The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-05-10

an elADOFlte 0rtlclc Ill L 4lliauAS NA"Su%,..
for March contains some interesting facts rela-
tive ID our sen coast defences. Begglnnine "
heseastern part Of the UnitedAStates, the
ritter lof the article alluded to gives Us the
designation and looationSo of each fortiffcatlon
upon the coast around to the Mississippi, 10
getber with the lake defences on our northern
boundary. In addition to this we have an
account of the, number, Of men necessary to
6arrisohi each fort the total number Of guns
now mounted in each, the amount Of money
already expended upon and the amount neces-
,sary to complete each off the forts enumerated.
iihe first fort enumerated III the article in
Putnam is Fort Knox, at Bucksport, Maine.
Situated at about twenty-five miles from the
mouth Of the Penobscot, IL q = narrow ; in the
river, it completely prccludes the possibility Of
passage of q hostile ship. There have been
expended already A 442, and $500,O0O
more are required to Alplete II according to
the original plan. 1850 ,,f iuad nod .I5i.
Portland (Me.) harbor, has been prepared
for partial defence by the ~forts.sc Scanned
and Preble, built at anel $lll,ll37,
aud mounting Ill guns. \ pfete these
works $500 is needed. frnl q fa se3t.
Forts McCluney and Cons command
the harbor of Portsmouth, .ampshire:
They mount in the aggregate guns, and
were completed at On expense ON S,273.
Boston harbor and city are Sss.-.ded by
three forts and two batteries, mounting in all
539 guns. y On these an amount Of $Sl,6SS,l63
has been expended, and $l24,573 are yet re-
quired to complete them. a%rs97op 81 ls-t
New Bedford (Mass) has one fort Of IA
guns, completed at an expense Of $4,000.
Fort Adams commands Newport, Rhode
Island. 1t mounts AGA guns, has already con
sumed 81, 661,343, and requires 100000 to
finish it. ssas -
Fort Trumbull is the defence Of New Lon.
don, Connecticut, mounting SO guns, and
completed at an expense of $3.50, 94l.
New ork is defended by seven forts and
four batteries. These in all mount 900 guns
TO carry these works as far towards compile.
ton as they at present are CARRIED has cost
$2,5ll,464.. To perfect them $394,4Z6 more
are required. feNl Err N2t4ta. - IT.. y
Forts Delaware and Mif1in, on the Delaware
river, are provided with 2O4 guns. There has
been expended on them the sum of $62l,9l3
and 1852, 900 will be required to complete
them. VIA. .ta.s.
Fort Monroe, at Old Point Comfort, ane
Fort Calhoun Hampton Roads, have 59i
guns, have cost a. 67 ,467, and require YET
1904, 1872 to complete them.
Forts Washington, on the Potomac, ant
Severn and Madison, at Annapolis, mount il
all 1873 guns. They have cost $685., 1853, Jht
first two are completed, the last requires yet or
expenditure of $4,000. Mr.D : %.s'. .I
There are two forts prepared in part for til.
defence Of Baltimore-Carroll and McIIenry
They mount 233 guns, have cost 1921, 6G3
and, require an outlay Of $780,, 900 vet. w
There ia a fort, iMacon) on the coast O
North Carolina, at Beaufort. It mounts 81
guns, and has cost $46O,79O. 10 finish i
$4,000 are needed. There is another, at Gal
island. Smithyille, Fort Caswell, mounting s.
guns, II has been nearly completed at al
EXPENSE Of $s57l ,22l. It will require $1,000
to complete it. ~.
Charleston. South Carolina. has three fort
-Pinckuey, Moultrie. and Sumpter. The,
have 225 guns, and have been thus far com
pleted at an expense Of $s795,7ls. 1t will talk
$l5O,OO0 to fill out the original plan Of thes
three forts, -, -. #.