Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-04-20

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One other Eve gun battery.
One fnrty-two gum battery which COM
mands the east side OF the island.
Fart johnson, stands on the site Of old
Fort johnson Of Revolutionary times. II
is one aud fourth miles from Sumter aud
has four heavy guns II is simply huge
sand battery.
Castle Pinekney, Is small work placed
Mt the sOul hern extremity Of 'Shutes Folly
lSland.' aud Is principally important from
The fact that il com mmahds the whole eastern
line Of The city. KS armament consists OF
about 25 pieces "a aud 32 Founders, six
coumhiads and several murtarS.
The Floating Battery. Concerning u
Flosting Battery ni which 70 much has
been said, the N. Y, Herald has the follow
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Il is constructed Of palmetto logs, sheath
ed with plate iron, L is SuppO,'d tobe impreg
nable against shot. II is cmhraEured for and
mounts four guns of heavy caibre. 1t re-
quires sixty men to operate it. The hrst
impression on seeing this machine is that OF
imm ense solidity. The outer or gun side is
covered with six plates Of iron--two OF them
Of The L railroad pattern, placed horizon
tally, and The other four holted one over the
other. in the strongest manner, md running
vertically. The wall of the gun side is full
four feet Ihirk, constructed Of that peculiar
palmetto wood so 6hrous that sixty four
FOUNDER caunot pierce it. During the re-
cent engagement this Battery was moored
off SullivanS Island 10 the direction Of Fort
! Sumter.
! Stsrens Battery, This celebrated battery
is placed on Cummings Point, which is the
ne ,reSt land to Sumter, Of which Fort II
commands the southern or weaker side. 1t
is constructed of heavy yellow piue logs
| covered with Il roof Of the same material,
one side of which rested on the ground, the
other being elevated upon piles Over this
ROOT two layers Of railroad iron are dove.
tailed together and securely bolted down.
| The side toward Sumter is inclined at angle
of about 30 degrees. There are three port
holes, over which are placed heavy iron
shutters, which instantly close with
the recoil of the gun The armament con-
sists Of three Ga EOnnder COlnmbiads, beur.
ing on Sumter, which ls distant l50 yards,
ut an angle Of thirty five degrees High
authority has stated that this battery VIII
resist the heaviest sh' that can be brought
TO hpur upon il, innsmuch as the angle from
which il mus' necessarily he struck will
cause the balls to glance upward and pass
over il. IL has sufficient strength TO resist
The fall of the wrightiest shell. The late
telegr pric reports have spoken Of dumage
uslaiI Ell by this battery though Of what
nh'nre or how great we are vet 10 learn.
Batteries on Morris Island, besides
Stevens there are eleven other batteries Oh
Norris I,lanh as follows
Columbia Bate y has ten inch mortars
aud twD c'lInplA'ls
Fort Morris Battery ha' three colum-
h"ds aud four mortnrs, en- bar6ette aud can
throw Ii shelf every Eve minutes.
Greea's Battery. has fnur columbiads and
two AZ FOUNDERS en- barbette, which command
the whole island.
Cal. Maeready's Battery, has three AZ
pounders and one 30 pomnder, en- barbsfts,
which will sweep the island.
Channel Battery, with three "a pounderS,
sE bartette.
Star of the West Battery, having four "a
and one AZ ponnder.
Dahigrcea Battery situated at the point
where lhe chnnntl turns in which nre two
l 0 inch swivel guns commanding The chan.
mel above aud helnw.
Vinrgar Hill Battery placed at the mar
70 est part Of The island, mnunting three 10
mnders en- barbettc aud four 32's near the
oid beacon gu line of sand hills.
Light House Battery, an important post
standing near The ligh .hOnSp, al an eleva-
ton nf one hundred feet. Here are two A
Founders en- barbette. l...-
Light House Inlet Battery, at the extrem'
ty of the island is so situated IA to command
the rear of the o;her batteries on the island.
There are mounted here three 25 aud two
~ Founders, en- barbetts.
Stono Inlet Stono Point Is a portion oi
Morris Island. facing the sea coast. StOno
Inlet is abnut two leagues from the Smith
O. annel of Charleston. Between them lie
Morris Island. on which the light house
stands, aud Cuffin Island In Stono Inlet
there are niue or ten feet Of water at low
tide. In a straiegetical point Of view the
landing of U. S. troops al Stone Point
Z would appear TO be for The purpose Of get.
ting into the rear of the Morris Island hat.
{ tericS which now guard tie sea approaches
to Charleston. ~
At our last accounts in regard 10 Stono
Point, Gen. Beaureglrd had ordered an i'm
menSe battery to be erected at the very
place where it was alleged the U. S. troops
: wuuld attempt to land.
Cther Works, there are other works at
II ,drl's Point, Monnt Pleas ant. SIono.
Morris Island, aud fronting the entrance oI
Chirleston harbor, which are constructed of
. palmetto logs aud sand They are fully
D m lnned for action with large garrisons aud
I guns Of heavy culihre. E.FL ... d '.
! DiStdH1S.
From Fort Monlrris to Sumter. ...II miles.
Fcknry .",2t
johnson s'.lA
> Stevens bat'ry &" ..IIso yFds
5 Charleston ...,.3A miles
Length Of Morris Isaud... .'!.3A
TIE Attack on Sumter, hy the telegraphic
: dispatches We learn that FIRE was opened ON
; Sumter from seven of the nineteen batteries.
y Tie greatest damage To his works was Prob.