Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-12-06

lhe ngnt oOHlfneucsO ou aou eho
Obsaver Of the ga thus announce the bS"
ginning Of if;
cat Eve minutes psst ten o'clock this morn
iEg heavy and continuous firing commenced
at the forts below. What il is, or on which
side it commenced, We are yet unable to say.
Up to this writing IL o'clockl the fre still
continues, and We can only give IT, aud hope
the bombsrdment has opened 10 good earnest.
We shall give the news as fact ss We get IL.
"LATER We learn from person just
from the Navy yald, that the fire was opened
by Fort PickeBs upon the CoDfederate steamer
Times, and was retnrued by tue batter les and
forts. The Uuited States frigaie Niagara 10
irving TO cross the bar for the purpose of en-
teripg the hsrbor. The excifealent 10 town
10 immense. The business houses are elo>sds
and the bousetops are covered with the ez-
/ cited popnlacc."
/ The Observer Of the 23d, has the following;
s'Tbe firing, as we sta'ed yesterday began
| froD Fort Pickens. The whole of their hrs
during the morning was directed at tho steam
or Times, but with very little effect. Tue
Times came up last night and With the excep-
ton of TWO or three little holes made with
rife shot, she is unhurt. This shove that
their guns are of very inferior quality, or that
Brown aud his Yankees pre ali drunk; very
probably the latter.
"The steamer Nelms was also in the en-.
gsgement with the stesmeT 1ues at the be-
ginning of the FIRE, tut only one shot struck
heI, aud that did not do mnch damage. The
Nrlms wont over TO the mainland and found
the Florida regiment all right. la passing
Billy Wilson's batteries she gave them q cou-
ple of shots which were returned.
"Ihe United States frigats Niagara tried
hard to come in, but the reception was too
warm, aud she had TO back out. The only
loss Of life We eau hear of was pFvsts Ut
the Louisiana Regulars aud the wife of the
Sergeant OF the Marine Corps, both killed BY
the explosion of shel 10 the Navy Yard
grea, many shot and shell fell ia the yard,
bat did very little damage - the builiings.--
Our guns were worked ali day, and must
nave tod with terribla effect upon the other
side. We thipk that The greatest dsnsge
done was to one Of the shirs of war, which
yentuIed too pear our batteries"
The editor proceeds With TRADE of abuse
agairs. the Yankees iu general, aud Col.
} Brown in particular. He speaks Of Brown
as follows "But the meanest sud most
: contemplate act was the execution of the
threats made some timr ego by thai prince of
hardened scoundrels, Harvey Brown, that he
} would not respect the Hospital. One shot
was SO we'll aimed at the building, that it went
+, through 1t, but did no damage. The baseuets
e OF tUIs seI places this blackguard below tie
lowest cut throat and VagaboHd OF New
York"
] lie account eontinuss-ttAt 13 minutes 10
IL O'clock tals morning, the FIRE vas reopen
eo, and still continues ~ yer, brisk rate
The people are not so much excited they
were yesterday, sud see every sppesr'
49, at Ast-, s.iA.tiop, IaHst to fbe las
eAlIeml'y, l: need be, but every one seems To
pace unlimited confidence in our success. We
hope now that it will continue TIL the conflict
: Is settled HuIrah for The Southerh Confadera'
o cy, aad hurrah for '.lltle more grape"
lhe Montgomery .7drer:lser of the 24tt
. says; ''For more than six months past tbe
+, gArrlsoOs Of Fort Pickens and Pausscoa have
FACED escn O'her, making preparations for the
desperate struggle, Thloh might De commenced
al ady inouieat, but the suspense is COW over
1he day SO long wished for by our gallant
volunteers, Wlo have been compelled TO pass
the summ1r ln comparative inactivity, has come
Ine furllieations on eaeh eide are very likely
to be fully tcsted before either party wtll ac-
knowledge defeat. The WORKS erected by
tBS OoDI5oeEdkS EOTCe9 nave uOuUt1teB GeeL
constructed with great skill, aud We shoulc
judge, oy ;hIs tims, are in condition 10 wuh
stand the ontubIued assaults of the For. anG
toe Yankee feet. THIS will be no obild's plaJ
on either side. Ii will bs no Hatteras OF
Por,Ro affair. The Cunfederates are toc
; strongly entseuched 10 entertain the idea Q
suceumoing TO anything IKE equal force
How long IL viii eO0uuue, no Que eau tell, bu
of hosrllsIes, We hope to be sbIe TO aauounc,
that the Confederate States Az foats IN ri,
9 unph over the wsiis of Fort Plekeus."
STILL LATER.
! The Riohmond Despatch says that ab off
cIsl despatch received On Tuesday eight fron
Gen. Bragg, states that everything vas qais
3 about Pensacola, and that the Federal teet
| keeps at safe distance from bis guns. lie i
! fully prepared for renewal ofIhe nigbI'
g The euItor adds-s'We have every copG
dence that Gen. Bragg will give Harvey Brown
r and and bis ruff aus 'm5re grape taau they cal
0 comf1rtablg digest"
The above Is all the Information that saa
' bs g.eaned from the rGbels. No resuls Of ths
3 tight is given
GsThings is workin' j." ~ Fortress Monroe. LarRs
numbers of troops now beng concentrated
there, among WaicI We notIcu tle ioltOSlas PAN.
sylvania kugimsats; Fotty-dttn, GIoaai " slsl,
e GUIunOiA; Seventy -sixll, OJ.Jasi P0Sses, jonas
Q town; NASTY -dta, G1itIsi GIss, All tl. T.ity-
nltn, Col Wn.ts, GInJriI. AArIAa's cA71.:y a.,
also al Fortress AOnroe,
special dispatch to tha N. 7. Evening POST
says thAG an lnp1rtAat j4s3evsry lAs Jlis oss1
made among ths records 0f tJs Gsaer1 DllI W
ice IN Washington. IL Is found tlls JJll SllIsl,
the reOei c0allnissioIec EosG W4crsl . .ds
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