Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-04
Eram PeKaacala

From the Warrington correspondence Of the Pen.
saoola observer Of the 2stb we have the subjoined
The Wyandotte created some stir on Yesterday
oy Der movements; she steamed up and went out
10 the Sabine and 81 Louis of the bar, the latter
nolstea sall soon afterwards; the wyandotte re-
turned, went up 70 the Navy Yard, left there soon
afterward and proceeded to Pensacola. 1t ap-
pears that provisions at Fort Pickens are not
so very plentiful as was said TO be the case. An
oefsonb tate seems 10 be pursuing Slemmer.
Col Clayton, Of the Alabama Regiment former
ly, now OF the Confederate States, generously do
dollars
A man was shot at the Redoubt last night, I'm
attemp ting TO pass the sentry without the coun-
tersign. He died soon afterwards. No blame 10
attached TO the sentry, as he only performed bis
dntT The deceased was member Of the Red
The steamer Kate Dale, from Mobile, arrived
here this morning with large quantity Of pro-
visions, i've hundred stand Of arms and two hun
dred thousand ball cartridges from Mount Vernon
Arsenal, In charge Of our gallant townsman,
Lieut. r. l.. Sweetman.
The Mobile Advertiser Of the 2sth gives the fol-
lowing:
Captain Ben Lane Posey, of the "Red Eagles. -
arrived at half past six this morning from War
rington, Fla having left there Yesterday evening
at 3 O'Clock. We gather from him the folio : Ing
items:
That he left there thirteen companies, number.
Ing In the aggregate about one thousand men.
Eleven OF these companies are from Ala bsma, one
from Atlanta, Georgia, and one from Milton,
Florida. He informs US that ten companies Of
Alabama troops have gone into the service Of the
them.
Captain Posey returns tomorrow, and will, in
the meantime, receive new recruits for his COM
pany.
Captain p. has command OF the "Redoubt,n a
very pretty little fort, one thousand yards in rear
point or Pensacola, and upon IL ,iep,nd. io
large measure, the safety Of all the rest OF the
mainland posts, as IL defends their inland ap-
proach in case OF land attack in the rear
A letter appears in the Montgomery Mail Of
saturday last from correspondent inst returned
from Pensacola. We make the following ex-
tracts:
The most stirring incident Of the past few dav.
was the capture on the night Of the Goth Instant
OF the schooner Garry by Captain Steedman, Of
the w ilcox True Blues. The schooner taking
against orders, to convey coal and supplies Clan,
desinely TO the ship Wyandotte for the use Of the
United States feet. The officer in command
getting wind Of her mission, ordered Captain
Steedman 10 proceed with a detail of men from
his company, and IL possible intercept her The
gallant young Captain, procuring an open boat,
made chase and after some difficulty in finding
hef, succeeded In capturing her almost under the
very bows of the Wyandotte, and proudly bore
her back as the first Prize Of the new Confed-
eracy.
Another noted "institution" connected with the
military arrangements below, is a very diminu-
tive steamer used for patroling the bay, 10 prevent
supplies reaching the enemy Some Of the bora
have dubbed her the Wild Cat, and manned with
a detac hment Of volunteers, IL 10 interesting to
watch her, as bird-like she scuds DER the dark.
blue waters, now stopping and dallying about the
Wyandotte, as IL coaxiug her for a fight; now &C.
centric breaking away and running close TO the
walls OF Fort Pickens, seeming 10 say, Take a
pop, IL you want to-" and then, apparently en-
boldened with her success, dssbing out beyond
Pickens, and with a sort Of daredevil effrontery
making the circuit Of the feet, and may-be over
hauling some suspected craft under guns a single
broadside OF which would blow her TO atoms
She is the terror Of the few bad men on that part
OF the coast whose cupidity treachery lead them
TO carry on an Illicit traffic with our enemies AS
the germ Of the navy Of the new republic, E" long
may she wave"