, 1863-08-06
FROM SAVANNAH,
REBEL DEFENSES AND RAMS.
State Of Affairs in Savannah,

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| The Georgia, which is square built as q fl,at
ing battt r., is considered tota! failure, Sht
yes nhder Fort JackeoD, near the Sayauuat
RIVER cbetructione, and mounts fourteeo yupa
t1s each eide, one fore aud aft A week aso
ns* pecoma1g manageable she ran asatust ti4e
oostsucttuns and was hauled off with -rear
di1hcu!tY. a new ram, the Savannah. bnilt
alter the plan and model of the Atlanta has
been completed and is lying at the Wharf
Wa1t1rg for her crew and outfit. She mounts
eight guns, ard is the craft which we art now
lying tn wait 1or. There are TWO more ra,ns
hnildi1'g. One Of them, which is beinr hniis
By Holland, Beck & Zeisler, has her hul com
pletea, and Is 1eceigin. her armor. The 9TH,
er, Fred Willing is building, but is vet in its
ilfancy. The rebels also have two canal
ooAts mounting guns, and used as floating
batteries "a . The EEerglade, steamer, is load.
The Landaker, a navy boat, is also in the har-
boz, and Mounts three 100 pound riled guns.
This complete the Savannah navy, which one
OF our Monitors will soon contscate.
DEFEHsEs or WILMINGTON RIVER.
The rebels hare abandoned SkIddaway
Island, upon which they had erected batter.
les, aud going up Wilmington River, We
"on!d meet no 1o>tidcadons until we come
70 thu"derbolt Battery, which Ia distant from
Saysnnah five miles. This battery mounts
twelve large guns, and opposite to It are euuk
ubstFuctions and toEpedocs. At Bunsyentre.
mile abovc Thundcrbolt, ia small battery
and thu beginning Of the shell road to Savau-
ran. Al the ireee in the vicinity have been
1elltd in order to give full play to the artil-
lsry.
DEFESsEs OF SAVANNAH RIVER.
The first defense Of this river is Carnston's
Bluff battery, which Is situated on St. Augus-
tines Creek, which connects Wilmington and
Savannah Rivers. 1t is battery on a high
biuH, and mounts two thirty.two poundefs,
two heavy siaed guns, two ten.inch co1utnbi.
ads. four mortars, aud some Light pieces, some
of tue guns case1nated, ard some not, Tne
next defenEe Is Fort Lee, mounting two ten.
inch gus, three eisht-inch, aud two mortars,
None OF these guns are ca1emnted, and the
fort is mud one. Next in order is Fvrt
paeknon; Rnaa. LIZ mounting te9 gu1s, then Fort
ton, On Hutchinson Island, mounting liz
guns.
THE IMMEDIATE DEFENSE or TH8 c1Tr.
The above detcases, Of course, form the ont.
cr aud More distant defenses Of Sayannah.
And. ~ ~ II Tie Inhabitants. with these, did not
ago they fo1msd the Idea Of ~ tlshine gentle
men with ntgsers," as follows Two thou
sand slaves We're, under the direction Of their
beloved maaters, set to work throwing M
AtasJ Line q brtas'Works around the south.
s.n ss ana ~ western front Of the city, and extend
brea*twork was begun and ended by elares.
ana now, mounting guus Of all sizes and cali.
pre-, Is rcacy to NOV down the Yankees. Ard
Think its practical effect will be the same
as SO mauy "niggers'' should shoot US with
rifles.
NATCRE OF TIE RIVER INSTRUCTIONS.
Ihe Savannah river distractions are CON-
Iosea q spiles, huge logs pinned together
can be easily removed by a spirit Of enter
prise Thee distractions are Immediately
opPositc Fort Jackson, and the tornsdocs are
III httWetn Elba Island and the distractions.
The fuluWlng forts bear directly upon the OBJ
tt1uctions: Jackson, Lee, Iawton. and rams
hFe guns. The distractions In Wilmington
River are less formidable, though Of the same
kind.
STATE or AFFAIRS IN SAVANNAH.
Tie inhabitants Of Savannah are truly
frightened. AL yaluab1es arc beiug removed
to tas is Interior Of The State, and The people
consider themselves as having been left de-
city, has repeatedly called on Gov Brown for
tIoope, but has as often received tie reply
That there were no troops to send, and The
people must defend thcmselyes." When you
consider that thers are left In and about the
city Int COO cavalry, 800 infantry, and a Bate
= Of light artillery, 1t Till be evident that
Gen. Mercer Is = second 'tkiug Cole" with
m army magnificent in its httleoess. The in
habitants will not arm the negroes, because
they are afraid that the negro Will desert to
our lines, arms. equipments and all. There
Is no dnpger Of this while they are kept to
work On fartlhcations. And this, I thick, is
the true reaso on why the ch1valry do not hight
gentlemen with niggess."
The Savannah people are afraid TINT some
Of cur Monitors will c:1ne up the river, or
that the Yankee troops will appear upoa the
limited horizon Of their hopes, and capture
their sacred friends. AL their fortifca1lons
are almost deserted Of garrisons. At night
they throw picket boat down the river to
and furtifcaiions, instead Of being manned,
arc only picketcd.- If Savannah Is not now
ours, if VIC choose to 60 and take it, then my
ideas Of IN easy conquest are very limited.
4 few Yankee troops, assisted By i Monitor,
The ram Savannah will try the old route Of
the Atlanta; If SO, Warsaw Sound will Wit
ness another secesh f1on-clad captured.