The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-11-14
GEORGETOWN.

ScrlptlOn or the narDOrS Oh tHe CoaS0 VI
South Carolina:
GEORGETOWN.
Georgetown, South Carolina, is seventy
two miles southwest from Cape Fear, hav-
ing a single winding channel ten miles IN
length, running among shoals. The depth
Of channel varies from seven feet to thirty.
The Pedee river connects Georgetown with
the interior. being navigable as far as
Conwayboro' by brigs. The blockade OF
the entrance to this harbor would be easy
Farther down the coast empties the San
tee river, whose mouth Is obstructed by
shoals, on which the depth OF water IS on
ly from two to two and a quarter feet.
BULL S BAY.
This is a good harbor Of refuge from
southeast winds, and very accessible. The
depth on the bar at mean low water Is
thirteen feet, and the anchorage is good
in twenty-one feet inside. Capers' and
Devices inlets, below Bulls Bay, admit
vessels drawing six feet water.
CHARLESTON.
The harbor of Charleston has six entran-
ces, which, beginning with the one farthest
north, are in order: Maffit's or the SulIl
vans Island channel, with eleven feet;
the North channel, with eight feet; the
SwaSh with nine feet; the Overall chan
mel, which is not now used; the main ship
channel, with eleven feet, and Lawford
channel, which gives eleven feet at mean
low water. The entrance by North chan
mel is extremely precarious to vessels
drawing seven feet Of water, and impassa-
BILE at low tides to any other. The Swash
channel varies in depth from seven to ten
feet Mafit's channel is narrow at the
bulkhead near Fort Moultrie jettee. The
entrances TO Charleston are such that a
single vessel could easily blockade the
| harbo: without being molested from posi-
| bic Notifications on shore. Charleston is
connected with the interior by the Ashley
| and Cooper riEers, and by two railroads
that join the national network. The en-
trance to Charleston is perfectly protected
| by Forts Moultrie and Sumter, the latter
on shoal near the channel There are
| also military works On Morris Island aud
Cummings Point. The city, lying at the
confluence of two rivers and surrounded
by low rice marshes, is difficult Of approach
There is an approach through Elliott S
! Cut, iIOiii h}tOho IiN e. -'oitl A-ttStO iiN
er, between Charleston and st. Helena
Sound, has nine feet Of water on its bar at
mean low tide. This and the Stono and
South Edisto river entrances are good
harbors Of frefuge from northeast winds fol
vessels Of light draft.
| BEAUFORT.
Following the coast downward, the neXt
seaport of any Importance is Beaufort
South Carolina. This place, situated OF
St Helena Island, is accessible by two in
lets, viz the south channel of St. Helen;
Sound, in depth, seventeen feet; the sec
ond inlet, of twenty feet, being the south
east channel Of Port Royal entrance
Beaufort river has an average depth o
sixteen feet at low water, to point with
in two miles of the city, and nearly fifteer
up to Beaufort. The entrance to thi
port is easier than that of Charleston, bu
as there are no railroad or river communi
cations with the interior, the importanc
of the place as port of entry is limited
EXCHANGE OF PRIsoNERs.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the New Iorl
Post says, in his letter dated November 5
General Stone offers to make an ex
change Of prisoners with the rebel Gen
E eral Evans and the last-named officer say