Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-06-26
FROM CHARLESTON.
The Rebel Force Around the City-The For
tifcationS.

tifications.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia Press,
writing from Stono Inlet, gives this news:
"From intelligent contrabands we learn that
there were sixteen hundred infantry and art
lery on James Island garrisoning the batteries,
and several companies of cavalry on Johns
Island, that acted as scouts and pickets. Ex-
cepting the latter, all have retired towards
Charleston, where they are straining every
nerve to resist our advance. AT Wappoo creek,
five miles above our anchorage, they have a
thousand negroes at work throwing up embank-
ments, and mounting the guns removed from
their outer line of defences. Generals Ripley
and Evans are in command. The former, how
ever, is by no means popular, having been ac-
cused of entertaining Yankee sympathies.
1--WE are still at anchor in the Stono river,
near Legreevle pretty little village of plant
ers' houses on Johns Island, about three miles
from the sea and eight from Charleston. 1t
has long been used as a summer resort for the
wealthy cotton lords of these innumerable rs
lands, but has been deserted since December
last, the residents having foolishly imagined
that we would follow up the great advantage
gained at Port Royal
"rhe Notifications already mentioned as
being so numerous we find to extend, at inter-
walls, the entire distance of the Carolina me-
tropolis. few hundred yards above this place
a large fort commands an obstruction in the
shape of a row of huge piles, from forty to nifty
feet long, driven into and extending three
fourths of the distance across the river. The
piles are planted three or four feet apart, and
project from two to ten feet above the surface
at high water Were it not for a gap forty feet
in width left for their own convenience, this
impediment would be of great moment; as 1t
is, our vessels have passed and repassed with
out any difficulty.
sin this gap, which is directly in channel
five fathoms deep, they had intended sinking a
monstrous bulkhead, made especially for the
| purpose, in such q manner as to allow the pas
sage OF their own light draught vessels, and at
the same time exclude our steamers, which draw
more water. This contrivance lies about a
mile further up, and, | suppose, was unused for
want of the ballast necessary to sink It, Iht
fort, which is very near this gunboat fence, Is
regarded as a wel-constructed earthwork, and
capable of making strong resistance. 1t has
ample barracks, two tumular magazines, fine
cistern, parade ground, and seven heavy guns
The negroes have pointed ont number o
marks. such as stakes, barrels and trees, useC
by the rebels to indicate the range of certain
elevation and proiectles evidently so PLACED
in anticipation of our advent Nearer tn
mouth of the river, and on its northern bank
there is large rectangular she-fort, built to
the defence of Charleston, 1912. 1t is no,
grass-grown somewhat dilapdated, and, al
although half-century old, is still servicabe
From the extent and nature of their prepara
tions, as daily developed, am led to helev
that proper opposition would have thwared ou
endeayors to enter the river for long time"
From New Orleans.
: THE tITY QUIET.
, The steamer Ocean Queen, from New Oh
leans the llth, arrived at New York, on tf
10th. Paymaster A. ID. Weld of Boston, die
on the llth and was buried on the west BAN
three miles above the head OF the Passe
Among the passengers are Mrs, Gen. Butl
and a number of discharged soldiers and ret
y gees also Pierre Soule, prisoner, and Sher
. Mazarin of New Orleans. Gen. William
/. brigade is up the Mississippi river. The 81
{ Massachusetts,, 18th Connecticut, and II
Maine are at New Orleans. The health Of Il
y soldiers is excellent.
The New Orleans Picayune of the lth d
y nies the report telegraphed to the Boston
). pers from Washington that the yellow fever
1t in New Orleans. 1t had not made its appea
= ance on the lth. Eighteen hundred famlli
were supplied with provisions on the lot
" General Shepley had vetoed the resolution
y the assistant board of aldermen annulling co
70 tracts for cleaning the streets also resolul
y, annulling the lease of certain markets. l
~ ~ story in the Journal Of Commerce that q
~ ~ Woody was hung in front o his store is deni'
~ he being unmoested and alive. The Bank
:. America has resumed specie payment. l
e. city is pretty quiet The ships Wild Cat ir'
W. Matanzas, South from Calcutta, Theo. knc
Ell rr from Liverpool, Nightingale from Key We
In add Havelock from Boston, were below
e ie Orleans on the 10Th. The gunboat Calho
~ ~ had also arrived. The schooner ]. j. Farla
~ has cleared for Boston with sugar and molas
le The ship South had 100 tons of gunny cl
~, ~. and 2O0O bales of gunny bags.