New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-29
Military Correspondence.
pecial to the New Orleans Crescent. !

Special to the New Orleans Cre5cent1 g. 5-s------
PENSACOLA, April %, 1851.
Mr. Edhor-I forwarded to you yesterday some
correspondence placed in my care by one of your
many friends here and as I have reason to believe
it contains full particulars of matters and things
Transporting here-I mean as regards certain Stats
tics, description of Places names of officers,
Der of men in service, and other information of
similar characterL shall not attempt to 90 over
the same field. Not being in the heavy business, |
shall contine myself more particularly to the syla-
bub or lighter part of the entertainment about to be
offered, in my communications with you. Life is
made up OF trifes, and some of them, though light
air, and though the times very, very serious,
do not deem it necessary that oven correspond
ents of newspapers should contiRe themselves en-.
tirely to the dull detulS of matter aud faot-of
stern reality, of possible misfortune. Every
man hus his humor. Mine, Imust confess, is some
times rather OF the lghtsst, and perhaps too much
OF the frivolous kind. | write as L feel, being
Interested in every event of life, matter how
unimportant it may be; aud, therefore, have
attempted to give you an account Of MY trip to
this place, noting the s.aa incidents Of the jour
ney, tarrylng by the ways3e to gather even the
most humble flower: and if thereby | can cause
but one smile to inEiiue the c0untenance OF bus
one Respondent fellnE- being, shall be more than
satisfied. We spend some hour ca so with our
friends at the first barracks stated in my last
and having made arrangements with the captain
Of a small sioop to take US to tha Navy Yard, we
prepared to accompany him. There are two
modes of going to the Navy YeYd-by sea GRd by
land by the farmer route, it is about seHen miles
there from this place--hy the latter, nine but as
understood it would be Impossible to pass the
sentines at the bridge (by the land ropte1 without
an order sHSm Gen. Bragg himself, we concluded
TO go by waiter; and it beng announced to us that
the Lovely Polly was awaiting commands. we
forthwith proceeded on board, and she very grace,
fully gEised out of the dock into deep water, and
away we went.
ioaelier day never dawnsa than this, with
jass breeze enough to send her through the water
comfortably. For the information Of those who do
rot know, would state that Pensacola Is situated
on the bay, higher up than Warrington and the
Navy -yard.-more- inland. Towards the sea, on
the same side, is situated the different forts, bas
lions, batteries etc, OF the Confederate States,
Fort Piekens being on the opposite side of the bays
and near the point Of land at the extreme end of
| the Island OF Santa Rosa, and appears to occupy
the position of being between our forts OF Barran
| cas- and MeRae, with its weak side towards them,
the meaning of which is that that part OF the fort
facing the land side not built for defensive pur-
poses so strongly the part towards the sea, and
! from whence the danger would be expected To
| come. The view, as yon sail down the bay and
/ near the forts is very fine, the numerous large
| buildings of the NaFy-yard, its immense works and
/ warehouses, fhe numerous rows of esgan1 dwell
inga for the officers, and the town of Warrington
| which Is of considerable size, ap< stretches dowr
The bay apparently to Fort Bztrancas in oontinp