Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-22
sEEBTCH OF PORT ROYAL ANEi
BEAUFORT.

Etom the NeW York Herald
Many persons are inclined to believe that Che
destination Of the feet viii prove 10 have been
the harb0r Of Beaufort OF Port E0val. or At all
eventsi that this place, If not the first, viii prove
70 be the second point 20 which the expedition
viii pay its respects. 1t is the best harbor on
The South Carolina coast. and yet, like Bulls
Bay, it is but little fequented.
POM Royals fifteen miles northeast from The
entrance of the Savanna river. and is perhaps
the most important point on the Atlantic coast
OF al the Southern States which border upon
that sea, for the purpose Of a hostile visit.
The entrance - P0r ROYAL II Tire best channel
fr ships through the bars in tie whole range Of
ports below Norfolk. and the karhor is sufficient
70 float the whole e~zpediGonary heet. Its access
slbIty, It's capaciOCsness, and its cUndgUity 20
Charleston and Savannah, cause il 70 be looked
Gp0n with much fear and disEust By the citizens
d south Carolina and Georgia, for they-coT-
lecty or not remains 10 be seeU-have selected
Is as the rendezvous Of the expediti0nary feet
The town Of Beaufort stands on The west bank
Of Port Royal river, and is connected by rail
with al the principal towns and cities in South
ern and Southwestern States This renders the
assembling Of a feet on Port Royal, and he oc-
cupsdOn Of Beaufort, peculiarly dangerous 70
the rebels OF those regions.
Port RJya, was the original point Of settle
msnt of South Carolina III l1b1. and lis great
superiority as an entrance and IlrD0T has al
ways been Acknowledged. Why, indeed, it be-
came subordinate 20 Charleston and Savannah
does not clearly appear, unless is was for the
reason that IL Yves not C=ntIa. J3 3 Uth Carolina,
il occupying the southern e~E-lll..F ofthe State,
and was too near 10 tie only good barber Of
Georgia for commerce. a glance at the map
viii show thst a more vulnerable point for stir
king at the rebels could not be selected. On
either hand lie Georgia and South Carolina, with
their capitals, Charleston and Savannah, the
hOtbeds Of secession. The communication be
tween the cities would be the FIRST TO BE- seized,
The ~staBes between the two cities being l04
mics, and q force moving up the waters from
Beaufort would strike the road at PJcol6legO,
4uLy-Eye miles from Charleston and forty-nlne
hom Savannah. By which means Charleston or
Savannah could be taken on the rear. The forts
sUd batteries Of both hsTboTs would thus be rem
daTel useless d. defenses 70 their respective cit
les
Steering for Port RovBl haTbor. the course after
taking bearings Is due west for 81. Michael's
Head, within fifteen leagues Of which viii be
found from twenty to twenty-five fathoms water
Land is made il clear weather at 8 distance o..
six leagues, u twelve tsJhOms 'wGter. Port
Royal entrance is known by q small grove Of
uogs which stand on the west side of 1t, and
tower above all the other trees ike a high crown
81 hAt hence tae grove n called the Hat of Port
~ aA AE NAlA1LI1 " 4 "a 1ANf9l ~ hAENNNA
two immense bTeakers-one on the north called
Coles Care, the other on the southwark called
Martins Industry. Between these two breakers
she channel Is q mile wide.
The town OF Beaufort is built on the west bank
OF the Port Royal river, a narrow branch of the
ocean, fifty miles northeast ofSavaunah and Gft1-
five southwest OF Charleston. The town is old,
with less than a thousand Inhabitants, and Of far
less Importance ia trade noE than its Eamesak=
OF North Carolina. Il Is, nevertheless, within
easy distance Of both Charleston and Savannah,
and but ten miles from the railroad which con
necs those cities.
Beaufort is situated in the district Of he same
name, one OF the most populOus and fertile iu the
whole Stste. IN 1850 this district produced
move nee and more sweet potatoes than any
other county in the United States, or district
within the State. Its chief staples are cotton,
nce. Indian corn and sweet potatoes. The Sa-
yalual river runs along its border, and IS navi-
gable for steamboats,.
There is no strong position nea- the town ca
pSSie Of rebel occupation OF defense. and there
fore The movements Of cur forces On srher
Charleston OF Savannah would be easy f0t1lhis
point, should the reduction Of those places be on
the programme OF Shermau's and DUponts com
Ing operations.
Whether this point has been selected OF not for
the the8ter Of acton we cannot yet say but Il i3
open 10 our vessels a. any time for the rebels
have no vessels-oEwar 10 send there, and no
soldiers 10 spare TO throw up defenses and garri-
son IT, II would take a great number of troops
70 make both Savannah and Beaufort safe against
e powerful feet, which could operate against
either alternately, or, by driving It's force, attach
both simultaneously.
THE EFFECT OF EXPEDITION.
No matter what may be the design OF the nil
it2y and naval commanders who are in charge
Of the expedition, tie occupation of Bulls BAY
cannot fail 20 produce intense alarm az Chrles-
ton and along the whole southern coast. and
cause an immense drain upon The rebel army in
Virginia. for the purpose Of defending the sea-
coast. They wiz see in this movement the first
step towards an attack upon Charleston, and w
may, therefore, expect a hurried march south
ward Of al least50,0U men % guard that city.
When similar demonstrations are made at Port
Royal, Beaufort, Brunswick, Mobile and New
Orsans, the rebel army OF the Potomac must
soon be dis0rgauized. Whether that be- SO CT
not, fOothoids for the national. forces viii be
obtained al sl0ng the southern coast, and prob
ably q cotton port or two may be thrown open
~ c0mmeTce, and from these points the iutu-
eBce, power aud authority Of the republic viii
gradually be extended over the whole region
now cursed, impoverished and devasted by this
unnatural rebellion.