The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-06

eeeupans a',ps ieit 10 avoid 'Lincoln's bombardmen'
OF tne place. ihueed IL is remarkable not one
OF the old creole population but has not hacked his fur
nuie and proceeded some miles the woods 70 avoid
the war.
WAR MOVEMENTS IN THE SOUTH.
Our intelligence from Pensacola dates up TO the oath
u al which time new levies of troops were arriving
which sweled the available force to sixteen hundred
men. The numerous sand batteries comma aiding Fort
Pckens in advanced state towards completion
General Bragg had ordered the removal Of sixty heavy
guns, to be taken from Fort McI2ea and distributed
among the sand batteries Five thousand stand OF
arms and two hundred thousand ball cartridges, forhe
use OF the Confederate troops, arrived at Penss-
cola on the Goth ult. Commodore Ingraham az
sumed command of the Warrington Navy Yard on the
date Of our dispatches supersedng Commodore Brent
who remains Eecond in command. Surgeon W. A. w.
sposwood and Paymaster WI Kelly are also on duty
at that port.
The steamer Fulton, at the Warrington Yard, Ia to be
repaired as the work be prudenty done an
appropriation for that purpose has been already made
Captain Odaowski advertses for thirty laborers-we
suppose to assist in placing the unmounted guns in posi-
ton IN The sand batteries about TO be erected between
Forts McIae and Pickens.
President Davis called for fifteen hundred troops from
Mississippi and than two thousand have responded
to the call 0nefourth OF the volunteers that offered to
serve The confederacy cannot be accepted.
The Governor Of Georgia has ID is said ordered nine
military companies in that state 70 hold themselves iu
readiness to march TO Pensacola.
The Confederate States adopting active
measures to complete the Gulf Railway from Montro erv
to Pensacola facilitate the of rroons Ia
the Gulf. II will be completed in few days
The garrison OF Fort Morgan, at Mobile Point now I'M
der the command OF Col VIM. j. Hardee, understand
is 70 be raised to thousand men. At present we sup
pose there at least eight hundred already
there and we learn that they rapidly being instruct
ed In all the garrison duties.
Three heavy columbiads reached Atlanta, Ga, from
Richmond on the a7th ut The lightes. Of the three
large quantity of shells ard balls accompanied them
The guns win be forwarded to the forts savannah
Late Mobile papers state that troops and munitions OF
war are constantly moving forward by every route to
Pensacola Several companies from North Alabama are
expected down the present week.
The First Company OF New Orleans Zouaves Captain A.
Coppens left for Pensacola the 2Sth ult the Pont
clsrtrain Railroad and Mobile, one hundred strong
late New Orleans paper, in speaking Of the battalion to
which this company is attached, says
This corps Of the army will be quite feature OF the
service 1t will be recruited in Louisiana, and many
Lou sianians Of the best families have enlisted The bat
TALON is to number five hundred men, and is rapidly
filing rp under Major Copoens who charged with it's
organization On Monday night the organization had so
Tar progressed that two companies, OF hundred
each, turned for trot round town The battalion
will include quite number Of the of the Cri-
mean war, familiar with the drill practice OF Ma
poeons zonaves and by their teaching and example the
recruits will soon be made proficient. They viii have
the uniform and equipments of the French Zouaves and
the orders given in French The uniforms equip
mens have BEN contracted for and it is that
the battalion will receive orders to leave New Orleans
very soonprobably for Pensacola This battalion will
doubtless prove very efficient. majority Of its 1srieI
is native Louisiana Creole stock and there better
The Memphis Avalanche publishes teegraphc des-
patch received by Mr. Coleman of that the Goth.
from fernando, Mississippi stating that six hundred
troops would leave there the next day for Memphis
their to Pensacola TIE Avalanche also states that
thirty young men Of that city were to have left the
Goth with the Irepessbles OF HERNANDEZ having enlisted
in the company
The New Orleans Picdsuns OF the oath ult says
The government OF the Confederate States ct Mont
somery has issued orders for the purchase of the clipper
steamshp Habana, of this port, under command of
captain cconnell IN the Havana trade to be lifted out
as war steamer The Habana is admirably adapted as
awat steamer, being staunchly built and one Of the
fastest steamers aoat We understand that she has
been examined by Commodore Rousseau who expresses
himself highly satisfied with ber She will leave this
port on the It'll proximo for Havana with Commits
sonors TO Europe, 70 meet the British mail steamer
The Vicksburg Wing Of the 26.h ult. says;-We
learn that Governor Peitus has engaged on
the Southern Railroad for three hundred meu which
to leave jackson for Meridian morning en- yoe
for Pensacola.
The Pensacola Gdsene Of the Goth ut says;-TSo a.
Founders have been obtained from st Augustine and are
10 be placed in battery the port of ST. Marks for the
protection OF that harbor cali is made on the PLANTERS
Tor laborers to assist in erecting sand batteries
STEAMER FIRED INTO
The Savannah Repnbtcan OF April / says-Tho
tesmer Georges Creek, Capt. wl!eis from Baltimore
coming up the river, brought on Saturday night
asst by the battery at Fort jackson. The Georges
creek, appears, having, when abreast of tn fort no
lights observable, was hailed, and giving answer two
blank car trdgs were fired at her still failing to answer
two balls fired at her of which passed over her
brought her small boat to the fort to explain her posi-
ton.