Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1860-01-02
PORT NJ ULTRIE


is an enclosed water battery, having J. front on
the south, or w9ter side, OF sbou. 300 feet, aud
d. ph OF about 240 rect Ii is built With salient
and re-entering angles all side, and is admit
rably adapted tor defense, either from the attack
OF s,ormiDg party, or by regular approaches
Below we give a rough diagram Of toe line oil
Notifications
Here is given the plan OF For, MOuluie.l
The outer aud inner walls are Of brick capped
with stone, aud filled in with earth, making a
solid wall fifteen or sixteen feet in thickness.
The work ROW in progress consists 10 cleaning
the sand from the walls o; the fort; dtching it
aroun the entire citcum terence, ard erecting
/ glscis; closing up the postefn gates in the east
and west wslls, and Instead, cutting sally. ports,
which lead inIo strong out works the souih-
east ana southwest angles, ia which l2-pouCder
hONitzer guns will be placsd, enabling the giui-
son TO sweep tie ditch On ibIee sldes Nth grape
and canister.
/ The north west angle OF the fort has also bfen
strengthened by bastiOnette, TO sustain the
~eight OF a heavy Rnn which will cjmmand the
! main street OF the Island.
The main entrance has also been secured AMI
4 trap door two feet sqasre Gu; IN the door for
iugress and egress. As this time the height of
the wall, rom the bottom OF the ditch to the too
Of the DarApet, is % feet. The diicl is from II
% Is iset aide st the base, AID Is feet deep.
! The nature oil the soil would 10. SEE m to admit
OF this dep.h being increased, quicksaud having
been reached in many places. Fac work on she
south side ia nearly finished. The countersearp
is substantially built OF plank, ard spread silh
tart, all of which is kept firmly ia place by the
addition Of sections OF plank nailed % uprghts
sunk in the sand and crossing each Other az right
au2les-msking squares Of about 10 feet each
The purpose OF the glscis, which i sn inclined
plane, IL to expose al attacking party 20 the fire
Of the guas, which 50 placed 70 sweep it
from the crest OF the eOuuterscrap 20 the edge OF
the beach.
On the north side all the wooden Gu cases
have been piscsd close together on the ramgarts,
apparently for the purpose Of securing it against
an escsiade, but possibly SO a screen Tor battery
Of heavy guns. A good many mer are engaged
in clearing the ramplrts Of turf and earth, for
the purpose Of putting down a very usly looking
arrangement, which consists Of strip of plank 4
inches wide, / Il inches thick, ard or 8 feet
long, shsrPened az the point, aud nailed down, 90
as 10 project about . feet Louz)Dtaly from the
top Of the walls.
A notice bic fact IN the basti0nettes to which
We have above alluded, Is The haste in which one
OF them has been buIie. The one completed lie
termed OF solid Masonry. In constructing the
other, however, ifsme9ork Of plank has been
subs i,uted. Agsilst he Inside Of uis W, oden
Outwoik loose bricks b We been placed. Both
bastionettes are armed with small carroaade,
aud hosiZer pointed literally 50 IS 10 command
the whole intervening meat 10y a cross fire.
In the buried execution OF these extensivc in
provemonts, a large force-4bous 10 mer are
constantly engaged. Additions are daily made
to this number, and Tie work OF putting III post
in the best possible condition for defeuse, car
ried on with almost incredible yigor.