, 1862-03-06
Of master engineer. The water battery
mounted twenty-five guns, some Of them OF

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'ne" No. 1'Ns ut ~ fettan1 of +1,o rirar
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canlslef anu sneu IL stsa' pAo ~
per "o'As ptessn's" - '.o s,,o,o,,,o
ano a'a n'u ~ 80 oto,,e
en 800 an +1,n ,,n1,ar anna tea heen ra-
i,a,.,d IT.. f,r+a .xsre a. located and con-
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ss.1t 49, h.- 81 s+orn, Tho cantnre of one by no
:,,.a,,.aa 4,,a oa,,t,,re If the ba,ance A.
80. ...1t ,,,,,.+ In ,,,;,a :, c,c,, instance
49, ..,a .,,,,,1- ,f ++a o,r+b works
e ' 1850, w. +,o t.,rchne evnos;na the
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..ssa a. - ,,as +f,oro,,,,b1y oro+octed and
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- 1onsr distance in every direction. The |
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~ ss.toea - fra,,, ~ eut r sen., Won than fron any
.>a,,,,;e.1 assc,;,,+;on It;s sufficient that an
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-:, -, ;,,,,rovaa ~ r,r, engineering
e1l,n 3,..t t,,. enra1 ofthc Co1nnbus forttfica-
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,ls...a 49,, 1,a-a1, he fonnd in The Tinted
n.' o H.. - .4s. ,,...t:r.. ,y,s .~nosad :, tn.
- 70 49, o,,-,,,o,+e ,n5 in m 1cnrthv time
r., .;1<,.aa 1,r p;ooro,s sha11inn
80. r. ,,,,nn..5 hv dnt,rnine,
.:a,.,a 1,o1:s 1roycd 1disastrons to the
..1,r1'.,.ts and cou1d he held aea;nst the as-
ee.,,t- If ,;,.i1,, s,,r,,rior force 1v ,and
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.hc st'oe.a 10y ~ ~. i;.s.,.,o,
ao'e1 W. ss:ase..1t~ -.,.,;oh - H.
4ns a.aaD' 49, H'a:,, 1ane our
'ia'eo ~ lnouues Wv a!sss af - .,,oea
oo. ".sn s naAss,.r eo.~a1.oa ,1 +han, ;1to
'ns'Asut4on'' @Du 4Apt11, ..--.ss,o
ee,ul'l ..Auts sau ,ns. nesp p....s 49, 7;e,
aoou' 49, ~ 49, .,.ee7.o,ao, ,,rot,rues
u tnc iepels - auo tnen .A'o f1 80,
onos' ~ ,u.-'o - .,s.,;no $500 ~
way eoent - -. ~t,.,
sna ana a..a,n, -, aror +,,o f,rt;scations sana-
ST. "a .,,o ,,1,,,n;5s ,f orsnc and scat-
| tered down the slope of tho bluff. Nothing
| of any ya1ue in the line of camp furniture,
: small arms or private property, WIS LETT
! | whatever could not be carried of was burned.
= One article, too bulky to carry away and
+ ;urcryious to fire, WIS Pillows forty thous.
r and dollar chain, with which that sage warrio,
g nroposed to obstruct the nayigation Of the
riycr. Ono cnd is firmly anchored in the b1uf
md thence bangles its ponderous links to tht
p river below, q harmless monument to tht
r child1ikc simplicity and imaginative idealit,
ii Of the great constructor Of bitches.
d There arc two magazines of capaciou
e a;noncions one located at some distauc
ID in fhe rear of the main Notifications, an,
- st;u hurnfnc while I was there. The othe
&c IN located uuon the slope Of the bluff aboy
10 the western battery. In addition to these
u eortof Telegraph 1aasazhe h"co WILL gu
II vanic batteries ana eol's OF "1'e' iof4nlns po'
II tions OF snbfc1zenean te1egFaph conneeao
III together tie various parts ol tne "o1hs
rs Water was obtained from inc llSer ny mean
of steam pump, and emptleo 1oto a mug
tank which Still remaln5 1Aefe, minus IL
ck pumping appaEatus-
AMrsEAESTs, ETC.
in T,,,t fhe rehe,s encamned at Columbus bo
~ little love to the Federal officers, both nliit
To- - ,ra cixi1 ;s cridenred by the fact tn
'us at3,oios of rho nost 1nd;erous make-up. q,
It's, 1ahe,1pd Mcclellan Scott, Seward. Chase. ct,
to nrern fonnd snsnende6 fyom trees and gihbet
NV and hurled headloDg down the bluff Lette
ms ~ the most obscene ani, nrofane character:
INC hiding to Federal officials and expressive
nv the p1tyate rehectiops and cogitations Of
a rebels we're also found. sEerstn1ng come
~ cd with the eSacuas'on lnaiea1ea 'hoss oe'
-, seated, malignant enmlts anu 'enen'ous
w. tired against the Union 1orees ano eae peo
h;1a OF the North. from suen ihotces ~ :"
.eyv presented az coiu"ooe' mHs 4ss&9ns W
: . feIrcd that ~folk's army went on ents
y 1ouder than did stour army in Flandere.''
ar ,,c,-s I'M ,o, ,,,,o,-s
nps, TIE foA~A7 - ~'Ae ""oS'
xitb Columbus was invested by the rebels in
-. xo,ss-,..t Tno 1.,raot nnn,hor of +rcone
the 'ooet 1ass :. .S,. ~ t;,no ~ras ~ M f.
Ine eupe ..:. ~ - =.
49,. oh,,,t 10 nm They commenced eyacuat
eo ~ ~ and +hc f,no, ouot. Ion
olaS' on .... 1n"soAs - ~ aos4rrot;a. TO- -
'xes, Mondas mofnahs' lue oes,' aee.on ~
Eurc' barracks ana Of 'afse "4f"1oase oet'" w.
the town oceup'eu ee'e,"l - ~.
IN ,nes .ols " easors1 sno - nr ~, % raas. "a A,cr,