New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-30
l1sm Our spr. .al Correspondent.

HAvASA, Jso %. 1865.
Since ne last, varors incidents of Importance have
ttarspireo IN our rodst the most important Of which
IL The appearance in our harbor of the Confederate
armed steamer Florida formerly the Oretol. lgave
Won some time snce the report brought here by the
Confederate schooner Relief from Mobile, that this
vessel lad left on the 18th nit. gave this az got
it-as l. report. Iteeemed probable TO me from liz
formation / had received, as / knew she was only
waitieg favorable opportunity TO Nesk the biocK-
s5e.
washed her, she dropped down TO the forks, epQa-
fently without the knowledge of our fleet. There
was quite O gale blowing at the time About
midnight she started TO pass our vessels under iui
earl and steam, aud passed between two Of them,
which were unable to even fire shot at her, as they
We're living 60 near each other that they would have
disabled each other. One of the steamers The
Ariel m, Capt. Brown told me-, gave chase and
kept it up for eighteen hours, but superior speed or
night favored the Florida aud she commenced her
praticel cruise.
Her fret victim, and only up to date, was the
brig Eselle. about 80 tons, belonging in New
York, and on her FIRST VOYAGE. She was bound from
Santa Cruz CUBA Tor Boston. Her cargo, winch
was Spanish property, consisted OF l52 hhds. sugar
s. do molassss l3S tierceg mOas5es, Is uerces
honey aud 90 tuns Of granada wood, ell belong
ing TO Messrs. Rodriguez 81 Co. Of Santa Cruz She
was captured on MONDAY, the 18th, IN lat rs 81
that hia pryate property would not be taken fro n
him but his ehrOnOLeter and all his charts were
kept lie says that the officers Of the Florida treated
INN very kindly while he was on board. On Tues
day evening the Florida into our port with tbs
"Stars and Bars" flying, having stayed by the rs
fele TO which she SCI fire, TIL the brig was nearly
consumed, On the morning OF the 2lst, the Captain
End crew, eight men all told, were set ashore here
gave you an account of the Florida some time
since when she was here en- route for Mobile. set
no change in her rave the dirty appearance the half
washed off white wash gives her. Her armament
is tue six 6o-poupders 70 on sidel two brass
32-pounders and two l0O-pOunders armstrong;, one
forward and one aft. She has 1875 board
all told. l have seen several OF her officers
ashore some of them mere boys. They wear a
gray uniform and brass buttons like those OF our
navy. Chas j. Helm went on board yesterday
with several others and returned with Capt Maiit.
They went up TO the officer Of the Captain OF the
port, and on returning while taking leave OF Helm
am told Mafht presented the latter with large
Secesh flag.
learned the names Of three of the officers Of the
Florida which are Everett. Stone, and Floyd. She
was Yesterday furnished with coal, and repaired her
maintopsail yard, which was carried away during
her ext from Mobile. The report lie that there
were seventeen Of our vessels blockading Mobile
al the time; but as il comes from MatiiJ, you may
place what reliance you please upon IT,
The Florida was tOwed down TO the guard'ship
last night about o'clock, and she went 10 sea
under cam at daylight this morning. The DISPATCH
boat Reaney, from Key West, left yesterday at
about ii O'Clock, and trust tnat the San JacintO,
ST. Lawrence, and any others Of our fleet at Key
West, may by this time have encountered her.
There have been several arrivals OF Confederate
vessels since my last, as follows:
jan 49, three days from St. MAks, Fla chr Onward (he
has the blockade several times sucoessuy 90 tu0s
with cotton.
Joa. 20 three days from Tampa schr Laura Dudley, 81
tuns with cotton.
Jan 20 three days from Tamps, schr. Prma Donua, IS
tUns, with cotton.
Jan 90 eighteen days from Mobile soop Horense tuns
with cotton. 49,
The medical report Of the Spanish expedition to
Mexico shows a total Of 6 $3.50 as having entered
hospitzls aud deaths TO have heen 7.8 per cent OF
Tie whole expedition from November q, 1861, when
thew left Havana, up 10 May 70, 1867 the date Of
The ARRIVAL OF the last lot here These figures do not
include those who sckened Dor those VINO died here
flom the elects Of their sojouln in the Mexican Re-
pubic.