Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-02
nr. Ruasel's Seventh Letter 10 tho -.
don Times.
SAVANNAH Ga. Nav | \.

men 10 live m. lie that true or n.. il is rr
tain that Uncle Sam" has built s'ronr r,,c'
for his enemies to occupy. TO day | yi<,.,
Fort Pulaski, which defends the mouth a.. 49,
Savannah river and the approaches to tire c,.
1t was left to take care of itself. and th, Ga.
CLANS quietly stepped into it, and have l.,.
busted in completing its d~cfcnccS, so thu, ~
now capable Of stopping a fleet very c,f.c;u,l,'
Pulaski was a Pole, who fell in the dcfcDc..
Savannah against the British, and yhos
memory is perpetuatcd in the name o u.
Fort, which Is now under the Confedera,. Il.
and garrisonrd by bitter foes of the I:n',aG
States.
Among our party were Cumalod, IRE T.,c,r
whose name will be familiar to English rsr
in connection with the attack On the p-;b.
Forts, where the gallant American showed r..
world that "blood was thicker than wa..-"
Brigad;cr General Lawton, in com,o,,d
Of the forces cf Georgia, and a nurl,o,
of naval and military officers, OF whom ,naor
had belonged to the United States re,,i4,
service. 1t Was strange to look At such = ma,
rs the Commodore, who for furty-nine l,c,
years had served under the Stars and S.-;,.,
quietly preparing to meet his old camrsi.>
and friends, If need be, on the battle e'f-his
allegiance to the country ana 10 tie a,c r..
nounccd, his long service Sung away. h:s old
ties and connections serered-anI all III. !,
defence of the sacred right Of rebellion On ,ha
part Of his State. lie is not now. nor hrs 4.
been for years, a slave owner; all his f,ua,
and familiar associations connect hin wiz, .,
North. There are no naval stations ~ ,Sr
Southern coast, except one at Pcrssco!a. All
he knows a'inDS: no one in the South. lIr L..
no iortpne whatever; his fleet CONSISTS 0: Il,
small river or c~oasting steamers ~!th0u; .sr,
sud, rs he said in talking over the resources a,
the South, MY bones will Gc b.caclrd m.:sy
n long year before the Confederate States ca
hope to have n navy state Rights"
To Us the question is simply irexp!icab!e or
absurd. And yet thousands Of Americans sac
rilcc al for it. The river at Savannah is 4.
broad as the Thames at Gravescnd, andrrScu,.
bles tina, stream very much in the co'ur - is
waters and the level nature OF its Shoes
Rice fields bound it on either side, as lar trwn
las the influence Of the fresh water extends.
and the eve w,rd"rs over 4 IA, eyTnn>e ui
mud and water, and green oz!ers and PUSHES.
ill lis search is arrested on the hor'z ~ b. the
u~nCl;lin. lirc of forest. In the fields here aui
there ire the whitewsShed square w1ol,a hut.
in which the slaves dwell, looking YER IKE
the beginning OF the camp in the CriIcl. :.
one point a small fort. covering 4 creek hy
which gnnboats could get mp behind Savanna
disnlayed its garrison OF the walls, aad log.
cred lis flag to salute the small blue ensign ::
the fort which proclaimed tie presence Of !hc
Commodore Of the Naval Forces OF tieorsia,
on hoard our steamer. The guns on The pa:a.
net were mostly field pieces mounted Oh iraa."
> -. .1,3 Of ,n,yIilur r,rytoy.S
There is no mistake about tie spirit It these
people. They seize upon every spot Of rsa''-c
grounds AMI prepare it for defence. Ihtrc"Ge
very few ships in the river; the yacht cA''t!4,
better known as the Americh. the property t.!
CAPTAIN Dcasy, and Severa! others OF liosc:cS
sailing under British c%clcrs, for most II he
cotton ships are gone.
After steanIing down tie river about L
miles, the sea opened out TO the right, AID OF
4 l0ng, marshy, narrow island by the har.
which was marked by the yellowIsh surf. FOl:
Pulaski threw out the Confederate iiIS To the
air OF the Georgian, first of Nag. Tic water
was too shallow TO permit the steaim"r 10 %
np To the jet,y, and the party landed nj the
wharf in boats. 4 guard vas on duty at tie
landlrg--tail, stout, young fellows. in various
uniforms, or in rude multi, i'll which the Ga7i.
balIian red shirt, and felt sl0uchcd hats pre-.
dominated. They were armed with s:aco;h.
bore muskcts, dated 1851 quite n-y, aid
their bayonets, barrels and locks were bright
and clean. The officer on duty was dressed: ~
the blue frock coat, dear ~ the BRUSH i.ines.
man in days gone by, with brass b%utto:.S, ,u.
blazoncd with the arms Of the State, 4 red SIT
sash, and glazed kept, and straw 'I!oItI
quantities..
Several wooden huts, with ilower.gal,ienS III
front, were occupied by the officers Of the EAR.
rison; Others were used as hospitals, and wcre
full Of men suffering IRON measels Of a mild
tyre. 4 few minutes walk led US to the Tort,
which is an irregular pentaSon, with the base
line or curtain face inlands, and the other faces
casematcd and bearing Oh Tie approaches. The
curtain, which is simple crenaiisted, is covered
by a Redan, surrounded by 7 deep ditch, inside
the parapct Of which are granite platforms rcC.
dy for the reception OF guns. The parapet is
thick. aid the scarp and counter scarp &c
faced with solid masonry. \ drawbrldse al.
furls access TO the interior ofthe Rcdan. whence
the gale Of the fort is approached across a deep
and broad moa;. which is crossed by ancttrr
drawbridgc.
As the Commodore entered the Rcdan, ,Ac
guns Of the fort broke out in 4 Icing salute. alt
the band at the gate struck up almost as ll"r!y
Il wrlcamc. Inside, the parade presented \
scene of lIf. and animation very unlike the 81
lence Of the city we had left. Nen were bus
clearing out the easements, rolling away stores
ard casks Of ammunition and provisions. 9th.
ers were at work at the gins aud shears, 9th.
ers building sanding travc:scs to guari tn.
magazine doors. as though expecting Al imm".
.J;,ta otto al Nf,n,, oE,,rs ,,,arn strntl.,,,, t.-
der tie shade Of the open gallery at TIE S!itof
the curtain which contained their quarters in
the lofty bomb-proof classmates.
Some Of them had seen service in McX!ran
or border warfare Sonc had tra"cllei or
Italian and Crimean battle fields Others we're
West Point graduates Of the regular a:mf;
others young planters, clerks or cIviliH:s va"
had rushed with ardor into the hrst Geor:a
regiment. The garrison Of the Fort is Gi0
men, ard fully that number were in and ab""i
the work, their tents being pitched inside III
lledan or on the terreplein Of the parapets.-
The wall, are exceedingly solid and well t1di
Of hard gray brick, strong as iron, upwards
six feet in thickness, the classmates and bOho
proofs being lofty, airy, and capacious Us any
have ever seen though there is not quite depth
enough between the walls ut the salient AID
the gun.carriageS. The work IS iEleade! {:
1873 guns, Of which about enc fourth arc mcuHl-
el on the %caSenlates. They ure long32';, WITT
n few AS and colnrubiads. The h~rutlrnca:
will be exceedingly hcavy when all tie s;1'
are mounted, and they are fast getting the e
inch columbiads into position en- barbe',e.-
Everything which. could be required. eXcsr,
morlars, was in abundancc-thc platforms an.
gun.carriascs are solid and we'll made, the r'
brasurcs Of the classmates are admirably col,
structvd, and the ventilation Of the bomb pr5ei
carefully provided for. There ere three ID:
naces for heating red hot shot.
Nor is discipline neglected, AMI the Offices
with whom / went round the WORKS were e.
in tone and manner ID their men A. vG'
unteers well could b.; though the latter az
enlisted for only three years by the STATE
Georgia. An excellent lunch was spread"
the caSematcd bomb.proof, which served Us u:
Culoliel'S quarter, and brfure sunset the ra'H