The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-30

Fort Morgan Is a much older work than Fort
Gaines, and is far better constructed. Il was
built for the defense Of Mobile By, aud was
erected on Mobile Point for that purpose. It Ia
very etroDg work, its only weak POin', IL Il can
bc said 70 have any, being on the land side. It
occupi tho site Of Fort Bowyn, work noted Ia
the war OF 1919. BY direct iro the fort Is nVu-
nrrable 1t having no casem ties IN the outer walls,
which are protected By glScs of sand, ia which
all the shot aud shell in the world could bo ln-
nocently buried. Tho guns are mounted en- bar
bette, aud In the centre OF the works are bomb
proof quarters. Throwiny shell over and drop
ping them inside the work would do no damage
to the defenders as the troops have only to keep
away from tho ares-snd they have no occasion
to be there, for no fighting is expoc'ed to be done
there. Tue following, from Mobile paper. Is
interestinR:-
ave take II that in o stsDd-oG iight OF the
sort, twenty wOoden Ills, even " tn the help Of
three iron. clads will he no IN Stch for the heavy
| ordnance, the sand Aud shell, and gallaurrY Of
| Fort Morgan. Our brave boy in that work have
been wal ing three long yeats il patient ilacti1
tor the stirring scenes in which their cOmrade- in
| arms Rt Other points have participated. The Yam
kcU admiral seems disposed to gra ify their desire
| for fleshiUg their maiden swords aud testing
] their heavy artillery practice on real aud lViog
targets. They have oeen carefully and we'll in-
dI EIngu,htd tor scienItc aud prac cdl skill aud
| they have as pre- ty n cIaIce for u heautifal
| night, and Tor winning glory, AS could pDSSi ,lY
be Offered to ga liant soldiers. Let the rom ;nber
that the idea vi Gaukoe naval and ganbOAt irwin
| ctDiIty hab long bInce teen eX plOded; Ihgt tue
tOIis III Charleston hHrbOT whipped, and disabled,
and OtCve OH nine Ut the Yankee MVinctOle
monitors, anu that one heavy shot, fairly hitting
mUnt " tuTret, jars IL ~ that II Will not tArn,
aud ITS guns aIe thus rendered useless, AS { Il
the wooden ships every eucOanteT il ths var n ~
proved that land battery, well served, can ways
whip them. Fifty meu IN IA four gun IaEt ry dt
Sabine Pass beat Yaukre 90 ddr 20, sinking and
| capturing some, aud taking more prisoners th "a
| double the humber Of tho gaTri,ou. Ii any IN a
! feels any of tnat awe of tue Yankee navy VIII ca
| used TO be generally prevalent, aud which nov mas
Its depressing effects upon OF tho officers 40
! we're brought up gu its decks, lot min remem Oer
| Genoral Mngruder In Galveston Bay, who armed
two or three old nigh pressure stcamOOats, ma 10
! TampGIts Ut cotton bales IN 90 deep, aud theu
| boiuly sailed out aud attacked, Captured, sunk,
| and dispersed u Yankee squSdIOn. Nor t0ry u
the glorious example OF the laInented fIllepigue
/ At Fort MvCree, Ia tho hArDOr at Pons iCJl {,
! who, with ID sand battery mounting tWJ 5.incn
/ guns, whipped the Yankee steam ships tue X oh-
/ n1Ond and tue Niagara. Tae garrison at Port
! MOIgan should lake courage from these exam
pier, and II they serve their guns c1Olly and
! bTaveIy, they have AN opportunity Of wearing the
( brightest lHliIeIs OF this war"
IL would beem from the above that the X .bels
! deemed the work impregnable aud easily do
tendeo. IL wAs named after Brixauicr- Gener ii
! MUFgsh, OF Revolutionary fame. IL was Seiztd
by tie Reusl Alabana trO IpS on Jduuary 4, 1861
ana was inmudia ely gar isUned by them uadeI
! ORDERS irCm she Governor of the State. Prepara-
tiOns Ntre then being made ~ repair the Shatf,
! snd the work had actually commenced. The
structure had cot the UniIed Stats ~ l,2l2,5j2.