The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-24
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY APRIL "a lsslRIpLE SHEET

Island was erroneous On the contrary the Omitted States
our informant loft had extended the works to point
nearly opposite Warrington.
Persaco dated April ls published In the Saw annah
Nesos Of the 10TH II says:-The Warrneton Nav Ysrd
s seven miles y land from Pensscoa and siI miles and
miles wide and ten or fifteen miles long About mile
nom the Navy Yard west Fort Barrsacas and about
mands the bar Directly opposite Fort HcRae is Fort
Pickens the channel running between them Near Fort
COLA across the bay Santa Rosa Island which runs
west several miles TO the bar at the extremity or which
Fort PSEeos vessel coming into tho hsrbor mus.
close proximity TO BarrAncas and the Navy Yard
General Bragg has several sand batteries on the beach,
McRse ard between Forts McFae aud Barrancas and be-
tween Barrancas and the Navy Isrd.
The Confederate States have now stationed at our sot
fcacns about 900 men-two regiments from Mississippi
terrible men), one regiment from Georgia Grave and
well disciplined men), and one or two regiments from
We are placed here in different position to that OF
Charleston and Fort Sumter. There connection by
laid to the fortresses while at Charleston your connec
Troops are arriving hourly. There are four vessels
side the barborthe igate sabine, the sioop ofwa st.
Louis the steamer Brooklyn (a large vessels) aud the
gunboat Wyandot of four guns fhe soreship Supply,
with one gun has just arrived.
We have the fight with, and II they get into
Fort Pckens their officers will never be able to restrain
them We are to have the hardest fighting here. Here
will be, in reality the seat Of war Coo knows what the
esu will be; but belief Is that Providence 10 on our
lie, Fort Pickens will be taken cannot give you any
Information respecting the number OF gus we have
mounted, or those the enemy have.
REINFORCEMENT OF FORT PIcKENs.
The Mobile Mercury OF the 18th says-On Friday even
ing, little after dark, signal guns were heard out at
seasx distinct reports-seempgy 10 be some dozen or
fifteen miles away II was surmised at rst that they
signals OF distress but soon II was conclused ID
hrve connection with reinforcement OF Pickens
About nine clock there discovered t. be unusual
From various Indications and circumstances IL was
apparent that reinforcements were being landed
and introduced into the fort The rein Orcement still
going on Saturday morning when our informant left
The guns heard out ut surmised after the dis
covery TO be signals from the ships supposed 10 be
their way to southern ports; but II any came IN during
the night they were not observable and sgas
of them on Saturday morning
There is auothcr suppcs on OF the reason o' the rein.
force ment a. that particular tms They have obtained
at Pickens hints OF intended visit OF 500 at
abont The hour OF midnight
There car be 10 doubt that an assault on Fort Pckeas
oroeed Tor TINT night al about the hour Of atnght
The assanlting party was composed OF dve hundred
picked two hund ed and ifIy OF whom were picked
from tho Mississippi NiBtb to be led by o. Harris, OF
the Home Guard; fty from the Tenth Mississippi, and
the others om other troops at Pensacola All necess
preparations were made for moving A. about eleven
O'Clock The stormng party were leu down 10 the Navy
Yard from whence IL would pro )ably have embarked in
boats.
surmised that Forney to have been the leader
There doubt entertain of its success, and IL Gil
beue as stated as we think Fort Pckens would have
fallen that night.
Before the hour arrived II was evident the fort ha
been reinforced and all thought OF the medated assault
was abandoned. The picked for this special service
lay their ms all night at the Navy Yard without any
protection from the chill air Of the ght OF them
plant Colonel Forney compmented them By ing
taat they Iod do Tor anything Not cap distri-
buted to them-the business was to be done with cold
steel
There is no truth in the report General Bragg had
a position on Santa Rosa Island with 500 men
The Wysndat is positively notified to st,y outside in
the future.
letter from Warrington, Florida, dated the 18th
says All communal alton with the ships and Fort Picksns
has been stopped from this time The mail carrier from
Fort Picxens arrived this morning with mail 10 be for
wsrded and to get the letters aud papers en bu. all
has been intercepted
Mr. A. G. Nicholson. delegate from the COUNTY OF Es-
Gambia to the Florida State Convention, arrived in this
city yesterday evening direct from Pensac ia, and
ports that General Bragg has laid embargo upon
tie vessels in that herbor, including the mai steam, zip
Galveston. W. Iiutchins, maser There were perhaps
twenty vessels the Dor at the time they placed
under embargo
OFFICERS AT PENSACOLA.
The savannah Repu,l,can says:-Cap y " Iugraham,
who is 10 mand OF the Pensacola Navy tard has
with m his son, Henry Laurens lpgraham, dAptain Of
the Marine Corps and another son Midship man John
log anam VINO has Just been detached from uere aud
ordered TO report to Commodore Rousseau a. NV Orleans
| for active service
ATTACK on FORT pIcxESs.
The paper aay that the conte mpe' II attack al
Fort Pckens frustrated by the ndcre,.Ja OF nsTs
paper correspondent The plan. 1t seems, rss u Iat
The walls with body OF five hundred PIX d mel -ar
experiment which if successful at ALL must ive u,les
sarly BEEN accompanied with Immense sa,ritice OF
human life The confederate army has learned Useful
from the recent engagement q, Charleston II
here ed that fortress rounded by others vel
MID can long withstand vigorous Domo,rd nent The
geography OF Pickns and It's vicinity peculiarly avora
Die tor this kind OF invt s.mea. Any .mOer OF bat.
cries may be erected within range OF the federal fortress
pass Several iron batteries like that Morris Island
would most effective work in q bonbsrd ment both In
protecting troops aud batterag dos the
We hope such arrangements VIII be made, and even
though should require montb or three months, the
time " have been well spent II at the end OF it
accomplish every purpose ard save the lives or our
troops besides.
FORT TAYLOR WELL TAKEN CARE or.
The following letter received by person Nc Ha.
ven, from brother in the rst Artillery, Who belonged
10 the Texas division bstrayel by Tsgss and who with
ton received from that important pest
my WEST, Apet II 1851
DEAR SsTTR-We left Fort Duncan, Texas February 49,
and hy land to Bfazos santiago 200 miles) aud
then by water TO Fort sylor, Key wst This
the fort in the United States There 600
in IL add 500 cannon |. isa1 strong Sebsstopol
We have hard work every day mounting the guns We
little afraid at drst but ready to nee,
| 20 600 men, any way they come This place commands
| under our big guns, aud are at our mercy. We
expecting to be attacked every day but not
bit afraid OF themnot IL they had all British feet
with them. We ready and able, bat working hard
have the fort good state Of defence There is no
regular mail from here. IL Is sixty mics from here
| the main land OF Florida
| CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GEN. BEAU.
| REGARD AND MAJOR ANDERSON