New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-24
THE WAR FOR The union.
FROM FORT PICKENS.
IMMEDIATE ATTACK EXPEClED-No
QUARTER TO BE GIVEN. obs
.nce Of The N. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune
PENSACOLA, April 10, 1861.
Tho renort ia now current that Fort Pickens
!. octua,lv reinforced. At first, Rumor was gen.
erous and supplied it with five hundred men,
hpt finally came down to one hundred, which an
;nouisjtiye citizen of the Nayy-Yard carefully
counted, it is said lying disguised as negro IN
the bottom of boat, from which he witnessed
the midnight debarkation. This is the same gen.
teman who, some time SINCE attempted to save Ills
country from the horrors of war, by means OF
pocket full of rat-tail files, with which he IN
tended to spike the guns, having gained surrep-
titious entrance into the Fort. The appearance
of the commanding officer frustrated this attempt,
and gave severe wound to the pride as well as the
patriotism of the gentleman, by compelling hun to
spend the night tied up by ropes outside the orr,
and sending him home III the morning sadder II
not a wiser man.
The excitement here is terrible, although for the
past two days slightly modified by the news OF Fort
SuIter's surrender. l cannot give an idea of the
Intensity of the feeling which annates all classes
"a If this issue is pressed and bloodshed results, we
will hate the North forever. We Will hate IL ana
teach our children to hate it We will not buy or
sell, eaS or drink with Norhemers!" If the
North forces us to fight fight Ike the tgress Tor
everywhere, and not merely in the eXuberance OF
passion. 1t is beginning to be regarded as certain
that Fort Pickens will not be taken without des-
perate conflict and the probability OF great loss 10
their numbers is freely discussed SAID an oihcer
at our hotel " Let few hundred MSslsslpplans lal
before those ramparts, and, in the hour III wmch the
Fort is taken every within 1t VIII be put 10 the
sword. The troops cannot be restrained. Inc cry
is Give and ask no quarter.
Cen Brapo has extipguished the light at the light
house. and Fort Pickens has raised one of her own.
1t is reported that the steamship Galveston, from
New-Oreans to Cuba, was seized while passing
Fort Barrancas this morning, that the Confederate
army might serve itself Herewith. No schooners
or others vessels are allowed to pass IN or out the
harbOr. Many suppose an attack is preparing ana
will be made in few days Carrying the fortress
by storm seems to be tavOrite project with the
troops, since the batteries cannot be completed
under ten days or more and the POwhatan, with q
large quantity of shell for the fortress, is expected
soon.
"Nemo," the Navy-Yard correspondent OF Tho
Pensacola Obserrer, whose jottings and chronlchng'
of the times for want of better, have obtained much
circulation of late, was last night arrested anG
brought here under guard on his way to Montgomery
for trial. The charge is REASONABLY communicating
with Fort Pickens, giving intelligence OF the lnten
lions and dOngs of the army. He s an freshman
named Mathews; has been one OF the most violent
advocates of Secession, and is still so Outwardly
1t will go very hard with him if convicted. lie has
many friends TO advocate his cause, but Gen. Bragg
is uncompromising and unfinchiug he has doubt
less been ndscreet if not treacherOus but the TACT
that it has long been evident that there traitor
in the Confederate camp will 60 against him.
The street sensation now Is an attack upon
Washington City. i do not think it would be pos
sible Tor JEFF. Davis to institute more popular
proceeding,