The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-12-04
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Ia Forts att Port Royal.

A correspondent of the New York
World owho is abeafd our feet, thus de-
scsihess the forts at Port Royal:
THE FORTS AND SURROUNDINGS AFTER THE
sd tsol .sasBATTLE.si. ssh 80
dQsslanding, the forts we're found to b.
utterly deserted, aud everything gave
proof of the. .headlong and utter confusion
ana 1haste with which the rebels had va
Gated sheir hard fought positions. As
speeimens of military Sskill, both Forts
Walker and ,Beapregard are considered by
old army officers as the most skillful and
formidable earthworks that they have eve.
seen. Fort Walker, on Hilton Head. is
ddch the heavidst,s being gigantic mass
of earthworks thrown up in angular walls.
the corners being protected by strong re-
doobta Ia front of the walls was deep
trench about ten, or twelve feet In width,l
likewise protected by an admirable chez.
tdsS de Jfrise of thick posts. six or eight
feet high, firmly set in the ground. about
fQsr faehes apartS pointing outward from
the fort and shaypened at the end. With
this encirclipg wall Of sharp stakes guard
log deep trench, which in turn was GOV
cred by the twenty six monster guns and
columbiads of the fort, it was doubtless
impreg9ahle| totthe assaults tof any land
terce of infantry. !. Both forts had been
6fetted for at least nine or ten months. as
t1tsadH, where not rert by our terrific
- 6fap and we'll settled, and clothed
$~.5k< 1t..~.ss1.,, s,,,.n*lace ,,,,, H.
eQRRtf sroppd is one of much beatty aud
iaktilitF rising from the sea, gently. the
coast sloping off far into the ocean, max
ing long, shallow spread of water A
beautiful cotton 6etf was near by. the
bolls already bursted, and the long. white
cotton hanging from them in the creates.
profnsfon. A Northerner. unaccustomed
ID Sgha Sight Of q field Of ripe cotton, the
soeas a5fesshisd me- wasone of ,uarivaled
magni6eenca and novelty II seemed as
iflAEiieing mantle of snow rested upon a
square ofabeeuliful counlrY. aud updulated
like tue yellow grain in The gsatls stnds
I-sp1sseds Also sbver a iine patch of swee,
pptatoes. which bore good sevidence lof
having grown thrsft5 aud we'll by the fer
tile sweat,of slaves . The gronad IL eve
~ DIRECTION was plowed into furrows aud
ridges by. our shells aud balls The earth.
work & We're 'hoasycotaoed aud torn into
uA1ightiy heaps. trees shattered in every
difecsiops and long lanes cat through the
pore. white :6sld of cotton Tho forts,
now deserted except by the ghastly bodie
of the dead. bore witness to tbs terrific
efset of our fses. the long and unavailing
defaabcqmsntained by the rebels, and the
rapidis y wi th which they had qnilted the
works ard ,Ged when we came. fresh and
determined asever. to the third, aud as it
proved, the fnal engagement. Al Fort
Waiker only three guns were found dis
rsOd6ted1 1phe rest remained in their
plasssjfowell aimed. and had been we'll
sefyed,sIe They were of immeuse size. Car
rying from $50 to $50 pound balls, and
rided Some of them were. of old En-
9fishT manufacture, and others were proba.
B4yleast cat Richmond These were of
rsfhet nrnugha exterior, but proved to be
equal in qsiA1y ito the oshers. They were
already loaded when we found them. and
not one spiked-a fact which evidenced
the terror created sby7our final -broadsids.