The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-06-06
NUMBER. I,
From the New York Tribune, q.
From Fort Pickens...Arrival of Lieut..
Slemmer and his Command. sf

O"PS. Aittridge, arrived mere yesterday
morning from Fort Pickens, via Tor
tugas and Key West, making the pas
sage from the latter in six days and
Twelve hours, with Lieut.. Slemmer and
his command, and twelve women and
children, and twelve mechanics.
Everything was quiet at Fort Pickens
when the p. left. The fleet Law at
anchor off the Fort, in readiness to CO.
operate with Col. Brown, keeping up a
constant watchfulness and intercepting
all vessels bound in, thus cutting of all
supplies from the secession forces by
water. f.-rs -..-f.,.s f..-.,sE
Lieut.. Slemmer's company are very
much worn down by fatigue and con-
stant labor and watchfulness. Several
of them have the scurvy, and others
are suffering from attacks induced by
over-exertion and want of proper food.
Lieut.. Gilman of this company is also
passenger, and from the appearance
of both officers and privates it is evil
dent that the change of locality was
necessary to restore the health Of all.
The T., in passing the Sabine and sloop-
of-war Brooklyn fired gun for each
ship, and exchanged salutes by dipping
ensign, which was returned by both
ships; and to show their Appreciation
of Lieut. Slemmer, their rigging was
manned, and three cheers were given
by the crew, which were returned by,
Lieut. Slemmer's men and crew of the
Philadelphia with right good will.
The Philadelphia sailed hence April
l9, with sealed orders, having on board
large cargo of army and ordnance
stores. Arrived at Key West at l a. 10.
on the 25th communicated with Major
Frech, commander at Fort Taylor, and
proceeded to Fort Jefferson, Tortugas
Island; landed large amount of sub
sistence stores, and sailed at a. m. of
the 3Oth for Fort Pickens, where they
arrived at 8 p. m. of the I'd, and am
chored inside the feet. On the Sd ap-
preached within three quarters of q
mile of the Fort, and landed mules and
beef cattle in safety, and discharged
most of the remainder of the cargo.
During this time the Philadelphia lay
within range of the guns of Forts Me-
Rae and Barrancas and the land bate.
ries, but no disposition was manifested
to attack her. - 49i.fr-
STATEMENT OF A YOUNG MAN FROM
t PENSACOLA. rai 3 sasF
A young gentleman, named G. A.
Kerbey, who, a few weeks ago, visited
the quarters of some of the rebels, saw
their condition and heard their MUIR
murings, has been represented in the.
. Cont borr, oanorc nc haiprr o,, fho,r L.,
and for that reason had been held at
Fort Pickens as prisoner and sent home,
in double irons. 1t may be as well to-
state that this is slight mistake, mas
much as Mr.. Kerbey came 6rst-class
passenger in the Philadelphia, which
brought Lieut.. Slemmer to this port
} yesterday, and gave us the following
brief statement: e s'sfa.fs
!, Up till the 25th of April, only FIVE,
sand batteries had been completed.
, Seven more were in process of erection.
The guns for the latter had not at that
!, time arrived, and could not arrive until
the completion of the Montgomery and
/ Pensacola Railroad, which would be.
| finished before the 10th of the present
, month. They were pushing the work
e with all speed when / left. s3ceps
$ Gen. Bragg remarked one evening,
: in conversation with some of his Off
e GERS, that he would not be ready in two
: months and he was confident that Col.
4 Brown would wait for him. There
r were about 1000 troops encamped in
t in and about Warrington Navy Yard,
D Forts, and the village of Warrington,
e the inhabitants have entirely deserted
+ it. Re-enforcements had almost ceased
: to arrive. There was great dissatis-
e faction among the men who were there
# already In camp. Desertions were
}. very frequent, and particularly after
e the reinforcement of Fort Pickens,
l. The discipline among the citizen SOL
l. diery is very poor. The grounds
e which they have for dissatisfaction may
y be set down: 1st, as Bragg; I'd, Pro-
r visians; Sd, the climate. ie. err
!. They are obliged to work ia q fine
2 white sand which swarms with fees;
l. in another month yellow fever will
@ probably drive them away or kill them
a. The provisions are principally from tbs
e, North, being chiefly corn-four. With
n Uen. bragg SeHeI disniP ono h'en a.
dissatisfied; they think he goes too show
1They assert quite freely that Lieut.
? Slemmer out-generaled him at ever,
move. essf4sa1 ae9sa.ed IN.
III The whole Of Santa Rosa Island 1
Is in full possession Of the U. S. troops
b. No men can now be landed on the Is
): land with view to attacking For
y Pickens from that quarter. - 81
ty Batteries have been erected close t
u the Fort, bearing ON Bragg's batteries
is which were intended for the tormerl
lie sceak side of Pickens. .;-4s
ke United States soldiers have bee
ne landed at the extreme end OF SAINT
ly Rosa Island, from the Fort, to eree
f. batteries to guard the entrance to Per
it sacola by Santa Rosa sound. ~
TX A strict blockade is now on the hal
ad Dor. The U. S ship Powbattan, Car
by tain Porter, stands guard and does hi
is, work effectually. Nothing whateve
sh. is allowed to pass in or out. Sever
for steamers. and scores of sailing era