Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-07

Vigorous Preparations TOR AItac ling Fort
sumter Probability OF Its Capture by the
Charlegtontans.


Vigorous Preparations tor ALtac hing Fort
sumter-P Probability of Its Capture by the
CharlestOniaBs.
The correspondent of the New York TFib-
une writes from Charleston, s. O., on the 9lst
ult., as follows:
The purport Of the secret advices from
Washington is such as to render the attack
on Fort Sumter at an earlier day than the
moderate have expected exceedingly proba-
it,,,s: if not absolutely certain. The Revolu-
tionists have not all their arrangements for
the siege of Fort Sumter quite completed.
The wa.er batteries, which they have bee2
constructing in great privacy for upward of
q month, lack st least ten days OF compile
ton. These batteries are two in number,
and are made of timbers securely bOlted and
famed together. The sides, and those parts
exposed 10 the shot of the enemy, are six
feet in thickness. The covering OF roof IS
TO be Of railway iron, laid on anu secured as
flooring, which will be bomb aud bail-proof.
Iuside, powerful preaching batteries are to
be placed, with large force of msn, securely
protected from the shols of the enemy.
These batteries have been constructed with
express reicIeuce 10 the enterprise against
Fort Sumter, and will be anchored wit lin
preaching distance o. its walls. .... a
1t Is maintained that the large guns to be
placed on these batteries, brought within
200 yards, or even a shorter distance, of Fort
Sumter, will not be long in opening the way
for on asssultiDg party. 1t is expected that
the two rifled cannon shipped from England
win arrive in time to be brought into service
in this way. There is nothing which the
IevolutionIsts have so much at beart as the
taking OF Fort Sumter. But for the loss OF
life, they had rather take it by regular siege
than TO have it surrendered into their hands
without struggle. The army prefer fight
10 peaceful surrender.
OF course there are fixed theories and
definite plans by which the enterprise Is to
accomplished. In the first place, they con-
| fess that they expect large loss of life il
Major Anderson makes stubborn resist
aDce. 1t is maintained that it will take moi
less than ten, if not as many as twelve men
| TO serve single gun, which will enable
| Fort Sumter to operate not more than two
| batteries OF four guns each-not one quarter
of her armament and capacity.
There will be no men TO spare, ever
at that. These men, it is maintained, will
not be able TO work the guns longer thar
three or four hours at time, at the longest
| The conclusion in the easements, it is said
will render it a physical impossibility fol
the men 70 serve the guns even half tha
| time without resting. This is taking int
| VIZ 0SSOhhN ANNhAhB eASH4 ~
which the number will be diminished. Il
this W ay it is believed the garrison at For
| Sumter will in time be compelled to strik
their flag and surrender. The defense, it i
believed, though it may be desperate one
and destructive to the assailants, must ent
in surrender, if the Fort is not earlier takel
by breach and assault. Two days is th
utmost, it is said, the garrison can hold ouI
1 The front where the breach Is expected 4
be made, is on the side facing Fort johnson
where the entrance is. 1t is the weak poin
it is said, and capable of being preached
The success of this plan is spoken Of wit
the greatest confidence by military men
the service of the revolutionists. 1t ha
been carefully concocted, and every step hs
been carefully taken, 30 as TO leave no dout
of the result. They have in their eye wht
an exhibition South Carolina would make {
herself should her attack by three or fou
thousand men on fort defended by onl
seventy fail. do not think the magnitud
of these preparations, and the skill aud d.
termination with which they have been ca
ried on, have been sufficiently considered !
the Federal authorities. .s.rs