Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-08-05
Interesting from Snvannah-The City
DefenceIess.


From the Port Royal New South Aug l.
We have late and interesting intelligence
from Savannah concerning its defences,
troops, and the excitement among its inha BIZ
tants, but for want of space we cOntine our
selves to the following brief summary -
''The batteries defending the Savannah and
Wilmington river approaches to the city are
as follows On Wilmington river the rebels
have but one battery-Thunderbo battery,
mounting fourteen guns, and distance from
Savannah five miles; opposite this battery OBJ
structlons have been sunk. AT Buneventua, a
mile above Thunderbolt, and the commence
ment of the shell road leading to the city,
there is small fertilization, but of little
strength. The rebels some time since evacu-
ated a powerful battery ON Skiddaway Island
''The first tortifcatiOn on Savannah river is
Carnston's bluff battery, which, rather being
situated on ST. Augustine creek, commands
also Wilmington river. This battery mounts
IL guns-two 32-pounders, two l0-inch CO.
lumbads, two l0-inch mortarS, and the re-
mainder are small pieces. Next in order
comes fort Jackson, mounting ten guns, OPP
posite which, in the Savannah river are OBJ
structions, consisting Of piles, old hulks, and
torpedCes Next is fort Lee, ten guns; then
fort Boggs, six guns; and, finally, fort Law
son, situated on Hutchinson Island, and
mounting eight guns. All these batteries,
with the exception of fort BUggs, bear directly
upon the distractions. Around the southeast
ern part of the city is large breaStwork, the
product of slave labor, which, mounted with
guns of various caliher, forms the immediate
defence of the city.
1.-The ram Georgia, square built and mount
ing fourteen guns, SIX each side and one each
fore and att, is perfect failure, though used
H,,ut huft lvin IL,
jackson nearthe Instructions The new ram.
the Savannah, built after the plan of the At
lBnta and mounting eight guns, has been com
pleted, and is at the wharves awaiting her
crew and outfit. 1t is thought that she anti
cipates a 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 to the relief
of Vicksburg before our Charleston demon
stration, and since the latter event three re-
giments of infantry and Col Anderson'S artil-
lery, number "A brass and II Founders, have
been sent via Augusta to Charleston, leaving
for the defense of the city but 900 cavalry,
800 infantry, an / a battery of light artillery.
All the extensive batteries and Qualifications
Delore leiltIoneu nTe JOf WlS reason only
Ptckefed and not ga5riSoned.
1.-The people OF the city, thus left with bat
teries and guns, but no troops to make them
available, have become greatly alarmed lest
we should avail ourselves of their condition
and capture Savannah. They have been for
the last two weeks sending valuables, &C., in
to the interior of the State, daily expecting to
see Yankee cheese-box.' in sight, tlanked
by a land force. Gen. Mercer, who is in
command, has repeatedly telegraphed to Gov.
Brown for troops, but has invariably received
the answer that there are no troops to send
the inhabitants must protect themselves
The Everglade, steamer, is loaded with cot
ton ready to run the blockade, and the only
vessel besides the rams in port is the Isenda-
ker, navy boat, mounting three two hum
dred pound rltled guns. There are two canal
boats which the rebs have mounted with a few
light pieces and call them floating batteries
The inhabitants are afraid to arm the negroes,
and as the remaining population consists of
aged men, boys and women, we must conclude
that the people of Savannah are not only
wisely scared. but that slight effort on our
part would place US in possession of the city,
and considerably enlarge the department of
the south.