The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-11

and drive every South Csrolinian, not killed Or
wounded, out of harms way, and all this without
losing man.--Ne,0 York Herald
AFFAIRS IN PENSACOLA.
, we IND the following letter from Major Ben Lane
5th inst
PENSACOLA, Fla, Feb. ., 1861.
Editors WoiJ-Since the 9Th of January | have
been at Warrington Navy Yard, with the Missis-
sippi regiment, which is composed of eight COM
Panies from Mississippi and two companies from
Mobile. When it became apparent that no attack
was contemplated on Fort Pickens the regiment
became restless and impatient. They sent a mes
sage 10 the Governor of Mississippi, to state the
cts lacts OF ihe case and obtain their recall. The
matter was discussed by the Military Board of the
state, and Gen. Clarke, one of the Board, was
sent here to bring the matter to an issue If no
night was contemplated the regiment was to be
withdrawn.
Gen. Clarke arrived Yesterday, and having as.
certained that an armistice was concluded bafween
the President and the seeding States ba dater-
mined to take the Mississippians back to their
MONIES. 10 day despatch was sent to Mobile for
steamer to take them away They will en,borl
for Mobile on Monday. The Mssissinni regiment
number $50 men. The total force here now Is ! Og6
Alter the withdrawal of the Mississippians there
VIII be GIG, twice enough for the purpose of tainp
care OF the public property.
take the liberty of saving that tbinl- ,,a o,o
under bad political advisers in our policy here
Fort PIckens could have been taken at anv time
since the 10th of January. Our troops here have
oeen Kept IDLE by the earnest entreates of Senator
MalI1ry ana others at W aShington city. The Gulf
squadron and the Brooklyn are expecfed hare ey.
cry hour 1t is true that Captain Bond is here with
orders Tor them not to enter the barbor or to rn
inlorce Fort Pickens at present. But tbev are to
lie outside the harbor and wait for further orders
me ffesldent may any day change his mind as he
mas oeen doing almost daily for month past, and
order them in. 1t is said, or copiectured n,eraiv
mat he has given assurances that he will
all the forts in the seeding States before the 4th
OF Marcn. doubt whether he has given such as
I suIancgs; ana IL he has do not believe that he
Will tuihll his promises. The President wants de-
lay, and we are weak enough to allow it. IF he
intends to surrender the forts he should do II nov
IL ne does not intend to do it, we should take them
Whlle we can. Lincoln will most certainly give ms
night, and we should have the forts before he is in
augurated " "
Tear too, that our abortive expedition will de-
moralize our people and encourage our enemies
FOR htteen hundred Southern volunteers IN bn in
sight OF fort garrisoned by one hundred federal
troops and not attack it, will cause great ubilaton
cule. " " "
These are my views Of the matter, and am will
ing to risk the publication of them If these Fa-
olans should be right and | wrong, should preat.
~ re]olce at their superior wisdom, but at present
must be permitted to doubt it.
ey Se9NpllioN OF THE FoRTs-PosTAL ARRANGEMENTS.
MONTGOMERY, Feb. S.-We have received late
news from Pensacola. Some few, or perhaps a
dozen, OF the soldiers who were stationed Mt Pensa
cola are here now on urlough. They saw that there
are lew United States armed vessels off the port
ana more are expected there. All was quiet
1t is true that the Postmaster-Generat has ahol
ished the post-oflice at Pensacola. but there has
6een no material trouble experienced about it
N ans are made up and forwarded indepepdent of
tne fost Oilce Department, and so it will be
Wherever the post-oflces are abolished