The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-16
NEW YORK HEKAED, TUESDAY, JULY IT, 1851

west we're Immediately sent in pursuit Of the SnIater
fe CAba~ha LET'S ths following vessels anchor Misss
sya, tsNsshp) Water witch, and transport Vanderbilt
f< ourado daily expected, and would relieve the
Ms~ssipi az fsshp of the Gulf squadron. The health
q the stand was good, very little sickness Of any kind
hAyns occurred yet this summer.
Prom key west there b nothing d importance since
the ccisi despatch nom Havana she evening Of the
9Th " July stating that the sumter had captured
American prizes and taken them into some port the
south side q Cuba
The Union feeling rapidly decreasing a, Key West.
There two volunteer companies in the town. respect
lively q eighty and one hundred and twenty members,
formed among Tho citizens Who ready at call 70 fight
for The Union. All trade there very dull aid most
q The foundr,ss had stopped all work.
Inc following mon war ships were at Key West when
he CahAwba slled,-Colorado, Niagara AMI Crusader
The Colorado soang, and would probably sail the
llth inst. for Fort Psckeus.
tn. NIAGARA AND CRUSADER IN PpE SUIT OF THE
SUMTER.
uxnp srArR srxAn FRGAu COLORADO,
KEN Wnu, JI v o, 1851. :
fishing smack arrived hero Last nj Sht from Havana
with despaichss from Consul Shucid To effect that
the rebel steamer Sumter had captured seven prizes and
had taken tho1n Ceuueeos 40 south side Of the
sSou the esSo The Ssa and n a rons e.
once 10 the rescue. They takir coal and water
and will leave this afternoon in pure this Confederate
steam pirate. The greatest ankle " prevails among
officers regarding this enemy ns While the
Brooklyn chasing on British vessel lowering the
saw the mistake 81 once but TOO late TO ntercet
escape. The Sumter (ate Y .abana) IN a small but
very fast steamer As long as her coal lasts she can
evade most OF vessels off, In these ports II Is
supposed that she ia lying in for California steamer
To supply her as prize wiz money and coal She Is
commanded by Rafael Semn es late commander in the
United States Navy, resdcu Of the District Of Columbia
No very reliable account ~ be given OF her armament
An army officer just from Pckens informs that she
FOUNDER But naval officer think she is calculated to
carry 80 heavy weight metal 1t 10 agreed that with
her speed and armament she will prove af0rmdable
tagonst, and likely TO ca some trouble
PREPARATION IS AT FORT PICEENs.
The correspondence c the Philadelphia Press on board
the United States ste frigate Niagara which was OF
Fort Pckens, wrtog' on the 26th Of June, gays
Since have hee1 here crew have been actively
engaged m landing ans and other munitions T FOR the fort
These guns, which all ried, placed telling posi-
ops; and, IN aetc oil took through the fort the other
mark The preIs raons before Fort Pckens Of the
most complete n possible Every turn that is pos
sibe probabk for AFFAIRS 10 take has been duly cons
dered and acted upon and have hesitation saying
that believe Tckens Is mpregnatle. The rebels also
have MOI been idle but have been erecting batteries at
derena points, they receive guns but from inorma
ton receive from descrters who make their ap
psaranos occasionally they not quite sanguine of
cxtempnang the Yankees but their courage Bob Acres
Like, IN beginning TO out at their fingers ends
Their elective and heaviest battery sand FORTH
cation painted BESIDE the lighthouse Here are tner guns
Of the largest calbre but when the play begins fear they
will DC rather surprised 10 this beacon TO the storm
tossed mar ner falling down alautaher ears.
As a specimen Of the perfect sangfrod, and Gf
Mht be allowed the term) the peacefulness Of this dis
gustng war Col Brown, who has declared his deter
naon to open ere the first the rebels might
show him. received polite from General Bragg the
representative Of the pseudo government requesting that
he would not fire take IL as an opening OF
bosttiss II by chance If his guns should be dis
charged 1t might be from some accidental cause, but
wait for repetition.
We have been experimenting, trying the range Of our
guns, and find that by increasing the charge Of powder
from fourteen to nineteen pounds, can accommodate
the Navy Yard from present position with quanti
the ship the Of The charge whilst the rebel
guns winhave TO be elevated bosuch degree that the
only chance Of their shell taking effect will be from their
falling down on from their extreme elevation 30
hardly think viii have much work for the carpenters,
favor aQAinat