The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-24

\ News FROM PENSACOLA BAY.-We have found it diff
fcult to get any fIom fort Pickens and its sur
roundings for the last forty-eght hours Since the
surrender Of fort SUMTER that point will be the next in
! chief interest.
! We have reliable confirmation Of the Geographic re-
ports of the reinforcement Of the fort.
On Friday evening little after dark signal Guns
heard out at sea-six distinct reports-seeming to
be some dozen fifteen miles away 1t was surniised
at first that they signals of distress but soon it
was concluded to have some connection with a rein
forcement of fort Pickens About o'clock there was
discovered to be unusual stir about fort Pcens and
UNUSUAL lights displayed. From various indications and
circumstances apparent that renforcements were
being landed and introduced into the fort The rein
forcement was still going Saturday morning when
our nformants left
The guns heard out at were slrmised after that
discovery, to be signals from the ships supposed to be
on their way TO southern ports; but if any came in
during the night, they not observable and no
signs were seen of them on Saturday morning.
During the day the Wyandotte had been cruising
about the bay as usual She went up to Pensacola,
and there about TO take board person believed
to be from Washington city. The citizens detained him
and handed him over to Gen. Bragg. An examination
elected nothing to impcate him in any illicit undertake
ing, and he was released He went over to fort Pick
ems, and it is thought he may have carried the
order to throw the the ships into the fort The
reinforcement is supposed to be the men who have been
waiting shpboard for that purpose for some weeks
There is another supposition Of the reasonof the re-
Inducements at that particular time They may have
obtained at Pckens hints of an intended visit of
about 500 picked men at about the dark hour of mid
night.
There be no doubt that assault on fort Pckens
ordered for the night at about the hour of midnight
The assaulting party composed Of FIVE hundred
picked men, two hundred and fifty of whom were picked
men from Mississippi Ninth to be led by c. w Harris
of the Home Guards; fifty from.the Tenth Mississippi
and the others from other troops at Pensacola All
necessary preparations were made for moving at about
II O'Clock. The storming party were led down to the
navy yard, from whence it would probably have en-
barked in boats. There are some other particulars
about the preparations given to US which we think
had as well not yet have the publicity of ncwspar er
circulation.
II Is sarmiscd that Fordcy was to have been the
leader There was no doubt entertained of its success
and all be true stated us we think fort Pickens
would have fallen that night but for--what?
Fortune, chance, will have to bear the blame and
delay, the real culpable party, will probably escape
Before the hour arrived it evident the fort had been
reinforced, and all thought of the medtated assault
abandoned The men picked for this special service
lay on their arms all night at the navy yard without any
protection from the chill air of the night some of them
not having so much blanket They made no com
plant Col Forney compimented them by saving
they Woald DO for anything Not a capw distributed
for them-the business TO be done with cold steel
There is no truth in the report that Gen Bragg had
position on Santa Rosa island with 1900 men,
The Wyandotte is positively notified to stay outside
IN the future. Mobile Mercury Isth