The New York herald., 1862-02-24

~ imperoeptble except within short distance dense
cypress swamp-wbich commences at o point above
where the Landing Effected and the
islndanks 1t on the Sides and road in front leads
over canseway Of cgs, which the eaemy though
our troops would be compelled march, and ef
feetcsly bring them within range Of tho guns the
each side of this road had been elsd for space Of
about two The battery is pierced eith three
brasures, and altogether formidable for work OF its
kind. Light artillery ~ould be useless against it, and
had been fauied with wings similar 20 itself in
structos, s capture wond have involved much more
serious soss Of life 10 the attacking party. The rebels
boast thaf il had been strengthened forces
would have akenSt but they relied entirely upon
ths swamp TO prevent q flank movement
BARLOW.
This work Is hepagonaiy shaped withfse Of the sides
called Pork Point IL mounts eight thirty Founders,
smooth bore and rshed sixty eight FOUNDER gun,
which were all found spiked when It fell szto our hands
IN fact, the OF all the forts found in this
ddion but the spking Ia all had been
cumsi'y effected with cut nails, Lieutenant Fager the
ordnance officer OF Cen Burnside s STAFF, able
them without much dinscnlty and they
perfect working order. The exception is tail file
which will the drilng Of another ioushbole
or the nine guns, the three iewsr those which
gagged the feet, taye, with pivot carriage and
circular tracks The others in embrasnre and
mounted ship carriages. The harbete guns pro
vided with mahogany side sights, OF them broken
by the enemy when they evacuated while tho tram gear
generally he'yed and cut with The magazine
IL 10 The centre, aud OF sugar 'osf shape When
forces took possession they found The surgeons table
side spread with Instruments ready for work. IN the
outside the remaining buildings Of the rebel
quarters, around which many evidences of the ter
rIic bombardnent The buildings are ncarty all per-
fored through and through with shot holes the ground
Is streyD with yswnng grave like pits excavated where
the shsS burst and the trees in the vicinity barked
and broken One that saw had the upper part entirely
shot down. the ball having struck at height Of aoont
ten feet from the ground Among the ruins OF the burnt
building We're found the metal remnants of quantity OF
firearms The rebels 10 prevent their falling into our
hsnds when they saw defeat inevitable had consumed
them.
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mile and half further up the beach aud sltnatcd on
tho ncrtbery SIDE Of little bay ndentsjon IN the
shore, is Fort Baneharda work Ike the others IN
struction but mnch smaller, mounting only -four smooth
bore thirty-two poundeYs bortf couple Of shots
were fred from this fort during the bombardEient.
About mie further sDd situated the lower side Of
Weirs Point, is The most formidable work in this
vciniy-fort Unger-nsmei after Major General Bena-
min Huger, OF the rebel army. II upon this the
rebels relied mainly for defence OF the channel II is
most skfnly constructed. and does the greatest credit 10
the engineering talents oi ts protector who said 10 be
Colonel Wright OF the Third Georgia regiment Mounting
twelve guns two riied sixty eight pouBdcrs borte,
and ten smooth bore hrtytwo ponBders, in enbrssue
Zee; would certainly have found it foe TO
coneuc ith Major lie Gendre, of the Fifty first New
York regiment, has surveyed IL AMI made beautiful
plan of IL from which copy the above diagram II has
been christsped For, Reno after The gallant General Of
the Second brigade.
rosr soRsssr.
On the eastern shore Of The Island is small four
gunnea sent battery, named Fort Forrest, which was
erected TO pre-, ept landing from small boats on the
Roanoke Sound side. This latter channel is gable
for vessels exceeding four five feet in drsugbt.
Tho forts were all weli provided with Ammunition
They will receive new names shortly
RoBBs rsHYry BATTERY.
tho other side Of rroatan Sound upon the main land
and nearly opposite Fort Reno the remains Of Robb
Fishery battery, which evacuated and blown up by
The enemy on the night after the battle at the time
that the sJuboat CnrIew burned. II composed
old buis inbedded In the shore, but have
csrtsnet nothing IN regard 80 its armament.