Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-09-04
Gen. h. =. nnt tier,s pIficIal Report to
GEN. Wool. -s's.s II Hads
U. s. FLAs.sHIP MNNRsofAl
i1r q tttsg1 August 80 e.

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GENERAL: Agreeably to your orders I en-
barked on the transport steamers Adelaide and
George Peabody 500 of the Twentieth Regiment
New York Volunteers, Col Weber command
ipg, 900 Of the Ninth Regiment New York Vol
uuteers, Col. Hawkins commanding, l00, OF the
Union Coast Guard, Cspt Nixon commaDding,
and one company Of the Second United States
Artillery, Lieut.. Larned commanding, as q
| force 20 operate 10 conjunction with the feet
under command of officer Slringham against
| the rebel forts at Hattesas Inlet saes ~
We left Fortress Monroe on Monday at one
O'Clock P. M. The last ship of our. feet afriv.
ed OF Hatteras Inlet shout four o'clock Tues
i day afternoon; such prepsraIions as were pos
| sible for the landing were made in the evening,
and at ylight nexs morning, dispositions were
made for an attack upon the forts by the feet,
and for the landing Of troops, Owing 70 the
previous prevalence of southwest gales, q heavy
sart was breaking on the beach. Every effort
vas made to land the troops, and alter about
3l5 were landed, including 80 marines from the
| deet and the regulars, both the iron boats upon
which We depended were swamped in the surf,
ana both fstboats stove: and a brave attempt
being made BY lieutenant Crosby U. s A.,
serving with the army as postic,ptsi at Fort
ress Motroe, who had volunteered 70 come dow
1 with the steamtug Fanny, belonging to the or
my, to land in boat from the war steamer
Pswnee, resulted In the Bleaching of the boat,
50 that she could not get of. IN. 9t+n5 I
IL was impracticable to land more troops be-
icsuse OF the rising wind and sea. Fortunately,
twelve FOUNDER riAed boat-gun loaned Us BY
the flagship, and twelve pound hositzer, were
Handed, the last slightly damaged. Our landing
vas completely covered BY the shells of the
Monticello and the Harriet Lane. / was on
ooard the Harriet Lane directing the embarka,
tion Of the troops by means Of signals, and was
shout landing with them at the time the boats
we're stove. We were induced to desist from
further attempts at landing t.oops BY the rising
of the wind, and becanse, In the meantime. the
aeet had opened FIRE upon the nearest fort,
which was finally silenced and It's flag struck.
No firing had opened upon our troops from the
other fort, and It's flag was also struck. Sup
posing this to be signal of surrender, Col.
Weber advanced his troops already landed upon
1.-THE beach. The Harriet Lane, Capt Faqnce.
BY my direction, tried to cross the bar 10 get
| In the smooth water Of the inlet, when FIRE was
opened upon the Monticello, which had proceed.
ed In advance Of us, from the outer FORT Sew
efal shots struck her, but without causing any
casualties, as | am informed. SO well con-
vinced were the officers of both navy, and
army that the forts had surrendered at this
time, that the Susquebsnna had towed the
fhgate Cumberland TO an ofidg. The FIRE vas
\ then reopened [as there was no slgnal from
either) upon both forts, In the meantime o
few men from the coast guard had advanced up
1.-The beach with Mr.. Wiegsl, who was acting as
volunteer aid, and whose gailantry and services
III wish TO commend, and took possession OF the
smaller fort, which was found to have been
abandoned by the enemy, and raised the Amer
lican flag thereon. II bad become necessary,
owing TO the threatened appearance Of the
weather. that all the ships should make an
61ing, which was done with feluctance from ne.
cessity, thus leaving the tfSops upon the shore,
labartin possession Of the small fort (abont 700
yards from the large one) and the test biyopack-
ed on the beach near the place OF ofiandipg, about
tNo miles north of the forts. EsrlyBhe nextI
,nios6iug the Harriet Lane ran in-shofe, for the
lpdip5ss OF covering any attack on the troops,
| At the Same time large steamer vas observed
coming down the sound, Inside the land, with
reinfofeemepts Tot the enemy, bat he wee, pre-
vented from landing by Captain, johnson,
of tliea coast-guard, WHO had placed the
two guns from the ship and a SIX FOUNDER
from the enemy In small sand battery, and
opened FIRE oo the rebel steamer. AT 8 O'clock
laheoGess opened IRE pgain, the Gag chip being
anchored Dc near 40 the water allowed, and the
other ships coming gaiiantiy into actop, u
Twas evident after q few experiments, thAt our
shot fell short, an Increased length Of fuse was
photographed, and firing commenced with shells
Of ffteeli seconds' fuse. had sent Mr, Fiske,
acting aidlde.camp, on shore, for the purpose Of
gaining intelligence of the movements Of the
troops aud Of the enemy | theh wfnt with
Che Fanny for tie purpose Of effectiDg landing
l Of the remainder Of the troops, when white
Gag vas run up from the fort. 4 then went
with the Fanny over the bar Into the inlet, AZ
the came time the troops under Colonel eber,
marched up the beach, and signal was made
from tie Hig.ship to cease fhbg i1As ttIe Fan
ny rounded Ii over the bar the rebel Steamer
WinsIow went dp The channel, having i large
number Of secession troops on board which fhe
had not landed We threw . shot at her from
tue Fanny. but she proved ODE out of rapge ,T;,-
i theu cent Lieutenant Crosby on shore TO De-
msnd the meaning Of the white Gag. ~.
"A F.yoalrr RrsrostD --As .the commence:
msilt OF the battle, Lieut. Hasbfonck, Of The
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