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The Daily Dispatch: January 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], From the Florida Forts. (search)
ison of 2,000 men.--Its present garrison consists, as far as we can ascertain with certainty, of 83 soldiers. Some sailors have been sent to it from the steamer Wyandotte and the storeship Supply. It is supposed that they could not spare more than fifty men. If this supposition is correct, the garrison does not exceed 133 men. A majority of this number are believed to be disaffected and averse to fighting us, but are compelled by military discipline. The commander of Fort Pickens is Lieutenant Slimmer, of New England. He is a very firm and brave man, as I am credibly informed. He will not surrender until he is compelled by an overwhelming force. It would be a violation of military rules to give a statement of our strength. We must humbug Slimmer, if we can. It is no secret about our strength in guns and batteries, for he can see them with his spy-glass. Slimmer has a beautiful young wife, and she is very spirited. She tells him to fight to the last. She flew around us ove