The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-08
The Florida of Liverpool Excite.
ment Among the Merchants-.Tke
Alabama.
From the Liverpool Times. Aug FL

There has been good deal of excitement
on Change yesterday iu connection with the
movements at tiiis vessel 1t was at first re.
ported THAI .3,ssA ounces OF silver, PORTION
OF the prize money from "a capture by the
fioFida, had been placed ON board the ship
Eagle, Capt. Norfolk, which arrived ut Liver
pool yesterday morning, and the agents oil
the Nier,l Goyerulcnt In the town Werc cx.
ceedinsly anxious to take any measures
which wefe available for the recovery OF The,
treasure. They consulted an 5tninent legal
firm upon the subject, aud Us their inteit,
iiuns became known there wis a manifest de
sire Oh The part oi the SOutheiners 10 make
some counter demonstration.
k0CnE's PoINT, Thursday Evening. The
Confederate armed steamer Florida was
again seen oil lie harbor this morning, steer
ihy.to The ). S. W., har.i rugged, and subse-
Iusntly seen steering To the T.. n. e., bark
ri=ced
ihis question, however, was oveSshad.
owed IN Importance by ah announcement
/ Which was made later IN the day, viz: That
the Florida was two and halt miles from
iuskar, waiting Tor something" and that u
large American ship, under fultosail, was
nearing that point. Underwriters inilnedi
a!c!y began 10 look very gloomy, rs they eS-
perted IN few hours 10 hear OF the destfrlc-
iion oi the ship.
From ih,, Cork Herald, August Col
Tie Florida is screw steamer Of extraol.
iiuary swiitness, and is disguised iu such a
nlaliief rs to puzzle the kernest observer.
Iler hill is long and low her sails look old
aud patched, and no external trace rs syisibis
oi her zeal strength and pOner Three hands
have been, iii one instance, seen 81 rngglihg
ilolt 10 take in ~ sail, to master which ehi-
cichtty ten would he hevessary, while visit
to the deck would Disclose to view u body OF
1T least two hundred men. scattered about in
groups. The person, landed from The Flb-
rida ATE officers oi the Confederate navy,
Tone ut them a i'hysiciau,j j who avoWed their
profession ahd the service they belonged 10.
but refused IL tel the uaine of their ship,
her b..siHcs ia Europe oi COURSE, can sinIy
be- Cohjectilred.
fiou The oad il. isihes, Ausust ~
Her Majesty ship Clio, ON her ra5ssfse
home from Rio, abolt a week ago, caBie
letosa the libaina- On the evening Of iLa
al July, at / dock, II ike was reported On
the port bow, 50 t1,e shi,, was diatpiy
kept away iof II, and nj nine O'Clock - vessel
W.ia strsstisd fo " Ntt.iwart caauibe towards
i', aud when within u mile and Il ball Oil
iitcd Il biiilh run whicl We al once returned
She i!en hauled hes " Ind and tore away ia
the ul,lieaite diiecsiof 81 We thought We hat
doire with her. About ten l. NJ We { aae
ihrcait vi hisse American vessel on firc.
tnd auiUsi burnt to the waters edgr1
siid bark was Also geen lying la close
by her. We burned a long light, in caA
any reisons were adliit or required assist
al.ee, aud at twenty minutes past IL mid
nislit Il vessel MAS reported cotnipg after us-s,
ui,sirf sail aud steam, aud iuiiing sail in very
quick time under our stern, steamed up uIs
| oar weather quarter, going apparently dca
| bic onT speed seven knotss~aiili all her
men At quarters, aud CLEARING for action.
| and commenced haiiing ns as follows This
| is the Confederate war steamer Alabama.
Ship, alsoy what ship Is ihatr' On being
asked il they burned that ship, they said
| they did. 1tr excitement on board anons
| officers and laen was yefy great, all being
eager TO catch sight of thefar.!an,ed vessel
| Alabama over the bulwarks. or wherever =
| sood vie~ could be obtained.