Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-12
The Forcas at Charleston.

| We make the following extract from the reoenl
report Of the Secretary of War of South Carolins
! to the Governor of that State;
The corps of Engineers have been unremttingly
employed in the construction of works for the re-
duction of Fort SUMTER and the defence of the en-
frances to the harbor. At Fort Moultrle on Sulli-
vans Island the injured guns have been replaced,
and ALL amounting to thirty eight IN number of va
| rious calibres, have been protected by well con-
| structed merlons, the magazine has been made
bomb proof and other works have been erected for
the security of the garrison. To the East of Fort
M1ultre, on the game island, the entrapce to Mathis
| channel has been defended by heavy battery Of
one inch howitzer, two 32-pounders and two "a
Founders. Between that battery and Fort Moultrie,
there is a mixed battery of three l0-inch mortars
and two 32-pounders. West of Fort Moultrie, at
about two hundred yards distance from the fort a
battery of two l0-inch Aortars has been erected;
and an inhlade battery of two 81 and two 24pound>
ers has been erected at point of SuElivans Island,
nearest to Fort Sumter. Besides these Sullivan
sland, there two l2pounder guns and full field
artery at Breach Inlet at the extreme Eastern point
the Island.
On Norris Island, at Cummings Point, a battery
Of four mortars has been erected Near this, a bat
terry of three 8inch columbiads, covered with heavy
timbers and railroad iron. At the termination of
the parallel covered way, there is a mortar bate
ry of two mortars. These all bear cd Fort Sumter.
The channel is defended by battery, designated as
bRttepy G, Of two 9-inph howitzers; by battery F,
of two S-inch howitEers and tive 42-pounders; by
battery E, of one 8-inch Columbiad; by battery D,
of two inch columbiads; by battery G, of two "a
Founders; by battery B, Of two 34pounders; by.
Star of the West" battery of four "a Founders; by
sunken battery of two 9-inch Dahlgreen guns; by
battery at Vinegar Hill, of two 24pounders; and by
two 24-Pounders and two l2-pounders at Light
House Inlet.
at Fort Johnston, on James Islgnd, there are two
mortar batteries, Of two l0inch mortsrs in EACH
and one gun battery of one 24-pounder.
At Fort Palmetto on Coles Island, near the mouth
of Stone river, there battery OF two 2+pounders
At Battery Island, on Stone river, four "a
Founders have been ordered to be placed in bat
terry e
A mortar battery, of three mortars, is in the
course of construction near Mount Pleasant.
A floating battery, strongly made, and cased in
front with iron plates, has beer constructed, to
breach the facade of Fort Sumter, towards James
Island. This battery has been mounted with two
AZ and two 90 Founders. \
Besides the above mentioned guns in position
there are thirty-nine guns of different kinds and
calihres, at the Citadel, most of which are not
mounted and there are four heavy I0-iuch mortars
lust received and one 9>inch Dahlgren gun expected
momentarily from Richmond.
TIE man the different batteries and Notifications
mentioned and to prevent the landing of hostile
force on Sulvan's and Morris Islands, the troops
are distributed follows On Sulvan's Island, |
there are thirteen hundred and ninety-four men,
consisting of artillery, lnfantary and detachment of
dragons; the whole under the command of Briga |
der General punovanti On Morris Island, there /
are thirteen hundred and fiftysix men, consisting
of artillery and infantary, under the command of /
Col Maxey Gregg, At Fort Johnson, there are one \
hundred established men, under Capt James; thirty
one enlisted men, under lieutenant Banding at
Castle Plnckney,' and one hundred and forty-six
men, composed Of artillery and infantary, under
Capt Pope, at Fort Palmetto; making in all, three
twenty seven men; which force has been
placed under the command of Rrigadier-General
beauregard, an officer of the army OF the Confed-
crate States of America. III
Under the resolution of the Convention, author
izing your Excellency "to receive into the service
Of the State for periol not exceeding six months
such Volunteer Companies as may tender their
seryices"a Regiment, under the command of Col
Maxey Gregg was promptly raised, which amount
3D. at the date of the last mornings report to one
thousand and ffty-nine men, including officers.
Under another resolution of the Convention
authorizing your Excelency to raise a Regiment
Of enlisted men; and Act of the legislature h
the resolution of the Convention, "crea=
ing Military Establishment for the State of South
Carolina, and for other purposes" which authorizes
he raising of a Regiment Of 1nfantary, Battalion
If Artillery, and Squadron of Calvary, nine hum
ired and sixty men have been enlisted, and are now
m duty, under the command Of Brig. Gen. R. G. N,
)unoyant, asE&a e. razalj