The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-04-24

HNtN~ 81 ~
enable 10 suppose that il ~ill be The blood
-. .trueglc OF modern warfare
The Reduction of Port fsis>kt-An
.thct Revolution is the All OF aF.
Thr boribarlment sud capture OF Fort fu-
gsk-is one Of those actions which, Ike The
combat OF the iron iles IN Hampton Road,
Rave = double siguihcanec-being a. once a
valuable success IN our scheme OF seaboAId
OPERATION. and adding most important coniri-
butious 20 the science of attack and defence.
Il has been The fortune Of the present var 10
in.agunste a revolution in naval warfare.
aai the likelihood seems 70 be that i +
destined to introduce a similar revolution
.sto one branch Of land warfare Certainly,
IL Il ~outl be rtsh 10 say that our expert
n.ens. ou the southern Qualifications show
talt such aofks are porerle-s against mod
en heass artillery AMI improved Proiectiles.
ia the SAM nay a. the wooden walls we're
gpu cries against the r~esi,llers shock Of the
ussfin.sc. Ne are AZ least justified IN claim
a. hat these experiments must heneetorih
introduce fundamental notifications into the
theory AMI practice Of land defeuce-. The
.eeouat VI tie bombarlment Of Fort Pulaski.
u,ll. 10 doubt. 10 read throughout Eu
rore uith an interest almost equal TO
hat with Which the battle of the NoAi
iss assI Meyruuac ~as received. That
ah.ir has already prompted the British Par
lament 70 orler The suspension of operations
on The works a Spithead. and they will soon
consider the propriety Of a general transfer
II fertilization appropriations to build armor.
clad ships- The bombarimsnt of Fort PA.
la.ki will probably clinch their determination
90 10 20. while the Illustrations IL will afford
al the effects of our American orinanc and
improved proiectilcs. viii probably visit them
With nnplaasant suspicious whether even
their -toutest ironsides will be able 20 resist
the terrible impact Of these new Yankee
i.0tions
The reduction OF Fort Pulaski has a quite
other importance than the taking Of the forts
hitherto captured. whether on the coast or
miami The notifications at Hatteras, at
Port Royal AID on the Nestern rivers. were
~-,rthworks. OF recent construction and with
ont casema.e-. PulAki. on the contrary. j.
Que Of the strongest and most scientifically
constructed forts in the country. It, brick
walls are not less than nine feet in thickness
and losty feet high. I~teovers an area larger
than Fort Sumter. anil cost a million Of dol
I,rs. II has always been regarded by the
country A. ~impsesnable. ami tie rebels. who
isteen months fso usarped IL possession
have repeatedly 80 proclaimed it. And i'm
psegnable Il probably Wa under the old
,.5ime. and in the view ia which IL was built.
In Gaze Of foreign INVASION. vessels in at
tempting 10 approach the fort or essaying 10
pass up the river 10 Savannah. would be
obliged Ia come within 100 yaris OF the fort.
and ~ this point the guns Of large calibre
,ould be made 60 concentrate and destroy
everything but a NoHfsr 90 Herrimse
chile 10 an engagement With a naval force
aang the obi smooth bore rannen all the
Traditional ,isantages that land fortiication'
t4se heen accounted ~ possessing over =
npsting i.- .0nlj c,me into play. Beside.
s~.s al~ay- contemplated. that IN case al
lasa ion ~ "a ioressr sn~my. the variou,
l-.auis contiguous 10 the -let on ~hich For
lIl4skl IS located. wonld be occupied Ia
fsrre. ADD TIM prevent tho a~-saiiant from
abia.nlng a foothold shere he could plant
- basteries. Thi- the rebel- were power
lei % b.. and .oms month- ago these Island.
~ere taken possession 81 by . National force
ai.i rfenarstioe. lor the r~.iucfion of The lori
...mmeucei Moreover. a bacl passage "a
the rear of Fort Pnlaski. AMI on IL weak
lie. -. discovered. ani When occupied. a
& "a. last February. BY a potion Of onl
rms pf The south. he fort as completed
i~solstel from Savannah II ~as then tha
"a. eosk ol erecting batteries OF riaed can
non AMI mortar oa fvhee .ni the ineighbor
~ lslanis So. begun The rednotol
80 he fort. sf,ef TO day bombarlmsn
81 The consequence. hr~t. 81 lac sdmirahl'
he 81 operations -elscte 4 by the Nations
i,ree assl. s~c.saiis. 81 tie character Of th'
she uarluke .aginery s@plosci and toachinI
'ai. : worl j. due
rhe line % National hstierie- GA Tybe
I~.iand-eleven "a numbcr-conssied q
SEA and thirteen inch mortsr- AMI coluu
basl-. aa.l rAfsou aasl Iame> na~l ean
nou. 81 the largest caibre. with the iu
pfos~l eans,sl psojecsule--the firing bein
a. ranges ,ars iug lfon } .ol3 % sac yard
The bombarimens opened an the luth. ba
stnasely enough. tsroagh me effect Of n
hs..g 49, visible GA The fort from the 6rs
saer ~ Give hngrs 10 breach hal bee
uaale. One o. to Of the guns acre ii,
mounted. AMI some 81 The embrasares aer
iniurei. hot Il va nst tiil % . o'clock GA II
morning % the iith hat ans importu
sfcsch IN The NAll> Of the logt VAS made. =
g. iii be remembered hat the Ssvanna
Journal. Croaxh ~hich the trsi tuiing Of III
assault cAsac. stated that the prejectils
hfcl from out guns went a oace through h
~sll-. but ~ might Fesdil, be ccncsi.s
.scb va nos tie casc. Repeated no,
A.mcl ~ dc -ame place. ~ith extreme =.
carac,. d5i H. aork which Tie rebel. a.f
sasei - single shos. " took occs.nn
ssctme Of &c hr-f ,er,u - d1ubs that "a
urcarh had be,r msJs :. The ~alis then