Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-24
OPERATIONS OF THE FLORIDA,

rnr FLORIDA AGAIN Is THE NORTHERN ALLAN
TIC CApruRI: or SIX FEDERAL vESSEi.S-
DESTRrCrinS iY ri!;E OF THREE OF THEM
OVER HALE A MILLION ~ SILVER BARS
SECURED.
The Hamilton {l}er,nada) Royal Gazette. -"
Of Tuesday, July tin. furnishes the folio wing
Tho Whaling schooner Varnum H. Hill, IF
Prnvircerown. Captain Ere nlan, arrived here
on Saturday afternoon last. with SIS seamcn pu.
on board Of her Ivy Capt M,itt. Of the Crntrd
crate steamer OF var Florida to be Landed at
Bermuda. being the nearest por. On the pr,.vi.
Gus Saturday night at half past ten O'clock, then
in. latitude So deg long. 4e deg 80, and on wla-
ling ground the Y. II. Ill., was hailed from Il
steamer pa sing close under her stern. and or.
d"rcd to lny TO, and that Capt Mattit would send
bnaf alongside iar her Captain which he did
When Captain Freeman reached the deck of
the Florida he was Informed BY Captain Mnffi,
that he had tsty-iuur prisoners which he wisho,,
him 20 take on beard li:s vessel and land =.
the nearest port uhsrrvipg that had he not those
prisoners he would have burnt his vessel but
under the circumstances ,i!e would quire of him
= bond on the owners of his vessel TOR s D. OtD
| The Florida took from the V. Ii. Hill Two bar.
rels Of oil, on: Of eight all that she had on
board.
The prisoners we're Thus sent on board tho Y.
II. Hill with some provisions they were obliged
To remain on deck the whole time Is the schooner
had no spare accommodation below. a.
We suhjoin such particulars in reference 10 tho
three large ships captured and DESTROYED rs we
| could obtain from their respective crews The
| names Of the vessels were the Southern Cross
| the Rcd Gauntlet, and tho Is. HOWE.
The ship Suutht RI C.oss. 900 tons burthen,
| Capt. Benz Howes, of Boston, Mass, from the
Pacific side of MeSicn. where sho loft on the
I,I. al.
| wood, was tail in with by the Florida on tho
9th OF June. deg. 10 min. south Of the line. 81
| deg. ". long, aud after the Captain. his wife
| three mates and crew numbering 20, had been
remavcJ from her She set cn Are sn; lies.
! troyci
| The Captain OF the Florida did not fire ut the
| Southern Cross lis lie saw lady on deck.
Capt IIowes his wife and officers were trans.
| fcrred to u French bark bound 70 Pcriianbuco
| The Ship Red Gauntlet, 200 tons bur,h-n,
| Capt Lucus Of and from Boston. ouI 93 days
| bound to Hong Kong, ladsn with coal, ice pro.
visions &c. was fallen in with Sunday. the 18th
June. lat. deg "a min. r.. of the line. The
f or ia t,ok from the lied Gaunl,ts full supply Of
coal, same provisions, Il full set OF new sails, Of
and after removing her crew as in ALL set fire, &c
~ and left her.
The slip Ben. IToxie, Of Mystic, Conn about
l.3U0 tons hurthcn, Captain Crarey. from San
Francisco. which place sha lief, Oh Tho 18th Jan.
last having. since called at Mazatlsn and Alta
| mora. Mexico, bound to Falmouth. England,
| laden with logwcod. hides, ~ tons of silver ore
| aud about 81 ,UlD to S.ut)n in gold, berame n
prize to the Florida on the 10Th juno. las /! deg
| i.mg about ~ deg.
The Captain. officers and crew numbering in
al 30 pers ms. were removed, and after all the
i.vcr brrs mud tho specie had BEEN taken from
| nrr she was destroyed by tire OF the following
| dav. The silver which went dorm with the
rrssoi was valued At S5D9.QGU.
The captain, and officers OF the Fed Gauntlet
| and b. Huxie wc!s on the l9ih Of .IuEe trans
| ierrcd 10 All Ilaiian brig bound to Falmouth,
| En- rland, which the Furida met with, Captain
| Matiit supplying them with provisions for the
passage.
Three OF the crew of the Southern Cross. five
| of the Red Gauntlet AMI three of the B. lioxic
volunteered on board tho Florida at tho rate of
| 800 per month, bounty OF $50 and proportion
Of any prize money.
The prisoners OF the Florida report that hey
| were informed by the crew of shat vessel tina. 4
few days before the capture If the Southern Gross
! they hud taken 4 bark and n brgan'ine. and put
| prize crews on board of them. Destination or
| obi CT moi stated
The crews of The prizes were after The capture
| of The b. Iloxie. kept continually in iroils--as y
precautionary measure. Previously they were in
| irons only ut night.
We are pleased to learn, from information re.
ccived. that the crcws of the prizes. willis. on
board OF the Florida. were made rs comfortable rs
they could bu under The circumstances. The +.
is rporicd to be fine ship u her clsss; she
carries six bloadsidr and two pivot guns. one
forward and tho other att, with n crew nun brr-
ing about 10 inen sll fine hooking, with the eS.
cep.i N Of the volunteers from PRICES. The
Captain and officers are very much respected by