Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-09-25

rifles cavalry and artillery, to-wt: two regiments
of infantry, two of rifles Of cavalry, and one Of
artillery. :
"For an effective discharge Of the duties assigned
me- there should at once be organized q corps OF
Engineers, an Ordnance department, Quartermas'
ter and Commissarys department. The service is
now materially suffering from the want OF such or
CARNATIONS.
:. It is but Just in concluding this account Of my
tour of inspection, that should here bear testmo-
ny to the earnest endeavors Of the officers in charge
at their several posts with much success SO far to
advance the service" r ,,.-.,.s. ~
On the LIST of June, addressed the following
communication to Col. James A. j. Bradford chief
of the Engineer, Ordnance and Artillery Corps,
ut is desirable to establish batteries at the foi-
lowing locations, viz: battery Of six heavy guns
at Portsmouth-six "a Founders at Ocracoke-si1
"a Founders at New Inlet-and six heavy "a ana
s2s at Roanoke Island. 1t is exceedingly lmpor
tant that these batteries should be erected immeo
ately I beg you would direct the engineers to COM
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 full supply Of ammunition
~ enclose you herewith invoice Of ordnance
ammunition, &C., at Fort Macon, returned me ~
James S. Moore A. A. Quartermaster. Also an in
voice of ordnance and ordnance stores required at
EOTI INuCOu udilucu mc ny COi. LEV. 1AASo VIM
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 re
handed me on my recent visit to Ocracoke"
/ now presented requisition 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
c.Ilc ,.hok hall
and for four thousand pounds ofpowder. 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 Tin
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 q vessel on which re-
turned to the coast of North-C Carolina and to my
command some shot and shell, and the 1000 lbs.
of powder, and delivered 1000 lbs at Oregon, 1000
lbs. at Hatteras and 1000 lbs. at Ocracoke Inlet.
On the 9th of June | 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-
ntlonS, &c, sent forward as occasion might re-
quire. These signals were never put up.
impressed upon the naval officers the mpor-
lance of getting their vessels ready for service
soon as possible. found one of them delayed for
want Of funds, and took upon myself the response
bihty of giving him check ON Governor Ellis for a
thousand dollars, which was promptly met.
On the 9th of June, | wrote to Governor Ellis
from Norfolk, enclosing copy Of the requisition I
made on the commandant of the navy yard, noting
the munitions obtained as above, advising him that
could get guns of larger callbre than thirty
Founders.
l recommended an increase of the navy of North
Carolina, and the establishment of laboratory for
the manufacture Of fuses friction matches, rockets
percussion caps &C.
The above requistion was placed in the hands of
a member of the ordnance department, who was
sent to Richmond to supply the deficiencies lfit
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 authoriz
ed to make purchases. On the 9th and 7th Of June
l addressed Gov. Ellis both by letter and telegraph
on the subject the result of which was 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 l would leave Norfolk or the 9Th
of June by the Abemarlc Canal with engineers
trenching tools, &C., that expected to get hands
some might be spared from the works at lIattcras
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 reported to Gov Ellis on the tn of June
| On the same day wrote to Col. William Johnston
Commissary General, advising him that had mad
arrangements for the supply of the troops and TIT
hands that would be employed on the batteries Nortl
of Hatteras Inlet, and that Mr.. John Booth volun
! n his 0pDartmnnf had ,nI l.r
of provisions at Gainesville, and incidentally | re
marked, am taking the most active steps for tn
! defence of the coast, and if | am backed as hav
no doubt shall be by the public departments,
feel confident | shall be enabled in very brie
period to make it secure"
On the 14th of June wrote to Governor Ellis a
follows: "Some of the troops under my comn,an
are without arms, and owing to the great ter
dcncy to rust in salt atmosphere, it is des
rable that those who have bright musket.
should have them exchanged for the brown.
effect this exchange, as we'll as to supply the troop
who have no arms, and to supply companies whic
may be coming in, | would very respectfully su,
gest that three thousand (3,OO0) brown arms |
placed at my disposal Understanding there al
no accoutrements on hand, l have to request al
thority to have them maze, to the extent that ma
be'required for the troops engaged in the northel
department of the coast offences"
Ohoer thls requlslton, two thousand stand
arms were sent to me at Newborn. But before
the issues and exchanges could be made, the ar;
were ordered to Raleigh. Under this order thirte,
hundred stand of arms were returned, leaving Cap
Pride Jones company without arms, which we
not supplied until two or three days ago.
On the 18th of June made reauisition on Il
ordnance officer at Newborn for ammunition, ca
fridge boxes, bayonet scabbards, &C., and on Il
same day requisition on the quartermaster &c
, eral, for clothing. Neither Of these requisitio
; were complied with, to my knowledge.
On the 10th June wrote to the sheriffs of Ora
vile and Franklin counties, requesting them to hi
any number Of free negroes to work on the defenc
! OF the coast, and on the same date addressed
circular to the public authorities and safety CO.
mlttees of the, counties of Bertie Washingto
Tyrrell, Gates HEREFORD Martin, Chowan, Pasqr
tank and Perquimans, requesting them to make
known to the citizens thereof that laborers We
wanted to carry on and complete the delences
the coast
June the 2lst, wrote to Adjutant General Hol
f that had not received the forms of returns which
had often called for, and was informed had been
f warded to me-