New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-01-31
From, Pensacola.

The Mobile Tribune publishes the following let
ter from Pensacola: ..5
In BARRACKS Jan. 26.--There are now some l700
men at Barrancas, the Navy Hospital, Navy Yard
and Pensacola, T50Mississippiansa are at the Marine
Hospital, 600 Alabamans at the Marine hos,
pital Barrancas Navy Yard and Fort Mckee, ana
$50 Flordans at the Navy Yard ana Pensacola.
There are men at work at the Navy Yard making
sand bags, and battery TO mount TWO Twelve
Founders, two mortars and the brass cannon OF the
Montgomery True Blues The work y pr2Sressping. 81
No guns are mounted at the Hospital. Fort Bar
rancas is well manned, and guns are being mounted
every day. Fort McRee is not strong enough to
stand the rebound of the heavy guns winch are
lying in her not mounted These guns are OF the
largest calibre-the largest sized Columhiads. A
large quantity of granite is at the Navy ard, winch
will be used to strengthen Fort McKee,
AT Fort Pickens there are at least i60 men,
There is no truth in the report that the Mace
DOMAIN has landed renforcements. There Is no
truth either in the runor that she is in the oting
| think there is no probability of reinforcements
being thrown into Fort Pickens.
The Wyandotte, carrying four guns IS lying oil
Fort Pickeus She was sordered in for repairs and
cannot fire her guns with safety. She could easily
be captured by boarding her. Lieut.. bergman
her commander, is friendly to the South, and
very much respected gentleman. His men say
that they are working for those VINO pay pest"
The rumor of the arrival of the Macedonian was
accustomed by the Wyandotte's having to put to
sea on account of bad weather, and on her return
she was hailed as the Macedonian.
Lieut.. Simmer is New Englander by birth. he-
port says that he wears gold spectacles and plays
on the fiddle. He has not been favorite here. 1t
is believed that he does not want to fight, and has
orders not to fire unless attacked. His men para
ded on the top of the fort recently, and l62 was
the greatest number OF them counted throuGh our
glasses. He sends to the Navy Yard under flag
Of truce by a sergeant. Recently he put all his
commissioned officers in irons for refusing to fight
the South.
A boat, carrying lone star flag, with six men
on board, a few days ago ran under the guns OF
Fort Pickens. No unfrendly notice was taken of
it, It is also true that six soldiers landed near the
fort and were arrested by Lieut.. Simmer for in
truding on his quarters" but were immediately
dismissed.
Commandant Chase returned yesterday from his
visit to the Governor of Alabama. 1t is reported
that the Governor of this State has given to the
Governor Of your State the right to appoint the
Commander of the troops now here. Whether it
is true or not cannot state positively
The mails are virtually stopped, and the tele-
graph, presume, is under surveillance. A private,
a few days ago, sent, or supposed he sent, tele-
gram home, but he got no answer to it. On account,
i presume, of his structure on the Commandant.
The soldiers get but little or no news, except by
private conveyance.
The men are in good quarters, with rations of
bacon, sea buiscuit, sugar, coffee, and beans and
rice. Everything else that they consume is pur-
chased by themselves.
Warrington is nearly deserted by women, and
many of its houses are vacant. What is left of its
population is composed chiefly of persons whose
chief business saems to be to fleece the soldiers.
The Haynesville (Ala.) Guards, Capt. Willingham,
are ordered home by Governor Moore. 1t is
an independent company, and has been paying
It's own expenses. The Governor wrote them that
here was no prospect of d fight and that Fort
Pickens would be given up. Thirty of the Lauder
1aIe {Miss.1 Rifles have left on turlough. and sew
sral members of other companies have left under
milar circumstances
The report that Mississippi troops are leaving is
Untrue. The real cause of complaint among them
s the belief (whether true or false tme, perhaps,
will presently silow) that the heads of this exped
ion are not the men to command it. They pray |
or such man as JEFF. Davis to lead them, and |
his, can tell you. is @ very natural sentiment |
.mong the NIississippians. As gentlemen and |
o work to prepare for attacking Lient. Slimmer's /
stronghold. We have no negroes or other laborers, |
md are willing, for the great purpose before US, to
AXE their place in any hard service. As it is, we
rave nothing to do except camp duty, and, by |
he-hy, we are kept SO well at that, that most of |
Is are becoming well-drilled soldiers.
AS to the ability of tine force here to take the |
ort there is no doubt among many Of our best
military men. Two hours and a half they say will |
sufficient to accomplish the purpose. 1t can be
fred on from six different points, Storming |
parties eau go under this fire, sharp shooters in |
he meantime picking off the gunners from sand |
pits, as was done at Sebagtopol There is, how
ever, no prospect of fight within ten days. If
not by that time the men are disposed to take the
fort anyhow. They are not willing to come home
without seeing it in the hands of the South.
The health Of the soldiers is good. The strietest
discipline is observed. There is no disorder more
than may be expected in camp life, N guns are
allowed to be fired, and the general orders every
day are that every one shall be ready at mo-
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