Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-23
Late from PensesoIa.

The Pensaeols Correspondent of the Mobile Re
g:sT in Sis stter CT the night Of the l4th, writes
We are now enjoying the calm that succeeds the
storm. The dead are buried and the wounded are
improving under the care Of the gentle angels that
watch without ceasng their suffering persons. Gen
Bragg, with Dr. Ford, SUrgeon-in Chief OF his com
mand. as told you yesterday, have visited their
| bedsides. They express much qualification at his
visit, and the Yankee prisoners think the General
| neither bad-looking nor tie sSvage rebel he had
| been represented 10 them.
Gen. Andersen, Learn, IL improving. Us con
duct in the late expedition was all that could char
| teTlZe great and brave soldier. lie was SmOng
the fret TO reach Wilson's camp and with his own
hands assisted il its destruction. His aids, Lent
| WILDER Il. Johnson and Calvin Sayre, both OF the
marine corpse, were by his side most Of the eve
ning, and an told by eye Witnesses that no young
soldier eTer fought braver or better. Col. jackson
and his Georgians srg the frat troops at the camp
followed by the ississ ppialS who killed the pick
t guard or four 1en on Sbe left Of Col Jacks pm.
From this time Out e7ery nan seemed to fight on
his RR hOnk," and il s01la Of our m.a were NOS
killed by their friends, IL is wonder.
You made mistake in your editorial in attribut
ing the leadership 70 Gel. Patton An lerson, Of
Flar;dS-the Colonel was il the fight and led his
meH vheregeY fac nighE eo found. The COM
mande- was Brig Gen. Rchard Anderson, of South
Carolina, WHO served in the cavalry Of Ede United
Ststes until the disturbances. He is now with his
family at the Bedsll House, in this city.
There was little too much romance Ia the sur
render Of that word OF Major Yogies, h 2 Major
wore no 'swOr4, haYing, only his holsters. by in
fOrmaut, who officer of the expedition, /
thought good authority, ana acted upon it Withoul
further inquiry. Tiis Nal Is yish his friend Capt
HolliDquest, and il treated with marked respect
by our people, lie doSeu't seem to fancy the new
from the Mississippi feet.
The same correspondent, in his letter Of Sunday
evening, October IS, writes;
Several Of our cfioars amoazithep Cspts. West
and O'Brannon, visited Fort Pickens, or rather the
wharf of the fortress, yesterday They found there
many old acquanances, once brother officers IN the
United States army. They were treated with the
utmost hospitality, and informed MAT eur wounded
and prisoners were all taken care Of They were
requested by Capt. GRrannOn 70 allow no indigni-
ties offered our men, as they were volunteers and
gentlemen. They gaye their word Of honor our
friends should be respected Col Brown had visited
Lieut.. Sayre personally.
One of eur prisoners, Benny (Beojamil) Holt,
lad of fifteen years, and q member Of the Cllnch
(Ga Rifles, IS on his parole and allowed the frees
dom Of the fort and the island. He found In Colo
rel Brown an old friend of his fathers. Tn: regu>
lar officers speak CT Billy Wilson aud his men as
srrsns GaFgrGs, and assert that not solitary vol
ley was fred by his eoHlRaGd. 10 fact, Billy Viii
son had concealed himself from view since the bat
tie until yesterday morning, when he was for kill
ing all the rebel prisoners in their hands. II is
0rQiCe anu Win 3 severe EeOuke'
and he turned away his rOgues face, being asked
why ne did not kill them in bEttle,
The city was in quite a hubbE5 late last night
and this morEing at the report Of dozen or more
persons, incu1ing two families escaping to Fort
Pickens. The means Of deception employed we're
complete--being on board schooner Whi5h has
long been employed in the Milton trade, and against
whom suspicion has been whispered! have
net learned the names of the individuals, aad if
had they would be worth hardly the space occupied
print. They have taken the enemy no InfOrma-
tOn of which he can profit, and their less is prOba
by the citys gain. Let all such 60 and lick
possible. One of the party was ". B. Gillet, of the
Southern Express office. He was TO have left the
same night for the Augusta office. We shall learn
tse truth or t4lsity OF this report to night.
The same correspondent, in his letter Of the 18Th,
writes:
Under white flag money, clothes and comforts
of various k4Ids have been supplied our wounded
sud prisoners IN the ene4fys hands by their rela-
tIves and friends. Th9 same priYiC ge vas extended
the Federals sn1 ther friends hsEe sent oyer WHIST
ever they desired. Communication was held With
the island this morning-the purpose We will learn
to night
We have partial accounts of Capt HolIin's victory
over .he Federal fleet. If our neIghbors had not
learned it tsro-Eh their own channels, they were
made acquainted with the fsot8 this morning. Whats
the matter with the United States HzTyi IRE they
troubled with the small pOx! Three frigstes and a
SsSall steamer are keeping watch with Col Brown
at this place. One OF them IS lying nearly where
our folks landed on TIE island and it s thought her
crew may be erecting battery sa that portion of
the island.
Snca the action of last Wednesday. tie military
spirit is again aroused in this community. One or
two new companies haFe been organized and the
rolls Of the old ones sweed TO their fullest limits.
l was ss Che ladies Hospital to day; the wounded
are all doing remarkably we'll, SOals who were
considered as hopeless day OF two ago (amOng
them Sergeant Barksdsls of Mississippi shot through
tie lungs) IS now thought to have fair chance of
Teeoyetg.
l have conyersed With several officers who have
visited Fort FIckens Ihsy fog y there many Old
friends and acquaintshces among the officers and
mea having served with them in the old army.
They were informed of al the disasters that had
befaien the Federal arms, and papers containing
accounts Of the battle Of Lexington we're given
them. They think their time will come next. Our
officers thanked them for the kind manner in which
they had treated wounded, and particularly
our surgeons, whom they had released; told them
that in any future expedition fight, should the 4
regulars tall into the hands of our men they would
be resPectedi and, IN a iocose manner aided !