The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-04-17
Affairs az Pensacola.

The Philadelphia Inquirer has some extsaes
from private letter written by an officer On ~
United States steamer Brooklyn, off PensAcoA
March 10:
The frgate Sabine, soop ST. Louis, and IL
old Brooklyn are nov just outside the bar. Me-
an officer man has b, en- allowed to 20 ashoN
Boats, however, come of To US, bringing provk
ions. papers, &C. They give horr bic accosas
OF the state of affairs on shore. The troops thgy
represent as beihg An undisciplined. rough ~
disOrderly set OF men they number from thsss
to four hundred. They are going and comiag
all the time, and soon get tired of playing sodia
and after living on hard fare aud receiving -
pay, become Disguised and leave. The seces
sonists have possession Of Forts AcRae 81
Barrancas, and the Navy Yard. Fort McRss
an old Spanish fort and mounts but few gum;
Barrancas is small and round. with but . ~
guns Also From there up 10 the yard, there ~
six or eight small 81 Founders mounted on -
beach. These present the only obstacle 70 OF
entry. Fort Pickens is in possession Of the fed.
eral troops, and is likely to remain 80. Il hs
large, new fort, aud will mount 2i2 heavy gsna.
They have many mounted now as they require,
and it is in a most wonderful state Of deienss,
and capable of resisting an attack Of 5000 mea.
4
We can throw the troops we have on board b
there without any trouble. Il is Impossible IL
them to keep this fort from being reinforced
necessary. AL we want is the order TO enter ~
retake all the government property; We ccS1
do it in very short time in fact, don't think
they would attempt to resist US, for they ~
know we can shell the whole place without thsb
hurting Us much.
The feeling Of secession is not unanimeus =
the South by any means; there are plenty q
L Mon men here who assure US that they dan
not express themselves ashore, Tor their live
would be the forfeit. They are getting hearti5
sick and tired of il; business OF all kinds bsep'
ped, money scarce, and the working classes scss.
ally starving. There will be . reaction sooo, ~
the glorious old Stare and Stripes will again 6es
in the breeze. / wish they would bring this y
an is-ue-war or peace. am prepared for sith'
er. | say, support the Constitution and ealosos
the Federal laws If the people At the H9sh
could hear what We hear and see, they vouhsee
hesitate an instant
The feeling on this ship il eminenuy pstdees,
and we are all ready to spill the last drop q
blood that courses through our veins 70 dsleee
the flag and support the Constitution Of the Uni'
ted States; and il it should come to fight ~
country can depend upon this ship. 6ecssi'a
has no sympathy here. Everything is resdy
move at an instant, under banked 6res, 60
loaded, boats ready, arms distributed; and ~
is all the talk few of our shell would d tbea
deal Of good. The United States sssa14
Wyandotte came out to-day (she goes in end -
under flag Of trucel with news that Foss 3D.
ter is to be given up tomorrow; but there -
so many rumors flying about that you doptksss
what to believe. We are hoping that soos ~
sells will soon arrive with orders and Isteas-
We are down On ships rations and IN sBess.e
Of water-rather hard fare - from the eaqen
down, and without money.