The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-29

Total 6,31I ,S4l
Each vessel carried Of fourteen men except the
South America which carried sixteen, The paid by
the FOR the vessels about $40 per ton
some $50 600 FOR the whole small portion OF
will be repaid by enterprsing shippers who have
gone with the vessels to the spars and rigging
which they have purchased.
The arrangement for scuttling the vessels is very
simple Each has a hole cut in her bottom in which is
inserted pipe properly plugged This plug be with
drawn in an instant allowing the water to flow in till the
vessel sinks The exact locality Of the hole is only
x 10 few on board If IL should be the desire Of the go
vernment hereafter TO remove these obstacles to
there viii not be much difficulty in doing 50; but
we rather think that in the Of port, at least
" this win never be done.
Tie map of the approaches OF Savannah which we pub
fish to-day, will show at glance the facility with which
this harricading plan be carried out, and the
pleteness with which it viii seal up the port question
The main ship channel is only two hundred and fifty
yards wide in the narrowcst place Between Braddocks
Point the southern promentory Of Hilton Head island
and Dawfuskie sand there deep and channel
called Catalogue Sound, which be closed up by the
sinking OF few vessels. From the southern end OF
uaWfuske island to Turtle island and from the latter
fybec island complete block to navigation can be
effected by the sinking Of half dozen vessels A
few more, dropped at appropriate points Warsaw
Sound, between Little Tybee island and Great Warsaw
,sland will close up that approach And if there be any
more practical water approaches to Savannah they
be treated in the way. This done there will be no
need for vessels OF biockadng squadron kept
Oh duty there. gnnboat two TO look in occasionally
and that there interference with the barrcade
Is all that will be necessary
The work thus commenced viii be continued unit the
water channels TO all the seaboard cities OF the South
shal have been closed up. The vessels that will no be
used at Savannah will be detached to other points while
ihcr smaller vessels, not comprised in the stone fleet
have already been used for like purpose Ocracokc in
let on the North Carolina coast. Tho rebels will soon
begin to realize that the wipng out Of all their
seaboard towns, the annihiat!on OF their
commerce, and the general distress and ruin
which they have brought upon themselves, make their
secession whistle altogether too expensive an affair
Fools must be treated according their folly The feet
was last day from New Bedford on The 2lst
~ appears from the reports Of vessels arrived Boston
and New Haven. For instance
Captain Warwick Of the brig Castilian at Boston, re-
ports that on the 21s nst in latitude IS 49, longitude
Y ~ he saw twelve sail OF old whalers, tho toughest
looking craft afoat, bound south, with fair wind and
going in ine style He spoke Of them, and was in
formed that they we're the rathole squadron bound
south with scaled orders
The schooner General Armstrong, Captain Scoaeld,
which arrived nj New Haven the other day from Maya
guez, reports passing the feet Of laden whalers
which left New London last week, on the 2ls inst
iy of the north line OF North Carolina. All the answer
the captain got from his hail was, eBound SOUTH Cap
tain reports that he felt the storm OF Saturday very
slightly.
SAVANNAH.
Savannah is, nourishing seaport Of Georgia.
situated some eighteen miles up the Savannah river
which Is navgable by steamboats, Of $50 tons Augusta
nv snlaile str
$50 miles higher up. The town laid by General
oglethorpe, about 100 years ago, and has gone
gradually increasing in population and importance
Its population at the time of the present outbreak was
about IS 600 white and 900 coored. Its principal
exports cotton rice and stores and its chief
trade to the Northern and Gulf ports San Francisco
Cuba, France and England II is the centre of a very
extensive and important network of railroads and it's
receipts of cotton BY railroad and river TO some
400 600 bales annually. II owned 300 900 tons OF
shipping the foreign arrivals reached to some $50 YES
Eels in the year. while its cearanccs were considerably
IN advance OF that figure. The harbor is next to Port
Royal, perhaps tbs best the Southern coast being
havigabc vessels Of fourteen feet drsugh M to s
wharves and to vessels Of larger up point three
miles below the city, called FIVE Fathom Hole Tybec
Island, as will be by the map is situated at the
mouth OF the river Up e the breaking of the rebel
lion there was semi weekly line OF steamships between
this city and Savannah and weekly line connecting with
Philadelphia. There also regular lines of sailing
vessels to this port and Boston, British steamer to
the Wcst indies.
The city itself is situated sandy plain about forty
feet above low water mark, and is laid with considc
rabe regularity although the streets are unpaved They
are shaded with tree called Pride of India which is in
summer OF very luxnriant foliage, and in the fall and
WINTER rs bright with berries Tropical fruits oranges
aud lemons grow in the open air, and the private
dences are beautifully EMPOWERED in shruhbery Among
its public buildings are the City Exchange Custom House
Theatre, Court House, State Arsenal Artillery Armory
iyceum, 0gicthorpe Hall St Andrew Hall Market House
Chatham Academy, &c. II has some twenty churches
including two Catholic and one synagogue and well sup
piled with charitable institutions among which are the
orphan Asylum, Savannah Hospital, Georgia lnfrmary
Union Society, Widows society, Savannah Free school
Hbernan Society and Seanens Friend Society 1t contains
handsome monument 10 Pulaski, who fell attack on
that city when held by the British in October 1870 and
smother 10 Gen Greene Savannah is in latitude 81 de
rrees minutes north and longitude 81 degrees minutes
west and distant ninety miles west southwest from
Charleston and one hundred and eghy-eight miles east
southeast from Mledgeye, the capital of the state II
was occupied by the British during five years Of tho Re
vontionary war Depending for its Importance pros
prdy oE tlc maintenance Of the federal government
aad he continuance Of the Union, savannah should not
nave been drawn into rhc vortex of rebellion m, !,
showed no regard for ether its interests or those Of
ihe ia'on nd mnst now suffer the penalty Of its crimes
REBEL PLANS FOR THE DEFENCE OF
CHARLESTON.
among the documents found in Fort Walker was n jone
order, dated October y, from General De Sanssnre mo
Vdins for the defence o Charleston IN Ease Of an ,ttc
We copy from The main plan e defence as follows
! IN ase Of an alarm. requiring the promnt asss,c
biuc If all TIE TROOPS the city q Charleston the .i,a
Cor each assembling VIII be fifteen strokes lou an hs
llo bulls: an interval Of minute and lie aftern
strokes will be repeated. The strokes IN be reneaea