New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-27
FROAI FORT PICKENS.
Arrival Of Lieut, Slemmer and bis Command.
DISSATISFACTION OF THE REBELS
CONDITION OF THE FLEET

VIA Tortugas and Key West making the Tasag
from tne ldter place in six days and twelve hours
| With Lieut. Slenmer ana his command and tgelv
women s@d Children, and twelve mechanics. Every
| thing wac qCet at Fort Pekeas when the p left. Th,
feet lay 1T anchor OIL the iOt, ia readiness 20 co
operate with Col. Brown keeping up constant watch
flness and nercepting all veeses bound in thus cut
ting off all supplies from the cesson forces by water
The fleet consists Of the U. S. ship Sabine II. A. Ad.
ams Commander; steam soop-oi-war Brooklyn, G.. III.
| Poor, Commander; steamelOop Powhatan, d. ID. Por.
ter, Commander; steamer Ws;er-Witch, w. Rocken.
| doif, COMMANDING The steamer Mohawk, j. II.
| Strong, Commanding was at the east end Of Rosas
Island to prevent any vessels Of light draft from en-
| tering at tie eastern channel.
| Lieut. Slcmmer's company very much worn
down by fatigue and constant labor and watcbinness
Several Of them have the scurvy and others are sut-
ferng from attacks induced by overexeron aud wsnt
of proper food Lieut.. Gilman Of this company is
also passenger, and from the appearance Of both
officers and privaes it is evident that the change Of
locality was necessary to restore The health of all The
p in passing the Sabine and sloOp-Of-war Brooklyn
fred gun for each ship and exchanged salutes by
dipping ensign which returned by both sbiIs aud
10 show their appreciation Of Lieut. Slemmer, their
rigging was manned and three cheers given by
tho crew, which were returned by Lieut.. semmer's
men and the crew of the Philadelphia with right good
Will. Tie Pniadelphia sailed henco April ~,
with sealed orders having on board a large cargo
Of army and ordnance stores. Arrived at Key West
at a. H. on the 29th; communicated with Major
French, commander at Fort Taylor and proceeded
to Fort Jefferson, Tortugaa Islandi hnded large
amount of substance stores aud sailed az q. m. Of
the 3Oth for Fort Pckens, where she arrived at T.
m Of tie I'd and anchored inside the feet On the Sd
approached within Of a mile OF the foEt and landed
mules and beef cattle in safety and discharged most Of
tie remainder OF the cargo. During this time the
Philadelphia lay within range Of the guns Of Forts Me-
Rae and Barrancas and the land batteries but dis
posiion was manifested % attack her. The weather
was 20 bad that she delayed GAYS in discbarging
On the 18th proceeded TO Fort jefferson, Tortugas and
landed the rest of The cargo there. Nav l6 II D. H.
arrived at Torugss, discharged ordnance stores and
sailed for Key West at 10 of the 7th, where she
arrived on tho 18th at a. m., and sailed for New-York
on the lgth hevas ssceaned that the greater part Of
tie troops expected from Havana on their way from
Texas for New York had previously sailed IN two sail
ing vessels.
STATEMENT or A YOUNG MAN FROM PENSACOLA.
4 young gentleman, ramed G. 4. kelbey, who.
few weeks ago, visited the quarters OF some Of the
rebels, saw Their condition aud heard their murmur-
ines has been represented in the Southern papers ss
being on their SIDE AID for that reason bad been held
at Fott Pickens as Irs and sent home III donole
irons Il may be we'll 10 state that this is Sigh; mis-
take. nasnuch as Mr.. Kerbcy came irsi.olass pas-
senger in the PheGep pha, which brought Lieut.. Sem
IA, 70 this port Yesterday, aud gives US the following
| brief Statements
| PREPATIONs ~ TIE sECFssI0FrsTs AT PENSACOLA.
Uptil lie -5h Of april on. FIVE sand batteries had
been completed. Seven were in process Of erec-
,ion The guns for the htter had that lime
rived and ud not arrive until the completion OF the
Montgomery and Pensacola Railroad which would not
be finished teore the 10Th Of the present mouth They
were pushing the work with Gll speed when 1 leh
General Bragg remarked evening, in converse
lion with some Of his officers that he would not be
ready in two months, aud be confident that Col.
Brown would wait for him. There about 7 GOO
troops encamped in and abcut Warrington Navy'fsrd,
Fort. and the village of Warrington, the inhabitants
having entirely desered ii. ReenorcemtnIs had al
most ceased to arrive. There was great Dissatisfaction
among the men who were there already in camp De-
sertions very frequent, and particularly AFTER the
reinforcement of Fort PcSens. Tie discipline among
the citizen soldiers 10 very poor. The grounds Which
they have for dseasiac ion may be set downs let, As
Bragg; %, Provisions; 80, TIE climate.
They are obliged to work in a fire white sand which
swarrs with feas; in another mouth yellow fever will
probably drive them away or kill them. The piovs'
ions are principally from TIE NORTH being chiefly
-four. With Gen. Braeg's gcnera'slp the men are
dissatisfied; they think be goes too slow. They assert
quite freely that Lieut.. Sleumer outgeneraed him at
every move.
The whole Of Santa Rosa Island is in full possession
OF the u. s. troops. No now be landed on the
island with view TO attacking Fort Pickens from that
quarter.
Batteries have been erected cose 10 the Fort bearing
on Biagg's batteries, which were intended for the
formerly reok side Of Pickens
Il. g. soldiers have been landed at the extreme end
of Santa Rosa Island from the Fort TO erect batteries
10 guard the entrance 10 Pensacola by Santa Rosa
sound.
A strict blockade is now on the harbor. The U. S.
sbip PowhasD Captain Porter, Stands guard and does
bio work eHectually. Nothing whatever IL allowed to
pass in or ont Several steamers and scores OF sailing
crst have been sent oT. There WAS come disturbance
with some Of them which inclined to he faetlous
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THE LAST TRIBUTE TO COL. ELLSWORTH
The pullic obseques of the lsmented Ellsworth, in
the celebration Of which the Mayor, the City Councils
the Fire Department, and the various bodies OF MILL
ary took part Joined also in the last sad offces by
thousands OF private citizens, who knew the gallant
deceased officer only by replaton was one Of the mos
npro spectacles which NewYork las ever yet
given birth.
The special train which brought the remains TO this
city, arrived at Jersey City yesterday, at M, and
the cortege including Committees at the Astor House,
where preparations had been made for their reception,
| al J a. m Attending tho body were Messrs. o. w.
| p.onnnn Wm IL Wllkhlm John K. Plat John s.