Newbern weekly progress., 1861-04-30
Eort p.cikess and Pensacola!
IMPORTANT PARTICULARS RELATIVE
TO IHEIR CONDITION, ETC.

IMPORTANT PARTICULARS RELATIVE
TO IHEIR CONDITION, ETC
The foIloring letter from Pensacola dated
April 18th, 10 the Charleston Mercnry' giving
the particulars concerning the status OF Fort
Pickens and surroundings Will be read WIN III
terest:
The long agoav Of doubt and suspense whicn !
has, for months, paraly the energies ol oul !
people. is at length over. We breath ireef no"
that we know the worst, and can prepare u
meet it. This place Is now TO become tI
grand theatre Of the struggle, and the i0c@!
noint ofnationaI interest. twill be the pleas
ing duty and earnest CndeavOr OF your CORES
pondent daily to inform the pubic mino' a'lo
relieve the public anxiety, by communicating
THROUGH the columns of TIE MERCURY, an a!-
thentic report Of all military operations a' t',is
point. when he ceases to 90 so, you may tane
it for granted that he has gone Gown oe'C"'l' an5
the tide of battle, and sleeps WITH the "e"u'
among the victims of war
just month ago the work ct reinforcing
this poirt began At that time the garr'Soh
here consisted of five companies OF Aiaoana
twelve months volunteers. In addition TO TINS
battalion. there was remnant OF mllitia COM
Dany. under Capt. O'HARA from Mobile, com
paDy of Florida militia, and another Squad o'
twenty Florida militia. 1h!S eEtlfe loTce'
which constituted the garrison at tniS place on
the 18th Of March, barely numbered 500 mer.
tho first rcinfor, ,emcnt vas the company OF
:. p d EAGLES" from Mobile, Alabama, under
command Of Capt Ben LsEE P0sEY. they ar
rived on the 10Th Of March, and were pIacen
Immediately in command OF the barTa3'caS he-
doubt, Captain OIHARAs militia and the fIofl-
da militia were then d.sbanded.
Ro;nforcnnents then began to pour IN from
| ou no;ntc They have been arriving almost
a,! po''ioS Io, e;Ino The q6th ult. The result is
! now, an aoorrrate of 5000 men. They consist
| ar tho folinyin,, elements:
7oo man
brigade "' 40
! q t'rIa,,jey of FI0rldia1,S- S---...---.----
, battalinns Of Grorgians no. all mere /,
. companies OF Louiolanans tAou"N0sj''-
5000
,,co-eo-,- ~ ox,Ia;n tbe topocra-
| II may NC ~ ~ ltottnr ,,ndprst.1,ld
| phy OF 'hl7 i"oa'I'1' ~ ''' \Va~r;noton NAVY
ing OF our PoS':'''' ':I> fna,,, Dnn2acoja i
iaTo IS ABOUT e5"C 'n''e1 ~ - J2;1,, ,,I;c' i
is about two mics from roi p, I.Ian3
on the sou hern P":'1 t VI pr,, I,;Ios I~nr
ms lS'a'u' "'''I4 10 I,ido ,Er;Ia. the wa.
anu an aFet2Se .. '',t'o i" ~ p|r,.ac1a pa,
1e'S 1c, % 'o '0. tt t2,,If to tbe BAY abot
The entrance IroI1 t"7 '''il ~ - -, o+h o.,d
one mle Wloe' ~ l5e9 D'',, tI.r, stsnI. Fnrt
OF Santa Rosa la'"no' u'' "t''0, ,;tI l,a -, :
PIchenS ana !"n"-St'' " W. sJ"D Gr+
opposite, on WAich Staii09 f"'' ~ &c "
PickenS IS 300 yalI'S "'L' 'Io ~ ,4, tI,,t
land, ana ron i, +bat hrn,IS
It's base Il ""Sneo ~ a .f,T2as a,a 9no0
upon thc og"oDi : Ia.6 o,,rrnsito Fort
yards apart. Ihe "'"'n i''''" ~ ~,
PickenS is SceFeUldF III ~, ~ ia az Fo, ~
Yard forming 'nS ir,t ~" H., snara bctweer
iiae the SoH'H9i'l P",ll' I-,rIf,,,Ir,o, witch
IS "ceIi oy -. ~ ti'o hoacb for mile Mex
'N'o'',' tI,,;,,, IIo,7itaf. next Barrancas
GENES the Marine ltoSp'l,', .'1> a RarranraS
i>'r[!GAS tha,,,o. ''JNi md last Fort NcRac.-
1eA' t''c ~ ~ tf;s een,ici7,, IT, i>
ihe loF'nt' P"'i' "t a.! c,., ~ D. .l,.,-c -
not c%ceeo"'S .No '.rI1 ,o ra nf Fort Bar
One thouS"',o .c t'I,.S ~ ~ ? .dn,,ht These ar
fa''n7S Sl:nuS +I t"i5 Of onnratons which
an 't'v In1 -, ;rat;on and name" have
nave d l" IA w 9.Is,,Si.orl d..cri-fio1 r
give TINS minute g. cn u,
the heio ol "i'ei -, ,,r, # e.,
your Is",'ea - ,l oratIv assist them in un
t'','. pe,' 10 1atfnr2 vr7tten from this place
+ deI ~ . ot,+ar,oot Of the noSi
WEI ,,T.' ~, ,.sI corns of the army
n,''iN ,I :; nl,,,,ia,i only Av Cant LEE
Iiie nav g C1ar,r;,~x from atlanta, It ha
cor coz t"'5 VI t,,'o'r1t Of them being uachi
: - io-,r, ,or,,artnd into y corns of sal
) $50 ,.1 ~ ,,;,, ,gha son+b end of Warning
j p'.' "'!'r NV B,r,,r,c,. EarrarlS Fort Barranca
9 19nr.ancas Trloht-are occupied hv ii
"'," A'',' r,,,,.. p.Io,,l, ti2. most i'm
III tr. I,,;rions is occroied b
/ !,', >Dod F,ria y 7,,'drr Ca-,.ain BEN Ian
c 13'9 p ''1U ,.hn; ca,,,,aant Of the redoub..-
N T9sEf, VINO - 4I'a r'oht AND RarTa,}ca
n t'rs ne Sl.'CG :; 0ccaJ NV the Georcians. III
ie 800: a :, ,,a.tod bni,vppr Fort Ba
,e MISSISSIPPI, 4F'5a',G y "2t,p odI n raay
IN 1a"eSS "nG t"i IInI,se VIZ occII,;p
: ,ne i.,'n-i'p' la,,,a lo,nra7v uDdcr Ca3
Il yesterday oS Il" A'"'''''''
1e DRAPER. ot,,,,+ o'clock was staytI,
I'd i''C. 49, Es:I,,, ar c,pnon at the feet. ";
a. toy the hriNG "i c'm''o" "' ,"7 a.;. j., -
v ABOUT to s;eTn 10 can Oh srI vn Guns fire
ry dHs,SS}pP, @l,r, r,1ntns rGch z~o
as intervals OF a9oGt 'll'Se J d +1,.+ -,
nd Gown 10 tue iIs'' ''o''' ha5 inst 1tt to
re COMPANIES OF ;h,SSi>9 'l"'' ""
iIi'orce Fort Me&ae' "e[e an "sS,'I i1',o "9 -, :,
tierated Ihe i,Snt 9i lnI oa, ".
eXdngulShed. Inc o"ice' ., 'I'e f'''-'~ ' e