The New York herald., 1862-10-23

been sufficient reinforce Temporarily Fort Pickens and
Go occupy Fort MeRae sothe President. about January
Is permit that the sloop-f Brooklyn shpuld take
a single company nnoty men, from Fort Monroe. Hamp-
tom Roads, and reinforce Leutenant Siemmer IN Fort
Pckens. 4 without surplus man Tor ihe neghooring
The BROOKLYN, with Capt. vogdes' company alone, left
the speakc Tor bort rickens about january % audi
on the 2glh President BnchanaD, having entered into
Quasi arisce with certain leading seceders at Pensacola
else whore caused Secretaries Holt and Toacey TO in
struc in Joint note, the commanders OF the vessels
off Pensacola and Lieut.. Semmer mmandng Fort PicK-
ems commit act Of hostility not TO land Captain
yoedes' company unless that fort should be attacedt
(That Joint note never until March %, but sup
posed the armisce was consequent upon the meeting OF
the Peace Convention al Washington. and understood
TO terminate with II
Hearing, however, OF the active preparations for
hostes tho part Of the seceders at Pensacola by the
had gun mounted when IL seized--during the
Peace Convention and since, brought the subject the
notice ot 'he now when TINS note dated
March II, to Capt Vogdes, was agreed upon-vz.; Al
the lrst favorable moment YOU viii land with your COM
pany, reinforce Fort Pckens, and hold the till fur
ther orders This order In duplicate LEFT New York by
naval vessels about the middle Of March, the mail
and the could not be trusted and detached officers
could not be substituted for two had already been
resea and paroed by the authorities of Pensacola de-
sraichcs taken from OF them and third TO escape
like treatment forced to turn back when near that city.
Thus those authorities have make upon
tho United States since the capture by them OF the Navy
Yard January II. Respectfully submitted,
HEApouARnIrs ARMY W asnNGIos March 80, 1861.
Ts plan ysn'sd By General Scott t. stop secession s Was
nearly OF general The Southern states
iu of als forts commands NJ their rivers and
strategic points. General desired transfer the
United States these forts speedily and quietly
possible The Southern states could not cut oil commun
cauu between the cnnent aud the fortrcsses without
1 ass Sheh y ssa S an2 % Sis se
millions Of dollars, several campa and many bloody
siege Had Scott been ahic 10 have these forts in the
condition c d ed them 10 be- the Southern cenfederacy
ss Rp roy ss,S s @y 3 & Es"aG e SSr
fhgrfs Fsr,jf jfioa ~ hat citp.
II not I'LL January that, by the aid of Secretary
Hot "a Si.ot. aad oynl manl obta!nei perm san to
send to feeble Garrison OF Fort TAYLOR Key West
aLl at ihe line company-Major Arnods, from
Bo.ono occupy Fort jefferson Tortni Island II this
had been three days later, the fort would lave
be- prcocupe by .ordEns. Is known that the rebels
% n,a aIs Sf , na Mall Wis Sosfa soaeas sne
tal ~ tno Mediterranean. With Forts Jefferson and Iayr
the bes might have purchased carry European iee"gh
ton.
IL was known ~ The Navy Department tat the Brooklyn,
with Captain Noses hoa, wcula be Obliged in
TO stand OF and Fort Ickens and in rough wtatt er
might sometimes he f!tv silcs Indeed miles al
the might have been attacked easily carried be-
the could reached beach,
open sea, whore alone it could land.