The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-12-06
IN TERESTING FROM FORT PicKENS.
BALTIMORE, Nov.3O.

BALTIMORE, Nov 30.
| The Old Point boat has arrived, and the pas
sengers furnish a variety OF runners OF the most
| contradictory character in relation to the fight
at Pensacola. One reports that Fort Pickens
! bad been taken, and another that the Federal
| forces had been victorious, and that Gen. Bragg
was killed, while third report IS, thai after
| two days fighting great storm came on, which
| rendered cessation of hostilitIeS necessary.
| IsECoND DISPATCH.
! BALTIMORE, Nov. 30.-The .4zper1cGn has
received the following intelligence from the
South Nhe Richmond Dispatch of the 29th,
gives the following particulars of the fight at
! Pensacola:
| From the Pensacola Observer OF the 22d and
23d nst.--The fighting commenced on Friday,
! and the Observer of the 22d thus announces
! the beginning Of the fight, cat FIVE minutes
! past ten o'clock this morning heavy and con-
| tlonuous firing commenced on the torts below.
| What it Is, OF on which side co.nnauced, we
are yet unable TO say. Up to this writing lone
! g o'clock the firing still continues, and We can
only give it, and hope thatthe bombarpment has
opened in good earnest We shall give the
| news as fast as ~e get it.
| "LATER,--We learn from person just rom
! the Navy Yard that the FIRE was ope ned bv
! Fort PIckens upon the coDfedere - stea- -osr
| Tines. and was returned by or batter.o. ,rd
/ fJrts. The U. s. frIgate Nis,Jara is ,rv;nr -
cross the bar, for the pu5-J of eo,erjnr The
hat Dor. The excitemr Mt in to.Vn ;s immense
The business houses are clos "a, and the house,
topsare covered With excl. ed populace."
Inc OoSeFerr OF the 23d has the following.
ne h'thg, as We stated yesterday, began
rom fop- Plckens. The whole of their firing,
the rnornug, directed at the steam
er tI ines, but with very little effect.--The
lines came up last night, and with the excep-
ton u two or three little holes made with rife
shot, she IS unhurt. THIS shows that their
guns are very inferior quality, or that Brown
and his yankees are all drunk--very probably
5 the latter.
. "The steamer Nelms was also in the engage
ment, with the steamer Times, at the begin
ming OF the fire, but only one shot struck her,
and that did not do much damage:
"Ihe Nelms went over to the main land.
and found the Florida regiment all right In
passing Billy Wilson'S batteries she gave them
cou2tg OF shots, which were returned. The
!, .SsfFIgate Niagara tried hard TO come in. but
the reception was too warm, and she had TO
back out. The only loss Of life we can hear of
was private of the LOUISIANA regulars. and
Both killed BY the explosion of she'll In the
navy yard. A great many shot and shell fell
in the navy yard, but did very little damage TO
the buildings. Our guns were worked all day.
and must have told with terrible effect upon
the other side. We think teat the greatest
damage done was 10 one of the ships of war
which ventured tao near our bateries.'
The editor proceeds with TRADE OF abuse
against the Yankees in general, and Colonel
Brown IN particular. He speaks of Brown as
follows
''Bat the meanest and most contemplate act
was the execution of the threats made some
time ago by that prince of hardened scoundreIs,
! Harry Brown, that he would not respect the
| hospital. One shot was 50 well aimed at the
! building, that 1t went through it, but did no
! damage. The baseness OF this act places this
! blackguard below the lowest cut-throat and
gagabond of New York;
| The account continues: cat thirteen minutes
tc eleven O'Clock this morning the fire was re-
opened, and still continues at a very brisk rate
The people are not so much excited as they
| were Yesterday, and we car see every appear
ance Of a determination TO resist to the last
extremity, If need be; but every one seems to
place unlimited confidence IN our success |
We hope now that it Will continue Till the con-
hict is settled. Hurrah for the Southern Con-
federacy, and hurah for "A Little more Grape.'''
The Montgomery .4dverfeser, Of the 24th, !
says g For more than SIX months past the gar
risaps of Fort PckenS and Pensacola have faced
ea%l other, making preparations for the desper-
ateStruggle which might be commenced at any
moment, but the suspense is now over. The
day SO long wished for by our gaIlan: volunteers,
who have been compelled to pass the summer
IN comparative inactivity, has arrived. the for
tifcaions oneach side very likely TO be fully
tested before eithar party will acknowledge |
d9feat. Tie works erected by the Confederate
forces have d5Usiess been constructed with
great skill, and We Roud Judge by this time
are IN condition to withstand the combined
assaults OF the fort and the Yankee feet This !
will be no chid's play on either side it will
be no Hatteras affair. The Coniederates are too
strongly entreGched to entertain the idea ofsuc-
cumbing to anything like al equal force. How |
long ii will continue no one can tell, but when |
1t is announced that there is a cessation of hos
Titles we hope 10 be able 10 announce that the I
flag OF the South waves in triumph over the !
walls of Fort Pickens.
STILL LATRR.
The Richmond DtspoteA says, san official dis