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i I I 1. i1" to- in- 5b ir an" an? 11 HY PUlTOM &. PRICK, PROFUJCTUIM, 1o rohom all letters on business must be addressed. FULTON, Editor.... A. L. PRICE, Associate Editor. Trrma of Subscription. iVoeUly, one Vvar, invariably in advance,. 2 60 ... t u 4i 6 00 'a jt Any person sending us five kew "nbscrib ere. aocom- iaS with the advance subscription, ($120,) will receive !V mth copy gratia for one year. . !, An 'persou8ub8cribing for this paper since the 29th of ,i, r 1S57, will have their papers discontinued on expi "Zu oi the time paid for. All former subscribers can rrolessloaal and Business Cards. wii.i.ia:.i H-xiAitr a TCHITFXTT AND fcUPEUINTENDENT, Goldsbcro', A will furnish Deigns and Specifications for Public and Euil.iinc, wilh lull practica working Drawings ' i-j.-'n shall combine eonbtnictional sohd.ty, conveme.ee of aVrweinetil. and beauty of form and color, with economy, JlnuYnwh those intending to build, with a knowledge of appearance, arrangement, and cost of all improvements UiiM may wi.-h to make. , n . , tiffie thi-d door soath of Griswold a Hotel. Dec 20 Im'.O. .... x iJ n.-iiK it TUULlSOTOli, G r'llVrSJI) i Ut'7lCfU YnuTTJ W'itcii Sthrkt. Wilmington, N i-S.'Iicits consignments of Cotton; Naval Stores, Flour, Com, Bacon, Timber, &c. KEFER TO H. i:. Savage, (Vhier Bunk Cape Fear, Wilmington, JS. C. J. ,l,n liavrson. Pres't Wil. Branch Bank of N C, do. do. V.'. 11. Jones, tas-hier Id jnta JJaufa. Lapc rtai, imicijiu, uu. No. l.. 1-00 - 12-tf C. II. il il0 fc to , lOMMItfrilON AND FOliWAKDING MERCHANTS, ' Wilmington, N. C. onk-e over J. A. Wiilard's Utore. Entrance corner of 'inces and Wat.rr Streets. Mmvh ft. ls;o. I v A 2!. ..- fiosLEY. Alex. Oldham. STOKLKV OLDHAM, DiAL E Ii S IN GRAIN, AND COMMISSION MER CHANTS. Wilmington, N. C r.ii:i!))i tfttpntion given to the sale of Cotton, Flour, Ba- ,, other Country Produce. !,..-. J J I . H.-.! 17 I) GGIST AND APOTHECARY, NO. 45 MAKKKT feTREET. Steele of Medicines. Taints. Oils. Window Glass. ,r i;i ii-h-s, Puint Bruseea, Toilet Soaps, Fancy Articles, .. J:, ;:i'n Garden Seeds, c, &c, constantly on hand, i;;-.- ion of Pnysicians is especially called to the Hi Medn ines, which are warranted as being pure, s. ..iiihrr 2o, lsj'j. I.. 11. IlUtU.INS Si SO."S, M'H'M.KSALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN GROCER- !i AM GENERAL MERCHANDISE, S. E. Corner in'' ccond fcNtrtetH, Wilmington, N. C. tn.'vdcrs from our friends will receive prompt attention. .;.,y.;i. HC.0. 40-tf C'. POLVOUT, ';KtI.:TKREEl AND PAPER HANGER, COKNEtt PuiNCUdd AND FKONT STREETS, Wilmington, N. C. always on hand and manufactures to order any ar ia t;,e UPHOLSTERING LINE ; also, a large assort o! i'-il'EH HANGINGS, which are pat up at short u l -.' t:wt: ; Let: f .N, IS U'h, ISM 11- WILLIAM PRICE, XSl'E'JTOR OF NAVAL STORES, Wilmington, N. C. its the patronage of his country friends, aud all oth- .i-J iu tne lurpeiitine bniiii'ss. ::jce opposiie so. 24th. lno9. 47, North Water street. EUWI.V A. ItKlTil, -MISSION MERCHANT, Wilmington, N. C. .;:.. iii-i services to rianiers as t actor or Agent lor tne ..; Cxttua; will give his personal attention to the sale : 'ctt ii. ilis Ciirnn.iHsiuii for eelling Cotton will be 50 cents per a i. .iildition-.n charge will be made. Cotton forwarded j . v Yoi k tor ID cents per b;Ue. ii. a. hillTll, JOHN MCLAUBIN. s.nrrii & mclai ius, cj::i::sbioN and forwarding merchants, Wilmington, N. C. ketek to ,'mis Dhwson, Esq., Mayor. h. 1. i 1 all, Esu., l'rtsident Branch Bank btate JN. u. ()':t. 7th, lrvt. 6-ti TilwMAS W. PI.AYKK, NSPECTOR OF NAVAL STORES, V ILMI!GTON, IS. U. 4- Oitice in M. Mcinnis btove, sortn water otreei. fecpte::il)i'r 20, lMiO 4-ly JAMES O. BOWDExV, NSPECTOR OF NAVAL STORES, April 4. ls;!. Hl-tf. Wilmington, N. C ALl-UtED ALDKItMAS, NSi'ECTOIl OF NAVAL STORES, 1 Wilmington. N. C. ''.' ,il tfive promjit attention to all business in his line. '.,. 17th, lMjii. 25-ly WILLIA.M II. LIPPITT, iini.KSALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIST, and Dealer in i'.imt. oils, Dye StuHs, Window (ilass, Garden Seeds, ii. unitiy. 1'atcLit .Medicines, ice. &c, corner ot rrontana !.- a -t -st j., immediately opposite Shaw's oldBtand Wilming . C. : 5 JOEIII L. KEES, rii)NTP.A('TOR AND BUILDER, respectfully informs the v ( t.liat he is prepared to take contracts in his line of !ii;-)!!ch9. He keens constantly on hand. Lime, Cement, Pu-TKtt, Plastebinq U aik, Philadelphia Pkess Brick, Fike MICK. A.C. -N. u. lo Distillers of Turpentine, he is prepared to put :: -.;.'!.. at the shortest notice May -20 di-iy. XV. II. MdlARV &i CO., pjy.MlsSiON MERCHANTS, corner Princess and Water vs'rtct, Wumington, A. V. REFEKENCE8 : 'i. H. iv.i'je. Cashier Bank Cape Fear, Wilmington, N.C. (A. Jol.n McRae, Pres't Bank Wilmington, do. do. I. A. Diivis, Cashier Bauch B'k Cape Fear, Salisbury,do. J. '-. Laxh, 44 u 14 44 " Salem, do. '. K.i Gregg, President cl Bank Cheraw, S. C. Oct 17 GKO. V. HOSE, f ur:i-E.TK. V !7 3 AND CONTRACTOR, Wilmington, N. C. WL.MIGTO. FOl'NOKY AM) MACHINE SHOP, M'j.T SWEET, (BELOW MARKET STREET,) Wilmington, N . C . I.. A. H ART A JOHN C. BAILEY, Proprietors, UAS AND IRON CASTINGS, finished or unfinished; i) ii:w Machine -rv made and nut un : old Machinery over- - -.u : all kinds of Patterns, Ornamental and Architectu re; will sm.r.iv Draft ot all kinds of Machinery and Mill Vk L'tTlT:lUv. A.i '.vurk warranted to be as represented. Orders re- !- c::;:!'v no1: :itftd. A - ) '! 'i-rr-f r t inp stills and CooDer Work in all its branches. r Ith -1 l-I V. Edu(?utiocal. AC DK31V, K.EA.SVILLEt N. C. . -V. ; i.kvknt Principal. CLASSICAL and Grammar School will e reopened 1 on ti e -2i,d of Sentember. Itbl. Terms same a hereto r : it. if dssirable. half of the tuition may be psid ia ad'5 J ' aud a credit will be g-.ven on tee remainder aurung l-4t VVEMBtlCK SCHOOL. 1 I GAGE Principal. 'I 't. K THU.D ANNUAL bES-lON of this School will J o-jiurner.ee on Monday, September 16th, 1861. Li ion $12, $15 aud $20 per sefc6ion. Board $8 per month. 2'.ith. lull. l-3t General Notices. NOTICE. mi i? CTTTinr v if TT T r r- ; v f re n i. hav in 1 ( deration, at which can be obtained any of the follow L.ruhpr. viz: Pine. Cv Dress. Jnuiier, Oak, Ash and 'y. Orders for any of the above can be filled and sent point desired, from F lorida to liauimore, or eise ; ''c, it iifcpHsq.rv. JNO. MEhCEl. 22, 1.H59. 17-tf 1) P, 1. tt PLOUOII i'AC10itV. HOOD havinar moved to Goldsboro', and located ovt. recpectluiiy intorms tne citizens oi wayne auu w . . . m . - J --j-UM:.e Counties, tnat ne expects to manuiac 'all ktcp constantly on hand the most complete uitanie tekction of the latest and most approved of entirely new IaiPROVKD PLOUGHS, i- of steel or iron, suitable to different soils and the dif w't tl.angs of ploughing that may be required. These 'Mh c.u4-:8t of 8w-ep, hollow and solid; alwo various of Moi-es, double or sii.gle turning M OULD BOARD-; j U,,-N or RoTaTuE bOtiAPERS. Also, new, ground Jf.Huil PLOUGHS. All of these plough hoes are used '''"Ve stocks, which may be thmged by means of bolts ' j i every tdi mer's convenience. I will also sell State or "" '! Kin.-, ,r District or Farm Rights. Orders thank 7 'tct-ned and promptly attmded to. All letters ad- j miLiU u. nouy, iti uuiuuuru,, v. -'4:1 22-tf 10,000 k PA1T AND OILS. LBS. Pure White Lead ; 000 lbs. Pure White Zinc ; 6"0 lbs. Pure White Zinc, in Varnish : 600 lbs. Silver Paint in Oil ; w bbla. 44 44 dry assorted ; 10 Spanish Brown; Venetian Red ; Yellow Ochre; Linseed Oil; Lard Oil; Best Sperm Oil ; Chrome Green, 5n oil and dry ; 5 5 6 5 2 500 lbs. 200 44 xeilow, in Oil and dry. For sale U. X At. A. Druggist & Chemjjrt. Mr ii i inDiT'r Ii VOL. 18. j- CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA WILMINGTON. N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, For Sale and to Let. VALUABLE HEAL ESTATP vnn THE BUBSCRIBEa offers hi9 residence tbe'town of Magnolxa for sale. The lot front th w I wTi rnm'nrtaKla r" IT" " " 8Bi cuujIUOaiOUH ana i'ortfthi HwtiKn.T ""'s"' comiooaiouB ana llr fJS rl , able tp,azza ,n front an single piazla edr-lour tire places, Ac. Also an excellent office with n-Buiuou, miu r.nmnina a arA . a : above in tui rnT. ..i ..A,so an excellent office with barn andTarXrT ey,"E,lcl,c,l 8moke-house, stables, Darn and carriage house everything in perfectreoair The lerms made easy. For further information apn'v to the HabirriS,arr9n "tTV T, F' M LK or iu 7 Rvt ob8Cn,ber al9 has an excellent ridirg l?i ,P0i!fflforBlle' CHA8. H. HARRIS. AlarC" I6 161-1 lt&30-tf VALUABLE SWAMP LANDS FOR SAI.K. 0Kh THE SUBSCRIBER having rlfttrminn n b,. otters for sale his entire possesion of LANDS in New Hanover countv. 3ft miles frm u'iir;, .. j mile from the Cape Fear River, in Caintuck District, there being about 6G0 acres in all, of which 35 acres are drained aua c. 1!,ed &ui 1Q a fine Btate of cultivation there being about 200 acres more to clear, all heavy growth Swamp 5? &bewgJ!JrtI0XI of the well-known JUMPER AND BEAR aWAMPS, and the balance UPLAND. The Swamp is well adapted to the production of Corn, Peas. Potatoes uti? Q the Plantation is a very good DWELLING V ea-lyuew and a11 necessary out-houses, and a good W ell of Water. The place is pleasantly located, and as healthy as any in the State. Also, another tract imme diately on the Cape Fear River, containing 152 acres, about I miles from the above plantation, all fenced for the purpose of a Pasture. There is about 40 acres cleared and well adapted to Corn, Peas, Pumkins, Ac. Also, there is any quantity of OaK AND ASH WOOD handy to the river, which can, with little labor, be turned into money. Any person wishing to settle himself on as valuable and pleas antly located a place as any in this country in a good neigh borhoodwould do well to call soon, as I am sure the place .is too well known to remain on hand long. Apply to the subscriber on the premises, or address Arthur Bourdeaux, Caintuck P. O., New Hanover county, N. C. April 19. 1KC0 34-tf A 111 HUH BOURDEAUX. Legal Notices. STATE OF ftORTII CAROLIA. bladen county. Court of Equity i-pring Term, 1 61. James Jtvans, BeDjamiu Evans and William Evans, aoainat Geo. Cromartie, Johu Cromartie, Sr., Jo7 n Cromtrtie, Jr., Sarah Cromartie. Marcaiet Cromartin. Hone W. PurnAll and wife Martaret Ann, William U. White, Benjamin P. Rinaldi and wile Amelia. James F. GillesDie und wife Mary C, Sarah E. Cromartie. Amarda Cromnrtie. Miriam E. Cromartie, Emeline Cromartie, George H. Cromartie, Fichard B. Cromartie. Alice Cr martie. ori inal bill. IT appearing kto the satisfaction of the Court, that John Ci6marti, br.. John ('romartie. Jr.. Sarah Cromartie. Margaret Cn-niirtie, H W. Purnell and wife Margaret Ann, are n- n-retddents of this State, 't is therefore ordered that publication be made tor six wetks in the Wilmington Jour nal a paper published in the town of W'ilmiDeton. rjotifvine tbe said non-residents that they be and appear before the Judge of our next ourt of Equity, at a term to be held for the County of Bladen, at the Couit House in Ehzabethtown, on the first Monday after the fourth Monday in September next, then and there to answer, plead or demur, or the case win dc neara exparte as to them, ana judgment pro confess entered up. Witness, Heman H. Robinson, Cleik and Master in Equi ty, at office in Elizabethtown, Bladen County, the first Mon day auer tne iourtn Monday in March, A. v., 1861. U. H. liOBLViSON, (J. & M. K. August 15th, 1S61. Pr. adv. $3 43 51-6w Rewards. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. NEW JJANOVER COUNTY. "1T7BEREAS, intelligence under oath of G. W. Moore, YV hath this day leached the undersigned, that JIM. a slave, the property of G. W. Moore, hath run away and lies out hid and lurking in swamps, woods, and other obscure places, committing depredations on the peaceful inhabitants of the State These are iu the name of the State of North Carolina, to req iiie him, the said slave, forthwith to surren der nimsell to nn master or the iawiul authority ; and we do hereby order this proclamation to be published at the C u t House door, aud in some public newspaper, and warn the said slave that if he do not immediately return to his said master, and answer the charges aforesaid, it is lawful for any person to capture him, by slaying him or otherwise, without accusation or impeachment of any crime. Given under our hands and seals, this 24th day of June, 1861. JAS. GARRaSON, J. P. seal. WM. J. CORNWALL, J. P. seal. TWENTY-FIVE HOLLARS REWARD. THE ABOVE RETARD will be given for the Paid JIM dead or alive, or for his confinement in an iail in the Rate po that I can get him again. The said Jlil is about 5 feet 10 inches high, is well-set, and weighs about 180 lbs.. quick spoken and with smooth black skin. Ibe t-aia negro was purchased from the estate of T. H. Williams, deceased. G. W. MOORE. June 27th, 1861 " 44-tf A R I? WARD OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS each, will be given for the apprehension and delivery of my two boys. SOLOMON and ESSEC. SOLOMON is dark, full head of hair, thick lips, has a scar on his left hand between his thumb nd finger Tiis height about five feet, ten or eleven inches EteSEC is about five feet, live or seven inches high yellow skin, lias a scar between the right eye and eye brow, caused by the bite of a dog, verv heavy Fet. J. J D. LUCAS. June 13th. 161 42-tf PAINTS PAINTS. PURE WHITE LEAD ; 44 Snow White Zinc; 44 W7hite Gloss Zinc ; Linseed Oil, Varnish, Patent Dryers, &c. For sale whole sale and retail, by W. H. LIPPITT, Feb. IS. Drucgist k Chemist. NEAV SASH, HLIND AND DOOR MANUFACTORY. LOCATED AT ABO-YLE, ROBESON CO., N. C, IMMEDIATELY on the Wilmington, Charlotte & Ruther ford Rail Road, 84 miles from Wilmington, N. O.. where tne subscribers are prepared to manntactnre. at the short est notice, SASU, BLINDS, DOORS and MOULDING of every description. The best quality of GLASS is always kept on hand. BLIND.S painted and trimmed ready for hanging. Our lum ber ia all kiln-dried before it is worked up. We resDectfullv solicit the patronage of the public, and truBt by our endeavors to please that we shall receive a lib eral share. Anv neison wishing to leave orders or obtain a list of prices, can do so by calling in Wilmington, N. C, on H. M. Binhop, at the Farmer'B House, or Messrs. J. T. Petteway & Co.; or by addressing bILAS SHEETZ A CO., Gillopolis P. O., Robeson county, N. C. 8. SHEETZ, ' G. M. M cLEAN, J. A. McKOY. April IS, 1P61. 34-tf NEAV V. ATER YVHKEL GREAT INVENTION. niHE bUBSCRIBER takes this method of informing the JL public, that, after many years of experience, he has succeeded in inventing a WATER WHEEL which he can confidently recommend as beicg simpler in construction, more powerful in performance with a given amount or head nf watpr. and more durable and less liable to get out of order than any Wheel now in use or heretofore offered to the Tinblift. Thia Wheel wn patented on the 29th January. 1861. It being a packed Wheel, no water can escape between the top of the Wheel and the bottom of the case, and conse quently all loss of power from such escape of water is avoided. Tais Wheel is a reaction Wheel. It is of cast iron and is so simple in construction that any mechanic can put it in atter having once seen it done. It will, with a 7$ feet of water, grind from 12 to 40 bushels of Corn per hour, ana is suited to anv head of water from 2 feet upwards. It has onlv six buckets and turns out 84 square inches of water, being all that it requires for the performance of any amount of labor. As above stated, this Wheel is patented, and I take pleas nre in offering it to any person wanting a cheap, powerful and durable Water Wheel, adapted to grist mills, upright or circular saw mills, cotton gins, factories, or any other kind of machinery in driving which water-power is used. furnishing sizes of WheelB from two feet upwards, adapted to any head of water. I will furnish and put in running or der a Wheel attached to any perton's mill for $75, or 1 will sell the right to use one for $25. I wiU also sell County and StAt Rights. Any person wis'iingto purchase Wheels, individual, Conn to nr state rk hts. or desirine anv information wiU receive Immediate attention by applying to or addressing James Armstrong, John O. Armstrong, James m. Armstrong, uoo binsville, Sampson county, N.C, their Agents, Messrs. Hart & Bailey, Wilmington, N. C, cr the subscriber, J GEOR-GE W. ARMSTRONG, Patentee. jea-The patentee refers to the following Certificate from competent persons who have seen the operation oi his This is to certify, that we, the undersigned, have seen the pe-iormance of the new Water Wheel, invented by George W. Armstrong, of Sampson county, N. C- Itgrinds a bushel of good meal in 3 minutes and 48 seconds, wuh7 feet5 inch es of water, and saves half the water with comparison of ... jas. h. lamb, dantel juhnbon. R. W. TATOtt. G. W. SMITH. March 28th, TS61. , 31-ly SUNMYSIOE NURSERY, ROCKINGHAM, N. C. APPLE, PEACH, CHERRY ad other Fruit Trees for sale. The Hook of PEAR TREES is th finest in the fetate. Addreea - L. H. WEBB, Agent. Sept. 6, 1861. 2-3t Official Ftderal Bamiifo. Ham B.ch. I Off Hatteras Inlkt, ) United Stalds'Flag Ship Minnesota, y tt , August 30th, 1861. ) Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy : Sir I have the honor to inform jou that we have been eminently successful in our expedition. All that could be wished by the moat hopeful has been accom plished. ' . This morning we are taking on board tha Minnesota, officers and men numbering six hundred and fifteen which surrendered yesterday after the bombardment from the fleet of parts of two days. I shall forward a full account immediately on my ar rival at New York, whitiier I have concluded to land thtm, a3 requested in your communication in reference to prisoners comicg into possession of the navy. After landing them I shall return to Gempton Roads. Respectfully your obedient servant, ISigned S. II. STRINGHAM, Flag Officer Atlantic Elockading Squadron. Off Hatteras Inlet. 4 United States Flog Ship Minnesota, T Augu3t 3l)tb, 1861. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy : air 1 have the honor to enclose the articles of ca pitulation agreed upon at the sui render of the forts at the Inlet of Hatteras, North Carolina If the depart ment has eny orders, I should be pleased to receive them at New York. Rei?pectlnlly, your obedient servant, S. II. STRINGHAM, Flag Officer Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Off Hatteras Inlet, United States Flog Ship Minnesota, August 29. 1861 Articles of capitulation between Flag Officer htringbam. v ouuuaauing tna Atlantic tfiocKadmg squadron, and Btn jamin P Butler, United states Army, Commanding on be half of the United States Government, and Samuel Bar ron, Commanding the Naval Foice for the defence) of North Carolina and Virginia, and Col. Martin, Command ing the Forces, and Major Andrews, Commanding the same Forces, at Fort Batteras. It is stipulated and agreed between the contracting parties that the forces under command of the said Bar ron, Martin and Andrews, and all munitions of war, arms, men atd property under the command of said Barron, Martin and Andrews, re unconditionally sur rendered to the Government of the United States, in terms of full capitulation And it is stipulated and agreed by the contracting parties, on the part of the said United States Government, that the officers and men shall receive the treatment due to prisoners of war. In witness when or, we, the said Strinebam and But ler, on behalf of the United States, and the said Barron, Martin and Andrews, representing: the forces at Hat teras Inlet, hereunto interchangeably set our hands this twenty-ninth day of August, A. D., 1861, and of the in dependence of the United States the eighty-fifth year. SignedJ S. 11. STRING It AM, . Fh'g Officer Atlantic Blockading Squadron. BENJ. P. BUTLER, Major General U. S. Army Commanding. S. BARRON, Flag Officer Confederate State3 Navy, Commanding Naval Forces Virginia and North Carolina. WM. F. MAR I IN, Colonel Seventh Regiment Infantry N. C. Vols. W. L. G. ANDREWS, Major Commiinding Forts Hatteras and Clark. Uhiied States Chartered Steamer Adelaide, August 31, 1861. j To Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy : Sir : I have to report that the expedition to Cape Hatteras Inlet has resulted in a signal victory over the rebels. The capture of two forts 2) cannon and one thousand stand of arms, seven hundred and fifteen pris oners, amongst whom are Captain oamuel liarron, Lieutenant Sharpe and Dr. Wyatt M. Browne, all late of the United States Navy, and Mi.jor Andrews and other officers, late ot the United States Army. The amount of loss on their side is not exactly known. Five are ascertained to have been buried, and eleven wounded are on board this vetse-L Many were carried away. Lieut. Murdougb, late of the United States Navy, is among the number, with the loss of an arm. We met with no casualty of any consequeuce whatever. I Le surrender was unconditional. For all particulars I beg to refer to the report of Flag Officer Silas H. Stringham, and Major General Benjamin F. Butler. Although the Adelaide and George Feabody were chartered tor other especial service, yet, to further im portant operations, I consented to lake the troops on board from Newuort News and Jb ortress Monroe nine hundred men, with arms, provisions aud : munitions of war and landed part of them, about three hundred, amidst a heavy surf, until the boats filled and become unmanageable. The men-ol-war hauled in, and com menced a heavy cannonade, at a quarter past 10 A. M. on the 28tb, and kept ?t up at imerval3 all d ly, and re commencing on the 29ih, at quarter past eight, with increased filet. The enemy's reinforcements endeavor ing to land a thousand or fifteen hundred men they were driven back, and at 11:30 they displayed a flag of truce, and were forced to surrender at discretion On the appearance of the white flag I steamed irto the inlet, and laid behind the tort, ready to throw ihe remaining troops ashore, either in case of a commence ment or cassation of hostilities. The George Feabody, Lieut. Lowry, did the same. At the surrender we offi ciated in the ceremonies, after which the prisoners were brought to this vessel, and next day, the 30th inst., placed them on board the Minnesota, which vessel sail ed at 2.30 P. M. for New York, and we left for An nanolis. with Maior-General Butler, United States army, and the wounded prisoners. . I hope my endeav ours in the case may meet your lull approbation, and beg: to recommend to your consideration the conduct ot Lieutenant Commanding R. B. Lowry, associated with me in this work, and placed in charge of the George . Feabody ; of Dr. Wm, M: King, United States Navy, who volunteered for the expedition. 1 have also receiv ed valuable assistance from my corps of pilots, and from Dr. C. Shellwagen and James Forsyth, who acted in place of junior officers. I am, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, Signed H. O. SHELLWAGEN, Comm'dr. U. S. Chartered Steamer Adelaide, ) August 31, 1861. J Sir : In obedience to your order I have the honor herewith to furnish you a complete list of the wounded prisoners taken at the sui render of Fort Hatteras. The whole' number is thirteen, and eleven of these were transferred to this steamer by the order of Flag Officer Silaa H. Stringham. The two remaining men were found to be too seriously injured to permit of their being moved, and were consequently left in the fort in the charge of a medical officer. From the information which I have received from a creditable source, I have formed the opinion that many of the wounned, acd, perhaps, all the killed, were Bent on board the rebel steamers 'in the Sound prior to the capitulation. Only two killed were found, and these were discovered in the out-houses of Fort Clark the f day of the evacuation of their work. . - I understand from Surgeon Wyatt and Mr. Brown, formerly of the United States navy, at present holding a commission in the army of the Confederate States, and in charge' of the medical department ot Forts Hat teras and Clark, that ex-Lieutenant Murdougb, of the United States navy, was very badly injured, a fragment of a shell striking his forearm and making a compound fracture of both bones. This gentleman escaped from Hatteras prior to the surrender, in the privateer Winslow. Willough by Davis, aged 22, native of North Caroli na; Jontsborough Guards, lacerated flesh wound of in step, not serious. " William E. Clark, aged 17, native of North Carolina Tar River Boys, lacerated wound an inch and a half deep-, external Surface of opper joint of lower, third otrigat thigh. Doing welL ' . James A. Cooney, aged 23; native of North Carolina, Tar River Boys, deeply lacerated wound, involving de thoid muscle of left shoulder ; quite serbus although the joint is not believed to be implicated. . .'' ' . W. G. Andrews, of the Hamilton Guards lacerated wound, inflicting tursus and metatarsus left just oozing of blood. Serious. Matthias Tannager. aired 23, of th North Carolina Defenders contused wound of opper part of left breast 4 ?d ck-expectorEtirg blood ; not much constitutional Logan Mills, aed 18, native of North Carolina- Lenoir Braves, slight flesh wound, of middle third of left leg, external surface. -J Wilson J. Forbes, aged 27, native of North Carolina, J onesborough Guards lacerated wound, about two and one-half inches long and three inches deep, upon part of upper third of thigh, posterior surface. Henry Hines, aged 25, native of North Carolina Lenoir Braves, seriously lacerated wound in the left side. Ashley Keele, ged 25, a native of North Carolina, Hamilton Guards, lacerated wound in the left side. John Mil's, aged 18, native of North Carolina, Tar River Boys, wound produced by a fragment of shell, occupying posterior aspect of forearm ; j jint perhaps implicated. Mr. Gilbert Rogerson, native ol North Carolina, Roanoke Guards, contusion of right foot, considerable swelling, but no fracture. 'Francis Mooring, aged 51, a native of North Caroli na, Lenoir Braves, right half of fronlis, with a portion of aaterior lobe of brain, carried away by a piece of sheli ; wound mortal. John Mooring, aged 18, a native of North Carolina, Tar itiver Boys, composed and complicated fracture ot left arm, and compound fracture of left thigh ; wounds mortal. The above named men were placed under my care af ter the surrender of Fort Hatteras, on the afternoon of the 27th inst. The injuries were caused by fragments of shtlls during the bombardment of the fort, which not only lacerated, but in many, if not all the cases, burned the soft parts. I am very respeGtfui'y, your obedient servant, WM. M. KING, Assistant Surgeon. To commander 11". S. Steelwagen, United States Na vy, commanding steamer Adelaide, on special service. Rt port of Mfjor-Gencrsl Butltr lo J)I Joi-Genernl Wool. The following is the report made by Gen. Butler : U. S. Flag Ship Minnesota, Aug. 30. General : Agreeable to your orders I embarked on the steamer Adelaide and George Peabody 500 of the 20th Regiment New York Volunteers. Col. Weber commanding; 220 of the 9th Regiment New York Volunteers, Col. Hawkins commanding ; 100 of the Union Coast Guard, Capt. Nixon comjr.andinsr, and 60 of the U. S. Artillery, Lieut Lamed commacdinc. as a force to operate in conjunction with the fleet under Flag Officer Stringham against the rebel force at Hatteras Inlet. We left Fortress Monroe on Monday, the 26th inst, at 1 o'clock P. M. The last ship of 'ur fleet arrived off Hatteras Inlet about 4 o'clock on Tuesday, afternoon. Such preparations as were possible for the landing were made in the evening, and at daylight next morning dis positions were made for an attack on the fort3 by the fleet, ar.d for the landing of the troops. Owing to the previous prevalence of Southwest gales a heavy surf was brejakin, on the beach. Every effort was made to la! d the troops, and after about 315 were landed, including mariues from the fleet aDd regulars, both of the gunboats on which we. depended, were swamped in the surf, and both the flat boats stove, and brave attempt being made by Lieut. Crosby, U. S. army, serving with the army as post captain at For tress Monroe, who had volunteered to come down with the steam-tug Fanny, belonging to the army, to land in a boat from the war steamer Pawnee, resulted in the beaching of the boat, so that she could not be got off. It was impracticable to land more troops because of the rising wind and sea. Fortunately a twelve pound nfl d boaigun loaned us by the fldg-ship, and a twelve pound howitzer were landed, the last slightly damaged. Our landing was completely covered by the shells of the Monticello and the Harriet Lane. I was on board the Harriet Lane, directing the dis embarkation of the troops by means of signals, and was about landing with them at the time the boats were stove. We were induced to desist from further attempts at landing troops by the rising of the .wind, and because in the meantime the fleet had opened fire on the nearest fort, which was finally silenced and its flag struck. No firing had been opened upon our troops from the other fort, and its flag was also struck. Supposing this to be a signal of surrender, Colonel Wiber advanced his troops, already landed upon the beach. The Harriet Lane, Captain Faunce, by my di rection, tried to cross the bar, to get into the smooth water of the inlet, when a fire was opened upon the Monticello, which had proceeded in advance of us, from the other fort. Several shots Etruck her, but without causing any injury, as I am informed. So well convinced '.vere both the officers of the navy and of the army that the foit3 had surrendered at this time, that the frigate Susquehannah had towed the fri gate Cumberland to an offing. The fire was then re opened, as -there was no signal from either, upon both forts. In the meantime a few men from the Coast Guard had advanced up the beach with Lieut. Creigel, who was acting as volunteer aid, (and whose gallantry and services I wish to commend,) and took possession of the smaller fort, which was found to have been abandoned by the enemy, and raised the A merican flag thereon. It had become necessaey, owing to the threatening appearance of the weather, that a'.l the ships should make an effing, which was dona with reluctance, from necessity, thus leaving the troops on the shore, part of them iu possession of the small lort, about 700 yards from the large one, and the rest bivouacked on the beach, near the place of landing, about two miles north ol the forts. Early the next morning the Harriet Lane ran in shore for the purpose of covering any attack upon the troops. At Jhe same time a large steamer was observed coming down the sound inside the land with reinforcements for the enemy, but she was prevented from landing them by Capt. Johnson, of the Coast Guard, who had placed the two guns from the ships and the 6 pounder taken from the eDemy in a small sand battery and opened fire upon the rebel steamer. At 8 o'clock the fleet opened, fire again, the flag ship being anchored as tear es the water permitted, and the other ships coming gallantly into action. It was evi dent after a few experiments that our fchot fell short. An increased length of nre was telegraphed, and firing was commenced with shells ot fifteen seconds' fuse. I had sent Mr. Fist, acting aid-de-camp, for the pur pose of gaining intelligence of the movements of the troops and of the enemy. I then went with the Fanny for the purpose of effecting a landing of the remainder of . the troops, when a white flag was run up from the Sort. I then went with the Fanny over the bar into the inlet. At the same time the troops, under Colonel vVeber, marched up the beach, and a signal was made from the flag ship to cease firing. As the steamer Fanny rounded in over the bar the rebel steamer Winslow went up the channel, having a large number of secession troops bn board which she had not landed. "We threw a shot from the Fanny, but she proved to be out of range. - I then sent Lieut. Crosby on shore- to demand the meaning of the white flag. The boat soon returned, bringing Lieut. Creigel withthe following communica tion from Samuel Barron, late captain in the United Navy. Here follows the memorandum from Capt. Barron, as given Deiow. I f Mr. Creigel also brought a verbal communication from Commodore Barron, stating that he had in the fort 615 men and a thousand more within an bours's call, but that be was anxious to spare the effusion of blood. Jo both the written and verbal communications I made the reply which follows, and sent it by Lieut. Crosby. , - Here follows the memorandum of Gen. Butler, also given below.1 , " After waiting three quarters of an hour, Lieut. Cros by -returned, bringing with him uommodore iiarron, Major Andrews and Col. Martin, of the rebel forces. Upon being received on board the tug Fanny, they in formed me that they had. accepted the terms proposed in the memorandum, and had come to surrender them selves and their command as prisoners of war. AKOTH R ACOOCNT OF THK XXPEDITIOX. Washington, Sept. 1. The Navy Department, by able and experienced "officers, have carefully studied the whole line of our coast w ith a view to making the best use of such force as it conld secure. The expedition to Hatteras Inlet was planned before th j meeting ot Con gress, and when that body placed the necessary funds at the disposal ol tne Deparxineni, active preparauuna wen 11 SEPTEMBER 12, 1861. NO. 3. made. As the co-operation of the War Department was necessary, other preliminaries requiring time were indis pensable, so that it was not until Monday, the 26 th nit., that the expedition sailed. The success is perfect, and every anticipation of the Department is realized. Among the papers captured was a press copy of a letter from the late American Consul at Rio, Robert G. Scott, giving a list of all the vessels leaving or to leave that port during a month, with a full description of their cargoes and destination. By this information the rebel privateers knew just when and where to look for the vessels, and six named in the list were captured. . The report of the engineer-in-chitf of the Confederate States was 'also among tho papers found. It stated that all the good guns at Norfolk are expended ; also the amount of fuse3.' Some band-mide per'cns3ion caps were found, atd it was ascertained that the copper had bsen stripped from one of the priz-s (the bark Linwood) to furnish materi al for the manufacture of these caps. They were of tolerably good quality. Among the guns captured was a large ten-inch Co lumbiad, from the Tredegar Works, Richmond, which bad not been mounted. Our vessels took three prizes one brig, the Henry C. Rodgers, of New York, and two light boats, belonging to the United States, but in the employment of the Confederates, with miscellaneous cargoes. A gentleman connected with the expedition reports that the Federal forces were landed and drawing up in line on the beach, when it was found that there were 319 men under Col. Max Webber, of the New York 20th regiment. At thi3 time the wind raised a little, and it was found impossible to land more troops. Pickets were immediately posted, under command of Lieut. Led der, of the regulars. A scouting party, under Lieut. Col. Weiss and Lieut. Creigel, proceeded up the beach, capturing one. brass field piece and a horse. The force then advanced to Fort Ciark, which had been evacuated, but they were compelled to retire again, owing to the shells fired from the fleet falling thereiu, and they marched back to the place of lanling, where they bivouacked for tho night. Early text morning they again relumed, and the fleet commenced bombarding: the second fort, called Fort Hatteras, which soon after displayed the white fl.tg. and the fort was entered by Capt. Nixon, of the Union Coast Guard ; Lieut. Creigel, of General Butler's staff, and Sergeant Daivoge. 'lhey were conducted to the tent of Commodore Barron, the commander of the Con federate forces. After seme preparatory and common place remarks, the commodore placed in the hands of Lieut. Creigel the following propesition9, which he im mediately carried to Gen. Butler : MEMORANDUM. Flag Officer Samuel Barron, C. S. Navy, offers to surrender Fort Hatteras, with all the arms and muni tions of war. The officers be allowed to go out with side arms, and the men without arms to retire. SignedJ 8. BARON, Commanding Naval defences of Virginia and North Carolina. GEN. BUTLER'S REPLY. The following reply of Gen. Butler was dispatched by Captain Crosby, U. S. N., and Lieut. Creigel: Fort Hatteras, Aug. 29, 1861. Memorandum : Benjamin F. Butler, Major General commanding United States Army, in reply to the com munication of Samuel Barron, commanding forces at Fort Hatteras, cannot admit the teims proposed. The terms offered are these : Full capitulation, the officers and men to be treated as prisoners of war. No other terms admissible. Com manding officers to meet on board flag ship Minnesota to arrange details. On the reception of this, the Commodore called a council of war of his field officers, and accepted the terms offered, when they proceeded to the flag ship to arrange the details. TLe prisoners were then put on board the flag ship Minnesota and the fort taken possession of. The stars and stripes were hoisted from the fort by Capt Crosby, of the U. S. N., and Lieut. Creigel, amid the cheers ot the troops and the booming of the cannon lately in the possession of the enemy. GEN WOOL CONGRATULATES THE TROOPS. Gen. Wool on Saturday issued the following : Headquarters Department of Virginia, ) Fortress Monroe, Aug. 31, 1861. The Commanding General has the great satisfaction of announcing a glorious victory, achieved by the com bined operations ot the army and navy at Cape Hatter as Inlet, North Carolina, under the command of Com modore Stringham and Major-General Butler. The result of the gallant enterprise is the capture of 730 men under the command of Commodore Barron, and one of the Nor'.h Carolina cabinet, one thousand stand of arms, seveoty-five kegs of powder, five stand of col ours, thirty-one pieces of cannon, including one ten inch Columbiad, a brig loaded with cotton, and a brig loaded with provisions and stores, and one hundred and fifty bags of coffee. All of which exploits were achieved by the army and navy, 800 volunteers and CO regulars of the command. The gallant affair will not fail to stimulate the regu lars and the volunteers to greater exertions to prepare themselves for future and greater achievements. Obedience, order and discipline are indispensable to maintain the interests, the honor and humane institu tions of the Union. From the Washington, N. C, Dispatch. Bombardment mid Capture of Forts O'luk and Hatleras liy an Eyt-Ylliiss The follow:ng communication was written by a voung officer on board of the C. S. Steamer Ellis to send to a near relative, and not for the public eye. la seeking information to give to the public, he kindly consented that we might publish it : . C. S. Steamer " Ellis," Hatteras Inlet, Aug. 29, 1861. Editor of the Dispatch Dear Sir : On Tuesday the 27tb instant, information reached us that a large fleet of some 13 war vessels were anchored off Fort Hatteras This was also officially communicated to Lieut. Colonel Johnson, commanding the forces on Portsmouth, with a dispatch to bring up all his available men immediately. Johnson having made all preparations lor leaving with his command, requested our gallant Captain, W..T. Muse, to convey a portion of them up for him, which our kind captaiu immediately and courteously granted. Accordingly the troops, consisting of the 44 Vv ashington Grays," capt. Sparrow, the 44 Hertford Light Infantry," capt. Sharp, the 44 Morris Guards," capt. Gilliam, and the 44 Tar River Boys," capt., or rather now, col. John son, were embarked soon as possible. Alter weighing anchor, we moved cheerily ahead under the control of our scientific engineer, Wnomsley, and all seemed happy as a marriage belle. The day which was to realize our hopes of a battle had now arrived, and we were all more than anxious to reach Hatteras, and participate iu the action, and tJ relieve the devoted band who must, by this time, be bearing the rude shock of war. Who could look upon the brave and dttermined set of men with us and doubt the issue ? Everywhere was seen smiling faces and happy countenances. Would to God 1 that the coming morrow had brought no change upon those bronzed and manly cheeks : but the Ruler of All Things had otherwise ordered. Proceeding. up the Sound, we came up with the little dispatch boat ' M. C. Downing,' just from Hatteras, bringing up the intelligenceihat the patriotic little band of 100 men who were at Fort Clark, a little above Fort Hatteras,; after making a desperate resistance, firing their last shot, bad evacuated the Jb ort, having previous ly rendered the guns useless by spiking and dismounting them, and that the V andal Horde ot the North, Jed on by a traitorous Methodist Minister, had landed and ta ken possession of the Fort, and now the 44 Stan und Stripes "-were floating over the time-honored soil of the Old North State ; that Fort Hatteras was still gallant ly fighting, but was in need of men and munitions of war. The men we could easily supply, but the ainmu nition . we had not. The little steamer then passed ahead after ammunition, and we with beating and anx ious hearts eagerly waited the time when we should cheer our noble "Companions by our presence. Just at this time we saw the s eamer 4 Winslow ap proaching with a plenty of ammunition, and the following officers on board : Cant. Sara- ' I We have made so-ne inquiry about this matter and can only trace it to romo'. It may be so ; and the vile traitor deserves more than a traitor's death. Bat as to piloting in, he knew not the waters and nknala. Vieinir emnhaticallv a land-lubber. Besides, the enemy conld have landed any- wnere on in Deacn, in a calm tune as it was, lor scores a miles. Ed. Pis. TKIUIS OF ADVERTISING. r ': V('-' V'- . i Per Square of 10 lines or 1cm caJb In adranee. ' Onannuare. 1 insertion......... 1 00 uo. Dc. Do. Do. Do. Do. ' Do. do. 2 do 1 23 do. 3 do I'M do. 3 months withoutchange, 4 00 do. do... .do.. ....do.. ...... 7 00 do. li .do... .do.... ..do... ...... .....12 00 do. 6 do.. renewed weekly, 14 00 do. 12 do.... do do........ .25 00 7 Advertisements ordered to be continned on the InMde. charged 37 cents per square for each insertion after the fu st , Mg-No advertisement, reflecting upon private character, can, under any cikccm3Tanc8, be admitted. , - uel Barron, Lieuts. Sharp and Murdoch, and Surgeon Greenhow. She came to anchor about 1 or 3 mileg from the Fort. This was indeed cheering, and our ex pectations knew no bounds. All this time a severe and constant cannonade was being kept up, the Fleet firing continual broadsides of shell, while we replied at inter vals with shot, our , shell having been expended. . , The shot and shell dropped thick and fast upon the Fort and Islandj but so far no one was hurt, except two men killed and Lieut. Knight wounded, while ret rea ting rorn Fort Clark. In the face of this dreadful storm of iron, our captain, with that firmness and tranquility which ever characterizes the true officer and geutleman, ran the C. S. steamer 44 Ellis " near the Fort, which now of course became the prominent mark for the Yankees, a3 we were not only a gunboat, but our decks were crowed with men. Protected by out Heavenly Father, though the balls whistled cl036 and fast by us, we remained unhurt. One thing I can vouch for is, tb?.t there is not a man upon this little steamer but who ha9 grown familiar with that peculiar whizzing sound, which always accompanies a ball in its flight through the air. Several rifle cannon bails passed in close proximity to ug,and though perhaps it was the first time that some of them had ever heard a cannon fired, yet the crew and officers stood it with the most perlect nonchalance, exhibiting throughout the whole action perfect confidence in their officers, and a reliance upon the Almighty hand After safely landing the troops, we again returned to the ' Winslow,' and taking . a plentiful supply of ammunition, we went alongside the Schrs. and took all the troops on board, and safely land-, ed everything at the Fort. Our esca; e was truly mi raculous. Nobly has the 4 Ellis ' performed her duty in this terrible encounter, and it ia due to her that her services should be acknowledged. Too much praise cannot be given to her commander and crew. The enemy, after an incessant fire of about G hours, having sounded all about, and planted buoys ready for the dreadful work of to-morrow, retired for the night, and no doubt employed themselves for the coming strug gle. Nearly ail night we were employed in making the Fort impregnable,, as we then thought. Much of the disaster which occurred on Thursday may be attribu ted to the fact that ice did not possess ourselves of Ft. Clark by the bayonet that night ; but wiser and older heads than mine thought otherwise. Ceitainitis, in my opinion, it was one of the causes, second only to the shameful neglect of the authorities in not properly for tifyirg the coast, that caused our defeat. From these two causes we have the following result : the possession of Hatteras, the key of the Souud the almost entire control of the Sound the road open to invasion at any moment Capt. Barron, Lieut. Sharp and about 700 or 800 gallant men prisoners, taken by the Abolition Kangaroos, besides prolonging, in my opinion, the war for a' year. I must not here forget to mention a trivial circum stance, it may seem, but one which exhibits the brave man and patriot. On going to the Fort about two o'clock at night, Lieut. Murdoch might be seen stand ing, in the clear moonlight, upon the well-defended ram parts of Hatteras." He was calmly superintending the work about the guns, having one fixed so ;s better to bear on the enemy wi h which he himself intended to fight. No one who saw him could doubt but that he would do good service. The next morning, August 29th, a day ever memorable to those who witnessed or participated in this sub'ime but terrible contest, rose calm and beautiful.' This was just what the Yankees wished. All the morning I was busily engaged in go ing to and fro., on duty to capt. Barron, who was very anxious for me to go ashore and help about the guns, as they had not many in the Fort who knew much about gunnery ; but as we had not the oilicers to spare, capt. .VI use would not consent for me to go. I will here men tion a fact to show how close the Yankees were to the Fort. v hile ashore standing on the ramparts, in com- any with captain Barron, Lieut. Sharp and Lieut. arron, au of us being in uniform, were of course a good mark, and the Yankees thought so too, for whiz went a ball in close proximity to tho captain's head, while sev eral struck in the parapet immediately under us. It will here be proper to state that Midshipman J. M. Stafford had been sent ashore, where, during the fight, he fully perlormed his duty and rendered valuable service, con ducting himself with manly coolness, surpassing his years. At bl: A. M., the frigate 4 Y abash steamed up, and as she passed Fort Clark the 44 Stars and Sttipes " were waved three times to her from the parapet of the ort, which sue acknowledged by dipping her colors. She then rounded to, dropped anchors, and opened fire upon the Fort. She was immediately joined by the ' Sua quehanna,' 4 Cumberland' and 4Minnesota' in an incessant fire of shell, which dropped thick and fast around and in the t ort. 1 be Jb ort rcp.ied at intervals, and the 'Susoue- hanna ' was evidently damaged, as she withdrew from the range of the Fort, and only fired two more shot? du ring the engagement, her place being supplied bv the Roanoke.' Fort Clark now also opened on Ft, Hat teras, together with several other land batteries,, which they had erected on shore, one of these, consisting of rifle cannon, seemed to pay particular attention to us, and as 1 they gracually got our range, they came near bittiLg us several times, so that we changed our position, and the guns were turned on the Fort. Ail eyes were now turned to that gallant little r ort righting against such desperate odds. One continual stream of shell fell upon it, but still it does not fire 1 What can be the matter ? Look, there goes the Fort 1 again ! again 1 but aks ! all fall far short. I he reason 13 now evident, thcu cannot reac'i the vessels, while every shot almost from them tells upon the Fort. A mid a perlect hail-storm of iron a boat leaves the Fort ! What can it want! My God! thev are bringing the wounded to the Steamer ! What a terrible 6ceue ! Never shall I forget it. They approach. Surely that blackened face, that body almost covered with blood cannot be the noble and chivalrous Lieut. Murdoch J Alas! it is. He had fallen, manfully battling aghinst them by the side of his gun, with words of encourage ment upon his hps. Alter firing three or four very effective shots, which crippled the 4 Susquehanna,' and finding they were out of range of our guns, he remarked to his men, 44 v ell, boys, we will wait till they eome up, when we will give it'to them again." But he had hardly uttered tiie-e words ere an eleven inch shell ex-. ploding close by, seat two or three fragment of shell through his left aim, completely shattering it to pieces,' causing great, exhausti u, and loss of blood. He was supplied with lint by Mr. Tred well, one of our officers, wbo had very thoughtfully provided uovae for bis own use, should he be wounded, and who, during the whole action, behaved, as did all the officers, with the utmost coolness and firmnes3. He was taken on board the ' Winslow,' and placed under the care of Surgeon Green how of the C S. Navy, an intelligent and successful burgeon, where he was properly cared lor. Ihe bombardment ot i ort Hatteras by the flower of the Federul Navy, was a scene which will ever be pre ent to the minds of those-who witnessed it. On that day mary a fireside was made desolate ; many a mother and wile made to weep over the sad late of those who were nearest and dearest to them, and whose bloody ".nd mangled corpses perhaps now lay stark and stiff upon the blood-stained beach of Hatteras ! But such scen:s as these are the necessary attendants of war !" But what is that appearing on the Fort ? A white fl ig Surely those who were that morning sj buoyaut and full ot joy and hope at the prospects of beating the Yankees, cannot now be sueing for peace ! Yet it is so I Such a continual stream of shell was more than the gallant little Fort could stand ; the Bomb Pro! had given away, and every shell now piayed sad havoc among them ; so laying aside thiir pride they yielded to necessi ty, aud to prevent any more sacrifice ot life, had resign ed themselves to months' imprisonment, perhaps in the loathsome dens of the Toombs 1 It was truly a ha- miliating sight, and one long to be remembered by both parties. Every man. withm that little Fort that day rendered himself a hero. It was, without doubt, one of the greatest fights of the age. To us it was indeed sad to see men like Barron and Sharp of the Navy, and like Martin, Johnson, Gilliam, Sparrow and Sharp, of the Army, obliged to lay down their arms to a set of North ern hirelings. I sincerely hope that every village and hamlet throughout the South, will be fully aroused to a stern sense of their duty, and immediately put forth their whole efforts to retrieve the s.d reverses which we on that day suHered. ' The fight lasted for a day and a half, out of hlch time there were 14 hours of incessant firing, nring which timethey threw some 4 or 5,000 shot and shell. After finding 'the Fort had surrendered, and -that we could be ot no possible use, we left for Ocraeoke, to take on board the sad and weeping wives of the .officers, now prisoners, and shall proceed to Washington, N. C. R. A. C. 1 1
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