New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-05
the Rebel garrison fled over the drawsridgc, into
tIs Tort. Not word wss uttered by the Rhode

he csHtiye couianies moved past their line. have
heard Rurniie since declare that be felt prond Of
lis ueu that in the hour OF rium they sc1ld have
fcnor,ed themselves with such usgnsmity. low
different would have been the case ii the otherpary
had been victorious we m.y infer from the conduct
of our ereay Ola numerous occasions, Low become a
lGrt o. history.
Col. Whue, who oil throughout the negotiations
hai borne liu.seif with fcIupulOGs good breeding,
had invited Gen. Burnside 10 enter tbe iort and wait
j., his quarters fol his to arrive: but our 10 ie
commeuder declined, rem2rking in polite terms that
he could never go beneath tho fag VI 'ch was Tue
hyin, at Inss,-lell. lDe gaTison bong all vi'hin
lie walls, the Jth Batidll marched aio1nd the
!oIt. the companies icng ftaio:ed Oh guard ~ tnfA
.n.ii the cIrcril ot lie works was made.
TIE REBEL FLAG LOwfRED.
IL was now past 10 o'clock, and the time for ne
great event Of oil had arrived. Over al E,auloIi
could ,e seen tie whar,os and houses thfongea WIN
SPECTATORS, and rway ~ Core Sound were numerous
ue ctuit il plain eghr lowering on TIE edge q. TIE
.yaud pictiiro which was pre-ented on ms rfis''
and beautiful ApIii morning. lhe fguhuion o. sah'
boats with attui up and co1rs l!y llE ny cii ara on
Outside tAe bar, ready 70 ll@nl OF sdne 80 Ish' 70
uqcpasqry At lul . clock = squid oi mt fiOld ue
o.,ti,ou detailed by Cot. NnI,e lor tie purpose,
cant 10 sss Tie haards .nl h.aled down the Rebel
flo. Tn inmates later four Oi lie Rlod' lstud
Love loi-lod tne American eneioui tie gihiou'
a,s aud Stripes, 20 The nast'0eaG, ana efr' tb'e
broke from our men, which was ca chtupnG tchc %
bv the sailors on slipbOard, and even tie citizens
oyer the harhor, in beaufort whose loud shout
20 us on the Lr tze. Not much tine passed beiore
TIA ,oar OF n cannon WIS heard of to seGward, a.
thsn gun after quo thnndered IRON Tie squadron
until tie whole national salute bad been gwen.
Then cane con- ui..IOGs sod EaAd-snl Xmas he
tween the GeHe.ais and their Oicsre ahd between
broLers In arms II every grade, aEd every eye a.
uoist, every voice cleey, ana every iaee heaEi.
with pleasure EXCEPT sas ! except within tie
walls where 400 American citizens, trsit0rs 10 their
country, prisoners Of war shut mp IN ite fortress
which Lad been shattered about tier leads, bad 10
ongue 70 cheer for that c0uutryg gofy, no heart to
swel IN Joy Gt her triumph.
Ih- tag oi lhe rebel g.rri'pn OF tort Macon was
made o. the old American flag which WAS tying
from her ramparts when Cfp'ain Fender and rs
band OF traitors took the poet nom its solitary
guardian Ordinance Sergeant Alexander, On The llil
Of Apr las. year. TIE red and whe stripes lad
been rped sPart and arranged an ine ofo40 o4'S o.
the new dispensstioa. OF the tlidy-.our Stars ~
the field those which were not needed 20 reprcfent
the tr:itor0is sister States Of the Conf, derucy
were cut out, aud the hoics iet unsowu. The lity
which was hOisted in place o tn. patchwork ell
sign was found in tie ioIt IN Que Of the casenaies
IL had heeu taken from tho wreck Of the steamer
Union vhioh went ashoIe On BJgue beach and vas
wrecked 1T TIE TINE Of the POT, Royal expedition.
TIE Gag OF the CObicut,aies WAS pIeleuled by
Gen. BurIs.de 20 tie Ji1 Battalion TO be etgansnitted
TO GOV. Sprague for the State Of Rhode Island
Bs; !or the acdent that tie Jb tad relieved Tie sh
Counecclt the previous eSe ing, the captures lAs
yvorli nave gone 70 Araco the legislative halls al
Hartford.
\ hossape was dispatched at once Tor tho 4ih
Rhode ltlald and sentilc5 were posted on TIE draw
ul &c 10 prevent tie entrance OF our men INTO the
furt 70 c tub tie garrsen Vile engaged ~ lacAly
uu the effects. Ia Ito ccdIec # au hour, tic 4ih
was marching up the beach, past the batteries, with
tN IL
ir-,d ~ their head playing t.e national aiFr. Ihc
ectucrt vas halted & lie foo Of the rlOpe, and Tie
ard played tie sfaf->ralgied BaIHer, lea ~ hltr
and Blue, H.i COium1il, ana enSce Doolle. j
1ad LOT within the fort some lime previous to tlif,
and, when ,He band strus 4 Up, went 20 the rinp"r.
10 ses tl. spectacle. a crowd O. Tue YIl- -oeIs Dhh
blcu standing az ] lHsin3 llIy "e. hN ine ie.t'-
Cut, uut, on beaIiag lie L-iiltF Aiis CUNT eu 10
tie slope. one Of thlm -ayiug, Lel = an te an
ka,s iCg,ti e. and hear tie nusic. cte fufly iel-
low. Who overheard tie remark, 0id 40; h. d be-
id If lie would De- Was as near ih4i e-.s'1 i5 To-
he wanted 10 be.
cone on IL aGvaro~, i.s ifer-iortd hrge under iis
arm nsual, AMI, D,u iie i.ul'i '"i1r' Lac rtth
boistsd 10 the masthead ho uDulie4 iY U4e I.alp,i
and lave Us % p.ifiO c tOi) on fL9 il trluenf Tie
sweet ul' .s fingered through thc r',Igd ,a't1n.'cf
alJ uiir Tie walls af u I5A fo uic ava il space,
and they tOlAcd tat 4l4ft ,. l. ly a r,lc. all!-oi.
When ihe 20 y-hcIr.cj 90 u.l c,lle oa' 81. the
=. Iis
cheers iron tao men 81 t.e oth B.tta!.5a, which Il.
this time was The oaly command there
A TOUR o. TN W Oi.h.
During the bcu.baItueLt N,o coud Gee H. only
,nal az zee tie eICcs Oi tle rC a. Our Dd.e.les,
Ind once within tho work the wnoc rccTe' w.- 'ai
bare. On every eide were tue evidences o. violent
cannonade; and shattered Haila ard dismOuuica uis
tie terrible tlici,hly a. ulea guns 4E1
heavy uorars. IL the parade were s-ofc oi great
ris dug by bunting bombs, Of which TIE u rt.ents
fIa d. N Trout
were SCARED and shattered by P4uO.t flOt. Inc
coping was broken in many tces. : solid stone
,trp iu one Of the 8aifci-cs which covered tt- maya
zinps lad been bored through und through By =
these terrible project! - aud tie earth II tho nm
uart wa plo ed III .uirCws or soOOted OGl an iuass
whore ihey lad pas cd. ! ct Long Oh ore of the
staifCases ooAoI around 90 tic scene OF ore.ry
d.sO'Aiion. Tie parade bad once been lnely
sOd4cd, but u was now bare oi yorduie
except here ard there litie Patch which cilBg %
Lie Tie walls were eiiow-Y asled, the arc Is over
the windows painted rel, and Doors Gad WIAdcw.
fr4mos once white, were now begrned with dit
and io1l with grcsee. before the casoate entrances
the hals VI irOu removed lrCm tic railroad " liCb
leALs 10 Tue folt-wnl lod been ielrcd .lIu1. tie
Wall as protection 10 the iouaies but at one point
The ends Of two Of thele had been cut of BY
a Parrot suot Wlich buried ltaef GitorWart 10 the
very head iD the solid BRICK There II Is steh ling and
tlsie LEI II stick as loni the walls stand ip uoll9-
liAl OF tie DAY. To parade was covered Nith
piie0leIs aud lher baggage, aud tire scene was one
,f onsy animation. Nitn some exceptiOusth Rebel
officers and men were i'll clothed tJe.r suy Uniforms
beiug made Of coarse material, alG some well tat
t.isd Tie men III mselyos we're oi strong phyjluo
aud u,i.ht be worked Ip into good soldcgs. HEY
conpaied fav0lably win ,ny tLe lots OF prisoners
" q have t4ksn. some Vi tAeoiIeels--esp eally the
aJ,utsat--wefe band. oAe ana Of soldiefy Les.in.
CI White hn,tlf is tnll, weil 1ogncl, OF DARK
complexion, has hign check bones, brown hair cut
"a I'll in "a
el,y luilorm coat Wlgl Ied lacng5 .iIce rtars on
Inc collar aud coiolela ,Lcyfon on iis siccye;
carl-,.ue t.Ousors with broad gold stripe; aud tie
reculM! kepl which >. prescrDeo iOr tho Rebel army