The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-04-09

Founders, rifled by Barkley Britten, and re-
ceived from England.) The navigation Of
the river is stepped by dam Of about a
quarter Of mile from the aboye forts. No
fotilla ON earth would force that dam in less
than two hours. during which il would be
within short and cross range of ITO guns Of
the largest bal,bre. many Of which world Be
served with red hot shot. numerous furnaces
for which having been erected in every fort
and every battery.
an ,lav or too we shall have ready two
iron cased floating batteries. The plates are
four and half inches thick, OF the best ham.
mered iron, received from England and
France. Each iron cased battery will mount
twenty 68. Founders, placed 50 AS 10 skim me
water, and strike the enemy's hull between
wind and water. We have an abundant
supply Of inc-ndiary shells. cupola furnaces
for molten iron. Cnngrese rockets a"d hire
ships.
Between New Orleans and the fort, there
Is a constant snccesslnn nl .arthworks. A.
she Plain OF Chaimete, near Jan,ns pfop.r>
", there are redoubts armed with rHe,i can
non. WHICH have been found to be effective
al five miles range. A ditch thirty feet VIDE
aud twenty deep extends TO the Mississippi
to La sprlerr.
In forts ST. Philips aud Jackson there are
:. 900 men, 81 whom goodly pnrtlon arr ex
peri-nced artillar,men and gunners WIN
have served IN the navy.
At New Orleans itself we have 50. 600 N
fantry. aud as many more qnarterrd 10 the
immediate n.ighborhoo;. In discipline anu
.l.,H Tar ih..
Ne have two very able and active Grne,ais,
WIN possess our entire nnhdence-Grnrgal
Mansfield L"v.l and Brlgadier General Rug.
giles. For Comnn,nre WE have old HnIlins
la Nelson in III way.
/ We are read, la awe the Yankees a hal
reception when they come. Abound me all
are mad excirmen and rage. Our only
leaf is that thr Norihrrn ~, a,ler> INA, not
appear. We have made such extensive pre-
parations 10 receive teen th,t II were ,exa.
liUus ii their invisible armada escapes the
late We have IN stare for II.
\ TIE Memphis Appeal. II he 18th. in al
lud,ng To- the situation oi affairs IN that
nelghborhaod. says:
W. learn thAt the Federals are landing i
large farce near Savannah or Passport. on
the Tennessee river. with the yir~ oi taking
possession Of The Memphis an Charleston
Railroad II il supposed they seek 10 reach
Corinth, b, which they would command moi
only the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
but The Memphis aud 0AIo also after com.
mandng these rpads at This point. that the,
will then attempt 20 reach The ;rsnd June.
iion. commanding Il that point the M,ssls-
sippi Central Railroad. aud thus intercept
re,nforcemrnts and up lies TO Gems. Polk
aud Be .urrsard. ~ the, can rr-eh uur cit,
from this direction. they hope 10 isolate aur
defence, ga the Nlsssslppt river abosr, and
20 cot them nff irom reinforcYment- aud sup.
pll from the East and from the South; thu.
opening the great channel sf transportation
for their own supplies, both 'f men and pro.
i,is,uns, &c. To- thu great Northwest. Ih-,
hope 10 separate the srnie. of Brauregard
md Johnston. and II possible, 10 cut off IN,
connection between our Western aud Eas
tern armies.
w, learn from passengers down from 20
rinth last evening, thar much escitemen
pfesalls along the line IL the road from th
place 10 Chattanooga. This is natural. Ou
people are being thoroughly aroused 10 III,
! crisis. We have nothing 10 fear. provide,
the masse. generally will exert their power.
and to the fullest extent sustain Ii. kill an,
vigilance Of our commanding G nerals. I
must moi be expected that Generals Polk
Beauregard. Bragg and yohnston can me,
aud drive back large Federal force with
ou, they be adequately supported with III
arms Of strong men. as well as by the heart
. Ut patriots II is said there are $50, 90
Federals already landed near Inka.
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