The New York herald., 1862-04-02
The Search After the America.
OUR JACKSONVILLE CORRESPONDENTS.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 20, 1862.
The Troops the Lookout for tie Rebel Yacht-Shs
Found Aaring BEEN Sculed and Beacaed BY the Rebels
She scill be Sded-The Steamer 81. Mcrys also Found DC
On Monday evening" March IL the gunboat ERei aud
steamer Darlington, with two cutters and launch
from the steamer Wabash. each with howitzer and
sixty from the ship left this place under
command of Captain Stevens of the steamer for the pur
pose of asccrtanng tho whereabouts of the yacht
Of world renown reputation and steamer St. Marys
both Of which vessels lying the dock here the
day previous to arrival but suddenly departed on
Hrst getting sight OF feet.
On Tuesday morning the expedition arrived at Pala,ka
a poin, some forty miles down the st. Johns river.
They found the place nearly deserted and remained but
short time Proceeding short distance further the
rver they found large mill had been destroyed and
some twenty Eve miles further the Ellen got aground
where the yacht America sunk This famous
yacht has been lying at Jacksonville for
months in expectation Of loading with cotton
and running the blockade She purchased in Eng
land by Southern gentlemen who came over in
her. II is TO be regretted that she should have been a
lowed to be put TO contemplate purpose she was
but Is gratifying 10 know that she will be rescued from
the disgrace that would have attached her. The yacht
is up high and dry the Shore scuttled but will
be got OF without any serious injury to her.
The Ellen being hard aground, the steamer Darlington
with the launches, went in through Denvers Lake to
Hsws creek where, through the intelligence of negro
from Brooks plantation, Denvers Lake, who knew
whore the steamer was after a run through
channels, a, times the smokeppe Of the Darlington
striking the overhangng boughs Of tho trees the long
lost steamer found. She is lying in sixteen
feet water, her bows up shore and her
the She had been scutled her outport valves
opened but IL thought there would be difficulty
in getting her aHoat again.
The ST. Marys Is iron steamer IT, feet long,
thirty -four feet BEAM and nine feet depth of hold ste
was built at Wilmington Dell, and has been running be-
Savannah and Charleston and also do;vn the St.
Johns river.
There supposed TO be Ave other stesmers-he Gov
Milton Silver Creek Hattie Brock and others whose
names could not learn-up in some OF the creeks
rivulsts tributary TO the st. Johns river.
The steamer Darlington down today and return
cd this afternoon with large quantity barrels hogs
heads &c to be used raising the ST. Marys and Ame
rica.
expedition to raise the America with the cuttels and
launches from that ship and crews.
II all the steamers on the river can be found
they will make quite addition TO our fee,
vessels and bc of great aid and cause
They will at be put into rcquison under charge OF
some Of the naval officers and in great measure relieve
the gunboats Of duties they engaged in. The
value OF the shipping shall take the ST. johns viii
probably amount to $500 ,O0O-perhaps more. All tho
steamers are we'll adapted the trade and can with
little trouble be well armed SO as TO greatly facilitate
the internal traffic.