The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-30
Later from Fort PiCkens,
PENSACOLA EVACUATED.
The Navy Yard Demolished,
mace CiLLiyG FoR REINFORCEMENT,


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Tia following is the Fortress Monroe cores |
londcncc Of the Philadelphia Iaqgircr Of this |
morning:
Forhcss Monroc. Nor. p. T. M-Passcngcr7
vs. a flag Of truce from Noriulk, this morning,
furnish some further particulars in regard TO the
fight at Fort P,kcns. These particulars, II must
he remembered come through rebel sourceS.-
| Gen. Bragg had not made u breach in the fort
as was before reported.
Great excitement vas prevalent throu .;hout
the South respecting the battle, but il was
| thought that Bragg would be able to force Col.-
Brown TO surrender
| A messenger arrived from Pensacola on Sun
| day last, with pcrcmptory order for rciLiOrro-
| mcnts.
Cen Bragg was at that time hopeful Of emily
success, and was replying at intervals upon the
fortress with great effect. His regular salyos
| are d, scribcd a. being really terrible.
| The General was perfectly cool AMI confident.
, | No breath had yet lccn made, hu, on Monday,
one would Ice manifest, when Bragg expected
rciniorccm,nts and would storm with fresh
troops aud ordnance.
i a
u outbuiliings and q considerable amount Of arm,
and ordnance stores.
Pensacola hal been evacuated by order O
=, Gen. Bns,.
4 Colonel Brown had called to his assistance
- I vessel, Of war all ofwhich hal been driven of
by the batteries The steam frigatc Niagara
was almost ridlcd with bullets and the Colorl.
10 was thoroughly disabled.
General Bragg had declared to his troops that
he would never surrender alive, and the greatest
enthusiasm prevailed among the men.
On Tuesday, Gem Bragg would engage Col.
Brown in front, and land large force o. the
island as take him in the rear.
[It is generally believe here that an action
la, taken place At Pensacola between our war
vessels and the rebels, and that Bragg has been
whipped, Pcr,acoll burned, aud probably
liragg's whole force captured The dispatches
inthc Southern papers have no apparent cnl or
beginning, and are very meagrc.
For the better comprehension Of the above
map, aud Of the glorious news which the south
ern dispatches a'c gradually confirming, itmay
be well to state that Col. Brown is in charge
| # the u. s. forces at Fort Pickens; that Bragg,
with a Rebel force OF between 5000 and 1000
men has heretofore occupied the whole of the
positions alorg The coast opposite Santa Rosa
Island, including Fort McRac, aud the battery
adjacent tot.
The rews received makes II clear that we have
driven the rebel force out of all their positions;
lave destroyed the Navy Yard and have burn
ed Warrington, the Hospital buildings and all
the improvements upon the point which is oh
acrycd on the map opposite to Forr Pickcns. 1t
is also extremely probable, hut no; yet con-
iilmed, that We have taken and now hold Font
McRae, which will lie seen the map, just
above the shoals which lie at the entrance of the
harhor Fort Pickcns is a powerful fortihca-
ton ard capable of Withstanding the combined
force Of the whole South the rcpor, about it,
prospective capture or injury may therefore b,
regarded as wholly idle and visionary.