The New York herald., 1862-04-21
Flight Of the Male Fighting Rebels, Leaving
the Women and Children.
Interesting Interview Of Commander
Stellwagen with the Remnant
Of the Population.
The Women Announce, "We Are Starving,
and ssNever Had Any Soldiers"
SCHO0NERS AND SLOOPS TAKEN AND BURNED.
&C., &C.. &c

Tho United States steam transport Philadelphia Captain
Henry Baron arrived at this port yesterday morning
from Fort Pickens and Key West.
She left Fort Pckens the 9th aud Key West on the
I4th Of April and brings very interesting letters from
the special correspondents of the HERALD Apalachcoa
and Key West.
We indebted to Mr. JOS D. wickham, purser of tho
Philadelphia, for the following report
Everything quiet at Fort Picksns
The Philadelphia landed fifty bulocks and nft sheen
without loss also transferred all the stores
on board Of store brig East by order of Captain A. NJ
Shipley, Chief Quartermastor Department of Florida,
who took charge In person and worked day and night
until the snip discharged thus saving several days
waiting for the surf TO abate could reach tho
beach.
Desorters were constantly coming ovor from Pensa
cola.
The rebels have not evacuated but are moving their
guns away. The town under martial law and all tho
citizens who remain have boon forced into the army
Colonel T. D. Jones 10 comman !g the ssarmy Of Ponsa
COLA" Largo fires are seen on the maitland every
night supposed tho rebels are destroying property
An expedition started from Fort Pickens April /,
under command Of Captain w. H. C.osson OF the
4eguars, consisting Of Company l., First arti
iery, and Companies d, Captain Duty, and X
Saptain Hoeltze, Of Wilson's Zonaves. They marched
TO the east OF Santa Rosa Isl md and were provided
with boats from tho United States schooner Mary f.
Wood to cross TO tho mainland The object Of the exped
ton to capture picket company rebes who were
in charge of sorehouse and barracks, whore vessels
running the blockade in the habit of landing their
oargoes For reasons best known to the officer in com
mand he did not cross over, and after throwing few
shells into the buildings catering the rebels all dec
tons, tho companies returned to Fort Pckens.
On the night Of March 80, Minard Wood native Of
New York city, from Pensacola in ski, with
otv,ar
mill East Bay, eighteen miles from Pensacola but for
the last months at General Bragg's head
querters, near the Navy Yard Having been given his
choice TO take up be hung, he managed to turn
some Of the rebel shnplasters into specie and
leaving his goods behind crossed Santa Rosa Island
He brought copy Of proc aInaton issued by the com
manding officer st Pensacola
PROCLAMATION.
HHADQUARIKRS ARMY OF FENsACOfA 4, March 80, 1862
For the IrtorN0tt.n of all Concerned.
There certain loungng, worthless people, white
well colored, who frequent Pensacola and vicni.y
aud have observable occupation. Their intentions
may be honest: but the Colonel commanding
lsve IT, aud - hs has no use for their presence they
warned TO leave or the consequences must rest their
own heads. The galows Is erected in Pensacola and
will bs constant and the Sd OF april 1852
The town is undor complete martial law. BY order OF
Col. T. ~ JONES' Commanding Army Of Pensacola.
J. b. Butt, Acting Assistant Adjutant General.
Mr.. Wood came homo the Philadelphia. Hc has
family living In Second street, near the Bowsry.
The Philadsphia brings the following rsssergers:-
Captain W. II. Church, A. v. winans and lady j. Dow
ers and LADY, Miss Dowers Mrs Nather Miss f. Cover
Miss Lind and two children Mrs. Wallace and three
children Mrs. Coonoy and child, J. A. p Lothrop, VIM.
Turnure, Brainard Arnold, Mnard Wood, p Hanss, S.
Cline, J. Wood s. Bubb, DR.. otto and daughter, Ieus
nants Newton, Smyth and Todd. Of the Nineteth New
York vounteers Captain Kech and servant of the Forty
seventh pennsylvania; g. Fl. Elliott, Seventh New Hamp-
SHIRE Robert Getty, VIM. Cha oman Samuel Sallows, VI.
Oldham, John 0swaldthe last five refugees;
tyvs discharged soldiers and sixty dschs gsd aborers
from the works on Fort Taylor, at Key West