The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-14

Description Of Bulbs Bay and Beaufort
= HaTbor.
Bulls Bay, (B seems to be the capital
etter Of the war; situated abont thirty
niles north east Of Charleston, is large
shallow sheet Of water. about ten miles
ong, from North to South, and about
miles wide. The entrance channel is a.
long the Northern extremity of Bulls Is
land, between that and Birds Island
The entrance to the bay is about six miles
wide. but is obstructed by bar-at one
point only Of which are soundlngs sum
cisntly deep for the passage OF heavy YES
sels-giving fifteen feet at low water a
very fine harbor Of refuge, says lne
Coast Survey Report. "is made oy the
Northeastern end Of Bulls Island, with a
safe and easy entrance from sea by night
and day. and about four feet more waller we
than at Charleston Bar"
The country about Bulls Bay howev-
er. is but sparsely settled; at some DIST
ance from tho coast it is trayersed by the
common road from Charleston to george
town-there is no railroad commuHica-
ton 10 Charleslon-which crosses the
Saulee River about ten miles from the
coast. The nearest town or village is
Mount Pleasant. The thirty miles oil
coast from Bulls Bay South to Charleston
Harbcr bears the peculiar character OF the
whole Southern shore line, being SER
les Of islands, and inlsts to creeks run
ming between the islands and the mann
land. These creeks communicate WIN
Charleston Harbor petween Sullivan's Is
land and the mainland. but are suitable
for navigation only by light dr4ugh' yes
sells. -s
PORT ROYAL ENTRANCE
Is the finest harbor oi South Corollua
and one of the noblsst inland waters o
the whole South. The harbor OF For
Royal or Beaufort is about rs miles soutl
west Of Charleston, and is about equi.dis
liant lstween that city and Savannah
The entrances from the Atlantic. betwee
Hilton Head Island and 81. Helena ls
land, is about three miles wide, and ha
even over the bar three and half iath
Oms. or twenty .oue feet, and probabl
twenty seven feet al high tide! Wi.hir
the navies of the world might float. Six
teen miles from tn, sea IS the town
Beaufort, tho water approach Of whio
does not admit vessels over eleven fet
draupht. A few miles back Of Beaufo
, lis the railroad connecting Charleston au
Ssyannsh, itself spproacbable BY 70
, Royal Inlet and st. Helena Sound. III
whole Of this region should be studied @
J she map, as it has quite au amPhirior
character. The mouths Of The rivers an
the inIets Of the ocean inclose a Dunber
, islands Of considerable size, among whiC
may be mentioned Hilton Head, s.. Hel
5 ma and Port Royal.
3 The possession Of the fine harboF
: Beaufort or Port Royal thus gives cor
e mand Of one OF the most important, an
5 for the designs the army Of the Union b
. in view in making a lojgment on Il
: Southern coast, most advantageous bas
Of operations in entire rebs!dom. Bea
fort District has an area Of ,54O squa
miles. TIE surface is low and level, al
tho soil sandy and alluvial, producer
cotton, rice. ETC.. in great abundanc
!, Our troops will thus find themselves 10
ged in the richest district (south Carolil
J term for county, in the State--yieldil
, some fifty million pounds Of rice annual
and thirteen thousand bales OF the hnt
II quality Of cotton, the famous long staI
n sea island, the very kind Europe mi
wants. Here are over six millions Of d.
J. lars worth Of crops, subject at once
IL con6scaliOn, if their 2roprietors persist
n their disloyalty. II is also one OF
3 most thickly settled districts OF the Sta
the population in 1850 being 38,9t
- OF these no less than 32,279 are neg
10 slaves-a property representing twer
millions Of dollars! 1t is on Is 81
r that the shaded maps of negro distrit
z tiou show the nightliest shade. We sll
'e thus literally carry the war into Ali
'r The place is admirably suited for v
'r camp of instruction, and with proper
y fenses il will not be found difficult
" hold this whole district against any fo
q tho rebels can bring against ns.-[N.
b. Times.