CHAP.XIII.] CAPTURE OF BATTERIES AT HATTERAS INLET, N. C.

of the United States Government that the officers and men shall receive the treatment due to prisoners of war.

In witness whereof we, the said Stringham and Butler, on behalf of the United States, and the said Barron, Martin, and Andrews, representing the forces at Hatteras Inlet, hereunto interchangeably set our hands this 29th day of August, 1861, and of the Independence of the United Staes the eighty-fifth year.

S. H. STRINGHAM, Flag-Officer Atlantic Blockading Squadron.

BENJ. F. BUTLER, Major-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.

S. BARRON, Flag-Officer, C. S. Navy, Commanding Naval Defenses Va. and N. C.

WM. F. MARTIN, Colonel Seventh Regiment Infantry, N. C. Vols.

W. S. G. ANDREWS, Major, Commanding Forts Hatteras and Clark.

[Appendix B.]

FORT HATTERAS, July 25, 1861.

COLONEL: The day before yesterday we hoisted our glorious flag over Fort Clark, a strong battery I have nearly finished, of five heavy 32-pounders, about half a mile from Fort Hatteras, which secures to us a cross-fire upon the bar and the entrance to this inlet. I now consider this inlet secure against any attempt of the enemy to enter it. Our force of men I think rather weak to resist a land attack, in case the enemy should effect a landing in the bight of Hatteras. If we had three or four additional companies here I should feel quite safe even in that event.

As I have before remarked, this inlet is the key to Albemarle Sound, and it cannot be too strictly guarded. We certainly are under the espionage of the United States steamers, as they are seen every day or two in the offing, although they keep without the range of our guns. If I had received the 10-inch columbiad, we could have damaged them some on their last visit, three days since.

We now have two privateers in this harbor, besides the war-steamer Winslow, the Gordon, of Charleston, Captain Lockwood, armed with three guns-a fine large steamer. She returned this morning with a prize brig laden with three hundred and sixty hogshead of molasses. We have also a sancy-looking little pilot schooner, the Florida, mounting one 6-pounder rifled cannon. She captured a prize two days since, took her crew out, and sent her in with her own men. A United States steamer gave chase to the prize, and they were obliged to beach her on Nagg's Head. She, of course, is a total loss.

Yours, respectfully,

W. BEVERSHAW THOMPSON, Major, Chief Engineer Department Coast Defense.

Colonel WARREN WINSLOW, Military Secretary.