New-York daily tribune., 1863-08-04
Interesting from snvannnh-The City de-
fcuccIess.
From'the Port Royal New South o.

From'the Port Royal New South Of Aug |.
We have late and interesting intelligence from
Savannah, concerning It's defenses, troops ana the
excitement among It's Inhabitants but for want OF
space we confine Ourselves TO the following brief
summary ,n,,
1.-The batteries defending the Savannah and Will
mIngt0n river approaches 70 the city are as folows
On Wilmington river the rebels have but one DAT
tery-Thundcrbolt battery mounting fourteen guns
and distance from Savannah five miles opposite
this battery distractions have been sunk. Az
Buueyentua q mile above Ihunderbols, and the
commencement OF the she'll road leading to the city
there is small forticaton, but Of little strength
The rebels some time since evacuated po"eTiui
battery on Skiddaway lsland.
"Ihe first fertilization on Savannah River is
Carnston's Bluff Battery, which rather being stu
ated Oh ST. Augustine Creek, commands also Will
mington River. Tbi. battery mounts twelve guns
two thirty-two Founders, two ten-inch Colum
Liads two ten-inch mortars, and ths remainder are
small pieces. Mex, in order comes Fort Jackson,
mounting ten guns, opposite which, IN the Ssvan-
nah River are distractions consisting OF piles, old
hnIks. ana torredoes. Next is Fort Lee, ten guns;
then Fort Bozgs Elk guns; and, finally, Foft Law
ton, situated on Hutchinson Island ana mounting
eigbt guns. All these batteries, with the exception
of Fort Boggs, bear directly upon the obsructions
Around the southeastern part OF the city large
breas,work, the product OF slave labor, when,
mounted with guns of various calber, forms the iI.
mediate defense Of the city.
fourteen guns ak each side and one each fore and
AT. il IL perfect failure. though used AS floating
battery and living under Fort jackson near the OBJ
attractions. The new ram, tho savannah built after
the plan Of the Atlanta aud mount.Dg eight guns,
bas been completed aud is at the wharves awaiting
her crew and outfit II is thought that she antiei'
patos passage via the old and fatal route Of the
Atlanta The Rebels have two more rams building,
one has her hull completed and is receiving her
armor. the other is In its commencement.
Savannah itself is deserted of troops; several
regiments had been sent 10 the relief OF NcksburR
before our Charleston demonstration, and sGce the
latter event three regiments Of infantry and Col.
Anderson's Artillery, numbering ~ brass IL pouod
r. have been sent via August to Charleston, leav
ING for the defense OF the city but yJO cavalry JOU
infantry, and battery OF light artillery. All the
extensive batteries aud fortiications before men,
toned are for Ais only pcketed and not gar
rlsOned.
.rhe peorle of the city, thus left with batteries and
guns but no troops 10 make them available, have
become greatly alarmed lest we should avail our
selves OF their condition aud capture Savannah.
They have been for the last two weeks sending vau-
eble. &c., into the interior OF the State, daily ex-
pectlu9 TO see Yankee cheese-boX IN eight,
hauked by "a land force. Gen. Mercer, who Is III
command, has repeatedly telegraphed 10 Gov. Brown
for troops but has invariably received the answer
that there are troops 10 send, the inhabitants
must protect themselves. The Evergade, a stealth
er il loaded with cotton ready 10 run the blockade,
and tho only other vessel beside the rams IN port is
tho Isendaker, n navy, boat, mounting three two
hundred pound riiied guns. There are two canal
boat. win. the Rebs. have mounted with fcw
pht pieces and call them floating batteries The
inhsbians are afraid to arm the negroes, and as the
remaining population consists of aged men, boys ami
women, we must conclude that the people Of savan-
nah are no, only wisely scared but thar slight ef-
fort on our part would place US IN possession Of the
city. and considerably enlarge the Department OF
the South"