Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-26
Surrender OF the Navy Yard at Pensacola Tho
Forts There.

The United States Navy Yard at Warrenton,
near Pensacola, was surrendered, on the 18th
inst. TO the Florida and Alabama troops, num-
herring seven companies, with nearly FIVE hun
dred men, rank and file. The surrender was
made in form, without Offering resistance, by
Commodore ARMSTRONG, a native OF Kentucky
who was in command Of the yard.
On the surrender being made, tan, order was
Immediately given by Captain RENsHAw' flag
officer. TO haul down the flag of the Union,
which was done, and in lieu thereof, there was
ruu nm another flag, with thirteen alternate
stripes of red and white, and blue heid' Win
a large white star, announcing the changed con-
dition Of the State.
Cantain RANDOLPH late of the United States
Army, was placed ia Command OF the yard anu
Colopel LoMax, of Florida, took possession Of
For I Barrrancas and quarters, Immediately op-
nosite and in full view Of Fort Pickens, occupied
nv United States troops. The spiked guns at
Fort Barrancas, fifteen in number, have BEEN
BY drilling, repaired for effective use.
Fort Pickens was designed to mount 2l2 guns
Il ia a strong position and commands the entire
harbor. Il contains between $50 and 3OO Uni
ted States troops, under the command OF Lieu
tenaut SIiMMoNs. He Ia a native OF New Eng.
land, and has the reputation ofbeing brave
officer. In reply to the Commissioner, who
waited on him to know II he would surrender the
fort, he said he had Instructions from Washing
ton to keep IL, aud he should not violate them.
The Pensacola Observer says that he will doubt
less resist as long as he can; but that he must
ultimately be overpowered by the superiority
of numbers.
Major WILLIAM II. CHASE, formerly OF the
United Corps Of Engineers, is tue leader
of the State troops at Pensacola. lie is about
sixty four years of age, and WAS formerly res
ident of Massachusetts.
There are about 1900 men qdartered at the
barracks. navy yard, hospital, Forte Blrrancas
and McRea.
The following ia a brief description OF the
Notifications at Pensacola:
Fort Piekensis situated on Santa Rosa Island
on the point nearest the channel, and commands
the whole Of the Notifications. Santa Rosa Is
land is separated from the main land one and a
quarter miles, there being two channels for the
passage of vessels, one on the side of the main
land and the other on the island side. Fort
Nc Rea is on q point OF the main land, one.half
mile from Fort Pickens, Fort Barrancss is just
opposite Fort PickenS, on the main land, and
the Barracks, Hospital and Navy.yard are also
on the main land, within range Of the guns from
Fort Pickens.
The Mobile Register has the following;
GLieutenant Simmons, when he evacuated Fort
McRae, destroyed about one hundred and fifty
kegs of powder, by knocking out the heads and
throwing them into the bay. His object appear.
ed to be only to- keep the guns from the fort
from being opened upon him while he re-
treated, ss he left a large quantity Of powder
in the magazine. He not only spiked the guns,
but rammed down the muzzles the wooden
pieces used for stopping them, which had to be
bored out by pump borers, by our forces before
they could be nsed. They have al been unspiked
with the exception of two, and are now ready
for use.
A despatch from Pasacola, under date of Thur
day, states that the volunteers or State troops
were engaged 10 mounting and arranging theiI
cannon. Carpenters were engaged in making
scaling LADDERS. The United States war steamer
WyandOHe, was anchored westward of Fort
Pickens, under the guns Of the fort, for the pur-
pose, it was supposed, of assisting Lieutenant
SIMMONS. All pilots had been notified that they
might bring United States vessels inside the
harbor if they carried flag Of truce