The New York herald., 1862-01-27
THE REBEL FORTIFICATIONs NEAR SA.
VANNAH. GEO, AND FERNANDINA.
Prom the special correspondcnce OF
Bulletin, Jan. 24.l
FORT Pulaski.


FORT Pulaski.
There are Ave hundred troops In Pulaski that earth
works being thrown up about Savannah, Fort
Jackson -four and half miles below Savannah on the
Savannah river) there Is light raft which to be used
N firing the shipping lying near this fort; vessels Of
Cockspur channel In Fort Pulaski the caIbre of tho
ordnance are to wit-Ono rife cannon, FIVE ten-inch
columbiads thirty four heavy eight-nch and thirty.
latter posted the wharf the seuthward Of the
fort supply Of one hundred tons OF powder shell
smooth bore musket At Savannah the rebels have En-.
neld rites, VIII ch formed part OF the Fngas cargo.
THrNDERBoLT BATTERY, NEAR SAVANNAH.
hunderbolt is five miles to the eastward Of Savannah
and commands important points In the Savannah river
Here battery Of four guns Surely could not be
beaten back BY this Our gunboais drawing nine feet
OF water could steam from that point the city
vannah. We're Thunderbolt in possession could
land large body OF men, say 20 ooo and march them
savannah one Of the finest shell roads Communi-
cation could OF BE- kept open by feet This
point would the nucleus for active offensive
operations. But another avenue proposes sei-a bril-
liant one-h our leaders would embrace IL promptly.
Wilmington river past Thunderbolt TO the west
nah river.
THE sKEDAwAY BATTERY.
The skedaway battery commanded by Gen. stiles Of
sr. rsss , ms eAocune oncer OaItan fritchard, or
the most excellent in the country The mansion on LITTLE
fybee Island belonged to Cooper Miller, Of savannah
The latter owns large foundry there for casting
These, however have been unit for purposes tho
metal being poor The Savannahans have been receiving
'OrduauCp
emission" has been cl,sed-why, know not.
TIE DEFEScEs OF FERsANDISA, FLA.
General Yulse commands at Fernandna, Pa. The guns
were brought from st. Augustine. st. Johns has ba,
Very OF five old guns. Nassaus battery mounts four old
guns To bar the entrance ~ Brunswick there bat
tery ST. Simons Island Of three guns Brunswick IL in
latitude 81 deg. min, longitude VI deg. 50 min Light
Of 50. smons Island (souh pon.), ss0e. smin. ong.
tude 81 deg 80 min.
On Jekyi Island there battery constructed Of rail.
road iron and palmetto logs these, however may all be
avoided by going into 81 Andrews SOUND latitude Oh
degrees longitude 81 degrees, 80 mHutesl and Jekyl
creek about two aud half athoms at spring tides.
The passage through So Andrews Sound leads to
Fernandna. There IL battery Amelia Island which
commands the channel towards Cumberland Islands. so
that may be enhladed from vessel coming towards IL
from the inside Tho south ont Of Amelia " in latitude
30 degrees 30 minutes longitude 81 degrees IS minutes
south point Of umberand Island latitude 30 degrees IS
minutes, longitude 81 degrees 81 minutes.
Jekyl Island seems 10 be but little known il thore
ore remarkable trees having the appearance Of umbrel
Jas spread they hence termed the umbrca trees -
This island lies south Of S. Simons harbor and ts beach
10 remarkably white. Jekyl riyer Is about four miles
long and one-quarter q milo wide m average Low.
est draft Of water In channel. nftoen eo The attitude
p Great Warsaw i 81 degrees 30 minutes longitude 70
degrees 66 minutes.