The New York herald., 1863-09-05
The uarbor Denncss 81 Chsriestsn-
Facts About Forts sumter, bionltrie,
johnson, Wagner, Ssc.-staDgs and
Caiibrc Of Their Gums, &c.
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Ngw yogf August II, 1903.
Presumog that AZ this tiilc almost anything oonccrn-
ING Charleston and the forts would
resting 70 thc Northern people, and II tho ot f
the sries TO be prisoner OF that city and ~
vicinity for months ho ots down tbs following fos
the readers cf the EFa,tD--
As may Of the mars published very Incorrect
70 the relative disiances OF FORT sumter and Cas Ppck
ncy from what is called the Battery at Charleston will
here say .1. this latter IA just one milo from ths
city. and tho former s just two miles and oue
thousaud and forty tive yards soawsrd IRON Castle
Piucsncy Tho abovo dliancos have been pretty
accurately obtained by means of tho flash and 70.
NE Of Euna, and good watch, while tho writer
wassonaned In Castle pnckncy. rne troo distance of
Fort Sumter fon tho Battery wall At Charleston with
In fraction Of three and half miles, and
quenty with the improved tho present day
within very easy shell,ng range.
Another very great mistake n made N The plans OF
Fort sumter All agree 10 making tte drorcni argcs II
the fort grounded Oh corners Whereas In point Of fact
each angie Is cut square or showing perfectly at fnee
at each ANGLO o tho width Of cascmats. Geo da
gram Nc. ~ of speak or som,sr il WIS for al
present, with what has had 70 take from tho bravo
Dahgrcn nnd that excellent engineer Gilmore, II would
be difficult T. toll parnpct from curtain gorge from
salient anglo, such misshapcn a rubbish has
become Fort Moultre one not acquainted with the
locality might suppose 10 bo tho next fort In
importance after the demolition of Sumter In the
defence Of Charleston. am inclined 70 thlak however,
from It's position, and from tho fact that past
ter tho deep water chspnel At tho opposite sdo of tbs
harbor that Fort MouItre will be found play minor
part in what i Of lhe sege of Cluisston Cum
nings Point battery ort Grogr) will b. found the
formidable after sumter and Wagner, though there
two floating batteries p,aced what y
iha In of
unequal arEe orasd BY Fort Sumter Fort Johnson and
Castle Pinckncy Ny bscf IN thsi of sbsss wsn b.
found 70 10 The nnwcidy and nnsafc railroad iron cAA
used In the rst assault Fort Sumter u pointed
anchored tin mouth Of wslpoo creek IN tho
Ashley river, while IN tho jail At Charleston, by
rebel occer. who freely admitted thai hugo
humbug and failure.
After these Castle Pncknsy wou 10 The old and wAAG
might DO styled tho NATURAL order of events. In fos
It's share; but, with tho immense weight II install
used and tho great range precision sod combusttbIs
character Of the proecsics, In gupasry Ass
been reached. and that bcsicsing army cnabIs1
10 plant battery of such guns swo husdssd
FOUNDER icd ths bsssssi have ruch
within range of . besiegci city, matters bat worry
little how many intermediate battcsiee q compare
lively light guns may to found IN tbs way a shs
besiegcrs. Tho days q wcllingtpu--ths srA d forty
two day sIcger, ~ In tho a nsda,es end
cudnd Rodrigo. long twenty four th'ssy.svs thirty
two FOUNDER smooth bore guns and The old fAshned
and thirteen inch high and low angular mortan. ths
| former with . range Of about . mile snd q half
and the latter with outside range a abcrs tbss'
| mics--are forever gene Nov two hundred poundei
rine b,it laden with iiud Ore, stimulating W velocity
precision aud desgructvcncss Tho lightning q hcavsn
cast with ncfrng siSa through the air distance of nh
miles carrying death ard cpemys stronghold
at distance greater than thai of tho st pirsliel
former sfmcn. whoa vasbaa and cormsniaszss
sdcred nra class authorities tho attack ard defence
fortinct piaces.n
Castle rDcknsy moanis, mount. twenty. -four
guns, ton ossamsis and fourteen bNbsMs and leo sca
Dorta aht be used from the interior o Tho
whsn was there tnoro bat gun mounssd Tar.
bit old, worn ssi honeyoombrd thirty two FOUNDER.
1bs work itself 10 very rocr o1s and scry icw swo
hundred pouador shells would turn Into uoSasss
gaishshio mass cr ruins even they dn so,--s- ussy
surely uoaldhss the fiekssy oid wooden bsrsoss With
which The nissns s li~a 40. a.