The New York herald., 1862-04-01
NEWS FROM FLORIDA.

W6WO InUm IIUntUAs
DevelOpement OF Loyalty Among the Peo.
ple-The Rebel Troops on the Move, &c.
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1862.
The gunbOat Benvle arrived at the Navy Yard wharf
this morning. having left 81. Augustine the 25th She
brings the bodies of Captain Budd Of the Penguin and
of Acting Master Mather, Of the Horny Andrew, who
were both killed at Mosquito Inlet.
When the Bienvie left the general impression was
that the people of Florida returning their loyal
ty, and the rebel troops had either all left were
making their way to other Southern States
The only place where any formidable opposition the
Union troops was made at Musquto Inlet and that
only small boats from the Penguin and Henry Andrew
Eight OF forces killed and wounded. The
Of casualties the rebel side has been
Commodore DupOnt's Report OF q Boat
Expedition to Mosquito Inlet.
LIEUTENANT BUDD, OF THE PENGUIN; ACTING MASTER
MArHER, OF THE HENRY ANDREW AND SIX SEA-
MEN KILLED, AND SEVEN OTHERS WOUNDED.
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1862
Flag Oncer Dupont has sent the following despatch to
the Secretary Of the Navy
FLAGSHIP WABASH, OFF Moseuro INIxr, FIa..l
March "a, 1862.
sR-I have to report to the department some casu-
alties that have occurred officers and belonging
two Of the vessels Of my feet casualties painful
they were unexpected but the loss Of the gallant lives
zeal had induced.
The department informed after the capture of
Fernandina that so soon as could take possession Of
Jacksonville and St. Augustine would give my atteu.
ton to Mosquito Inlet miles south Of the Inter-
which according 70 my information resorted to for
the introduction Of transhpped from English ships
and steamers the British colony OF Nassau into small
vessels Of light draft.
accordingly ordered the Penguin. Acting Lieutenant
Commanding T. A. Budd, and the Henry Andrew, Act
ing Master :. w. Mather, to proceed to this place,
the latter 10 cross the bar. establish an in
and guard from nccndarsm large quantities Of live oak
timber tho government land cut and ready for ship
reaching here myself the 22d boarded by the
executive officer or the Penguin and informed that Lieu
tenant Commanding Budd with Acting Master Mather,
had organized expedition from the two vessels and
had moved southwark through the inland passage lead
ing into Mosquito lagoon, passing Smyena with
four or r snt oO oOa ea carrying hs a, nn sme
heard with anxiety, the results developed II ap
pears that after going some fifteen eighteen miles
without any incident, and while their return and with
in sight OF the Henry Andrew the order Of the line
being longer observed, he two commanding officers
quite in advance landed under certain carhworks which
had been abandoned or never armed dense grove
of live oak with underbrush. A heavy and
continuous fire was unexpectedly opened upon
them from both these Lieutenant Com
manding Budd and Acting Master Mather with three
of the tive men composing the boats killed.
The remaining two men were wounded, and made pr
As the other boats up they also fired
into and suffered or less. The boat of all had
a howitzer, which, however. could not be properly
pose and could therefore be Of little The men had
seek cover shore, but 1t dark Acting
Masters Mate Mcintosh returned to the boats
brought away the body OF Of the crew
who had been killed, all the arms
milton and flags, threw the howitzer into the
elected reply and arrived safely board the Henry
Andrew.
mander Rodgers send of the launch and this
ship the support Of the Andrew. The boats
the bar at midnight. and the next morning the vessel
hauled close TO the OF the late attack but
no enemy could be discovered.
The bodies Of Lieutenant DIdd and Acting Master
Nsther were received under flag OF truce, and the
commanding officer, Captain Bird, who had
from camp at distance, made
show of courtesy by returning papers and
watch ashamed of this mode Of warfare: for these
were the very troops that, with sufficient force means
and material for respectable defence, had nglorously
fed from St. Augustine on our approach.
enclose copy OF my Instructions TO Acting Leuten-
Budd, the original 0f which found his person.
and one Of the papers returned by the rebel ocer
ter Mather were brave and devoted efncers.
The former commanded the Penguin in the
action Of November Nov ,n,s an and received ~ my com.
man of energy and daring and had no sups.
rior, probably among the patriotic men who have been
respectfully, your obedcnt servant, S.F DUPONT,
Flag ocer Commanding South Atlantic Block Squadron
Hon GrproS wEIEs, Secretary Of the Navy.
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
FLAGSHIP WARAsH, I
Orr ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March 25, 1852.
SIR-The following casualties occurred In the attack
upon the boat expedition under Acting Lieutenant
Budd:-
Acting Lieutenant 7. A Budd, OF the Penguin, killed
James NARROW ordinary seaman, OF the Penguin,
killed
Walter Burch. ordinary seaman Of the Penguin killed
John Dennis, Masters Mate, Of the Penguin, wounded
in shoulder.
WIN. Twaites, ordinary seaman, OF the Penguin,
wounded 10 hand
Acting Master :. W. Mather, commanding the Henry
Andrew killed.
Lewis Deous, ordinary seaman Of the Horny Andrew,
killed,
John Bates, seaman, Of the Henry Andrew. killed.
james Arnold, seaman, of the Henry Andrew killed.
William Brown, ordinary seaman, Of the Henry An
drew killed.
A. W. Kelsey, acting assistant paymaster, Of the
Henry Andrew, wounded In hand
Waiter Bradley acting third assistant engineer Of the
Henry Andrew wounded In forehead.
Thomas WEIGH, ordinary seaman Of the Henry Andrew,
wounded and prisoner.
Henry Rich, ordinary seaman Of the Henry Andrew,
wounded and prisoner.
James T. Alden, ordinary seaman, Of the Henry An
drew. wounded in thigh.
herewith enclose Dr. Clymcr's report Of the wounds
received by Lieutenant Budd and Acting Master Ma
ther. Very respectfully, &c..
Hon. GIDEON wELLEs, Secretary Of the Navy
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1862
The bodies OF Captains Budd and Mather, brought up
bv the Benvle from San Augustine escorted this
morning to the chapel at the Navy Yard by the marines
and crew Of the Benvlle to await arrangements for tie
funeral.