Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-03-13
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Tie attack on ChGrLeSt012-Sh I ne Defe71c'
es IF the City Why the Movemeeat as De-
Lnyed-Hoao many Monators st aolD re
quire to take Charleston, etc.
The Yankees are all agos over The movement
aq,inst Charleston aud are growing MS impa
t.nt as tnev were last sum'ner in thetl "On tt
Z Echmrnd." The special correspondent OF the
Ncw York Herald who accompanies the expe-
3Ition. writes from Hilton Head South Caro-.
!n,A where the numerous fleet ate rendezvous
m9:
! nreat pressure has been brought 60 bear ON
those in sushorit, by CongrAssmen and Others
hacked 10 by the prevailing public sentiment,
,n brlns about An Immediate attack of that Sc.
b.s oonl of rnarica. 1t seems 10 be the gen
eral impression among those who know moth
inn Of the character oi the defrnces OF Charles
Ton and tie immense force at hand t. garrison
tietn that it IS easy task TO capture the
place. Yhere could be more dangerous er-
r,,l to fall into. The detpnces OF Charlest"n
are III every wav superior and more for'nlda
bl. than tnose around Richmond against ich
,,ri forces have been I'D in vain. All that
sv,4nce and sk i'll could suggest, aud labor and
N ,nev lavi.hiy expended could accom- pllsI,,
uav. been applied to the strengthening of the
sot rtfica. ions about Charleston. New ard i'm
rnensely strong works have been erected, and
,l! os,.s reuln .iele1 aud Increased in strength,
aud scientific skill Gas been exhausted II MAX
us them complete against every assault.
Now in vlew OF all these facts, it would be
sheer Insanity TO attempt the reduction OF the
rebel works without an adeq qlate force to sue
crsstully accomplish des gns. Our land
forces may be weak, but must rely upon
the uavy ~ gain the victory, and that must
have f,rca strong enough to- carry the day al
Ter the loss of vessels less which must
hco
Under the conceutric FIRE Of several hundred
guns o{ the heav,ess calibre, protected Dy every
available method that ars can afford, how long
will it be before our wooden squadron Is melt
ed ayay before the Storm of she'll ?-and how
many may reasonably expect to run the gaunt
let of this terrific fire Ii is safe t assume tn
one half o- two thirds will be crippled before
the walls of Samter are pissed and then what
other battarie. await them Wooden YES
sells cannot go up TO the city, and we must re-
@y upon iron clads 10 open the way To our vic
eorious flag. And this brings me to she ques,
ton which desire briefly to- consider How
many iron -cads are necessary to reduce the
city of Charleston Many, aud | doubt not
a vast majority Of the public who have not iE>
vestigated the subject ia all it's bear ings, seem t.,
think that three or four Monitors will be- suf>
ficient for the successful accomplishment OF
the work. If none We're Injured, or run a
ground. or beco me disabled in any way, per :
haps three would he sufficient but, unfortunate.
ly everything made 10y human hands IS lnper'
feet in one way or other, and liable To become
deranged, and its success impaired, If not entire
ly destroy ed, By scme unforeseen contingency
over W which we have no contros. 1t would be
absurd to say that the Monitors are not to be
reckoned in the same category, and it is the
wisest, the safest IT, accept all these con-
tnseneies as highly probable and likely to ,,c-
cur, and thereby determine the success or fail
ure Of our undertaking. Ea 44s st
In tie first place these Monitors must go in
to Charleston harbor alone and through the
channel which is not now perfectly knowIl---a
channel which is covered By thousand heavy
guns. No pilot, whose experience was gained
before the war, would 1und rtake to safely con
vey vessel up to the city unless ne could feel
bis way With the lead No buoys mark the
channel. and lis frequent snIftings have render.
ed useless all the marks by which the pilot
formerly kept the proper channel. 10 snp>