The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-08
IT'S POINT OF ATTACK.

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sides Tho entire armament Of Sumter as do
signed ly Cover mcnt, ia 40 guns two tier
of which are under humb-pfoof CIscmatcs tn,
third ar upper one being open, or in military
paflancc, ~ bdyb,ne. When Con. Anderson ~
bfaNoly defended the national tiag and our
country = honor from thi, work hN had but 20
guns mounted, and many of those he was un-
able To work owing 10 lack of mon. Thr
lower tier of ports IL intended for ~ FOUNDER
PaNhain guns the second, or middle tier for
eight and tCn-inch columbials, firing solid or
Hollow shot, and the topmost ii.r fir mnriars
and 2i-poundcr pieces ~ bUbrye The walls
are also pierced for muskc,s on every side. Tho
magazine II capable Of containing zoo barrels ol
gunrovdor, and shot AMI she'll sufficient for a
years siege.
There are other works at lIaliill's Point, Mt.
Pleasant, Stone aud fronting the entrance Of
Charleston hlrlor, constructed of Palmetto logs
and sand. Thcv can easily bo fully manned for
action with large gartisons having heavy guns
already in position.
II will be- seen, from what is sail above, that
the city Of Charleston IL most admirably de-
Tended AZ all points where defence can be made
available; and that its capture by an invading
force, approaching 10y water would lie u matter
OF serious difficulty, should the t"hCls add a
spi of determination to the facilities for
sHtit q a siege, that the advantages Of position
I'd he u. s. Government have placed at their
10 n. To render the capture Of this city n
success by an attack from the ocean, all tho for
tiiications We have enumerated must lie first
occupied, or reduced. Even should an invading
fleet succeed IN reducing them all except Castle
Pirckucv, nm attempt to land n force sufficient
! 10 hold the citv, would meet serious obstacle
| from the annoyance which that work could give
/ them.
The principal place Of pull lie resort in Charles
ton ia the Battery delightful AMI tastctully
arranged square, fronting the harhor ON tho
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own Battery, the Cooper and Ashley Rivers
corresponding 10 our own Hudson aud East
RiVors. II I, ibid out with walk IN " gravel
cd, running nj right angles, and has prOmon-
adc, elevated ahoyo tho level OF The ground,
al out twenty feet In width, paved with smooth
blue i0rs running scmi-cir ulurly, on n line
with the outer, or wltcr-cdgc Of the grounds
In about the ccn,rc IL large beacon light
high NJ owe any othorlght within the city, vhich
uu hc lainly Observed at night by ycas Is en-
tcrnl, The hlrlor.
Ihc city is divided into eight walls and il
built an slightly elevated ground, being a. ult
nine feet above the waters of the harhor al high
tide. Its Longitudinal distance fronting the
hail or il little more than three miles; it1 width
about one and a-qunrtor miles.
Tic principal thuruughiarc, Meeting street"
runs directly North for a distance Of nearly throc
mily', the Gloss streets running nearly Iulrall |
TO each other, east and west, or from tho Ash
ley and Cooper rivers. Meeting stroot contains
the principal public huildings, hotels, churches
halls market, court house, city hall, &c., tho
latter two tcing On 9lpoiitG corners Of Meeting
and Moh streets. Tho hall In which thl Dem
ocr,tic National Cony, ntion of 1860 was hll
Ollitary llnlll T. situated in this street, about
ooui-dis'ar, hc'wcru the Mills House nnl the
Chrlcston House. the two principal hotels in
The city.
King street, East BAY, South Ray, Broal aud
other street, nrr strictly hutincs4 streets, cor
tainiuc numbers of Wholesale aud retail houses,
hanks, etc, and diner in their general appear
rncc lut littlc from The business localities Of all
our large cities.
The public buildings are a City Hall, an Ex-
change, Court House, Jail, an t. =. Court
House, Custom House, nm l. :. and State
Aiscnal, a fire proof building for the prcserya-
tiun Of documents, College, Medical
College, nm Alms House, an Orphan Asy-
lum, Work House, Theatre, Market
House, Masonic, Oli Follows and Ten.
pcraucc Halls, South Carolina Society N
Military Hall O,,s Works &c. lhrrc ave
seven banks, with IN aggregate capital of nclrl,
1000, coo, several insurance Offices, twelve
printing offices, issuing threo daily one iri-
weekly and four weekly newspapers, and ia 60
monthly, one bi-monthly aud ono quarterly
publication. There are also 80 churches, tie
principal ones belonging TO the MothOli T. the
Catholic and the Episcopal denominations. OF
these the Catholic anl Episcopal are peculiarly
excellent cdilccs. The Charleston ColleS, is
very old and reputable institution hayin been
founded in 1855. The other educational mStitu,
tions Of CharlcstOn, the High School, Citadel
Academy, aud private schools are well conducted,
and deserve honorable mention.
The ChnIlcs stonians deserve much credit, also,
for an enterprise which il, II not peculiar 10
theirs nj lcust uncommon In our scih0Ird cities
We moan the Hdufirh free school, where boys
arc taken from the streets (moslly orphans) pnd
educated in all the minutin Of u soy-aring life,
A. pul lie expense. A fine ship lying in the
hlIhor Iurchasod, we believe, 10y the sta'c,
serves at once as home aul an clucitOnnl cS-
ta li=hmCnt far these embryo nav igator', whore
thry are, under the tutrlayo of eXpe- ionced
s,nmcu and literary teachers, qualified for com.
maudiug any species Of mari imc vessel, from
the day th,v pass their graduation. The society
having, this cVccllcnt institution In charge Is
regularly Incorporated by tho state Legislature,
ami has q board of managers Of which the
Governor Ct the state and MlyOr Of the ely
are, ~ oHrio, monitors. lts funds are derived
from state aul municipal appropriations, yearly
sui scripiions, private contributions pn.Ilo eNc
hiliions, &c. II has already educated many Of
the able commanders in our mercantile marine
service
The CITY Orphan Asylum Is a noble instltu-
tion, capable Of accommodating 800 destitute
and orphan children, Its buildings are extern
siyc. and 10 its support the city annually ap-
nro,,riatrs slG 600 The Catholic denomination
have also an orIhln ASYLUM here which they
Hbcrallv support. II, and the academy attach
cd 90 il. are under tho charge of the Sisters Of
M rcy. -. a., ,
There are two very fine public libraries, the
Apprentices and the City; the former has lOO,-
900 and the latter about 1000 volumes.
Being in the heart of the rce-growing region,
Charleston does larger business In the expor-
tation of that staple, than any other city,
though it also exports great quantities Of cotton
ard tobacco, which throughout this section find
their nearest outlet from this port.
According 10 the census of 1850, there were
grown in the state Of South Carolina In that