The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-30
Surrender of the Navy Yard mt
PeMSacOIa-Thc FORTS There.

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The United States Navy Yard at Warren.
ton, near Pensacola, was surrendered, on
the 18th inst, to the Florida and Alabama
troops, numbering seven companies, with
nearly five hundred men, rank and file
The surrender was made in form, without
offering tesstance, by Commodore Arm
strong,a native Of Kentucky, who was in
command OF the yard. ..s.r 70 %
On the surrender being made, an order
was Immediately given by Captain Rem III w,
flag officer, to haul down the flag OF the U..
ion, which was done, and in lieu thereof,
there was run up another flag, with thirteen
alternate stripes of red aud white, and blue
field, with large white star, announcing
the changed condition of the St4te.
Captain RandoI phi late OF the United
States Army, was placed in command of the
yard, and Colonel Lomax, of Florida, took
possession Of Fort Barrancas and qlarters,
Immediately opposite and in full view Of
Fort Pickens, occupied by United States
troops The spiked guns at Fort Barrancss,
ii teen in number, have been, by drilling,
| repaired for effective use.
FoTt Pickens was designed to mount 2!2
guns. 1t is strong position and commands
the entire harbor. II contains between $50
and 300 United States troops, under the com.
mand OF Lieutenant Simmons. He isa
native of New EogIand, and has the fepu-
ta,ion of being brave off ser. In reply 70
the Commissioner. who waited on him 10
know if he would surrender the fost, he s.id
he had instructions from Washington to kseS
il, and he should not violate them. The
Pensacola Observer says that he will doubt.
less resist as long as he can; but that he
must ultimately be overpowersd by the SUI
per ority of numbers. ". a.s" ~ j"
Major William H. Chase, formerly, of the
United Corps Of Engineers, is the leader Of
the State troops at Pensacola. He is abopt
sixty four years Of age, and was furmerly q
resident of Massachusetts,. fs$
There are about 2,000 men quartered at
the barracks, navy yard, hospital, FofIs
BArrancas and McReaG II y
The following is brief description of The
forifcations at Pensacola:
Fort Pickens' is situated ON Santa Rosa
Island, on the point nearest the channel.
and commsnds the whole OF the foftilEca-::-
tions. Santa Rosa Island is separated from
the main land one and quarter miles, tkesS
being two channels for the passage Of ye6;
sells, one on the side OF the main land and
the other on the island side. Fort McRes
is on point of the main land, one. half mile
from Fort Pickens. Fort Barrancas is iust,
opposite Furt Pickens, on the main land.
and the Blrracks, Hospital end Navy yard
are olso on the main land, within range of
the guns from Fort Pickens. m> 1srp,s
The Mobile Register has the following:
Lieutenant Simmons, when he evacuated
Fort McRae, destroyed about one hundred
and fifty kegs of powder. by knocking OUT
the heads and throwing them into the bay.
His object appeared to be only to keep the
guns from the fort from being opened upon
him while he retreated, as he left large
quantity of powder in the magazine. He
not only spiked the guns, but sammed down
the mDzzles the wooden pieces, used for
stopping them, which had to be bored out
by pump borers, by our forces before thew
could be used They have all been un..
spiked with the exception OF two, and are
now ready for use. aaH E2t8a
A despatch from Pensacola, under date
Of Thursday, states that the volunteers of
State troops, were engaged in mounting and
arranging their cannon. Carpenters were
engaged in making scaling ladders. The
united states war steamer WysndottS, was
anchored westward Of Fort Pfckens, undef
the guns of the fort, for the purpose, it wss
supposed, oi assisting Lieatsnant Simmons.
All pilots had been notified that they might
bring United States vessels inside the hOr-.
Dor if they carried flag Of trace.