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The Daily Dispatch: January 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
arrisoned at the yard and the two forts. Fort Pickens has refused to surrender and is manned by about one hundred men.--This fort commands the harbor, and is very strongly fortified. The Hayneville (Ala.) Guards arrived at Warrington on Sunday morning last, and were marched to Fort Barrancas. There are several companies from Alabama and Mississippi, in Mobile, which are expected to arrive by steamer to-day, at the Perdido river; from thence they will march to Fort Barrancas.--Lieut. Slimmer, who holds Fort Pickens, spiked all the guns in Fort Barrancas, before deserting it, and concealed the locks, elevating screws, &c., but all the guns except 12 have been unspiked, and they will be in order in a day or two. Yesterday morning a salute was fired at Warrington Navy-Yard, by order of Col. Chase, in honor of the new flag. We hardly think there will be fighting — not immediately, at any rate. Fort Pickens may be reinforced by vessels-of-war, and when that is done, many men w