Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-12-19
March 18th, 1861

Tle Borrscaes Ports The En,,ooca
riuauIs u1gut So" Etoue Fleet.
The New York Herald. OF the 29th publishes a map
and description OF the water approaches 10 the city OF
Sayanuah, which says having shown no regard for
suffer the pnalty OF its crimes" The Herad has the
following article descriptive Of the particular way in
which Savannah is to suffer-
THE REAL BLOCKADE.
It is well known that ore Cf the latest most popular
and not least important movements OF the Federal Gov
erOment towards subdunG and furnishing the rehes Of
tie South is the Sndug against the Southern seab0ard
towns a feet OF whaling vessels, heavily laden with
stone be sunk across the numerous nets thereto
We have already published some OF the details Of this
expedition but the feet has by this time reached at
least Of the important points to which it das-
tined, 1t will not be inappropriate tD remind our read
ers Of some OF the facts in connection with it. The
steamship Illinois, arrived this port Yesterday reports
the occupation, by deachments OF troops from Port
Royal Of Hilton Head ar1 Iybet Islands, which form
the outlying sentnes to the harhOr of Savannah and
this occupation is evidently effected Hih tie design
Of cooperating with the movements in question, there
need be 10 hesitation in stating that the introduce
tory in this bargicaae game IS II be- rather has
been made, 1T Savannah
The vessels constituting what has been designated
The "stone fleet sailed from New London last week
Bach vessel carried crew of fourteen mtn, except
the South America, which carried sixteen. The amount
per ton some $G500O0 for the whole. Some enter
prsng shippers have gone with the vessels to secure the
spars and rigging.
The arrangement for scuttIDg Ee vessels very SIM
pie Each has hole cut in her bottom, in which is in
serted pipe properly plugged. This plug be With
drawn in an instant allowing the water to flow ia till
the vessels sinks The exact locality of the hole Is only
known to few on board. It it should be the desire OF
the Government hereafter to these obstacles to
commerce, there will not be much difficulty IN doing so,
III 4Iv, Fior 10rfJ of fcslf
thlS GgW neUer be dOne
The map of the approaches of Savannah, will show
at glance the facility with which this barricadng plan
can be carried out and the completeness with which 1t
will seal up the port p question. The main ship chan
mel is only TWO hundred and fifty yards wide n tre mar
rOwest place. Between Bradd0ck'S Point the uth-
ern promonOry Of Hilton Head Island, and Dawtuskle
Island there is adcep and narrow chaEnei called GALL
b0gue Sound which be closed up by the SINKING OF
few vessels From the southern end OF DaW1uskIe
Island to turtle Island and from the latter to iyhee
Isaud complete block TO navigation can be elected
by the sinking of some half dozen vessels. few
more dropped at appropriate points araaw Sound
between Little Hybee Island and Great Warsaw Island
will close up that approach. And if there be ary more
practical water approaches to Savannah, they Can &c
treated il the same way. This done, there will be ~
need of vessels of our blockadi0g squadron to be kept
on duty there. gunboa two 10 look IN occasion
ally and se that there is interference with the barr
cade, is all that will be necessary.
The work thus commenced will be continued until the
water channels to all the seabOard cities OF the S0un
shall have been closed up The vessels will not be
used at Savannah. will be detached to Other points
while the smaller vessels not comprised IN the stone eet
have already been used for like purpose IN Oeracoke
inlet on the North Carolina coast. The rebels vii
soon begin TO realize that the wipiDg out OF all tie
seaboard towns the annhilaton of their commerce. anC
the general distress and ruin which they have brought
upon themselves, make their secession whistle altogether
too expensive an affair. Fools must be treated accoE
ding to their folly The fleet last one day ou
from New Bedford, on the 2lst, as appears from th
reports vessels arrived at Boston and New Haven
THE EAST TENNESSEE ToRIEs-It appears that tn
government has decided to oer amnesty to the iran
tors Of East Tennessee who may give up their arms, Z
ceptng the brdge-burners The latter, according 4
the proclamation of Colonel LeadbetteT w:.o had gon
to subdue the rebellion to be tried by drum-hea'
court-martal, and be hung on the spot The Procama
ton announces that other rebelous persons, who VII
come in promptly and deliver up their affns, VIII
pardoned on taking the oath OF allegiance. All me-
taken in arms against the government will be ranspor
ted to the military prison at Tuscaloosa and oe connne
there during the war.-R1ch. Examiner.
The WAR-ADuCEs FROM BOWLING GREEN.--lt
thought not improbable that the VIGOROUS ana success
Gul movements of Generals Price McCulloch Rains ant
Green in Missouri, may have had the effect OF detalnln
the attack evidently designed by the Federas on va
umbus. When the enemy does make demonstration
the conviction seems obtain in official circles that
Will be made simultaneously on the otohl&C Suol0
Virginia, Columbus and Bowling Green Kentucky
while the naval feet proceeds to deyasate the Soufhe
sea-co,sr.
Advlovs from Bowling Green state that the Federal
were still north of Green river and it was reported tha
they preparing to go into winter quarters at Cam
Nevin, near Noln bridge, which is some twenty mile
north of the regular crossing Of Green river
Within the past two or three days conslderaple II
Inducements had reached Bowling Green, including
regiment of cavalry from Louisiana, and troops trot
Missouri and Tennessee The heavy rains during tn
past week had so swollen Green river that it was III
practicable for the enemy to cross 1t and at the san
time have his line of retreat well secured.