The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-02-06
Tho UnseAn Fnemv.

The Unseen Enemy.
1t waa A. D. 1860 that the plague of Egypt bfok
out within the walls Of London, and ragged with NOR
violence than did III Florence in the days OF Boceacco
Clare II had succeeded the great Cromwell, and hi
reign was arbitrary as protgAte. The people wh(
always find apology for popular vices in the profit
gaey Of their rulers were never st any former perot
hopelesslv deprayed and degraded IN their mora
nature. The strong walls and BARRIERS against tannn'
and pestilence with correct and proper social system
alone offers to tine enemy, were thus torn down
and levelea III the mre Of IN oqergroWn populace fes
tfriug with political sores and degrading evils. ii
time for such visitation that of the great plague
only stayed nits deadly work by tie fire which followed
raging undated fora month and converting the unbu
RED dead and dying into undisdngulshab.e mass o.
ashes. Turenne and Other learned men OF the times
as soon rs breathing time spared them, sought tile
cause OF this special visitation from God and after long
labor and patient Research left the subject where the,
found II; not however without finding prophecy III a
learned work Of the preceding century, N which the
horrors OF the scene clearly predicted as they
be portrayed by living Witnesses Friag Bacon, VINO
could not 5e found else he had been burned for pre-
dieed similar calamity to bell the people OF England
ii later date, and ii bis book whchi still exant and
Is referred to BY modern writer says the year ls6l Is
pointed to more terrible than that which has gone
before. There are signs in the heavens, and IN the
earth there are sthe wars and rumofs OF war, winch
were to prceede the scourge, dwelt on by the writer
until the blood of the reader grows cold at the perusa
How are we prepared receive, what awaits us IN the
unborn to-monow-ereeping in this petty pace from
day to day? How have the people Of the earth lived
III the days gone hy to be able with united strength to
stand up, against the enemy, who invades alike the
brown stone front as we'll as the howell of the lowly,
and against whom the largest Paxton gun and the
strongest redoubt, offer no impeachment? bet us pause
and consider. Gon spiritual advisers, from whom the
spirit Of life has fled; look to Your sacred desks and
your holy yestneats Discover if you can, where the
fault hes; point it out, and apply qAcky the remedy
Teach love one another and learn that there
is mutual dependence and common interest in the
correctness OF the action and motives OF action which
bind together people Prepare quickly
for the dread hour before us, the midsummer season
when pcsence shall take the cover Of night and walk
many of us OF, with dead march chat quiet country
where friends and enemies, knares fools andhypoertes
shall all lie quietly ia cold obstruction.
Baton Rouge Gazette.
The Mobile Advertiser announcing the return Of the
steamer Oregon from Pensacola say: We are informed
by gentleman who came over in the Oregon that as
the steamer passed out of the harboI she was in sight
OF movement made by the Wyandote and the reye-
nue. cutter which looks if the port OF Pensacola
in Of blockade. He says these vessels brought
to d full rugged ship, which standing in, and when
tile steamer ran them down out Of sight the man-owar
and the cutter were living alongside the merchantmen,
the latter lying to with her foretopsa the She
Was evidently temporary custody otrhc men Ofwar
The same informant advises Is that when the Oregon
ran into the Jaws OF Pensacola bay with the troops who
were IN the hold and elsewhere to keep them OF
sight the battlements OF fort PieKens were covered
with men, the whole force evidently being at quarters
for action. It must have been ralhera ticElish moment
for these board the Oregon when running under the
and wel-mauped batteries, which could
have consigned them to destruction With single broad
side. The fort *as evidently prepared for attack
from the force the steamer and would doubtless have
fred her If She had approached a. il with the iuten
ton OF an az ault
There are now about 00l men chartered at the bar.
racks, navy yard hospital forts Baurncas and NcRac
Ri OF whom in fue spirits and sanguine If success
ultimately taking fort PekeDs when they shall receive
orders 10 do They have plenty Of provisions arms
and ammunition, but are needing army engineers ana
lrlerFmen. For the lack of these latter. many i'm
oortart advantages are being lost which if early i'm
proved will greatly aid in taking and holding the fort
md especially in cutting oil all reinforcement fpr it,
Fort Pekens ia situated on Santa Rosa island on the
point nearest the channel and commands the who'd of
The torihcatlons Santa boSa island is separated from
he main land one and quarter mile there being two
hannea QC the passage Of vessels one on the side OF
lie main land aud the other on the island side. Fort
dcRae is on point of the main land one half mile
rom fort Pickens Fort Braneas Is just opposite fort
pchens ON the main land, aud the barracks hospital
nd navy yard are also on the main lind within range
i the guns from fort Pckens There ara now at the
after fort about men under the command Of Lieut.
Simmer. There are already forty guns mounted and
he whole force of the fort is actively engaged in mount
NJ Others They have provisions for six months and
ammunition 10 resist siege Of equal length Tie Off
in command declares his inteation to hold out to the
81 unless he i instructed by the authorities at wash
ngton to give up the fort. Oar informant thinks il
you'd lie ugly job to attenpt take the for; with
hc means ct the command Of our forces bnt says
hey declare they viii take il ordered the cost
Of one thousand men
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