Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-05-09
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LIFE IN. THE CAMP.
NO LV.
FoRr BARANcAs, April II, 1851.

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I FoRr BARANcAs, April II, 1851.
l bad just finished a long letter tt
you, dated April 7th, when orders
we're received TO proceed to Pensaco
II, Navy Yare. In Tie hustle and
confusion of the OCCASION, it was lost,
and / have not sufficient energy to
write duplicate Ct the "same tenor
and date especially as il would only
be detail ofevents of which ou have
no doub. been apprised long since.
To half an hour the three companies
which were ORDER d. namely: Madi-
son Rifles, Jackson Guards, and the
| Florence Guards, were packed and
| ready for marching, but high winds
| detained us until the 9Th, when at I P.
NJ. we LID adieu % Fort Morgan, and
| embarked on the steamer Katy Dale,
Tor the Navy Yard a, Pensacola
The Navy Yard is about 80 miles
from Fott Morgan, bu; We did not
r. ach it until about daylight. Had
very merry time coming over, not.
outstanding the general expectation
hat Pickens would be storm d soon
after our arrival, if indeed We we're
not d,barrcd entrance altogether.
Three hundred men could not of
course be furnished with seats on the
steamer, much less state-rooms, SO
The night was passed in singing and
dancing, and such other amusements
as suggested themselves, sever and
nnon,' (which technical expression
means every five minutes) charge
was made on the supply Of The Drink
ing saloon, which fortunately was ex-
hausted before any body became
very glorious, or caritnlated to tie
Bourbon power. A great many it is
true dlsobeyel strict military in
junction BY 'heasing wifhout orders, :
(eff. cts Of sea sick ness, of course
but as general hing the night pass
ed pleasantly away, aud morning
broke on US in as good spirits rs if
We haa been comfortably lodged
and had dreamed Of home. II was
just da. light when We were landed.
The first objec: of attention was the
mueh>talked of Fort Pickens, whose
omiuous front literally biistled with
martini engines Of destruction. As
we stood upon The hurricane deck
and surveyed the sc, ne probably Of
our future action, sense Of the al
most impregnabllity Of The post. and
the immense sacrifice that must nec-
essarily attend an attack uponit. bad
tendency in some degree to take
the stitching from our Urper lips
4 have not heard how many guns
are mounted, but from plat OF the
Fort and its defences. which was ex-
plained to me, it seems an impossi-
biiity to take it.
Having iisembArked about mile
bove Warrington, and just Without
the Fort Bnrar cas-, we began to look
around Us Tor shelter. Having left
our tents behind US. a f.w old oyster
houses, long since deserted, we're our
only quarters, which accommodated
sbcat half Of the CONS any, and the
rest were le9 to rough it outside,
With onl, single blanket each to
protect them from the white Sand,
which drifled in clouds, beating in our
| f.cos lilo sIepts mpch IN our 6iscom-
future, and almost destructive TO the
visual organs. After several hours
we succeeded in obtaining better
quarters, and again took Up the line
Of march. About one half mile
from the beach, just outside Barancas,
there is large pine forrest. In this
small companies were already sta