50 NortH Caroiina Troops, 1861-’65. proof to the vessels and steamers in the sound to come in. He performed this duty, and reported that the signai had been answered by Captain Muse. Lieutenant Johnston was then ordered with such means as were at his command to spike the guns. He went to a gun on the east side of the fort towards the wood, and began his work, and was ordered to desist. Just at this stage of affairs it was reported that the mag- azine was on fire. The men came pouring out of the bomb- proof panic stricken. It is said that they ran over the wounded in getting out. I saw just here Wm. H. Harvey, one of my men, picked up dead as I thought. It turned out otherwise, as his hip was only dislocated. It was in this stage of affairs that the council resolved that it would be the best to surrender. All were unanimous in this final, but reluctant conclusion. Accordingly a white flag was ordered to be raised upon the parapet. Lieutenant Johnston, I think it was, got a piece of white canvas or sheet—a sort of streamer, and waved it on the parapet fronting the ocean. No notice of it was taken by the enemy. Some one then got a large Confederate flag, tore all but the white bar from it, attached this to a pole and planted it on the bomb-proof. Two shots only from the enemy were fired after this. Both fell, I think, into the fort. The firing then ceased. The bomb-proof was not on fire, but a shell had penetrated through one of the ventilators and exploded, falling among the men below. The smoke caused them to think it was on fire. It fell between two of my men. None were injured. A feeling of sadness prevailed on every countenance after the firing had ceased. Lieutenant Carraway, Ordnance Of- ficer, of Martin County, raved like a mad man. He swore he wanted to die right there and never surrender. Two of my men, Schenck and Hall, both Northerners, wept like children. Many would have run for the shore to escape, but I forbade them. LE. B, Shaw and W. J. Pedrich did so. As soon as the firing ceased the land forces at Fort Clark, under Colonel Max. Weber and Hawkins, both Germans, came over the beach with the “Star Spangled Banner” to- wards Fort Hatteras. They planted their two flags in the THE Fan or Hartreras, 51 sand and formed about them at the dist several hundred vards. General Butler, in the steamer [’ guns, ran into the This was an outrage ance from the fort of anny, carrying two rifle inlet and fired a gun at the Winslow. ,as it was taking undue advantage of a flag of truce. Had the negotiation failed he never would have got out again. During the morning the Colonel Hill had come dow Portsmouth before the firing beg. pose, to | n from an, but not in time, I sup- and more of my men, who were no doubt on board. After the surrender she with the Winslow and all the other steamers and vessels made the best of their way up the sound. They were spectators of the whole bombardment, and a very grand spectacle it must have been to them. Colonel Martin and Major Andrews went out to the near- est flag of the enemy to bear Commodore Barron’s terms to them. It was a long time before an answer was received, as they had to send to the flag-ship to General Butler and Com- modore Stringham. In the meantime the enemy sauntered about the beach in some order, and our officers and men strolled about the fort looking at the damage done in various quarters.