New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-21

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HI All elaborate article I'M Putnam Magazine for
some interesting facts relative to our
az coast astarcas ii tie eastern part 81
the United States the writer Of the arte alluded to
III te desig apd location of each fortf
Ecation npon the coast around to the Mississippi
together with the hike fefences our northern
boundary IN adj tion to this Me have an account d
gte number of men cessary to garrison each fort
the total number Of guns now mounted in each, tht
amount 3of5 money already expended upon and tbt
amount essary to complete each Of the forts emu
nierated. NJ 4sss8 NJ. S55sj 4s3
The first fort enumerated iii the article in Putnam
as Fort Knox, at Buek sport, Maine. Situated al
about miles from THE month Of the Penob
sect, ~ 81 in the river, ii completely pre-
Guides the possibility Of passage of3ahostilc ship
There have been expended already $3.50, f42, and
$500 more are required to complete it according
to the original plan, Afs
Portland Me- harbor has been prepared for
partial defence by the two forts Scanned and Prebe,
built at an expense Of 81 and bunting Ill
guns. 10 complete these works s 900 is needed.
orts Quincy and Constitution command the
harbor Of Portsmouth New Hampshire. They mount
il the aggregate but guns and were completed at
Boston harbor and city are defended by three forts
and two batteries mounting in all $50 guns. On
these MI amount Of 1853 has been expended
| New Bedford Mass.) has one fort Of IA guns,
completed at an expense of Sc, 000 Ny fss
Fort Adams commands Newport, Rhode Island. It
mounts 464 guns, has already consumed ISL 1851 ,S4S,
and requires $50 900 to fnishit. $ 9$$t
Eort Ttllmbull is the defence of New london, Con
recticut, mounting So guns, and completed at an ex
speDse Of $3.50 ,941. 5las5s
New York il defended; BY seven forts and four Bat
teries. These in all mount 900 guns. To carry
these works as far towards completion as they at
ind has
them $50 4,526 more are required. "a 81
Forts Delaware and Mifiin, on the Delaware river,
are provided with 2od guns. There has been expena
ason then IT, sam St s2 sls and s2 ooo will
Fort Monroe, at Old Point Comfort, and Fort
Calhoun, Hampton Roads, have 500 guns, have cost
s4 ,067 q, and require yet $So4532 to complete
Forts Washington Oh the Potomac, and severn and
Madison, at Annapo mount in all l33 guns. They
have cost S596 ,s53. The first two are completed \
the last equires yet an expenditure Of 100000.
There are two forts part the defence
Of Baltimore Carroll and McHenry. They mount
233 guns have cost $2s1 1893, and require an outlay
of $780,, 900 yet. s=a 9 81 8 j
There Is fort 1Afacon0 On the coast Of North
Carolina, at Beaufort tt mounts 81 guns, and has
cost 46O, 7go 70 finish il So 900 are needed. There
is anotharat Oak Island, smithyile, Fort Caswe,
amounting 81 guns Ithas been nearly completed at
an expense Of vs. ,221 1t will require $1,000 to
complete it. Ii M ii f5ss5 ,3
FIJI Charleston, south Carolina, has three forts inck
neyss Monltrie, and Ssnmpt THEY have 225 guns,
and have been thus far tedat an expense Of
us. 1T will take $1500D0toill out the orig
inaI plan Of these three forts II
Forts Pulaski and Jacks dominate the Savannah
river They have l64 guns, and have cost 81 ,003,-
s}and need an expenditure Of $50 900 more
the coasts Of Florida are seven forts from Cum
Sberland Sound aroundto Pensacola On the ramparts
sof these are heavy These forts have cost
81 and yet require their completion the
sum of 81, 2l3, S62. $ 3f
EaIts Morgan at Mobile Point .sand Gaines, at
island past Of "A abafna; 221 guns
llag aye cost 1856 and need an eSpendi-
tIiresp Sgi {, 0eo.s 3
lea8 are seven works Of defenee on tles coastot
nsfana. They have in al guns, have cost
and auire 81 coinpl them.
heF at Detreit; PorteT al Buffalo, Mag:
nil yer Ontario af DsWego, and
an armament
sof RI Hleg have cost $61 $50 and require
nov 80s tosca plete them. ~
we " castles, and forts on our
whole cons, war garrison for all Of
them 20 400 men they mount 6 ls9
gifls have cost 81 ,272, 1856, and the amount
YffItfirefl to COripefe them is AZ 436 732 7}f