The New York herald., 1862-01-31
Second Despatch.


Second Despatch.
INTERESTING FROM TYBEE ISLAND.
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PULASKI AND SAVANNAH CUT OFF,
N AUGUSTA, Jan. 49, 1852.
Intelligence from Savannah states that six federal yes
sells entered the river on yesterday back of Little Tybee
and passed up TO the north end of Wilmington Island,
thereby cutting of communication between Fort Pulasi and
As city Of Savgnnoh
The enemy shelled Wilmington Island and fred on the
Confederate steamer Ida but injury done. Com
modore Tatnalls feet was at Thunderbolt but arrived
safe at SauaamaA. The enemy is trying to remove the
Obstructons from the river.
Fort Pasask has provisions enough to lasi them sic
The Rebel View OF the Movement.
One Of the Richmond papers itself this wise
From the Richmond Dispatch, Jan. 29.]
THE NEWS FRoM SAVANNAH.
gentleman now in this city (Richmond), resident
Of Georgia. and who familiar with the approaches to
Savannah suggests that tegaphic correspondent is
in in his statement Of the effect the present
position Of the enemy the north end Of Wilmington
Island.
Granting that tho enemy has passed up around Little
Tybee Island and holds the north end Of Wilmington
Island still the Communication between Fort Pulaski and
the city remains intact. Indeed, it would appear that
river proper at ALL Entering at Warsaw sound-nto
which st. Augustine creek Zone Of the mouths
Of tho savannsh) empties its wators-these vessels
sought To turn the fort by Of the outlets Of St. Angus
tine creek Should they succeed IN passing the batteries
along this creek they would have still to 60 miles
further before they would reach the river above tho fort
Until they shall have done this the communication
between the city and Fort Pulaski win remain open
The ships, IT is understood, in endeavoring to pass
around the ncrth side Of Wilmington Island trying TO
avoid battery which is St. Augustine creek south
wardly from the island. They had encountered obsta
c!es already stated, which they endeavorng
remove and which labor may be one OF more difficulty
than is supposed Fort Pdlaski is upon the Savannah
river, in norherIy direction from the present position
Of the Yankee vessels but between them and il there is
an impossible MAJ sh.
Should the Yankee ships succeed in passing above
Wilmington Island, and proceeding to the Savannah,
they have stll most serious difficulties in the way Fort
Jackson is on the Savannah immediately above the point
whore they would enter IT, while above that fort again
there batteries enough to make IL serious under
taking TO proceed TO Savannah.
When at Sarannah, what hare The Tofkees dtained?
The people there will hold no intercourse with them.
Were the trading Rhode Island Senator there with his
vessels, he would find to open trade with him.
There is, indeed, nothing there. There cotton IL,
10 the Interior there is nothing for trade and little
wheroupon to employ the other predominant passion Of
the Ysnkees-stealing. They may burn Savannah.
Well, let them, IL they reach IT, II Is not big
New York. When we do begin to retsiato can have
larger cit,s than Savannah 10 burn.
The Defences Of Savannah.
The importance Of Savannah a port Of entry, pos
sessng spacious harbor and very considerable trade
countries and the consequent Doishng condition Of the
city and the wealth of It's citizens rendered national
necessity to have the harbor well defended In January
last the NEW YoRK HERALD laid before its readers map
Of the harbor of Savannah, with diagrams and full de-
scriptons OF its defenccs We deem the subject Of snf
ncient interest at this time 10 republish description OF
these fortiAcaons, considerable improvements have
been naio them and the particularly In few
days feet may be heard Of that quarter wo also
givea new map Of Savannah and It's surroundings.
Annexed Is description Of that fortlncato and of
Fort Jackson, near savannah:--
roWT PULASKI.
Fort Pulask guards the city lis sea approaches II
s built Cockspur Island, fourteen miles from savan
nah at the mouth Of the Savannah river The site Of tho
fortincaon selected by Major abcock of the United
States Engineer Corps about twenty years ago. but
was not till 1891 that the work Of erecting the
present massive masonry fertilization was commenced
m earnest. In that year Captain (now Quarermastcr
Eensra) Mansfield took charge of It's construction.
The fort was finished few years ago, at a cost or
$685. 900. The fort Is OF pcntagonal FORM covering
esvera It's walls forty feet high and present
swo fals on tho approach, with ranges Of fire ra
dating at opposite angles. The fort is smbrasured on
ths front and channel side for of guns under
bombproH casematss with additional tier Of guns
open or, en- baybee The salient points and nankng ap
proaches the rear Of the work have embrasures
Cor heavy cannon, but thoroughly covered by on.
hadng musketry loopholss, which renders landing or
secaladnG extremely hazardous TO an enemy. The full
armament OF tho fort will consist the lower tier, Of
sixtynvs 32-pounders (ron pieces), and the up.
PER tier Of fiytbree 2Apounders four 1spoundcr flank
ing howtsers one 1aiuch mortar, twelve snch colum
oads and seven 1oinch mortars-in oil $50 guns The
scumbads are heavy and very destructive weapons Of
loog range and adapted 10 spherical shot or she'll
They are capable Of an elevation OF 1870 degrees and
vertical nre OF nve degrees depressed 10 thrtyslx de-
srsss elevation. The interior Of the fort IL well supplied
with massive furnaces for heating shot, ocsrs quar-
ssrs, sodiers barracks and immense supply Of shot,
powder end muskets. wide ditch surrounds the work
which, when dry, can be used by sharpshootcrs, or
could, necessary d tho approach Of an enemy, be
sasily flooded Beyond tho ditch s glacis, or inclined
bank which In snnleded by the guns from tho
lower casemsis Of tho fertilization The full war
garrison Of The fort IS eight hundred men, but orehaf