The New York herald., 1862-04-15
HERALD TUESDAY, APRIL Is lss2-TRIPLE sHEEr

and directly in the bond Of the It's very sub
santa work having earhwork walls ten feet high and
twenty thick at the top ned wih sand bags and beau
tifuly sloped the exterior IL mounted four guns
two thirty twos and two sixty 10 the tho
single gun range over the other guns OF the bat
terry, little in front and tho right OF tais battery
are t~o guns lying upon the ground Two more lay just
back and 70 the right and In front and little 70 the lett
eight more, Of which mounted These all
heavy pieces short stretch OF rifle pits extends from
the lower s1d OF the battery IN the course shown the
diagram, TO the river, designed in repulsing
landing parties Behind these works streets
| OF tents stretch back 60 the woods.
No. The construction q this battery dSs;mi
lar To that OF No q from which IL s removed about an
eighth OF mile. mounts one sixty four FOUNDER
thirty two and one eight inch coumbad Three other
heavy guns. not mounted, y ing upon the ground
close proximity Rows Of rebel encamptnents stretch
| away in the rear OF the battery 10 the woods.
No T. This battery has excellent range directly up
the river Its walks are Of the same nature hose OF
Nos 2and mounts three four Founders and
encampnsns setweon the fourth and nlth batteries IS
white frame house. surrounded by cluster OF out
buildings negro &C. y SssS ss .As sS.. bead
dred Feet square, with walls eight ieet high above
eyoi and fifteen feet in thickness at the top, beautifully
surrounded by trench feet dsep. This fort
mounted but two guns both ten-nch bores placed
No. g. mis- work ss precisely OF the Same nature as tho
batteries above described batfor some reason mount
| No, g. This battery ia ths strongest OF any on
tho mainland. and 10 peculiar In z Ms co.,
sruction. u coRaists Of twO bastion fronts meeting
sspsrstsdsy saSisos Of great strength The walls are
twenty feet wide eight high and huudrsd extreme
length lincd with sand bags The armamen conssts OF
ono rihed thirty pounder sixtyesur thrse ten
inch columbiads Smooth and
sixty four poinder. Three unmounted guns ayin the
rear Of the work The range Of this battery Is very
great. taking the whole river. both up and down.
Below No. y extensive fold. in tho OF
which are six deserted caissous shattered Parrot
held piece sixpoundo. obssyncts tho road that runs
across the held having evidently beon hit, while pass
ng by one OF our heavy missiles In tho Farther corner
OF this field large barn surrounded by sheds all filed
with ordnance stores Piles and rows or commissary
stores the river bank in front Of this field
The works upon the island are OF less extent than those
upon the auland and with the exception of the upper
battery are not SO strong. Tho island is very high
afordin9 tne positions Cor long ranges but rendering
their guns useless when closely approached, in the
instanca of the gunboats running The blockade when
they heged ho shore closely causing the enemys shots
TO pass over then decks. FH
No. T. The wallis OF this battery are two hundred and
hlty feet IN length, fifteen thickness and eight in
height IL is divided into four apartments or DIVISIONS
by three gabions square in shape beneath which
magazines The ends Of the walls also brought into
double requson by furnishing housing for the gunners
whose quarters beneath. Tho armament consists
Of one eight inch coiumbiad two thrtytwo pounders
one sixty -four thirty tw0 and ten inch c0lumbad
The three last mentioned spikedbeng tho only guns
on the island that have been thus tampered with.
No 2 This work Is seventy five feet long, with walls
Of the same nature and strength as those Of No1 is
dsidedin the centre by single gabon which is also
made 10 ans wer the purpose OF magazine The arma
ment is eght-inch rincd Dahlgren, thirty two
FOUNDER and two sixty -iOuts.
No IS another angular fortidcation, similar to the
No. land battery. Its walls tenfeet high and two
hundred feet in extreme length. II Is furnished with
gzbions between each gun, or which there are nve
mounted-yiz: two sixty fOurs, smooth; Que eght-inch
rided coumbad, leu inch counbad and oae eight
insh, rined The last gun is exploded. Back OF the
works arc four eightinch guns not mounted.
No. is new battery thrown up since the CarOndeet
the blockade. II is yet Incomplete and mounts but
guns--ons thrty-two poander rAsd and eight
inch coiumbiad. Another eighnch gun Is in readiness
for mounting.
Adiacsnt TO this and the othsr island batteries are
numpsr OF singular habations for the guaners,
posed of cellars sunk in the sandy soil and rooted
with logs sand and turf Burrows Cor human habitatoos
also formed against heavy logs composed partial
excavations with roof Of logs and turf sloping from
the ground 70 the top of the main log There other
holes and burrows excavated in the banks OF the |
island and other sale places testify TO the ter
rble fire Of shot and sheA which the
island exposed Indeed the heaviest cotton wood
thrown down all the island by the force
OF the heavy shells from mortars and in places the
soii is torn Gp as II with gigantic plough. Some Of
these huge missiles sunk into the ground to distance OF
twelve feet ascertansd by actual measurement.
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recapulAttou ot the guns captured ia position by
this srrrendsr gives tbs following
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