Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-09-11


Major Andrews and Col Martin, Of the rebel forces
' pom being received on board the tug Fanny, they
informed me that they had accepted the terms pro-
posed in my memorandum, and had come to sutren.
der themselves and their command as prisoners of
war. .-
-.--. MEMORANDUM
Flag Officer Samuel Barron, c. s. navy, offers
to surrender Fort Hatteras with all the arms and
munitions of war. The officers to be allowed to 20
retire. (Signed, s. BARRON,
Commanding Naval Defences of Virginia and North
Carolina +
GEN. BUTLER's REPLY. 49,
The following reply of General Butler was dis |
patched by Capt. Crosby, U. S. N, and Lieut..
Creigcl:
FoRr HArrERAs, Aug, 20 1861.
Memorandum: Benz. F. Butler, Major Gen. COM |
manding United States army in reply to the com.
munication of Samuel Barron, commanding forces
at Fort Hatteras, cannot admit the terms proposed
The terms offered are these:
Full captuation, the officers and men to be treated
as prisoners Of war. No other terms admissible
Commanding officers to meet on board flag ship
Minnesota to arrange details.
On the reception of this the commodore called
council Of war of his field officers, and accepted
the terms offered when they proceeded to the flag
ship to arrange the details.
The prisoners were then put on board the flag
ship Minnesota and the fort taken possession Of
The stars and stripes were hCisted from the fort by
Capt. Crosby, of the U. S. N, and Lieut. Creigel,
amid the cheers of the troops and the booming Of
the cannon lately in the possession of the enemy.
On Saturday Gen. Wool issued the following:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT Or VIRGINIA,
FORTRESS MONROE, Aug 81, 1861.
The commanding General has the great satisfac
ton of announcing glorious victory, achieved by
the combined operations of the army and navy, at
Cape Hatteras Inlet North Carolina, under the COM
mand of Commodore Stringham and Major General
Butler The result of the gallant enterprise is the
capture of 730 men under the command of Com
modore Barron, and one of the North Carolina cab
met, one thousand stand of arms seventy five kegs
OF powder five stand of coors thirty pieces Of
cannon, including one 1O-inch Colum5a brig
loaded with cotton, and brig loaded with provisi.
ons, stores, and $50 bags of coffee All of which
exploits were achieved by the army and navy 500
volunteers ard 60 regulars of the command
The gallant affair will not fail to stimulate the
regulars and the volunteers to greater exertions to
prepare themselves for future and greater achieve
ments Obedience, order and discipline are indis-
pensable to maintain the interests, the honor and
humane institutions of the Union
We make the following extracts in relation to the
wounded, from the report of Assistsn: Surgeon
King. Of the Lincoln Navy:
From the information whichI have received from
q crcditabe source, have formed the opinion that
many of the wounded, and, perhaps, all the killed.
sent on buard the rebel steamers i'm the Sound
prior to the capitulaton. Only two killed were
found and these were discovered in the out-houses
of Fort Clark, the day of the evacuation of that
work.
Understand from Surgeon Wyatt and Mr. Brown,
formerly of the United States navy, and at present
holding commission in the army of the Confeder-
ate States, and in charge of the medical department
of Forts Hatteras and Clark, that ex-Leutenant
Murdaugh, of the United States navy, was very
badly injured fragment of shell striking his fore
arm and making compound fracture of both bones.
This gentleman escaped from Hatteras, prior to
the surrender, in the privateer Wlnslow.
Willoughby Davis, age %, native of NorthCaro-
na-Jonesborough Guards-lacerated flesh wound
Of instep, not serious.
William E. Clark, age II, native of NorthCaro-
lina-Tar River Boys-acerated wound an inch and
half deep, external surface of upper joint of lower
third Of right thigh Doing well.
James A. Cooney age %, native of North Caro-
lina-Tar River Boys-deeply laceratcd wound, in
volvng dethoid muscles Of left shoulder; quite Sc
rious, although the joint is not believed to lie in,.
plicated.
! W. G. Andrews of the Hamilton Guards-laccr-
ated wound, infcting tarsus and metatarsus-left-
just oozing Of blood. Serious.
Matthias Tannager, aged %, of the North Carolina
Defenders-contused wound of upper part Of the
left breast and neck-expectoratng blood: not much
constitutional disturbance.
Morgan Mills aged 49, native of North Carolina.
Lenoir Braves, slight flesh wound, of middle third
| of left leg external surface.
Wilson j. Forbes, aged u, native Of North Caro-
lina--Joncsborough GuardS-lacerated wound, about
two and half inches long and three inches deep,
upon part Of upper third of thigh posteror surface
n-.nI NJ n
Lenoir Braves, seriously acerated wound in the left
side.
Ashley Keeie, aged 25, a native of North Carroll
ma; Hamilton Guards, lacerated wound in left side.
John Mills, aged Is, native of North. Carolina,
Tar River Boys-wound, produced by fragment Of
shell, occupying posterior aspect of forearm; joint
perhaps implicated.
NJ. Gilbert Rogerson, native of North Carolina,
Roanoke Guards, confusion of the right foot, consd
erable swelling, but no fracture.
Francis Mooring, aged 81, native of North Car
olina; Lenoir Braves, right half frontis with por
ton of anterior lobe of brain, carried away by a
piece of shell-wound mortal.
John Mooring. aged 49, native of North Carroll
ma, Tar River Boys compound and complicated
fracture Of left arm, and compound fracture of Jeff
thigh-wounds mortal
The above named men were placed under my care
after the surrender of Fort Hatteras the afternoon
of the 29th inst. The injuries were caused by frag
ments of shells during the bombardmcnt of the fort
which not only lacerated but in many, if not all th
cases, burned the soft parts.
1t stated that Gen. Butler has left fifteen wound
ed Confederate prisoners at Annapolis in charge o
Col Morse They have been placed in the hospita
at the Naval Academy.
PRODUCE LOAN IN AID OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES
We publish in another place, recent Circular from
the Secretary of the Treasury, in regard to the Pro
duce Loan authorized by act of Congress. The OBJ
ject of this loan is to give the planting and manu-
featuring interests in the absence of cash assets al
opportunity Of contributing to the necessities Of tn
government, by pledged future subscription Of tn
proceeds Of their industry in exchange for Conede,
ate bonds. We learn that the response has alread
been general and earnest to this call. Before thes
subscriptions are closed, it is believed that the ae
gregate will swell to from fifty to one hundred mi