The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-25

day, they had not returned.
FORT PIcKENS AND PENSACOLA.
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Relative Strength OF the Two Camps as
Seen Through an English EyegIass.
Extract from recent letter Of Mr. Russell to the Lon
BRAoGs HgADQUAITrRs-AN OLD cRMEAN ACQUAINTANCE.
Our horses are standing In the shade CT large tree
near the wharf, and mine equipped with saddle Of
ponderous brass work pommel and cante and
housings aud embsz cloth and mighty ssirrups Of
OF NJ iCs Inc e.ou'sss aas ever ed an army
in the leg than Marshall Pessie- or CaDrober or the
writer and as We logged along the Deep hot sand
leaahers we're quite comiortabe,, made himself and
mo somewhat uneasy On the score OF their adjust
mako So Hs na INTO e. saea e
yard to effect he necessary alterations The cry of
"Orderly" brought . smart, soldier looking young
up, and going away he touched his cap and said
81 beg your pare Ton, sir bat often saw you in the Cri
the Eleventh Russais and On the day Of the 18th Of O.
tober he wae following as he sa close after Lord Cardi
gan and Captain Nolan, when his horse killed under
him. AZ he tried to make his escape the Cosaacs took
him prisoner and for eleven months he in captivity
but was exchanged at Odessa "why did you leave the
that was permitted to leave In each regiment on the close
Of TIE wsr, and came away" "But here you are sol
diering again. eyes, sir came over here 70 better
cavalry regiments but nov am orderly" He told
me further that hls nAre WIS Montague and that he
from London" and WAS pleased 70 find his superior
officers epoko Of him in very high terms, although
could have wished thote who spoke 30 were own
service.
do not think thst any number Of words can give
through Them all and certainly found strs1ar reasons
thsn for disgusting the extraordinary Estenaents
%sels - r ss o e
Question Instead Of hundreds OF gur hsre are only
ten. They are mostly Of ANAL cs.ere, sud the gun
There are only Eve heavy guns in al the ks but the
mortar batteries, three in number, q which is I'm
ons W very they win
saDdbag and eafthwoks With the exception Of Fort Bar
ran as They are made after ali sorts Of ways and are
OF very different degrees Of efficiency. In some the
maea1nes NH come to speedy destruction; in others
hey are well made. Some Of the finest white sand
others arc and Ss wsn
9hers again. Gle very spacious, ard well constructed
rhe embrssures are usually made Of aandbags covered
with raw htoe to cave the cotton bags from the
effect Of the ire Of their guns. was amused TO OBJ
serve that oet Of these works had galleries In the rear
generally in connection with the magazine PASSAGES
which the constructors called "rat holcs and which are
intended az shelter to the men at the guns In case of
sbes falling insiee the battery They may prove to
have very different result and certainly not 90 de-
s'rabe IN military point OF view good traverses
rush for the 'rat hoe' viii not be very dnaed or In
proving TO tie morale every time bomb nurtles over
ihtm, and eol the damsee 10 lac magazines win be
enormous II the Ere from pickens IL accurate and well
several OF Inc pafferte8 not hniSh3d
ana the men, WHO ought 10 have been working we're
lying under the shade Of treea, g. epng or smokna-
long mhed, ,ore bearded fellows ia flannel shirts and
slouohsd hats unormless In all gave bright, we'll kept
al ms snd fesouto purpose We weot along so viz from
one battery 70 u Other visise. pe altogether, not
among which is Fort McRae Perhaps there NAV
,h.se mics along Inc extending iae deg
about enc and hale mile The mortar batteries are well
placed among h-ah wood quite out Of view to the FORT
=; dietaacts varying from TWO Thousand five hundred to
two thousand eight hundred yards and the mortars are
generally OF cabres nearly corresponding with our ten
Itch Several Of the gun batteries put on the
level Of the beach others have more and ons
s particularly well placed cloae to the White light.
houfe on raised plateau which dominates the sandy
already spoken. Fort Barapcas s an cd fort believe
o. Spanish construction, with very meagre trace
plain tain face towards the sea- protected by dry
Orch ana an ousFork, IN which, however there are no
guns: There 10 drswbridse IN the rear OF the work.
which simple parallelogram showing twelve guns
brick, anc the guns protected by thick merlons Of
ard bgs The cole advantage OF the ort 10 In its posi-
ou almost looks down into the classmates OF Pickens
opposite al iss weakest point, and it has fair com
nald OF .he sea entrance, but the guns are weak and
tnere are only three pie,es mouhted which much
mischief While was looking round there was an enter
ai;ins dispute gehg on between two men whom I
believe to haTe been officers, as to the work to be
CONVICTIONS hss his chief did not know his own bus
Lees ~ reie ence 20 some orders he conveying.
ACTUAL STRENGTH ssBEy FORCE
to ma to Dc st all sufficient for day moderate firing
aho many Of The thcs roughly cast and had deep
sngee from the noulds in their Sides very destructive
% ire guns as we'll IS TO accuracy the rear Of these
oatte' hs-among the pine woods and in deep brush,
are al &c Isegua amps, which, t. tie beat OF my be-
probably 5000 N aud about the batteries, the Navy
arc ana The saou' ns, and there aso informed
go ut Pensacola o1t doubt exceedingly that there
are as s1y az 5000 men, al tod Of elective strength
ancer the Command OF Gen Brsgg, It would be a mis-.
AXE 20 5espa 'nase Irreguars )ne OF the Mississippi
Aho fksd o'mpaignp g aad who looked though they
wcrc Ike lighting They haa no particular untfurms-
he efns'A WI oi:en be madebut they had pugnacous
pm hosn mts ana the payslual Of carrying their
!ro,n s4ors mo fleet, and every nan of them vac
"a HORNED familiar with the use Of arms Their tents
are nosy sna. I'd pad Cd the ridge pole pattern vita
SIDE D. 10 Keep 9 The 10 ssme battations thew
.s err g1,sty u Ire. Ia others they foloy ndiei
dual VI company caprice The men use green boughs
.s u o1 poor fellows cid 10 tbs old bot dsss
IA BUG IL, and many Of them bad benches and seats
before her doo's end the luxury Of bearded oors to
s'eep upac.
BRAGG IN nis cosrgR NAME
ia coun:ry Though ehicb was most uninter-
estDs, tbick brentwood pine eprpgng out OF
aeeS ssho, aeie aud there nnl)ah and eome dirty
So eal-ai as na- as oi'Chwater Ga our return we
? ted at re Generals quarters ! bad left note for
iecvb to my protecting 10 Fort ckens from bis com
n.nd a ofte o0Is geo permission 10 do So and whea
entered GcneFsl Briggs room he was get In writ
'te not merely cou,t-one corpli oentary ex
ptrs;n vi ha acaitscebc. my visit bot letters of
'nu odrctcn'o 10 louisiana in tho bope
Of ie'ftfue ny soj3u'u agreeable lie eyr-cssed
oo0ht ebr NY com, sdes woua he permitted to
entsr The iort nd taxed freely ~h mo IA refe
fehce 10 ahAi bad a.D al the ba; eyies hut
petce,veo al i,d'ar 81 ehaogo o. purpose with
pect to the iDedat preesc, O, the attack M ort
ckens. tonpssd Si,h lis ex aseeieos ls night Al
.ngth ctm "a ~ta many ,hsrks t, g neral sfagg for
Us kLdceeS DO ca ne h.e, nhd ctuyned reor full
81 genera A,a cotne|s Who made ievee their ysts
HaWsfaffks IN CAM.
I'd In! 'e.o'p 20 e schooner Observed that the small
1oTtt cn iBe zoe OF tc Tong saody esch we're tiled
With OF 1hcn we've ia n, oupp round the
lapW P"ttts'"f o. t.-es per, lsteled with the
ifE"tt hbfesI - me ekta delivery OF rue orasula~
etie"otr hJ~ mlch OF Inc spouy sod bittsrn-ss Of
fts cthhct-hss tot much ~ its .Ss,epcc--rncy be
iSf 10 'bite 30. ncISpsre,P c,n p.y bnt !
ave very Oec fed c"GsEt, rsue s.ty st~nun he.
on %" snh.c 1he.e p'fe si ,cagc oc-n,l. .round
lie V-rt-uf hsf pCn'e thsn 90 cef Gvst ~ thu
ptfDotts sAo oi o. comp ri"rs : ~ b,a,o when
gc' fssk 20 20 qTaT IT, 81 h,ic ,au had gone