Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-02-20

H PUBLIc NTs.-Ihrough the
politeness of Mr.. Dixon, Senator in
Congress from this State, we have been
favored with a copy of the voluminous
Documents accompanying the Prssi-
dents Message. From tho Report Of
the Chief Engineer, Col. JosEpH G.
Tottcn, wo extract tho following re-
spectng the present state and progress
of the Notifications at this place.
Font ADAMS, NEWPORT HAREon,
RHODE lsLAND-Erc0rdtion and en-
banhmem.-The excavations ofthe earth
and rock in all the ditches of the fort
are finished, and nearly all the excava-
ton for the parade such portions Of
the excavatcd stone as were suitable
having been applied to the masonry f
the fort; the exterior and interior ditch
es of the redoubt being almost wholly
in rock, have been eXcavated, ahording
most Of the common building stones for
the fort during the last six years the
excavations and embankments of the
communication from the fort to the re-
doubt arc finished.
The glacis of The main work, and of
three faces Of the redoubt are n, arly
| finished. The embankments of four
fronts Of the main work, and Of the two
exterior fronts of both tenailes and oi'
the parapets Of three faces Of the re-
doubt, nie finished. The terreplcins Of
the covert way of the southwest and
southeast fronts arc completed.
MASoNRy.-.Norh fi'ont-The entire
scarp is completed; all the arches turn
ed, rooted, loaded, and covered with
earth the breast-height walls of the
covert way, the sustaining walls of the
glacs and the gateway walls built.
East Jrom.-The scarp nnd counter
scarp are finished all the arches turn
ed, roolcd, loaded, and covered with
earth the walls of the caponiere, OF
the two ramps, of the casemated tra-
verse and its counterscarp are done !;
tho parade wall finished and the breast
height walls Of the covert way, except
those of the rc-cntering place of arms
Southeast erie,ior front the
breast-hcight walls, all the masonry cf
this front, tenaille, caponicre and covert
way included, is done.
Southeast inierior front. Masonry al
completed, with the exception of breast
height walls, and gap left for commu-
nication.
Southmcsi exterior front-Except the
breast-hcight walls, masonry all COIN
| p!ctcd.
Somhrrest interior front. all
completed excepting the brcast-height
walls.
/ WM jroni.-Nasonry all completed
except the galley Of ID tier, the walls
closing the bitches and the pintlc cen
tres and traverse circles of the burbetie
guns the earth covering Of the arches
will be completed before the expiration
Of the quarter.
All the galleries for communication
and for countermines are finished; their
length is 2 1863 feet.
Between 5000 and 900 feet of per-
mancnt clear drains have been laid, and
., $50 feet of blind drains.
Al the gun cmbrasures OF the fort
/ (lC1 in NUMBER, and all the carronadc
embrasures (67 in number, are built.
\ Four of tho casemates intended for
quarters and three intended for ofiic crs,
have been fitted up, and some progress
has been made in preparing several
others.
The walls under water Of permanen Mt
wharf arc finished and enclosed space
| filled up to low water. All the walls
/ (2,85O feet in lcngth) Of the commnica-
ton from the fort to the redoubt are
/ finished.
OF the rcdoubt, tho scarp walls of
three faces are finished and some pro-
grcss made in the counterscarp walls
the gallery passing under the ditch is
finished, together with the foundation
of the scarp of the interior work.
The three principal magazines and
seven small ones are hoored and lined
and require but little work for entire
completion.
The platforms for all the guns in the
lower tier Of the west and north fronts
nrc ready to receive the armament,
\ (ffly-nine 42-pounder cannon and nine
2A-pounder carronades.) a few guns,
being all that are at the fort, are already
/ mounted