New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-12

rest in peace his body is not in danger Ihere n'
single gun mounted within those walls There are
few p1,n-earriaees in place in the lower tier, ana
dozen or 80 very Misunderstanding guns lying upon 'ne
oround inside but not one mounted and II there "'
there s not single shot or shell in the fort, nor pow
der enoncb 20 prope ball across the water 10 sur up
the soil of that great traitor FOyds swndle upon WI"
let's Point. which lies opposite and high enough 70
mand Fort Schuyler. -. ..
For dozen years this expensive ornament %
Tbrocc,s Neck has stood silent memento oi tne
policy" in time of peace prepare Tor war
.ercoo,t and q dozen men have of late been 'sta-
toned bero 10 keen things in order Built mo the
lIo Ior,b of the landward wall there is range Of
storo buildings two rooms deep and two stories high,
oerording ample room for officers quarters, oiucers
store. rooms kitchen, &C., with range OF small
gardens between them ana i1e ialge el5Ss , e.
Sro1nd The casemates would afford gooa shelter 1or
% Iaroe body OF men. The lower tier Is Ike a long
Gallery. and open to the parade through arches.
I'm the upper tier the arches are closed with wooden
doors In the lower tier the gun carriages, we pre-
fume OF the baIbette guns are stored as none are
seen in place on the parapet. tn
The entrance TO the fort is through the north wall
on the landward side, which is defended by curtain,
which inclOses water-gate at the east end ot the
space between the main work and curtain Wall.
second gate opens through the curtain wall, whlch IN
its form is a counterpart Of the main wall. outside Oh
this gate is a second curtain arranged only ior Da-
bette guns andward, and this wall las no gae' tbe
Wapo1.roa6 passing up gentle inclination across an
outside parade ground of some twenty acres, ana on
the inside down a steep deeivity to the level OF e
fort inside. The barbette guns OF the INSIDE wall
range over the second and the second over TIE thu
across smooth piece of turf gently declining from the
top Of the outside curtain down TO the lever
Of high tide, which sometimes breaks across the mar
row neck that connects the peninsula with the man
land of Westcheser County. Beyond this neck, ana
within mile of the fort the land rises, we should say
10 or ID feet higher than that where the fort stands Al
along this shore Of the Sound lies great body oil rch
farming land gently undulating clayey so not rocky
like other parts of the county, not well watered eScep.
by wells but well cultivated and occupied Dy great
many wealthy families and very fine mansions Inc VII
lage of Westchester on naVlgaDe lhle', Is aoou.
three miles north of the fort. This Is an od port
town of cons derable notoriety, and IL II thriving
place. Between it and the fort, lies toe smaller VII
age of Throggs Neck, and all the roads in ee vicinity
of the foTt lined with ha-ha walls, whien woulu
serve as a covered way to approach the Tort from the
land or to throw out ouiposs to repei land ataeK
They would prove of great advantage to the party hrst
in possession, whether friend or foe.
All these facts are mentioned because II has been
Frequently said that the landward eide Of this font was
a very weak one. IL will be seen that, on the con-
trary il possesses one Of the greatest eiSlheh's o
strenpth An enemy to invest II from the landward
side must land his force the shore out OF reach OF s
,rra and march across the farms between the Sound
and the waters Of the Westheser creek aud of courfe
alarming every OF the inhabitants, 60 that uhiess
all were traitors the fort would lie apprited Of the ap
proach and those halfortited lanes occupied ana the
invading host met and stopped before it could reach the
yates or even position suitable TO commence erecting
beseGing batteries. II any of Jeil Dayis's heroes
think Otherwise, let them come on ano Try H. Ihey
can sail their feet into the Sound, ae' they nave re.
duced all the country sonh of this TO subecon, ana
are about 10 inves, New.York and then tie way Is
open to hem-after they have sileneed Fort schuyler
True il is silent now, but if there was occasion every
gun can he put in place in week, aud the fort fully
manned. Mannedit is already, with full regiment
of as hardy-looking men any that have been mus
tered into The service of the United States.
Up to the 9th of April, single s!oopload of men
could have taken this fort just many OF the fofts at
the South were taken from the corporiFs guard III
charge. On that day Col Abm. Duyea who had
hastily raised a regiment in New-loIk, and was III
want of good quarters for it, marched into the gate OF
Fort schuyler utterly preclgding the possibility OF its
being led by any body OF men uniIiendy TO The
Government.
When Col. Duryea took possession, by order OF the
Secretary Of War he did not ird flag IN the FORT nor
gun to salute the one he brought and raised upon the
HaVstaf-the first far lac il informed, ever holsted
there lie al.o brought in six-pounder feld-liece,
and mounted it bartdte upon the bastion overlook
ing the point, and fired the hrst gun ever heard upon
its walls.
This regiment was mustered into the seryice Of the
United States, Thursday by Capt. Seymour one OF
the heroes Of Sumter, who spoke very hghiy OF
the appearance Of the men, and the efficiency OF their
discipine and manuuvres, considering how short -
tine they have been togt thcr We learn that nearly
oneird of the number that went into the fort two
weeks ago have been discharged for some physical or
moral deficiency and their places filled by good men
for the service mostly from the city and suburbs ana
the regiment now numbers Sl9 men, 7;2 Of which
answered roll call Friday morning, were sick and
50 were absent on leave, TO prepare for long Separa
ton from their families, the regiment has received
marching orders, and will leave ust as soon as 1t re-
ceves camp equipage, and, the men hope, better
class OF arms their present being old style per-
cusson muskets. The all dressed id Iouave,
i'm red fez caps blue Jackets with red trimmings, red
trousers dab CATERS leggngs and shoes, and when
seen mannuwing upon the green, outside the was at
their full dress parade in the evening, they make
beautiful show.
The men have not yet received knapsacks, canteens,
overcoats nor camp equipage. They have few good
tents with board Oors and much prefer them for Odg
ing TO the rooms in the buildings casemaes.
The order of the day is: Reveille at sunrse squad
dill from d till z; breakfast at guardmounting at
9; squad and company drill from III 10 IL. Dinner
at / battalion drill 3 to 4; squad and company drill
Il to 6. Dress parade at sunset followed by the re-
treat and supper Tattoo at 81 taps for all Lights out
at TO- and every man to bis mttrass aud blanket and
after such "a busy day, a quiet nights sleep.
The Commissariat Department Is IN good order, ana
gives general satisfaction. The men are all orderly
and healthy eat and sleep well and smoke abundantly,
and appear to enjoy their first taste of soldiers life
exceedingly. Officers and men are all ambitious to
perfect themselves before they leave TO such degree
that the regiment will gain applause wherever 1t may
be ordered for active duty.
With the departure Of this regiment it is expected
that another IN process OF organnauon and need OF
drilling will occupy the same pleasant quarters, aud
that the fort will continue to be used for the puf
pose long the necessity exists for organizing regi-
ments unless the Government concludes 10 order aril
lerymen there, to put the armament Of the fort in
complete order Until then, will be the best place
for rendezvous Of recruits in the vicinity OF this city.
Within a few days the fort has become place OF
fashionable resort. The best way TO reach it from
New-York is TO take the Harlem cars 10 Williams