The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-31 00:00:00

THE FLORIDA.

The following letter from Captain Cavally, com-
mander of the ship Anglo-Saxon, to Captain A. H.
Caldwell, of Liverpool, was posted at the Liverpool
Exchange News-room on Friday, and created cm-
siderable interest :

"Brest, August 25, 1863.

Dear Sir,—l regret to inform you that my ship, the
Anglo-Saxon, was captured by the Confederate steamer
Florida, and burnt by her, the Old Head of Kinsale bearing
N.N.W. I think about 30 miles. My Channel pilot was on
board. She was captured on Friday the 21st August, at
five a.m., the Anglo-Saxon being becalmed at the time. All
my nautical instruments, books, charts, &c. were taken.
The Anglo-Saxon sailed from the Birkenhead Docks on
the 17th instant, for New York with a cargo of coals. She
was a ship of 868 tons burthen, had a crew of 24 men, and
was despatched by Duncan and Kendal, At the time of
her capture she had been eight days out at sea."
The Liverpool Mercury gives the following letter
as having come from aperson on board the Florida—
" Brest, Aug. 24, 1863, on board the C.S.S. Florida.
"Gentlemen,—We arrived here yesterday from a cruise.
Having touched at Queenstown on the 17th, and landed
Mr. Everett, first lieutenant, Mr. Garretson, surgeon, and
Mr. Hunter, midshipman, we then cruised about, and off
Tuskar Rock Light we went out Channel and outside. In
chasing four or five vessels on the 22d we succeeded in
capturing the American Federal ship Anglo-Saxon, Capt.
Cavally, from Liverpool for New York. We stripped her
of what was necessary, set fire to her, stood off 1,000 to
1,200 yards, and fired three broadsides into hor, as much
for practice as for the sinking of her speedily. There were
two or three vessels in sight at the time. We brought her
crew to this port."

The Dreadful Wreck of the British Ship

Frankfort,

, On Saturday the following particulars were re-
ceived in the City relative to the wreck of the Bri-
tish barque Frankfort, and the loss of all on board
except one, who has furnished a most thrilling
narrative of his marvellous escape. The ship left
Cardiff on the 29th day of October, with coals for
Shanghae, and was totally lost on the 19th of
February, near Kalatoa (S.E. from Salayer).
The survivor, named Silver, the boatswain, in
his declaration before the magistrates at Macassar,
states that on the evening of the 19th of February
the ship was proceeding with a stiff breeze, when
she struck on the coral reef Lacebuena, and in
a few minutes sunk. The crew consisted of
twenty-three; and, besides the cargo of coal, she
was thought to have had about £50,000 in
gold and specie on board. He cannot state posi•
lively what became of the crew, but he thinks
they must all have been drowned. He heard
a cry, "The ship is sinking," and he saw that they
were letting down the boats, but at that moment he
became insensible. When he recovered himself he
found that he was floating, and saw nothing more of
his companions. He succeeded in getting a piece
of wreck, and with two pieces of wood and his hand-
kerchief he made sail, with.which he tried to reach
the land, then in sight. After floating about for
four days and five nights without food or water, on
the morning of the fifth day he found himself close
to an island. He shouted for help, and some natives
came off in a sampan. In the meantime he was put
in bodily terror by the appearance of a shark. It
came close up to him, but he struck it in the back
with his knife, when it dived, and he was got on
shore in a fainting state. He remained for a month
ill with fever, and learned that he was on the
Island of Kalatoa, and had been saved by Nissang
fishers. He was then sent on to the Island of Salayer
and forwarded to Macassar. The Frankfort be-
longed
to Liverpool.