The New York herald., 1863-10-19
Means of Removing Torpedoes
from the Harbor.
The True Distance of MOuitrie
and Sumter.
THE USE OF GREEK FIRE
WHO c0HSTRUc7Ec FORT SUMTER.
ass, &sn ~.
THE ASSAULT.
TO VIZ EDITOR OF Y14s. HERALD.

TO VIE EDITOR OF 7rFs HHsALp
After the rasM glorious progress rsds by General
Cimo in III, sscsc Of Charleston sod after his arduolf
abors Morris Asnd had beea rvssi with success in
the capture Of Fc's wagner aod Gregg ir IL not to be
wondered at that Irsroensc disappointment
suc be cit and sssassestcc at the ncricus result OF
I.c blunder commtsd by Admiral Danigrr'in scsutlng
she dsnantlcd .o,eier useless ees OF
Aoence to Charlcstooy Hos: Sumter Irdes .s Ssa,cs'
isconccivablc how py tho idea OF sornsrr tbt di.
7.,,cd for: should har oatcret tho mind s any
vo knows much OF Cft,fes,on and its apfr6acheS az
.hc gsint Admiral ti'ss time. Tho fast; stands
patsty forth, however thst gross bunder ts.s
erpceysted and. thou ;h the past in this o4ss
clnn,, be retrieved IN IS the loss or the
bray sUrmng party Il ne,srrl. Pnd though H,vo'
dests 81 be counted nons tlrsc who would conrin
recall brave and efficient o.eer the
No has f.ess unsuccessful ornpruient still tbro
necessity fer possessing the Fort sumter
taxing notice of Fort Mourie 10y other tho
northern margin Of the hub,r beyO drawing their e
whsle other operations in progress order cap
,y-e and to h Id the city Of Charlcst IN.
Now that Fcy> Sumter cectu Ill 's.sncei tho chef
oDstsees in the way OF the clads 'psng up har
Dor doubs tine torpedoes anchored in the chan
mel Once tdese removed. there cnnlie difficulty
in go;rgrigh up to ,bs city, there of
which liz only nsiie from Charlcstcn 1t is true
that tho Guas' Of Castle Pinckney as# Fort John.
would maurnh heavy cross f-s- vcsscls
making the passnrs- but after the te-t tho iron.
cads have esocd in she bombardmerM OF Forts
sumter and Meultre it e,nnot be supposed rhey
receive great ge the two forts rscioned
especially Fort Johuecn at al events, mig recciv
ing the copsen,s of the .'Swamp Anger other
guus of equal power aadI sabre Fort arogg the
WHILE
How, then tonpesses ID Other obstr e,:ons to
bo found and rem~veda Inse plan propose ~ drg
for them nsevileot thrs those ex,sti~s in.
side Of sumter oserations vould OF be -riod
at night stout line hWwser Of quarter, half
mile for that m'tscr, i'm longh might be exlom.si bo
tween two boats which siut be rowed gently ong the
deep water channel moment the boat rogrsss
arrested ends Of hawser should se secured
TO a tug In atsn'linss Tor tho purpose :. when
what Dvt woad be, NJ least folnd NOT
drawn out or rcmovedi to- place the ~ could
do no harm am hot,evucs that this plan has been
tricd proposed, ap1 sns suggested
from the ch tnoritish cove, ggcd
ne many years ago. Successful not. tins II gssc Of
discovering obstacles has thu merit OF being veeasy
tested and Is wertby .; trta aud although the
would not be without po,ssdcrabo risk mus. sscol
ect III Il dangerous servo1s must be rss in
order t. accomplish great os- Superintendent Baahos
chart--tho best ever pu,hishedur furnishes us VA.
ri0us depths o water an the would cf
sry to be- dragged To ajed massage for II
clads aud to avoid hnv togo too great
be taken BY the iron clads, the aid OF Gcuci aG
mores batteries.
The rcs el aIso Se ehcr cap .ce ~ do.
stroysd (Which would tho me purprss) by
General Gimoro's guns wihout the assistance OF the
irsn-caGzl But there ehuse in and
T., Say who coOsidsr IL esseuta that aud
every OF the eaesrr', fsrts be BON. .arded,
strine captured and bod Possession of rafiu saore
CnarIe.on becomes ouEss | copiess | cannot the
matter ia this light II ,sesuhy not sary
to bis head against wall u
house .shen he Can inSy ts dior Some OF these
iuded to1nay bsc,ms na,rcssed by Beau-sysrd's
plea the score q Humanity, &C. H. such wol,d
say rccolcct tho .tosrcdpss buried IN the siacis
OF Sort Wagner. TINS. ought to be e. sui.
cir-ts answer TO their IA timed and ill.dsssryed
gsrsossity General nons .nn now pIaut his ,sangelso
iu mile tathe esiy than when nc s, seut
"Cseek nrc' into IL. aSd the oh ect Is to.ripturc
Ch<sto (as IL oughaeo beg ali he has to do sto piaze
aIay without psym amy attention to he fo % ont he
north side OF tho har1os (ssye tho slrcady
-tioned) to the whining Of Beauresard forpshnson
wSsch Is between C.ir>oIo and Charesiou, a distant
Ym him but little ser miio cin easily 10 cSposcd of
~ his SUI eror woi. .hs Of metal.
This Is the true - to- take Charlcston; ard the
c,y 10 ~ our osssss.on tho forts in tbs orisr hsbr
lst fall II only tssw ant c necessary su oplics Charles
Ron city what Mt tr than the rsysJ. When
I'VE take tap the greas 5outhern to Savannah
and Noele, as wsA - lbs rolds To Richrsnd nnd 20
GO umba IN the insSIor Of the State. To 70
earilwesi IN tito outskirts OF thu city tho
Savannah ID, tho old arpnal. aad YET some others
woud ue lken "a roy eTse and becone rn sabe should
we eiect laang IN the city from the freai We could
OF the balance nf the harbor lorts al ,aisuro.
sad almost forgotisa TO mention tha, Charleston city,
Fort Sumter aritssc yinckcy cntir ithou. drink
ing water, oscaps wh,, Is carried from. he roofs
bulldogs tyoas gaissrs Into tanks There
no springs Ia he city and the few pampennly supply
so imnrcgnLled .xi,h salt rs to be for Who
tho Jnon prisnncrs Ia Cnsc pr.knoy IN 1861
had 10 be teught fTom the ciserns IN the city boats
several times the tanks Ia the ioa having given
though thsro shen 1t but alb hundred men
prisoners aud ell. IN fine, things stand the city
s much roro support to tho ortsnn the forts are %
tho city.
The asa prevalent among some a. tho presen. tirs,
that 10 oasy matter battos down city, and tho
Offering Of tho siege OF ycksbur parallel that o
Chareson k most absurd. Durng the last siege
the british ncet under Napier with wooden ships and
The oI ashIoned guns threw nso that .rongy Tor rrs
city twenty thousand shot and shell In lye ak
hola Inc result was .ne ,s~mg up o. inc masssse
OF ha place. What cnancc, thsn could Charleston have
Rad .sslns, the highly god nna goweTu ARTILLERY
uco hoo successfully coanenccds Charleston could not
have stood the bopnbarimert Of the "swamp Angel
alone for days But with the immense charge OF
powder required 20 aerspsh the grea, range the gun
\ could not stand the pressure Now howcver, the
case dierent. 1hs range will bc growing beautifully
ls and the charse Of powder weil as thc elevation
Of the picce propo tionacly reduced There y now In
secen.v ,nvsnss BY ssps battery now
located pear Postsvile, pcnnsy anawith Of
which tho writer nrsd fifteen rounds 70 one minute on
throwing twove pound bali over four mos, and Of
ceilcni precision Now, 10. anyone imagine such bat.
Ssry Of grns placed Cummings Point raining
such torrent As Two Thousand four hundred missiles pcs
hour Charleston This would be at the rate OF only
OAischarges per minute per gun. How long would thC
city b. tenabis under such circunsianccs THIS battery
In the service, but has had the misfortune
70 have been In action and % remains under cloud n
| rottsvilo II u not time II was upcarthcdf
There no parallel bstweea the OF yIcsbupg and
Charleston. Tho former city strongly hrHed nAtu
rally ~ well - arncally-the latter II perfectly open
whcst aa intervening obstacle In the way Of dircci
Are, and 10 plain Wow from she side 70 Be ATTACKED.
A. q. A.
MoULTRIE AND SUMTER.
10 ran npsr0n on yu1 HERAAA