New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-19
CAPTURE OF TIKI SHIP GROWN
POINT BY THE FLORIDA.
She IL h urned.

Especial Dispatch TO the Meohsns E1cbsnge and News
Room Nos 80 snd 81 Pine street
QUARANTINE, &. l., Thursday. June 10. 1863.
The ship Crown Point, Capt. Giet, from New
York April 3, for San Francisco, was captured and
burned by the privaeer Florida, on the 18th Of May
in lat. s., long. "a.
The following is Capt. John N. Giets statement
Of the capture Of bic sLp by the Confederate steamer
Florida, dated:
Or BOARD CONFEDERATE srs.sEs f ,s'
Lat IS. Ion. ~ W, 70 nile. N z. Fl, m Psm.nnbuco
Tor San FTanei.co She wss leo ubs burden ard ow ned
by Curtis and Peabody Of Boston Nothing II iDJ orance
San No. was given on the s,srbcGrd beam AZ the same
time thsfe spIened the spas CT vessel steering d ecy
sue must be the fod. Of Asb.ms AZ II she va, aoS sde
sud hailed Where from and bound at the time
lowering boat to board Ny ship yins to with nsntOp-
sl e. thu mast, the steamers at quarters and guns
pointed. She nyirg Engl.'h eolors
The boarding ocer Lieut. stone csms on board with an
armed prize crew. taxing charge Of the ship prize TO the
conder,'e steamer FLORIDA Es' OF my crew Joined the
M,.. with my payers and ,hs eight dsserers went on
board the IN the boat when Capt npit IN
formed me hs LIE mus, bsIn my ship 10 accordance with
strict orders from bis Oovefpi5ent and could not scecpt
bonds snss The neutral Calling my entire h.out
eontsbsDd, Il Nss destroyed
Ny chief remained on board The ship which had
returned. with and family un p. aud after taking
DOT such o. The cargo such % se.r Oysters whsky tc TO-
H. o., eh.n.ips ,ber cid elethss Tor Levi a p, IsS
s-t hle and Destroyed. when the sersd OF N.
foai. - '-''' ''' '' VI '''
Nay iswss promised TO be landed today a, Natal Rio
Ospee Gel hori. bot. falling Ia with land Is miles 10 lee
ward and s5re.s. Of Cope Sc Rogue stood to s. at
made slssnsf and aius tbs might be U. s. cruiser.
would 70, 80 in,o pert and stood on eat
May 10 AT 10 anchor the north side Of the
Rooss SLoss And sand Ia ten hons tic captain going
,tOs spd brrsrE a. plenty Of very hae birds .ss
My i7-.smsned At anchor duIins tho day. tho In
rsrlss Wait ~ the shore
Nay fo-AsS p N m.ss SAT. snd steam Cd for her. She
proved 80 10 hs Dauish bs VI rus for Hesio,s. shs
bought 10 by gun tho under British coors
Cart Won Ehnss 81 III. b,s ta'iss but n,o room could
but sw Of ard being short Of pIovsons. Capt Maj
~ .s., 7io myself wife and Two boy, Chief Mate
second Mate Coos ss,~ardes ke ten ia s got board
.sr. Of breed VI beef ten pounds Of susn and little
.pl 0ss, bi. i.dy two mates agd Me.r. D.rnan aod
Tow l.bsf o.. .ss.. :: tcp won Ehrln. Of the
Dsslsh yEns fOr h' indnss TO them dsr9s ,Ls Pas
Late Mister sbiy Gown Point
The sbip Crown Point was insured against capture
for eighty thousand dollars, principally in Boston.
The following 10 tie cargo shipped on board the
slip Crown Point. 4, was valued at s20O,
mostly insured in this city, with the war risk;
halpp.. brandy 20 Pigs DO. IS hhds bacon, 20 cases
as candles. I23 81 do clothing ll3 do coffee
mills IL DO. cards 200 boIos coihc.-pin 1Jpsa drug' ~
bundles dyssSt VI dTy-socds, .13 hai-obl- aPIss -
bars do no handles do go kess mi's, " CO. lanisrn I'll
bsl.s noss 100 zee msime, 100 boxes mdie Peg. DO
80 L-rs s.l % page OIL 20 boxes oysters o1S ca do, 10
d. PLANK 81 pigs "a pt ~ Dbl. porn pipes pure spirits,
go bur e. railroad chair. 70 safe. o kegs spikes go boIe.
sefsiu SO do starch, 80 hes. shot 70 e.. ste 20 hhis
bills zgt boxes tn 10 tsoss 10 do tobacco
lgJ bis. vine 2G5 pig. white lead, 3i bbs whisky, IJ3
hslfbbls do. % es'A. rin'-