The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-15
Cur Position at Port Royal.

Will ", orc waiting to hear again rom Port
Roval much anSicty Is naturally tcl. least our
f,rcc thea, .Loul not De- s'ron cuouy h To hill
its .rouvd a..iiu.. tn cnrorscl spirit Of S)u'h
Carclira. when tn. sat, shall have time 20
recover from i's tm. ary Generalization. B1t
we hAv, one ,troH: round for hop, in the
character o the PEI. ion occupied 10y our troops
With h-.. C nc-l. age confident of being
alb to Holt, even VIII their pre- Mt fore,
against any power Tia, can o. hroueh, against
them.
This position VIII he moro really understood
Nv reference to III" map which W. pulli.h
above, for the purpose Of showing N "n;,h
of our present position, anil by r,Gronc" to
(which map our readers will also be enabled bet
ter to ccmrr,h,nd The position or III various
vessels during the late engagement.
Hilton llcad, as will he observed hg Tho map
Is ono of II series Of low sandy islin,is, running
along the southern coast from Ch1r"-ion TO
FLORIDA AMI furnishing channel 'o' Ii ;'t
draft vessels to run from port to por' 'itho t
encount,rin- the swell of the ocean. !, !, sep
rated from IN, main larl by SIX! " trcal,
more properly river, which furnish. ahuud-
ant water for our gum oa.4, which could cltcc-
tually proven, the pnsn,c OF troops. 1t ID
moreover crossed 10y dense jungle oi scrub
oak and underground, which cilectually bars
the passage OF an army, eNccp: by narrow
roads that a single field battery could defend
against m army. And even should the rebel,
succeed in overcoming the two great din ulliu
ola landing under the fire Of or YES ! and
passage through the jungle, they woIll fin
Fort Walker In the hlnl5 Of men who wou
guns having been dismoun,cd or DISABLED wcr
idle fctions, invented to cNllin The turiou
scamper Of its former garrison, On principle
congcnial to Southern prlc.
Our army has, moreover, very large supply
of heavy ordnance, with a full supply of am.
munition, so that all necessary means OF defense
nre abundonily al their disposal. Those re-.
marks are based upon tho hurried observations
of our correspondent, during the two days Of
excitement Immediately succeeding the taking
Of pOr. Royal, hut we arc confident tia. the,
will be found correct. oar general feel sure O
their position, our mon are rendered couijden
by victory, AMI they will not, we believe, b
driven into The sea by any force which can b
gathered in day. They are alt,a " improy
ing thoir time in Strengthening their position
in which wo'k the increasing force of contra
bands will ind abundant occupation. It i
proposed u hire all who come at So montl
aud their aiions and some such plan will nm
doubleday be devised for keeping them busy.
Besides giving the present strong position
OF our 70 ccs at Beaufort, the map illus
trates at glance the admirable plan OF III
attack upon the forts and enables our Icadc
easily to understand one of the most skillfi
naval manUuvrcs Of the day. The attackin
squadron was formed into two lines, and cnte
ell the mouth of the harbor on the right nc.
to Fort BcaurcGard, giving that f)rtiGca,ion IL
benefit Of their hroadsides each time that the
passed. Sieaming up the river, until bryol
the range Of the encmy's guns, the fleet ma
a long turn aud descended, with the currcu
upon the opposite side, close upon Fort Wake
Here their dcadliest fire was concentrated. Pas
ing down the mouth of tho harbor, the le
again made a long turn and PASSED up the riy
on the right, thus describing large oval in
movements, during each of the three times
approached Fort Waller.
The distance between Forts Walker a
BeauIcgarl, across the mouth Of the hlrbor
little over two AMI half milcs-Fort Wall
occupying ia edge Of "a sand hluT rising abo
shcl'ing beach on the one side, and +,
Bcaurcgrd, occupying somewhat lower grou
opposite. During the engagement the lrll
ports /, ml,Acd on The outside of the harbor
distanc' OF about five miles from shore. T
rebel forces rotrcatcd TO Button, where tn
remained at the last accounts.