The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-07
Map Showing the Florida Gulf
Coast, the position of Pensacola,
hpalachicola and Mobile ! also
Santa Rosa Island, Fort Pick
ems and Pensacola Harbor.

Pensacola Bay sets up from the Gulf Of
McNico, about eleven miles, and Is divided into
three Tnris. The wcst arm, called E.ClmbiI
Bay, l. eleven miles long AMI four broad, aud
receives Escambia river from the north. The
middle am, OF about the same size, Is called
Yellow Maur BAY, and receives the waters OF
yellow Water Ri,r through several mouths
Bla X Water By, seven mile, long and two
hr, ld, Is attached 10 tho northwest cad Of Yellow
Water BAY, il full ot islands and receives tho
waters ol Black Water river and Cedar Creek
Fast Boy Is seven miles long and tapcrs to a
small river near 81. Rosa's Sound. This almi,s
li 'eu O the largest class and Is entirely sh'l
ie ed from all winds. liz entrance, letwc,B
Fort Barracks aid the west end oi 81 Rosa
Island IL abCut thrr, -tourths q! milo wide aud
s s,ll defended. This hlrbot hl- twenty 1.-TWO
i,t u water ON the bar at low tide. is con.
plettly land locked, and is the best on the III
OF Mexico.
rESsAClLA CITY.
Pensacola city, the county scat Of Escambia
county, 2l2 miles wet from Tallahassee, aud
aruut 81 miles east from Mobile, is situated on
Pensacola Bay, ten miles from Ito entrance into
the Guli pf Mexico. IL is on dry aud sandy
pa n, gelt rising 10 Or 30 feet above the Love
OF the water. The ,hore at Pensacola is low
aud sandy, ard only vessels OF light draught
cin reach the city. The Mobile Adr.Ti,,r, in
an article published last spring, spe..e OI This
CITY ns iu.lnws:--
;'Pcusacola ia historic ground aud ia historic
note is essentially military. Ccnturc, ago,
the wArlikc events OI which II, with H. ycinage,
was scene, gave it, name place In the page
Of history. In its limo, it has known many
masters, and none surrendered it except of no
costly, few without struggle and none gained
It except v the power Of compulsion. II u
'debdtable ground, by it, tradition, its
chronicle and its local CONDITIONS. Be-
fore the days OF De Soto, IL was no,
the undispu'1d possession of the aboriginal ma
tionaiti,s; iur our meagro rec rls Of the Tunes
and people show that different tribes came and
sOiuurned on the waters Of the bay AMI made II
a sort Of common Territory quasi neutral
ground, where they could spend warm season
in fishery, and enjoy the cool Gulf breezcs
which formed the waves Of the Bay o, "Ponsl-
ccla''-Or 'Ochus"-of "PenLacoln" OF "Pen.
shcoa as we Of th, day finally have IL in its
confirmed Nomenclature. In later times, tho
Splniud, the Frenchman, the Britishtr and
Auglo-American c0ntCnded for its Ownership
AID each and all posse sel and held Il ria minis
NJ marily, and some by treaty right, for limo
~. Jackson added something Of fame 10 HE
na,'e--,. ere Britcn fought with Spaniard
Sn,ni,rt ,,,i,,. Frenchnan ard Italian and Ital.
n with INDIAN" now again II !. the fair
bone OF contention he, ,veen the rival races
Of Anrlo-Americans. In these later days Of
us history is become tho chief point OF Interest
in the eyes Of the nation, and may possibly La'e
the eyes OF the world turned to II ~ the Crimea
Of the New World. Let us consider this pos
slhillty, promising that is Is contingent upon
the course ol governments, and not upon the
humsrs olthOsc concerned ia the proceedings
Of the iDcdte. The war between the mighty
pOwers Russia, France and In Gland, was fought
OUT on he narrow field Of the Crmea, aud now,
hsioIen blow is struck, IL may be considered
that, in large measure the compile NOn Of our
dh,ieurcs with the United States may he de-
eded by the course pursued at this new Crmea,
tn classic "liiy Oi OuhUs, ' and before the Sc.
The rchcl forces consist Of tho five thousand
who landed at Deer Point aud about two thou
sand 10 the batteries. II i believed tlat the
Niagara, by taking position in Periidp Bay,
can end ,hclls even into the navy ward, the
point Of the rebel work, mot distant from her
position. Fort Nc Rae is the nearest point TO
P,rdldo Bay and would DO within short range
of the Niagara guus.
Fort BarranCa- would also lc within ca,v range
and the Navy Yari, the most distant point
could he reached, thus enabling the Mag "a, to
cover the landing o. force TO attack these posi-
ions in the rear. The guns In these batteries
are immovable and a rear attack with three
thousand men would place the entire position In
the hands Of the Fe'rral troops.
II was Colonel Browns determination 10 act
entirely on the defensive until force arrived
sufficiently strong to enable him to assume the
a aggressive.
Mr.. John F. Philip, of Brooklyn, pilot Of the
George Peabody, went TO Havana, in command
OF pilot boat with passengers from Key West,
and while there resided in the same house with
Slidell and Mason. Ho remained there two
nights ard had ample opportunity Of learning
the mood Of tho rebel ENJOYS. A number Of
Dutch shippers and others interested In the
opening Of the Southern ports, were In consul
| tation with the commissioner.
| A great deal Of braggadocio was the most prom
' inspt features VI the dlscusaiOns be heard,