New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-08

= a,,,, e.hore. Col. Brown Is using every
- % make bis position impregnabIe' Ihey
- -. aud two field batteries; wagons 10 carry
-,,.ons and munitions to and fro and all tile neces-
sarv camp eouipage. They have some thirty negroes
ON tbe island at work. they were taken from theT
owners at Key West by force.
4 correspondent Of The Washington Sunday
,~I,,;ole whiting on board the Sabine oil Pensacola,
oder date of April 90 gives details Of the recent IN
cesfu attempt on the part of the rebels to get pos
sessi,n of Fort Picsens by bribery Lieut.. Slemmer
having had bis suspicious aroused by the frequent pas
eaoe Of letters ana papers between the fort and War
rnon gave orders that all such communications must
he stopped The very next day roll Of papers was
sent over from Warrington to sergeant, which Lieut..
Slriumer opened and examined. lie was ie""rUeu
f. his trouble Ly finding note incOsed making vague
off,. 10 III. man if he would betray bis trust
Y,.eb was set over The sergeant and the next day
another package over addressed to The same man.
aoI having this note incosed:
ssWhat a iaceass yOu are. again renew my offer
nj position with lieutenant commission, and all
your nav two.iod that is due you from the Federal
Government. Also TO Flynn. If you will help us
along 10 save blood-hed, can offer any private IN the
eoulany $780, and any nOn-cOmmis oihcer - wv
together with guarantee Of future promotion q hgn
or higher as he now stands, Every man WHO VIII
e. lie upon themselves 10 give US the fort whon oloo
shed aud save the hives of your garrison, VIII DC Wen
pii--all back paw, 500 for the pIyates Si,VV i0'
1Cn-eommissioned officers, and commission III We
Confederate amy. This offer by anthony. lNoun GUN
not offer it otherwise You, as f1end' oeiete Wiu
Trust me- We must and will have Tue lott pIt US
no, worth one drop of blood bu If cost 2'VOV hVeS
we must and will have il. Fill tfull OF fedgi troops
it YOU will, yet must aud VIII nave IL Dyh DC "a
dam fool. When and where can see You WIN
o. over Tonight aud viii take C0cka II you say So
: q Auswer fri opportunity. 1ouIs, Nc, Is.
The same day April lOD Lieut.. Slemmer received
rriyate information That the troops on tue opposite SIDE
ne making Pre- parauons, providing Doals, &C, an
intended to come that night or the next. lie immedl-
aiely addressed a note 10 Capt Adams, commanding
Tie squadron informing him OF the fact, and request
ipe re-enforeements. 4 storm prevented the Wyan-
dOtte from going ont of the harbOr that night, but
Iicut. Seminer Kept Lis men IN position during the
nj Iht, and had the sergeant strictly watched.
Just at this critical moment Capt Adams received
III ogmatiOn from Washington TO e-entorce the Tort,
and Immediately complied with Lieut.. Siemmer re-
QUESTION and on the morning of April H. the latter sent
fhe ordnance sergeant referred 10 board the Sabine.
deemng it unsafe 10 keep him at Pickens, even II
L, cd man, subject 10 the influences around bin.
On the morning of tie 18th of April, private OF
Steamers company made the following statement;
II was on pcket-guard last night During the
night / saw small boat approach the beach. l
etepped back to see what ii was about, when man
came before me. l brought nv musket to charge,
end ordered him to halt. lie said, Don't shoot am
FRIEND H. then began TO talk to me, and TO ask
about the fort. While he was talking three others
game up behind NE. They asked me many questions
about the number of men, Sc, about the flank de-
Tense and whether the guns could not be spiked &c.
I1oy said Hcy ~0Ud gire aug man p!ehty ~ MONEY
af h. could 0Hy spike tic fink dejeaSe guns, and
asked when would be on picket-guard again. told
them on Monday night. They said, We viii he over
and ready As they were going away one 81 then
said 70 me, How are you of for money IN The tort
7 said, we have not been paid for six months lie
ten rut roll of bills in my hand, and said, Give
thai to shem He then gave me roll OF bills amount
In to sixty dollars, which now have in my posses
sion.
After making this statement he gave the $50 TO
Sleumer. The gallant Lieutenant declared that twas
only when he saw these evidences of intentions TO
bioe his spike his flank defense guns, and thus
obtain possession f the fort, he believed II necessary
60 call for reinfOrcem nts.