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Pea creek (United States) (search for this): article 1
The harbor is perfectly land-locked, and the roadstead very capacious. There are excellent positions within for repairing, building and launching vessels, and for docks and dock-yards in healthy situations. The supply of good water is abundant. These properties, in connection with the position of the harbor, as regards the coast, have induced the government to select it as a Naval station, and a place of rendezvous and repair. The upper arms of Pensacola bay receive the Yellow Water or Pea river, Middle river and Escambia river, eleven miles from the Gulf. Santa Rosa Island. Santa Rosa Island is situated east by northwest by south fourteen leagues, and completely shuts out Pensacola from the sea. It is so low that the sea in a gale washes its top. It is not more than one-fourth of a mile wide.--The west point of this island is at the mouth of Pensacola bay. The latter is not over one and a quarter mile wide. Fort Pickens. The principal means of defence to the mou
Fort Pickens (Florida, United States) (search for this): article 1
west point of this island is at the mouth of Pensacola bay. The latter is not over one and a quarter mile wide. Fort Pickens. The principal means of defence to the mouth of Pensacola bay and the naval station is Fort Pickens. This fort isFort Pickens. This fort is a first class bastioned fort, built of New York granite, and situated on low ground on the east point of Santa Rosa Island. Its walls are forty-five feet in height by twelve feet in thickness; it is embrasure for two tiers of guns, which are placedly covers the navy-yard, and in case the latter is held by the Federal authorities, it would not hold out long against Fort Pickens. The bar on the exterior of the Bay is three miles distant, and beyond that there are no facilities for a hostile flee fort is not complete, but a sufficient number of guns are in battery to make a very good defence in conjunction with Fort Pickens. Below this fort is a water battery, which mounts some eight or ten guns. The interior of Fort McKee is provided wit
Santa Rosa Island (Florida, United States) (search for this): article 1
st, have induced the government to select it as a Naval station, and a place of rendezvous and repair. The upper arms of Pensacola bay receive the Yellow Water or Pea river, Middle river and Escambia river, eleven miles from the Gulf. Santa Rosa Island. Santa Rosa Island is situated east by northwest by south fourteen leagues, and completely shuts out Pensacola from the sea. It is so low that the sea in a gale washes its top. It is not more than one-fourth of a mile wide.--The west poiSanta Rosa Island is situated east by northwest by south fourteen leagues, and completely shuts out Pensacola from the sea. It is so low that the sea in a gale washes its top. It is not more than one-fourth of a mile wide.--The west point of this island is at the mouth of Pensacola bay. The latter is not over one and a quarter mile wide. Fort Pickens. The principal means of defence to the mouth of Pensacola bay and the naval station is Fort Pickens. This fort is a first class bastioned fort, built of New York granite, and situated on low ground on the east point of Santa Rosa Island. Its walls are forty-five feet in height by twelve feet in thickness; it is embrasure for two tiers of guns, which are placed under b
Buras (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): article 1
s in which they are respectively located, and are now in possession of the secessionists: FortificationsLocation,GunsCost of Construction and Repairs.Cost of Armament. Fort PulaskiSavannah150$923,859138,032 Fort JacksonSavannah14125,00011,880 Fort MorganMobile1321,212,556104,475 Fort GainesMobile8920,00066,473 Fort MaconBeaufort, N. C.61430,00048,920 Fort CaswellOak Island, do87571,22172,711 Fort MoultrieCharleston5475,30148,732 Castle PinckneyCharleston2543,80923,905 Fort St. PhilipLouisiana124203,734101,980 Fort JacksonLouisiana150817,608123,669 Fort PikeLouisiana49472,00135,520 Total9354,925,089777,248 Total cost of the above 11 fortifications. $5,702,337 Pensacola and its fortifications. Pensacola bay has rare properties as a harbor. It is now accessible to frigates. The bar is near the coast, and the channel across it short and easily passed. The harbor is perfectly land-locked, and the roadstead very capacious. There are excellent position
Fort Johnston (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 1
first-class fortification, of a hexagonal form, built of massive Northern granites masonry, having two tiers of guns under bombproof casemates, and one tier of guns en barbette. It is situated at the entrance of Cape Fear river, two miles from Smithville. Its armament consists of twelve 32 pounders, twenty-two 24-pounders, four 18-pounders, four 12 pounders, three field-pieces for flanking defences, six flank howitzers, six eight-inch howitzers, (heavy,) two ten-inch mortars and two Coehorn mowork of the covered way, as these portions now bear directly upon the channel, which has shifted from the east to the west snore.--New platforms for these guns will require to be constructed. The battery Johnson, mounting ten guns, Situated at Smithville, with a magazine, is auxiliary to Fort Caswell. Resolutions passed by New York. The New York Legislature has passed the following resolutions: Whereas,The insurgent State of South Carolina, after seizing the post office, custom-h
Savannah (Georgia, United States) (search for this): article 1
far been seized by order of the Governors of the States in which they are respectively located, and are now in possession of the secessionists: FortificationsLocation,GunsCost of Construction and Repairs.Cost of Armament. Fort PulaskiSavannah150$923,859138,032 Fort JacksonSavannah14125,00011,880 Fort MorganMobile1321,212,556104,475 Fort GainesMobile8920,00066,473 Fort MaconBeaufort, N. C.61430,00048,920 Fort CaswellOak Island, do87571,22172,711 Fort MoultrieCharleston5475,30148Savannah14125,00011,880 Fort MorganMobile1321,212,556104,475 Fort GainesMobile8920,00066,473 Fort MaconBeaufort, N. C.61430,00048,920 Fort CaswellOak Island, do87571,22172,711 Fort MoultrieCharleston5475,30148,732 Castle PinckneyCharleston2543,80923,905 Fort St. PhilipLouisiana124203,734101,980 Fort JacksonLouisiana150817,608123,669 Fort PikeLouisiana49472,00135,520 Total9354,925,089777,248 Total cost of the above 11 fortifications. $5,702,337 Pensacola and its fortifications. Pensacola bay has rare properties as a harbor. It is now accessible to frigates. The bar is near the coast, and the channel across it short and easily passed. The harbor is perfectly land-locked, and the r
Fort Morgan (Alabama, United States) (search for this): article 1
ere verbal criticism, to purge himself of what all gentlemen and men of honor must consider a breach of faith. The forts already captured. The following named forts have thus far been seized by order of the Governors of the States in which they are respectively located, and are now in possession of the secessionists: FortificationsLocation,GunsCost of Construction and Repairs.Cost of Armament. Fort PulaskiSavannah150$923,859138,032 Fort JacksonSavannah14125,00011,880 Fort MorganMobile1321,212,556104,475 Fort GainesMobile8920,00066,473 Fort MaconBeaufort, N. C.61430,00048,920 Fort CaswellOak Island, do87571,22172,711 Fort MoultrieCharleston5475,30148,732 Castle PinckneyCharleston2543,80923,905 Fort St. PhilipLouisiana124203,734101,980 Fort JacksonLouisiana150817,608123,669 Fort PikeLouisiana49472,00135,520 Total9354,925,089777,248 Total cost of the above 11 fortifications. $5,702,337 Pensacola and its fortifications. Pensacola bay has rare p
Indianapolis (Indiana, United States) (search for this): article 1
ing up some Virginia funds, with which to pay for his ticket. Lieut. Talbot is a native of the District of Columbia, but was appointed from Kentucky, in May, 1847, to the post of Second Lieutenant First Regiment U. S. Artillery.--He is a graduate of the Kentucky Military Institute. The date of his commission as a First Lieutenant of the Regiment, is September 22d, 1848; his rank in the Army is that of Brevet Captain.--Petersburg (Va) Express. Message of the Governor of Indiana. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 11.--Gov. Hammond's message relates mainly to the state of affairs. He says, the law for the protection of the ballot box against fraud is defective. He recommends the passage of a law inflicting heavy penalties for illegal voting. He recommends the establishment of a sub-treasury system, to prevent loss from the depreciated condition of the securities upon which our Bank circulation is based. He says the strength of the Federal Government rests in the affection of the
United States (United States) (search for this): article 1
ongress has exclusive and sovereign authority to legislate on all subjects whatever, in the common Territories of the United States; and while I certainly shall never, directly or indirectly, give my vote to establish or sanction slavery in such Terid. This we did on Monday, the 10th. It was in these words: To His Excellency James Buchanan,President of the United States: In compliance with our statement to you yesterday. we now express to you our strong convictions that neither the constituted authorities, nor any body of the people of South Carolina, will either attack or molest the United States forts in the harbor of Charleston, previously to the action of the Convention, and we hope and believe not until an offer has be unimpaired; that it greets with joy the recent firm, dignified and patriotic special message of the President of the United States, and that we tender to him, through the Chief Magistrate of our own State, whatever aid in men and money may be requi
Virginia (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 1
men, with 14 pieces of ordinance. A portion of the Citadel Cadets, not on active duty, was also on parade, while the immediate vicinity of the school was lumbered up with fifteen or twenty pieces of heavy ordnance, gun-carriages, &c., ready for transportation and use. Meetings in Virginia. A meeting was held in Kanawha county Va., last week, at which, after adopting a resolution requesting the calling of a Convention, provided "that any act by it changing the relations of the State of Virginia towards the Federal Union, shall be submitted to the people." The following additional resolutions were unanimously adopted: That whilst Virginia, in all her acts and conduct has made more sacrifices and contributed more than any other State to form the Constitution of the United States, and to maintain the Union, she will not and cannot yield her just rights, nor sacrifice her honor, even for its preservation. That we are in favor of the preservation of the Union, if it can be
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