Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-26
Second Special Dispatch to the star.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The Fight Commences on Sat.
urday and is continued
ON Sunday!
THE NAVY YARD FIRED BY HOT SHOT
FROM PICKENS,i
Warrington Utterly Destroyed ~!
A GREAT UNION vICToRYili

FORTRESS MONROE, Nov. 25, 6P. NJ.
Just as the steamer is about to stsrt (for Balti-
more,) learn additional asticuas Of the great
battle at Pensacola.
II commenced on Saturday, and was continuing
on Sunday last, up TO which day the Norfolk Day
Books despatch had news from 1t.
According to that despatch, Fort Pickens, by
firing hot shot, had set the Pensacola Navy Yard
on FIRE three times, but the Confederates had man.
aged up to that time to extingush the flames In IT,
They had not been able, however, to extinguish
those Of the burning town of warringt ton, which
the hot shot of Pickens had utterly destroyed -
Few here place confidence In the despatch, where
in 1t claims that our two ships Of war were seri.
ously damaged. We all believe that It will turn
| out to be as brilliant victory as that a. Port
Royal.
WHAT A CURRENCY.
A friend just arrived from Dixie has exhibited
to us a specimen CT the confederate money in the
shape Of SIS note. 1t is cheaply Autographed
upon stone and printed upon miserable paper by
Hoyer & Ludwig, of Richmond, Va +, and bears
upon Its face the following inscriptions:
Received in payment of all dues except expor,
dues -
"Fundable in confederate notes. stock bes,,no
eight per cent. interest -
Two years after date the confederate states OF
America will pay to bearer SIS
"Richmond, July 25 1861
Fl. Fl Goodloe for Treasurer
ct. Elletf for Register"
The vignet,e is the familiar figure borrowed
apparently from some cid plate) Of sailor lean.
Pol
sailor Is one Of the confederate persuasion wait.
ing in this expectant attitude for the European
powers to break the blockade
THE EXPEDITION TO THE EASTERN SHORE nv vra.
GINA.
Dispatches to Gen Dix from Eastern VIRGINIA
announce the capture Of three rebel officers can
tain and two lieutenants. Seven cannon were
also captured. They are all new and In good
order. All traces of disloyalty seem TO have dis
appeared In ACcomac and Northampton coup-
ties. O0''''
County meetings are 10 be held to renew alleg-
lance to the Federal government. The people
will first adopt the State government fer Westeyn
Virginia as a temporary measure, and then LOOK
to Legislation by that State and Maryland for an
nexation to the latter.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ordered the
restoration OF the light on Cape Charles and the
Postmaster General will send a special agent To
| renew the postal communications with both
counties.
Another account states that there had been nine
smooth bore iron cannon captured, all elegantly
mounted, but no ammunition, with the exception
OF some bags Of slugs, evidently cut from rod
iron, about an inch and half long. No powder
had been discovered, and if they had any 1t has
been. concealed. Ike only muskets thus far Sc
cured Were about one hundred cid hInt-locks
Rubid,s Pennsylvania Cavalry, the Fifteenth
New York, and the Indiana Regiment had ar.
rived at Eastville, the county seat ort hampton
and found all the secess0nists had disbanded
Capt. Smith who commended the secessionists
had made his escape, and everything remained
quiet Gen. Lockwood's headquarters are at
peaceable control of both Northampton and Acco-
mac counties Bali Sun