The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-02-26
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FORT ADAMS---The follouing p1r'i'-
ulSrs Of the state Of lhs public ~arks at 'h's
posi- are tsssn from ,hs Report Of the Chief
Engineer. Col. JosErH G. TorrEs. uOder
whose 'upsriut.udescs they have bssu con
structsd. "
FoRr AuAMs. NEWPORT HAaBon,
RHODE IsLASD-Erearaiion and en-
baHkmem.-The excavations ofthe earth
and rock in all the bitches of the fort
are finished, aud nearly ell the excava-
ton for the parade !; such portions Of
the excavated stone as were suitable
having been applied to the masonry of
the fort; the exterior and interior ditch
es Of the rcdoubt being almost wholly
in rock, have been excavated, affording
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 are finished. ..
The glacis Of the main work, and of
three faces Of the redoubt are nearly
finished. The embankments Of four
fronts Of the main work, and Of the two
exterior fronts Of both tenailles aud Of
the parapets Of three faces Of the re-
doubt, are finished. The terrepleins Of
the covert way Of the southwest and
southeast fronts are completed.
| MAsoNRY.-.North front 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
glacis and the gateway walls built.
East front The scarp and counter
scarP are finished all the arches turn
ed, rooted, loaded, and covered with
earth the walls of the caponiere, Of
the two ramps, Of the casemated ira
verse and its counferscarp are done
. the parade wall finished and the breast
height walls Of the covert way, except
those Of the re-cntering place Of arms
Southeast exterior froni.-Except the
breast-hei ght walls, all the masonry Of
this front, tenaille, caponiere and covert
wav included, is done. l
: Southeast inferior front Masonry all
completed, with the exception Of breast
height walls, and gap left for commu-
nication.
Soufhmest exterior fronf.-Except the
breast-height walls, masonry all com
! pfeted ...
Southwest interior from. Masonry all
completed excepting the breast-height
walls
Vest tf;'om.-Masonrv all completed
except the galley of Cd tier, the walls
closing the bitches and the pintle cen
tres and traverse circles OF the barhrrtc
guns ; the earth covering Of the arches
will be completed before the expiration
Of the quarter.
All the galleries for commune alton
and for countermines are finished; their
length is z, ,S69 feet
Between 5000 and 900 feet Of per-
maneni clear drains have been laid, and
9 $50 feet Of blind drains.
All the gun embrasures Of the fort
(lO4 IN number), and all the carronade
embrasures (67 in number), are built.
-Four OF the cas.mates intended fs-
quarters and three intended for Off ers.
have been fitted up, and some progress
has been made in preparing several
others.
The walls under water of permanent
wharf are finished and enclosed space
filled up to low water. An the walls
$3.50 feet in length) ofthe commnica-
ton from the fort to the redoubt arc
finished.
OF the redoubt, the scarp walls OF
three faces are finished and some pro-
gress 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 foored 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
are ready to receive the armament,
(fifty-nine 42-pounder cannon and nine
24-pounder carronades.) A few guns.
being all that are at the fort, arc already
mounted.