New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-16


a. The Coones quarters and before sunset the party
were s.eamirg toward Savannah through udewsy
full Of leaping sturgeon and rpoises, leaving ens
Qarrison intent on the approach OF large snp Ep'n
had her rails aback oil the bar and holsted the Stars
and Stripes bat which turned out to be nothing more
formidable than Liverpool cotton ship. ltwili tase
some bard blows before Georgia Is driven u let 20
her grin of Fort Pulaski Tho charnel is very mar
row and pas,es close to the guns OF toe iorI. Inc
means of completing the armament have Deeh lui'
nished by the stores Of Norfolk Nsvy-iald, Where
b.tveen 700 and so guns have fallen INTO Tie names
of the Confederates; and If there are ooumbifcs
among them, the MerIimac and other sbipr. whsh
have been raised, az we hear, with guns uninluFed,
will Weld up their Dahlgrens TO turn their n'ilOs
sgainel their old masters.
The following is compiled from the latest nferna-
ton in regard TO the fort and its armament;
FORT PULASKI
Fort Pulaski guards the city on its sea approaches
4 /, built on Cockspur Island, II uiiles from Sava''
nah. st tue inouth OF Savannah River. The site OF
the fotfcaiion was selected by Major Baocoek oil
,l,e United States Engineer Corps, aboui 70 years
aro but t wac Lot till 1881 that the work OF erecting
the present massive masonry ioriiicst,on WAS COM
menced in earnest. In ihat year Captain lno" Gen
Grail Mansfield took change %, It's construction. The
fort was finished few wears sSo, at cost oi
5000 Tie fort IS Of peplagonal form, covering
several acros Is walls ~ feet high, ana preseut
two falls ou the sea approach with ranges of IRE
fire radatug at opposite ange. Tie ioss is em' Faa-
nred on The front ard channel side for one row oi
gum under bonb-prooi caseustes, withan additional
tier Of guns open or en- barte'fe.
The salient points and ianking approaches on tie
rear OF the work hsye embrasures for heavy can
non, bu. are thoroughly covered by enilading mus
kerry loop-holes, which renders landing on escaid-
ing extremely hazardous to an enemy. The iull
armament Of the loit consists, in the lower ter OF
,ixty-fye 39.pouDders iron pieces, and the upper
ier Of Rity-tbree 2i-poundes, iour Opoundef Hank
ing howiizers, one l3-inch mortsr twelve e-ineh
counbiads, and seven l0.inch mortals-in all one
hundred and fifty guns. The cOlumbads are heavy
and very destructive weapons OF long range, and
ADAPT ted to use spherical shot she'll. They are ca
pable Of an elevation of ore hundred and eighty de.
groes, and a vertical fire OF five degrees, depressed
20 thir,y.six degrees elevation.
The interior of the ioIt is well supplied with
massive furnaces for beating shot, officers quarters,
soldiers barracks, aud an imuense supply Of hhot,
powder. and nuskets. A wide ditch surrounds the
worh. which, whe6 dry, can be used by the sharp.
shooters, or could, il necessary at tho approach OF
an enemy be easily Hooded. beyond tho dtch is t
plac.s or inclined bank, which 10 eniiladod by the
guns om the lower or oasomate oi the ioriiies
ton TIE full war garrison OF the fort is 500 men,
but one-half tha. number coud hold it successfully
against very large force. Vessels OF any consider
able tize, III beating up the channel to savalla''
obliged to approach within 20 yards OF the ,0'' W.
at this point many guus of largo caliber can 'e
TO concentrate their fire.
II covers larger area than Fort sumter '"' w.
one ter OF gups less