The New York herald., 1864-12-14

al point opposite wallis cut, and about two miles
from II.
sridaway ia largo island lying parallel with the
main; Is Aoosi twelve miles from The city, and Is con-
necled with the land by bridges There s heavy
drsught Of water there
THE SAVANNAH RrvuR
10 the dividing line between Georgia and South Csro.
Ina II is formed by the Tugaloo and Ri0wee two small
streams which the south frontier OF North Caro-
lima and unite on The boundary between Anderson dis
trict South csrons, and Franklin county, Georgia.
Flowing IN general soubsouthcass direction, u forms
the boundaries between these ssses through the whole
OF It's subsequent course and enters the Atlantic near "
degrees latitude and 81 degrees west longitude ard
eighteen miles below Savannah city. The length OF tho
river exclusive of branches, rs Estimated At fcur hun
dred aud nfty miles navigation God from Nevrm
ber tiI June-Aboui eight mouths 10 the yelr Large
vessels ascend 10 Savannah and steamboats, Of ono hun
dred and any tons Eugusta. aboult~o aundred aud
,nrty miles, and smaller boass one hundred and hiIy
miles higher
on tbe Savannah river the bodies M tide swamp lands
are excessive and arc cultivated upwards Of twenty
miles from The brackish marsh up tbc river These
lands are considarod the valuable in the State 90
accoun, or hs.r growth Of Many Of the rico plau
ialIobs have picturesque appearance
Fort jackson 10 three miles below tho city.
wGsaw rot TAR from Savannah, 10 rsacnsd by an ntr
place has no connections nor Importance except is pror
imiiy 30 savannah
osabsw Ine. os the mouth the ogeecbss rivsr has
q depth or fourteen feet on the bar.
st. Cattarpoa channel has eight aud half feet on The
bar and 10 nos than two hundred yards vide
sapeo filet hss Gon eishieeo ., tweuty feet q
water
These three channels erd u Sonburv ard c&ner nsg
nacan places the sounds pot connected BY railroad
or navislbe rivers Win the interior. Dareu, en ibe
Altamaha river has Q suec inlet, with iairaea fosi
,hs bar called Doboy Inlet The place has no railroad
cs other eomuercA connection ~lth the inland osus
rHw APPROACH rr SRA.
ono ef ihn Cnou prisoners iist released ~ exchanges
tom savsn,sh relates lns Following concerning lbs
fo.Hcaops Of saysnnsb aud tho condition Of tna city,
General shermsos objective point
rbs trio down the savannah on truce coats deet
showed us tho rebel Qualifications At Fort jackson This
liver II that point IA lined with huge siege guns, from
lie boat tnlrty.sx. rnoT command ths chan
.e IN. river is biocKadci With heavy timhcrs laid
IN The shspo u a cs house, sheinssor o woch 70 oiled
with sloaas and brick apd these obslrucions are an
fastened g. cre another with heavy cable ohals leaving
only ouc pss-sse wss enough FOR boat, Just above
this enirarca lie two ron.oiaos pretty wsl manned
Above there al intervals torpoioes. Taer situation
10 known ~ tho ana pouted projection Of log sboui
lnches from the surface AZ place IN particular
there arc four Of these oss side ey side; these s point
down ihe river.
There man DO ~ or near shs fortifcs
tiors Tho guns be mounted rgh, % the bank
en then earhworks thrown up fos tho protection q the
mcu The magazines built the surface, and then
dirt enough thrown up q cover them. Az nrsl sight
they would seem 70 be tho spot look the guns but
the ,uus ore ten feet below tacsc earthwotks
on from tho river, bsf mile or more before yoi
reach Fort Jackson is extensive fort whether this
considered part o Fort Jackson could not ascer.
tain. II has been built er SINE for the weeds and
soegrsss tsyo Dieh that was iooklug
for fortnssuon. wonld rot notice u. Isboud Judge