The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-23
OUR PORT ROYAL CORRESPONDENCE.

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PoHr ROYAL HARBoR dec. 10, 1861.
A Tin 10 TgJee-A Secession Steamer Shops HsslfTh,
British Towcr--Light House-Sters Fleet, 6c.. dc.
wo look trip down to Tybee yesterday Tor the pur-
pose Of towing down Schooner carrying tho mail and
o, of stores for The troops stationed there Foyysxth
New York; forwarded from New York by Adams Ex-
press We found the RACED frgntc Savannah and gun
boats Seminole and Star maintaining the blockade.
At eight O'Clock this morning secess ion steamer, sup
posed to be tho Evergadc, was seen coming down the
bar}5r apparently with hostile Intentions. When within
,se rsaoe she turned broadsie t. and expected
eve ~ instant 10 500 her open dre But having suddenly
as0ycged our row of teeth-to wit, four raei guns.
,ycvs md eighteen paunders-se evidently concluded
not to try the experiment and being satisfied with the
weat back to tho fort The chances FOR
brush seemed very fair, as We Were anchored inside OF
The war and might have exchanged few shots
before ether OF the gunbonts got under weigh.
The little Havana ferry boat the Regla (Which is
nectcd win be condemned price pulled up anchor n
hurry and took refuge under our Ice. Tho Rega had
arrived only few hours before us from this place hav
ing taken the inside passage. She towel thrOe large
launches each having Parrot on board to be mount
cd on tho forthcatons now Oels slreAs ana com
pleted by The Fcrtysxth
Tho old tower built by tho British in tao old Eevou-
ionary war is quite curiosity. is circular in form
or forty feet high, twenty feet inside dame
tor walls ton feet thick, and built OF concrete shels
The upper part piorcol fo twelve guns the lover part
entirely plain without oopa)io II Is gurmountol
bv another tower Of much diameter than tho main
structure, OF about FIVE feet in height, si pierced with
openiuqs apparently for maslory In the interior is
column built partly OF brick and timber, with beams
radiane and let into tlo heavy wall to strengthen IT,
Tho time honored lighthouse, originally built as far
hack rs 1888 is mournful monument, with s dasarsi
ns blacleaea walls OF the rebellion. Tho inside was
enttrey burned out by tho repos, ani nothing bat tho
o. and the renaias Of tho iron frame work d the Ian
~ arc left It's height Il l03 feet from the lowell of the
e y, the focal plane OF the light and ninety two from
tho Of the tower 1t regarded as an old friend
h or coastw navg gators, who sadly feel tho loss. 1t
q "a be hoped the government will soon have the light
ranIacoa Tie troops hard at work under Colonel
Rosa. throwing up atrcachmeGts and pesfecsias tho
eartbworks comn,eucci by the rcbeis around tho old
tower.
Four large vessels Of the stone ect have been sunk on
tho shore 40 as to form bresxwater enable boats
land as thc surf rolls in with violence and is exposed to
porers Two Of these veterans of the the poar
Demll and South America. Thrown together as wrecks
thoy forciby called to mind picture Of the great de-
strucon OF shipping the harbor Of Havana during the
hurricane OF 1Sa6 Tho island very sandy and covered
with a stuntcd growth Of live oak, pine, holly, pal
metto, &c.