Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-02
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Rebel Account Of the Fight at Pen,

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Rebel Account of the Fight at Pen.
sacola.
BALTIuonH, Nov. 3O.--The AMERICAN hns
received the following intelligence from
the South: The Hiriimond DispGteh, OF
the 29th, gives the following particulars Of
the fight Mt Pensacola, from the Pensacola
Obserger of the 22d and 29dinst. The fight
commenced on Friday, and the Obserper,
OF the 22d, thus announces the beginning
OF the fight
At five minutes past 10 o'clock this
morning, heavy aud continuous firing COM
menced at the forts below. What it is, or
on which side it commenced we are yetuu-
able TO say. Up TO this writing Il o'clock
the firing still continues, and we can ouly
give 1t and hope that the bombardment has
opened IN good earnest. We shall give the
4 news as fast as we getit.
Later.-We le8rnfrom a person just from
the Navy Yard, that the FIRE was opened
by Fort Pickens upon the Confederate
Steamer Times, and was returned by our
batteries ana forts.
The U. 8. frigate Niagara is trying to
cross the bar for tue purpose of entering
tue hnrhor.
L The excitement intown is intense. The
bushes houses are closed, and the house
tops are covered withthe excited populace.
The 06SeFper5 OF the 23d, has the follow
lug: The firing. Rs we stated yesterday,
began from Fort Pickens. The whole OF
their fire during the morning was directed
at the steamer Times, but with very little
effect.
The Times came up last night, and with
the exception of two or three little holes,
made with rife shot, she is unhurt. This
LII tl,nH S1NniH Of
quality, or that Brown and his Yankees
are nil drunk-verY probably the latter.
The steamer helms was also in the en-
gagement with the Times at the beginning
Of the fire, but only one shot struck and
that did not do much damage. The helms
went over to the main land and found the
Florida regiment all right, In passing
Billy Wilson's batteries she gave them a
couple of shots, which were returned.
The U. S. frigate Niagara tried hard to
come u,,but the reception was too warm
and she had to back out. E4
The only loss of lite we can hear of was
Il private of the Louisiana regulars, and
the wife of the Sergeant of the Marine
Corps. Both were killed by the explosion
of a shell iu the Navy Yard. A great many
shot aud shell fell in the Yard, but did very
little damage to the buildings.
Our guns were worked all day and must
have told with terrible effect upon the 9th
err sled. e-
We think that the greatest damage done
was TO one of the ships of war which ven-
tured too near our batteries.
The editor proceeds with ~ TRADE ofabuse
against the Yankees in general and Colonel
Brown in particular. He speaks OF Brown
us follows:
But the meancst and most Contemplate
net, was the execution OF iae threats lie
some time ago by that prince "f h"r.;ened
sr0undreIs, Harvey Brown that he would
not respect the hospitals. One shot was
so well aimed at tue building, tina; it went
clear through it, but did no dHmag". The
baseness ofthis act, places this blackguard
below the lowest cut-tlroat and vngabund
of New York.
The account coniiunes: at - minutes
to | 1 o'clock this morning. Ihr firing was
re-opened and still confines ut very
brisk rate. The people are not 50 mucit
excited as they were yesterday, and we can
see uyery appearance. of u determination to
resist 10 the Iast extremity ifsneed4Be. BIN
every one seems to place unlimited cont
Jence in our success. We hope now that
il will continue until the cOnfliCris settled
Hurrnh Tor the Southern CoHlederAty, nad
hurrah for little more grape.
The Montgomery IIDertiSer of the 24th
saws for more than six months past the
| garrison of Fl PiCkenS aud Pensacola have
faced each other, making preparations for
tile desperate struggle which might becOm-
menced at any moment, but the suspense
is now over. the day so long wished for by
our gallant volunteers who have brcn COM
PEELED tu1pass the sumuier in inactivity has
arrived. TIC fortihcatinns on each side
are very likely to be fully tested before
either party will acknowledge defeat.
| The works erected by the Confederate forces
| have doubtless enconstructeA with greTt
skill. and we should judge by this time are
im a condition TO withstand the combined
assaults of the fort and the Yankee fleet.
| This will DC no childs play on either side,
it will be no IIaIteras or Port Royal affair.
The Conlederates are too strongly entrencli-
ed to entertain the idea of succumbing to
anything like an cquultOrce. How long it
will continue no one can tell, but when it
is announced that there is a cessation of
hostilities, we hope to be able TO Atino1nce
that the Confederate State flag floats in
triumph over the walls Of Fort PickrnS-
sui Eatsr-The Richmond Dispdtch says
that an official despatch received on Tues
day night from Gen. Bragg states that
everything was quiet about Pensacola, and
that the Federal fleet keeps vt safe dis
lance from his guns. He is fully 4nrepared
tfor IA renewal of the fight, The editor adds,
we have every confidence that Geu. Bragg
will Rive Harvey Brown and his ruIfians
more grape than they can Comfortable d.
gest. The above is all the information
that can he CLEANED from the .reUeIs. No
result of the fight is given.
From washington.