, 1863-03-13

Additional Particulars Of the Capture
OF the Jacob He'll.

New YoRK, MARCH 10.-A private letter
received In this city, states that the plrate:Flo.
5ida was at Barbadoes February 9TH, taking In
HALIFAX, March 10, 1868.
The following account Of the capture Of the
slip Jacob Bell, from Swatow, China, bound
to New York by the rebel priyatceF Florida,
Is from Mrs. williams, whose husband Is
Commissioner of Customs to the imperial
Government Of China, and Master Charles ".
johnson, passenger on board the Bell:
The Jacob Bell, !, GOO tons, Captain Frisby,
with q full cargo Of teas, cassia, & &eamphorr,
British property, at about noon on the 18th
ult-, about one hundred miles from SombTe-
TO, discovered steamer in pursuit unGer full
head of steam and all sail set. After six
hours chase the steamer fired a shot which
struck about twice the length Of the ship
astern, when Captain Frisby ordered the ship
hove to. The steamer carried the Federal
Rag. After sailing around tue Jacob Bell
three times, she presented broadside, ran
up the rebel Tag, and sent boats crew on
board; She proved to be the rebel Ptlvateer
| she was declared 4 prize to the Confederate
States. The officers, crew and passengers Of
| the Bell were immediate,; transferred to the
| Florida, being allowed only half an hour to
| collect n few necessary articles, the prize
crew appropTiating whatever Of the rcmain'
! 1IH aIl1ClES--1uC4uu1uE AlHD3 hllululG GuIluei'
tits, &c.-pleascd their fancy.
Immediately on intelligiucncc reaching st.
Thomas, the Union man Of war Alabama Start
cd in pursuit. Tie Vanderbilt would leave as
| she had coaled.
Tile Florida carries six IS Founders andtwc
Ito, alt told. Officers quite young, crew
principally Irish, some Of whom expressed {
dveire 10 leave her
Captain Maf1lt and the oi1lccrs:ot the F1orid:
showed them every attention, and seemed t
be desirous Of making their situation as com
cd the Vanderbilt having passed him; but /
being night, and the florida lying SO low
with sails fur1ed and smokestack down, sh'
| was not discovered.
The Florida Immediately started in rursui
Of schooner, giving orders to the prize mas
ida the following morning.: The sehoone
escaped in the darkness. The Florida an
Jacob Bell met the morning Of the 18th, Whc
Tue prize crew were taken oil aud the shi
hrca: The Florida narrowly escaped bein
run down by the Bell, she having banked be
in transferring pluuder as to quite neglect th
management Of the chip, which, with Sails Sc
bore down on the Florida, the rigging
: | which bad to be manned and the Bell shove
of. She WAS then abandoned and burned t
tho water's edge. The same day tho Florii
brought u, to French bark, boarded an
examined her papers. afterwards chased
| schooner, which escaped On the 17tl
| brought to the Danish bark Morning Sta
which consented to receive the crew and pas
engers Of the Bell and land them at 8
. | Thomas.
ST. THOMAS, II. L, Feb -, 1873.
The following United States men.of:w
are OF today IN pursuit OF the pirate Flo
ida:
Vanderbilt, Captain Baldwin.
; Aiatann, Captain Nichols:
Shepherd Knapp, Captain Estingc.
Il It is believed from reports that our mcn.t
= | war hnve rcIiahle Intelligence of the whc1
:. abouts Of the pirate, and arc sanguine OF D
destruction The above vessels have gre
speed and carry heaYy batteries.