them seriously--five of the deaths from an accident, and but two from the enemy's shot.
We have crippled their ships and driven them off, and forced the garrison of
Fort Pickens, in its impotent rage, to slake its revenge by firing on our hospital, and during the habitations of our innocent women and children, who have been driven therefrom by an unannounced storm of shot and shell.
For the coolness, devotion, and conspicuous gallantry of the troops, the
General tenders his cordial thanks; but for the precision of their firing, in this their first practice, which would have done credit to veterans, he is unable to express his admiration.
Their country and their enemy will both remember the 22d and 23d of November.
The Assault on the Navy-yard near Pensacola.
The Pensacola
Observer, of the 30th ult., says:
‘
For some cause, not yet explained, the fight commenced by
Fort Pickens 1st week, and delay ceased on Sunday morning, and up to the present time has not been renewed.
It is supposed by some, says the
Montgomery Adreclast that at the time
Col. Brown opened fire on the defences of the Confederate forces he expected he would be supported in a very short time by a very large portion of
Lincoln's armada, but that as only a small number of the fleet arrived, and those being unable to make any impression on our batteries, be deemed it advisable to relinquish the attempt for the present.
Others again think the attack was only a feint for the purpose of learning the strength, position, and number of the guns mounted by
Gen. Bragg.
’
It this was his object he most signally failed, as
Gen. Bragg, while he had only the fort, and one or two vessels to reply to, did not deem it necessary to open his most effective batteries.
Should
Col. Brown, on the arrival of the entire fleet, feel disposed to aid the vessels in forcing an entrance into
Pensacola Bay, he will be likely to be greeted with storms of iron hail from powerful batteries, the existence of which he does not now even dream.
It was one thing for a powerful fleet to pass the two little forts at
Port Royal, but it is quite another to run the blockade, which
General Bragg has established at the entrance to
Pensacola Bay, as the enemy will find to their cost should they make the experiment.
The almost confidence is expressed by the
Confederate officers, and by all others who have had an opportunity of examining the defences, of the ability of our troops to resist say attack.
Decision of the Court Martial in Col. Singletary's case.
The decision in the case of
Col. Singletary, (who it will be recollected, acted so noble a part in rescuing the officers and crew of the French frigate
Prony, on the coast of
North Carolina from a watery grave,) has been finally made out and has come to light.
The Newbern
Progress says:
‘
We learn that the decision breaks him of his command pay, &c., for two months, and subjects him to a reprimand for insubordination.
The
Colonel, unwilling to be idle lot two months, at a time when the country needs all the assistance it can get, and believing that his regiment, which has become already commendably disaffected and demoralized, will hardly be worth commanding by that time, has handed in his resignation to
Gen. Branch.
’
From Columbus — expected movement of the Keemy.
From the
Nashville Hanner, of the 1st inst., we take the following:
The following are extracts from dispatches I have received to-day.
The first is from a gentleman at
St. Louis, the second from a friend in
Paducah:
First. "The enemy intend to make an attack on
Columbus in 20 days, with a force of from 75,000 to 100,000 men. It you can repaired them it will have a better effect than a defeat on the
Potomac.
There has been Ripped from
St. Louis to
Cairo a large amount of cannon and ammunition.
In St. beats there are 35 mortar-boats, and 8 gunboats"
Second extract. "They say when they do move on
Columbus, they expect to surround you and starve you into submission.
I heard a responsible gentleman, who is personally acquainted with affairs in
Paducah and say, that this is the calculation publicly expressed among the officers at
Cairo."
These extracts shadow forth correctly their plans and every effort should be made to prepare a strong force to meet them on the right and rear.
No time should be lost.
From the
Bowling Green correspondent of the New Orleans
Picayune, under date of November 22, we take the following extract:
Gen. Breckinridge, with
Hanson's,
Thompson's, and Trabge's
Kentucky incky infantry regiments, and
Col. Helm's Kentucky cavalry, left here Sunday morning for the purpose of attending to
Gen. Crittenden, who was understood to be at or near
Rochester, threatening
Russellville.
He proceeded over the old dirt road direct to
Russellville, which he reached on Tuesday, and from that place he proceeded directly towards
Rochester.
He has not been heard from since.
Strong hopes are entertained here by many that
General Crittenden will make a stand, and give our boys an opportunity to do some work.
It is believed that the
Federal forces at, or near
Rochester.
Calhoun, and
Hartford, number own or eight thousand men. I know nothing positive of the present strength of
Gen. Sherman, on the railroad
North of us, and time of the forces at
Columbia, and in that vicinity.
We have about 4,000 men at Hop under
Gen. Clarke of
Mississippi, a new man in
Kentucky, but said to be a good officer.
Federal Plundering in Kansas.
The St. Louis
Republican has the following paragraph:
‘
A few days since, the notorious
Captain Cleveland, with about twenty of his band of Jayhawker, entered the
Union branch Bank and the Bank of
Northrup & Co. of
Kansas City, and took $850 from the former and $3,000 from the latter.
It was fortunate for both banks that they had anticipated a robbery, and removed most of their money to a place of safety.
It is high time this man was "modified" by somebody.
He is certainly a desperate character.
His exploit in high way robbery throw those of Deck
Turpin or
Jack Sheppard in the shade.
With his small gang be does whatever he chooses without cholestanols.
’
Eastions in Missouri--Federals retreating — Insurrection among the Indians.
The following special dispatch to the Memphis
Appeal contains the latest and most interesting news from
Missouri:
Des Auc, Nov. 30, 1861.--A gentleman arrived here yesterday evening, who left
Gen. McCulloch's camp on the 20th inst.
Hunter's command left
Springfield about the 12th, accompanied by
Lane and Monterrey, with their
Kansas Jayhawkers, the former retreating toward
St. Louis, which place is supposed to be their destination.
General McCulloch, with 1,700 cavalry, west in pursuit, for the purpose of hare them and to endeavor to out off and captor their provision train.
He succeeded in taking about one hundred loaded wagon, and afterward continued the pursuit, with what farther success is not known.
The Federal force was estimated at forty-one thousand.
Price's forces were moving up into Mission, toward
Lexington, where it is thought they will go into winter quarters.
All is quiet in
Kansas, with the exception of the demonstrations of the Indians, who, in the absence of the
Federals, are securing all the property they can get belonging to our enemies.
They are not, however, laying waste the country.
Twelve hundred Creek warriors have re elled, and called for assistance from the
Federal Government.
They are closely watched by our regiment of Texans and one of the
Cherokee regiments.
The health of the army is generally very good.
From the Knoxville
Register, of the 3d inst., copy the following:
‘
A gentleman just arrived from
Scott county, informs us that on Sunday morning last a band of Lincolnites from
Kentucky, assisted by a number of Tories of that county, entered the village of
Huntsville, and seized the persons of
John L. Smith,
Carlin,
Calvin Smith,
Sterling Smith Smith, and five others, whose names we could not procure, and immediately started with them to
Kentucky as prisoners of war, the same time taking about a dozen head of All the gentlemen abducted were unoffending citizens, belonging to no littery organization in the
Confederate Their only crime was that they were
John L. Smith, is clerk and of the chancery court at
Huntsville least seventy years of age, and is respected all who know him in the very highest de and the others abducted are equally seemed.
’
The party from whom we derived this information,
Mr. William Anderson, was like captured by the marauders, but made escape.
He says he could not ascertain precincts number of the enemy, He saw forty of fifty, but they represented number at several hundred.
They were in by the somewhat notorious
John Smith, who was released by the
Confederate Court at
Nashville, some time ago, upon in taking the oath of allegiance, and who his deceguitance some says ago in the
Confederate Court at this place, upon a charge of counterfeiting,
John Baxter, of this city, being his security.
He was assisted in this infamous raid by other Tory residents of
Scott county, among whom was
Riley Cecil, another individual who was released by
Major Fulkerson, at
Jamestown, last summer, upon making the strongest promises of good behavior towards the
Confederate States.
Arrest of a Lincoln recruiting officer in Rast Tennessee.
The Knoxville
Register, of the 4th instant, says:
‘
Garrett Hall, formerly of
Morgan county, Tennessee, but who for some months has been with the
East Tennessee Lincoln troops in
Kentucky, was arrested in that county on Monday last, and brought to this city by Confederate troops.
We understand that when arrested he was acting in the capacity of a recruiting officer for
Lincoln's army in
Kentucky.
He is represented as a desperate man, and in making the arrest he was shot by one of the
Confederate party, but, we learn, not severely wounded.
Considerable curiosity was manifested by the citizens on his arrival, everybody wanting to get a peep at the "
mide." He was lodged in the city jail.
’
From the Lynch burg
Republican, of the 5th inst. we take the following:
‘
A letter from one of our subscribers, a colonel in the
Confederate service, dated
Russellville, Tenn., December 3, says the tories and bridge-burners have not all left
East Tennessee yet. Since we drove them from the "Chimney Top Mountains," they have collected in
Cocke and
Hancock counties, where our citizen soldiers have made two unsuccessful attempts upon them.
I hope, however, to get them to-day with my command, and will avail myself of the earliest moment to advise you as to the results.
We hung two of the leading bridge-burners in
Greenville Saturday evening.
’
