Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-12-04
! NO 81.
The Fight at Pensacola.
FURTHER RUMons tA>p PARTICULARS
Is .LTIMoHE, Nov. so.

| ID .ETlAOSE, NOV. 0C-
The Richmond Despotch, Of the 28th.
gives tho following particulars OF tho
fight at Pensacola, taken from Pensacola
Darcrs os the % and % -
The Observer, Of the go, thus an
nouuces the beginning of the tight: At
five minutes past ten O'Clock this morn
mo a heavy and continuous fire com.
,ngucel at The lofts below, on which sida
it commenced we are unshIe to say. Up
TO this writing q oclock) tho fire stiil
continues, and we can only give iii"
horo that the bomhardment has opened
in lrooC. earnest We learn from pris.
oncr just from the navy yard that che ara
was opened from Fort Pickons.
The United States steamer Niagara i.
trying to cross the bar Cor the purpose Of
entering the Larbor. The excitement in
the town is cmmense. The business
houses are closed, and the house tops arc
crowded with the excited ropuaco.
The sObserrfr of the 23l has the fol-
lowing: The firing, as we stated jester
dav, began from Fort Pickens. Tho
whoie of their fire. during the morning.
was directed ut tho steamer Times, but
with very little etf;,ct. The Times cam"
up last night, and with the exception Of
two or three little holes made with rifa
shots SIR is unhurt This shows that
heir guns are Of very inferior character.
or that Col. Brown and bis Yankees arc
all drunk, very probably the latter.
~
cngagemcn; with the IIirncs. at the Id
ginning of the fire. Only ono shot
struck her and that did not do much
damage. The Nclrno went over to tho
main land, and found the Florida rc2i-
ment MI right; and passing Billy VII
son 8 batteries she gave them couple of
shots, which were returned The fr:gata
Niagara tried hard to come up, but her
reception was too hot. and she had to
back out. The Only loss of life that We
can learn of, is that of n private Of tho
Louisiana regulars, and the wife Of
sergeant Of the marine corps, both killed
by she'll in the navy yard. A great
many shots and shells fell into tho navy
yard. but they did but lttlo dainagc to
the buildings.
Our guns we're worked well and must
have told with terrible effect upon tho
other side. The greate>t damage Was to
one of the ships which venturod TOO near
one of our batteries
The editor then proceeds With trade
Of abuse against Yankees in general, and
Col. Brown in particular. He speaks Of
the latter rs follows: But the mcaucst
and most contemplate act of ali, WAS
the execution of the threat mad Como.
time ago, by flat prince of hardened
scoundrels, Harvey Brown, that he
would not respect hospitals. Ono shot
well aimed at the building went tlrnugh
it. but did no damagr. Tho lascrcss Of
this act places this Backyard below tho
lowest cut throat end yagabonj Of New
York.
The account the; continues: at -
minutes to IL O'clock this morning the
fire re-opencd, and still continues Mt
very brisk rate. People aae not so much
excited as yesterday, and we can see c..
cry appearance Of 81 determination to re-
sist to the last extremity, if need he, but
every enc seems to place unlimited ccufi
donce in our complete success. We hop"
he bombardmeGt will now continHe III
the matter is settled. Fiurrah f..r tie
Southern Confectionery! Ilur.ail for Iii
tie more grape!
The Montgomery Adrsrt;ser 81 tho
9th says: The works erected l,y tho
confederate forces have doubtless beon
Constructed with great skill aud core, md
by this time We should hear that they
arc III condition TO stand the combined
assaults Of the fort aud tho Yankee fec,
There will lie no cliId's play on either
side. 1t Will tic no lIatteraS or Port
Royal affair. The confederatcs aro too
strongly Concentrated to entertain any
idea Of succumbng to anything Ike
| cqusi forces.