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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-02
CAPTAIN sTILLWAoEN's REPORT.
UNITED STATES STEAMER ADELAIDE, |
Auuuut n 1aR1

UNITED STATES STEAMER ADELAIDE
August 81, 1861
SIR have TO report that the expedition to Cape Hste
Inlet has resulted signal victory over the rebels
The capture OF the two FORTS twenty thou
sand stand of arms hundred and fifteen prisoners
amongst whom Captain Samuel Barron, Lieutenant
Sharp and Dr. Wyatt N. Brown, all lat, Of the United
States Navy and Major Andrews and ether officers Of
the United States Army The amount Of loss their
side Is not exactly known. Five ascertaned have
been buried, and eleven wounded board this
vessel Many were carried away-Lieu;cnant Murdaugh
late Of the United States Navy among the number
with the loss OF We with casualty OF any
consequence whatever The surrender unoondition
al For all particulars beg refer the reports
Flag officer Slas II. sringham and Major General Bepja-
MINI Butler Although the Adelaide and Gsorge Peabody
were chartered for other and special sarvice yet to
further important operations consented to take the
troops board from Newport News Fortress Monroe
nine hundred men, with arms, provisions, munitions Of
war, and landed part Of them, about three hundred.
amid heavy surf, until the boats filed and became I'm.
manageable.
The men Of hauled in and commenced heavy can
Donade at 1015 A. N. on tho 2Sth, and kept up at
intervals all day, and recommending the 10th ct 815
with increased effect The enomy attempted 10 land
thousand or ffteen hundred men, but driven back
AT II 30 they displayed flag Of truce, and fsrsed TO
surrender at discretion On the appearance the white
flag steamed into the inlet and laid behind the fort
ready 10 throw tho remaining troops ashore either in
Of commencement cessation Of hosttes. Tho
George Peabody, Lieutenant Lowry, did the same At
the surrender oAcatcd IN the ceremonies tar which
the prisoners were brought 70 this weasel and day.
the Both inst, placed board the Minnesota, which
vessel sailed at hl two p. n. for New York, and
We left for Annapolis with MAJOR General Butler,
Of tho United States Army, aud the wound
Cd prisoners. I hope my endeavors in the
case may meet your full appreciation, and beg 10 recon-
mead TO your consideration the conduct Of Lieutenant
Commanding r. b. Lowrey, associated with on this
work. and placed In charge of the George Peabody Of Dr.
VIM NJ King United States Navy, who volunteered for
the expedition have also received valuable assistance
from my corps Of pilots, and from Dr. r. s;ewagen
James Forsyth who acted in the place of junior officers
Tam, very respectfully, your obed,ent servant
II. s, STETI,WAGEN
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One tennch coumbiad on the beach, not mounted,
with pivot carriage for the same,
In the smaller battery known Fort Clark Ave thirty
two pounders weight fftyseven hundred pounds each,
made in 1S4S, all spiked.
Three six-pounder field PIECES the beach, Two
spiked.
MUNITIONS OF WAR IN FORT HATrERAs.
One Thousand stand Of arms.
Four stands regmenta colors.
Five hundred knapsacks.
Ten strong tents
Ten drums.
In the inlet under cover of the guns at Fort Hstess,
were found as follows
One sloop laden with provisions and coffee
One brig laden with cotton and assorted cargo
Two United States light boats, in good order
One hundred fifty bags Of coffee, about ny bags Ia
good condition.
MAGAZINE STORES.
Fifteen hundred and cartridges fifty eight ca,
CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PAGEl
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wounded, by Dr. VIM. N. King, Of the United States
storeshp Supply.
Ihave the honor to be- very respectfully obedent
servant, BENZ +. BUTLER,
Major General United States Army, Commanding volm
teers
10 Major General Jom WOOL Commanding Department
Of Virginia.
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BRILLIANT NAVAL VICTORY.

BRILLIANT NAVAL VICTORY.
Capture of the Forts
and Batteries in
Hatteras Inlet.
O1lcial Reports Of Major General But
Ter and Commodore Stringham.
Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds
Efectually Blockaded.
Fifteen OF the Rebel Troops
Killed and Thirty-five
Wounded.
Forty-fve Officers and Six Hundred and
SkT-fve Nom Commissioned Officers
and PriVateS Taken Prisoners.
The Assistant Secretary Of
the Rebel Navy Among
the Prisoners.
Ono Thousand Stand Of Arms, Twenty.iOuR
Cannon, and Large Amount Of Ammu-
milton and Stores Taken.
Capture Of Vessels Laden with
Cotton and Tobacco.
The Revenue Cutter Harriet
Lane Aground.
>~>~~~~>~>~~~~~~~~~~~~
MILITARY IMPORTANCE OF THE MOVEMENT
>~o~~>~~~r~~~~~~~~~~~>
Sketches Of the Officers Who Took Part
in the Engagement,
&c., &c., &c.
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8 II. sTRINGHAM,
Flag Officer Atlantic Hockading Squadron.
BENZ F. BUTLER,
Major General United States Army Commanding
S. BARRON,
Flag Officer Confederate States Navy, Commanding
Naval Defences Virginia and North Carolina.
WA. f. MARTIN,
Colonel Seventh regiment infantry,
North Carolina Volunteers.
". s. G. ANDREWS.
Major Commanding Forts Hattcras and Clark.
then landed and took formal surrender Of the forts
with all the men and munitions Of war, inspected the
troops to see that the had been properly
dered marched them out and embarked them on board
the Adelaide and marched my troops into the fort
and raised flag upon it, amid the cheers Of our
and salute of thirteen guns which had been shoed by
the enemy.
The enbarkaton of the wounded, which con-
Quoted with great and-tcnderness from temporary
wharf erected for tho purpose took long that hight
on and it was dark that it impossible for
the pilots to take the adelaide over the bar thereby
causing delay.
may mention Ia this connccten that the Adelaide in
carrying in the troops at the moment that my terms of
capulation were under consideration by the enemy had
grounded upon the bar but by the active and udcous
exerons Of Commander sellwagen after some delay was
got or AT the time the harriet Ianc in attempting
10 enter the bar had grounded and remained fast
Both under the guns OF the fort This TO me was mo
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AND ORDNANCE CAPTURED AT
FORTS CLARK AND HATTERAS.

In the large battery known as Fort Hatteras The
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14

A late Cleveland paper says that within week
no less than four female recruits had been dis
covered in companies enlisted for the Lincoln war
in that city. A cotemporary suggests that they be
made nurses for the infantry.
At last dates from the peninsula Gen. Wool had
not left Fort Monroe, and passengers who arrived
by Old Point steamboats, at Baltimore had no
knowledge of any contemplated changes in that
department.
4 letter to the Cincinnati Gazette speaking of
the intended movements of the Lincoln army in
Western Virginia. says: r'
The probability would seem to be, that if we
succeed in getting to Lewsburg without being re-
pulsed, that point will end the marchings of this
division of the army of occupation for this winter.
Lewisburg is an important strategic position, COM
manding the terminus of railroad communication
through the valley of Virginia, and continuously on
down TO Richmond; while, at the same time, a
rapid march from that point would put us in Lees
rear at Monterey, and shut him in between Rey-
nOlds and RosencrantZ. But it must be remem-
bered that the railroad connection with Richmond
renders it easy to run any number of troops to
reinforce Floyd and Wise tonly limited by the
number they have to spare} far more speedily than
we can bring forward our Teintorcements by the
long overland march through the mountains.
From the same source we get the following:
Fort Delaware has been closed to VISITORS This
action has been taken in compliance with instruc-
tons from Headquarters, and it is intimaed that it
was caused by efforts the part of some visitors
of secession proclivities to spike one of the big
gnnsn
lhe following named vessels, seized at Philadel.
pha under the confscatlon act, have been released
under rule of the court, the owners in the United
States paying the value of the shares held by the
Southerners, the money thus paid to be held by the
court for future disposition. The vessels released
are the Emma Amelia one-sixth of which was
owned South; the e. W. Hynson, also one-sixth
the bark Benz Hallett oneeighth owned in the
Confederate States; The schooner Henry Cole was
released absolutely, it being proved that the South
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14

We find in the "True Witness" q religious jour
nal of this city, publication from Mr.. P. NJ Ozan-
me- giving account of the distribution of Bibles
by the Society to our volunteers We copy from
this account the following
Over six thousand copies of the Scriptures have
been donated to the volunteers. In the process of
distribution the following camps and stations have
been visited, some of these one or several oc-
casions
and New Marine Hospitals, Barracks below New
Orleans; Camps Walker, Moore, Pulaski and Shal-
Ter; also, to Texan companies on their way
through New Orleans. q
In Observation-Disclosures, two camps at Bay St.
Louis, four camps near Iuka (two of infantry and
two of cavalry and camp at Marion. .
Books have also been donated to two companies
at Jackson, Miss; and, in concert with Bible
friends to two companies at Liberty and one COM
pany at Summit, Miss; to the Watson Artillery at
New Orleans, and to various applicants at the BIZ
BILE House, by or for volunteers; also, to some
members of an Alabama regiment
The books that have been donated were in Eng
lish, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish.
Among the Creole companies of Louisiana the
French Testament generally wished for, and those
given were the verson of De Sacy, published and
printed in Paris-the officers of said companies
aiding in the work. 'e- .--- '..-. b p.
With scarce exception, my visits in this be.
nevoent work have been civilly received-gene
rally with kindness and thankfulness Much of
permit or authorization to visit the camps given by
| His Exceency Gov. Moore.
| Wherever called, this letter was first presented
to the commanding officer; then in the process of
my visits to the officers in the subordinate COM
| mands. Sometimes the men called up to the
! captains tent to receive the supply; on two or
| more occasions the companies were called up and
| the Governors letter read aloud, and then the
| books offered. In one instance the men standing
| uncovered during the reading of the letter. The
| general mode, however, was by going round from
| tent to tent, sometimes alone, sometimes aided
| by one of the officers
| The books were received with eagerness, the
| demand far exceeding our means of supply. IT. in
! lieu of six thousand, we had had sixteen thousand
| copies to donate, the supply would have been ex,
hausted. 1t may be well to add, that but a small
part of the volunteers have been supplied, many
| regiments, both in Mississippi and Louisiana moi
having been called upon for want of the books.
shall close by stating that the Ladies' Orleans
Bible Society c0operated with Us, by supplying
pocket testaments and psalms, in fine bindings, for
the use of the officers.
P. NJ OzANNE.
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ern owner had died several years since, and his
heirs resided North and were Union men.
The steamer State Of Georgia has been purchased
by the United States Goysrnment, She is large
side.wheel steamer, Of 1900 tons bnrden.
Miss Zela Gale and Miss Abbie Carr, who were
burned at the Continental Theater, Philadelphia,
died at the hospital on the 25th nit, within two
honrs Of each other. Until within a day or two
you'd recover. It was Ze1a Gale who, id drawing
the dress from the nail set fire to it, aud who was
enyeoped in thick skirt by one Of tie Young
girls ID me room, which extinguishsd tie flames.
suffering and deaths Of her four daughters. she Is
at the hospital, and Is confined to her bed These
iass TWO deaths make nine victims Of tie Cont
mental theater calamity 81
Irf connection with the sad AFFAIR al the eontf-
mental it is stated that Zela Gale was engaged to
be married to a lr. Jones, who held the positiou
of second officer on the Kangaroo. The breaking
of a shaft on the homeward voyage prevented fhe
ntimation he had of the terrible calamity was con-
veyed by an attache Of the Walnut street taeater,
who was sent to New YorE for that purpose. n Mr..
Jones arrived too late to see his betrothea. Che
had breathed her last. n
A banner was presented to Henry Wilson's Mas
saehusetts regiment in Boston, Robert G.. Winthrop
making the presentation speech. Robert G. Win
Sthfop might have been much better Employed than
in playing second eddie to Henry Wilson.
Parson Lheever has been preaching In New York
ID favor OF Lincoln abolishing slavery.
He Is reportedto have said:s
Let the Government advance at fts central
shrine, and cut down the moioeh Of slavery from
its throne, and open the prison doors Of The mil.
lions still fattened for his sacriacez let shera do
this, and the priests Of the heIlish Confederacy
will fly bowling from its affairs and the armies Of
the Confederacy Will be disbanded In terror, and
the free people q. e., the negroes,l will take the
prophets Of this Baal, and let none of them
eseape.n
Terrific Cheever! Why don't yoa and your
brother Beecher head the advance ~
The Rev. Mr. Stearns, who preached in a. New
ark {N. J.> Episcopal Church on Lincolnts fast
day in the course Of his sermon pointadIy justified
| the South and denounced the North. The congre-
the clergyman to the United States District Attor
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14
NUMBER 100.
LATEST TELEGRAPHLG INTELLIGENCE
aE6 -5F L5s9s5 sIs 10 sslgg==5 sEr
GALLANT ATTACK. ON. THE BLOegADERS.
FIGHT BETWEEN C. s. lGUN-BoATs AND
- ST. - THE LINCOLN FLEET. 2'~% -
/. -. TFEs's SO - II -.E. --il-t
"A Victory and No Casualties.
lsY TIE s4LlzE LisE-l

MaIor-GeneraiD. =. .Twiggg. .- t.-... s.e. -
FORT JACKSON, Oct. IL, s:45 A. M-Commodore
Hons and fleet arrived here at halfpast IL o'clock
this morning. to attack the enemy at the head Of
the Passes. Fire was first opened at o'clock and
45 minutes which lasted, as far as we could Judge,
for about fifty minutes; again at 8 O'Clock this
morning. The broadsides are almost incessant.
Evidently somebody's getting hurt, although we
are all convinced, from the sound that the firing il
more remote and getting along we'll.
J. K. DUNCAN, Colonel Commanding.
Major General D. f. Twigga:
FoRT JACKSON, Oct. IL, 1890 P. M.-There is a
vessel in sight above the Jump, hove to, which we
suppose to be the McRae, and the smoke Of a
steamer below her; which is all the additional
Eews since my last. We do not know the result of
the engagement, although the firing ceased after
10 O'Clock this morning
J,K. DUNCAN, Colonel Coming.
Later.
Major General D. E. Twigss:
FORT JACKSON, l:25 P. M.-Ihree steamers one
with vessel in tow, with two tall masts, are now
below the forts and coming up rapidly. The re-
suit OF the fight will be given on their arrival.
r a-' = j. X. DUNCAN. Colonel Coming.
Later and Final from Commodore g. NJ Hollins
FORT JACKSON, Oct. l3, % P. .M.--Last night
dttaCheu UlOEha uefS WlLil iitptS uEeb, ana
succeeded, after very short struggle, to drive
them all aground on the South h-west bar, except
the sloop.of-war Preble, which sunk. have
captured a prize from them, and after got them
fast on the sand peppered them well. No casual
ties on our side. A complete success. r'-
,.7r rz t= =. G. N. HoLLINs.
/ . Military Appointment
RICHMOND, Oct. ll.-Capt. j. F. Gilmer, lately
on duty in California, in the Engineer Corps of the
United States Army, has arrived here from Savan
nah, and been appointed a. Major in the regula
Confederate service. He is assigned to duty in tn
West, under Gen. A. S. Johnston. - - ,. y. d
Ex-Governor Helm, of Kentucky, Arrested.
by the Southern Line.I
BOWLING GREEN, KY, Oct. 12.-Ex-Gov. Helm
of Kentucky, who returned home with safe conduc
from Gen. Sherman, (now in command Of the U. s
Department of Cumberland) has been arrested il
Hardin county, Kentucky, d.
Later from Kentucky.
| by the Western Telegraph Line.l
Bowling GREEN, Oct l2.-Gen. Robert Ander
son. u S. A., has been superseded in the comman
Of the department of Cumberland" )" by Gen. w
I. Sherman. The delicate state of the retiring
Generals healte is assigned as the cause.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14

We don't know thar auy pcrsoa would he for
given by God Tor killing himself. bn' certainly
great many would be forgiven by msns'nd.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14
RAILROAD co1Lrs1os.-rhe Memphis Appeal of

telegram received by on last night from
Jackson, Tenn, says that collision occurred be-
tween the up and down train near that place on
yesterday The extent of the damage done is not
mentioned but il is stated that the running of
trains will be stopped uDti tomorrow.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14

HEApQu ARTERS LOUISIANA LEGION,
New Orleans, Oct ~, 1861, {
ID Kocc commanding french observation-disclosures Legion
Til fitdcis hereby authorized
iii mand certificates txGInptng them from militia duty.
Major ochereau will report at Headquarters any infiHc
iipi present order, IS
By order Of I}rigadiereneral
tAS. TKuDEAU,
Communicating Louisiana Legion.
G. A. CASTILLO A. u G. and /. VI. oli6t
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14
4lhitarp SNutites.

A. COMPANY II, ,MILITIA-NoTICE Is GIVEN
III the Male residents subject MILITIA duty between Canal
WI Common Howard and Clara Streets that their
LII which enrolled another Company have been
by the Colonel Commanding Company F, First
Regiment. The drills Of Company at FIeret's Middle
Cotton Press tcnlrnnce Locust street, evening nj
ocock, Sundays excepted You will yourselves both
trouble and e&pense by reportil gwithout celay.
male residents between Liberty and Clara POydras end
streets also enrolled In this Company notified TO be
nupctual drill 8 O'Clock, this eyonDg the place.
have ae .dy commenced BLACK LIST and viii hand it
+. - ...x .
" ~ Il 1855 t"'E y WM. H. g. KING Captain
JOSHUA PulTriPs, 0. 3. OH 1t
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14
ERNEST FoRsrA1L Abide Camp. o3 #

ATTEsTION, VOLUNVEERSi- FEW
a more active able bodied MEN will be received in the
VII BONFoRD GUARDS A fne opportunity is offered TO
Ill those wishing 20 immediate active service.
Equipments aud uniforms furnished. -
Apply at the Armory, 81 CUSTOMHOUSE STREET, up
iell If
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14

FATAL ACCIDENTAL Bowling Green, KY, on
Thursday night, Col. Lyons, of the Sixth regiment
Of Arkansas volunteers, approached the Tennessee
intending the crossing of some OF his men. he
night was windy, t!r rain falling heavily, and il
was very dark ard under these circumstances Col.
Lyons horse stumbled down bluff bank. The
Colonel had his neck dislocated and thigh bone
broken; death was, OF course, instantaneous. He
was forty.fve or fifty years Of age, and leaves a
family in Arkansas. During the crossing of the
river a couple of mules drawing wagon contain
ing Col. Lyons effects and baggage became fright.
ened, backed over the ferryhoat, and the mules,
the wagon and the property were all lost.
Memphis Appeal,
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14

HEADQUARTERS lsr DIVISION LOUISIANA NoLUNTEER)
TROOPS, :
-t- New ufenlls, Oct. =, 1861
g. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 37.--L A l. Il
MI Field and Company officers lhe First Division absent
vi without leave, ordered report for dnty within five
lU days after the PRONUNCIATION of this order.
Officers failing report within the above delay viii he
considered having resigned and their places Will be Billed by
other appointments.
By order OF ~
JOHN l.. LEWIS,
Major General Commanding.
ERNEST FoRsTA1L Aid de camp. o3 If
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14

HEAUQU ARTERs WASHINGTON GUARDS J
Arnory dali, s. Camp street. p
New Orleans, Oct. T. 1851
THE REGULAR DRILLS OF HIS
i'll Company wi the Amory Hail Camp Street, every
wv MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY, at O'Clock
iii P NJ and on Tt ESDAY, THURSDAY and SATU RDAY
evenings o'clock when applications for membership will
Us If GEO O, BEARS, o S,
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14

q 5. z. DUNCAN LIGHT IN IA FTRf-
Fl WANTED-A active young men 10 M mp the
ri ranks, heng organized for State service Uniforms and
A equ pents furnished free For further particulars, apply
to Capt. P. GKANDPRE No. Union street.
j. f. ELLIOTT. No, Union street, or to
ul06t TIOS. II. HANDY l3 and lh Royal
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14

NJ u II G B5 - ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS
IN against the estate OF Phillip HaE deceased vii please
present them the Undersigned for and all persons
indebted said will make the uldergned
JOIN S. BURKE Administrator.
Camp and Amelia City Jefferson.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14

pLACK d HOLTZ. No. 40 fOYpRAs STREET
NEW ORLEANS, la,
Msnuscturers and Copper Tin and Sheet Isonwa
aud Stoves of the most approved patterns
STENCIL MARKING PLATES, for Merchants, MRslutac-
turers Gotten Paers cot in COPPER and bss n snpe
rior style. ,,. ,-..,.
-. - Iohb;nn 7nromntir awarded to sl4 lJ
GUILE AGENCY OF THE CELEBRATED
. STACKER IRON WORKS. TERMr~Srt = + ON and
after this day increased expenses in Transpor'a ION
the advance metal tn" price OF Sngr Kettle 'ate b"
an inch AZ to is II rs inch u to - inches M 5l
inch 4c pc, pound Furnace h0u 1s s5o s9o
10 $40, according and pa ern - ~ r,
Il F. LAVILLFBSCVRE,
Commission Merchant, Nc. L uiOn street.
E9~Terms, Cash. Sel" Il
New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-14

FOR SALE
$50 lbs BLOCK TIN, in bars,
By PHILIP MCGUIRE,
su27 # l6T Magazine street.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-05
NEW YORK ITEMS


NEW YORK, April 4.-The steamer Kan
CARGO has arrived.
The Tribune says that Mr.. Fay of New
Hampshire has resigned the mission to
Switzerland.
The Tribunes Montgomery dispatch
says should orders be issued to blockade the
Southern Forts and collect revenue there,
Davis will issue letters of marque and cover
the sea with privateers.
The Herald's Washington dispatch says
that instructions have been given to Heads
of Departments, not to hold official COM
munication with the Seeding States.
Commodore Stringham and Case have
been ordered to Boston to take command of
the frigate Minnesota, which is to proceed
to the mouth of the Mississippi. The Perry
and Powhatan have been ordered there
Other naval vessels are under orders. No
donbt all looks to collecting revenue from
shipboard.
The Worlds Washington dispatch says
Lieut.. Gilmore from Fort Pickens reports
that place as reinforced and now able to
hold out for some time.
Mr. Blaizdell arrived from Texas to-day,
bringing $4,000 which. the Secessionists
failed to get hold of at Galveston. He re-
ports that the people have not been fairly
heard and are disguised with the revolution.