Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-11

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5 Fort Taylor is . new, 6rat-olasl abaslionedy.
fort Is of brick, built upon a granite founda-
lion, the work on which was .eqaRenoed IN.
the year lls4br + 4 almost ggInPlesea
bette. guns, alone rernafnine 10 be ldane.r ilsA
form the lfort is an pregnlnr qunayanglns
having tbree Channel 7cnriains4 Of equal
length, and gauge on shore seurtaihP Of
greater length. It's situationis on the south
western portion Of the island, ntthoentranes
wbter, and distant fom the shore some 80
The work Il pEsrcta faf ihrssasrs o. kdSs
two under oasementsa bomb-prooh. and The a
other en- .tarbsits, pr epsn' y y. Ein tnount
| fronts, and forty-eight heavy guns on the
shore front. have asceTtained itg full war,
Armament consists OF 100 guns, the majority
ofwhich are now in such q condition e. TO-
withstand the most protraeted siege. The
| scarp walls Of the front are eight teet IN
thickness, and rise abruptly from the water
to the hight offorty-two feet slx inces. i Z
| I am happy to inform you 1t is well sup
/ piled with provisions Ammunition, fuel,
| hospital and artillery stores, and in addi-
| tion, has excellent quarters for its officers
and barracks for the men, It's force at pres
| entis large, and they are under discontinued
| Of Captain y. NJ Brannan, United States
Artillery, and Captain y. B. Huat Of the
Engineer Corps To take this Fort would
/ require an immense number Of Mississippi
"Volunteersp the majority Of whom, SUR
mise, would Ego underiN and tne eKPsndl-'
| turs of an amount Of treasure which states
that have repudiated theif debts or would
| like to, do not possess. 3 P afa
| Fort Jefferson. Torturas, is an immensa
"bastioned' work, the wall being Of brick,
with granite foundation. IL was oon-o
menced in the year 1876, and in strategcti-
cal point of view, is designed to command
the admirable barbor, lying in the heart Of
| the Florida Keys The Fort is pierced for
three tiers of guns two under b0mb-prOof
casernates, and the other en- 6arbette or open.
The casemated tiers are capable OF mounting
$50 guns. A wide and deep ditch, COM
municating with the sea, surrounds the en-
tire work, and this is protected by coun--
terscarp of immense length. 100
The guns of this work command the inner
| harbor. Its armament in time Of war con-
frsists Of 450 guns and lioo0 troops. IL is now
well manned, and is under the command Of
| Breyet-MajoT Lewis q. Arnold, United
| States Artillery, assisted by First Lieutenant
| Henry Benson, First Lieutenant Matthew M.
Blunt, and Surgeon Adam w. dMcLaren.
Further than this it is sufficiently we'll sup
| piled with provisions, fuel, ammunition, arr
tillery and hospital stores.s These par
ticnlars, l have leason to believe; are very
correct. nor rH.5 rslu e d lil-a
L Immediately after our arrival at our old
anehorsge-gro off Fort Rickens. we re-
ceived the eighty two troops which, at the
time of our leaving for Key West, we trans-
ferred to the frigate Sabine. This was the
la''unkindest cut of all, Is. we had ardenty
hoped, and even prayed, thst instead Of. this
action on our part we could land them, CT
rather hand them over to Lieut. SlemmeF, of
Fort Pickens. Such orders, if they Ere ever
TO be received, trust will speedily come, as
the insurgents are working night and day
like beavers, fortifying their positions erect
ing sand-bag batteries, &C., and the longer
our worthy Government holds back, the
worse it will be for all parties, and the
greater the destructioRwhen the climax is
attained. ..o 4 % 81 il.l ea s 60