The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-07-19

told you Of the arrival Of this ordinance
before, SO there is no use in again de.
scribing it at length. I have been re
quested not TO be very definite in spea'
king of the bearing Of our batteries. as
the New York papers reach the enemy
pretty regularly. But may state that
We have made Fort Pickens impregnable
and those officers of the U. S. army
now in the loyal States who remember
what its condition was on the first of the
New Year, will admit that there has
been no idle time spent here. On the
FIRST of April.even Ingraham, entertained
the idea that Pickens could be reduced
and taken. There is not a man in War.
rihgton to-day that feels his own posi-
Jon secure, and does not know ours to
be as safe as the commanders of Gibral
tar.
The latest news from shore is dated
.ast evening. l obtained it easily. l.
amounts to this: The rebels have COM
pleted their four new batteries, and have
them well fitted with guns. This makes
about eighteen they have in all, includ
log McRae and Barrancas. Wherever
coumbiads came from, several have been
mounted on Barrsncas instead of the
common guns heretofore located there.
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that the Secessionists really need the
nec"ssaries of life, and have narrated sc-
counts to that effect before. But l do
think they are exaggerated, for this rea-
son: that the Alabama railroad is open
and surely, if there are any provisions in
the so.called Confederate States, troops
would not oe permitted to starve in Flori-
da. Besides, to tell the truth, our own
food is not SO good that we can now af.
ford to despise salt pork and bad bis
cut.
The sin ular outlet at the upper end Of
the bay, through which the rebels are
said to receive great many little things,
has been reconnoitered with partial sue
cess. Henceforward the visits of that in
defatigable little steamer to the Confed
crate camp will 2e few and far between.
There are now about 5000 or 5000 sol
dicrs attached to Bragg's command.
The navy yard is divested of every
thing calculated to burn that could be re-
moved. A company of Atlanta mechan-
les garrison the premises. and 90 out oc
casionally to assist in "sapping and min
ing" on the road to McRae, which is bet
ter fortified than many suppose. un.
derstand that the artillerists who came
from louisiana, are riflipg several of the
guns mounted near the old Navy Yard
water tanks. There are now plainly visi-
bic to the practical locker on, IA 32-
pound pieces lining the wharves at the
Navy Yard. They are well situated ,and
could seriously annoy a landing party in
open boats. The battery at the soutl,
end of Warrington is said to be admirably
constructed, aud manned by good gum
ners. It Is in this neigkborhood thai
Lieut.. Slemmer's old quarters at Baran-
cas-, the Fort BARRACKS (which I see near
ly al the New York journals coniound
, ing with Barrancas) and Barrancas Re
> doubt, are located. To the Empire
State of the South" as some of ou
friends ~ are calling Alabama. the pro
lection of this position is confded. The1
say that they can keep their posts forev
er. / should not be surprised if many O
> them remained there till the Day ofJuJg
: ment.
The Vanderbilt and another steame
: will leave here in few days. Let M
close by reeapitulating our condition.
We have about 1900 men of all sorts
} available here. Bragg has some 5000
t But we have Pickens, and Bragg hasn't
and never will have, while grass grow
e Everywhere but on Rosas) and waite
!. runs. TODD.
s Six O'Clock P. M hear that Ger
Bragg has sent requisition to Richmon
fer 1000 troops; that he expresses tn
" fear that nothing but vigorous attau
- on Pickens can save Floli ida: and that h
t, anticipates landing of our troops. Thi
!. may be false; but it may also be true
Whether we mean to land or not, is nc
: the question; but it is absolutely necess
y ry that we be strong enough to do it,
r we feel inclined that way. Rosas Isan
10 is 60 miles long. or thereabouts, and ca
IN be attacked lar away out of range
" Pickens. Let Mr.. Cameron look to i
It tha: we are not only made impreguabl,
to but all powerful. Delay is dangerou
i. now.--N. Y Times