Smyrna times., 1861-12-05


ths" those which have preceded them. A
great many Eumors were pravelent--the date
OF our last accoHnts--aI Fortress Monroe. One
was that Fort Pickens had been taken By the
reoels. Another, that the rebels had been de-
tested, and Gen. Bragg killed. and still another
that after two days hard 6ghtiOg. great storm
arose. IN consequence of which both sides had
to cease fighting. copy of the Richmond
DISpGfeh. received in Baltimore, contains ex-
tracts from the Pensacola Observer OF the 22a
ana @5d ult., from which it appears that the
hiring was commenced by Fort Pickens about
III O'Clock on Friday. the 22d. The accounts
N the Observer are principally made up of
bombast, and nothing can be judged from them.
The Richmond Dispatch, however contains a
dispatch from Gen. Bragg, dated Tuesday night
IN which he states that everything was quiet
about Pensacola, and that he was prepared TO
renew the engagemen,.-from which it appears
that there had been cessation of firing, but
for what reason is not stated. The rebels ad
init loss ofsixteen killed and wounded, in the
night at Pensacola. They acted on the defen-
sIVe. They also admit that considerable dam
: age was done to Fort McRae, including the
caving in of the powder magazine, and that
the navy-5c'rd and town OF Warrington were
rartially destroyed.
1t seems lkat tnr report of Tybee Islam
having been occupied by our troops was mis-
take. Each night party was landed to light
fire and keep the national colors flying from
the lighthouse. Beaufort was 10 have been oc.
cupled on the 29lh by 5000 Union troops.
Preparations continued a, Port Royal for The
expedition south, supposed to be against Fer
nandIna. 1t will consist of the steamers Wa.
bash, Dale, PGVnee, MOitcan, SemimoLe, and
six or seven other gunboats.
In the Western Virginia State Convention
at Wheeling, Monday. a resolution was offered
and referred to inquire into the expedielcy Of
making the new State free ofsIavery, BY in.
sertlng in the constitution provision for grad
ual emancipation, to be submitted to popular
vote. A resolution was also offered to the
effect that the State of Kanawha ought 10 as.
sumo just aud equitable portion ef the State
debt OF Vrg inis, and, in doing 80. discrn ina e
between loyal and dsloyal holders, By puy.
ing the former first.
} Troops are now concentrating al ST. Louis
: and Louisville with extraordinary rapidity.
With the week ending Dec. 2nd, 10000 men
will have been moved over the Chicago, Alton
and St. Louis Railroad, to join Gen. Haleck's
Division, and nearly the same number have
passed ihrouge Cincinnati en- route for Louis.
vile during the last Eve or six days, TO take
the places assigned them by Gen. Buell.
Union refugee from the vicinity of Bowling o
, Green. the headquarters of the rebels In Ken.
lucky, estimates the force at that point al 30.
. 600 strong. A large number of these were
, down with meascls and typhoid fever, and
three hundred were sent last week to the gen.
AeraI hospital at Nashville. Gen. Polk was ex-
peCted TO arrive from Columbus speedily With
a division Of bis forces.
Intelligence has reached Washington that a
small Canadian steamer has been seized on the
coast Of Main by United States Revenue cut
tet-her cargo consisting OF abou, ten theusa nd
Springfield muskets, clothing, boots. bank pa
per, caps end munitions of war. She was
cleared from Canada, and the cargo was con-
signed to parties in the rebel States.
1t is worthy Of remark that the National flag
3 now floats over the soil of all the rebel State.
e excepting two--AlRbama and Arkansas.