New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-21

40 far from land, which at the tan. .ia,o
On sne a. craws ia the sbil and preven nina
ruoning" At present there arc ou Of the Ia ter
suu achoysge nearly ali B'ihh ana one S,H ~ a be-
.ne H. The distance hard aud fast ashore hsny
,o, IN. re- In consequence OF tne "e' Eor,
h".,;r or from neglect, 1t IL 10, 1ear the
Gsires. on the rigbt bank Of zoe e r, wiih was
snlr.nce a hv h ,hs United Staes engineers somS
oao and which it would not be easy 10 n.''
.,eoe 'li~ I, large outlay Of money hnd iaoo,. a.
vi we'll pis cd TO resist eithrr iAio a.ao IS one
n,nh nov % by boais high ssndbsnk ia front OF In1
sssn ~ Sces screens she fire, aud wood on another
'iae IL occupied by rih men, wopio r.hg Ill bnw.
sn 10 work the barbette guns IL is pUs hAsy, II
..", tbst the fort will be attacked. he Gnanu
commands i' only as a iOf OF ts us's chsnn where Fort
sn,ga stands The distance 10 over three haie1, sna
~ a. later channel Is close to tne Ia''eI
nr snT The position at Gaines ntid I'D y!
strong body of Alabama troops-st9u. 9s',, tssH
who have voluoteered from isfin, heiu'
nen, W" Tbev ara armed with ordinary mus
~ ~ the Old pattern, and their uniform
- No means uniform; bat the men ieVS o. ~ io
.ss,v;re. The fort would take garrison oi ooo ea
~ nnv mounted, but the Israpess are mere PARTITION
h,ick word crenelled; the bouh"proofs are I'M
s;a5ed and bot for few guns mounted On me sand
hs ,he na,e ia defenseless shell-traP' ihsie are
- a1,ns Ia the casemates and there Is M posi ION
soSv 10 bear the weight Of gun In bar oeue. Ins
an b;cb are on the bosch are protected by sanI-
reversed and are more formidable than the whole
ssSess The steamer proceed acrpss The CD innei
=, Foyt MorQau which Is work OF considersbie iui-
lro,,snce aud 10 assuming f,rmdable cha'se'er
under the superintebdeaee o. Sc nsiu has.
lion md curtain, with dry Ditch aud draw-,i'ge,
Iii raude caseuates and bombproofs, ana toleiaDe
ls,mament Of columbiads. AZ and 5-pouhoeis, a ie"
lInncb morars aud ivht guns In tn. externai WORKS
A. ,he saiep;s The store OF amuuniun seems ample
Sns Of the fuses are antii lated, and the gun-caf-
aoes are oli.fashoned. Tue open paraPc ana tne u-
rrotected gorges Of tie casemaies Would reb,er .ne
work extremely unpleasant undeI shell hre,
and the buildings aad barracks lnsihe are a.
l,-ss.n, omen 10 the influence OF heat Inc
magazines are badly trayersed aud inadequateiy
nroiccteJ. A very simlly and apparently elective
contrivsnce for dis eDring with the use OF tne
sabot in shells was shown 10 me by Col Maury tue l-
ventor IL consists Of circular gruuIAee OF rope,
nns s the base and the other at upper circumference
n the she'll made by simple machinery 10 M tlgnty
10 the sphere and bound together ~ hin cope WIRE
Tie grinmols hit the bore Of tue ga" exactly aio aet
a wads allowing the base Of tbe o. II TO reHt IN eiose
cOn,a with the charge, and beahl1g INTO "akni on
leaving the nluzzle. Inose who know wnsi mis- lei
can be done by the fragments OF the sbot when hred
over the heads Of troops will appe late this SIMPLE
Invention which Il said 70 give inoressed range 10 tne
horizontal she'll There must te about ~ gum III t1is
70 X !, is over-garrisond d. and dee1, 1t sees 70 be
the dt cuty here 10 know what To 10 win The nome
yolauteer4. Rope IN. nets used on the breeches
Of some OF the barbette gus. AT mig the hafb'r Il
IN perfet darkvess. NOTWITHSTANDING 4 the delenses
have IN icated il would be quite IDLE t. take Fort
Morgan with mocerate force We'll supplied with the
means Of vertical ire,
Are there any mrsketoes bere inquired of the
waiter, on the day Of my arrival "Wel there's "a
few guess; but wisht were ten times ~ MANY
In tee Of goodness WY 10 you say soI asked
with sOme surprise AID indignation. Because we'd
ret nd Of the - Black Republicans out OF Fort
Ihskens all the sooner, replied be. There is strange
unilaeral tendency in ths MINDS Vi men in uogg VI
the operation Of causes and results in such q
contest as that which now prevails between the
North and the South. The waiter reasoned aud
poke Ike NANNY his betters. lAe muskeioes, for
hose aid he was anxious, were regarded by lin
las true Souberners who would only torture his ene-
MES The ides OF these persecuy h'ie nends being
10 uppsriotc as TO the Confederate; IL their sandy
camp never entered into lis mind for moment. In
The same way q gentleman of INTEL gence, who WAS
Speaking to me OF the terrible suierings Which would
Be inflicted on the teoops at loraeas and at rtckeDs
Iby fever, dysntery, and Samner heats, looAed quite
surprised when l asked him whether hese aeencies
would not prove equally terrible to the troops of the
lCOntodeTates g.