The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-28
AFFAIRS AT FORT PIcKENs.

AFFAIRS AT FORT PIcKENs.
0s1TI0R OF run RBssL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
hsANe OF TIE FORr-rHs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SiLirY OF AN ArrACK-DEAOkALIzArI0N OF rAS
R1DKLS, ETC., ETC.
One Of the passengers In The steam transport Phiade
pha. which arrived here Sunday last, brought some
particulars concerning the condition Of Affairs
In and around Fort Pckeos Mr. ]. A. Kir0ey left Pitts
burg early In April, and arrived at Aontson0y
Alabama before the bombsrdment Of Fort Sumter. He
there u the ttns the bombardment occurred and
Two days Afterwards arrived ut Fort Pckeps then in
command Of Lieutenant Semuer. After succeeding 10
lasting the rebel lines In the isguse Of asherm an
brought important information concerning the numbers
position and batteries Of the rebels tbs garrison
and also the ne Of the c,wgrdy on sumter He
remained in the fortress till tho departure of the
PHILADELPHIA and during HE stay there was constant
ly in the habit u visiting the camp Of tho
besiegers, concerning whom communicated the fol.
lowing intelligence wnen he FIRST went TO Pensacola
martial Law WAS not proclaimed, but the proclamation
irsucd I've days after wards The army Of the trail
tors at Pensacola in three DIV stems the irs aivsin
occupies tho place below tho lighthouse, ncndisg Fort
McRea and he water bat cry the nd division holds
the position between the Clubhouse and the BArranoas
barracks, hcndiIg Fort Blriancas, add the third
Navy Yard General Brasg's hq.aouarters are
the Con motores flee IN th- savy Yard. THO whole
uneIical force Of the rebels Is Ts5 men, including
regiments 1be reg meats the Florida regiment,
numbering 600 men under COMMAND OF Colo0el j. A..
Ano rson-severa OF this corIs destitute " asos
a regiment Id battalion, All $50 men, from Georgia,
under Colonel Ramsey; al. o4ma regiment OF 400
men or Colonel Clinton; tao Mssias ppt regiments
Of 25tto men, or geo OF eaih-tnsse are said
are commanded by Col nei G. alners And 600
uavcs, from Louis ana the Crescent rifles, les strong.
Guard, all under Col. fhuips. Che Navy Yard s held
by the Florida and part OF the Georgia troops Warning
ton is occupied by Alabamians and Georgtans. Fort
BaIrsncas s occupied by near 400 men, some Of whom
are encsDped outside Of the tort in It's aitoo. The
h,ssissppaps are elcsmped at the redoub. IN the
rear Of Fort Barfalcas, in good position, and
Fort hcRea 10 occupied by Mississippi troops The
battery s Immediately below Fort Mcf.ea In this
lori all the heavy guns have been removed rne rebels
bsve very lit coLno ST. en.lh Of ths FORT
believing that the concusecn produ by he firing OF
'heu own gups VIII knock down 'nsice Of Fort Ass
and ol de The REBELS bave TOO three batteries
mouI ting three RuI each intended 10 repe the epproa
OF feet AZ Oh Spanish Garden there is
IS small battery. At the rgh.house. The
most in,portau rebe battery Is of four colun
ba removed from Fort McRac at Dcht. rhe battery
tlai gside Of deserted use There also sixty
tour battery ana there sre Two olnee batteries st.
Fort RarraDcss. o'ber batteries also erecse but
these are The only oDes which had eved their anna
ment. Guns were expected dai from montgomery oy
,he rebels. At BaIrancas they have sixteen gum
mouDied bdrers, but only ten of these
Spanish tort front OF BaraDc.s has been destroyed
there subterranean comun cation between Basrancas
the Uneo States authorities comp By the rebels
there 40 batteries process OF erection between
Bar ano its barracks but II is Dot OF known what
the smount Of their armament VIII be- The H.reancag
barracks are ganieoned by alabama rebels. In
side Barrsncas hospital, close TO the water,
are five batteries, mounting eleven guns In all There
others to be mounted there however All tnese guns
heavy. There siege CUBS mounted AZ the Iavy
Yard except two, and two morIafs which Ge for
ornament than ufe There s ssluting battery Of
twenty four small euus irsde the Navy Yard Wien
leptepapt Sen mer perceived the enels ectns ba-
TO command the inst Of Fort Piskens no had
counter battery erected santa Rosa Island which
pleely commanded IL
The rebels uspg Nerihern provisions with the
cptop CT the hs they obtas the viouiy. Oae ngnt
General Bragg hal detailed 600 picked to
reipfo ced providontia circuonsat DC, howsqer de-
feated The pnD, which would probably oversize ha 20
ended in the capture of the fort AM it's small band
tenders The W. andot got asho aud fre1 signals
Of distress, which, bong misunderstood by the
rebels, put them into pane, which obliged
IN, to otpoDe their project Before da0o tho ittie
ulY rcpforce1 the pl ADs AMI hopes Of
the enemy against PickeIs forever dsfea e7. There
Row go men in Fort ckens well snpo'ief With
Brown. party of mariues have erected BAKERY At
The NJ per end OF Santa r. sa Isl Ind nmsnd the
apce to santa Rosa sound. Deserons the Dolls
Of frequent occurrence, and recently
shot by Them for dei crit on.
The fleet the vicinity consists of the BYookiyn 81
bine, Powhstan and Water Witch. Tney bring all yea
fels to MAINTAIN blockade The reoes tAla o.
will ooubtless have as much campaigning vii satste
most OF them. any attempts they could now mako
gsinst For. Pckens would oLls be uc.a.ed tins "a
Less Of desperation