, 1861-03-28
GFrom the Mercury, alst. j

[C0FreBpondence n. =. Tflbune. :.
Il, S. SHP DRooKL4N OFF PENsAcoIA.

V.s. sHp :BnooKr4K OFF PENSACOLA, ! .,
Alaruh Is, lsRl. +
How. much longer are We Americans to sub
mit to the arrogant demands Of q few hot
headed rebels? Has not the Government the
power, the law, and the right on its sidef Then
why should that Governments property be
given up to conciliate the ambitious yiews Of.
q few advocates Of 'djs1mion? Is the North to
make all the concessions and the South none?
is this Uhi0u Of 40 intalh paois Lenelt. to tbs
North than to the South as: to force these con
'cessions? No; let us retain what we have,
and if the South is not content With the Coy
ernment as It now exists, why, force the South
to obey those laws to which their wiser and
Iqhlcr ancestors agreed. So:
= Where yhaye We a -prccedcnt for 'spch b
course as that which has heeh pursued by the
American Eovernnent.y Dur property taken
trGm us under cur very eyes, and no attempt
made for Its detease 2; 7ep;isal: Our people
garded, aud our very flag; -of, which We have
So long been Justly proud, cost under foot and
trod upon. What would have been the result
had such insults been offered to Us by foreign
foes Have 9ny Of the rulers Of England or
any other country giTcn over their power be-
cause d few nnrnly subjects demanded it2
Why should the lawfully elected ruler Of these
matter how many or how few they may bel
should refuse to teeognlxe hlme
AZ one time my prediIections leaned to-
Tutd the SGuth, ,andl lBtl1 believe :sslavery to
be q necessary eyil,' re, eltheless 1 el that
VIC have but ohe Iou1So to pursue, and that ls
to compel them To. deliver up their ilLgotttn
Epoils and to obey the law; to do this am
now, and ever will be, ready to sacrifice my
all. .'S
:. Who is 1t that il thus assuming such power?
If .the.FebelB who are hero nre fair specimen
Of the genus, and if the accounts: obtained
f7otn peope coming OF to this ship may be re-
lied upon, why they are nothing more or less
than parcel ct rowdy ioafers, WHO, having
no better trade. have turned Secessionists,
finding that they can live better by plundering
than hy anything else. Tam told that Whea
the Mississippi troops were here, tha people
were obliged to form themselves into Vigil
lance Committee to prevent their houses from
robbery and their families from insult This
@ bad direct from residents Of Warrington,
oil the Gorernment properly here in the course
Of twenty four hours, Forts McCrea and
RaTraucas are both commanded By Fort Pick.
cns,, and coula BE- redNeed in Z very short time.
Fort McCrea has settled down Some feet into
the sand since It was first built, and etil con:
f{nnAafn i3n an J.. - ~ L. ~
We we're all ssturned out" On the evening of
the 9th By report that Col. Forney intended
attacking Fort Picktns before day-break; on
Sunday = m. T is F2id that the worthy Col.
did hold such intentions hut ehangdd his
mind. Wewere all prepared; our boats we're
"hotsted out and equipped; the soldiers were
ready and VIC wound hare been IN upon them
at . moments warning.
:: THIS ship appears to bcthe scapc goat of the
sluaaEon: She is termed The. '.Bleck Devil Of
the Gulf," md rhe secessiouiSts have refused
to supply rs with water. We arc all pretty
well satisfied here, and only desire few 6C,
The "shiners:n me Most Of the men say that Il
they were paid off they would rejoin the ship
betoFe tee cpd -of the: Y ;Keek (ifs she should