The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-09-14

ed thsir much Wanted aCossC Defsnses.s spike
toeir 9uns, and Ned 70 hsintsriof, leaving werl
1 ind Notifications constructed q crest sxpen,
and labor, to b occupied by the Federal force
On the approach Of the Monticello, white flsf
| wsre raised In several places.d The 1usquehaI
m lefs yesterday, 70 occupy Ocrscoks Inlet, an
10 Oregon Inlet ships will no doubt be sonk.-
Port Macon, on Beaufort Bay, alone rsmainA
has 30 guns, "a and % pounders : 2
snT The most gratifying feature Of the informs
ton receivsd from Hatteras, b the fact that tn
North Carolinians wets Aocking 20 the standar
OF the Union. Col Hawkins administered til
oasn OF allegiance TO between two and thre
hundred In one day, until they came in sue
numbers that they were dismissed without th
formal oath. They expressed great 10Y owe
the success Of the Federal arms, and ask tia
they may have the prossction Of the Govern
ment which il their hearts they never ceased :,
honor and to which they ceased to reader sctiv,
support only when overawed by the tyranny o
yen Davis Numbers came in boats across th,
Panlico Soand 70 declare their allegiance, ex
press their joy and ask that the Federal force
might extend their cruise and march to the In
nsr coast Of the, State, where they represent tht
true Union sentiment still prevails and vii
manifest itself in strong battalionf, il aims AND
leaders can only Be insured 70 them The reb
els are in the greatest condemnation, and tn,
Leaders are represented ~ fleeing in every direc
ton f5tI I-It a n : -
The importancs Of tho victory is far create,
than even the most sanguine had estimated. I,
represented that the capture Of Hatteras VA
deemed impossible by the rebels, and its loss is
therefore, every where regarded on the coast a
INJECTING q fatal BLOW on rebellion in North ca
rollna, and az successful flank movement on JsN
Davis g sie =
What is now wanted is q force of gunboats.
and that, too, without delay, on Pamlico Sound.
20 that the rivers penetrating North Carolina
may be ascended and the inhabitants assured of
the protection of the Government There are
at the different ports on the North Carolina
coast large number Of vessels captured BY the
privateers, and held as prizes by the rebels
These should be released; and for this purpose
boat expeditions should be organized, and TO-
til!a for landing troops placed on the same.
The emergency calls for energy and COED
Judgment. Gen. Wool has represented the cub.
Ject to the Department in its strongest light and
viii continue TO do so. If the success At Hat
teras is followed up by right action, other sue.
cesses will De obtained, in comparison with which
sne capture Of Forts Hatteras and Clark, with
their 100 prisoners, will be insignificant. By
this single, well-directed blow, the whole coast
OF North Carolina has fallen into our hands it
requires but few more ell.directed blows to
give US the State and split the rebellion in the
center. s5l"' g 'ts-'
learn from Capt. Faunce that our troops at
Hatteras had placed the forts in condition of
defense, by mounting guns and strengthening
the works in various ways. The Pawnee was
inside the inlet, and most of the time the Sus.
quehanna outside. The rest of the feet that
participated in the bombardment are scattered
along the coast, and preparing to strike blows
wherever they can be made effective.
In view of the Importance of the position,
and the probability that further operations will
be commenced at an early day, Of which Fort.
ress Monroe will be the baee, all the depart
ments OF the service are very active in getting
in readiness and forwarding the supplies necessa.
~ to the new post. Quartermaster Tallmadge
Is making arrangements to maintain regular com.
munication by steamers between the Fortress
and Hatteras. The rebels need not flatter them.
selves that our troops will want anything either
to eat or drink, so long Is Captains Tallmadge
and Taylor administer the Quartermaster and
Commissary's Departments. .si'1Rs
All the guns Of the Harriet Lane except the
large one on the bow, we're thrown overheard,
and will not be recovered. Otherwise she sus.
tanned no injury, and Capt Faunce has greater
reason than ever for prizing his gallant little
ship. He will proceed to New York with as lit.
tie delay as possible for new armament
In my account of the bombardment, stated
that the Harriet Lane raked the beach With
number OF shells, 20 az to break up any rebel
encampn ent that might annoy our men after
they landed. It turns out that two or three Of
these shells fell ct an immense range in the rebel
encampment mot then known to exist) at the
Windmill in the inner beach, and that the men
were 80 frightened that to the number Of $50
they decamped TO Fort Hatteras, leaving every
thing behind, thus increasing the number Of our
prisoners. 1t was the equipage Of this encamp.
ment that Col. Webef's men burned.
There is scarcely any doubt that the number
killed and wounded on the side Of the rebels
was greater than had been hitherto reported
Those who were found in Fort Hatteras were
probably killed and wounded in the last half
hour OF the bombardment. The small boats
that put of from the Fort, short time before
the capitulatien, to the rebel steamers in the
Sound, anquestionably took away all the killed
and wounded up to that time. Those in Fort
CLARK we're removed during the night. The re.
bel accounts give the names of certain ones that
were wounded but escaped in this way. 1t is
probable that some were removed and others
left behind :? The guarded confessions of the
prisoners sustain this view Of the case. Fort
Hatteras was poorly supplied with hospital ap.
pointments, and the wounded had to be removed
elsewhere to receive attention. s7'-@ -
When entered the Fort, less than half an
hour after the white flag was run up, there was
but one surgeon and dozen men badly wound.
ded requiring immediate attention. I was as.
sured that there was little or no stimulants in the
hospital or Fort, except the commonest sort of
whisky, and it gave me the greatest pleasure to
send by the hand of Capt. Cahoon bottle of
choice brandy to the Surgeon, begging him to
accept it, with the compliments Of the cores.
pondent of New York Tribune. should add
that the timely donation was gratefully accepted
and properly acknowledged. I need not say
how strange some of the downcast men standing
by me seemed to regard it that The Tribune
should manifest itself at such time, in such
place, and in such way. Your correspondent
was never on better terms with anybody than he
was in very short time with North Carolinians
on that occasion. s -
The Sword Must make Peace.
Gen. Fremont's bold proclamation of Martial
Law has commanded and still receives the pro.
foundest attention throughout the country
Everywhere it meets the heartiest approval from
the most patriotic and sagacious minds. That
1t attracts the rage and execration Of traitors,
is gratifying proof OF its wisdom. The
popular masses of the loyal States are rapidly
adjusting their political creeds to the novel ne.
cessities Of the war. The suppression of trea-
sonable sheets, the suspension Of the habeas cor.
Pas right. the seizure Of suspected citizens, the
summary Imprisonment Of plausible emissaries,
and the declaration Of Martial Law throughout
State-all these seemed contradictory to the
primary opinions and impressions of our people
respecting the citizens rights. This infelicitous
seeming was improved by the Secessionists and
paid traitors among US into an occasion for the
most insidious and subtle efforts to distract and
confound the counsels of the masses. These
efforts have failed. The dangerous sophistries
Of the foes Of the country have everywhere
been met and exposed to the general scorn and
contempt. The nation now feels and sees clear.
~ that it is no infringement Of liberty to defend
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