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1862-01-25 |

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Fort ,rickens.

The Confederate batteries at Pensacola having

repeatedly fired at our small vessels, Fort Pick­

ens opened on the Confederate steamer Times,

which was landing stores at the Navy Yard, on

the Ist of January. The rebel batteries respond­

ed, and the firing was continued till evening,

Fort Pickens firing the last shot. The rebel guns

were well aimed, and the most of their shells burst

insifie the Fort. Only one man was wounded,

however. One of our shots made a large breach

in Fort l3aranens. In the evening our firing set

Warrington on fire. The conflagration continued

until night, and the place was still burning on

the evening of the 2d, when the Rhodcladrid

left. The fire was seen at a distance of thirty-

Ave miles at, sea.

The Ohio

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