New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-27

Military Clorrespondenee.
Special to The New Orleans cseseentl

around FeHSacQiai elegant anu
nodious houses erected OF great expense by the |
the officers of the Navy,I find myself in q very |
eligible position for observing all the movements
both sides Of the opposing parties in this con
fict. From our upper gallery we have fine view
OF Fort Pickens, which lies frowningy and threat
epjngy grinning at us with its big guns, on Santa
Rosa Island, at distance of mile and half.
This is good shelling distance, aud in case Of
bombardment, our quarters would BE rather un-
comfortable. We have also a view-of the curve
of the bay towards its entrance which terminates
at Fort McIfae and the Water Battery, the extreme
point of the main land and DfS-d-U{S TO Fort Pick
ems between these extreme points and the Navy
Yard, Gen. Bragg has thrown up fourteen strong
batteries including the ancient Fort Barrancas-
between which and the Navy Yard and near the
Hospital are the headquarters of the Army where
the General is always to be found engaged with
able and Jealous officers of his Staff in reducing
his army to something like system. This has been
| a severe labor. The army being composed OF so
many diverse elements and troops of different or
carnations and habits OF life, differed by gentle
men taken from civil life of much ardor but little
experience in the practical details OF military ope
ratons to bring them together as one consistent
| and harmonious corps GGl7l16e, imposes severe
| duty and responsibility on the officer in command
| Those who are familiar with the energy, tact and
military qualities of Gen. Bragg, need not be told
| how he has met these responsibilities. He has
| been able to gather around him some of the best
| officers of our old army, among whom Captains
! Stevens, Boggs, Forney, Wood, Garner and Others
|
sists of over 5000 men, all new troops, but of the
| best material that ever trod the field Except the
regulars from Louisiana, the Fifth Company OF
| Col. Gladden's regiment, which are stationed III
| the Navy Yard, the troops are altogether volun-
tears, embracing the young men of the best fami-
| lies in the several States, which represented in
| this army. Mississippi contributes 1000, Georgia
| 1900 Alabama 1900 Louisiana 1900 and Florida 500.
| These troops except the detachment of the vol
unteers, the Louisiana Guards, the Crescent Rifles
| and Terrebonue Rifles encamped at Pensacola, and
| Capt. DreuX's company which occupies the head
| Of the bridge leading from Warrington to The
main land, are all encanlped on the curve of
! the bay from the Navy Yard to Fort Alct2ae.
/ These troops have been divided into three geogra
| phical divisions, Of which Fort Barrancas is the
! center The troops on the right, extending to and
beyond Fort McRae, form the First Division, com
manded by Colonel Chalmers Of the 9th Missis-
\ sippi; those in the center, as lar as the Navy
Yard, form the Second Division, under Colonel
i Clayton of the Alabama Regiment whilst the lett
/ including the Navy Yard, form the Third Division
under Colonel GLADDEN.. The troops at Pensacola,
stationed there to protect that place and the rail
road are under the command of Major Bradford
of the lst Louisiana. The Navy Yard is occupied
| by the regular troops of the Louisiana Regiment
and the gates and buildings Immediately outside OF
the Yard are held by the Louaves, under Colonel
Coppens. The Louisiana Regiment is now COM
manded by Lieut. Colonel Adams, most Jealous
and jndefatigabe officer. The strictest discipline
is maintained in the Yard. General Bragg allows
no one to enter the Yard without a written pass
hibited. The soldiers are kept constantly on duty,
and are drilled frequently, to promote discipline
and order the stores and shops at Warrington have
| been closed and the citizens ordered ott-sO much
for General Braggs army. As to his plan of oper-
atons the strength and position Of the batteries
or any other military movements and arrange
ments on our side, it would be obviously improper
to discuss OF explain in a newspaper c0mmunica-
ton. Suffice it to say that the plans, whatever
they may be- are being matured and completed
so as to place the result beyond all doubt Cen.
Bragg is too good soldier to begin operations
before he is ready and too resolute man 10 stop
short of victory when he has once commenced.
1t is not to be disguised that the enemys position
is exceedingly strong. Pckens, ITSELF ls a tortlf-
cation of the first class, having large number OF
guns of heavy cabre, sufficient to hold at bay and
keep out of the harbOr the largest squadron IN the
world. It's position on the extreme point Of a mar
row island, composed of loose and soft sand; its
| guns commanding and covering the whole breadth
Of the island from which it is separated by a high
gacis and deep ditch would render its approach,
even from the island very difficult and destructive
But this approach has been rendered still more
difficult, if not impossible, by the array OF power.
full batteries of no less than four large ships OF
war, which anchored on the seaside OF
the island and are able to sweep its whole
surface The ships are the Brooklyn, the IoWha-
TAM the Sabine and ST. Louis, carrying nearly 6
hundred guns-Tnany Of them OF the largest cnllbre
They lay near enough, under the island, to throw
shells into or very near the Navy Yard Thougi
the tough oak Of their huls cannot be seen, thel
masts tower over the underwood of ST.. Rosa, ant
> have an air of great impudence and determine
: tion-which is not little provoking and irritating
/ | They look as if they were in dead earnest-G
which trust they will not be long kept waiting
for an opportunity to prove. have often WISHED
myself king or an autocrat in order to get rid
some obnoxious person Or persons but never untl
+ now have wished myself tempest-not in tea
pot-but chartered hurricane, to rove and rio
when and where | pleased.
Fort Pickens has been reinforced and provision
ed. Several large steam transports have LANDED
| of he
sists of five six hundred artillerists and can ht
greatly strengthened by marines and sailors iron
the ships. They are actively engaged in makn
\ sand batteries on the beach and i'll strengthenn!
the Fort, the guns having been moved from thu
, sea side to the 'front.' commanding the Navy Yard
from which the distance is about 40 miles. w
can distinctly see them moving about the island o
| foot and horseback and young man who go
ashore here last evening has just assured me tina
the island is cut up into paths and trodden over j
every direction, and that they are still engaged
landing provisions and munitions. learn, too, tina
they are quite confident of maintaining their pos
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