Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-09-18
CHAS. HAR&'ON.
Incidents after the Capture Of Fort
Hatteras.

The o. S. Journal says-General But
Ter has been visited and congratulated by
crowds of people since his return from ia.
king Fort Hatteras To those who com
plimented him upon his victory he replied:
mo, not my victory, not the army's vic.
tory, but the navy; or, rather, the country s
victory" To another he remarked: awe
surprised them (the Rebels at the accu-
rate knowledge We possessed of their po-
sitions and conditions"
Commodore Barron was extremely de-
jected at his misfortune, and. most of all,
that his surrender and capture were by the
very ship that as United States Officer,
he used to command. 81 would not care
so much" said he to General Butler, "but
to be taken BY my own ship, the Wa5ash,
is humiliating"
The men, who had been told that if Ia
ken they would be hung. were at first much
alarmed; and were continually looking a.
bout in expectation of seeing the irons
brought forward. But on being given a
good supper instead, they were continually
expressing their grateful surprise.
CON. BARRON AsToNIsHEDi
When the first salutations were made
between the U. S. officers and Com. Bar
ron, he asked chow many were killed on
the feet 2" The answer was "None -
"How many were wounded % "None,"
was the reply. "Why," he exclaimed,
''yOu astOnish me. 1 thought that to cap
ture these forts it would cost a thousand
lives, and it would be cheap at that"
The Philadelphia Inquirer says:
When Commodore Barron and his off
GERS descended to the deck of the flag ship
Minnesota, where Commodore Stringham
was stationed on the quarterback to Ie-
ceive him, General Butler presented Bar
ron to the gallant old Commodore, saying,
Commodore Barron Commodore String
ham," The latter, raising himself up to
his full height. looked the traitor straight
in the eye and barely inclining his head,
replied, Il have seen Mister Barron be-
fore"
Barron, who has always prided himself
on the hauteur monde, fairly WINGED un-
der the whole volume of honest sarcasm
contained in that look and sentence. 1t
was touching sight. On the one side
stood the manly old tar, who will die as
he has lived, under that glorious flag that
has flung its crimson folds over his head
on every sea, waiting to tread the shore
and receive the grateful plaudits and low
ing thanks of mighty nation. Opposite
to him stood the base traitor who deserted
his post in the very hour when his services
were most needed by his country. What
must have been the tumultuous emotions
in his breast! Scorned by his former
friend of lifetime, the object Of contempt
and execration to the humblest coal-passer |
on ship where once his proud form and
graceful manner had been followed by th3 |
devotion of the entire ships company. 1t
will be remembered that Barron sunk the
distractions in Norfolk harbor to prevent
the egress of the United States ships be-
fore Virginia Joined The rebels And yet
his pitiful plea is that he had to GO with !,
his State. Did he have to steal millions
IF property from a nation that had fed and
clothed him and HELPED HoSoRs UPON
HIN, and to steal it BEFORE his State had
made step towards leaving the Union
CONDUCT OF THE PRISONERS.
During the shelling process the fiery
messengers fell into the forts 50 thick and
asst that lodging was impossible. and a
General scramble was made for the bomb
root. The men were 50 thoroughly pam
o-struck thai they cculd not be brought