The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-07

tear upon ii itO'r his t.; and althulgh its ar.
mamcnt t. 10; heavy ~ that Of Pickcns, II 10
powerful enough IT fully manned aud * fully
". lied to gi,t serious trCJule tn, p,scnt
sfnwmcnt cousi.'s ofthrce tiers Vt ,,uu--.wo
ut',r tonl-rtuui mates. aud the uDu,r one
"a btrb,re. In he lower, ot water-ticr there
arc - lOuy.tvc Founders; in the middle tier 10
ci hi. iuch volumi iads. Is thitty-two pounderS
% ~ bdtbtfic - twenty four FOUNDER ind
t'n-inch 'olun,h,' T. work these ell lively
re- ur's Il force at six hundred aud hrty mon
Ilu' fort cost the U. :. government siOb. 900
oiliccrs q,.tttrs, furnHcc5, Sc. A waite bat
terry npur,ing eight OF Tn heavy guns is stu
atcd3b,lo, the puipots.
FORT nARRAScAs
Tlis wo'k is ;hiri in piilt Of Importance Of
the IL lcrs,s on the flnrida crls'. Ii .s ncrth
Of Pyrsaculn bay. iwo milc- and quir., .r m
Fort Pick,ns. -ncrly Al Old Spui,h fNu
W Is luilt here. is q rI,ti,nc vorl, II nravy
nasoirN, and has IN arm ,nrut Of ~ gus 4
rcd1ult IN the rcar Nnthns II TO h' rainio5. 4 in
{ ne vt action. 4 I,, rcd uuu' is uodutct with
n mixing howit2-rs IT airp aud .oiu. cr.s.trp
! tlht 2}-CIlud H., 'rs guard the l,, To-
fences. When tho .'Irls tn Is possess. ion u
II rrrrcis II cpu's 'urd o iidos is il arm tr,nnt
Of aus the following myuit 'uns % ,,rr KS
c'pOt-iuel shells, o2j twenty -four poIui tail.
$50 cight,rn-pnuni balls besides large am unit
sists of Al pieces ot orin 1'c, d,ydd as follows,
u thittN-two Founders, ci:ht.inch pu Nnaus
2 ci ht-inch Culumhiids. : tw,nty-Ciur pound.
on, - eighteen Founders, 2 tNulye-poun irrs,
twelve FOUNDER nowitzer- ard : ei shtccr inca
IN u. MS.
u l'' irc above, there aro sand bt.torios
rr,t.'u 1t various lnints, all imposition g. rake
l't P,"scus, AMI mo.tly uiyJuung heavy
80 uirr ads,
AtaN,,, "a H. .ltv N, r,tcis envy ,t. ,r,
rorL cc oi ou,in e c,I,rrl Of ,h,r n,.itinn.
ard with ihclr u.ul rru .cuo,s in 80, 7 gov .rr.
~, '5, ~ u'N q, Ia'lt ''''.i Gus NJ
r,,..,..'. ,,,,b It.,' ',,,,..,',. .n,,. ~
,ycr. F,r I,.cu. v.. reinforced - nm. and
h1, r'na ~ mo-" -.'u e, 10, Z drrl io crs,
~. o, y q. 90 no. .os' hittr nn Tho
tuii. VI. r,U "ly muat was ''mrBlcd he
Ny,n ", 1' ~, ' II ~" y .''"'h on fnd'y
''.' ~ W, M - "''''' \" u'"t ~ Eeh'
~ wv. 'l1'"y W. u't ~ '''l' " lure
H. u'''' w ~ '."' 'n tnraon IN Fort
-. h,n5 ''' n"uu' .'' W.n' u"iyr com
nianl OF l'.1'' SIC inner. N1' ''hi'nol ia that
f''""'' WV ''v'. '1' "' i o., 'uh'' Nhrn he
was 'oINN'u y -. haiN't h'uNn, WHO Siill
remains Va ,umh'hI' The i"tt was hrsicgcd
~ me confederate army un I'' ''uncral Bragg,
uhli the l'st "i Juh' Nh.n Tie .itcml 10 AXE
1t Vas H'nrd'u'd sud the rclrl 'ro'p' were
mostly VI hLA"n inr service IN 'ih'r 'iulrtor1
oh 'n' ~ u ol 'lu', 10. i q! "a ~, New
York Volunteers tUl William Wilson, left
New lO'l tor tort Pos a., where, ~ in that
nri-hoorhuud, "u SIN kIr lsHul, they have
since seer homo a'lu FuvvtCc, u inr1 thur DE
partur", th'y were ~ oHtol a. No 90 81 nton
Plic", vi % q magnificent sir h1nurr, hy the
ia, ui III Relief 'mnitt,c. Tho prr,onta-
ton wps uaic on hthqlf Of tho lnli.# hv Rtv
$. II. Weston, Chat lil of tho 7lh Regiment,
and an appropriate reply was mado by the Co
lOu,l
The George Peabody, which arrived At this
no fran Fort pirkc,s ON Nonl,v cy,,;,,,
i,,,,b, a.. lli,,,,,,, ,,li,.,,. -. ,,,, .,.,'
''e W wv ''a''
oi 'n'us M we n'lGhh"ihoOl oi Pensacola be-
fp the cnFu'cmrnt She reports every thing
Quiet al The on. hut the officers IN communal
-. 10 daily CNp,riit., an .i,t,rk itom Tho C'nn.
hJ, rate iurr,.
A, ,L, ,;,,,., a.. ,..r hp,
~ ~ ,'v ~. Wv p V, Wv e'po,y
49,. ~, It,,,,,t So. -, 49, ~,
~, "'S,,,Jn ,, H,ti',, -, s,',,' H. up' A.,
.i..in,i ,nurd. ' "'''
tolnnL II own cxprcssod The c,c,t,s, cor6-
lcrc, In hi. ability "a maintain Ia, ;,ion
.,it,st All IN, fire, ia. inf ,o,,lI o,,
glnv. Cftnip Bltlcr. vho came A p,..,n,.,r on
,Ic p,,LpJy has resided in p,nsiI al, ,,,J I,tt
the Confederate lines tho ni,hi Al, n the .kir-
mi b IN wilson cmp.
rr, .uus ~ Li- departure from IN, r,hrI. he
H.
batteries AZ tho navy yard nnd For., IIrrln.Is
ud MrHat. The spaces intervening alrns. tho
'cnh, hc snN arc lkcsi'c fortified, and 0r,
,ON,rd 10y i.mb prod batteries. Over nc
hundrr and it,' GUNS boar "n Tor. fick'r'.
The tcelr. a. Che rel" Is when lhcl attack Is
To- Meet o. l'nllrR i've or1N niles up Sm'9
~, i''i y, 'nl ''" ,D &C., om I'i o'.
r,cnts md Don nvIudir another boi,.
tween them and lhc r ca N their retreat.
,olurl Brown. however, .is ..rurd tl.ir oh
irc', IT.. rcl Il. having lu,',d nbou, i've thou.
lni ira. ys at Deer Pom. " hich were evidently
preparing IN cross 10 SAINT. Rusp. lie ac,u.i.
iuely gave instructions To Iplouc Wilson, in
.ltc p, ntfp,k, 10 retreat Lchiud The ,nircnch-
anuts ahi,b separate hi camp i,om thD font.
1Ih,. entertainments consist m plrt of A
Itch, 'l'uh bs- been rusttd across the
lland lea ugr nirrow rn.s communicating
With ~. fort. This ~, h +, liriihrl On the .U,t
sic, having two heavy batteries OF Tih,I caE-
u.n and columhitd. which th1 volunteers arc
tI..ru. ed TO ucCul iu care OF an attack
III Ia.s j. covered nv u hoas y Ia tary in the
iDr', and appIt' tus g., throwing Drummond
Iuts ON the movements Of the enemy has
been prepared This ditch IL q quarter Of a mile
d ON The lct aud Wilson's camp Is about three
eight. Of a milo D. vold iha ditch
The p'ckcts If CuI. Wilson extend about a
mile IN a half from tho fort. The side Of the
turt toward the rebel batteries Is protected by 0
adhili batteries known "a the Scott 1otten
nd Cam'ron batteries. , he force under Col.
Brown consists Of eleven huninl regulars AMI
hrcc companies If Wil-pn's regiment IN the
fortress, with four companies under wilson IN
camp outside Each company OF tho volunteers
numbers about sixty men.