New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-03
PRIyATEERISGO ON THE COAST OF FLORIDA
TWO sCHoONERs SEIZED BY THE SOUTHERN

The schooner Daniel Townsend of Little Egg Har-
Dor, NewJersey, arrived at that place on ihuisuai
last from the coast of Florida. The DaneI
with the other schooner5-the stag, also o. nom'v0'
sew and the Anna NTH, Of Wilmington, DeiawaIe-s
had been lying about miles from ths mouth OF
the Chsssawlslio River for the purpose OF taxlns N
csrgoes Of cedar which was brought them IN ra's IN.
extensive shosl preventing the yesees approaching
nearer the rivers mouth Early in the mouth OF May,
the Sheriff of fernando County arrived with nineteen
men, armed with rifles and reyolvers, and came on
board the Daniel Townsend, which was the largest
schooner of the three.
In ansyer 10 INQUIRIES he said that Dir. Ashtars
agent, having refused TO pay for the cedar an m.a
ment issued and they had come TO take possession
Of the vessels until the wood was pad lor' Az ths'
time the Townsend had not any Of the cedar on ooar:
The s,hoones were taken possession Of by tho sherih
and his They said they had no desi8n iafthet
than 10 execute the order requiring the csrSoee 10 20
Iad for. They remarked that there was prlvatoei
Icing fitted out al the Cedar keys but they Wouid not
allow il 20 touch the schooners willie they had charge
Of them. On Saturday the 18th Of May, having taken
tie fore ard b saith from the schooners 70 as 10
vent them getting away, the eheras party took Their
! departure for the land.
On the following day. Sunday, the 18th, one OF the
Southern river Aeaners having two brass guns mount
| ed, came som the Cedar keys, and, Is piNateer,
took possession Of the Daniel Townsend, and brought
her captain and 90 board the steamer Ooine 10
the schooner Stag they took her in tow on one sde
| and atcrwhrd the Townsend ON the other. The Cap
| tain Of the Anna Smith was on board the townsend
| when she sffIeu, ana wien ADcN H'
vessel w from Dolaware-news having resche1 them
that that State lad aasededthey concluded to let his
schooner TeLnsin With the other two the steamer
! started off bound outside the reef. All the cargo
which the Daniel 1owuscnd had taken IN Subsequent
90 tho arrival Of the Sheriff. party was IN tae stern,
and she soon ran aground After much eSertion they
got her off, and nox day, having changed their minds
in regard TO the Delaware schooner with the Daniel
Townsend on one side the Anna Smith on the other,
and the Stag 1sern, the steamer started on again
But soon the Townsend struck the shoai second ne
and the Stag ground her anchor and sunk.
/ They pumped her ont, and when she was ailoat
brought hor and the Anns Smith outside the reef where
! thew anchored ttom. Finding II impossible TO make
the TOYS ascend foat, they put The crews OF the otoer
schooners on board Of her, leaving IN charge Of them
only pilot whom they hadimpressed into their service
and th.n having taken away the principal esils, start
ed with the Stag and the Smith for the Keys AMER
the steamer hai zone the men on board the Daniel
Tognsenh trimmed their schooner that she drew
foot and a-hsf lees water. and got sfoat They bent
her s18rosail for fOesa raed her storm trysai Tor
ill., aud sue eeded in clearing the reef. They put tbe
pilot OF in a rowboat with one car 30 that IL would
lake MIN some time ~ land snd then started ff home
ANer a passage Of about fifteen days, during which
they were compelled TO be shoT allowance, fcf their
provisions were not sufficient 20 las, twenty-five meu
that length Of tire they arrived AZ Little Egg Hsr'
| bor " j.. where the schooner belongs II was with
difficulty they ESCAPED leaving the other two schooners
in possession Of the rebel pirates