Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-09-12
HATTERAS INLET AFFAIR.
Full Account Of the Attack and Defence.
Terms Of Surrcn der.-The Rebel Pris-
Oners.

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Monroe on Monday last. on secret service.
under command of Major General Butler
and Commodore Stringham. has achieved
splendid. success. The rebel fortifica-
tions at Hatteras Inlet. which were of vast
Importance in military point Of view.
have fallen beneath the attack of our in
trepid navy. and the occupants of the forts,
, among whom there were several distin-
guished officers. have been taken prisoners.
The rebels. who were commanded by Com
modore Samuel Barron. late Of the United
States Navy, fought with much spirit. but
our navy carried too many guns for them,
and they were obliged to surrender uncon-
ditionally. Forty-ive rebel officers. six
hundred and sixty non-commissioned
officers and privates. one thousand stand
OF arms. thlrty-five cannon. a large amount
of ammunition and stores, and several
small vessels, laden with cotton and to-
bacco. were captured through the bravery
Of our men. Our special correspondent,
who has arrived from the scene OF the con-
test. which he left Friday afternoon. with
General Butler and staff, in the steamer
Adelaide. under command Of Commander
III. S. Stellwagen, u. 5. N, touching for
g short time at Fortress Monroe. thence to
Annapolis and Washington. gives the fol-
lowing account of the brilliant affair:
The expedition. consisting of the fr;g-
ates Minnesota. Commodore Stringham
Wabash, Captain Mercer; the gunboats
Pawnee, Capt. Rowan: Monticello, Com
mander Gillis, and the Harriet Lane. Capt.
Faunce. with the transports Adelaide and
j George Peabody, conveying troops to the
number of abont a thousand, lett Fortress
Monroe last Monday. and reached the rem
devious off Hatteras Inlet, fifteen miles
below Cape Hatteras. on Tuesday morning,
the Minnesota and Wabash coming in in
the afternoon, and the Cumberland joined
the fleet the same day. ~ .atf
Preparations were Immediately made to
land the troops the following morning. al
which time the transports ran near the
beach, two miles north Of the Inlet, and
covered by the Monticello. Harriet Lane
and Pawnee, about three hundred men were
landed through heavy surf. the force con.
sisting Of Capt. Larned's company of reg
ular artillery. Capt. Jardinc's company o
Ninth New York. two companies Of the
Twentieth New York. with Col. Weber
and Lieut.. Col. Heiss: a detachment o
marines from the frigatos. under command
Of Majors Doughty and Shuttleworth. ant
detachment of sailors from the Pawnee
T under Lieuts. Crosby and Blue. with Drs
King and Jones.
The gunboats swept the beach and neigh
boring copse of scrub oaks. All the boat.
> being swamped and bilged in the surf. NJ
, more men could be thrown ashore. Mean
| while. the Minnesota and Wabash-th,
latter with the Cumberland in tow. steam
ed up. to the front of ono of the rebel bat
teries and took their position at long range
G AT ten. o'clock the Wabash fred tn
: first gun. the eleventh inch she'll strikin,
o near the battery and bursting with tremen
. dous force. The battery which was O
sand, covered with turf, and mounting fiv
long thirty-two's Immediately returned tn
{ fire, the shot falling short. The Minneso
Ia and Cumberland Immediately opene
FIRE, and rained nine and eleven inch she'll
- into and about it. The fire was terrific
= : and soon the battery's responses were fe,
(, and far between, save when the frigatc
suspended fire for awhile to get new po
sition. when the enemy's fire was mos
: spirited. 80 f s1-9r tl, 7Hri
i. No damage was sustained by our ships
IS and when they again took their positio
the caunonading was intensely hot. til
shells dropping in the enemy's works.. @
&c falling on the ramparts. exploding in deatl
70 dealing fragments. and carrying death an
Z" destruction with them. The small woed
II en- structures about the fort were, torn an
perforated with flying shells At eleve
o'clock the immense flag staff was shot
rs way aud the rebel flag came down, but ii
\ 6re was still continued by them. At !
in o'clock the Susquehannah steamed in. ana
. dropping her boats astern. opened an G
fectiye fire.. The cannonading or our pa
% was incessant, and the air was alive wit
e the hum and explosion of flying shells: b.
lei the enemy did not return the fire with an
: regularity, the battery being too hot f.
:. them. from the explosion of shells ths
dropped in at the rate Of above half dt
~ zen minute. The enemy ceased firing
Is little before two. and after a few MOI
at shells had been thrown in, the Commodo
II signalized to cease firing. The troops ha
meantime advanced to within a short di
:" tance Of the fort, and before we ceased Fl
OF ing some Of our men got in and raised Il
h Stars and Stripes The place was too ht
/. for the men. but the flag was left waving
:. Coxswain Benjamin Sweares. Of the Paw
= 6ee's first cutter, stood for some time .
the ramparts waving the flag amid fligl
Of shells. When the firing ceased, II
'g fort was occupied in force and held afte
b, wards. "s1'7i ~" ",.'i
rtl The Monticello had proceeded ahead /,
cd the land force, to protect them. and bs
reached the Inlet, when large fort. Of .
octagon shape, to the rear and right of Il
'g small battery. mounting ten a2's, and fol
a. eight inch guns, which had, iii then bes
silent opened on her, with. eight guns, j
IN short range. At the same instant. she e
be aground. aud stuck fast, the enemy pom
ing in . fire hot and heavy, which Il
n Monticello replied to with she'll sharpi
:" For fifty minutes she held her own, al
he finally getting off the ground she came ou
It, having been shot through and through
, seven eight inch shells. one eoing belo
e. the water Iine She fired fifty.fve shell
j. iin ifty minutes, and partially silenced 4
/! battery. She withdrew at dusk for repa air
- with one or two men slightly bruised, b
OF mona kiI1ad ,y vr6undad ,lf,ss slirf< 1ffi