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NUMBER 15.

TEE HATTEBAS VICTOBY. Tbe following description is official, > it being tbe report rendered to General W«ol by General jfctnat. It w wor•tby of perusal : U. 8. Flao Ship Uiksbsota,) j * August 30tb, 1861. ) ; General : Agreeably to your orders, 1 embarked on tbe transport steamers I . Adelaide and George Ptabodg, 500 of , the Twentieth Regiment New York | Volunteers, Col. Webber commanding 230 of the Ninth Regiment New York A Volunteers, Col. Hawkins, 100 of the Union Coast Guards, Capt. Nixon corn- ' mantling, 60 of the 2nd U. S. Artillery Lieut. Lamed commanding, as a force to operate in conjunction with the fleet under command of Flag Officer String bam against tbe rebel forts at llatteras Inlet. We left Fortress Monroe on Monday, at 1 o'clock 1'. M , and tho last ship , of our fleet arrived off llatteras Inlet ' , about 4 o'clock, on Tuesday afternoon. ' • Socli preparations as were possible for tbe landing were uiaue in the evening, j mid at daylight next morning d spo j nitidis were made for an attack on the forts by the fleet, and for the landing of the troops. Owiug to the I prevalence of southwesterly gale, a heavy surf was breaking on the beach, i Every effort was made to laud the j troops, and after about 315 wer lauded, ! . including So marines from tbe fleet, and ; the regnlars, both the Iron boats upon , which we depended wcro swamped in , the surf, and both fiat boats stove, and a brave attempt being made .by Lieut. , Crosby of the U. 8. A serving asn post captain at Fortress Monroe, who had volunteered to come down wiilu-tliy , steamer- tug Piling, belonging to* Wl: • army, to land in a boat from tbe war , steamer Pavute, resulted in the beach- , ing of the boat, so that she could hot , be gut off. , It was impracticable to land more < troops because of the rising wind anil i sea. Fortunately, a ll-pound rifledboat gnn, loaned us by the flsg ship, i and n 12-pound howitzer, were lauded, - | the last slightly damaged. Our lauding was completely covered by the shells of | the Monticclio nud Harriet Lane. 1 i was'dn board the latter, directing the i disembarkation of tho troops by means i of signals, nod was about landing with ' t them at the time the boats were stove. i We wcro induced to desist from lur- \ thcr attempts at landing troops by the I rising of the wind, and because, iu the j I meantime, tho fleet had opened fire upon . thu nearest fort, which was finally siico- l ceil and its flag struck. i No firing had opened upon oar troops i from the other lort, and its flag wa4$»<> j struck. Supposing this to be a signal | ( of surrender, Colonel Weber advanced i * iiis troop* u i ready landed upon the 1 1 beach. Tho Harriet Lane, by iny di- j { reciion, tried to cross tho bar to get in- j t to the smooth water of the inlet, when , I a fire was upon the Monticello (which . t ^iiad proceeded in advance of us) from i tho other fort. Several shots struck her, ' i but without causiog any casuslity, as I 1 atu informed. So well convinced were ' tli j officers of the uavy and army that j i the forts had surrendered at ibis time, ! f that live Snsduebanna had towed the j | frigate Cumberland to an offing. i The Are was then reopened («s there was , no signal from either) upon both forts. I < In the meantime, a few men from the < Coast Guard had advanced up the 1 1 * beech with Mr. Wiegel, who was ucting . t as voluateer aid, and whose gallantry j 1 and services I wish to commend, and j c took possession of the smaller fort, j I which was found to have beea abandon- ( ed by the enemy, and raised the Ameri- ; I con flag thereon. It bad become neoes- ' I r sary, iu consequence of the weather, that t all the ships should make au offing, I p which was done with reluctance from ne- f cessity, thus leaving the troops upon the ; shore, a part Iu possession of the small \

I forts, (about 700 yards from the Itrger i ' one) and the rest bivouacked upon the I I beach, near the place of landing, about j ■ | two mile north of the forts. 1 Early the next morning the Harriet 1 Lane ran in shore, for the purpose of , 1 covering any attack upon tbo troops. ! At the sama lime,. a large steatne^ was , observed coming down the sound, inside 1 the land, with reinforcements for the i enemy, but she was prevented from land- ' ' ing by Capt. Johnson, of the coast : Guard, who had placed tho guns from , the enemy, in a small laud haltlcry, and ' opened fire upon the rebel steamer. At 8 o'clock the fleet opened fire . 1 again, tbe flag-ship being anchored as ' 1 near as the water allowed, and the other j ships coming gallantly into, action. It , was evident, after a few experiments, i ' that our shut fell short. Au increased ' I length of fuse was signalled, and the fir- < ing commenced with shell of fifteen sec- ' 1 ooti fuse. I bud sent Mr. FUkc, acting i ' uid-de-comp, on shore for the ^purpose ! of gnining intelligence of tfSe move- . ment of the troops, and of the enemy. , i I then went with the Fanny for the f i purpose of effecting a landing of the re- j I mainder of the troops, wlien a white ; t j flag was run up from the fort. I then ' ; went with the Fanny over the bar into 1 j the inlet. At the same Unto tho troops ' : under Col. Weber marched up the ! I beach, and signal was made for tbe flag- j •ship to cease firing. As the Fanny ( rounded in over the bar the rebel steam- ! , cr Winstow went up the channel, having t a large number of Secession troops oil « hoard, which she had not landed. We i threw up a shell at her from the Fanny, ' hut she proved to be out of range. I then sent Lieut Crosby an sliofc to ( ' demand the meaning of the white flag. , . The boat soon returned with the memo- f j rantlum from Commander Barron, (al- t j rea-Jv given,) and a verbal communion tioit stating ihut he liailin the Fort 01."> < , and 1.000 more within a few hour's I '-•ill, but that lie wa« anxious to spare I thu effusion of blood. To both the i written and verbal communications I I made the reply inserted iu otlior'des- I patches. \ After waiting three quarters of an j, boor, Licnt. Crosby returned, bringing c with him Capt. Barron, Major Andrews : t and Col. Martin of the rebal force, who r me that they had accepted the t proposed in my memorandum. I | them that as the cxpodilien ! \ was a combined one, the surrender must | made oo board the flagship, to Flag I : Officer Stringham, as well as to myself. I We went on board the Minnesota for f that parpoac. when the articles of caplt- i ulation were agreed 01.. (Already giv- , w.) 1 1 then lauded s'-J took: formal utr- ^ I render of the fori- . with all the men f ;and munitions of war. inspected tho r to see fi»t th* firms bad been r ■ properly surrendered, marched them t out, embarked them on board the Ad*- ! 1 and marched my own men into ( | the fort, and raised our own flag upon i < amid the cheers of our men and a • ' salute of tbirteeu guns, which hod j shotted by the enemy. , Tbe embarkation of the woonded, 1 1 ■ whieh was conducted with great care j | from a temporary wharf erected for th t took so long that night that it j ] j impossible for the pilots to take the ( . Adelaide over tho bar, thereby causing j I may mention tn this connection that j 1 Uie Adelaide, in carrying in the troops 1 j at the moment that my terras of capituI were under consideration by tbo , hod grounded upon tbe bar, but < the active aud judicious exertions of 1 Steelwogen, after aome de- | was got off. At this same time the ( Lane, in an attempt to enter , tbe bar, bad grounded aud remained fast. Both were under tbe gnns of the , , This to me was a moment of tho I greatest anxiety. By these accidents a j valuable ship of war and a transport ! i )'

steamer with a large portion of ray : troops on board were within the power j of the enemy I had demanded the strongest terms. ' which be was considering, lie might re. fuse, and seeing our disadvantage, renew j the action. But I determined to abate uol a tittle of what I believed to be due to the dignity of the Government, not even to givo an official title to tbe officer in com- ' mand of tbe rebels. Besides, my tug was ' in the ialel, and at least I could carry on ■ the engagement with my two rifled sixpoiinders, well supplied with Sawyer's shell. Upon taking possession of Fort llatteras, I found that it mounted ten guns, with | four yet amounted, and one largo tcu-phch 1 j Columbia*!, all ready for mounting. I ftp- 1 I prod the official master-roll of Colonel j • ' tfrtui, furiiNbp.l by -him, of tbo officers ' and men captured by us. The position of the fort is*n*xceeding- I ly strong one, nearly iarroa.ided on ail ] sides by water, and only to be approached a march of 500 yards circnitonsly over a long neck of sand within half mnsket and over a causeway a few feet only , in width, and which was commanded l>y two j 32- pound guns loaded with grape and cauisIter, which we expended in our salute. j j It had a well-protected magazine and • I capable of sheltering somo three or four hundred men. Tho parapet 1 was nearly of an octagon form, enclosing , about two-thirds o| ail acre of ground, cov i cred with sufficient traverses and ramparts which our shells had' made but little : impression. The larger work, nearer this | I inlet, was known us Fort llatteras. Fort Clark, which wus about seven hundred yards northerly, is a square redoubt, mounting five guns and two six- pounders. Tho , enemy had spiked these guns, but in a very • i inefficient manner, upon abandoning the j work the day before. • I had all the troops on shoro nt 'he limo of tho surrender of the forts, but re-em-lurked the regulars and mariues 1 disembarked th* provisions, making, with the stores captured, five days' rations for the of the trono*. ( On consultation wflth Flag-officer Stringham and Commodore Stellwagen. I determined to leave the troops and tho forts, because of the strength of tbe fortificalion, its importance, and • of the difficulty of its recapture again in tbe possession of the enemy witlt a sufficient armament, tintil.I could j get farther instructions from the Gov- 1 eminent. Commodore Blringhatn di- j rented the steamers Monticello and Pawto remain ittside, and these, with ! the men in the forts, are sufficient to i hold the position against any force ■ which is likely to be sent against it. I The importance of the point cannot overrated. When the channel is bnoyed out, any vessel may carry fifteen of water over it with ease. Once i insiue, there is safe harbor and anchorin all weather. From there the whole coast of Virginia and North Caroliaua, from Norfolk to Cnpc Lookout, is withiu our reach by light draft v ess ids, which caunot possibly, !Jve at? sea during tbe winmonths. From it offensive opers- • lions may be made npon (he whole coast • of North Carolina to Boqne Inlet, ex- > tending many miles inland to Wllming1 ton. Newborn, and Besufo^ I In tho language of tho Chief Engi- ' neer of the rebels. Col. Thompson, iu ; official report, "It is the key of the ! Albemarle." In tny judgement it is a j station second in Importance only to J Fortres Monroe, on this coast. As a depot for coaling and supplies for the blockading squadron, it (a-invalnable. Asa harbor for opr coasting t-ade, or from the'winter storm, or from pirates, It is of the first importance. By holding it, Hatteraa light may again scad forth its cheering ray to the storm-beaten mariner, of which the than vandalism of tho re Dels de- • prives him. It has hot one drawback, want of good water. Bat that a con- 1 denser, like the one now in operation al Fortress Monroe, at a cost of a few hon- 1 drcd dollars, will relieve. t *«***•*»'*« | In fine, Geueral, I may congratulate 'you cud tbo couutry upou a jloriutu ' 1 ■ J I • 1

' victory in •wour department, in which • was captured ijiore than seven hundred men, twenty dive pieces of artillery, a thousand stand of arms — a large quan- ' tity of ordinance stores, provisions, ' three valuable prizes, two light boats, and foar stand of colors, one of which' | bsd been presented within n week, by . the ladies of Newbern, N? C., to tbe North Carolina Defenders. By the , goodness of that Providence which . watches over our nation, no one of the . fleet or army was ip the least degree injured. j The enemy's loss wn$ not officially re- | ported to us, hut was ascertained to be : | twelve or bfleeu killed aud died of! ! wounds, and thirty-five wounded. 1 I have the honor to be, very respect- ! | fully, your obedient servant. Besj. F. Bim.rji. > 8cnnusKo. — A Minnesota paper tells 1 this story of the bottle of Bull Run I "Adjutant General Sanborn relates that > ! when the Minnesota regiment wos drawn up In line of battle opposite to 1 j tho Mississippi regiment, the wagon ' master of the Minnesota regiment, oar ' old friend Anson Norlbup, was in the J ranks with musket in ihand. The rcgi- ' myit practising the Zouave drill, in which Norlhup is not very proficient, j j fell flat on the ground after the first ; ' round — ever}' mnn killed as Northup thought Resolved to have another j crock at the rebels, Northup reloaded j his musket, and just after he fired, np ' jumped his comrades and fired uuother round, as much to Xorthup's surprise, j he said, sk if so many dead men bad corao out of their graves." j SCKW ART or THE weekly news. Ax showing th« feeling concerning lien ■ I Fremont's proclamation niimng loyul peo- 1 ' pie of all clause*, even thoxe whose prejnj dice* do not n( aj| incline litem tnwar-l him cr toward the Administration, it i» well tu , | note tin- remarks of the Ht. Loiris Jifjiihli ' 1 ran, a Democratic paper, and one which has been remarkable for hostility to Fre- ! moot, and certainly lias no', been noted for , zealous devotion to th* Administration of Mr Lincoln. It says that the treasures threatened in tbo proclamation "are mea- . ••snrer. of the most extraordinary stringen- ' I "cy ; bat the wisdom of their promulgation | by tho xopremo officer of tbo Army of the | West wo are confident will bo conceded by j "every just and loyal citizen." This, com- ; : ing from such a source, and from a paper which mast know thoroughly the urgent ne , cessity for tho most rigorous policy, is im- , po riant ninl of grate significance. | By the reports of McCullongh and Price detailing the incidenUJof the late battle at Davis' creek, Missouri, we aro enabled to get very near the number of killed end . wounded on tbe rebel side daring tbe en. ' gngemcnt. We give th* fignres below. J compared with our own loss : Guion loss. Rebel loss. Killed, 223 287. Wounded, 721 13*1. Missing, 291 166, Total, 1235 1783 j The Peris correspodent of the New York Times, writing on the 20ib wit., says : "It flphioy certain that whatever England 1 may do, France will not interfere lo any way that will aid tbe rebels, and It is evefi probably that France will force England to act jostly towards us, rather than that . England will influence Prance la a contrary coarse. The Emperor's sympithies are entirely with the North ; he believes that tho rebellion it unjustifiable, and ought to be put down with energy, acd by all means kouwo to honorable warfare ; be is in favor of th" maintenance intact of the American Union, and will in no case interfere cither to break a blockade or to recognise tbe seeedera, until the North anal! , have dooa th# same. A resolution hat been passed by the i Cincinnati councils, requesting the Governor to draft 50,000 men for the prelection ' of the city. Gov. Harrla of Tennessee, it is sshI, 1 threatens to invade Keotacky, if the Ud- ■ j ion campt in the latter Slate are bot vacaj tad in thirty daya. j The following ore aaid to be eome of the , ' peinciual productions of the Dry Tortngws; , Lizards, snakes, scorpions, jiggers, sandi Hit i, and bljjcAited motqnitoet.

I Jeff Davis, It seems, has issoed hie j proclamation annexing the Htate of Misl sonri to the C. S. A. Mankind are not aware that anybody in that gallant Stall had "seceded" except tho runaway tloTer- ' nor Jackson and brace, to be issuing a sol- > emn proclamation from Richmond admit- » ling the State into "the Confederacy.' has r en aspect of preposteroasnrss about it ! which ought to put a rebel President, even, . lo the blush/' , General Fremont has Issued a general or- , der lo bis army, complimenting them for their bravery at the battle of Springfield. In speaking of General Lyon, he says: "The Geoeral Commanding laments, in sympathy ■ with the country, the lota of the indomia- : | ble General Nathaniel Lyon. Hi* famo f cannot be better eulogized than Iu theso words from the official report of his gal- , I lent successor. Major Sturgca, U. 8# Army : -Thus gallantly fell as true a sold, ier as ever drew a sword ; a man, whose ] honesty of purpose was proverbial ; a uo5 j ble patriot, und one who held bi* life aa _ i nothing where his country demanded It of ^ him." Let all emulate his prowess and uu- , dying devotion lo his doty." The Secessionists have so hemmed io ' East Tennessee that it is scarcely possible I for a Unionist to leave the State, or to tend r a letter across the border. Parson Brown- - -low, when last heard from, was denouncing . flio traitors more vehemently than ever. 1 Gov. Gamble, thu new Magistrate of Missouri, is iu Washington. I I About 20,(100 rifles passed through In- ! dienappuli-, one morning lately, directed to ' Gen. Fremont nt St. Louis. The Missouri ' division of Ilia army will now bo Well sop» I ] plied with arms. This makes 40,000 car- » ' ried through to the same piaco within two • weeks. Tbe flag officer of the East India squadL run has informed tho Navy Department 1 1 lint the order* fur the ruiurn nf tho vessel under bis command have been received. Measures were at once taken to carry them into effect. It lias heretofore been stated that tho African and Brazil squadrons have also 1 been ordered lo return to the United 1 | States, their employment being needed at liunw, owing to the southern rebellion. 1 Oar country will, however, be reprcscn- . ted by one ship on each of tbe coasts of r 1 Africa end Brazil, as well as in the East f Indies. I Gen. Ilunyon addressed the citizens of ■ 1 Pluinficld at the home of bis father, re- - ' cenlly. He said that "if this war requires I I thu last blood and the last man in the North » it ought tu be sacrificed."— (Piaiu6eld Ua1 zette.) • Persons residing between our lines and r Manassas infurm our pickets that measles | and other diseases prevail to an alarming - 1 extent iu the enemy's camp, and that their ^ leaders are endeavoring to bring about an 5 engagement to remove from the minds of t their soldiers tbe depressing influence of i> { thoir condition. jj It is setni-ofllcially given out that tbo Administration will not closo tbe Jtebet ., I ports, as authorized by Congress, but will * j rely entirely upon tho blockade, which will ; bo made suj/icicntly efficient to silence all \ scruples on the part of foreign powers. | Tho Catholic clergy of Chicago have advised all unemployed men io their congrcgallons to enlist in Fremont's army. I Accounts from Hayti state tho coffee * | crop there promisee an unasnally large ' yield, and io view of the fact that the ded • mand from tin- South is cut off by the blocky ; ade, it Is not probable that present high " rates can be maintained for any long pe- ' 0 riod. 1 Tbo next step of the Government wilf ' probably be to open a new port somewhere ' in North Carolina, South Corolina, or Georgia, seize the cptton crop, and invite u onr English coo *«*; and French eon neef tions to purchase. a The U. S. Snreeyor, at New York, hen e seized twenty-five .vessels, owned wholly or in part by the rebels, including eight ships and seven barques. " The commissionevs sent to Warhiogtoa by Gov. Magoffin, el Kentucky. ha*o ree turned with dispatches from President Linp. coin, expressing e willingness to await the # aetiun of the Kentocky legislature. Iticherd 8. Freemen, a Georgian, 00 a Norther* teu'r for tie purchase of a shoe- '• making nreehine has been arrested and 1- sent lo Fhrt Lafayette, t- Of forty colonels in the Ohio regiment* eighteen ere Democrats, eighteen wre HeB pnblicans, and three are "Americane." % tiger, seven feet long and two fret fir* \. inches high. »•»« killed by n hor lest wct-k, in Prince \V illiam's parish, S. C.