The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-03
THE NEW YORK SUN
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 3 1861.
Telegraphic News.
FROM rHB SEAT OF VAR.
.
The Hatteras Victory.
Additional PnrticnIar- Of the Land
Operations.


nearest fort, which was finally silenced an is
flag struck. No tre had opened upon our tIo Is
from the other fort aud the hag WIS also struck
Surprising this to bo n signal Oi surrender, Col
Weber advanced his troops alrcadv landed upon
tho leach.
SO well convinced were the ofliccr. Of both
army and navy that the forts had surrendered
at this time that the Su$quchanni had tOwod
the irlgajC Cumberland TO an Uiling. la the
meantime low uiyu from the COl,. guard had
advanced UP the teach with Mr. Wheel, who
was .ius ~ volunteer and and whose t,illltu
try and ,cr> zee, wish to commend, and took
possession ui the smaller fort, which was fuuui
To bc allan lonvd 10y the enemy, aud raised the
American lag thereon. II hal become nccrs.
Sirv, owing to the Threatened appearance ol the
weather, that all th' ship, should make au
uiling, which wa, done wi h reluctance from
necessity, thus leaving tho TROOPS urou the
shore, n part IN possession ul the small fort,
(Ibout 200 wards from tho larger Onc) anl the
rost hiNudaCkol on the beach, near the place Of
landing, about two miles north Of the forts.
Erly the next morning the Harriet LIno ran
iu shore, for the purpose Of cuN Cring anN at ick
un the troops. At the same time a large sicIuI-
cr was observed coming down the Sound inside
the land with rciuiurCcmcnts tOr the cncmV
but she wa, prevented from landing hv Captain
johnson # the Coast Quad, who had placed the
two gun, from The ship and ,iN FOUNDER from
the enemy IN a small sand battery, unl opened
iitc on the rubcl steamer At o'clock the ilcct
upen'l fire again, the tag ship hrn. anchored
~ near ~ the water allowed, and the other ships
coming galAntly into action. II was evident
after u lew experiments that our shot iol short.
An increased length ul iu,o was tclcgtaphcl
and iiriug commenced with shells Of 10 seconds
fuse. ! had sent Mr.. Fiskc, Acting Aid-le-
camp, on shore, for the purpose Of gaining IN.
tclligcnoc ol tho movements Of tho troop, Of the
| enemy. then went with the Fanny for the
| purpose Of cilccting landing OF tho remainder
/ G. Ne troops, when a white hag was run up
| from the font then went with tho Fanny
over the bar into the inlet. At the same timr
the troops under Col. Weber marched up the
beach, and signal was made from the flagship
to cease firing. As the Fanny rounded in over
tho bar, the rebel steamer Wiu-lOw went up the
channel, having - large number ot secession
troops on board, which she had not landed We
threw u shot at her from the Fanny. but ,no
proved To bc out oi range.
| then sent l.ioutenln. Crosby on sliorc 10 lc-
maud the meaning Of the white lllg.
Here follows the CORE ponlcnc' AMI rip'tu-
lltion published yestcrdny,I
then landed aud took a formal ,urrcu lor of
the forts, with all the men aul munitivn, Of war,
inspected the troops to sce that the arms had
been properly surrendered. mIrchcl them out
and embarked them on honrl the Adelaide. and
marched my own trOpp' 'ntp the fort AMI 'Ilard
our flag upon it, amid th cheers Of our men
and salute Of thirtccu guns which hld been
The cmbarkation Of the wounded, which wa,
conducted with great care aud tenderness from
a temporary wharf ere ted ion the purpose, took
80 long that night came on, AMI IL was 80 dark
that il wa. impossible for the pilot, to take the
Adelaide over the bar, thereby causing ,tllN.
| may mention in this connection that the
Adelaide, in carry ing in the troop, at the mo-
men, that my terms Of cipltnlation were under
consideration by the enemy, had grounded upon
the blr; but by the active and iulicious ever-
tious Of Commander Stellwagcu, after some delay
was got Oh. At the same time the Harriet
| Lane, IN attempting To enter over the bpr, had
! grounded and rem l'ucd fat. Both were under
| the guns Of the fort. This To me was q moment
| Of the greatest anxiety. Bv these accidents a
valuable ,hip-ol-war and u transport steamer
with larg" portion Of my troops were within
/ the power Oi the enemy.
had demanded the strongest terms, which lac
was considering. lie might refuse, and seeing
/ our disadvantage, renew the action. But lie
! lcrminCd 10 a1ate not title Of what believed
\ 20 br due - the dignity Of thr government not
| even to give m official title 10 the officer in
/ cOmmipi %! the rcbels. Bc,ilcs, my Jug wa
| in the inlet, ami at least | couli carry on the
engagement with my two rted six ppuudcrs
well supplied with SAWYER she'll.
Upon taking possession oi Fort llittcra', |
ound that 1t mounted ten guns, with four vet
| unmOuntcd and one large tcu-nch COumhlld
all really iOr mounting. append the official
muster roll ol COT. Martin, furnished 10y him, ol
the officer. and men captured 10y ~.
The position oi thc fort an cvc'clinglv
strong one, nearly surrounded ON all sides by
water, and only 10 bc approached hN march
Of i've hundred Nf'la circuitouSly over q long
neck 9l Innd, within halt muShot range, and
over rtus way "a irw lrcl only ~ width
and when wa commanded by tvs" 'hiriN-lwo
ponnd guns loaded WIN grape ana canister,
when were expended IN our salute IL ma
wen pru'e,ici magazine ana bCmb-lhool rapa-
hl' o' 'l'llerhf One ihl'' hunl'' or l'uf
huhlI"' men, Inc h'P'''l'' wa, OF h'ilIN "'i'-
g0h form, 'npo,ihg about lwO-'hir. oi 'h acre
| 81 gr"uhH, wen covered WIN 'uII'l'"l IRA
! verses ana rhihpafi' ana paralgt-' upon Nnl,h
our shells had mate but niue IMPRESSION lie
/ larger work nearer ilie met was known ~ Fort
| llhlteras' Tort 'mIk, which was about seven
hundred yards nor'huI,, ~ q square redonpi,
mounting lNe guns, ani two siN-p1undera, The
/ enemy had spiked th''e gun. bat IN q very M
! ,lhcient manner, upon ahandonns the tort the
! day before
! had at the troop, ON 'h3r' al 'h' limr "i
! Tue 'uII' ,' Vi 'ho i"ils nut ,t''hi '"tH'u lno
| regulars 'hl tI' marines iihd'nE II ImP1''I-
| hle NIIo"t "1i't q" inc Heel WH'h 'p"'I not
| b' Ju,ll'I uhlti lh' slAle "l lhHt' az I"fl-
reas Monr"., ana OWNS 10 We l4r,I''l'nB hP
lHar'l'' ul the "r!' Atr N''l"p uh'l lhe pro-
NIs'o.'. n'NInE WIN i"o P!uNIlon' ''P'uuu
apou' ANa ""'b r4'l"'7 I'i 'h' use 'I inc
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