The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-04-21

embarked On tho bont-though singing "Old
Johh brown anl the " star Spanglcd Banner
on The passagc-yct the presence OF their mis-
guided, Nanquishcd, but gallant countyncn
awakened sentiments Of chivalrous generosity
AMI iurhearanCc.
The scene on entering the fort was one that
hoggars description. The light was ample to
SHOW the outlines OF tho structure with the guns
ahu transNorscs on the walls, the bOmb-proOis,
(Which Wcro tinbcrs standing ON end, all around
nearly vertical In position, tho tops leaning
against tho wills forming voolcn defence in
sale the brick gr" AID the bitches cut in the
Atod, H." dirt from whirh had been thrown up
against the timbcrs. On every side the walls
were SCARED 10y homh,hrls aud rHci shot, and
ihe ground torn up in all directions. Muses. vt
iaIeh masonry and sllutorcd timhcrs lay thick
" sttcwn around
We first visited the cascmatc against which
the fire of our rhci guns was directed aud
where our breaches were finally effected The
scene startled us all. The walls there were
much thinner than We had supp,~cd-unt over
three or four feet md thc whole side ul the
cascinnic was shot away, nul the KUN lay
covered 10y the rubbish The ordnance was of
different si1,.-sumc rlicl some columhiads.
-omc mortars one was named " jeff Davis"
one " Bclurci.nrl " &C.. We saw two small
hut elegant ritl'i guu,.-thc bradshaw he
licrc-which were received from England 10y
the linl,nl, and which We recognized as among
tho most effective they had used
Our SHELLS, IL seemed, had done absolute
" no effective damage even the round shot
trum the columhiads had not cn ,'tcd pctccptihle
INJURY. Still more STRANGELY, the rarrott
| gui, had lecn comparatively harmless, the
work Icing dome almost entirely hV the James
4 prolcc,ilos which came whizlint through the
/ All, making a noise like the Whir Of circular
| Nw NJ high speed and which, from H. pc
rulilr shape aud openings, the men had learned
tu denOminnte the "whccl-hub' The only
really effective artillery we had against tho fort
were our James guns-one 2i-poundor two
i2.pound"s aud two i2-pounlcrs.
foit Pulaski stands on the site uf Fort Greene
which was washed away in lSUi hy violent
staw and nearly every one IN II persisted Ma
lor Uih,cck, oi the Engineers, began another
lu' the work was hudlv done and was pulled
down. In leJ2, Lieut.. Mansfield laid the fuun-
iauon NJ the present work. The construction
was difficult, part oi the foundation lriug mud,
| through which piles were driven, and over the
piles double grilhgc Of timber was laid. In
urirr tu clear the bitches Of water stc1m- pump
was kept in operation uight and day for tvo or
three years. Congress uoplccting one wear to
make the necessary nprr rr,prlntion, the bitches
! itll"l, pud were only cleared again at cost Vt
| ;Ntunu. The fort is complete work, hcNa-
Euut n shape, built wholly oi brick, with one
| tier oi guns in cl-cmltc and ono cn JIrL,tte ON
each e. the luut channel fronts The walls are
seven feet th.,h at the bottom nul Gycat the top,
/ and nr' surrounded 10y a wet ditch twenty feet
| wdc. The gorge looking up the riyci is covered
/ 10y AN clrthWurk dcmi[mc. The whole fort
| was intended tn mount l2O guns. When taken
II contained fort y-sevcn.