Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-11
Osr Port ROyai Corroapoadeuee.
BuAuroRT. q. q. April 9. l86

BEAuTORE, s. O, April 2, 1862.
EDnoRs LEADER Agreeable to your re-
quest / take the Rrst available moment after
our arrival in "Dixis's Land, to jot down a
few memoranda Of the state Of things as we
hnd them here, and anything which occurs
% ne among the incidents and observations
Of the journey, as likely to be of interest to
jour readers The incidents Of our progress
up 10 tie time when we reached Baltimore
were common to the journey BY ral, and
not Hhely 70 be Of especial interest b the pub
lie. Upon reaching Baltimore, having lit
tie time on my hands, while waiting for the
boat 70 Fortress Monroe, we took occasion to
visit Fort MeHenry, and observe q little Of
the nature Of the fortifcatious BY which, and
TIE small portion of the Union forces now
stationed there, Gen. Dix keeps any linger-
ing sympathies for rebellion which may
shoulder in the hearts ofthe citizens in very
wholesome subiection. Judging from con-
vsrsatiOns and observations during the day
spent there, what ssossh sympathy exists
there, (and it undoubtedly does exist there to
q considerable eEtent) is entirely undem-
Onstrstive and uneZpressed. One would think
from appearances nat they were az for the
DHioH, and that some sudden and very much
70 be rejciced over change had taken place
IN the hearts Of the men who mur dered our
brave Massachusetts, soldiers, and fDr time
endangered tie safety Of the President and
the Capitol. The secret OF this change. I
imagine, however, is to be found ID the CO.
gent logic of the deep-mOuthed guns which
look down upon the city from Fort McHenry,
and the new earth works erected directly Op
posite the city on the other side of the river,
and al other points. The rather startling
demonstrations Of the power and disposition
Of despised g Yankee Doodle to fQ1t when
the real pinch comes, and fighting is izdiB-
putably in order, have unquestiOhably had
their influence in making this surprising
change in the feeling so far as manifestations
60, Of the pugnaei0us Bsltimoreans
We saw battery of Federal Light Artil-
lery, which is stationed there, come thunier-
ing down the principal street. and gallant
looking fellows they were, too; and to al
appearances decidedly not to be triaed with
80 think Others beside myself4I guess.
Ne found but one regiment ct Fort AcHenry,
which is all that IS needed, as all is quiet
there ct present. The splendid ID and IL
inch cOlumbiRds and mortars there look saU-
0gs, and though the watchiul care they eE-
ercise over the conduct OF the proud and IL
Eitable city may not Be very pleasant, it is
evidently quite effective and conducive of
public quiet and good order. Those
talked with there say thasarEagss conlnls-
asd fhare year ago. we're caused al
most entirely by bands Of rowdies who
we're not upheld or oountenanced by the
citizens 10 any extent,-Psfhaps ,oi but il
strikes me that the right kind Of eitizens
would not be likely 70 let such "bands
df g0Wdiss' grow up among them to such
decree Is 10 be unable to control them or
check them in the perpetr itioa Of the most
5ispdish outrage. Said one man 10 ne
Shere. UFe have acted like Cd fools. Bal
4imore might have resped greater adVRn-
faFe from The var than any other city in the
Union il she had taken the right side on the
start but che struck blow at her own
interests which she has just begun partially
20 recover from" He spoke as II he felt
and believed il, and thought he. was not
far from right.
Friday morning March 2sth, found US ct
FORTRESS Monroe, where l Was fortunate
enough to make one Of party, consisting
Of Major General Hunter sad staG, Brig
Gen. BsRhsm and others, who were allowed
20 ny q visit to the far.famed "Monitor" +,
whose name and fame hss been in every
body's mouth since she 50 gallantly engeg-
cd and defeated the iron clad seoesh mon
stsr s,hlerrimas." As the papers have been
filed with minute, snd in the main,
correct descriptions Of this novel naval
prodigy, / will not 20 over the ground,
although found By actual examination Of
her, Il was just as Interesting as i I never
heard or read any description Of her what
ever. I viii ssy, however, that in common
with the whole Of our parry, IbelieVe
came away with increased conhaenle Q In
the power, and comparative inYulersbihty
of this ingenious engine Of maritime war
fare The machinery for working the tive
splendid l1-inoh guns seems perfection, and
NO stronger evidence Of her power
EDrsssst heavy shot could be desired thar
Trsr SCARED sides now exhibit. The inden-
sstion in the iron plating Of the tower,
v7sde by . I60-pound shot, fired from Q
s=ifed gun On ihs MeEimhe, ct the distano'
Of f5s gsrds, Is only about two inches il
depth, producing no iraeture Of the irOI
y-huteTer. The shO6k OF jar produced b
fhess tremendous ball propelled with suol
terrible power, and at 90 short distance
striking the sides Of the Monitor may b
inferred from the fact that in several case
during the engagement, men were psTRliEe
90 as to be incapable Of lOeomotion for hour
+ Afterwards, from inad9ertently leanin
against the inner side Of the wall Of th
f4oWer the moment she was struck with shc
,pr shell from without.
The mobilization which has been mad
In e,s outer conformation Of the pilst hous'
.altLou,,h, understsnd, not considered q
ampreSstetnt By Errioson himself, ,oertainl
strikes ne ss decided increase Of pr
a1ction al thai important point Imagine
,ousge box some four or Eve feet in lengt
o15 breadth, formed Of solid iron bars min
iDches sauars, laid one above the other, an
von bays the original pilot house, so far
yssoutside was Osncerned. The Csptain
,,arson controlling the motion Of the boa
stoo5 anon q platform; suspended below Il
IsvsI of the deck, the upper part Of his boz
bsisg protected By the iron,bars aforesaid, q
1oot51t being through a small aperture b
4--ssTi the uoper layers Of iron bars. u
obvfons danger connected with this poi
wss. that heavy shot striking against the
ison Bars ct right angles, in manner TO 81
.fbe fan torce Of the gun would fracture the
md bV driving fragments'of shell, or par
,cles Of tbe bars themselves through the aPs
Rule sndanger those within. This was prec
Hywhst happened in the contest with the n
Einae, and which came 50 near proving
tsSto the eye-Eight not to ssy the life OF
,aliaut Lieutenant W0rden. A hesvy Gh
struck the upper edge Of the second bar
bloek from the top with such force ss
fracture il, and exploding at the same Ii
drove the Hblastp Of the charge of the 81
fbeoush the look out aperture directly i
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