New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-27
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suhmarle battery 4-tsite-y or blls. i2s FOUNDER, .
g5rons ntrrnoed WORK csmga1dius font rpr re'r
ga wo bait. e. iit guns commsudin. eer Igl.ae nis
engine used f5r runpiag water upon the bE l3-hsf'ad
We have been fortunate enough 70 o'tBn I'VE shol
not say how - plan Of the rbel Qualifications at Co
llmbup. The sketch was drawn from memory hy
one Who haa he.a there. and knows all about the
place. OF courec, Il Is not drawn with he pTecieOn
which practced nneer would give, bir 1t Is snf.
fcautlv accurate 20 present an ntellicible lea Of
Tie place and it, surroundings. Many OF our reafe4r
have been ri Columbus and viii recognize the fea-
luTes al glance.
Columbus i. situated on q bluff iust below p bend
# the Mississippi River. Tbs hlni 10 Of limestone,
and had an agency in turning the river az this point
4, f. about - fee; high, and il ilmRed by narrow
sirip Of land IL rs base, overlooked N times by hgn
water. the village is situated On rs southern slope
The country in she rear has been heaNly tl.oeFed,
but the rebels have made good use Of Their axes,
and hundreds Of acres are laveled to the ground
presen,ng an abboth ?s fomId Die 10 Cur troops as
ihat around Washington 10 the rebels under Beaure-
pUrd and Johnston. lie rilroad eniers the town
through az excavation about fifteen feet deep. WITH
this general view OF tie surrounding topographic
fea'arcs or readers viii readily understand the ac-
/ coWpauying sketch.
/ Commeuciag up stream, we find ut figure a IL
Gun battery under the blur. When our informant
raw IT, Il was simply br,astwork, but it Is now re-
ror'el lhlt tue rebels are casemailng II WIN me
/ timber which was cut ont az O'Neips nil, which
,ya, burned by Gen. Paige on the return OF the ex-
Iedition last week.
Inn The river in front Of the battery is a submarine
\ battery or tori edo Continuing on, we come 10 u
stationary s.cam.lngiLe ~, used % pump water
uron lie huT for the use of the troops. sun fur-
ther along, the point where tie blnii retreats
from the Iiyer is a throe-eua battery ~. Inc
~ Gem. nr.l.rpbel Bishop PoiNs headquarters
an. there Confirming on TO the lower end OF the
to,cn we cone 10 three.gun battery on shore, near
ItLerilIo.d DEPOT also, loaling battery OF twenty
o,us the wh.rs.ooats, aud some old Hats having
i,en used for the purpose.
Back of the depot, overlooking the town, is a
.'r,plar work Of eight guns ~ commanding the
river also the approaches to ihe town from tie rear.
Ascending now the bluff (at figure y there Is Il
,or, containing three gunf, which carry lroleCtllcs
weighing rs pounds each. This battery has u range
of tie river for four miles.
Immediately south Of this there Is strong in-
treuohed work with breastw0rk at tie edge Of tic
ilnG and DITCH and lie2stwOIk at the rear, thub
commanding both front and rear There are also Get
o On two works mounting 10 guns, designed solely
10 protect the rear Still further toward the rear II
"a long rifle ut as broaltworf, extending from the
edge Of tie blu on the north to lhe railroad excaya,
ton Oh the south, an i'ea y tle area may 30 had
Whom it Is considered hat this pit Is more than a
mile long.
A church u is used for a magazine. Last week
| Commodore fOOte made q reconnaissance OF tie
place with two II HE gunboas, whereupon the am
utuu1IlOl WAS cCAil l,i'f ca iutthOt bNut"j w
toud the reach OF bis shells. There are about cU
ann9 in nll, exclusive Of field artillery. The lebel
.olrs ia yarionaly estimated from 20 900 to OOJ
men, probably 10000 is a fair estimate Some Of
! tie regiments ARE well armed with Springfield and
leoael mu-kots, while some Of them have only shot
ms. There are uot many 90 days men in Column
! bus. bu, mainly troops enlisted for he war.
II will De- seen by this sketch that II - no tr.in&
lob which Com. Fo0te ard Gen. Grant have on heii
IIarl.. am attack is made, there will be serious
work. Com. F.oic ia extremely anxious 10 Obtain
Itio moria.s Which have been promised him again
and again, but noLe Of them have b,en received
'TLa tlri.. iqht boats prepared for them aic lying
Ia the lcvlc IN Cairo. Why cannot the Naval d.
nartucut icnd portion OF those now casting. a
pitt .luI. % Cairo! Let il be remembered TIA
nose batter cs on tie blnr viii 10 en'iIoy on, Of th'
Itclcsl az our gorhoits in close action. Blt Wit
Those tliuy cisht mor,ags, Com. Footc ana Capt
Constable N.ould produce "A awlede surprising tba
lror, Hilton Head Without ihem it mas be ioar'
ths, an attack will not dilojse the rebels from ,hci
I.ff0.n VOai.lOu.