, 1862-05-07

wards the fort. Another interview took
| place between Colonel White and General
Burnside, on board the Alice Price, during
| which Interview the fall arrangements for the
surrender Of Fort Macon were entered into.
In accordance with the orders Of General
Burnside, the elevation Of the co1ors was for
bidden to be attended with any demonstra-
| ton by the soldiers, though, as they expressed
it themselves, they did want to ''scream,"
and very loudly at that But from across
TIE water nel ea4e three tremendous I.eI3s nous
its wharTes, and vixen the troops and Union.
lists saw the Stars and Stripes at the top Of the
flagstaff they vented their feelings in one
grand uproar Of JOY. The battalion could
with difficulty restrain from joining In the
glorious sound. The white flag on the gun
Was removed, the fleet WAS sig1aled to come
in, and We turned to view.
The marks Of our terrific fire we're abundant
enough. The pttted wills, cracked and splin-
tered stonework, broken coping, yawning
bitches In the earth Of the slope, dI5mountel
and disabled guns, sand bags scattered in con-
fusion, ali testified the act.- On the ocean
side the effects Of the short but brisk IRE
from the fleet Bas seen. a ParFott shot per-
forated the woodwork Of one of the gun car
riages, passed along parallel to the edge, aud
Swapping in two the eievating screw, Killed
the gunner while in the act Of sighting, then
crossed over to the opposite side and killed
two more, besides wounding several others.
One man, who vas sitting on cot il his
casemate, had leg taken off By fragment
OF 4 shell which came in through the wiz
dow The front of the casemates cx-
posed to the ahots coming over the ramparts
vas protected with ba1s Of railroad iron laid
slant1ng from the terrepleiues to the ground.
\ farIott shot cut off tie ends Of two Of these
oats, and sank its own length into the brick
work. The fragments Of shell, too, had cor-
cred TIE walls with q ftetwork Of holes, and,
where they burst alongside the guns, had
scattered the grape from their canvas baqs,
While the roofs and sides Of the houses around
the fort were perforated and eplintercd. The
rebel loss was { killed and IL wounded, in
cluding one mortally.
The capltulatlon OF the fort places us in
possession of 420 prisoners. During the af-
ternoon thcy packed up their effects, aud
made ready to return to their homes, located
At near and remote distances from this place.
1he stern-whee1 steamer North State took on
board the two companies from Beaufort, and
before night landed them on the wharyes
here.
!. The surrender puts in our possession one of
the old United States forts, with a capacIous
harhor. The rebel officer Of ordnance dc'iv-
cred over to Lieutenant Flagier the following
ammunition: 20,0 600 pounds powder, $50 ten
inch shsll, $50 thirty two pound shot,
and $50 eight-inch shot, besides 400
stand Of arms, with accompanying ac-
coutremeuts. In its results the victory is the
most Important OF our campaign in North
Carolina Hatteras Inlet will become obsolete
with the memory OF all its disasters. The
possession OF the beautiful harbor of Beaufort
with open lines of communication to the Al
1antic seaboard, further victories and glory
await the progress Of the Burnside expedition
into the heart OF the rebellion.