New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-25
STARTLING RCwoEs FROM FORT
PECREEs.
The Federal Garri.Si said TO have Opened
Fire,


The following statement Of the commencement Of
hos,iics at Fort Pekens appears in Tie Cincinnati
Commeye.alof Monday. We give it merely as ru-
nor and il is needless TO add that il needs couhrms-
ton. |, must be remembered, however, that the
Southern lines Of telegraph wholly in possession Of
the ebes and that die catches have reached US from
tie Sonll this week
"Ou s,tn,dav gentleman direct from Memphis by
railroad pa.sed through the ety. on bis way TO New.
York. He lett Memphis On Friday, and says he saw
a priyats oi.pa,ch there, stating that on Thursday
ii utenant II MINER Of Fort Pickens, had ordered the
Confederate troops 10 stop throwing up batteries WIN
which lombard him. They declined obedisnoe and
be prred tire upon them GDd in the course of the hrst
dly's 4 ing tire hHRdr6d If them rere kiLied. The
dir, ach not permitted To be pubshedin Memphis
H. III 10. remembered that we have not had O word
bv telegraph ON Fort pickens for some tine while !.
il Known hat For pickeIs has been reinforced and
IT. commander directed gause the building Of sdnc
bt:ef Is The chances are thai there has been
and erin. sill ia desperate struggle between
Pi,keus ard he hostile forts and batteries. The fact
that we near nothing OF it nom the South certainly
does not Indicate Southern soecess.'
Tie Acr. O,leaas Picdy4ne Of The 18th inst, re
ceivvd at Washington, has the following interesting
news from Pensacola:
We learn from Major-Gen. Clarke of the regular
army Of The State Of Mississippi who arrived here this
had aiken place in the military stau QUO of Pensacola.
Fort ii kens had been reinforced by all the thar
tould p gpaIed from tue s ips-ufwar composing the
fleet of P-n,scola. II YVES lot expected, however,
that any attack woold be made for tie next ten dsys.
The troOrs all in line condition, aud anxious icT
the battle u commence.
L,rET.-A gentleman who Left Warrington lthe lc~
ray of the Navy-fard, about eight uile. freo Psu--
"a, ola where lie has been residug, arrived Ia .hs
NOR ing by way Of Mobile.
We learn fiOm the sources that the repor. that
Gen. Bra-g WIS Construct works on S .nts Rosa
Island wns erroneous. On the contrary the United
states troops were busiy engaged ing So and at the
tue i.i"rmait lett, had extended tbe works 10
!. int nearly OPP osite Warrington.
We condeDse the following from TIE Mobile Mercury
of the lJih from which some interesting facts may be
obained
We have reliable confirmation of the teegrapbic re
porte received of the Reinforcement Of the fort.
On FridIy evening, little after dark signal guns
were heard cut at sea-eiX distinct reportsseemingly
10 Ue some dozen or fifteen miles away 10
mi, ed al r that they signals Of distress, but
soon II Wa concluded % have some connection with
reinforcement Of Pickens. About 9 o'clock, there
was discovered TO be an unusual stir about Fort
P.ckeus, and unusual lights -payed. From various
irdInoGs and circumstances it apparent that re
enforcemtus were being laoded and introduced intc
The fort. The Reinforcement still going Oh Satur
day morning when our ilformant lett. The guns
heard Oat at sUrniSed, after that discovery,
10 be signals from the shys supposed to be their
way 10 Southern ports; but II ANY came in during the
night, they were not observable, and 10 signs were
seen Of them Saturday morning.
There Is another suppotiOu OF the reason OF the re-
nforcenrnts at that particular tine. TDey hayeob
ai' ed al Pickens soue hints of Intended visit OF
)DU men at about tie hour OF midnight.
There can be doubt that assault on Fort Pick
ms ordered tor that night at about the hour OF
aid light. The assaul'ing party was composed OF 3uU
i keG mem 80 of whom wers ri ked men from the
Mississippi Ninth, to be led by II. Harris, of the
lone Gdds; - from the Tenth slississippitand the
tlers rom other troops AZ Pensacola All necessary
parsOLs were made for moving AT about III o'clock.
Inc sorniug party were led down TO the Navy-Yard,
heuce j, would probably have embarked In boats.
here some other particulars about the preIara-
ons q, aiven 10 u, lich we think had AS well not
~ have the publicity Of newspaper circulation.
IL is surnised that Forpey 10 have been the
ader There was no dOabt entertained OF its success,
nd if ell DC true rs stated 10 us, think Fort Pick
rs would nave fallen that night.
Before tire hour arrived K was evident the fort had
zen Reinforced, aud ell thought of the medtatedts
uit was ab indoaed. Tue men picked for this special
tylee 10y OF their arms all night at the Nayy-Ysrd,
ithout aiy protect lon from tho chill air of The night,
'ne OF them not having 20 much as blanket. They
hde 20 complaint. Col. fO,ney eompirnenied them
say lag they would for enything. Not cap was
3'n uted ~ taem-the business was 10 be done with
III steel
There is no trpth In the report that Gen. Bragg had
rocltion on Santa Rosa Island with go meu.
The WyaD!o,e Is positively notified TO stay outside
the Iatare.
a letter from Warrington, Fla, dated the kth says
II communication with the shps and Fort PioSensh ss
en stopped from this timc. The mail carrier from I
vt r:Ssscs arrived THIS pessaax nass naa ~