The Portland daily press., 1863-04-15

in South Carolina, and when he was assigned
to that department he found il in a condition
lily adapted to withstand an attack. But lit
tie had been done since the bombardment of
Sumter to put the harbor in state of defense.
AT that time the people of Charleston believed
their city to be invulnerable. But Gen. Beau
regard, after making minute survey of all
the defenses, assured them that, whatever
might be the strength of their defensive works,
they were by no means impregnable. From
that time, therefore, TO the present. Gen.
Beauregard has been necessarily engaged in
improving and increasing what had been so
well begun. He has not confined his attention
to the approaches from the sea, but has labor
ed also TO render Charleston secure from a
land attack, in case our force should succeed in
effecting landing. The result of these la
bors is, that there is not single spot within
eight miles of Charleston towards the sea
and within four miles inland where a fort or a
battery could possibly be erected that is not
now defended by strong work. The confed-
crate government has zealously seconded the
labors of Beauregard. Negroes were called
in from every part Of the state, and by day
and night they have toiled at the shovel until
formidable batteries have arisen at every COM
manding point; and where six months ago
stood fine dwellings, they have been torn down
TO make room for batteries and rifle pits.
The distractions in the harbor consist of
n m
va,;an, d;s,a,,o.s s.,, a.ah S,,.i,r ,,,i,;,a -,
,uaor a.c,, crh 80 aoa,;a 80 aSo =,
heavy timber securely Iashe5 togetber hv ca
hls cb.;ns and ,han b,I,od -, ~. ,,,,,,,r 80
or timher which no, only covers tba cha;ns
but adds a bracing strength to its structure.
At given point this bar or boom is provided
with movable gate, which is opened to allow
nIace or ingrass Ia d;rac,Iv u,,aor Tho r,ns ~
fort Sumter ana 90 close ;ba, n seems .lmos,
;nnoss;bla ,bat an, ,assal co., ,,,ss ,ha,,
Fafe w.uld saam ~ dacraa har cer,a;n d;s'
t,uc,;on a. a;,har s;da a,,a =, a sac, d;s,.nno
from ,ha hoor, ara ,Iaoad incarnai r,aoh;nas
and tornedoes which are m he f,rad either hv
cnnonsi,,r ~ h' ,,,a.ss oc ,,i,an;e ha,,y
ioca,ad In a;,bar cor,--ran,as ho;n, nranaraJ
so that when the vessels a 70 d;rec,ly over ,hem
thew are fired Rut the lido has xasbed /,
number of these ohs,r,c,;ons away and ro,,od
NEARLY oil ,h. ram.inior .nd ,h., sra ,,o,v no,
rer,, }orm;dobIe obstacJes IN enco,,,ter anJ
orerco,ne. A chain and n CONNECTING series
of obs,ruc,;ons avis, hstwean sor,s Sna,,er
and MonI,r;a h., III. ~, a,har ;n,arr,,a,;,s,s
IN travel are none the better for nearly two
vaars, wear
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rep'aee puoys. rroceeulhg up lne snip cnan-
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Ironsides annaren,iv sennns;na She had .ad
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Al, H. ,ns na1 Ii,S "i i.hi' 1a .aa
.an "s S,, aa s;,'s, - ~ ",;,,,n ~
,ta $3.50 -, s',. s S si,, VII III ,h a;
~ ,he ENERGY Of her crew could furnish Tha
rebels. as was expected. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
trated their fire or, the Keoknk. which assumed
IN lead in the attack from Snmter Moultrie
battery Reanreoard on Cnmming's Point and
from the fort erected on the middle ground
| The fire of 400 or 500 guns was concentrated
/ in a ,ar,ibIe hail an the davo,ad vassaI Such
fire has never perhaps in the history of the
world been equaed 1t was met by the offic-
ers of the Keokuk with heroic fortitude
While balls were striking her at the rate of
one every second her guns were worked with
vigor and precision. and their weight and
force were already making their mark upon
the walls of Sumter II soon however became
| annarent that she had nona of the ;nnragn.