The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-09
APPROACHING CIVIL WAR.
The Departure of M0re Steam
Transports with Troops.
STATE OF FEELING AT. THE SOUTH.
Our Charleston, sayaucah, New Or
leans, Msntgemery, Richmsnd and
Alexandria Correspondence.
OPERATIONS In The GULF.
Map of Pensacola and Fort
Pickens.
Arrangements Of the Confederate States
to Repel Attack.
IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS IN VIRGINIA.
FNE SCHOONER F{x cd INTO AT CHARLESTON.
The End Approaching at
Fort Sumter.
Departure Of Capt. Talbot from Washington
with Dispatches Tor Major Anderson.
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|FWE SCHOONER FfG Cd INTO AT CHARLESTON
The End Approaching al
Fort Sumter.
Departure Of Capt. Talbot from Washington
with Dispatches Tor Major Anderson.
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more decided attitude, and its proportions apparently
have struck terror the midst OF the present admins
traticu The arrival OF Lieutenant Gilman at Washing
ton On Wednesday last with dispatches from Lieutenant
lemmer the commandant OF Fort Pickens; the subse-
uen close.lng of that officer with the Secretary Of War
and General Scott the Cabinet meeting that succeeded,
and the ediae orders for the fitting out of extra
ordinary army and naval force, and the subsequent sail
nr Of part Of the force from this port would make 1t
that Lincoln and his Cabinet had decided on adopt
bng and carrying into effect extreme measures with re-
yard to the Southern revolution
Again. TIE arrival Of Capt Talbot at Washington on the
9Th With despatches from Major Anderson, at Fort
sumter and the hasty return OF tina. ocer veilod
with mystery that but few days w suffice to dissolve
Our urvase eapatches from Charleston Of the 9th inst
tate that i've Thousand Southern men, in addition to
thoss at present the forticatons, ready to take
~, aeld wisan twenty four hours.
Troona have becn ordered rendezvous at points
mote from Char eson but within supporting distance 70
::s,cu~sae movements of the enemy. They move at
Dnce.
Our despstches nom Pensacola state TINT General
nrauv With al army OF nearly thousand Confederate
states cops was ready for immediate action should any
ATTEMPT be made reinforce Fort Pickcns The precise
cra,i,n Of things inside Of Fort pickens is not known
. ;s thought that its stock OF provisions nearly
n.,s,ed and IL garrison inadequate to meet the great
,uthern army besegng that work IN view or these
sacts and the probability that Mr. Iincon's warlse
are intended to reinforce Fort Pickens or
sumter we have prepared full description Of the de-
fences Of Pensacola
Pensacola Is an ancient town, having been founded at
e.y,y peried by the spanards The houses are built
nythe oldcn STYLE with low, narrow windows and pro-
et.r roers which in instances run into shelter
,.ross the sidewalks In speaking Of Pensacola, the
Mobile Advertiser, in a recent issue, says
pons.cola sshistoric ground, and s historic note Is
Asas.tialG military Centuries ago the warke events
Of which y, with is seaft iva va IN ,s ,inss
has known many masters, and none surrendered cxseF
Of necessity, few without struggle, ana none ssned
ahlc eroundr by its tradition, its chronicle
and ia local conditions. Before the days Of De
~ horo;nal natonalities: for meagre records
those times and peoples show that dnerent tribes came
and sojeurncd on the waters Of inc pay ana maas @
could gpcnd warm IN fishery, and ENJOY the cso
Guf breezes which famed the waves OF tne pay o rem
saco,s,og ssochus''of "PauZacoa' "Pensacola,"
co 20 ~ This av finally have i. in its confirmed nornen
clsure IL later times the spaniard the Erenchman the
srit cher and American contcndcd for its owner
hin and each and all possessed and held i ri armis
nrimarily and some By treaty right, for time There
jackson added something Of lame 70 nus nsme.snere
and Indian and Indian with indan-and now again u
she fair Of contention between inc rival race
cos tSe n,nt Of interest in the eyes Of tho
nation ard may possibly have Tue eyes ~ .ne Wo,a
tsractcd 10 II as tho Crinca of the New world
raj us consider this possibility, promising that u
Contingent upon the Of govc-nments and not
upon the haors Of those ~ WI
france and England, was fought out on lne narrow hc
~ she Cr,mea ard now, before oiow y struck may
~. acnsderc that, In large measure tho complexion
~ r doersuces With the United states may be decided
M The course pursued at THIS Crmea the classic
IN. ~ ochus and before this Scbassopo OF Pickens
- ~ go into difficulties IL may be through the agency
ar bis same troublesome locality ia us proving true 10
rs tradition.
A summer residence Pensacola is delightful Tor tho
town i peasant tho drives good, the scenery romantic
a., ,,er excellent and there fine breeze from the
=, tho hotties, day Of The sunset genes are
beautiful ~ any IN tho Bay Of Naples
PENSACOLA BAY.
...s,o hov ,s twenty soven miles in length, and in
:, ,-.,.s, ,ay, twelve miles in width. II lies imme
a.,o,v a, the mouth Of the Escamoa river Running
- ,,o srou, Of the bay fo~ fourteen leagues, nearly
co., and west long line Of sandy Shore narrow, BAR
30. and sc low that scverc gale the mad waves dash
nv.r a pensacola bay has rare propere es narpor ana
-, no oycsrcd on the Gulf Il hy my in this country
. ccsssbe 10 frgates Of large size, there being tweH
~ ono fot OF waier the bar and when once nsoe,
ali ,he shps or our navy could ride IN safety Inc cnan
runs near tho the bar which snort ana
easily pesscd The hArbor is completely hndocSco' anu
the roadstsad capactots
Thepecuar position Of Pensacop oay mas -
.a,,s as MAYA, station a. excellent positions for dock
,as can he found in the harbor. When the railroad
rom Mon, gomcry in progress Of completion, sh'
have been nishcd, the facilities for reaching y VIII be
% much increased that win present quite another az
,sarance Tho upper Of Pensacola bay receives the
ye,ovvatcr or Pea river Middle river aud Escambia
v,vov. eleven miles from the Gulf Of Mexico
SANTA ROSA ISLAND.
santa Rosa Island tho great barrier that srm' The
!, "a. enclosure Of Pensacola boy. The island Il
- ,souues in length, and, average liz moi
,n.r one fourth Of milo wide, although in some
-. exceeds this considerably. Al high
80 ,bero arc many places whore the waves
owe, the land Upon ,hc extreme western end
,so island, md commanding the entrance
s9 persaooia bay, stands Port Pokens, Of
x3oa va shau spcsk more in detail hereafter Ncs'