New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-28
VERY LATE FROM FORT PICKENS.
A FALSE ALhBM-POSSIBLE SECESSION IN TIE
EAvY--ARMs AND AMMUNITION POURING IN.

EAvY--ARMS AND AMMUNITION POURING IN.
Corlespondtncec Tie Mobile Advertiser.
PENSACOLA, Saturday, April Goth, 1861.
Salute in honor OF the secession of Virginia
fired from Fort Barrncas to-day, and was the innocent
Of creating intense eXeit inert among the enemy.
DOubtess taking l. for the signal Of attack the Lin
cohitts swarmed about the mIants Of PIckens Ike
angry bees 10 q disturbed hive.
Tie feet beat TO quarters, and the mischief generally
TIE excitement would have been none the less de-
ioonsraiye Lad tie Lipcolnies known what the guns
were really fred f0rbecause old Virginia had become
tier enemy.
Capt. Wedges and Lieut.. Slemmer's visit to Gen.
Bragg on Tuesday was simply TO notify him of IA
change of command in Fort Pickens Col Harvey
Brown Il now in command; Lis force comprises 1t IL
thought, coo men. lie is a native Jf New.Jersey,
and entered The army second Lie tenant IN Iolo.
He served ia the Mexican war.
Tie dispatch spoke Of on "Wednesday was for As-
sis ant-Sargeon j. W. Ssndlord IT,, Of the soreship
Supply. II was ON Lis brother, who resides in
Lynchlurg, Va, Urging his immediate withdrawal
from the U. s. seryiae. 1t reached hin, and reply
returned.
lie said tha, he was on the storeship Supply that
she not lghing expected 10 sail IN lew
days and would not resign just now. By the Navy
Register see he is native Of North Carolina, aud
wa appointed from that State on tie 18th May 1870
His frs, cruse was in tho POwhatau fgate SO ne is
a North Caroh.ian and not YirgiDian ne before
rgiel. You mast make allowance for such errors
TIE United States have landed horses and two bat
terics Of hyng artillery complete Santa Rora. The
horses and guns distinctly from Gen. Bragg
quarters, with glass.
Gi-hke very much unnecessary alarms, but Pensa-
cola Ike Mobile, is susceptible Of attack, though
think the enemy would, in this ease pay dearly for bis
tomeIiiy a dashirg envy, could contfiye Ieans by
which they m5y possibly reach city There Is no
probability Of this being done but raid Gen. BIagg
bot euly dci.s furnishing the city with iroops to de
fnd IT, tu, TO protect the railroad that connects with
the into ior.
W. II. LanbeItou, for long tine Postmaster at
Warrington bayirg made himself extremely obnoxious
10 the PEOPLE O ha5 Place in various wfys aid whose
fidelity was questionable from his postal management
WIS arrested Yesterday, and after an eyaminaii ~
ordered to leave the State Letters found IN his once
indicate a Willingness confer with the fleet; conse
QueL,ly Gen. Br8cg put Lin en- Ioutc for parts un-
fnowr-uuch to Bis delight, 10 doubt, inasnuch az
hemp had been snggesed. lie is from Pennsylvania.
| understand al officer from Gen. bragg, under
white ,Gy ,i,ed Fort iickens tits afternoon. Ills er
rand have not heard
CAPT Hara leaves for Montgomery o-nigh. to raise
troops.
al Z O'Clock there was nothing new from ieadqua.-
t6fs The United States continue 10 land men, snnu-
nition provisions, &C., on tie Island, AMI Ilght IN
iylt too. The outrageous raEcals Let EN- Keep on
-I}rags knows q thing or two
kte clock The fiigate spoken OF M having sailed
is ,ecy ed 10 be the st. Louis. Sic ID con manded by
Can't. Poor, Virginian. lie is known to be with the
Con(ede7cy in true feeling. He has, II IL thought
heard Of the secession Of Virginia and sailed for Norfolk
Thee are now co8ecuresi may The next hour confirm
them as true.
Cart Pierson Of the Confederate Navy, lie the officer
who visited Fort pickeDs under white deg lie Is IN
town now, but mum.