New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-03

cannot but be interesting viii draw It for you briefly
You know that Santa Rosa leland is ours. Now, al
though Fort PckeDs is but on this island seeing that
it il thirty miles long, the occupation Of it 10 thing 70
boast Of. As the best cannot kill at distance
Of six miles, all the Florida army might be encamped
land the range line Of Harvey Browns ordnance
But now the thing cannot take place unless five thou
sand rebels succeed 10 getting on board the eastern
extremity Of Rosa II The feet 10 where it ought TO be
at all tines this, too, cannot bappen but If the men.
of-war caught mapping, the Secessonsts might BY
force of numbers get footing on terra frrna-on the
Fame shore, remember with Fort Pickens. Now, Fort
McRae is nearer the ocean than Pckens and h therefore,
calculated on to recp Iocate warm compliments with
the ships Pickens covers NcRae on one side at O
range Of about two miles, and the Nsyy-Yard on
another side for Pckens although fst cornered will
soon be nearly paraelogrm in effect, at range OF
one mile and half. The Sabine, Brooklyn, and 9TH
ers will engage McRae on one side, and Pekens on
the other Barrancas may assail Pcsens, but the eet
can keep outside its reach. As eg ty formidable guns
on the vessels and the most powerful side OF Pickens
would be tremendous odds against McRao, the little
assistance that Bauancas could give would be OF no
account Still come hastily constructed pieces at the
Maryland might annoy Pckens seriously for time
but bero remedy for that which cannot be seen so
easily a. the location Of the hsrbor, ard which not
within my province TO name. The fret firing, them
must inevitably be at Piekens from Meilae and Bar
rancas and vice versa at McRae, and probably alter
ward at Barancas from the Ships at the ships from
McRae, that is the only battery now TO be seen that
could touch them There is no doubt Of two things on
orr side fret Rosa Island can easily be made mpreg
nable If we get some more men; secondly that there
are not three gunnev on shore who need be feared
firing ut shirs have Il from Of the best author
ties here that men-of-war hardly be spntered
by any fort in The ghborboodof Pensacola. Apracca
ariIeres himself lso your correspondent no saystha
line shooting e the best that be done by McRae or
Baranels, and tha, "spots" cannot be commanded
A the whole horizon ia line and men-of-war are
not anchored in battle, there is TO believe
that any of our crrit viii be Clipped. However, the
guDboats the splendid chartered coalbarges Of the
Paraguay feet to keep outside Of danger when the
fro begns They will be needed for messenger burr
ne,s, which they do well in fine weather and smooth
teas.
There no less than sixteen land batteries, large
and small surrounding this harbor the location Of nine
Of them being openly known. Whether the situation
cf The Others bar been discovered or not time will de-
velope Many Of the guns mounted on these, are the
worthless, condemned ordnance of tho Warrington
Navy Yard, which u few ounces OF quarry powder
would blow to pieces. Mr.. Gsnesyoort, of New-York,
can corr)bouie this.
/ believe that there il no part Of the seat Of war
where a battle il ~ inevitable and yetwhere 10 much
mutual Misunderstanding exists, sc Pensacola No one
pretends even ~ guess who will fire tho fret gum or
where il will be fred. The question will coon be ap.y
ashed At home, What we are doing here. We obey or
ders, and do nothing. Why do We not drive out the
rebels and retAke the Navy Ysrdl Because we have
ouy como 500 men by sea and land, who have guns
to work and ors batter down. We're all our strength
at he poet. there would not be picket guard iet for
landing Send along 5000 uoops and five men-of-war
more, and befrs they three days of tho coast Of
Florida, the slarsPaDgled Banner will wave IN trl-
umph over Pensacola. But we Wal, patiently aud
hold our own. y.