| From the Southern Confederacy (Atlanta,
Ga.) |
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| May 13, 1862 |
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| Evacuation of Pensacola |
| The
Greenville (Ala.) "Observer" of the 7th, published on the
line of the Montgomery and Pensacola Road {composed
of the Alabama & Florida (of Alabama) RR and the Alabama &
Florida (of Florida) RR}, says it is
reported by passengers from Pensacola, that that city is to be
evacuated at an early day. The Government has military control of the
Alabama & Florida Railroad {probably
meaning on the Florida line}; no freight
is received but that which belongs to the Government. The Navy Yard
and Forts are to be destroyed; the Custom House in Pensacola is to be
blown up; the saw and grist Mills and all other property that may be
of benefit to the enemy will soon be a mass of ruins by conflagration.
The Alabama & Florida Railroad is to be stripped of al the iron;
but before that is done those of the citizens who desire to leave and
have not the means to do so, will be invited to take seats in the cars
free of charge. |
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