New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-09
PENSACOLA.
or poaRD TnE Il. S. CoRvETTE ST.. Louis,
Orr PENsAcoLh, May !, 1861.


Orc of tho Wgaudotte's men il going asloTe ms
morning on q reconnoi,ering eXpedl'loh OWNED us
Inv himself and as Capt. Adams has found means 10
send of q ictter.bag to day, thought " wonid %
$500 iea "a IN Won what takes "Jim 70 the enc
nNys nost. You Sec all the wafer tanks that were
led ia the Navy Yard before is surrender WeIes one
what nysteIiolfly removed outside the ga'es i've
weeks ago and apparently disappeared. In "A few
dave however the powerful telescope detected the Sc
cessiouiss putting up solid wall, OF some queer mate.
nal, all along the road from Fort McCrea to the Yard
gate.
little ea,ient investigation enabled US TO discover
To-, me wall was no more nor lees than the wa'er
tanks ranged in line Two Of our spies reported lne
filled with sand which concluded, for The time our con-
side ration OF the matter. On Tuesday last, however
Il cleverer Yankee, who is put down as stiaiHm
"rehel' ashore, and who finds occasion 70 eba"g1
clothes three times day. learned mat me nhs aye ~
hall ed with powder and that every buildpg IN me
NAVY Yard is srtisicaly studded with II IN snch
way az to facilitate the total and immediate desrnc-
ton Of the entire place should ao attack from our de
be likely TO prove successful. Eow jim me
snartest man in the fleet and his mission ioi when
be volunteered is to learn all about the gunpowder
plot.
The man who 20 skilfnly plans orr enemies ar
rangements Commodore lngraham, was three months
ago commanding the United States naval forces IN the
south Of Europe. There is 10 doobt whatever ina, we
are destined TO the city OF Pensacola ana le village
of Warrington ia ruins before The glorious tonnh OF
July. Tire Rebels are determined that our vicIory-1
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lie Confued 10 obtaining q good position. To my mex
preside astonisbment learned this Hsrning that the
! said Warrington i. " q deserted village"
Wien the men.of-war PENSACOLA and Seminole were
nut uuon the stocks the number Of bouses IN the place
increased from 40 10 so. The people occupying them
were in a most destitute condition since the cessation
of Uncle Sans work ut the yard, and on Monday iast
evacuated their Louses, not dozen remaining Inc
troops are quaiered in many Of The houses at present.
and Inssn to eay there. Over $40 mon from MlstssPl
went 10 few days since 10 Che vacated residenees,
erected hastily inusket racks and belt hooks on the
ground floor. and we cdn on line evenings very
novel camp Of shanties cleaning in the sun. Braggs
forces got small instament OF their pay last week,
aud they have been three-foartbs drunk ever since
On the 10th Of March were partly on the deien-
sive here. To-day alarm our opponents. Ihey
have not tue remOteft oea Of attacking and II they
mad 60 much the worse for Themselves. One oil the
beet bits q military strategy accomplished since 'he
war begun was our occul ion OF Santa Rosa island
= spacious fertile, and convenient battle-ground, the
very perfection of a camp lOcae just the place To he
comfortable anywhere meath tloiidian " Juner
Santa Rosa s The feet 10 guard At outside
and over thousand naval arIillerists 10 cannonade
storners n de who dare think of its ever leaving our
hsnds The "Gov." feels this as keeniy az we do,
and has been heard say that the 1ankeescan never
DO rooted out Of that internal spot" 1t was on tho
margin Of the beach az the same Island that the old
steamer Fulton was wrecked, or partially wrecked.
1t is the fate Of the home feet TO be always anxious
for Orders Willie We painted for leave TO re-enforee
| Pickens, We never dreamed about the Navy Yard.
Il
commanders sometimes oyerseps discipline, and Capt.
s. was going 10 be tried by general court martial
for actually getting mp stesmor replerishing, for
steam is always up-to enter the forbidden waters.
He said he knew he could get in that before Barran.
cas- could find level the frigate would be inside; that
il was certain the Secessiorsts wooli not do much
harm, &C.; but our acting Commodore reminded him
that the fate of Pckens first DO decided then let
| what may follow.
Tie engineers Of the navy al at sea about the
| conveTtiog-water process. When il was deemed a
grand invention 20 turn sat water into liquid sus
oeptible of becoming steam few cared 10 remember
that coal necessary for the job Well, coal is
very dear and very with The Supply store.
ship brought large share Of IT, and some was bought
| 1T Key West. Blu; waste more making salt water
Gt for the boilers than would take us 10 New-lork
| at the rate If ten knots an hour.
The messenger steamers Of the squadron have 20 go
around great deal, and mist consume coal Havana
is orr only certain market aud il takes long time TO
20 there and return Will the authorities endeayor 30
cram the holds of all transports with coalf They do
not know when, where, ard how it may be godsend
TO some " wateI-bound' propeller. Water we cannot
buy here. There il in trying il Poor Union
have already been hanged for selliog it So
saor-like can look over the bulwarks and sohlo-
! quize, "Water, water, eyerywhere-not drop to
drink" =. r.