, 1861-05-09

a correspondent Of the Washington Sunday
Chronicle, writing On board the Sabine, off
Pen eacola, under date Of April 90, gives details
of the recent unsuccessful attempt on the
par. Of the rebels to get possession Of Fort
Plckens By bribery. Lieut. slemmer having
had his suspicious aroused by the frequent
passage Of letters and papers between the
Fort and Warrington, gave orders that ali such
communications mast be stopped The very
mex. day 3 roll Of papers was sent over from
Warrington to a Ssrgsant, which Lteut slem-
1ner opened and examined. He was rewarded
for his trouble by finding q note inclosed,
making vague offers to the man if he vi uld
betzay his trust. a watch Wis set over the
sergeant, and the next day another package
came over, addressed to the came man, and
having this Eote inclosed:
nWhat q jackass you are. 1asain rerew my
offer of position, With lieutenaut'a CON-
mission, and oil your pay tWo-fold that il cue
you from the Federal Government. ALSO to
Flynn. II you will help us along to eave
blooashsa, can offer any private in the COM
pa2y $500, and any non-cora missioned officer
81 Geo, together with guarantee of future
promotion as high, o. higher, az he NOW stands
Eve7y n4as 7oho srM taks upoa Themselves to 9ie.
Us e fort zcitAout d,oodshed, and sore The H,ts Of
saur gzrrisoaa, zeM be aneX 17did-alI back ray.
STONED officers, and . commission in the Con
ftderate army. This offer by authority. T
would not otferis otherwise. You, as 9 friend
believe will trust ne We MUST and Will
have the fort. but 'tis not worth One drop Of
blood; ons If it cost $3.50 lives, toe mast and
toi hare IT, Fill it full of Federal troops il you
will, yet aoe must aud 4eil haze II. DON'T be q
dam't fool. Wnen and where can see yen
I will go o7ec to night, and will take q cock
tai, Il yo1 say 50.
AesWer first opportunity. Your, g.. B."
The sams dsy, {Apsu TO- ,)Lieut. SLEM11ER re-
ce{ved private information that The troops on
tbs opposite side were making preparations.
providing boats, &C., and intended to come
that night or the next. He Immediately ad-
dressed 0 note to Capt. Adams, comman ding
the squadron, Informing him Of the fact, and
requesting rsinforcements. A storm prevent
ed The Huaadotk from going ont the barber
lhas might, but Lieut. slemuer kept his men
in position during the night, and had the ser
geant stric!]y watched.
Just at TINS critical moment, Capt. Adsms
received Information from Washington to re.
iaforce tie fort, and Immediately m 31ied wi. b
Lieut. S!emm 3r'd requlsition, and Gu the Morn
ing Of April II, the latter sent the ordinances
Ge1gsant referred to on board the Sabine, deem-
ing it unsafe to keep bin at Pirkens, even IL a
go ID man, subject to the influence around him,
On the morning Of the 18th of A oril, a pri.
vato Of Siemmer's company. made the follow
ing statement:
"Iwas on picket guard last night. During
the uight saw small boat approach the
bach. stepped back to See what 1t was
about, when a man came before me. I brought
my musket to charge, end ordered hsui to
halt H. said, Don't shoot; ana friend
Ha then began to talk to me, and to ask about
the fort. While he was talking, tbrea Others
came came up behind me. They asked me
many questions a5ou. the number OF men,
&c, about the flank defence, and whether the
guaE could not be spiked, DC They said
they tooadd gi9< any man plenty Of acne,
if H. pouI only spiks The flank dcfsnce
guns, and asked Wh1n I would b. on
pIeket-guard again. told them on Monday
night. They said: sWe will be over End
ready As they were going away one Of them
said 10 nae, How ara you off for money in
tho fort? said, We have not been Eaid for
Elk months rs then put roll Of bills in
my hand, aud said, Give that to then.' He
then gsye ms roll Of tillsamonnting to sixty
dollars, which now have in my possession"
after making this statement he gave the
500 to Slem1ner. the gallant Lieutenant de-
claTed that it Was only when he saw fhEsa e7i-
dences Of intentions to bribe his men to spike
his flank defence guns, aud thus obtain poe-
session OF the fort, he believed 1t Necessary to
call for relnforcemente,