Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-12-12
Casemate Batteries. No. 2

MEssRs EDITORS In a previous Communication On .b;
described the method of constructing casemate
bsttery OF masonry wood and earth combined and nrom
ed to recur to the subject again.
now desire to suggest very simple and believe eff
gent method OF constructing embrdzmres" of Poneo
59gs strongly ine'laced and hoed together Casemate
battery with embazes of his kind has recently been
at the mouth of the Cape Fear and armed with
SGty Jour Founders, that promises to be powerful battery
ana II we are not greatly deceived will prove most eff
Gent work OF defence against feet ships with shell guns
METHOD OF CoNsTRUCTI0N.-Place the enbrazures suff
elent far from each other admit trGu7se of earth
De"een the gunswa with timber any kind in front
laying room for the embrazure which, stated above
should De constructed Of Palmetto logs tied and boIted to-
aDo1t three ee from the inside OF the oooden Can From
mar point give thu embszure the usual spl' for the
9ckness OF wal and earh which should be, say sixteen
up feet OF earth and wood to resist rifle shot,
tfo@ tnls description any Engineer familiar with Case
mate Battery will readily see What is wanted to mako a
"P0tmet2 ennbroztre.'
he earth is well packed front of this crib
Wood 6eTee and against the facing for the embrazures
Decty behind the crbwork and between the
referred to above strong suppors-6 inch timber
hree feet from centre to CENTRE resting mudss and
sepPortln9 caps on top These to support flooring
of IL to Ii inch panked over ar tarred
10 prevent the drip from the earth coming through Upon
the panking place eight feet earth well rammed and
Casemate Battery shel-pIo0f is obtained.
IL 5flck or stone masonry can be readily obtained,
other ogsmaniy the reason that it makes the wall
through which the embrazure is pierced only half thick
e enbi azure is mach ess-t0 obtain the field of
fire."
have thus infinitely described this method Of Palmetto
embraznIe for Casenae Batteries, in hopes they may
found useful Southern coast, where material is
abundalt
BY the OF Csemae Carriages these batteries there
IS very little chance for ship dismOuut single gun,
ard seldom TO iujure gamer.
Ibl5 being the will not be safe for vessels
WITHIN range OF the guns of such baery-whe the bat
ery NAV remain perfectly quiet long tie feet remains
De! ono the most etectl0e range of its guns
And here il should be remarked that officers and
prone to use their at too great rangesmany shot
ls thrown away, good condemned and panic
times created amongst the troops arising from te supposed
tDtcecy Of the armament of work. when the only in
e1nclency III the QticeSwho inexperienced 1t may
be remembered that there difference between the
fI5ee range Of guna rifed gun if you please and the
etectlUe range of the gun.
Every commander of fixed Battery should be supplied
with table OF experiments made with guns be has,
he cannot experiment for himself; AID then they
/ will be very useful to him.
oping, gentleman, that the suggestions contained in
This hastily penned note may be useful Off
GERS and men, request you will give insertion in your
paper he JournaD and thereby 'serve he State" +.