The New York herald., 1862-01-29

from Pensacola TO Fort Pickens in small boat There
was gence oI course could not have happened
white under arrest upon the charge Of assisting
them off, This il the second escape from lines
During the Christmas, believe II was, just before IT,
yard They had spiked the only two that could be
brought 10 bear them Those marines are very fbad
eggs" One of their officers deserted and another
convicted by court martial OF gross mscon and dis
missed the service.
The Fret Alabama regiment was tho very first regi-
men in the confederate service the first the field
is therefore, the first OF the twelve months troops TO
60 out. Two companiesCaptans Clarke's and Mabrys,
from Barbour cnunty-were discharged yesterday On
the 9th OF February two other companes-Captan
Smiths, formerly Captain Baker's, from Barbour and
Captain Ramsay's, from Wilcox go out. On the 18th,
Captain DAVIS sn's, from Pike On The Goth, Captain
Posey from Mobile, and the 2sth Captain Woods,
from Pike The remaining com panies go out in March.
efforts have been made TO induce the gallant First
Alabama enlist They poorly successful, ex-
cept the las. one days ago. which has been par.
italy successful II seemed IL 1t would break General
Bragg's heart TO part with the First Alabama 10
Last week he attended one Of their dress parades,
and made speech to the regiment. His appeals were
strong and earnest and hard to resist He said that
than three regiments Of raw troops During that day
effort was made to reorganize the regiment. Three
companiss-Captains Clarkcs, Smiths and Poseys-
declined TO reorganize in this regiment The seven other
companies furnished ANAL number each, about $50
all. THIS number viii probably be Increased TO 300 or
$50 in afew days 1t is expected then to MI up the
name and its nominal existence. Besides the 26O who
have eenlisted in tho regiment SO have enlisted in
them intend the service at other points and IN
corps. They wish to taste for awhile the joys and
comforts Of home The great objection to re-eniisting
here and is the idea that the regiment is doomed 70
stay this place OF which all are heartily tired They
want TO go osomowhere-anywhere else. Doubtless there
pleasant places than this but Is natural IN SOL
diers 10 desire change
There is much sickness and mortality in tho reg
ments-the Seventeenth Alabama and the Fifth, Eighth
and Twenty seventh Mississippi. have not the exact
number In each, but havo enough 10 know that the
figures startling The old regiments remarkably
healthy, n 1T more than In hundred being of his
legs - and deaths haze ceased altogether.
We are living better than before. There Is
supply of ediblcs We get chickens, turkeys, ducks,
fresh pork country made sausages Tin the dab and sin
the link" eggs, butter, OYSTERS potatoes, opossums,
'and so forth" Do you know what the trite phrase
contained in the last three words of tho previous
sentence means? II you don't, inquire Of the
man who, when asked what he had for dinner
certain occasion, replied that he had smut
ton and forth" What had he besides the mutton?
bought day saddle Of vcnison fresh from the coun
try, two bits pound. Would you like to know our
market prices current9 Fresh pork. csc. per pound
eggs Soc per dozen butter, 75c. per pound turkeys
So rs for gobblers ducks 81 so per pair chckons IS
81 so bushe Irish potatoes S. bushe opossums
,75c. aS1 Is each.
last night we had false alarm, Is generally the
a windy night. Tho waves high, and the sem
tinel mistakes big for o boat and fires at 1t.
Other sentnes Ere because the first did, and there
general fuslade up and down the beach. takes an
to galop down to McRas to see what Is the
matter Nothing OF course, and we 90 70 bed again.
Hang false alarm. -