The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-23

vhs SANDY Hook Fortsnc~tsons-cO.nns enee-
mont of tire work Thereon.
nrne ror1ooauens Witch about being comfsanoed s
n..dy Hook " j. ere Intended 10 suoserve import
sus purposes orst plsoe the Are from NE
vti SWEEP the entire sncsrase 70 shs Of Hook
may be considered the primary duty Of the fot pre-
vent ns feet from taking sesssou Of thr
AArbor and blockaxng enecsusly the OF NV York.
ssd also from using sort o. rndezvous from which
sssssAnt sancs night be made axAost ooAsuus trade
soondy-rhe channel bv which all vessels OF any s'ze
- al war vessels mus, the nsrbor OF New yors
pa<sts oiose under Es guns o. the Fort An enenys
sVsdron which sbs ud keep from the latter
sse, be within range II il heav, g,as for
Aree miiee-,hss within ard nsf uni'es at .hich
AsaAnoe he IRE Of eight and Inch Jolumbsds Is
dssAg.
An encmy's squadron might possibly, some dTk night,
the gauntlet OF this nre and penetrate 70 the NArrows
bss here their osure would DO stopped by . boom
Skeched acroes, and by the Fro OF Forts Hsutoo
Mchmosd, Luay and batteries Hudsou and Morton:
unlikely Tat crippled by The contest they could an6 an
opportunity escape the they came, and mus, expect
. made prisoners On this account this fort must be
sHepced before . naval attack be made the inner
sciences OF New York and While Il not III ought that
Sect can this sa in that the vessels mus.
snt with the eel placed forts above In fact. New York
VIII Itself securs protected from the dan
gers Of war Than even Sew Astopo or Cron-tadt
The Sandy Hook fortress win be On The Fashioned sys
Inn, with ssliena vii be In circle 500 yards dame
tor. To fronts will be strengthened by denunes and
NE three whch especially the ship channel will
- casema,ed and furnished with the lately invented
wrought iron emhrssuree The proougadou Of the i'm
portsnt Of all (out ope) have the advantage
Il kaoirg To the wafer at short distance, tina. the
main lance OF eesege, viz: rooches and enhade Are
VIII lot he available.
No Gorti all nd 10 alta
eoAlfy and purposes From ih great size II will re-
S'tre some yesrs 70 complete II
~ present the site being survey ed and . wharf and
esmporsy buildings for worKmens lodgings storehouse',
h. are goipgup.
eocem mt Of the fort s25ooto The estimated ,osl Of
Ne work Is shout 81 ,b00, goo.
me locality OF Sandy Book admirably adapted In all
points Of view TO the purposes Of harbor defence Tho
eny drawback the possibility that the point Of The HOOK
may be wa,hed by action OF tides and waves
Do this shown n be highly i'm probable, from the fact
hat since 1850 the Hook norhwsrd from the deposits
q the tides and currents Of this locality, has extended Itself
length about eleven hundred yards and this in steady
and uninterrupted Besides, should any and
tear OF the beach manifee inef there OF arn
naay guarding against his action OF sea- which have
been successfully applied 81 other localities coast
By request these particulars have been furnished u by
Lieutenant q Clair Norton OF the army assigned, with
sthers TO the professional duties In connection with the
practissl work shout 10 be commenced this impor
ART fortress The officer In chief, uuderstsu Ool
Dc Russey, accomplished and experienced engineer.
General Washington n Marshal OF France.
From the Washington Intehgencer, August 81
MS, we believe not commonly known tha, Gen Wash.
hgop, du,ing the of the Revolution, received the
honorary title OF 4areschal de France statement
0b effect has been received amors the traditions
handed down respecting Pa,er Patrlr ie historical
accuracy In point OF fact may have seemed to lack con-
d) E1amiser reference 10 this ,cdeut ia the life OF
Washington which seems 70 have been very seuera
sveroosea oy nls o'srspasrs whether from nadvsr
ecy we are ursble TO say. The circumstances which
have he'd to The present dcusson OF the subject, and TO
mad nf
Oustis, OF Arlington, are stated beoy:-
Hum the Frederick Examiner, August 10
Some week. ago in conversation In he Examiner or
Zoe, gentleman OF this city marked that he had his
possesson old porcelain muR with efgy or General
'George Warrington Esq Generslin chief OF the U. s.
Army and Asrths Of France" discussion theroupon
arose as TO whether Washington had ever received the
huon OF Mar, hal OF France To resolve the doubt COL
A Kimmsl ssid ne would address the venerable g. W.
fHke Cnsis, the surviving member Of wsshiugton's
household, the subject He cid .o and received In
ply the following letter. which has been handed for
puo caon, on account OF he important historical fact 10
which II refers. kr Crstis't letter Is dated
ARLINGTON Borss, August l3, 1851.
NJ DrAx Cor. K,ssEI-Yoar very acceptable letter
came duly 70 hard n regard TO Washington az Marshal
w.t." IN an engraving OF Napier Of Herchiuoun the
eeebraed inventor o. IN" ogsrithms, which was pre-
Dor,ed 70 Wsshrgtr W the Earl OF Buchan relative OF
Me pbiosorhsr. with sails endorsene in tire hand
writing Of the Esr-'Fo Marshal General Washington,
sEe the Revoli ~ the associate OF Oourts
and osny ~ou Dot have addressed TO Que be 30 loved
ana ADMIRED, n ne did 70 the chef, title TO which the
chief nsd no claim lord Napier q Wis 10 " Arlington
Bo,se, greatly rrs;incd BY . rght Of reminisoenoe
q HE ancestors treasured among the relics OF Washington
he history OF the American hscnh OF France, IL
simply this. When, In 1851, Colonel Laurens went 10
France special AnbAs-ador difficulty between
him and the French ministry ~ 70 the command OF the
eombir Cd armcs 10 America OGr heroic Jaurens said:
sour chief msud 4. cause and the battle
n soil" sc e imp SiJe +" exclaimed the Fren IN.
nan by the queue OF French service the Count
Dc Rochsnbeau, bong an old Lieutenant General,
Only be con manded by the King IN person, or g
rlrI ia p<n~,n< Thrr exce lnnad rarp
make Washington koysschGI De Franc and the diff
ncsfty II At end" u was done friend OF mine
hoard wasbirgon tpoxen Of Bcnssvr k kdrechdi at
~ the siege Of YORKTOWN Our beloved Washington
coveted de'i-ed rank title but II beyond o doubt
thki from the force OF Just related the rank
and Tile CT MorcStcl q. Frac conferred upon the
General Chief Of To. combined armies Of America and
France Believe me- my dear sir, truly and faithfully your
obliged fiend and Ger vAnt, GEORGE W, p Gu srlS.