, 1861-12-02

BALTIMORE, Nov. so,-Thc boat from Old |
Point has arrived, but brings no news later.
A great many ru1aors were flying about rtln- I
tive 10 the affair ut Pensacola. One story W:ls
that Fort Pickens had been taken by the retcls. |
Another that Fort Pickcns was victorious and |
that Gen. Bragg had hccn Killed. Another |
that after two days, hard fighting, great |
storm arose, and both parties had to Cease
firing,
Pensacola, taken from the Pensacola Observer
of the ..@s2d and sd 1t thus ANNOUNCES thu be-
ginning Of the fight:
Ii i've minutes past ten O'Clock this NOM
ing, Il heavy and continuous tire commenced
al Tie forts below. On which side it COM
writing {onc o'clock) the fire still continues,
and ve can only give the hope that the bonn
l,arslmcnt has opened i'll good earnest. We
shall publish the news Us fast as NC get it.
We learn from Il person Just from the N;v{-
yard that the fire was opened from Fort Pick
ems upon the Confederate steamer Times, and
| was returned by our batteries and forts. The
| G. s. steamer Niagara is trying to cross the
har for the purpose, of entering the harhoF: n
The excitement in the town Is intense: The
| business houses arc closed, and the house
| tors are crowded with Ill excited populacc."
The OJserer of the sd has the following:
| s1Thc firing, as nc stated yesterday, began
| fron Fort Pickcns. The whole Of their fire
Times, but will very little effect. The Times
| came III list night, and with tic exception Of
two or three little holes, made with rifle Shot,
she is unhnrt. This shows that their guns are
Of very inferior character, or that Col Brown
| and lis Yankees are all dFunk-ycry probably
the Inter- The steamer Nel1no Wns also i'll the
engagement with the Times, at the beginning
Of tie fire. Only one shot struck her and
that did not do much damage Tue Nslmo
went over to the mainland and 1ouna a.n !ne
| Billy Wilson's batteries, she gave them
! i couple Of shots, which were returned.
Tie tTlgate NiasaEa tried hard 10 come, but
her reception was too hot, and she had to back
The only loss of life that VIC can learn Of, is
that OF a private in the Louisiana regulars, and
the wife Of sergeant Of the Marine IN
Nayy ~ Yard ID "A gret v,ra nanx nt shot tnax and d
: we're worked all day, and must have told witt
| terrible effect upon the otherside. The great
, | est damage done was to one Of the ships ; which
yent1red too near one OF our batteries:
The editor then proceeds With a tltaue o
c abuse against the Yankees In general and Col
4 Brown il particular. He sptsaks OF the latte
-. | as follows:
S .tBut The mcancst and most eontemptib}'
act was the execution Of the threat made SOM
r time ago by that prince Of hardened seoun
, drrl: Harvey Brown, that he would not re
> t spccr hospitals. One shot WAS so we'll ai1net
7 Mt the building that it went through it, bn
!. | did no damage The mcanncss OF this ae
r places this blackguard below the lowest cut
throats and yagabonds Of New York;
The account then continues: !" At Is min
utcs to II O'Clock 1llis morning the fire opcnc!
: and still continues at avery brisk rate. Ptopl
are not so much excited as yesterday, and r
= to resist to the last extremity, if need be, bu
f. every one seems to place unlimited confdcnc
in our complete success. We hope tic BON
10 bardmcnt will now continue till the matter
at settled Hurrah for the Southern ConfedeEacy
a. Hurrah for little more grape!"
~ The Montgomery -1dlv'7iser of the Eth, say;
" ~, "For more than six months past the garrison
Ill Of Fort Piekcns and Pensacola have Glccd cac
other, making preparations for n deSpera
struggle. which taight ee commenced amy ~
g menf but the suspense is nov over The d.
so long wished for By our gallant voluntee
10, who have been compelled to pass the SUNNI
in comparative inactivity in camp, has arrive
T and the strength Of the fortifcations on eat
e. party wiz acknowledge the defeat. The wor|
'ur erected by the Confederate forces have dout
sc. less been constructed with great skill n
:sa e. care, and we should By this time hear th
DC DC they are in condition to stand the combin
'to to assaults OF the fort and Yankee feet. The
ful will be no clild's play on their side. 1t y
es. be no Hattc1as or Port Royal affair: The Co
cd: 1edcrates are too strongly entrcnched to e
RED tcrtain any idea Of succumbing to anyth1
a17 aId | like IN equal force How long the CONT
t Tue will last, no one can tell, but when it l.
~ uounccd that there is cessation Of hostlti
sea we hope to be able to announce that the f
M Of the Confederate States waves over the Wa
res of Fort Pickens-"
trly The Richmond Dispatch says an official d
ave ave Patch from Gen. Brgg, dated Tuesday mig
nay state - raaor1 foe+ Eoanc y r,fa d;ator
t r. from his gums, and that he is fully pEepa,
dic. for q renewal Of the fight. The editor al
tics that, ave have evcrJ confidence that Br:
e. will give Haryey Brown and his rnfIlans M
la5d a7 This is all there is in regard to the aft
lutp NO result Is gtseu.