Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-30
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsFATOHY.;
THE REBEL PIRATES.

I he Florida Captures Twelve VeSxels-The
Latter Vessel now at Bermuda-Hrr OF.
icers and Crew Feted by the Authorities.
NEW YORK, July 29.-The brig John Free
man has arrived from Bermuda. On the 22d
instant the pirate Florida was there coaling
and caulking, and did not expect to leave for
two or three days. whaling schooner Of
New Bedford arrived on the 22d, with con-
sldeTahie oil, and would ship il home by 3
British YES sci.
British schooner bound from Bermuda
brings Captain Coffin and crew OF the brig w
Is. Nash, captured by the Florida Captain
Colin reports that he sailed from New York
July Sd, with q cargo OF lard and slaves On
july eth, latitude forty, longitude seventy, 3
p. M, met steamer TO the eastw ard, standing
westward; passed us about five miles off; she
mad four smokesta and was z side. wheel
boat.
The Ericsson soon after made another steamer
TO the eastward, which came along and passed
us. Socn after she bore up for us ard came
along side with the stars and stripes lying At
lH45 hailed US 10 heave to- as they wished to
SEND boat aboard. and AS the boat boarded us
they holsted the Confederate flag, and the Of
fcers Gf the boat pronounced us prisoners to
the Confederate flag. He ordered myself and
part OF the crew TO take part of our clothes and
my papers and go on board the steamer which
proved TO be the Florida. Ny charts ana instra-
ments were confiscated, and the brig set on fire
The L florida then steered for schooner In sight
which she found TO be abandoned. She was a
whaling schooner belonging to ProyincetoWn
and was set cn fire and crew landed at Rar
muda On the 10th of July.
The Florlda's officers have been li0niZed by
the authorities, and she was saluted by the Fort
in the harbor of ST. Georges. She Is armed
with six broadside guns and two piyots, and
is not SO fast as has been represented, and her
machinery is ont of repair. She does not steam
over eight and half knots. The discipline on
board is bad. number of blockade runners
are also at bermuda. The Florida had trans
ferred a portion Of her crew, and also q portion
of her valuable spoiis, to the Robert E. Lee.
10 be taken 20 Wilmington, N. G. The cargo of
the w. B. Nash consisted of 6-O,532 pounds of
lard apd sG,S67 slaves.
TheFsunboat X. E. Cuyler has arrived from
Philadelphia. Have also arrived the ships r.
X. Robinson, from LIVERPOOL; and "Frednar's
rserand, a Norway bark, and the s. H.
Wafyerman, from Gibraltar.
HALIFAX, July 29.-The brig Deyonshire.
with bermuda dates to the 2Ist of July, ar.
rived to-day. The prlvateer Florida arrived
at Bermuda on the 1lth, to repair the damage
70 ner machinery, and take in the boat She
anchored at first on the outside, and on the
following day was permitted to enter the har-
Dor. She saiuted the British flag, and the sa-
iute "ss returned. A considerable Interchange
OF c1yllitles took place between the officers OF
the Florida and those on shore.
Ine papers TEEN with communications Ian.
datory of the craft, officers and the crew. Since
advices of the l7th the Florida has DESTROYED
WE'VE otner vessels. The name of only one is
given, the brig William B. Nash, Of Cherrifield.
bound from New York to Marseilles with a
cargo OF lard, mostly on French account She
was captured on the sth, in lat 40 deg long.
~ deg After the best of her stores were re-
moved to fifteen, eleven, ten, to the Florida,
she was burned. The Florida run within fifty
miles OF New York, it is said in search of the
Ericsson, which she chased some time, but the
Ericsson escaped in dense fog She shortly
afterWard destroyed the Nash.