Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-04
The -pefenses 81 lllehmond.

RieiImond l. dcfehsied bY q seriea Of for
liiieasions 81 tlle most elaborate canssfac.
tim, and, erected under the engineering
akiii ofsaeh men - Bsaaregafd. Lee, John.
stoa, nslA other pspmintna Ofscers In the
Febel serslee, rho. lg he way. learned thrir
psefseeisa through she literallsy ef shs GOV.
sznns0s thsy sesk Is esltsy
rHnBR. afsaf d. wahxa
They hare eaV.assts g Is 4feefezi three siis.
tinct lines ef' defensive works, s4leh - fegS
mi,lable IN its character - u Is ps4sihie 20
be made, and 90 constructed that the Ill ct
one woald not iavulye the ioss of sheatisars.
The NvorlSs are of saa8h-whick has bsefi
proven the bert lnslefiM ssr fbfti6catiana--
of great extent, upon positions natnrnliy
| strehg. rsioantsd With 0gsinanse Of the keas-
lest eaIiher, and on the whole, are truly
! furmidatie, ~ viii be .pfovea should an -
saait H1son xhcm be ssksis The reports oS
rebel deseFters, spies from our ewn Haes,
aud escaped prisoners from Libby, ail aeree
Ia the statemsnt thai The defbnses Of Rieh-
Hhopd are of tlse MOST extensive character,
The Janlss River is de1UHded with every
appliance which isaman ingenuity or the
IIlast PfaloaRd engineering skill can devise.
Fort DaFling naHy be considered IL prlasfs
pal battery. and fhis h really f6rrniAatIo.
situated as lf u apan Drasys Biuff oct q
the reach ef tlle kans ifuin cur monitaFs ar
other cFHff. and aleDleteiy ifnpreRnabie %
naval attack. Besides this fort, thsre are
minor points upoa the hanks Of the risgr,
which viii prove almost ~ disslruit 20 take
as F0rf Daring.
Thefe sFs toFpedees almsst lHnamefable
witlsin the vicinity of RehmanA, whieh ara
pianted x;th the iiiisnIiop % cauao The -iass
alediate destruction of any gnaboafs which
might possibly force their way shove Port
Darling There are ai$e 0bstraetioHnl IN TIE
river, aenkisting OF snnksn elafxes. eanal-
keats, aud other vessels, which slasi casize
snnediate SseIay 10 the sttempt q my hos
tile ycssei 10 pass up, aud daFing which guns
could be brpnght 20 bear HPen the eppreach.
ing crait, which, by their Rlangiag ire
would almost Instantly cripple, Il 6ot siflk
her, The channel Of The Jaa1es i exccsd-
insly t0rta0as Indesd IL sisis respect ~
equal eaH scarcely be ioslsd % tbs eepti-
nent. .sess S.ss
The portion % the river within tho eees
ms country ~ 10 speak. on thal part ehish
Is naturally sapable nf delrHse hy iasfieacies
Of The elaannei. 4 30 formed that sRy hostile
feet would stsnd basl p0er ehepce H u
we're not possible 30 keep the basks cf the
river well deiandea, and even thee 4 i rot
ilapFobabls that tao tsfped1ef anA hsF y.
ferasMl appliances would pefipein shclF Es'5k
g the hiddine ef even d solitary ihdiy3dnaL
ThsFstoFe II Z eonjectnFsd that he navai
approach 10 Richmond hy the James AiseF
- not practicable.
The iine Of the Peninsula L quite g inss
prsgnaole - the highest engEnearieG el<Il
can make it GsneFal w. f.@-fsI{s -
6lnith e glQging npan CHS line. Il e cers
sean fhst Ne rilll iapet with tie mosf fsrFs 1.
aafia obssFuttioEs. and & + not k:,pps,sad
filns V vii ~ mere tbhn rasaaoe ske sehel
eabifal flpHR shis hpint -. - . Z.
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sorsl Iispeiglek, % his lata rsld kese
heps ssesldsd s. tAs nartll;wsst sIsplssek e
th Fl 81 capital. - alsa llle sFenNag lse q
ihn fl1fsle b 8 IIsiale fl,ss .sflT fizsz efl.
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