Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-09-21

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rifles, cavalry, and artillery towit: two regiments
of infantry, two of rifles one of cavalry, and one OF
artillery. -. Z a. .ss.i.ssss--,
aFor al, effective discharge of the duties assigned
me. there should at once be organized corps of
Engineers, an Ordnance department. Quartermas-
ter and Commissary's department The service IS
now materially suffering from the want of such or
CARNATIONS. 81 .-zi'.
at is but Just in concluding this account of my
tour of inspection that should here bear testimo-
ny to the earnest endeavors of the officers in charge
at their several posts with much so far, to
advance the service" -Fss
On the LIST of June, addressed the following
communication to Col James A. j. Bradford, chief
of the Engineer, Ordnance and Artillery Corps:
at is desirable to establish batteries at the fol-
lowing locations, viz: battery of six heavy guns
at Portsmouth-six "a Founders at Ocracoke-six
"a Founders at New Inlet-and six heavy 24s and
32s at Roanoke Island. 1t is exceedingly impor-
tant that these batteries should be erected immed
atey / beg you would direct the engineers to CON-
mence their construction without delay and give
the necessary orders to the officers Of the ordnance
corps to procure the guns and have them transport
ed and mounted, with a full supply of ammunition.
II enclose you herewith an invoice of ordnance,
ammunition, &C., at Fort Macon returned me y
James S. Moore, A. A. Quartermaster. Also an in
voice of ordnance and ordnance stores required at
Fort Macon handed me by Col lew. Also COM
munication of Col w. B. Thompson, showing the
guns &C., on hand at Fort Hatteras, together with
acquisitions for ordnance, ordnance stores &c. l
have no report from Col. Morris at Ocracoke. en-
close you herewith hasty memorandum which &c
handed me on my recent visit to Ocracoke."
now presented Iequisition for ordnance, or
dnance stores and ammunition required for the coast
defences, and was ordered to Norfolk to ascertain
what could be procured from the navy yard My
requsiton filled in full for guns, shot and shell
and Tor four thousand pounds of powder | ordered
the navy agent Of the North Carolina navy to send
forward the guns, shot and shell without delay de-
signaling the points of delivery and requested lin
writing) Lieut.. David Coleman of the N. c. navy
then in Norfolk, "to assist in the transportation
and delivery of the same" The delivery of the
guns was nevertheless delayed
[ took along with me in a vessel on which re-
turned to the coast of North Carolina and to my
command, some shot and shell, and the 1000 lbs.
of powder, and delivered 1000 lbs. at Oregon 1000
lbs. at liatteras and 1000 lbs. at Ocracoke Inlet
On the 9th of June l requested the commander
of the North Carolina navy to establish signals from
the mouth of New River to the Virginia line, to the
end that the movements of the enemy might be sig
nailed from point to point, and reinforcements, mu-
ntionS, &c, sent forward as occasion might re.
quire. These signals were never put up.
impressed upon the naval officers the impor-
lance of getting their vessels ready for service as
want Of funds, and took upon myself the RESPONSE
bility of giving him check on Governor Ellis for
thousand dollars, which was promptly met
On the 9th of June, | wrote to Governor Ellis
from Norfolk, enclosing copy of the requisition
made on the commandant of the navy yard, noting
the munitions obtained as above advising him that
could get no guns of larger carbre than thrty-two
Founders.
recommended an increase of the navy of North.
Carolina no nSta IF Iohn for
the manufacture of fuses, friction matches rockets,
percussion caps, &c.
The above requisition was placed in the hands of
a member of the ordnance department. who was
sent to Richmond to supply the deficiencies. fit
WAS ever filled | was never informed of it, and if
filled am not aware that any of the articles called
for were ever sent to the Notifications.
had advised the purchase Of ten vessels to be
used as gun boats and transports and was authoriz.
ed to make purchases. On the 9th and 9TH of June
addressed Gov. Ellis both by letter and telegraph
on the subject the result of which the purchase
OF two boats, making with those which had been
previously bought, five steamers for the n c. navy
instead of ten as recommended | also advised his
Excellency, THAT would leave Norfolk OF the sth
OF June by the Albemarle Canal with engineers,
trenching tools, &C., that | expected to get hands
from the adjacent counties, and also to find that
some might be spared from the works at Hatteras
and Ocracoke, and sent agents into those counties
to hire hands, who soon procured as many as were
necessary for the work at Oregon Inlet. These
facts were reported to Gov Ellis on the lth of June
On the same day wrote to Col. William Johnston,
Commissary General, advising him that had made
for the supply of the troops and the
hands that would be employed the batteries North
of Hatteras Inlet, and that Mr. John Booth, volun-
teer in his department, had reported large amount
OF provisions at Gatesvllle, and incidentally l re-
marked, " am taking the most active steps for the
defence Of the coast and If | am backed as | have
no doubt shall be by the public departments,
feel confident | shall be enabled in a very brief
period to make it secure"
On the 14th of June wrote to Governor Ellis as
follows: Some Of the troops under my command
are without arms and owing to the great ten
dency to rust in a salt atmosphere, it is desi-
rable that those who have bright muskets,
should have them exchanged for the brown. To
effect this exchange, we'll as to supply the troops
who have no arms, and to supply companies which
may be coming in, would very respectfully sug-
gest that three thousand $4,000 brown arms lie
placed at my disposal Understanding there are
no accoutrements on hand, have to request au-
thority to have them made to the extent that may
be required for the troops engaged in the northern
department of the coast offences"
Under this requistion, two thousand stand OF
arms were sent to me at Newborn. But before all
the issues and exchanges could be made, the arms
were oruereu 10 Raleigh. Under this order thirteen
hundred stand of arms were returned, leaving Capt
Pride Jones company without arms, which were
not supplied until two or three days ago.
On the 18th of June made requisition on ths
ordnance officer at Newborn for ammunition, car
fridge boxes, bayonet scabbards, &c, and on the
same day requisition on the quartermaster gen.
eral, for clothing. Neither of these acquisitions
were complied with, to my knowledge
On the 10th June Iwrote to the sheriffs of Gran.
vile and Franklin counties, requesting them to hire
any number of free negroes to work on the deences
Of the coast and on the same date | addressed
circular to the public authorities and safety COM
mittees of the counties of BERTHE, Washington,
Tyrrell, Gates, Hartford, Martin, Chowan, Pasquo-
tank and Perquimans, requesting them to make it
known to the citizens thereof that laborers wer,
wanted to carry on and complete the delences
the coast
June the 2lst, wrote to Adjutant General Hoke,
that had not received the forms of returns which
had often called for, and was informed had been for
Warded TO me