The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-28
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We make up the following summary OF
Southern news gathered from the latest pa.
pers received al this Office
TIE FIasT AT PEssAcoLA--opg slve OF rsgaaLG.
From the Pensacola O5.~rey, Of the I'D and
23i Eovaln Der we extract the following reia-
tive 10 the engagemenIsa at that place. which
commenced on Friday. The Obsercer, of tne
I'D met, thus announces the Mginning OF the
fight:
AT five minutes past ten this morning a
heavy and continuous fire commenced at the
Forts below. What 1t is, or on which side 1t
commenced, We are yet unable to say. Up to
this writing q o clock the fire still continues,
and we can only npiEe AI.d hope that the bonn
bardment has opened 10 good earnest We
shai give the news rs fast as we get It
Ldt~.-We learn from IA passenger just from
the Yard that the FIRE was openeu by Pickens
upoa the q. S. steamer Time, and was Re
turned by our batteries and iorts
TIE U. 5. steam frigaie Niagara is trying
to cross the bar tor the purpose OF entering
the harbor
The excitement In town is immense. The
business houses are closed aud the house, ops
are covered with the excited populace.
THE FIRING PRrnAY-ooMMBScEmRSr OF THR
SECOND DAYS FIGHT.
The Obsooer, of the I'D inst, has the follow
ing:
he firing, rs we stated yesterday, began
from Fort PIcKens. Inc " noie oI tueir nre
uuIing the morning was oIrecud at me
steamer I me, uuL with very iILtIe effect Il
TINE came up Iast nlgut, atia WAN me tx
cepiiou ol TWO or. Three iittlo noies MADE wan
+. SHOT, che Is uniiurl. niS SHOWS that
their guns are Of a very inferior quality, "
That Brown and his TuhOCs were ali drunk-
Was Also III lne basin VITA Tie Time ut tns
beginning OF the lire, but her daring captsliiI
raI her oat during the nots@st oi III. Uniy one
shot struck her, ana thdi uid 40 uaiuige
Inc Nelms went over 10 the mann iaiiu ANA
tounu tne Florida regImeht all risHL, all
learned white There thu. Lac rumor " LIE tir-
lug over ttsre The hls nj previous was I4Ise
me Mems III passing iiliIy's wilson's BAT
tsIies gave tneM ~ couple CI shots, wAica
Were haIluItssiy II Lurnea.
Ihs United States iriGate Niagara tried
hard 10 CoIae III, bur the reception was 100
Warla, ana she iliAt 10 back tut.
Inc only Ass u lie tnat we can hear OF
Was a private OF The Louisiana regulars
Killed. and - WhIe 81 :. soerseAnl OF tiie
r.ue CorEs-botA Killed BY Il she'll In the
yard. great many SHOT ANA sneiI tell Ii.
the JaEQ, Dul done very little damage 10 the
DuIIu1nos.
Our ans worked well all day, and must
have Loiu with lerrlOie effect upon tho other
sIue. We think the greatest uaniLge done
Was 10 one OF tbs ir ships, which v-iIlured LOO
near one OF our batteries,
but Inc lnetuesL ;tl4d most contempt BILE act
of theirs was me execution OF the lh< e.rJ nlaae
some time ago by lnet priice OF haroeueu
scoundTels, harvey Brown, that he would
not respect hos ItaIs. one shoL Wet.
timeu TT that building THAT II Went through
Ii, tut ala 10 damage. Inc baseness OF TINS
act pI,is Is Ihis bi4ckgoa,u below Jae lowest
cut IN rOdL and Y;tg toad llcA poe res OF NeW
YORK. Ine worst lncenaiarY, the msInesI
high way rubher, or the loves lIf4tte, couid
bs..
nit th..t act. But H;avey Brown. IN officer
or the United States GosernInenl, cs.Ii, ana
has descended 40 low IntO The deptns OF tiLn
and iHIamy rs TO perpetrale TINS most ais
graceful and cOWaruly ACT No OXit, except
ne brute with Tie hitckest he.4T 60 Ala
Sucn thing, anu 10 man with il inahiy IeoiIns
finu one spark OF II Dcrdilty 10 EXCUSE niIil
ior committing sacu u LenuAsh and utnlilitJi
;.cL, Future historians VIA Damn tor his
I.iiaIuy, and 4 great and just tTou Wiii Con-
sign him HAd Ills whole Government III tAeIr
proper pace Ior TINS Worse tnin nisgLiuiy
act. We Woutu not be surprised 10 Ie-.r hdl
when he aWoke tnts morning Ne s.iw written
Oh ms wall the interpret itlUn OF meas, meme,
te6tE, uliaFaj4 HO the very 50 III CT seatiu
inan, would SHRINK IT The iuea of SUCH IL thIDg
being cOlaIAii teu Al = c1fliiAeu word iAdceu,
are VIZ nOuItiluing against Tie lit4, sue de-
graded y4gaooHtis and the skum OF tiie vporIu
A niteen minutes 10 tlsVon, mis- InoTuIug,
the nru Ie-olened and siiit continues i
very brisk rato. the people are not 50 much
excitec ss yesterday, and we Can see every APP
peilraHGe among o uf iSOplt O1 u LeiS r.nIndtlu
resist 10 ~ 1881 extremity, IL nett ue;
every one Seems 10 place aIt uniIiIti Ted conn
dence il our sItccvss We hope now tn.t 1t
viii continue uaiil IL IL settled. hurTah tor
tne S5uIbtrn tonleueraCy, aud lprr7ah tor -
little more grape
4 ps5rERATs STRUGGLE BxPRcTED PENSACOLA
STRONGLY FokTIFIFD.
The Montgomery 1drer,tser, OF the Gath SAYS:
For more than six months past the garri.
sons at Fort Pickens and at Pensacola have
faced each other, making preparations for the
desperate struggle, which, f1- aught either
but the suspense IS now 0Ver. The day sc
long wished Cor by oar gallant volunteer.
who have been compelled to pass the summer
in comparative inactivity III caran, has ar
lived and the strength OF the Qualifications on
each side Will very likely be fully tested be-
fore tel Their party will acknowledge q defeat
The works which Il tve been 4r-ctet by the
Conf-d. rate forces haye Gou btleSs been coa-
structed with CREST skill and care ana W.
should Judge by this tiIas they are in Il ccnoi
ton 10 withstand the combined assaults o.
the fort and The Yankee fl ct This = il! b.
no child s play on Ell her side 1t will b. no
Hatteras or d Port II oval /; II .ir. the
Confederate forces are TOO strongly rntrench.
cd to en- tertain the idea of succunat ing to any
thing like an equal force How long The cen.
test will last one. can tell bat whaa IL is
announced that there Is q cessation OF hostliI-
ties, we hope Ia be q BILE to ANNOUNCE IL. 81 tue
flag Of the Confederate States h0ats in III
umph from the walls Of Fort p,2Aens