the surrender of Fort Hatteras. The
whole number is thirteen, and eleven of
these were transferred to this steamer by
the order of flag officer Silas II. String
ham. The two remaining were found to
be so seriously Injured as to prevent OF
their being moved and were consequently
left i'll the fort in charge of n medical Oil
Ger. From the information which | have
received from crcditabe source ! have
formed the opinion that many of the
wounded and perhaps all the killed were
sent on board the rebel steamers in the
Sound prior to the capituation. Only iwB
of the killed were found, and these were
discovered in the outhOuses of Fort Clark
on the day of the evacuation OF that fort
understand from Surgeon WyattM. Brown,
formerly of the United States Navy and ut
present holding a commission in the army
of the Confederate States and in charge of
the medical department of Forts lIattcrns
and Clark, that Ex-Lieut Murdoch, of the
United States Navy, was very badly III
jured, a fragment of a shell striking his
fore arm and making a compound fracture
of both bones. This gentleman escaped
from Hatterus, prior TO the surrender, in
the privnteer Wiuslow.
Gen. Butler, accompanied by comman-
der Stillwagen and others connected with
the Military and Naval forces, arrived here
early this morning in special train from
Annapolis. The brilliant exploit on the
North Carolina coast sOOE spread through
out the city and accustomed unboundcd
/ JOY among all loyal people.
The Government ofcourse was promptly
informed of the FL dsOme news.
l ne TcluTueu purity III COuiP"HS Win
several members of the Cabinet, visited
the President between ] | ond II o'clock.
The result of the expedition is claimed
to be the possession of the N G. coast.
BALrIMoRE.-The Maj. Anderson. whose
name appears among the prisoners cap
tured at the taking OF the forts in Hattcras
Inlet, is r. Lowden Anderson. an architect
of Baltimore. Many of the prisoners are
BaltinOreans.
Among the prizes is ship load of Get
ton, prepared to run the blockade.
1t is rumored that n member of the rcbc!
Cabinet is among the prisoners.
The Harriet Lane got ashore but would
soon 90 relieved
| The footing obtained in North Carolina
will be permanently held, and Wilmington
ultimately taken possession of, TINS giving
the rebels in Virginia fire in the rear.