The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-02

Up to this writing, o'clock, the firiny
still continues and we can only hope tn
commandment has opened in good earnest
We shall publish the news as fast as ~,
1 get it. We learn from a person Just from
the Navy Yard, that the fire was opened
/ from Fort Pickens on the Confederate steam.
| er Times, and was returned by our batteries
! and forts. The United States steamer Nigga
"a is trying to cross the bar for the purpose
of entering the harbor. The excitement in
the town is immense. The business houses
are closed. The house tops are crowded
with an excited populace.'
The Observer of the 23d has the follow
ing:
"The firing, as we stated yesterday, be-
gan from Fort Pickens. The whole of their
fire, during the morning, was directed at the
steamer Times, but with very little effect.
The Times came up last night, and with the
exception of two or three little holes made
with rife shot, she is unhurt. This shows
that their guns are of very inferior charac-
ter, or that Col. Brown and his Yankees are
all drunk-very probably the latter.
The steamer Nelmo was also in the en-
gagement with the Times. at the beginning
of the fight. Only one shot struck her, and
that did not do much damage. The Nelmo
went over to the main land, and found the
Florida regiment all right, and passing
Billy Wilson's battery she gave them a
couple of shots which were returned The
@rigate Niagara tried hard to come in, but
her reception was too hot and she had to
back out. The only loss of life that we
could learn of, is that of a private of the
Louisiana regulars, and the wife of a sur
geon of the marine corps, both killed by a
shell in the navy yard. a great many shot
and shell fell in the navy yard, but they
did but little damage to the buildings. Our
guns were worked all day and must have
told with terrible effect upon the other side.
The greatest damage was to one of the
ships which ventured too near one of our bat
teries."
The editor then closes with TRADE of
abuse, against Yankees in general, and Col.
Brown in particular. He speaks of the lat
ter as follows:
"But the meanest and most c0ntemptible
act, was the execution of the threat,
made some time ago, by that Prince of hard
ened scoundrels, Harvey Brown, that he
would not respect hospitals. One shot was
SO we'll aimed at the building, that it went
through it, but did no damage. The base
ness of this act places this blackguard be-
low the lowest cut-thrOat and vagabond of
New York.
The account then continues:
"At Is minutes to IL o'clock this morning,
the fire re-opened, and still continues at
brisk rate. The people are not SO much
excited, as yesterday, and we can see every
appearance of determination to resist to
the last extremity if need be. But every
one seems to place unlimited confidence in
our complete success. We hope the bona
kn-
ter is settled"
The Montgomery Advertiser OF the oath,
says: "For more than six months past, the
garrisons of Fort Pickens and Pensacola
have been facing each other, making pre-
paFations for a desperate struggle, which
might be commenced at any moment, but
the suspense is now over. The day so long
wished for by our gallant volunteers, who
have been compelled to pass the summer in
comparative inactivity in camp, has arriv-
ed, and the strength of the Notifications on
each side are to be fully tested before either
party will acknowledge defeat. The works
erected by The confederate forces have
doubtless been constructed with great skill
and care, and we should by this time hear
that they are in a condition to stand the
combined assaults of the fort and Yankee
feet. There will be no child's play on
either side. 1t will be no Hatteras or Port
Royal affair. The confederates are now too
strongly entrenched to entertain any
idea of succpmbing to anything like an
equal force. How long the contest will
last no one can tell, but when it is an
nounced that there is a secession of hostili-
ties, we hope to be able to announce that
the flag of the Confederate States waves
over the walls of Fort Pickens.'i
The Richmond Dispatch says an official
dispatch from Gen. Bragg, dated Tuesday
night, states that everything is quiet at
Pensacola; that the federal fleet keeps
safe distance from his guns, and that he is
fully prepared for renewal of the fight
The editor aids that we have every conf 4
dence that General Bragg will give Harvey
Brown and his ruffians more grape than
they can comfortably digest.
This is all there is in regard to the affair.
No result is given.