New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-04

mile south of our quarter. l. is mile and half dis
tant from Fort Pickens. ort McCIee is eth further
SOUTH and s mile snd az eighth of mile from Fort
PickeDs. We are in po session Of all the military Po-
sitions except FG<L Pi,kens. 1t is on Santa Rosa
leland, which Is IoT;y miles long, ard about one nie
wide. We car distinctly see the cannon on fort fick~
ems from our piazza. Nearly all the guns have been
shifted 10 II land side, and the most active rrepar'-
tons have been made for deIere. Our preparations
consist III four DahTen long thirty-two guns mounted
at the favy-Yard, to rake tie Bay, and prevent any
vesse)s from coming inside Fort Pickens.
At Fort BaIrancas we have mounted about - ~
poy ndeTs Al Fort McCree there four Columbiads
a:id large number Of heavy gns none mounted, un-
less has been done day. Fort Iiekens mounts 2i1
guns and requires garrison of ,OOO mep lis Preseht
gayon consists a. far as we can ascertain WIN GER
tainty of So soldiers Some sailors have been sent TO
II (om the steamer Wyandotte and the storeship Sup
pJy 1t is supposed that they could not spare more
than 50 men, II this supposition Is correct me garl-
sou does not exceed l3} men. majority OF this num-
her are believed TO he disaGected 9nd to lighting
us but are compelled by military discipline. The com
mander of Fort Pickens is Lieut. Slenhner OF New En-
gland. He is a very firm and brave man, as am
credibly informed. lie will not surrender until ne IL
compelled by an overwhelming force. IL wonld be a
violation Of military rules to give statement OF our
strength. We must bumbug Slemmer, If we can. II IS
40 secret about strength IN guns ana batteries Or
he can see them wi h his spy-Slass
Slemmer has beautiful Young wife, and she Ii very
spirited. She tells him 70 fight 10 the last She hew
around rs this side, in such way that she was
w.
Wyandote of eight guns is lying near tie fort on tie
outside ready 10 assst in the defense.
Fort Pickens il a very strong position. On The
water side il has three tiers of guns, two rows OF case
mates and one of baTbettes Very lew OF them are
mounted and suspect that Slemmer has closed mp the
lower classmates. He if concentrating every art ana
means of defense the land side. On that ride there
is great ditch which would be slaughtcrpen, II we
were foolish enough 10 enter il.
There IL vast deal of impotence and dlscontent
among the troops especially in regiment The men
are eager for tie fray, and are very free and ont
spoken in their criticism upon The loss OF lime by delay
aud inactivity Ii something il not done here by next
Tuesday there will he revolt against the command
ere aud nv friends propose 10 leave on that day.
have no time 10 waste in garrison duty. submit 10
military prudence by Withholding Mt present any dis-
GUS ion II the means proper be used 10 take the fort
will say however, that can be taken by our pres
ent force in twenty -four hours have prepared the
plan and il has been discussed night and day III my
room, by numbers Of officers. have sdbmte1 u TO
two resigned officers Of the navy and they heartily ap-
proye il. At a proper time ] shall make 1t public
We have killed one of Uncle Sans soldiers IN
rather amicabe way. One of them was found ut Fort
Banancas when the Alabama troops took possession
lie was not made prisoner but allowed 10 stay OF 90
az lie preferred lie chose 10 stay, aud was bounii,
fully furnished by the volunteers with yictuals ard bad
whisky and this morning be was found dead IN The ad-
jacont woods.
Another letter ftom the same place TO The Pensacola
O5serrcr thus describes private in one Of the com,
panies:
Prof Day IL jus G. fee; high in his stockings. His
weight IL 80 pounds, and be measures feet in the
grth. III lie the alesi and biggest man in the regi-
Inen and is noted for biz great strength az well M for
his huge proportions. lie hue been known 10 shoulder
G0C.balc Of cotton and las frequently taken whisky
barrel by the cnes, raised II at arms length, and
drank vt the hung hole. On one cnsion no threw a
mustang pony and his rider over ien-raii fence. For
this ofense be tied and convicted in tho Circuit
Court OF Lauderdale County, ard fined $3.50. This re-
markabe II the youngest and smallest OF seventeen
brothers. His father il y inches taller than he H. bat
not go thick ret. His brothers taller but Of
them are so stout Tie Professor II il necessary 10
remark that lie father has been twice married aud has
eight children by biz first wife and nine by his present
wife.
The Professor Is the Principal of the Marion lligh
School, and is a learned in every senao Of the
word. lie is n master Of Xix langunges, and n
mathematician De has no superior lie il, besdes,
of the best men living and h noted for hs good ia
ture. lie never had but fight in Bis life and then
be killed horfe aud nearly murdered man.