Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-09-06

may be made upon the whole coast =
North Carolina to Boguo Inlet, extepdiDn
many miles inland to Washington Nam
bern and Beaufort. In the lauguoce q
the chief engineer Of the rebels cd
Thompson, in an official report it is IL.
key of the Albemarle. In my judgment
it is station second in Importance ONLY
to Fortress Monroe on this coast Az.
depot for coaling and supplies for tbe
hlockading squadron, it is invaluable
AS harbor for our coasting trade or
inlet from the winters storm, or from n;
rates, it is of the first Importance Rv
holding 1t, Hatteras light may again send
forth its cheering ray to the storm beaten
mariner, of which the worse than wand.
lism of the rebels deprives him. It b,v
but one drawback want of water-br,
that condenser like the one now in On
GRAFTON at Fortress Monroe, at cost Of
few hundred dollars, will relieve"
The special correspondent of the N Y
Tribune makes the following STATE
ments as to the condition and FEELINGS of
the prisoners taken: -
"a short time before the surrender of
Fort Hatteras, about 900 of the rebel
garrison had taken refuge in the bomb.
proof magazine, which was so crowded
that several tainted, and when shell
struck and penetrated it, panic ensued
which the officers could not control. With.
in ten minutes afterward, our shots mean.
time raining in upon them, the white fac
was run up. During this time most of
the casualties occurred. The prisoners
manifested great surprise at falling into
Uncle Sans hands, from whose grasp thew
had believed themselves perfectly secure
The rank and file were equal y astonishcd
to fud that they were fed and sheltered
instead Of being slaughtered in cold blood
The officers felt kcenly the miscarriage
and do not hesitate to say that North
Carolina had got severe blow. All mani,
tested great anxiety to know what was to
be done with them, and were assured that
they we're going among better friends than
they had at home, and where they would
receive full rations regularly. The last
consideration seemed to afford great salts
faction to the prIvatcs. When the capitu.
laton took place, the provisions of the
garrison were running very low, consisting
principally of salt junk and molasscs,
"The rebels shells were filled with
sand. But few fuses were found in the
fortress. The shells were supposed on
sbipboard to be rifcd shot, owing to the
sand. The powder in the fort was of a
poor quality. There was large number
of percussion caps, rebel make. The cop
per was not waterproof, and they we're
very poor. About half the prisoners had
been in the fort for three months, with
little pay They complain of hardships
The arms were mostly altered from flint
to percussion locks. They were of very
poor quality. But two companies were
fully uniformed; the rest were in citizens
clothes. There was separate corps of
coast guard recently organized into reg-
ments under Col Martin. one of the
most prominent North Carolina lawyers.
A number of the defenders were from the
country, having volunteered since the ar
rival of the feet. consisting of substantial
men, planters, shipowncrs, tar-boilers,
proprietors. Some of the soldiers said
they had enlisted to avoid being i'm
pressed others did not hesitate to express
the hope that the war would speedily close
adding that it was "a bad business.
When the prisoners were taken on board
the Adelaide the call for water was uni
versal and their thirst appeared unquench-
able. All the ice on board was used up
in twinkling. The prisoners said they
had had no water fit to drink since they
had been in the fort. They were per-
fcctly exhausted, and could lie down any
where for nap"
KENTUCKY ALL RIGHT.--A special dis
patch to the Tribune, from Frankfort I'd
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