The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-04
THE FINAL DEMAND FOR THE SURRENDER
OF THE FORT.


THE FINAL DEMAND FOR THE SURRENDER
OF THE FORT.
General Burnside arrived here Wednesday last with
the flagship Alice Pros and the floating batteries
Rocket Grenade and shrapnsl. The latter were armed
with long .hiry pound Parrot siege guns and are pro-
teced with cotton and hay bales. With the gunboas
Ellis which is armed with hundred FOUNDER and under
the command or Captain Franka they constituted tho
bonbardng vessels, from the direction Of Core sound
They In the North river, . smal stream to the
eastward Of Beaufort and distant about two miles from
the fort.
FLAG OF TRUCE.
In the afternoon General Burnside sent the gunboat
Ellis. with white flag at her fore and the Stars and
Stripes her stern for the purpose OF communicating
with the fort. Leaving her anchorage she gided out
into tho channel which along by Shackeford Banks
TO the northeast OF the nlo and there came to anchor
A small boat lowered away, and Captain Biggs,
Quarermaster General Burnside's stan, after tho
hosting Of white flag in the bow proceeded and
met hall way by sail boat, which came from tho
fort under . similar flag Tho meeting was watched
with the greatest interest, and the inhabitants OF
Beaufort throngsd tho whsrvss and windows TO view
tho proceedings With glasses could perceive
that the garrison fully Interested Me soldiers
crowded the ramparts and the slope and beach around
the fort.
tue SUMMONS TO SURRENDER.
The rebel officer the naS OF truce
Captain Stephen d Pool. He was accompanied by some
half dozen others, officers and prvass After the greet
ing which = courteous nature Captain Biggs
communicated the summons from General burnside 10
Colonel white, demanding the surrender Of the fort.
tho terms granted subsequent TO its voluntary
pituaton Captain Pool returned with the message, and
from tho lengthy period Of his absence at the fort
evident that the summons 10 surrender was under con-
siderable dslibcration. Towards nghtfa the saboat
again put and returned 10 where Captain Bggs
ed H. The reply that Colonel White lad refused 10
surrender and intended defending the fort best he
could Before the parties separated however under.
standing was had that the opposing commanders would
have personal interview with each other in the
ing The Ellis ton returned 10 her anchorage In the
river and the sabou back 20 the fort The inter-
view had lasted until after dark.
INTERVIEW BETWEEN GENERAL BURNSIDE AND COLO.
MEL WHITE.
Accordingly, at an oary hour the following Thurs
day) morning. the Alice Price, under flag OF truce pro-
csedcd tho spot whore the Ellis had inaugurated the
meeting Of the day before General Burnside descended
into his gig, aud reaching the half way ground In the
channel landed and went ashore. Tho salboat again
left the FORT and he joined upon the beach BY
Colonel White Tho meeting was, OF course, mitarily
courteous. The subject Of the 20 surrender
coming up, the latter said that he had been placed in
command Of the fort for the purpose OF holding and
Intended defending 10 70 the best OF his ability He
promised that he would not 1rs this piece Of
Information which, when subsequently made known
here quieed the fears Of its nhsbitantsnd asked AZ
favor that the garrison might be allowed send letters
10 their friends and families in Beaufort General Burn.
side granted the requsstcn the condition. OF course
that such letters would be unssaled and subject
10 the supervision Of Major Allen, Military Gov.
srnor. The previous attempts TO hold q CORES
pondsncs BY means Of little boats, shingles boards
and the like, were without tho consent or
knowledge Of Colonel whito, and General Burnside az
sured him that had tho garrison desired at any time TO
send letters they might have done upon ths conditions
already mentioned. During the interview Captain
Biggs, who accompanied General Burnside was warmly
greeted By the Colonel. They were classmates a. West
Point not many years ago Lieut. Flsgs the ordnance
officer OF General Durnside's sta is also eassate OF
Colonel White. The recent stirring nows from the North
Of the battle at Cornth the surrender OF Fort Pulaski
s1d the operations Of Gcasra Mcclellan was ma 70 known
70 hm much TO his surprse. With its consoslory In
duenees upon his mind the mtsrs lew terminated aud
tho spuIatns parties separated 70 return 10 their re-
spectiyc positions.