, 1861-05-10
From Fort PIckenss
Correspondence New Orleans DeltA,1

Last evening boat was sent over by Com.
Iograham from the Yard to Fort Pickens with
O constable, VINO bore q warrant to arrest the
man who robbed the Tenneesef an at Pensacola
the Island Sailing Mister Pearson had charge
Of the boat. On nearing The wharf at Fort
Pickers the sentinel cAlled out ssto ccme to-
until an officer vas called Lieut. Slemmer
came out Of the fort and Capt Pearson com-
municated the purpose Of his visit. slemmer
replied that they were not pollce officers. The
constable replied that he was aware of that
that he, however, Was police officer and
wished to know II he could execute the war
rant On Santa Rosa Island, which was portion
Of the State of Florida slemmer then report
I'd to Col Brown the object Of the eonstable's
Visit, and CoL Brown, through his Adjutant,
reported that there was no such man there al
described in the warrant. The condatt Of
these officers left, however, very decidedly
untavoraole Impression as to their honesty.
md good faith, and Strengthens the suapicioh
that the man who was 50 myeteztopbly rowed
the United Stascs. This circumstances has Ii.
duced Gen Bragg to direct strict vigtlaues
on the part Of the of1ce1s Id command at the
Navy Yard and ut Pensacola a hay police has
been organized, consisting Of two small steam
efs and TWO sailing vessels, under Command
CT Repshaw, to guaTd the entrances to the bay
and prevent any ship or hoa.k # i'm crossing to
the island or coming in or .kulne ont et The
bay. Ali yessels esteiing tks haI Dor are for.
hidden to hold a1J Intercourse with the Uni
ted States squadron, under penalty of a1rest,
detention and PERSECUTION. That squadron
stlll maintaans It's position off the ls1and
There are six ships within fall view frem the
Navy Yard. They are the Sabine, the Brock.
I'm, The Pewhatan, the Wyandutte, the Sup
ply and large transport either the Atlantic
or Illinois.
Last night there was severe blow of land.
md INDUCED the hope that they would bs
compelled to 60 to sea. but this morning they
~ant fa d first class hurricane on the island, or
regular norther that would drive them !.
good distance of into the GalE ,Wo are iii
anxious to hear 1t the suuadron has received
orders to blockade this harbor. It Is good
p!aca to begin stgame. The stirring events
n the bosceE States, aud around the Federal
Capital, have, q course> excited great Interest
among our troops here. Many 0t our young
soldiers, especially those Of Virginia stock, are
very eager to Join an expedition to the border,
Thsy are imp 4tient under the delay Of opera
tions here, and appIehend that they may miss
chance Of taking q hand IN the field opera
tions in that section. But In ali this they ere
unreasonable, as" young soldiers usually are,
General Bragg's army h NO larger than it ought
to be to protect this place 1t1ught not to be
reduced man. It would bs the greatest folly
imaginable to leave such an enemy In our real,
and to expose to &>zauls and capture 80 valua-
bic point ~ this, which Is desiined to be the
great naval station Of the Confederate States !;
Where twenty millions ot dollars have been ex-
pended in docks, machine shops, extensive
buildings, and at the sppurtenRnces Of fa naval
yard, arsenal, DC, When We h8ve reduced
Plckens, q email force viii be sufficient to
hold the place against the whole navy Of the
United States ! repeat, therefore, that it
would be 8 great inoiscrstion to reduce the
force Of the Confederate States now here. The
young men who desire to ba relieved from
service here ought not to be eucour ged by
their friends ut home, especially ~ it Is quite
apparent that not many days can pass before
great mlhfortene to our young men to be ab-
eens- The railroad to montgomery viii be
+. finished in the course Of this week, and then
| tue geess obs acle in the way Of the operations
| will oa zenaeysd.
Last night there was great Stir On Santa
Rosa a great many lights could be seen on
the Nlana, aud much work was going on.
WHAT could be the matterf Yesterday a
steamer Of war was seen TO come up from the
Gull and to communicate with the squadron.
ehs carried SIX or eight gums They have
been engaged on the island cutting down
| tFees, Is if to make lane ior the broadsidee
Of the bhlps- AL their movements Indicate
| apurpcss to practice here the vau uda1[sm which
WIS perpetrated At Norfolk and Harpes'8 Fes
|
! hops to destroy. 1t ts not improbable tha;
I the stea1nur. which communicated with the
i leet brought orders to That effect Their bar.
| barisma will bring their own punisment.. They
| will reduce the. amount: for which the South
! will have to account in gsneral settlement
| snd division Of the asaets Of the old Union,
and will lend fury and foree to the Teta1ltatior
which khasduth will inhtct. They viii arouse
passions :wnich will give this. war Ill the tea
lures of i strife :betwesa. barbarous tribes.
There will be no quarter given TO that gar1i
son, If our volunteers should eTer get on ts1at
/ Inland, should they add to their other enorna1.
ties that OF a wanEon destruction nEproperty
not used for war purposes, aud Rhich j. alto
getheF defencaleA8. 3.
The two deserters from Fort Pfckens are
here In the charge OF the Iouisiana Regiment.
| They represent the fort as By no means strong;
| that the ,Nall4 sra weak and cracked, and tha|
/: great portion ii the garrison are llsconteut,
ed and complain that they have beea decetv.
ed; that they never enlisted to engage In hos.
! Hltles against the American peope ~Wemus1
| not BE- decetved by such sssurRnceA General
/ Bragg intends to make his arrangements as Il
+ every man In that fort Was hero and Her
cnles, aud then TO conquer or destroy them.
Alarm olf ;the nsbsls. j..
] Travellers from the so1fh-rba1s ars nofa
/ few OF them-ssy TINT Jefferson D1yts and tfe
brother conspirators, notwithstanding thail
btavodo, are exceedingly alarmed a. tae trs
! meudous preparations Of the. government fol
N2fs Ths unxntmity of ths people OF tha he4
gt&tes-the failure Of the 4eeession{sts to CARY
the!r point In Maryland and dMissourt-and the