Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-25

The Pensacola correspondent: OF the Mobile Advertiser
writes, May "a:
one thcuaad troops fiom Georgia and ALBANIA have
arrived Wi hin the last tSeltyionr hours They are, for
tb3 present sta iOlCd at this poiC thousand more
VI arrive bv The trains tOught aud to-morIO~ morning
Can. NcMckeu, Assistant Qlartermlsier General at
this OIL G., informs me that the Coltneutls, Of Mobile
viii arrive by tue first tran without accident. Io.Jiou
OF th,ir regiment now here, aud quarters are assigned
for the whole command.
All doubts about the blockade OF this por. are no"
ii.D slt Is stern reality. boat from the squadron,
under bite deg aud bearing officers of the L. )
NAVY arrived &C the nayy-ysd late last evening, and
gave Gen Bragg official net hcatou OF the fact
There ere or were yes,eriiy four snail steamers IN
the II : solsdrou. Tao Of them have been plying in
IN, direction of the East Pass all OF today. They ale
p !er,v ia fear OF light Ss,ls evadEg the ilocGld-,
aud comirg through that narrow aud shallow sound
Perhaps hs, steamers 90 Ike par. II the blockade
OF Mobile the saucy little devils.
Pensacola. NAV IS -Pr,siaout Davis and Hon ; A
MALLORY Secretary OF tbs N.vy arrived il Pensacola by
las nights train.
TO-DAY tk,y are on visit 20 General Brlggs camp al
Warrir .trn q. ,huuceting salute is now being fired
from Tue Confederate batteries in honor OF their pres
euce
The ctv is in state Of hlrous excitement in conse-
o1euce If the visit Of the distinguished Chief Of the
southern Coufderacy President Davis and Secretary
Mallory will return 70 Montgomery by to-a'ghTs
Jrsu,
somewhat ded and carcworn as might vel be the case
urd p he constant pressure OF his official resQon
sibi-es
The Mobile Ccn,iueut,ls, Capt. Katchum, have ar
rived All in fne feather, and eIicring much admir-
ton.
A correspondent Of the New York Tines writes from
tho United States 81 p Powhatan oil Fort ckens May
lob.
There is now no use in corcearg the fac' that the
cbt here will be Ct the most desperate OF the war
oar preparations are progressing rapidly and fully just
v Ms In the opinion that Fort Pckeus is almost impreg
rabe Bu, the gigantic strides making by Braggs con-
maud NAV well prevent from anticipating quiet cap
ture of the uavyyard and bar aJcas the possession OF
wi ch j. necessary TO the end Of bo,thes in these
PARTS Now It the best authority that inform you
that the Sec on.ss ashore muster l000G available
fighting men, Notwithstanding previous estimates. They
are SC Uttered for miles around, aud have some OF the
est officers in America to regulate their movements
Trere are ~ least six batteries that may open fire
Prksns nov concealed and Of the exact places
in which thew are situated OF find out -
The skil Of three United States military and naval ct
Gers has been concentrated TO make these most powerful
aud Cummings Point Iavages on Sumter iudoete what
a hidden battery may 30. Let It be distinctly under
stood then that on land ~ present the seccssiOulsis
number az least FIVE times than the Federal troops
Take al OF our available from the ships and you
cannot make % one-tEird of our enemies strength
There have been serious rpedimens too, placed in the
water within eight DAYS and it IL Low very doubtful
whether forts lett OUT ships could - up 20 the Yard
Then Montgomery and Warrington are connected by
tie iron railway horse and reuOrcemeuts may be pour
/ ed IT,"