The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-05-29
LANCASTER H. SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 80 1861
Interesting from Pensacola.

lhe correspondent of the Columbus
Times writing on the l2,h inst. from Pen.
sacola, says:
We have been expecting an attack or
fight for several days; that is, It was
generally believed by officers and nep
that the fight would come off between
last M"oday aud week from To dav.
and is yet, though am disposed to ,hink
that unless they make the attack upon
us, we will not commence 4 fight for a
month or two to come, for General Bragg
is not ready, aud will not be, SO lon. as
he can get gun or mortar to mount.
aud he has several here thai are vet TO
be mounted. They are casting cannon
balls Of from sixty five to one hnndred
and twenty e'gh. founders ard making
blocks aud s"aps to shoot shell from, tie
conn hiads, 50 they intend using guns as
well as mo'tars for shell. To day two
h"nir"d men from The remainder Of The
! Georgia Regiment were ordered to report
here at O'Clock for he purpose of iiling
the dry dock (Which is tremend Gus
! floating mass 4 timters and hons and
cost The old go>ernment over million
Of 1o'lars), with rock and irons, bricks.
DC, for tie purpose Of sinking it to inn
pedo the passage Of the fleet Of war stea,
mcrs now y'ng on the other side Of San
Ia kusa Island. From For, Ptkens down
The bea;h for about -four miles, and in
| pam SIGHT OF us, not more than two
miles aud half or three mics distant a,
the points opposite this place, there have
/ already been four or five ordinary size
vessels sunk in the same place between
Fort Pickcns and McRae, tut they are
not Sufficient tor The purpose. They are
getting more aud more strict and vig,laut
every day aud though am no, disposed
10 'huk We will fight very soon, saw
sohethln. this evening which satisfies me
tha, they intend TO fight TO the last a,
Fort Plckens. | took u spvgiass and
walked down to the beach about one
hundred and fifty yards from our camps
and saw great manS men on PlckeBs
locking seward with their glasses.
They have places their barbeue guns
IN sa' batteries; tat Is, they have bui,I
batteries around them on top Of the for,
and could distinctly see the sponges and
ramrods sitting by each gun and four
c""noniers TO each piece, as though thew
we're just waiting the command to fire
While looking NJ them, one of our little
steam tugs discovered al oar boat going
towards tho island AID over two thirds
the way there. She put out after il and
o,erlsuled it jrs, before it 70. there, and
also little sail boat. | do not know
what the lille boats were doing or what
was done with them, but as soon as they
discovered ii on Fort Plckens, in less time
than can write it, a company Of cavalry
were off down The beach TO wards the boats
at full speed, but the steamer left with
the little boats before they got near
They fired across the bow Of two sieam. .
boats loaded with provisions for our forces
from Mobile, brought them to, took them
prisoners and carried them into their feet.
Next morning the Brooklyn took them
out Of sight. but what was done with them
| cannot tell.
As regards The fighting, il is onlv nv
opinion. and lime alone can prove wheth
or or not it is right. That we will have
none Of it to do until after The 10Th of
July next. and may be no, then, but
when we start, Fort Pickens is ours, cos,
what it may.