The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-07-05

An Engl'rhman writes home the following sc.
coInt of a 70 eat visit 10 Fort 8 imter,
Charles on will henceforth rank ip history 40 one
4 the hncst military ctirs In ths world and viii
fu nish lesson OF de cnce hitherto unknown Cd.
'he morning Of my arrival I went promsnadius a.
isnrs over that portion ~ the town which wa tho
'cene of the late hrc, hut The bursting Of a hundrsd
pound shell In the market soon served TO hasten nv
pace. The boys are slways on the lookout for these
csremoaous visitor, which they sell Tor old iron
Vixen sig Chriitopher Wren designed Il. MiebseI,
Church, he littc thoGsh Il would play 40 conspcu
us pat IN thu -ar The steepi. 10 one hundred and
even six ana half iest hish, and ON ito height
can 10 ,r,n hec unity far and vide. ,ncudiu us ali
the fsnte' operations On Morris Isii nd even 10 the
esdne OF tn button, hc on ere unifo ms I
"ah.d uppu General B'auTes ird the ether day, and
Vas received with The creates eourtcsy. AMI mour.
i1ifitcst,on.. De ng anxols see tho grsA. monu.
nsnt Of .tsvs Fort sum ., made sp,r ,iion. TO-
bgisi for ...e,nl r, ana c r,d on, hou.snd b.S.
o. snnd ,ith US, each seiah ns some hIty pounds.
isusevs oY ned A,c . IN fi,, aid "a 9 "nous
thousht we were .ic .vel d, Al eIpsc. ed every mo
Es on, ,tt ..,6 be the aIs 70. h.
oi hnas Evry man Of us seemed 70 hold hi breath.
Rd b,cs 81 es a NE. n. sa, npSS The AIas. S.Sr,
"a,ei. Our .ar,Insn se.o OF eOuse rowing with all
20 sbe ,lest. fel Ms no,-. lslt b fore-if not In
he Js"e of asltn, at least face TO face vi that
en.ny " accd my hand my n,c6 and buttonod my
coat cvsi to the cola, 10 eIiriIg II boat nh
ana my neaa Kept its pace. would swlm to tho fort
How, yer, quick n. ligntn.ne the u.lcsl "a Command
cried FOi. Llnt '. and In . iow minutes we were
within n ~. aLd once the e, you are safe. ;rn
.u,IOIuc 10 Captain NJ tcho!. commanding IA ~
-b rrce OF Mslor klliet', m funnd HIN dee, your
ssut. ..nan,y ienos and or zssl, b. avery, ,ound
I'D me M a.l a ley psicticv lie Il conAd.Iru not
o b surpassed. The captain accom- panied b., The
chi4t- ng.ue Il took me through the lost .GiniIlu
thr v,iiou. rh iiub and rabhn run.. ma was ~.
tclaIy ,iLcA nltb the Older and Ie ulaIliy OF III,
p ace The .eid en- he. this were nsst and clean ne
"aIs -hlt,"aih d, AUD he whole well ventla,rdi
ma tn, .ral. menis are 80 comp.sts the, Al. III.
men c,n he concentrated on any given point In a mo,
men III, iot 70 vel supplied with provision
D lee upon piles OF them IN ca.e OF accident; OBJ
trhc' lions u every hand, and insirumcut. that viii
dstiibute anS amount OF rIaIs and canister when
r,Qli,sa. The cap IN informed that lie was quite
ieudy ior whatever N sht ippcn; he said,
y irs ned by men from sou b Carona, ana Q brave
Ast oi Iel.o~s mover ttood to tn ir guns Whils We
were WslkiuB Vn he iAulpa u, asksd the not an
reasonable Iuestion Are the iaukess god sh 4. p
ana Nas iAfoImed thy uu., .tstouAby wsIr, but
nobody nssIgt MT eaiess h. lik. d. some lev days
so young .sllU", "lsrSing" ~Ith he Yank .cs, eh-
p std nimseH ulnse MY, wuen y bali came aud
took ms sl cle u "a. A-otnel unlucky ielos--
negyo--wou sleep on tho Larads grouni, aud to
-buI u the.i came aud k,Itd m.