The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-07

tOu. captain hutl1r, OF HCuSacOli, also went
to Washington TO lay the plans aud pho'o-
graphs Of The rebel works before the Secretary
Of War
The Peabody stopped n, Key West twenty
four hoUs TO coal, and white there the tho pr.
vatecr B,aurersrd, Captain Cocksetter, aud
twenty-scveu prisoners werc brought into port
ly tbs guubolt G. W. And, rsou. The miv.,-
tcer is a forc-an'-,ft schooner, AID his ore
arge gun mounted amidships,
The map also shows the position or App,lt-
chicola ard MJLil'. The tulloSiug description
Of these places will probably be interesting to
our readers -
ArrNJACHcoLA
Is the county scat and port OF entry " franklin
County, tloiida. II is 1J5 miles southwest from
Tallahasscc, ard situated on a blufl 4. the mouth
u r.ver 10y the same name, which a formed 10y
tbs junction Of the hiplt or ChaftabOochcc
and Hint Rivers. This river forms broii cs-
tunry, d,nouiretcl Appalich cola U,y, which
connects vii s.. George Sound. Tn latter Is
partly closed hy three Islands, and e jO miles
ia length, and iJim to . wide. Bstw,cn the
islands arc tire passages Into tho s mt viii h
have a dep h oC about 10 feet Of wi'pr
~ lou tide The ri,cr aud i's branch. are nav
igNllr-'he CHIT NhoUch'c for hc lts nrirly
100 II lies inland. Tho ",ity' is not Lar e. rnuu n
TO 10 eutiilcd 10 that name. except iu the rN.
trDmc sou.h ard the far west vh'r' CITY
interpretations have been customary before tho
iiNfN NtIf ftllO'I vt luN Url 'NialltAl ullll T.
ings erected. Il Is considerable mirt for
cotton. all the harbor Is trcqutA tol by trading
vessels from various PORTS.
4 little to tho cnsicriy Of Arpilachicull, ia
the town Of s.. Muk., twcuty mile. south of
Tallahassee, with which ID l. corncc. cd hv raj.
road. titles upon tn St Marks river, near
its confluence with the Wauliuh, with which II
unitcs to form the Appaachcc, which aoou wi
dens into thr Appd ,Chcc Bay. THIS bay fur
nishe. the bcst encourage gro1nd along The
coast for the distance Of 2W niles, hut ill., h,r-
bcr is ollitle nom NJ, the chmu1 thr Boz "a
N by being Only ten feet deep, which lag "a !
ally reduced to eight before 81. Marks j,
ro.chcd
MOBILE.
TIE city Of Mobile, the location " VIII. h, on
the vest IN, OF Mobile Riycr, at its entrance
luio Mobile Boy, il shown 90 the map, is the
only ltc, Oi much Importance To- he lower
Part ul the state ol Altnnma. l. Is pleasantly
i'u.tcl OF 40 cNlc.d,d plain, 'lc, .lri a. o. ct
above th' hghost tidcs, and has . Uo,uiul
pl0sI,ct OF tho boy, extending thirty nil r,
With AL ayeta. :, With Of twelve miles. to tic
Gulf of Mexico. Across TO the town : rrr-
i,rcd somewhat difficult by svampv ilud
opposite, 70 that vessels drawing more than
eight feet OF water ctrnot come directly Ia, but
mus pass ~ Spini.h River siN MD.
round this islind, into Mobile Rivcr anil
then drop down to the city, into a hAfhur
perfectly scclrc from winds, storms ~
tncuicr." II has about fffy whtr,cs, nuI. next
to New Orleans is the largest cotton mark Z
IN the United > atcs. Mobile was y'tl'd to the
Americ u, ~ Spain IN 1873, Chartered ~ a
town In lsli,and incorporated ~ = city In 1919.
II BIS, suffered repeatedly Ivy drsolating fires
hut is Ia incSs IMPORTING, has caused il to b.
rebuilt with increased convenience and beauty
II isIa0 miles T.. n. u. from Now OslHau-, aud
% Wcst hy Norh from pcuslcoli. II is not
improbable that Mobile Bay viii hc v',itoi N
no vy-y distant day hya comhin 4 military and
naval expedition like that which recently made
o call at Port Royal. It would lc rod place
TO procure cotton for our oNn use, and to supply
uu. friends across the Atlantic.
rHE WILSON zouANEs.
~ connection with r,irs ut Fort Pick,ns.
the following letter from the ,oHm, rc'Iis sp.-
cial corrcsl onlcn', dated NV. ls.h, from Camp
brown, near Fort Pickcus, will be read with in
terest;
KrILED II riE ENGNGEMENT oCr. ..
Appended - correct list OF our casual les IN
| our inst cncuut ter with the rch,ls. The I'll nd,
and relatives Of the deceased or wuunici nr,
entitled TO CCll,Ct their pay Cor one mon d aud
| eight day, and some hing will be coming to
| most OF them on their clothing account
| LI.r - lLGEp, woU Nprp ASp rAKr~ rGtUl,rl,.
| Corr, C--P,trcN O'N,ll, NV York, killed.
| John Mnlum, y, New Gmk, killed.
Clu"r.l a. u. Gcddcs, New York, wounded ia
su ,,r I Iatss2,, New York; taken prisoner.
Cosri>, y. John Rii,y, y. York, ,.kcn prisoner.
A. sander nd,rrir, 90. 10.
Cou,nS, f-Dcunis Glul y, wili.ms''sh, tule,i.
Pdu,K NJ, lir,ll, Sow York, kultd.
s'rt ort Chm. u. u. Cpnrutr, Nsv Np'a take,
.,o,.r u AI.us, P.ler,n-, y. J., tai. % rri.ourr.
C"gIarh H-cppprul P,rsIuasc, J.,nIca, l. l.,
M.raa Gorn,,n, NV v -l, WOUNDED slightly.
i i@ar:r x,{,.,y, q e, '-A'gp I ,.Sner
Th,u, krho', do. DO.
Co>r,N s-Iobn Cas.rly, NcN Eori,, ''ll,d.
G%TarJ wm. m5ascl Now YORK, lost ief, m,
'o,n Kelly, New York. wounded dangerously Il
George y ,rt,, New York, wounded dangcro, sly
Lus Tiitl, New Yorl, wounded eighty.
H,nIy BdIdol, dc. taken pris.ner
I'm ruRIAL on ruE DEAD.
Shortly after the II ..'lt ON the 9,h ul', n1g
OF truce arrived at loot Pigkens, accompanied
| nv request from the commando Of IN rcb'l
forces that his -laiu should lee dclivere for in.
,ernent on the Pensacola siie This vas Nc.
| clidnAy done, but n the hurry our dead were
Hkcn from the hospital with those Of the reh l..
| When Ibis error wa disco, cred they we're lrt-
| O. tack
| soTNEs AND ISCIDFNTs or THE DATrLE-FIELD.
had supposed that the faces Of tho kllel
would have presented glulslly aEd dstOr q |
| appearance. but was greatly mistaken. The
| majority Of them were PLACID and scrono anu
locke az though they slumOercd, Two lving
-" 's@ =. ~, ssyt ton, one socc '5ions add
! the other a Zouavo, Al raotcd my attention.
| From their position the rebel must have ap-
i preached tbs IDuINe within dozen yct when
1 he fired, which was instantly responded to
| each hal received bullet through tn, heart.
None OF the bodies we're mangl-d OF dis-
| figured, with ono exception. One u our II lc
was shot down and then fclrfully slshod with
sabre layOnet or bowie knife.
Captain Bradford, tho sec ssion captain who
led IL. lcil wing, wa7, happi.y for us killed in
| Ito Commencement Of the action. His fall
| threw the men into confusion, AMI we thus
escaped hoing entirely cut III. lie was hand
| somaly dressed hal Tany vLluallcs on his per-
| son, and from h5 appear mCe must have baen
| person Of COZ siderable Importance 0n the other
| Ne.
bestopol Of pickcn3. 1--we get Into liAlcultias,
| it may be through the agency cf this same
'foqul some locality, ia its proving true 10 lie
tradition.
The authorizations Of thu Mobile paper were
l,'t iully realized, thou ia this troublesome
locality has been the scene Of some stirring
events, and now Wa have 10 record a new bat
lie, upon and Grouni the waters Of that boaJti.
iul hay.
The opening of the year 1oG1 found Pensa-
cola and IL approaches preparad for defence 10y
maaua a Iprt ptpk ms AN tho Ngllt.rlt aud a