Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-04-26

is said to be one of the finest on the At
lantic coast. being nearly land locked
and so large that 1t Is said that during
the war Of 1919. when the town was
Spanish and neutral. more than three
hundred square rugged vessels rode at
anchor in it at enc time DuuRg the
last war the eOafederates had possession
Of Fl Clinch. which stands at the mouth
ef Amelia river and commands the en-
srance TO the harbor. but one dark night
two Of our gunboats ran in behind Cum
berland island. which lies opposite the
fort. and came cut IN the harb0r above
their boosted stronghold. which so alarm
ed the occupants Of the fort they speedi-
" prepared to leave and made their es-
cape to Georgia as soon as darkness
again came Ever after the harbor re-
NAMED in possession Of the Federals.
On visiting the fort l found dead wag-
on marked. Massachusetts, Regiment,
and in cemetery not far away lie sew
eral Of the men who died there during
the war.
Ft. Clinch Is brick structure cover
ing about three acres of ground. CON-
menced before the war and never CON-
pleted- 1t was intended for very fine
fertilization. and its projectors idea was
to Ill the moat with sand. carrying it
up to the top Of the walls Of the main
structure, thus forming barrier where
balls would bury themselves and do no
damage; but the war proved that forts
constructed in accordance with the best
of theories were not Impregnable, and
that gunbOats were better than walls
so the work suspended before the war
has never been taken up again and is
not likely to be. The sergeant in charge
politely showed rs through the place,
exhibiting to our CURIOUS gaze all sorts
Of war-hke implements-guns. rifles,
earbines, swords, pixies. as well as grape
and canister, shells and cannon balls.
/ Cumberland island, referred to above,
is place Of interest. as on it Is the
handsome plantation Of SIX thousand
acres, presented to General Nathaniel
Greene by the people of Georgia, in rec
ignition Of his services as commander of
the army Of the south during the revo-
lutiOnary war. There Gen. Greene lived
for several years, and his wife and two
children are buried near the shore where
the grand old ocean sings its perpetual
anthem
Through the courtesy of Capt King
Of the customs service. the government
boat was placed at our disposal, and.
making up party from guests at the
Norwood house. we set out, one Monday
morning, for Dungeness, as the General
called his old home. The boat was
large and commodi0us, 4 swift sailer,
: and under the skillful management Of
our genial Captain. she sped across the
water Ike seudding bird. / tried In
vain to learn the nautical phrases which
dropped so easily from the lips of the
Captain and MS men, but only got laugh
; ed at for my blunders. for reefng and
lufhng and gibbing were all the same to
me, so l turned my attention to the huge
pOrpoises which were tumbling about il
: the water, often coming to the top tC
: elbow" Leaving the main channel our
boat followed the circuitous track of q
narrow but deep creek, which took u:
to the side Of the island where We land.
ed, and leaving the boat in charge of tn.
mate We started out TO visit the places
Of interest First We went to the fami
: ly burying ground, where, in addition
to the graves already mentioned, is tia
Of the father Of Gen. Robert E. Lee. 4
, plain white slab marks the spot. witt
: the following inscription SACRED t
= the memory Of Gen Henry f Lee o
70 Virginia, died March %, 1918, aged 65.
L While on visit to his companiOH-in
: arms, Gen Greene, be sickened and die,
: and Light horse Harry" sleeps "a
away from the sacred soil Of the Old Do
miniOn that he loved so well, while Gen
&c Greenes grave IS IN New England.
The estate descended to the heirs Q
4 Gen Greene, family named Nightin
J. gale. and was kept up by them until tn
) war took away their slaves and left ther
% with nothing but a plantation worth for
as ty thousand dollars Too poor to wor
le 1t, It never occurred to them to sel
le enough Of It to furnish means to vor
re the remainder, so they disposed Of it Al
~ at sacrifice and moved away. The I'm
ID old mansion which cost q fabulous sun
a. was partially destroyed by an accideuf
y al FIRE; the beautiful flower gardens, ii
u PRIDE Of Gen Greene, fell prey first /
3 an avzricious English gardener, WI
nc sold the plants whenever OppOrtunit
Il offered and next to Practical eolore
y man who plowed them up and plante
~ the rich ground with sweet potatoes
ne but the avenues Of oaks, centuries oil
y laden with their wealth Of moss. eoul
not be 50 easily destroyed So, too, wit
Is the olive trees. which reach a large 81
Of tbs-.