New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-03

The news Of the victory ct Hstteas Inlet ia received
here with great satisfaction.
ARRIVAL OF THE u. s. s. RHODE ISLAND.
The United States steamship Rhode Island, 5. ID.
Trenchhrd commander, from Galveston Bar Aug. 20,
via Key West Doth, arrived on Monday morning. She
repors Sept. of Cape Haiteras, spoke United States
ship Dale, cruse. Sept 2, spoke schooner Her
schel from Baltimore for New-York. The vessels
left at Key West the reported 10y the Ma
ron. Tie Rhode Island brings 81 invalid SOLDIERS
home The health Of the troops at Pickens good,
aud nothing new had taken place.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF PENSACOLA.
There ia rumor aloat, said to have been brought 10
town by pilot boat from vessel spoken at sea, that
the Nsvy.Yard at Penrac0a bad been captured by the
u s. forces aud the rebels driven out. We cannot
substanate the rumor and the news is not confirmed
by the u. S. steamer Rhode Island arrived yester-
morning from Galveston.
Another story IL, that the Minnesota coming
up from Hatterss Inlet she spoke pilot boat, which
gave information of startling and, if true, cheering
character. The pilot boat had spoken vessel name
not given which stated that Col. Brown Of Fort Pick
bad recaptured the NsvyY Yard at Pensacola from
the rebels, aud was in quiet possession Of it.
VOICE PROM PORT PICKENs.
To me Editor Of The ~ " Iriburc
SIR: In the midst Of the clangor Of war; and in face
Of the volumnous reports from special correspondents,
may not be amss detail few facts concerning the
lonely Fot Pckons. We desire our Northern friends
to know that ike the great Webster Tue, the great
psouOuuciug dictionary mani, we still hye;" and
although our present postal arrangements enable us 20
hear once at east, in twenty days from the North,
still we have recourse TO unfiding hope that matters
will improve after A while. Toe great rebel JEFF.
asked 10 be len alone, but the Government he solicited
refused to accede 70 bis request while who
suggested such thing sadly left alone" on
lonely, barren Island and In an unhealthy climate,
without receiving passing thought, or, mayhap elicit
ing one spark Of sympatby from thai Government for
which we have toed so long and steadily. Our work
Oh and around the fort is completed, and we are
ready with batteries AZ every point for attack or de-
rnse Our men arc healthy and attend to their hourly
duties strictly as ever bat, while we prosecute the
msuy details Of soldiers duty we are compelled 10
think we are here forgotten. We have been partially
aroused from this depressing thought by the arrival Of
late Of cutler who is already dsposing of bic wares
at enormous profits 70 the very few cash customers
aronnd-C.sh the all important item in all trade trans-
actions, being as scarce here vegetables, az the
troops have not been paid since February.
Heretofore a soldiers life was one Of pleasure, with
ius enough of labor to make the hours light aud agree
able but here without the meres luxury Of life, and
with the daily routine Of soldiers rations without
vegetable or aught TO render them merely psatabie,
not to speak of the nutrition requisite for lie ITSELF
tends TO depress the minds of the men, and leave them
in state Of utter hopelesness We can tolerate the
long absence from friends, wives and relatives under
existing circumstances with ease, but ths glazing
neglect Of our wants by the Government, where &C
cess to us is 40 easily bad cannot be silently borne
We are not in Fort Shutter where oursuppies wonld
have to risk the guns of the enemy; no, are OF
truth within ready reach. Up to this moment |
we have been praised for our untring esgerness TO
lbor our exertions night and day have been exolled
more than once in Special Orders and yet We are left
TO breathe tainted air of closed fort, barren
sandy island beneath tropical sun Of sweltering
Summer, without means to purchase few comforts
within reach, and which cannot be had on any terms
but cash.
We may talk as we please, but we cannot gaiusay
the fact that disease often turks in communities long
time before il shows its stalwaTt form AID although
we are now comparatively free from it, we know no,
the hour when the dread epidemic peculiar TO this
locality may present itself. But, as matters OF this
lure are usually attended to at tue eleventh hour 10
wit az in the expedition 10 Utah. and in the re-
enforcement Of Fort SUMTER may 1t happen with
aud thus, when stricken down by disease, IN the midst
of death paymaser will arrive with our six months
pay, precisely when pay win not be needed II Fort
Pickens be worth mnding its guardians worthy of
their reward; or il we are here only for joke, in
Gods name let the miserable folly have an end
hv0. Is 1851 o. Pr
OBSEQUIES OF GEN. LYON.
Since Saturday afternoon, tho third company OF the
,auant 7tb baa been unardn the body OF Gen. Lyon