South Carolina. ? Works at Georgetown harbor Works at the mouth of the Santee, at Bull's bay, and other inlets between Georgetown and Charleston. Works at Stono inlet Works at St. Augustine, (estimate of engineer department) Works at Key West and Tortugas, (estimate of engineer department). Works at Charlotte harbor, Espiritu Santa bay, Apalachicola, Apalache bay, St. Joseph's bay, and St. Rosa bay, (estimate of engineer department). Comprising conditional works, the necessity for which will depend on the creation of artificial harbors, canals, great naval depots, &c.; arranged in geographical order. Works on Barnstable bay to cover Cape Cod canal. Works on Buzzard's bay to cover Cape Cod canal. Works to cover artificial harbor in Martha's Vineyard sound. Works on Newport News, on Craney island, and on Nasaway shoals, to cover naval depot in Burwell's bay. Works to cover proposed new outlet of Albemarle sound. TABLE E, Exhibiting the cost of certain projected fortifications for the sea-coast defence; the forces necessary to protect them on the supposition that there were no fortifications; the forces necessary for perfect security with the aid of the projected defences; and the expense of the troops in both cases. Comparison of the forces necessary to defend the places with and without the projected works. Expenses of the troops kept under pay with the proposed works No. of troops necessary without forti No. of troops required with the projected works. Expense of the troops kept under pay without fortifications. 10,000 150 1,500 1,650 8,350 10,000 10,000 $2,500,000 $22,500 285 3,845 $375,000 4, 130 $397,500 3,042, 369 5,870 2,500,000 10,000 10,000 42,750 961, 250 275 5, 125 5,400 1,004,000 6,077, 365 4,600 2,500,000 10,000 10,000 41, 250 500 1,281, 250 8, 206 8,706 1,322,500 1,294 1,121,000 2,500,000 10,000 10,000 75,000 150 2,051,500 2,010 2, 160 2,126,500 7,840 1,516,000 10,000 2,500,000 10,000 22,500 250 Norfolk.. 2,180 502,500 525,000 2,430 7,570 3,869, 025 10,000 10,000 2,500,000 37,500 505, 000 550 Charleston. 3, 610 4, 160 542,500 5,840 824, 426 2,500,000 10,000 10,000 82,500 902,500 300 Savannah 1,500 1,800 200 732, 367 10,000 2,500,000 10,000 45,000 200 375,000 New Orleans. 1,360 985,000 420,000 1,560 8,440 961,529 2,500,000 17,000 3,000 30,000 340,000 350 2,740 3,090 370,000 6,910 4,250,000 52,500 685,000 737,500 Total number of troops necessary without fortifications. Total number of troops required with the projected works.. 200,000 100,000 * Supposing all to be militia, serving six months, and costing in the average $250 per man. Expense of the regulars for six months, at $150 per man. Expense of the militia for six months, at $250 per man. Expense of regulars and militia TABLE E, exhibiting the cost of certain projected fortifications, &c.—Continued Expense of defending the above-mentioned points during a cam- Difference Total cost of the projected works.. Difference. $26, 750,000 8, 430, 500 18, 319, 500 21,767,656 3, 448, 156 N. B.-In one campaign of six months the difference of expense between the two systems will amount to within $3,448,156 of the whole cost of the projected works. The expense of the troops as above supposes the regular soldier to cost $300 per annum and the militia soldier $500, officers included in both. No estimate can be made of the enormous contingent expenses in assembling, or ganizing, and providing militia forces, of hospitals, waste of property, loss of time, &c. This estimate is undoubtedly below the truth. The forces under pay necessary for defence, with the proposed works, consist of peace garrisons. increased by a proportion of militia, the residue of militia under pay being stationed upon the line of approach of the enemy. Exhibiting the amount of militia force that may be concentrated at Boston, Newport, New York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Baltimore, Charleston, Savannah, and New Orleans, successively, from the 1st to the 11th day; each day's march being computed at fifteen miles; founded on the census of 1830. Days. Boston. Newport, R. I. New York. Philadelphia. Norfolk, Va Baltimore, Md. Charleston, S. C Savannah, Ga. New Orleans |