The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-25
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eLs," and proceeds to make the following state
ment portion of which reads singular enough:
On Friday evening, little after dark signal
guns were heard out at sea-Six distinct renorts-
seeming to be some dozen or fifteen miles awev-
1t was surmlsd at hrst that they were signals of
Distress but soon it was concluded to have some
connection with reinforcement Of Fort Pickeps.
About9 o'clock there discovered to be an NM
sua stir about Fort Pickens, and unusual lohts
displayed From various Indications and circuu-
stances, 1t was apparent that repforcements yere
being landed and introduced into the fort The re-
enforcement was still going on Saturday morning
when our informant lift The guns heard out at
sea were surmsad, after that discovery to be sig
nals from the ships supposed to be their wav to
Southern ports; but if any came in during the
night, they were not observable, and no signs
Were seen of them Saturday morning.
During the day the Wyandotte had been cruis-
Ing about the bay as usual. She went up TO Pen
sacola, and there about to take on board per-
son believed to be from Washi gton CITY, The
citizens detained him aud handed him over to Cen
Bragg. An examination elected nothing to inp,i-
cate him in any Illicit undertaking. and he was re-
| leased. He went over to Fort Pickens, and it is
thought now that he may have carried the order
to throw the men on the ships into the fort The
reinforcement is supposed to be the men who have
been waiting on shipboard for that purpose for
some weeks
There is another supposition of the reason of the
relniorcements at that particular time. They may
have obtained at Pickens some hints of an intend
midnight.
There can be no doubt that an assault On Fort
| PleKens was ordered for that night at about the
hour OF midnight. The assauting party was com
posed OF five hundred picked men, two hundred and
nifty OF whom were picked men from the Mississippi
| Ninth, to be led by G. ". Harris of the Home
| Guards; fifty from the Tenth Mississippi and the
others from other troops at Pensacola. All neces-
| sary preparations were made for moving at about
IL o'clock. The storming party were led down to
the navy yard from whence it Guild probably have
embar ked in boats. There are some other particu-
lars about the preparations, given to US, which
we think had well not yet have the publicity of
| newspaper circulation.
1t IS surmiSed that Forney to have been the
| leader. There doubt entertained Of its sue
cess, and if all be true stated to us we think
| Fort Pickens would have fallen that night but for
| WHAT?
Fortune or chance, win have to bear the blame
and delay, the real cuipable party, will probably
escape. Before the hour arrived, it was evident
the Fort had been reinforced, and all thought of
the medltated assault abandoned The men
picked Tor this special service lay on their arms all
nnlSht at the Navy ard, without any protection
from the chill air of the night some of them mt
having so much a blanket. They made no com
plant. Col. Forney compmented them bv saving
they would do for anything. Not a cap was distri
buted to them-the business was to be done with
cold steel.
There is truth in the report that Gen. Rraoo
had position on Santa Rosa Island with 800
men.
The Wyandotte is positively notified to stay out
side in the future.
The letter to the Advertiser. also written on tho
18th, says:
Tue steamer Galveston, according to custom
when opposite Fort Pickens, threw overheard this
morning. copies OF the New Orleans papers con-
tanning fui teegraphic particulars of the surrender
OF Fort Sumter. This ndiscreton on the part Of
the captain OF the Galveston is almost inexcusable
alter the exertiODs of General Bragg to keen the
Tort and fleet in ignorance of the true state of a
tairs 1t is possible they may not have been picked
up; but if they have, it is thought ,oto is not far
distant.
Memo" the Warrington correspondent of the
O6serrer, was sent on Sunday to MONTGOMERY un-
der arrest, for communicating to the OJserrer in
formation OF the intention of Gen Brarp to tbroo,
Confederate troops on Santa Rosa Island designed
TO act against Fort Pickens. He is said to be a
very knowing man, but there is such a thing as
EHnowlng too much. On the day of publication the
Nyand0tte brought up Lieut. Worden and soma
ot her crew, while ashore it is supposed, obtained
a copy OF the paper. At any rate that night Fort
Plckens was reinforced.
LATER
letter written onsthe 10th, also appearing in
the AdrerttSer, says:
Soldiers plenty, but no fight yet! Troops con
tlnue TO arrive by every tran aud depart for diff
ierent points in this vicinity. No use in longer
asking where they are from-they come fron eve.
rywhere. Gen. Bragg has 5000 men ready to
obey Gny order.
places, ordering all citizens off by Tomorrow and
iofoiddlng their return, within five miles OF all mil
ltary posts. large number came up this after
noon. This is bad for some! Things are begin
nlng TO look suspicious, and | feel like spending
lew more days in Florida.
The heet returned again this morning, and is
increased Six vessels are in view The (rieate
iM ai it is thought, joined the squadron
last night, though the last arrival from Vera Cruz
reported her there. 1t is hoped neither the feet
nor fort has heard Of recent events for the vigil
lance exercised makes 1t difficult, as it would be
dangerous, for traitor spies to practice their vo-
cation.
The military Introduction to all all going YES
sells has been rescinded; they are at liberty to de-
part, and run the hazard of capture. All fishing
and pllot-b0atS are forbid leaving the harbor or
landing on Santa Rosa Island, under penalty of
destruction by guns of the fort or other means.
AS yet, the harbor has not been blockaded but
mat a tim Be n hGt tines hes expressed the belief
Maj. Jealous Is. Tower is in command at Fort
Pickens, with it is thought, five hundred men. He
is well known to many of the Confederate officers;
Is Massachusetts man, and of Puritanical educa-
ton and tastes.
Fort Pickens was again reinforced Monday eve
ming with 100 men. They came by one of the late
arrivals.
p. She NEws!-A large steamer, bearing
the Collins mark, is in full view. She must be
either the Baltic or Atlantic, which sailed from
New lork with large number of United States
troops for the South a week more ago. 1t is
impossible to ascertain her this evening but
if can get permission l will telegraph Immediate
ly it is known.
o'clock-She is now anchored with the feet
blowing off steam.
THE CoMING CALIFORNIA SrEAMERs-The Pact
| tic Mail Steamship Company, the New York Goyr-
cf says, nave acted IN the most prompt and eff
Gent manner to ensure the protection of passen-
gers and the security of freight and treasure on
their steamers in the Pacific. Besides supplying
| them abundantly with smail-arms, including re-
VOlypTS. nutla
each steamer will carry at least two heavy carron-
| AIDES or twelve-pnund cannon; and Instructions
| nave gone out some time since to thoroughly
sheath the bows of each ships with iron, so as to
enable them, without injury to themselves, to run
| down and sink any pirate privateer which
might attempt their capture. As they are all fast
| vessels they would prove in this way most formi-
| dable in encounter on the usually calm Pacific
where sailing vessels could not well manage to
| escape. Their engines are provided with hot wa
| ter pipe and hose. which, with the large number
| OF well armed California and Oregon passengers
always on board, would enable them to repel any
| hostile visitors.
The commanders, who are we'll known as true.
intelligent, and able men, have likewise been in
structed not to permit the approach of any
suspicious VeSse jail their officers are known to
| be staunch and true to their owners and to the
American flag. Their crews and firemen are com
posed OF men, many of whom have fought for their
country In the Mexican war, and consequently
well versed IN the use OF arms.-N. Y. Post.
| NrNI oNh1 anu pHlO--lJ Is pretty certain
that Ohio and Kentucky have full understanding
with one another that acts of aggression shall be
| committed by one the other. We are informed
on the most reliable authority that Governor Den
| nison, OF Ohio, dispatched a member of the Ohio
Senate to confer with Governor MapoGin of X en-
| lucky. Both gentlemen had an interview we are
informed yesterday, and it believed that matters
were so arranged to obviate the possibility of
aggressive acts by either. 1t affords us the great
| est pleasure to give this information rs we know
the strong desire both sides of the river have for
the continuance of peace.
The above We take from the Cincinnati ENQUIRER
OF Monday, and the following we find in the St.
Louis Republican tDemocrat) of the same day:
We learn, in conversation with gentleman who
has Just reached this city from a visit to Frankfort
| and Louisville, Kentucky, that the Governor of
| kentucky bad not issued proclamation conyenipn
the Legislature. The parties opposed to secession
and friendly to the neutrality plan advocated by
| Senator Dixon, MIR. Guthrie, and other eminent
hentuckians, are laborng strenuousIy in behalf of
| that plan. The Governor processes to be friendly
to it, and is about to send to the Governors of Ten
nessee and Missouri agents to invite cooperation
OF the Western border States upon it.
| A MODEL CoUPLE.-A correspondent of the st.
Louis Republican sends the following anecdote from
| Denver City; it is ore of the marvels of the CEN
| fury:
| have heard the story of gentleman and lady
travelling alone in one of the coaches of the Cen
trail Overland California and Pixies Peak express
| company, from st. Joseph, Missouri to Denver
City, distance OF about seven hundred miles, oc-
| cupying nearly a week to accomplish the Journey,
| who during that entire trip asked no questions Of
each other, as to where they were from, where