The national Republican., 1861-11-29
Additional from Fort Pickens.

Cap.iin Phillips. of the stsamar 0eorge. .ksa,
body, from Fort Piokens, has given the follow.
ing particulars Of the condition Of Santa Rosa
Island, and the plan Of att,ck which was in.
tended to be made by the troops Of General
Bragg: "a. o. = ~ u %
There are at preeeht eleven buudrsd rsgu.
lars in Fort PIckens. About one quarter bf n
divided BY apank road which communicates
with the enoampment Of Wilson'S .Zouaves,
which Is about mile distant. The day picket Ia
proceed only about one mile from camp, and
those at night about four miles, leaving the
island open at any time to the descent OF the
enemy.
Since the last battle Col. Brown, the COM
mandant of the fort, has issued orders, In case
| of an attack, for the Z1uaves TO leave their
| quarters and proceed berind the entrench
| ments, which are strengthened with howitZsrs
and mortsrs on all sides other than the one
| diametrically opposite the rear of the fort,
where the guns are ready TO belch forth ut any
time through the opening at the rebels. # they
| thus to be vacated, to bring the whole avail
| able force to defend the fort. s.HIf IN l..fs's
The almost semi cir cular range of rebel bat
| teries, extending from Fort McRea, Fort Ba
rancas, to the Pensacola navy yard, has, 1t Is
said, led to this strategic order, as one impera
lively demanded. In the entire line there are
about one hundred and nifty guns, OF long range
while the number of pieces available at Fort
Pickens and its surroundings are only sixty,
| and the troops to defend them are only seven
| teen hundred, while the rebel force opposite
| amounts to about eleven thousand. A. ..r.y
A few weeks since, Col Brown was advised
| Of u plan of attack meditated BY Gen. Bragg:
A synopsis Of 1t Ia, that the rebel force should
make a landing at point between tho Zouaves
and the fort, and thus draw an engagemen,
with them, while other rebel forces should NJ
tempt to land near the fort itself, and diver
the action Of Colonel Browns troops from ~
slsting the Zouaves. The enemy seem TO con
regulars, and that But for them, the islant
would be an easy prey 1t is said that Ger era
Bragg had deterinnedto place large force a
Deer Point, which commands the impoftan'
position of the island, for this purpose. The
Wilson'S Z0uaves to concentrate near the for
| In case of an attack. Colonel Brown, though
expressing his confidence In the impregna
biIity Of the fort, is anxious to receive rein
| forcements. ID" "" 1910" z. .
| Captain Butler succeeded, r few weeks since
In having the rebel batteries photographed
and copies we're left with Colonel Brown. q
The officers on board tho Peabody do MOI
credit the statement as reported, that a battle
had been fought at Santa Rosa Island. They
state that Colonel Brown had expressed his in
| tentiOn to attack the rebels, aided by the Mag
ara ami Colorado, and that the report nigh
have originated from that fact. f-n
When the Peabody WAS at TOrtugas, the feel
ing between the regulars and volunteers wa,
80 bitter that two howitzers, loaded with grape
and canister, were placed In the sally port O
the fort to keep the parties from lighting.
The mutneers, fifty in number, now confined
at TortueSs, complain bitterly ofthe treatmen
they are receiving at the hands Of the Govern
msnt. They are used to keep the tort clean
and do much OF the work on the island, suci
as coalng vessels, unloading cattle, 60.
| The United States steam frigate Mississippi
left the anchorage off Fort Plckens on Sunday
the 10th instant, leaving, at the time, the Pea
body sailed, the frigate Niagara and the gun
boat Hatteras. . .r...