The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-05-09
FROM FORT PICKENs.
Cor. of the Tribune.
Fort P1cKENs. April 20, 1861.


Last pieht at II p, M. (Frida5) We
reached Pensacola harbor. The light 10
the light house was extipguisbed, and we
were uncertain for some time as to our
where abouts, but finally discovered light
on a vessels in the bsrbor, and sent up
rocket. which was returned by the Sabine,
as we afterward ascertained. We then
ran in. and an officer OF the Sabine came
on board and told us that Col. Brown had
arrived three days before, and landed
without any opposition whatever, and was
then safe in Fort Pickens with all hi
command. We commenced our move
mep.s this morning, and landed our men,
800, beside great amount of CON nissa
stores. which We have been bringing into
the Fort ever since. We landed about
ten miles from Fort McCrea, and in full
sipht of its guns. Ten boats were con
stautly plying between the Illinois and
the shore. No opposition was made
vhateyer, end We are all sefe in the fort.
Not a gun has been fred except as Ualutes.
The Secessiop,ts fred | guns in hon.
or of something this morning, but we
have not been able to learn as set what
it was for. The Atlantic leaves to-mor-
row, and all are very busy writing let
ters home. | do not think things look
so very badly for Pickens. We have a
bout ,OOG men here, and plenty of stores
The Baltic has not been seen. Where
she went we do not know. MI the Off,
GERS are in excellent spirits, aud the com
uand also. We have about 45 officers
here aud only four rooms; IA slept 10 one
room last night, and some three in bed
We hope to get in better quarters soon
if we have to make an intrenched camp
around the wcrk. We expected that the
enemy would have taken possession OF
Santa Rosa Island, on which We landed,
but they have merely confined their efforts
to erecting batteries along the coast
u. S. STEAM SLooP BROOKLYN, at an
chor off Pensacola Bar, April 2l. !
Huzza We have done it. We have
satisfactorily settled one important ques
ton that has long been agitatiDg the pub
lie mind and that is, whether we were
bic to re enforce Fort PiekeDs or rot. |
have the great pleasure OF assuring you
this " as complshed between the hours
of / and IL o'clock on the night of Fri
dsy. the 18th inst, without the firing Of
gun, or the spilling of one drop of blood
The manner in which it was successfully
done is briefly as follows: a bearer OF
disp atches arrived from Washington du-
ring the day, bringing the orders we had
so long anxiously looked for, and as soon
as il became dark We began work With
good will and in earnest At first tie
marines from the trigate Sabine and the
sloop st. Louis came on boord our yes
sci, and i'm mediately after the accomplish
mont of this, the anchor was hoistcd by
the jolly old salts without the merry chaut
of
General Jackson won the day
! Heave, yea ho!
At New-Orleans, the people say;
Yeo, heave yeo!
Il We ran as close to tie shore as posi-
bic for US to do, came to anchor, aud
without a moments delay lowered the
boats aud filed them with troops.
Atll o'clock, Lieut.. Albert n. Saith
of Massachusetts, being in command, they
started on their mission, not knowing
whether they were facing eternity, OF
whether they would live to sec the lish
{ Of another day. As they left the side o.
the vessel, many MAY God cause you tc
succeed, came from the lips Of the loya
men By ny side If live thousand
years, shall not forget the feeling | bad
, when | saw those brave fellows shake
hands With all their old comrades, snd, a,
tear would now and then glisten in tb'
t gloom. but instantly wiped away by {
cenched hand, | felt they all knew theI1
danger, and knowing it, dared 20 face i
with that true courage emineutly worth,
Of all praise. and may they receive it
TIE party we're instructed to send nj
signals should they &c attacked, and
do assure you never were there keenel
, eyes than ours on that eveDtful night, a,
We peered into the darkness, u uomentsri
~ expecting to see rocket pierce tht
midnight gloon; but none appeared
While We we're thus anxiously awaitin.
some evidence OF the success or non-suc
, cess Of their mission, boat is hailed
faiut answer comes back, "Lieut. Smith
and tie boats crews" and in v whispering
tones we hear the news. "they have bee.
successful brother off GERS shake hands
, and give Lieut.. Smith that praise justly
!, deserved by him. They went around in
, side of the harbor, passed under the gun:
of Fort MeRea and Barraucas withou
being heard, aud safely landed all the
troops without interruption.
This being SO successfully accomplish
ed, it was almost instantly concluded tc
atte mpt it again. and SO orders were Civ.
en- that all the Marines in the squadron
should take to their boats, preparatory tc
being put into the Fort; this being quick
ly done, the steamer Wyandottc took the q
ia tow and toWed them as far as she could
go, where they left ber, and pulled iatc
the harbor. taking the same course the
Grst party had, and in good tine reachcd d