The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-16
IT'S POINT OF ATTACK.

,hnin guns the scconl or mid 7" tinr 70.
cllt ard 'cn-iuuh oDlum'iiu'', firing solid %
hollow shot, and tho topuust ii'r for mpria-
aud A-poundcr pi,'os 'p bJ,5'''. The wal
nro also pierced iur muskc,s ON every 10. IT..
mnlmzinr is tarihlr Of cuu'aiuiH ipu nrrlto.
gun uwdrr, and shot AMI 10 II suh ..". for
year -olc.
Tlra nrr other work AZ IIal.ill's Point, NJ
plc..lu,. Stone, and itOriin, thr en- rance o.
Charleston hurlor, constructed ri Palmetto logs
AID sud Ih"l can easily l.. fully name ~.
n,Ii,u with largo rarFisouH, Ia, INK heavy gun
plr,,lv IN position.
II vii be- a,rn from what j. .'d above. TIN.
tie civ vi Charleston is most admiralty d.
/ lrnDtl II all points whcr dciyucc can be ina iv
available and that It's capture l., an invading
! force an r0Hchiur by vntcrwould br n matter
/ OF .cri,us difficulty, should the rebels add o
spirit Of determination 20 the facilities for re
si.tiEg n siege, that the advantages Of poi ion
md the 1. :. Government have Ilnr ~ their
. uo.Hl. 10 render the capture pi this civ
success, ny an attack from the ocean, all the for
| tii,aiion We have enumerated mast Ice iir5'
! ocow led, or reduced Even slIould an invading
fleet succeed in reducing. them all except Castle
! Piutknoy, an attempt to land a force sufficient
10 hold the city, would meet u serious "istaI
from the annoyance VIII :, tina, work could give
them
= The principal place Of public resort in Charlcs-
/ ten IL the Battery, q delightful and msteluly
! arranged square, fronting the hirhor on the
southeast with u location similar to that of our
| own Battery the Cooper AMI Ashley River,
| currcs Ionding 10 our own Hudson and Er.t
| Rivers. II Is laid ont witt walk finely gravel
cd. running at right nu-lc' and has proncn-
ale. elevated above tEa level or thu ground,
| N out twenty feet in width paved with smrp h
| llrc flags, running s.mi-ciurulsTlv, on line
| with the outer. or wntcr-clgc of the groln l.,
In about the centre !. large beacon light
4 II v,I tI.s l,t.it
can be ldinly Observed at night by vessels cA-
tcring the harlor.
Tho city is divided into ci :ht wards, aul is
built ON slishtly elevated ground, being ah"u
nine feet above tn waters Of the hirhor mt hi u
tide, It's Longitudinal distance fronting tn,
har or is little more than three miles; its wid,l
about one and a-quaricr miles.
The principal thorOughiarr, Injecting street,
runs directly North for II distance Of nearly thr'.
miles, The cross streets running nearly panll'
to each other cast and west or from the Ash
| lev and Cooper rivers Nice ing street contains
the principal pub lie buildings hotels, churches,
hills, market court house, city hall, &C., the
latter two being on opposite corners Of Mc2'ing
| and Broad streets. The hall in which the Dem
ocrUtic National Convention Of 1860 was h'll
(MniaIy IlulD is situated in this street, n'p1.
ooui-disiaut l,iwcen the Mills House aul tha
Charleston House, the two principal hotels in
the city.
King street, East Day, Son h Bay, Broa and
other sirgnts, arr strictly incss strccs, con-
tanning numbers Of Wholesale and retail house,,
banks, ETC., and differ in their general appear
aucC Tut little from the business localities of all
| our large cities.
| The public buildings are n CITY Hall. m Tx.
change, Court House, Jail, an L. $. Cont
! House, u Custom House. an L. $. AMI STATE
| Arsenal, fire proof building for the prcscrya-
| ton Of documents, College, Medical
| College, an Aims House, M OrIhan Asy.
lm, Wok House, Theatre, Market
| House, Masonic, Odd Fellows AMI Tenn.
pc,ai cc Halls, South Carolina Society II n
| Military Hall Gas Works, &c There arc
| seven hanks, with an aggregate capital of nearly
| 5lu,OOu, 900, several insurance offices, lively g
printing offices, issuing three daily enc tri-
weekly and four weekly newspapers, aud til: &c
monthly one hi-monthly AMI one quarterly
pull LEGATION. There are also 30 churches, tho
principal ones belonging to the Methodist, the
Catholic, and the Episcopal denominations. Oh
these the Catholic and Episcopal are peculiarly
excellent ediiccs The Charleston College Is q
very old aud reputable Institution, having been
founded in 1903. The other educational iustitu'
tions of Charleston, the High School, Citadt
Academy, and private schools are well conducted
and deserve honorable mention.
The Charlc,,onians deserve much credit, also
for an enterprise which is il not peculiar Il
thpirs at least uncommon In our scahOiId cities
! We mean the nautical free school, where boy
are taken from the streets CmoNtly orhaus), ,nn'
educated in all the minut', of a sca-iarins lite
az mi lie expense. A tur ship lying In IN
hatlur purchased, We believe, by thu STATE
ecr,t. nt once as n home AMI an educational es
alli,hmcnt for these embryo navigators, whcr
th,v are, under the tutclage Of experience
a .rl l'ar'rv teachers, qualified for con-
Mluliu, auv 81 .,irS of maritime vessel fro.
the day they pass heir graduation. Tho socio,
having this excellent ms utiun in charge
rcrulally incorporntcd ly the state Legislature
/ ri II man lI AL
Governor OF the state and Mayor Of The c
are e. OGici0, members. It's funds are derive
from state and municipal appropriations yearl
sul scrip,iuns, private contributions, public cN
= hihitious, Sc. II has already educated many
! the able commanders in our mercantile marin
, service.
, The City Orphan Asylum q noble insti',
> tiun, capable Of accommodating 500 d1stitl,
, AMI orIhln children. Us building are cXtcl
- siNo, aud 10 Us support III" city annually a
' uruIriatos SlG,OOO, The Catholic d'nomina,i,
a.. have ul4u an orphan asylum here, whi'h tn
; iil,ruly sun ort. II, AMI the acll,my a'tIc
/" Cd 20 it, are under the charge Of tha Sisters
. NJ rcy.
= TLcrc are two very fnc public libraries, II
, Apprentices and the City; the former has lOl
: Oju and the latter about , 600 volumes.
= Being in the hear. Of the rice rowing rcgio
' Charleston does u larger business il the cNpC
5. ! talion of that staple than any other cit
= though it also exports great quantities OF cott
and tobacco, which throughout this section I'll
i, their nearest outlet from this port.
= According TO the census of 1850, there we
grown in the state Of South CarolinI, H. III
4 wear, 159 $50, Gl3 pounds of lie, an amount I
" exceeding that produced in any 9th T state; ~
- In Charleston district alone, according TO I
/, same authority, there were grown l69O6,2
10 pounds. All this immense proluc both of {
~ STATE and district, (sIve what was used for hon
~ consumption was exported from Charlesto
~ which, II would he safe TO SAY, exports al lea
=, 49, 900 tierces annually.
1t Charleston district also produced in 1850, I
!, following
,e OF ginnei cotton, bales OF 400 lbs. each. rs
" OF wool, lbs ...,.,..... .............. 1876
a. Of beeswax aud honey, lis. .....,,,,,,. 10
ar on tobacco, lbs. .,;.'''' ,'.',......'.',,,o
ri Market garden produce valued at...... S26,9
n Orchard produce valued at. .....,..... 81
he The same district employed in manufacture