The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-14

% tn northern sdo of $ Aas4rto; creek ! {" nd
t.o outer picket satoa " tie rcbc where few mise
rably clad mud aosrlmel seller look ort nion ne
water approaches ~ way g. The souti chann" sell
do tess rors ., Mars '9c 0pIoa nix o tho
creek, les. They sb5iI l1 Set, "ho scour
tha lglaus Il gcarch af crsw duel and marsh hons
rassin. o psssg sttor sna proceci.ns 70 distance
Of abost half riio over ,scacherOes rad through
marsh tho conrnau ling ard lower batteries renchci
NJ informant says ths, ncre foar largn batteries
,uatod Il thar point SIS :, 20 2nd arling IN The
creek Or the passteo up ehar tr 18th o. main channel
Ihey ara ordinary s4nd ,oflH 100 pllmotto los back.
tug. ana ernbr.snrsr Ab0; three hludrct man ere IN
,,rrs,n thero who l4T9 number OF negroes en.
Gagged h eaargng The @ors and extending them. A
road ans from ,ho battsues,o iort 4aresol.
Eba bland !onr, low, rtarshy tract - ondiiyides
tia main eui lolth cinDe A. tn bead d this siand
are placed the u The river consisting pes
drven u.o he bod u the the channel say. In
the so.t channel there llecn o. these large piles,
,hnr hos rearg above the water several feet IN be
main ,anuo 30 Ike aupbor u pies bit no apnoar
ace ~ elten esso- of 'i siSie Of distractions
bella; placed or Fort Pca.ti ~ the carly part o. the
rebellion.
Closc - aol ~ o,e rysg iie7 ,uo celebrate ram
carrta $50 u,c Faais q. guns bearing Down the chan
nell and toa ten gone hearing IN either shore
Ths .ro eraIt about two hundred and hfts feet IN
leugh and sixty feet BEAM tie caseRaie rising ab,ut
twelve teol above The waters edge. Her boilers
asA cugues il place, bai her sm1As stack
!. nol shipped ami 90 Al appearance shs y had and
.ast o. tn ground wheueyer The c5ursc o. her er
atonc she VS. moved Il b. Il tgwboa,s aud
10. by her own propulsy. power she IA a fdl crew
and DE n. a. ofcoFs--5ome o. them Old naval ofneTs
who deserted their tag ~ that o, freebooter. They
.e4 ashamed o. hsir scgs,l but brag ~ -'f armament
DOabiles he h-s Enc but % ol naval o:ieer y
inust ~ against tho Grain sa vcsscl-nfwsr mud
bsnk S.. looks Ike thing o. lie. su, 4. not.
At tits point the rebels supposed that they would be
abc - ip! OFT against any force which m' be brought
betr snsi them but subsclgsa, operations ~ other
qrArtcr TED tiIru - chans their miro aud cu Iuenty
other works thrown up above Fort Iak on and tue
cts 4 savannah BIT n these W baye ~ pisi.ivsh
.rgce Hut We d know thai ssarcely s-y g'cs
ID nov bt they try tho tang, ~ tbe Guns 10
rev works IN the place ldclte1 IL. Jagssu. work
without sclna,cs has been str.G tEenec and add.
tDna gnhs o. heavy character bc placed ~ position
j. proven, the passlgod rec shDIid Eleeeed 10
forcing the obsFgotious q, the head o. Elba Island
The city teelf Is surrounded ~ wogsof 4 en.h afd
Of uncomfortable strength while "a tho railroad lnes
entering the city new batteries ounti1aly % couac
u erection Previous 70 the Poco,aigo a1tir The rear
entrances savannah very oory guarded and the
sudden them Ted the rebels Re wary, ma
now THOUSANDS q negroes wots building works u
defence
The clouds by day are darkcnod by the dense black
smoke and tho horizon lighted Al night wiih he brsh,
glare u ,ne mes which burning ~ the underground
whore batteries 70 be located Tho peopieof
sayannsh following IN the tracks of the rharlesto
mans pho busy desperate men can be 10 pre
preparations Tor the defence of their hoiacN nresfes
and . wicked and unhoy csuse