The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-02
SOUTH CAROLINA.
OUR CHARL EsToN CORRESPONDENTS

CHARLESTON, s. C. Feb. o. 1861
The Neo F5la6 ,a;oTs ia The Has6or-Hi.i. Ieeaaiais
csnce Of Tic Siis IF One OF The Baris-The Raage aud
Di.tcares Of The Batteries from FDt samter-T,e RI.
sources If Fir; Samter 70 Resia an Ahak-Tie Best
Chaaaj Through Which 70 Reinforce Fort Samey de- &C.
The new for.idcatons Nos. !, 2, 3, 4, s and 9
were thrown up in tue orIer named. No. /, the
star Of the West battery, is situated on Norris Island
and has three guns bearing the main ship channel
No q WHICH Is situated about the middle of Sayan's
leland beach, heavy battery bearing both Nat
channel ard Fort Sumter Its distance from Fort sun
ter Is between and half and two mleea moderate
range No. is a Ugh. how,zer battery, placed on
the east end q sulyans Island order TO command
the foIe 5e,ween that and Long Island The site of bat
tery NJ is Of historic interest Darng the
battle Fort Moutrie Clinton attempted TO pass from
Loog Island TO uivans Island for purpose Of attack
log Moulire in the rear bot prevented from doing
by Colonel Thompson, the position of whcrc force was
very nearly that now occupied by this battery.
No is situated ON the northern extremity of Nor.
RE land cummirgs' Point as il is called IL IT, PER
haEs, the most effective battery OF all. The guns are
heavy columbeds, and besides these there ore several
They upon the ch nnes or the herbo. and
also uFon the gateway OF Fcrt Sumter distance TO
Which ooly thousand yards, something over hall
mie.
No. Is battery OF seven morlars, from which
bombs shells could b. thrown with nDunity for any
i,ctly potcctd from the CUR Of fort sumter lie dis
lance from tina, fort Is between and quarter and
one anu hsN miles.
10 Noul,rc, nifty much strengthcned on the
ws,tr side hss thirteen guns beaing on Fort Sumter
and o, efs bearing on the cnannes Tue distance sco
rating these rrts Is mite Fort Johnson has oaly
Fort s,,mter
Tie -four channels Of entrance 10 Charleston h,,
bor-N IN hip chanDcl, running within range of Morris
Island aud fg miles parallel 10 the bsach Maiit channel
when 5cg'rs = shoa named significantly, the Rattle
- - hos t4i ma ia.
hrsskef called rfrnk,n nic md then passes close Nv
the 10 oss ugy gons Of iolt Moultrie between thesc
two ots.bel- arc 10 remaining twoSwash channel not
wei marked and North channel l,l,ls u.cd Ths low
water d'p'h Of tae beet u tho our but eleven feet
steamer .n1ins by either channel 10 land reinforce
Tnehk ~ Fort sumter would hive 10 pass certain polnt
situated M tho only Davi<able approach 70 the fort
should scancr suoceei N reaching that point it woad
there lesive the crnbnci are OF Fort Johnson Fort
MonlTe, Battery No ani battery No 2-the dis,,pees
from the pout cesignatoi the forts aui bat,eies
nand henT spoctvcy miles three fon ms M =
mile hall mc and 2 mile AMI hall A steanar .h9rn.
fore, OF the pjnt reor, to woad be exposed 10 thsir
han ron more than t~eny five gam, at average dis
taIoo ol tss thaa mile and u NTH (rhe star Of ,ho
west ta'n,d back before reaching ~
the sveGt II ~ attscs upon for Sumter there ,ud
"a &c, Battery No. D, Blttory No . aud nj ary
mi lon "a, -, Are from at leat twasy tive gins
"a attack from i've pouts there are in W.,
~ - =. no, more than seventy n 10 mon IN 80
~ tic a-ge oru,r"ts a ieast we msa to Zach gun
could be brought Mo on IA, s''aer oaS ntsn
and ON epr sido as IA this ~ ,sol hyave, brueth
accompanying her dsch,rres s,,o s ,ohc 's-,a
man them 70 suffer severely fronsuah ~ &, as W.
head, and, w CoDseqicnce, II beeoGs. -. W ZIG
leye the men Tor a time. 's'fs - ~
Hence OF the sey eny five tsen parrf oui., r., s.
Of lcael obe.uund woul b,ve as res' @
remainder astr men, :oud man only ten guns IT,. ~
aprtafs, MN but two guns could b. opposed 10 -
the Gvo attacking b,tteric.. I"
II would seem, u,cn that TO reinforce Fort sd,nler
Of pirn,ount importance; bat spce ,he appro .ch or
wareteamcr has been rendered impractcn5l as shown
the ony alternative would I've n enter
hs"t Nuso Toilet in ANAL b,its lid the south end "
Mwtls leland, march tho length of thu, lsla,j three or
,out ni,sl. TIE t.a,tery No and ylterv No a. anil
aans ,hes ~ ebcd the north end 81 the island or Com
n.Rs 'ons l", sumter would be bat tiionsand va -ds
"n7 ~ !, aou ~ Cross would bc Easy matter
h..' so saIn movement, however ample provisions
f'tb cod OF Morris Island = a. 10 md