Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-06
INTERESTING FROM PENSACOLA.
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS on SHIP AND SHORE.

letter in the New York Times dated United States
fgate Sabine of Pensacola, March 25, contains the fol-
lowing:
"About ten days ago, Msjor.General Bragg, (who is
in command at this place. fit to stop all commun.
cation between and the shore, and Capt OHarra, Of
Fort McRea word that il the Wyandotte did not
keep little further Off he would fire into her. Capt.
Adams wishing to avoid collision with them ke' ps
himself and us on board Ship Our supplies have been
cut off from Mobile, and the New Orleans steamer, in
passing in and out Of the harbor avoids our boarding
boat
Captain Adams addressed a letter to Mr.. Welles,
Secretary of the Treasury last Tuesday, and in it told
him that starvation stared us in the face and unless zoe
heard from him received reef in ten days from date
he Mould his oUn discretion about leaving THE
place. We all half rdtOns. We have plenty Of
money, but OF what is that to US now? Three days
ago transferred from the Brooklyn to this ship 50
troops and sent her to Key West and Havana Tor sup
plies.
ave expect her back in few days In the meantime
they may attack Fort Pckens and we have got to wade
through about 900 bayonets reinforce the fort wi
masked batteries playing from all quarters, IN con-
junction with hcRea and Birancas Is 1t not pleasant
picture to look upon? You must know there is an ar
mstice in existence between Bragg and Adams. Bragg
will not attack Pckens unless attempt to reinforce it.
We see troops going in every day from New Orleans,
Mobile and other places and see them at work erect
ing sandbag batteries &c. and here we are cooped up
like lot OF chickens, waiting for the administration to
do something Everybody in ship is disheartened,
and no wonder. You do not know one-tenth part Of
what have suffered lately They say the darkest hour
OF the night is just before the break OF day. it is pitch
dark with US just about this time.
"Three nights ago we heard the booming of cannon,
and saw lights passing and repassing on shore. We
beat quarters, called "Al hands out boats mustered
our companies and we're all ready to go the side
when the little Wyandote came steaming out to let US
know it was false alarm If | live hundred years
shall never forget the feeling had when was loading
nv revolyers We were all busy with thoughts
can you, aud for about ten minutes hardly any
thing was heard the tick tick, Of Colt the dull
hud of a rifle ramrod. We did all little vsluables
up and directed each with letter for friends at
home in anything disagreeabe might happen to
while attempting to reach the fort. We have on board
nearly 600 men, with grub enough to last about
ten or twelve days longer We have about thirty days
water on board We bought most of that here before
communication stopped at the rate of six cents per
gallon"
Lieut.. Gilman one OF the officers at Fort Pckens ar
rived at Washington on Wednesday, from Pensacola,
having left there on the 3lst of March Ii ia said that
he states that achievements had been landed from
TIE Brooklyn any other vessel but that she had goue
TO Key West for Supplies He states that the Confeder
ate troops were arriving there in large numbers and in
a few days they would have five thousand welprovis-
toned troops BE says impossible for the govern
ment land troops Fort Pckens without the Confed
authorities knowing it, and whenever they attempt
it hostities will at commence. He says he nat
large numbers Of troops toe route for Pensacola that
Gen Bragg will not wait the action of the Washington
government much longer before they commence opera
tons He says the impression there that Fort Pick
ems abandoned. Such assurances were given out
there-N Herald