New-York daily tribune., 1861-12-27
ALL QUIET AT THE FORT
THE SUMTER AT CIENFUEGOS
SHE IS BLOCKaOED BY THE IR0QUoIS.
Other Rebel Steamers under Block
ade at Nassau.
RETURN OF THE BALTIC

We are indebted for the following report OF Tue
voynee of the United States transport steamer ba'uc'
J. j. Comstock commander, to Mr.. Julian Allen, the
courteous and oblgiDg puIser of the vessel;
The Baltic let New.York Dec. at p M, with
the 18th Regiment New York Volunteers. Arrived
at Fort Pickeus Dec Is at p. m After landingt the
troops and cargo, left anchorage at a. M, lgth Mt.
Arrived at Key West at p. NJ, 2Oth TOOK IN eoai
and sailed On the 22d, at a. m. Arrived at Sandy
Hook Dec. % at IL O'Clock p. m.
Tic Baltic brought the following passengers:
Capt YIdridse, Govern ent Agent Col Ri;bsrd s. Ely
NJ Chief pgiueer Of steamer Richmond A'or Se91tn W
Grsgcy ct,a RIewI y: Cspt eiier1. =, aiss, sos.
pilot, CsPI stiekney.
The following persons We're put on bosrd the
Baltic as prisoners of state, from Fort Taylor, hey
West, for Fort Lafayette: j. w. Zacharie OF New
Orleans, j. Renau of Kentucky, and Thomas B.
RodQers Of Texas. They were sent to Fort Lafay
etie By the U. S. Marshal.
Tie Baltic left at Fort Pickens the United States
frieate Niagara all well. TIC u. s. gunboat VISA
hickon left Fort Pckens for Ship leland Dec. IL. The
U. S. steamship Richmond left Key West for New
York on the 2lst under ss.il, her machinery being
disabled. Gu the same date, the U. 5. schooner
Wanderer smiled for Havana, leaving tie lately
captured priva,eer schooner Beauregard as guard
ship.
The United States steomer Iroquoss hos The pr.
ratcer Sumter Nocka3,d tn he port of CnHtuegos.
The United States gunbost Flambe n was off Naf-
sau adipg the rebel steamers label and 1heo-
frO
Charlos,oD.
The following vessels request To be iePor,.'
pr;o FIizabeth. Trumbul, master, saied from hey
West 2Is, inst, for Csrdenssi schooner Mar! ~
uud.op. Hudson, naaster, will saii for Cuba in a
few days
Nallers at Fort Pickens remain us lstt reported.
Desertcrs report great distress and deonient among
the rebel forces
Gen. Bragg la. received re enforcemepts since
the bombardmcnt Of his forts and batteries on the
22d and I'D Of November uliimo, and the number
now under bis command IL estimated at ten TO
twelve thousand. Some active movements are IN
progress but they do not apparently Indicate any
imme date attack upon our positions. steamer
ard "A schooner have Teen observed carrying uooFs
between PepsAcoia and a place ealod Live Oak
Plantation, Oh the main land, nor;heast from Fori
Pickons. The rebels sro evidently krilf ing this o-
cality, where Georgia regiment had for consider
able time, even before the bombardmeDt, been
stationed. IL 10 thought that tie movements in
progress had reference ony TO the security VI their
own posiilo lons.
Fort EeRae is in about the stste Of dilapida-
ton in hich the guns of Fort Pekeps left 1t at the
clo.s OF the bombardment. Somo men have been
observed attempting apparently to make some Ie'
pairs cifectng, however, little, If any, progress
TIE rebels do not occupy the fort with troops, though
every morning they hoist the Confederate ing, and
take II down again at night. This nominal occupa-
ton Of tie place, the officers OF the Bslsc say, IA
merely gume Of Bragg"
Whero the village Of Warrruton stood. near the
yard, the ebimneys Of some of tho houses are
standing alone, Ike s.n;inels. few detached build
ings were not ooIisu,ned.
1t IL now understood that nearly, II not quite all,
the positions of the rebel forces under command
Of Col. Browns guns, and tnat he awaits only re-
endorsements TO reopen fire and clear out the rebes.
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