Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-30
THE ENEMY NOT EXACTLY VICTORIOUS.
THEY ADMIT.
THEY WILL, HOWEVER, "REsIsI-' TO
THE LAST ExTRBMITY.


BALTIMORE, Nov. 3o.-The Americas has -
ceived the following:
The Richmond Dsspssek Of the 18th. gives tss
snnezed particulars Of the fght at Pensscoia:
From the Pensacola 0bssrvu Of the a2d and "a
Of November, we extract the following relative
menced on Friday. The obsrpsr Of the Esd thus
announces the beginning Of the fght:-At ave
minutes past ten this morning, heavy and oon-
tinuous fire commenced at the forts below; what
IL 10, or on which side it commenced, we are yet
unable to say. Up to this writing, one O'Clock,
the nre still continues, and we can only guess
and hope that the bombardnent has opened IN
good earnest. We shall give the news az fast a.
we get IT.
LArra-we learn from a person just from the
yard that the ere was opened by Fort Picksns
upon the Confederate steamer "Times, )" and was
returned by our batteries and forts. The United
States steamer Niagara Is trying To cross tbs bar
for the purpose Of enterng the hsrbor. The eIcite
mentin town 10 immense. The bushes houses
are closed aud the house tops covered with the
excited populace.
The Observer Of the 23d has the following.
"Tbe firing, as we stated yesterday, began from
Fort Pickens. The whole Of their Ore during the
morning was directed at the steamer Times, but
with very little effect.
The Times came up last mig ht md with he en-
ception of two or three little holes made with RI
aa sbnf L.. ek.fr
guns are of very Inferior quality, or that Brown
and his yankees are all drunk-very probably the
latter. The steamer Helms was also n the Gu.
| gagement with the steamer Times. At the be-
ginning Of the Are only one shot struck her, and
that die not do much damage. The Helms went
over to the main land and found the Florida regi-
ment all right In passing Billy Wilson's batter
les she gave them a couple Of shots, which were
returned.
| The frigste Niagara tried hard 70 come in, but
| the reception Was to- warm and she had 10 back
out The only loss Of Life we can hear Of was .
private Of the Louisiana regulars killed, and the
wife OF sergeant OF the Marine corps. Both
wee killed by a shell falling in the yard. A
great many shot and shell fell into the yard, but
did very little damage 70 the buildings. Our
guns worked ali day, and must have told with
terrible effect upon the other nde. We think the
greatest damage done was to one Of the ships
which ventured too near to cur batteries.
The editor proceeds with TRADE Of abuse
against the Yankees Ia general, and Gen. Brown
in particular, speaking of the lstter as fOlows;-
"But the meanest and most contemplate act was
the execution Of the threat made some time ago
by that prince Of hardened scoundrels, Harvey
Brown, that he would not respect hospitss.-
One shot was SO well aimed at the building that
it went thrOugbjt, but did no damage. The
baseness Of this act places this BLACKBOARD below
the lowest cut-throat and vaeaSOnd Of New
| York" The account continues:
At thirteen minutes 10 IL this moning the ere
re-opened and still CONTINUES at very brisk rate.
The people are not 90 much excited az they were
yesterday, and we can zee every appearance Of
determination TO resist to the last extremity, II
need be, but every one seems to place unlimited
confidence In our success. We hope now that IL
will continue till settled "Hurrab for the south
ern confederacY, and hurrah for q ntte more
Rrape,n