, 1861-08-26

4tmee. however, not thus. It Ia oonstructeo
~ prsn1te. and the distance from bAae TO par
sret Irom thirty to1orty feet. Forta ~ OF "
,lous eaP;etes 1sn&g ffom 1o1t Eve eops.ns *
eef tesn aeree, % in The form of square nearly
Ef,I sr enter and N tnuer Wall.
a1d bind ditch befween them, petoape %
feat vide, There are bas4o7's OF pfo}eceons
from the corners Of the fot., Ru1Scsf RS t1s w.
ontar vsI, be would be obljged to descend It,
c,nse the ditch, throw up sealing laddeFs In
hIs edost to mske the Fort, thus exposing
himseIf to = IaHng fire from these
bsstions across bis hanks, aud retreat
dsnger he Is liable Agreat many penple make
the sfnonlrv "wby DON'T they build forts
snusre s md simpleT' Because, il SO built tie
nsfans of defense would not be 80 well en-
bapced to the entfencaed forcea, and it ~ for
thfs reaeon-thot of defense-that these forts
are 80 jrre ga1a1ly constructed.
The iutrJior presents large parade ground,
| "a thxee eidea Of which are the offlc.rs' guar
| ters and classmates -fnrss rooms fGr the
| tyoopa-vcry commodions and sufficiently
ample 10 accommodate about 4oO men,
| Above the casernate ia the faTapet or topmost
range, upon which are mounted the largest
| gurF, cornmard ding the ship ehanuel, 80 that
30 veesel Of any character can pass unmoiested
ipto the harbor.
1 QlQEr l11AuA3 PANlSNGCA ~ ts1EAo~t&oUl u
tie thickness Of the roof beiug shout sixteen
fe.t OF solid earth These guns are run oul
through portfolios, and being, like the guns
on the parapet, hung on swivel, command
the bird dltchee a. also they protect the z1a,e
fe1t- The magazines are plsced at cooysniea'
distances, usually 1t the corptrs OF the fort an{
are a1eo bomp proof They are capable q
helding each many tons Of powder. The mum
| her Of gune that can be mounted is three hun
d1ed and twenty, those Of the Interior b=ias
f~rty two Founders or seven-inch those On til
pazapet much larger. The cooking department.
are well appointed, and the gloomy prison
toueee are Just such Plutonic aeodss as tn
poet Virgil deec1ibsd, only there is no taree
beaded Ctrebus or river Sty1; buI there
| | plenty Of thick darkness admirably calculate
. to knock oil the roug corners Of unrulY so
diers, and inspire them with q kind OF horri
| reverence for their General and officers O.
| the whole, "Fort Warren" is remarkabl
/ ! structure, and, although it does not compar
| With the largest fort IN the world-that OF th
Gar of Russia, which is eleven miles in ci
{ cn1t-@yet 1T will compare with any On the
, lsntic Coast. When it Is Eeuemsersd tn:
million two hundred and eight thousaa
. dollars, it HEY be well conceived 10
noble work it is; and when re are ali
. t Convinced tha. ther: are many others chaint
i | a1org the Atlantic Coast from the Maine III
to the extreme pssnt of Florida, thence arou1
> the Gulf up the Pacific Cuast, wa may We
:, boast Of the mighty bulwarks Of Americ
:, Bat the fate Of suutes-a source Of regis
y irdee6--need cause no alarm ror the safety
- 1Eose which remain to us iEtact hJ an imp
1icus and ruthless ice.
II 10 Gerera1 Andrews and staff, who afford
- every facility for prosecuting our inau!ii
a. and informing ourseI With the uses and "a
=. Gus departments Of the fort, We are deeply
q oebted, and congratulate our Ola Bay STATE
~ the good fortune she has had in securing
T. 1tE+
/, After spendin:. five or SIX honre, aud enjs
a ing pleasant conversation aud hearty 81
.. pei, we took leave, much delighted with {
~ sevsu.Ri1e trip down Boston Harbor. q