Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-02-08
Matters at Pensacola Bay.
We ind the following in our exchanges in
reference TO the Forts about Pensacola:
FORT PICKESs-

euse"e"' .iu"h y. sIenDne:, OF The lst Regl-
neht ot Artlilery, is now inVeated by 1000 troops
from Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Missis.,
ippI, under the command Of Major General W
II. Chase, formerly MINOR in the United States
Corps OF Engineers Fort Pickcns is conn, q nd.d
by Fort Barancas and For, McRue, botho of which
works, with a new battery recently erected
hre ready to open fire OIL Fort Pickens at a mo
ments warning The bes.gers at last accounts
were making scaling ladders and other prepara.
lions to capture the latter named work.
First Lieutenant Adam J. Slemmer of Penn
syivania, is i'll command Of the United States
garrison at Fort Pckens, Pensaco lie entered
the United States Military Academy at West
loint IN September. 1896 and graduated it,
1880, when he WAS commissioned in the army
rs brevet 2d Lieut. enant Of the st Regiment Of
eraiiety. lie was appointed lst Lieutenant in
AM, 1854. and ordered Oh srerial duty Ms
aoesng Assistant Professor Of Ethics and Math-
ema'cs, Mt the W est Point Academy in 1866.
Girc as om Dme.-Whle We do not claim
that E1gef-ld is the Banner District in volun
tcering for the defence Of the State we are yet
disposed 10 ask certain papers to 'plc,sr) not
ignore Ills in this business. The district having
been hOnorcd in the choice of Il Governor, Is
one reason why it IL ihomrht desirable over
here that the truth of EedgciielI's action should
not be overlooked. May We not then ask our
brethren of the Press t" notice what follows:
EdgefeId has three full companies in Colonel
Gregg's regiment
by volunteers from her hnt,rlons under ,Le
Military bin.
Edgefeld has ouc Rifle Corps ready nr.ler said
Bill.
Ejg.fe'd has ono Corps of Cavalry, accepted
by the Stale.
And Edgefelj three other volunteer Cavalry
Corps and several companies Of Infantry ready
and ofiiccred for Ire Service.
This makes about eight hundred and fifty
f:nen already received. vEd some three hundred
.anofe ready to b. received when wanted
II dlis be little ahead Of the foremost, we
cant help it.-Eagcfeid -1dre'tiScr.
A"ot1er Letter fran, .Nnjor An,lrrson-Thp
following letter from Major Anderson has been
received ny II gnnt'rinmm in Cincnnat:
EoRT SnMTEn January II, ISGl.-Whcther
n bloodless separation now be Effected, after
her, (Snu:h Carolina) foolishly firing upon n YES.
aekoea:ing our flag. the other day, ] think very
doubtful. I YVES s"rely tempted to open thy bat.
tery, bat, perhaps fortunately. for The chnncr of
ihavin. matters settled wthcnt bnohshc |
could no, have toncs,ed thu battery that opened
upon her, aud my d-f.uc's were just then in such
n condition that I coulA not have opened the
war. am now nearly ready. Th. pe"pl. have
supposed that this r'Drk ready to b. defend.
ed when came in I WINS far from it-anl il
-svould take NE. even now. one weeks hard wn:k
TO have itln complete state. Nv command is
only aboGt eighth Of what j: should be- ip
time OF wG"-but .:horyh small l., nunp,eSRf-t
feel strong in the confidence that providence
will guard aud guide.mr SAFELY tbronslfser dan
ger that may threaten. >-~i
Yours (! c",cly.
N0BEIT ANDERSON. =!
-.-.- -
REsIcHATloS OF LAS. =. C"ELry-Wc are, !
..'ad to learn, through letter received from
las. J.. Corlcy. ri,at lie resigned Lis oflice of
First Lieutenant and Adutant iu the Sixth In
6antry, United States Army, as eoon as he
si,eard of the secession o. South Carolina, his
,,ativc State; and that he ras received the ap.
pointment Of Captain in the regnlas aSmy of
this State. lie has been stationed for the ;.ast
three years, at Fort Bcnicia, California. but Is
expected home in about ten dnys.-Chusicston
Mercury
AN. ARMSTRONG GCN LAHDED.-An Arm
.strong gun of large calitre arrived here to-
day from Europe, vIa Savannah. lis ucstina-
tion is Gcorg.,o own aud it c:r.es TO the order
of Mr.. Weston. wealthy PLANTER who sesi.l.s
in the locality He iks aeu imported one bun
.drcd and City muske:s, ut his own expense for
q volunteer corps i'll his own neghoori, nn,i.--
Churlestoa Correspondence Of Tic IAHuG>!phiu
Jre1s.
IREaCHENS AND 'SECESS10S.-lhe corrcspon-
dent Of the .Somthcrn Christian dSroca.e, writ
ing from Texas, says that Rev. Dr. Boring Rev
5}r. Carter, President Of Soule Eniv.rsiiv. and
Rev. J. f. Cnrncs, Of the Texas Adrocuir, are
the stump making secession speeches. These
nre all ministers Of tie Mcth"d;s: Church
South.
AIh---Th. Southern Ba~k ni New Orleans
has placed at the command III ,he Govern"r of
She State the sum Of S5nn'I,. sh"ull it he re
quire,l by the "sireEci"s cf Tie public s"rvice-
the Governor "to accept the loan on such
terms for its re uhut .;rni.nis rs te may deem
equitable"
News Fn.M PENSACOLA. .->Ew I..y.x$ FL.
ruary l.-1hrrc ar" T. ing reports " ,lay lhat
fighting has commenced at P-n".co!a i%!a.) in
consequence of the ErooHyn a'trnpn, to land
troops. This report. however, lacks confirma-
Aiau.
FoR1 SUMTER tEIHEnEcED.-NEw Yors. Feb.
runry At has been positively reported here,
TO day, apparently good authority. thut
Fort Sumter was reinforced on Saturday night
by 2l2 men and l3 Officers 1t is alleged HAT
they took advantage of the darkness, and made
their way to the fort in small boats with n,uf
fed oars.
The PETITION Of two thousand New York
city workiDgmen was sent to the Legislature at
Albany, asking them to restore peace to ,h.
country-not by cannon,balls and bui' ets but
by justice and equality. The petition. by o
{Republican) vote, WAS not aiio~ed 10 Ls rend,
even, There is n world Of meaning l.. that ac.
tion but as the workingmen themselves will
understand it, comment is unnecessary.
Arms Fon MIssIsslrPI.-Five thonsan1 mus
kets were yesterday removed from the Arsenal
here and shipped on the Nathez this morning
to Vicksburg. They were purchased some time