Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-08

The RAleiya Std'e journal PUBLISHES Tue clietA' 10
ports of Col VIM. f Martin, jor ". s. G. AnGrsSs,
Col J-s. A. J. Bradford and Commodore S. Barren, Of
the attack On Ferts H,ttsras and Clark the 2sh and
29h OF August and their Surrender to tbs enemy the
last named day. These reports arc all, written Eat sea-
August sls7 and 'ssp, lst" on board ilig Ship Min
resoa"
COLONEL MARTINS REPobT.
TIE nose important par. OF Colonel Martins report
is as fcllo7s:
On Tuesday afternoon, tho 9Th Of August abont 4
O'clock discovered large fleet in sight Of ua.teras
alter an hour CT more, by che aid OF the Pliss MADE
ous what considered seven large war steamer Two
transports. apparently crowded with men, and two OF
three small tug stesmer Having thai pest but about
thres hundred aud men and learning frem the odcars
in charge OF ors Clark and HAtteras that would re-
uuFe two hundred apd twenty-five men 10 Work
The guns properly, aud give the necessary Teiss aDo
kuosing that wish the residue Of tie men could not
successfully resist tnGug OF the entmys trQop7,
determined TO send to Portsmouth for aid There beng
no steamboat ultlesas after some hour or more,
succeeded 10 getting po, boat and oi'Patooed IL win
orders % Lieut. Cot Geo. W. Johnston at Portsmouth,,
TO brig TO aid fsOrl Portsmouth, all tha men that
could pos-bly be- spared. THIS dispatch which hed
hoosd and expected would have reached him IN te"
hours he dd cot get until sometime in the morning OF
the mex, day. Inmedis.di upon ceivng my orders
Lsui. Col Johnston made every tn1rS to come 70 nv
aid and sue esied in reaching Hatieres AZ dark On the
2Sh with hsi1r Fl. A. Gillian and portions OF the io'
loyi- compauies to wit Company T. 10 Regiment n.
C. VOis L. George ". Grimes commanding ard sixty
rlru and Two Fad Lieu:tnRntS; Company G. IN Risi.
mel.. Leaf 81 T. Move, commanding, with seventy
three men and one Pad Lieut.; OoqpaDy X, 7h R'gi-
m,ut n O. Volunteers, Capt. Tlcms1 b. sharpe, CON-
handing with Sky four aud two Fad Lauttnanisi
Coulo.py of State troops Capt Thomas Sparrow! con-
manoiog with fitY anu all his o;era Al the time
Of tho aui7al of Lieut. Col Johnston, Commodore Bar
ron, Of the s. Nary and 1ejor ". 5 II Andrews,
commanding the krtlory deleuoes .; Fos.s CLARK aud
Haueras, also arrived.
a, tho arriv,l Of Commodore Barron and NfJor An
drews held CONSULTATION with the Ma)r and sc
arrrcd that IL ives advisable 90 surrender command
OF our detsnoes to the Commodore, having enire cont
Gence In bis skill experience and bravery i lie would
accent the sane. The tfr al tue ccnmlgd was made
70 hm Rad ne consented TO take charge The Rsror VI
Commodore Barron and Aaj. Andrews Of tie acion CT
ne 20 n contain ell that is material ind therefore
deem i ulrc ,efsiy to scy anything IN ressi TO th'
at,aoy and surrender the % T. iar'Aor than remark
that the olceG aud behaved we'll tyt1iting great
c,o'nrs3 end bravery aid eErstnG hat we wee placed
"a. such Disadvantage hdp NJ neither sufficient dr'naR'.
10 rog PETE a. al min tIseas"g, and hasi7o JPffra'
n "a MT uSfssrt'y rel constructed 70 enable O. re-
main s,iil osd sf,7nrs ne ffs Il Hs enemy
Had orr md tio4 ia titbcr Of these rtsp'cis Oten
rbai Il ought - bdrs b,s, HasTd' w2ud SHE Dc 2" o
possession.
On TIE NOR ing Of the 2Sh, tween eight and nino
O'clock heavy hc, Op,re! from che steamers A'n1eso-
a. " ,bssh SusQlehauusb sra o,htT vsr vessels upon
For, Clark and upon E'mos az parts OF he Island, par
i,u,ry az ,a plil here thew intended landing troops.
The FIRE was continuous uIon Iari Clark and upon all the
Elt, Skirts 81 Wo0c7 where troops might possibly Dc
CO zee LED for several hours. B-'9g he OF shells only,
r u,gh' well 20 spoil Ct Cs Il lCc OF shsl7 Toe me
o. the enemy was pr0Dpr rstUrr' d by Cap; Jo1n .
Lamb, Comp D. Z h & n. O. Eos, Who was IN cnsrg,
OF FJrs Ca'k sut was rcguialg kept up by him Ultl
sysry chc-cs II PORTER an! eseTV primer sIs eshoped
wa while lllanty dressing o1c Of the GUS a 70
arS that Lieut. Knight, OF Comp. d, 7th Regiment \.
O. Volunteers lived a severe wound 10 the arm nom
a fragment OF sbU. Capt. LIMB and hs l. euanants,
al OF whom present, ana the mea under their com
magd displayed great cocl1ess and bravery. Their fir
wa-sssu directed ruus well managed and Wills. most
If thar shot M Short reached the enemr, de-
Jog hovevc bui u,t'e damage, Gs they were all round
saot tia. we've i'ed.
O., cyrqlf1rfisn Jsing entirely exhausted NJ Fort
C. ark snl the enemy having landed 10 COS, call
IL lfc1rs togs her who were nc Fort Clark and IL
fnCu'lY iErecd that l. w." .""''.hla 70 r'nds'
= ~ a,ies az, iau back upon Fort dafteTas. Tois
s,,,. 500 80 In. crGcr7 10 tie vurrts bodies Of
-s,7 ,tn had t'ued n tho skrt7 OF wood 10 r.
.s. iha s5g-ocs Of ~, enemy upon Fort Clark; that
Fort Cltt could 10. 30 held, asd they nult FAN lack
20 For, HlerS. Tho guns az Fort Clark acre as ei
cgly spiked a. was possible TO do With nails hlrn7
IN proper fpis', everything taken oil that We corl
cerv aud We ten back under s. terrible 6rs of shell
noon F5r- Hlreri, We reached there, think, ab ~.
one o'clock should have stated before ,aa; Lieut.. i.
". Ezzu, OF Capt. W Sl'tou's Company cl State
T,o,p, La chsrg, OF one OF the rrus at Fort Clark,
ard can VI say that he discharged ts duty IS nan
and a soldier.
Ircg,st 10 STATE that Will, some Of Tho mon were pass
ing from Camp Gwynn, which the sonod shoro,
aud bout two miles from For; Hist5rls one man, and
possibly two wcr, killed by the shells OF the enemy
have moi b-e1 able 20 laarn their names.
Having collected al tho troops a. Fort Hr:erls, de-
tsrmacd 20 make 90 good resistance possible, Consul
.i1r With Caps Cohoo1, Of O,m)lny B, ID Regiment
n u Volunteers vho had charge Of For Hs.tlTss with
his company We agreed that IL VS. usl s. to cZpend
or sho on the ,ncm- hey were te7oud reach % We
mus endure until they nearer F1ri Ha,srs sub
n.tgd 10 che IRE for some hours without returning
shot A. about four o'clock p. NJ, OF the cncmy's
steamers uud r:ook 10 60 through the Inlet, when
opened upon her. and drove her back putting varal
round shot into her. but doing her sup ose material
damage.
The filing between For. Hl!terns ard the enemy con-
tinu,d until night f, or rather the fire of the enemy
upon the Fort continued To- they kept so well beyond
tae reach Of ias tta cny w,stei our anluni-
ton in firing at tnem
MAJOR ANDREWS REP 'Rr.
Nrjlr Ardrsva, who commanded the post, says:
IOrriyei at Fort Haiteras on the evening Of the 2Sh
L,,rs, l., c,r,,r,rv with Com R,rron FLAG Oirnr a.