The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10
Affairs at peuAac0ia.

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From gentlemen who have lust arrived
from Pensacola, We learn that the twent ty- six
hundred troops detached from Gen. Bragg .
army for the seat OF war in Virginia got off
i'll line style and great spirits. They include
our two splendid battalions, the volunteers
from Louisiana. who have elected as their
field officers Capt. Dreux, of the Cadets, as
Lieutenant Colonel, and Capt. Rightor, OF
aves under Lieut.. Col. Coppens. These two
ba ttalious make up an effective force of twelve
hundred men. A Georgia aud Alabama reg
irpent complete the detachment
There viii bs no more efficient body of
troops in the field than this force. They have
been IN service nearly two mon tbs and have
now all the qualities OF regular troops. -
Dreux's volun teers are picked men, the elite Of
our State, and the Zouaves are the only real
Zouaves iii the country. The lnongrel organi-
cations of city roWdies seut from the North
under the title OF Zouayes are burlesuu ues
upon that splendid corps. Our Zouaves are
Zouaves In reality, and cannot be dis tin gnish D.
ed from the best in the French service. Among
them are about 800 old French soldiers. Sew.
eT;.l of the commissioned and all of the non }.
commissioned officers have been officers in the
French service and their uniform Is prec cisely
that of the French corps they are command
I'd in French, and their drill is strictly that OF
the French Light Infantry, We pity the
Northern force which comes In contact with
our Xouaves Those who stand before them
must be prepared for Close work. The Zou
sYes prefer steel to lead.
This reduc ticn of Bragg's command leave
him an ample force 10 conduct all the opera
tions IN the reduction OF Fort Pickens. The
enemy have landed q reinforcement on Santa
Rosa OF several hundred men, and a large
supply OF provisions, including live CATTLE
Their purpose Is evidently to establish an
entrenched camp on the island, and to stand
q long siege. We pity the poor Insrcenaries.
We regret that they are not New England or
New ork volunteers, instead of uufortunate
foreigners, Who have been ompelied 10 enlist
| a
want. Their destruction, either by sickness
or by Bragg's batteries, is Inevitable.
Mean tne our sagacious and energetic Gen
erai is streng thening and augmentipg his ba t.
teries and making other arran gemeuis which
will render the result Il com pie lie and glorious
ore. The only fear IL tbatCid Brown may be
able 10 steal oil with his command In the
TRANSPORTS which are kent continually An
chored Off the Island. This would be very
unfortunate. We have a double claim to Old
Brown. In addition to his peIils from Bragg'z
batteries and bayonets, he owes certain re-
sponsi ibility TO the laws OF Florida for
negro stealing, which Will probably conslsn
him TO the Peni tiary for life.
Great alarm prevails in Fort Pickens.-
Brown ana MS officers have no confidence In
their men. He never trusts any of them ouj
of sight of the fort. Ifit were not for the In
tervenipg bay, half of them would desert
The attempt To fioat out the dry dock owing
TO the want OF steamers, did not prove n sue.
cess and she was DUNK in the bay.
1t is entirely untrue aud absurd 20 pretend
that this was done In consequence Of threats
| from Brown to fire upon the party attempt.
| Ing 10 sink her In the channel ws never saw
| the necessity or advantage of sinking her Al
| an oetractiou in the channel. Bragg has
no fear of the feet attempting 10 en-.
| ter the Bay. Indeed, we ought TO. de-
| sire such al attempt 10 be made. Tha
| des tina ion or capture OF the ships max
| ing such an attempt Is a sure thing. They
ought 10 be invited and coaxed in. Brown
| however, sTas much exercised about thi,
| dock. He magniiied the great clumsy thing
| into floating battery, and sent two message.
| to Bragg about It. The hrst was a long ietier
| con tanning ponderous argument ON the po
| iiticsi issues OF the present conflict, conelud
| Ing with fearful threat Of what he intended
! TO do in case the dock should be brought neal
| tho fort. After reading this letter, Bragg la
| formed Capt. Hartsuff-Brow Adjatan
| GenPral-that 1t required 10 reply, and l.
| had none TO make 10 il.
! Another communication came soon afte
| from Brown, in which ne reiterated his threat
| and expressed the hope that he would b,
| saved The disagree&bIe necessity of commen
| ci1g the conflict. II this letter Brown refer
| red 10 the dock a. a floating battery. Brag
| deigned reply 10 this eommupica ton, In or
der, as he stated, 10 relieve the fears of an oil
| companion in arms, apprising him that tn
| dock IN question was not q Trojan horse O
| floating battery, and contained only brick
| and stone, and that ne (Brown) might repos
| In peace and security. so far as the foatin
| monster was concerned. Affairs have bee
| more quiet at Plckens since old Brown re
| celyed tho.e assurances.