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20 years ago, but it was not until 1831 that the work was 

 commenced in earnest. In that year, Captain Mansfield (now 

 Col. Mansfield, of the U. S. Engineer Corps,) took charge of 

 its erection. It is a massive structure of brick, of which about 

 13,000,000 were consumed. The entire cost of the work has 

 been near a million of dollars, and was nearly 16 years in con- 

 struction. It has been pronounced by competent judges to be 

 one of the strongest and most perfect of the kind on the con- 

 tinent. 



Fort Pulaski is situated on the exterior or first line of de- 

 fence, and calls for an armament of 140 guns, mostly long 32 

 pounders, and requires a garrison of one company in time of 

 peace, two in time of war, and six in time of siege. The num- 

 ber of guns already mounted is 20, though every thing is in 

 readiness, and the works could be manned, the guns mounted, 

 and the whole place made impregnable, in a very short time. 



Fort Jackson, named after Governor James Jackson, is sit- 

 uated on the south side of the river, about three miles from 

 the city. It was projected some forty years ago, and a fortifi- 

 cation of moderate pretensions constructed which remained 

 through the war of 1812. Since that period several appropri- 

 ations for the work have been made by Congress, and the 

 structure has been much improved, still it is an unfinished for- 

 tress. Congress at its last session appropriated $20,000 to- 

 wards its completion, and the work on it will soon be resumed. — 

 Fort Jackson is situated at an important point for the defence 

 of Savannah ; and there is no doubt but that it will receive a 

 further and adequate appropriation from Government. 



Greene and Pulaski Monuments. — In March, 1825, the 

 citizens of Savannah, conceiving that the visit of Gen. La- 

 fayette to the city would afford a very favourable opportunity 

 for paying a tribute of gratitude which had been too long with- 

 held, determined to avail themselves of the occasion to lay the 

 corner stones of two monuments to be hereafter erected, the 

 one to the memory of General Nathaniel Greene, and the other 

 to the memory of Brigadier Count Pulaski. A committee 

 was appointed, and under their arrangements the corner stone 

 of a monument to " Greene" was laid in Johnson Square, and 

 one to " Pulaski" in Chippewa Square, on the 21st day of March, 

 1825, by General Lafayette and the Masonic Lodges. 



