, 1864-03-10
Tie Siege Of Charleston.

Tie Siege Of Charleston.
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM
FOLLY ISLAND.
NmK CHARLESTON CANNOT
BsE TAKEN YET.
[Corrcapondcuce OF the Boston Journal.1
Fo1Lr ISLAND, S. c., Feb. 20.
Arriving on Morris Island,. Of course ones
arst desire Is to get as near Us possible to
Lighthouse Inlet, somo six miles from Cum
nlngs' Point Battery, or Fort Gregg. We
ride by horse or ambulance along the hnrd
md beautiful beach Of silver sand, on which
are strewn sea-shclls aud cannon shot and
shell, With here and there the wreck OF.
runner or stone vessel, swept out
of the channel by storms. Oncc in while
Luse hole in the grourds excavated By rebel
she'll, shows what Would haE pen Should one
OF lie 1rowning batteries across the channel |
be!ch its fury " here We arc
Fort Warner is = magnificent work, greatly !
extended and Strengthened since we have oc- |
ca. led it, and one Of the finest defensive
Wo,Es on the cortinent-a fortress rather |
1han fort. Its huge one, two and even
three hundred Founders and tlfteen-lnch NOR
lars command every point OF tae compass,
anu sutG =; ~ .r,so3, r'nose The heroic 9shes Uf
sna,, ars ,,;a ao,c Warrior. vet to bc one Of
the Meccas OF liberty in free and united M.
ton, aad 1he graves OF those other patriot
martyrs who frli before it's massive basttons,
quicken the Fplsc and stir the blood Of the
observer.
The extreme point Of approach is Fort
Gre.g, which is only 900 yards from sn.n-
ter. a1id but four miles from that viic ncat1n
which was Matched The serpent egg Of seccs.
ee,x ~. ~ Sts ronGerons ar,namcut casily
=! Wiz, .na ~ 9i,sn ,r;ss3,cs into Tint c;ty
4'.a ,nH .rac+ enrcn1njnr a1onV m Their
.,~ara1 % ~ Sent,, ani} ,iestrnction dSriD.s nv
,s;t uooe =, rns hcrc on1 stnod On the precise
spot WaerS 'Ie n.ss W. ronnI te h. world
~ aaot ~ ,anst ;nnnd echoes in haiIthe homes Of
tas .ia ~ asset an.',4-v -
ooI nnon .1,,e ,,,infi Ind v,ev wort1, trnre1
Eto.u .nis XXI. ~ eaa Tic d.y uas as r,er-
tns lnanf uo ,.o,te.; ~ on 1s,rn;sc Tor mi Il,
feet rs Trough cfeateo 9n puaPoes ~ mo ~
hee ae NI % Pues.'as. s,aa 81 80 W., nridn a.
rent, and sumter eesnltuao - 10y t1y S7,nso r.
srred msEIo nave nohtsa ts1ou w ort ~ Tn.n;nr
appSarfu sut ~ ~, h1ua sea orr n,nns.
tora ~ a. pnnboats. @ M tues and vessels, armed aud
nnarmed, nile., tne n:f9o 3 f., Hmoa romai5es smH -
etateiy lnEinciolnss. shs ~ ~ go a"xndarna ~
me glory o. Ine nnsy au ,,, alI ~, ~ ..,,arcr
me army, Wnhe ~ tt ~ Nrth g. Nv ~, S,,1i;-
par , mas , othap ia,anJs and M tHe main in wero
vans and otneI ieAnus 4nn sns taio, 81 ,ys,Jct,
lines ol feDel pat1clles' t9tsi4oo1 ~ ~ nntn ~
was Mouitne, oenana ~ Maen ona1sn'a traons sae
tenfs ana qna9se1s o. We saeny ~: aoop.; -
On me WesI, oenlnu 1asae ~ 1nnr 3n,cs leu
othet oatlelles NJ ~ Me natH ~ :" tba ors ase,
across the wafer: ano apEssenus ~. ~ nsst 49, ~
is Boston rom 1naepenoeneae xn,,asr nas tn,ss n
patch IN chufcn lower, nnu sanhl5 .1aS T.; tnaa a
revealed by the glass, toSelnes VIII liz ;o.d foas
ofour cannon, 70 Nnen = nnss ~. stce & s KIT
near view would reveal picture o. nm ana n
dttolA1ion. Nne Oh teest oassSSs ~ ~ =
James Island, fronting onf OWL, coanpietcs t s .
the view On the west, Nal4s on tne soun "a. L.
tend our own delenses 1in ana Inc ~ h..oc
o. our nfaSs t1onps, uIntns " narforrninr
the varions duiies q emp. ~ nv ~, csHt.e e3iae
OF ue picture e'anoa sne ars nfd ~ cfanse
runs o. sumter, " M6 tEu6e4 a. tbnnas, W = nan
though Set gleat gusnsc, - ~, ~ hopTg ns Ns
not 1l1n Eum aenlts e0ltnr-onean nn retrpats nre so
oonuL1vg;ttI1 u';t1, H. d.a";. w1Ich nnr cannonad
covered "axa ~ n.ar thom tIet ;ts LITTLE parri
aEg nSs spseaa y, ~ .aTc rom ehnt md shel
son ol ln1antIy ale eato ar, aru n',v ana ieeT
uau Gnn ~ ~ h.sS nonrt3n- +rc,son from III
t,.g .aINea e1I1s IA ra,nrars should INV force o.
etunu .,tn .tta,,,s4 ~ ncc,nv r. hundred rebc
QUITE a aaep e.np1d ~ sanS iheir haii tIither and
4 x,f.x1 IL r4n$ 63Hf3fh
ana e !. ,wo'3d 1eet1nr nnr nssauitinv force
oens. ~ o.sa ie1rnS ssvnrsl rerfme1Is hnvt
ta5 rIta 1lo " ~ ,ei ;mnortant exnedition. ant
nnG;n% nnne If onr State troops lett, / pro
..aoIc5 tnrTard Stono inlet, and brought III
eee41 VEIL, t?T1 1s1an5 1'u syhere We have 1arge au
o,rent4, sn r1ly fnrcn feo' "AsAs ~ ''s7
: F1Tnaiis It;.rd ,r,s n nerfert iunn1e Of fores
tvn1 ~ 1s'n" naa,,r;ea 1v onr tronns. Init NOV
{ n.,is1 the 1iva naE ni1e~ and fhat WORTHLESS
uns t1,e ,,aS,,n4to Vii, here and thcre th
I
l. | SSi,et ,1haraEer ~ n,nn and nolnetfo nr
teaI nne.Sf, otfr t1e t p.,'s p rinr Pf the fores
4ou1I .1.a1; ~ - han,..;.,I fhe tvnc NJ II,
Ssen, Mo,th " 1oors Hn down 1 nn tle worthless pa
r rettn which Ia neither fuel nor lumber, hg
i rcitner ffuit nor beanty, and rots into tt
5Sn ELL irom ~, 9rosa " rnar - ia rcary f'N
nssn nna w eaat m ~ onnaren} n mc-1ess ac,cea
nc aass - tI,at 81 that Ch5riestn
= Vii ~ ~ t,tan from tI,e sea annronche
: end ~ the,efore % that liz land forces now her
may, ere iong' oe finn %are ,'redfCt r.. H.
3 aus9os iue es. ~ sas ~, W. bnre " Irir1 a1mo m
~ insnse due 1rb,.,, ensts }ha Gnre1,
% rat .ut1 ~ en,rIorotirnir rnrc fl,a1 INV othe
msat i1 Nv tyonefnrred ~ whsre Ii.
ean pG o. grester 1yts1; snd ,ozV nv ot1cnrs In
1s gencfaI among army anu nat{ oniIse ti.e ~ .n
q Gnarieston sannol ne .t4em n1a 'hoa III Gansr
lEat Ee go!oen lnoMcns W. tt,t VII ~ he H.
" uAuoAe Itee ecn taA1aNA e 1fass - ~ ~.
~ possessed so,uU men, 1e IalgAt, py l4e ".
N OF Coles lslanl, now held nJ tol, nulIls y
Y apd the Eth New 1ofS, nase su2laeA.s e
y the birthplace oi treason. tnoeea tneIe VI
o. time wen there were Dat elgnt Eu'ts cul II.
30 manding the channel 70 Gaal!eston- AZ ~
n time our 1ron'Giads mlgaG Easily naSe gons
q and caP1nftd the cary. nase psGn assat'
IN 3? both army anu navy olucess tAat ,l w u
d. did not come up 70 tlne aha e1peclaa,i,ion III y
OF dld 1ot 90 1ts paft IN NJ attaeas AelG ~ = -
= 1ood-nde OF fortune nao passed. aoa II
ds 100 late. =
be Gamofc conia ano Noulu natG noae -, !
1g work, but unfortunately he came, not VI
Instructions, at least WIN tne nnisGIsa @ !.
ue. pectetion, that he should, hJSt OF al, fedn
40 Sumter TO pile Of dirt. While he vas 9
70 ing this, Charleston Yves being fmpregnau
sss fortified. Before that he might have go
to in, aided BY the nayyi but now 1t Is impre
ol- nable. Why, therefore, should SO large
force remain here, and be kept from who
SO they might strike telling blows? why ~
fndeed, evacnate al these Islands, holdlf
FEerLaps, Gregg and Wagner, with single
m, vision of land troops, and our monitors
wv gunboats to flank any attempt to occupy t
s0 Soil We now possess; OF, should they oet
wv py, it weuld keep the force thus employ
away from those fields where during,
coming campaign the great blows are to
given and taken that will decide the fssu
nm This will release very large army from
wv activity, from tho unhealthfcst position b
pv any Of our troops, and will place th
$40 where they will be Infinitely more valua