The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-13
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.

One ten-inch columbiad, on the beach,
not mounted, with pivot carriage for the
same.
10 the smaller battery, known as Fort
Clark, five 81 Founders, weight fifty-seven
hundred pounds each, made in 1848, all
spiked.
Three six FOUNDER field pieces on the
beach, two spiked.
MUNITIONS OF WAR IN FORT HATTERAs.
One thousand stand of arms.
-Four stands regimental cOlOrs.
Five hundred knapsacks.
Ten strong tents.
Ten drums.
In the inlet, under cover of the guns at
Fort Hatteras, were found as follows:
One sloop laden with provisions and
coffee.
One brig laden with cotton and assorted
cargo.
Two United States life boats, in good
order.
One hundred and fifty bags of coffee,
about fifty bags in good condition.
MAGAZINE STORES.
Fifteen hundred and seven cartridges
ffty-eight cartridges, ten loaded thirty-two
FOUNDER shells, four thousand musket caps,
eight barrels cannon powder, twenty-four
kegs F, eighteen kegs Eff, thirty>three kegs
FIFE, fifty kegs F on board Neuse river
lghtboat. The cannon powder in magaS
zine and in lightboat, with the fixed ammu~
milton, will make twenty-eight rounds for
thirteen guns, exclusive of fifty kegs FFF
of starks.
n. B. The fixed ammunition at this
port now are seventy-eight cartridge, seven
seven cartridge At Fort Clark are four
teen eight cartridge. The grape and canis-
ter has not been taken in account, nor am
munition for six FOUNDER field pieces.
THE CAPTURED REBELS.
The following is list of the officers
and number of men captured at Fort Hat
teraS:
Commodore Samuel Barron, Confederate
States Navy flag officer; Colonel VIM. F.
Martin, 9TH regiment North Carolina vol
unteers; Lieut.. Col. G. w. johnson, 7th
regiment n orth Carolina volunteers; Maj.
Henry II. Gilman, eth regiment North
Carolina volunteers Major w. S. G. An
drews, of artillery, North Carolina voluns
teers; Adutant J. Nj. Poole, 18th regiment
North Carolina volunteers; Captain L. j.
johnson, company II, It'll regiment North
Carolina volunteers Lieut.. VIM. Sharp,
Confederate States navy Lieut. Thos. II.
Allen, engineer and ordnance; Surgeon
w. Nj. Brown, Assistant Surgeon VIM. E.
Poole Colonel Bradford, Lieutenant Las
sci, company l, 7th regiment North Carroll
ma volunteers; j. G. Carraway, ordnance
officer.
ARRIVAL OF THE MINNESOTA AT NEW YORK
WITH THE REBEL PRISONERS.
From the Commercial Advertiser of Monday.
The United States screw frigate Mime.
sofa, Captain j. g. Van Brunt, bearing the
broad blue pennant of Silas H. Stringham,
Flag Officer and Commander-in.C Chief of
the b.ockading squadron, arrived this morn
ing at nine o'clock, and anchored off the
Battery.
She brings here six hundred and ninety
one prisoners of war, captured at the en~
gagement at Hatteras Inlet. The Minnesota
is first class screw frigate of thirty-two
hundred tons register and mounts forty
guns; she has two engines of $50 horse
power, and is propelled by an auxiliary
hosting propeller she has four eleven inch
guns, capable of throwing balls of one
hundred and sixty pounds weight. She
carries a crew of about eight hundred all
told.
During the passage up the bay the rebel
officers occupied the quarter deck, and were
intently engaged in viewing the vessels
passing to aud fro, and the beautiful land
scape on either side of our noble bay. The
rebel soldiers were scattered from the waist
to the forecastle on each side of the ship
looking out of the port holes, leaning on the
very guns that had aided in their subjuga-
ton.
The crew were busy about the deck, the
majority of them being armed with CUT
lass and boarding pistol. We also no.
ticed that the twelve FOUNDER boat how
itzers were placed aft, so that in the
event of the rebels attempting to rise they
might be prevented. The officers on
duty also had their side arms and piss
tolls. The marines were out in full force,
and prepared to keep the prisoners in check.
The Minnesota entered the NarrOws this
morning about eight o'clock under steam
alone, with trim yards and the entire crew
attired in blue pants, white frocks and
white caps. She looked like a picture on
the smooth waters of the hay. AT the fore
floated the broad blue pennant of the flag
officer, and at the mzzen peak lazily but
proudly, dropped the good old stars and
stripes. Stopping but for few moments
at the quarantine to be boarded by the
health officer, she resumed her trip up the
bay. After passing Robbins Reef light>
house, she hoisted her private signal, which
was promptly answered by the gunboat
Rhode Island, which was coming up the
bay, and the frigate Potomac, lying at an
Choir off the battery.
The prisoners on the passage hiher were
allowed full liberty of the ship, and were
not put in irons. Of course, every precau.
ton was taken to prevent surprise watch
es were doubled and armed, magazines
carefully guarded, and the small arm chests
and lockers in charge of special and trusty
jack tars.
The gun deck was occupied as the sleep
ing apartment of as many of the prisoners
| as could be accommodated, and the remain
dor ho