New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-07
,o,,ies were given up the watches, keys, and other
personal property Of CaPts. Budd and Ma'her' and
raner. containing their orders and instructions

oven the papers conianngthelr orders
Com, Com Dupont The bodies and effects were Gent
On board the Wabash, and thence home in the BEN
VILE The details above given OF the disaster 10 the rs'
boat and the fearless courage Of Capt. Maher were
Capt. Bird. The report Of the death OF
Acting.SIaster Budd, commanding the gunboat Ellen,
now on the ST. Johns River, which came from
naval officer undoubtedly arose from the then un-
known circumstances of the death of Capt. Budd Of
the Penguin. as the account Of this disaster was
sent to Washington before II WAS known here trust
bat the mistake was understood.
The arnietce for The recovery of the bodies termi-
mated at sundown. 1t had been intended to open lire
on the fort at once upon its conclusion, but rs us
only result Of bombardment would have been 10
drive the rebels into the woods, and rs the Andrews
had more important duty, 10 attack was MADE
There were about go rebels in the whole; TWO COM
panies of infantry and one Of cavalry. The AT =
d.ews went up Spruce Greek the next day and t4is-
covered in swamp in ito bank, an INNER 40 O. an.
titv of live oak tuber. This wood is pr eserved by
storing in swamp, covered with pal netto leaves
and the leaves again with mud. II q value Of this
which was found and is now gus IT,ed by the An
drc rs il estimated at 100000 ii ia said to be the
fines, timber cut in Florida for many years, and at
ills moment is greatly need Il by Government.
Lieut.. j. c. Williamson, u. S. N, passenger in
the Wabash was placed. IN command Of the Penguin,
and Acting Master harris of the Penguin was or
dered to take chsrGe Of the Henry Andrews. Com
modore Dupont returned 70 ST. Augustine tie next
day. The sentiment Of the people Of that place, re-
leased foci tie pressure Of and treasured by
] se reriIIv Al. in favor
OF the Union. sufficient force occupies the town
to secure it acaiGs, attack by the Rebels.
Lieutenant Commanding Stevens Of the Ottawa,
now in command Of the naval force at Jacksonville,
Florida returned to dat city as week from his third
expedition ny the ST. Johns River and brought with
lin The yacht America. Proceeding fist in tue
Ottawa to Orange Mills, he went on thence 10
Pilstks in tie Ellen. On Lis way upa small boa,
yyas discovered and chased. Tue three persons who
were in her pulled ashore and escaped leaving behind
them BAG Of Letters, in one Of which was the very
information OF which they were in search-tho place
If tie .tuerica's conecameDt. Returning TO jack
sonvii,e with this knowledge, lie then took the Oar
ngton, tie Rebel steamer captured at FeFnandiEa,
and he AIMED lirst launch and lint and second cutters
OF tie Wabash. under Lieut. win, and penetrated
10 Dunn's Geek. ten miles below Dunn's Lake,
above Piatka, aud there found tle America sunk in
the creek. She had been towed up without ballast
10y steamer then loaded with iron, and sunk 30
deep. said tho letter oand in The boat that all the
Yankees out oi hell couldn't raise her." Capt Stevens
again returned 10 Jacksonville for working material
and the result Of his energy and skill, the America
now floats at pier in Jacksonville, IN good cond-
ton, except that tie ornamental worl. OF her cabin is
somewhat damaged by water. Her sails and rigging
had been carried by the Rebels TO lola, on St.
Georges Lake.
The national pride identified with the America gives
~ additional nteies. late incidents in her history
She was purchased OF her English owners, by the
Rebel Government last Winter for $50 00C and was
brought over here for tue express purpose OF carry
ing Mason and Sidell TO Europe. When they took
another conveyance it WIS determined TO load her
with cotton, and With that cargo she was to have
sailed for England not long after the expedition
under Capt Stevens reached tho St. Johns and took
possession Of jacksonville. Tie S.ars aud Stripes,
under which she dstanced the swiftest vessels that
England could build, aiterward suppl"nted by II,
Bfit.h ensign, in its turn succeeded by tho Rebel
Gag, are floating her again, never hereafter to
be removed.
AT Orange Mills, Capt. Stevens was welcomed on
Lis first expedition by citizen named De Costa, who
did not hesitate to ayow his loyalty TO the Union.
There are extensive plantations. handsome resi-
deuces and numerous valuable mills al this point.
On his return Capt Stevens learned that De Costa
had been seized by the Rebel gueuillas and carried
into the country as a prisoner. and WAS threatened
with death. lie thereupon addressed a communica-
ton to the leader Of the gang, declaring that if De
Costa was not sent down unframed TO Jacksonville
by last Sunday ho would return up the river and
burn every dollars worth Of property within ten
miles Of the place. No news has since been received
Ex-Gov. Mosely Of Florida YVES one OF the few
citizens maiung at Pil4ika when il was Gr.t viz
tied. His sentiments seem to lie much the same with
those OF the people Of Jacksonville at the time OF IL
occupaion-dislike Of the Rebel Government, loyalty
10 the State, Indifference to the Union bar ready 70
welcome iis protecting force. Many Of tbo iuhalit-
ants OF Patka have returned TO tho town. They
represent that they He'd becausc they had been made
10 believe that If they remained they would be indis.
criminatoly murdered by tie Union forces. Here,
Is elsewhere, the steady stream Of lying flowing fon
all Rebel sources, bad poisoned The public mind.
People were also returning to Jacksonville IN con-
siderable numbers, aud Union feeling IL thought 10
be rapidly spreading guerrilla force h1ng- aJou;
the city, and seven companies OF what are called /
foglai Volunteer troops are between jacksonville |
and Lake City. picket Of seven soldiers stationed /
al come dflshee from tho neGicat camp, Mss et-
tackled lat week by the Rebels two wcro Allcd and
i've wounded and taken prisonors, only to meet
worse fats than instant death. From information
which ] am told by in officer is considered trust /
worthy by Gen. Wright it ID known that these five .