The New York herald., 1863-11-08

sae rest consisted OF short staple She had also
!De captain. mate and twelve men, on whose pdzsos
ana baggage was found 81 5O0 81 100 OF which was
| notes -
According to her British register 1t was ascertaine
nat the Mail was built 6asgow N the year 1890 IN
| following are her dimensions.
Length. ono hundred and seventy six feet breadth
beam, eighteen feet depth OF hold feet she Is
hundred and ninety eight tons burden is Gtted will
engines OF eighty Ave horse power.
A. A. tho time OF her capture the schooner Fox tende
signal distance Tho sanJacino wii therelore receive
an equal share Of the prize money with the TahoIna
xs wu WAS rot deemed safe to send the Mail by herself
Cd from the fire. She therefore towed by the Hon
auras Into Tampa Bay where leaving her under guard d
the FOX the Honduras proceeded 10 deliver the ms,s
with which she entrusted 10 other vessels OF tho
squadron, and on her return to TAM Bay the Mail
lowed INTO TINS Io,t BY order Of Lieutenant Commander
The Honduras also reports expedition OF tho Tahonu
to Tampa Bay which resulted ia the burning of the
steamer Scottish Chief and the sloop Kate ae both Of
which vessels were engaged in running the blockade
ms was not accomplished. however, without the oss Of
several men in killed wounded and prisoners. The
Iedii on planned by Admiral aey aud Lieutenant
Commander scmmes. commanding the rahoma After leav-
ing tins port the Tahoma encountered series OF difficult
ties, sufficient TO have induced commander OF less persc
ver"noe than Captain smmcs u abandon the expedition.
After breaking down With one VI his cngr which was
repaired under peculiar difficulties he gosndeA twce.
Once rescued by the Adea she broke down. and had
y To DO patched up for tho noncc.
These disasters having been passed through az best
Il ~y could the Tahoma arrived ut TamYa Bay tho
state rebel descrtcrs That incsteanor Scottish
Chief nd the soop Kate nae ny tho river ready to
run the blockade almost immed a,ely Acting on this
informant On, on the 10th Captain Semnies with the
United ST. Ncs steamer Adcla in company with the
Tahcma prt Sccdod 10 Baaoh Point. where, taking
position about Two thousand i've hundred yards from
the rebel bate ves, no shellcd them with his two nun
dred FOUNDER r. Vrot gun. The target practice was OK
ceilent but ther have been defect in the
fuses in conseauc Of which the re not cee
tive as 4 might OF scrwise have been
As was dctcrn, Ged TO effect alanding were
takc IN decai hA
place plan >aed TO charm; for large force
of rcels to- repe any attempt landing at
shortly afor dark pr ,pars.ions were mado to land at
quite another pace ue force consisted OF sixty
in command, Acting Ensign j. Randall and j. g. Koch
Ter, and forty men from h Adea under Acting Ensisns
Bennett Acting Masters Maze Crane and Mr.. J. A.
Thompson volunteered 10 guild the attacking party The
men were wei. armed snd eachas furnished with shres
Tbs landing was effected in six boats at eleven
western shore Of the bay 1heytsok with them a small
boat whuowth TO cross the RI vsr or any crock tEnt
force began their march towards Hnaboro river svoi
ing public roads and houses as mueh Ss hey could. in
order to eude observation After precoedng four miles
they concealed their boat about quarter OF mile from
the they pursuing and unsr the direction OF
their guides they continued on their march TO tho bank
OF Hsboro river distance OF fourteen miles, which
they four O'Clock In the aftersoon Here after
placing good watch on guard, they sreaa the night
sloop the opposite side OF tho river sect two miles
above where they encamped, upon which they re-
sumed their march Til they arrived opposite where
the vessels were moorcd, when the commanding
officer, Acting Master Harris, ordered tho board
the vessels TO send boat over This being Messrs
Randall and Hach. sufficient force OF sent
TO the two vessels, and made prisoners OF all on
board except two mon. who escaped to bo Tampa side
Roth yessek wero then hred and were totally consumed
The escape Of these two was unfortunate, as they
rave the alarm and caused the death of three the
Union party and the woundng and caoturc Of several
But for this the expedition might have returned on
board the two vessels: without any note OF warning
fho haI nfxphaf Ind haeu
Mr. Harris learned that there was another steamer five
miles further up the river and that schooner called tho
Neptune sunk Tampa: but ~ the one was too
much damaged 10 admit Of repair and the other SUNK
he did not think il worth his while TO go any further
Accordingly, nc gave orders for the return march.
ON nearing the beach, where the selinen had landed
they encountered party of about forty men in citizens
charged them and succeeded capturing two, while tho
away On reaching the beach signals we're made
thrown OUT while tho Of tho little force halted for
the purpose OF resting One Of tho party-nsmely. Mr.
up that he had TO be carried part Of
the way litter While taking their case the pickes
the woods, upon which Mr.. Harris ordered his
mand IN prepare for Deht and ne made the necessary
Harris force were getting into the bo... which
had arrived at the beach While they were doing So
getting into the boats as well as on twenty Who
were left the beach with Mr. Harris. Tne nre
slads was Kept up on both the space OF about
fifteen twenty minutes on course ths enemy, osns
men still they did not venture 70 make the as"ck,
till the greater number OF our men were ei'hr IN or
&c ,be more handful that on the
The in spite Of all these dsadvsntaee however
succeeded in gei,In all Oh except sa men ons Tra
OF these were severely wounded VI whom one died on
the following day the Tampa hospital as was soose
ouently ascer tanned by commn ncatios with the enemy
under flag OF truce. The enemys eavniry numbered
about forty men under tho command o' 'aptan " est,
colt. formerly United states Senator for ''e s''"
E1orif1
Among the wounded was Acting Ensign Randall, who
received bullet through the neck entering the side ana
cutiing through the auet He within three feet OF
the boat when wounded. He bed profusoy anu the
round might have lied fatally had he not arrived on
hcara IN me for the doctor TO be to him
Mr. Koepler hit by spent ball 10 Tho leg WINE ~
the water, which almost caused nm 70 pc ,,
IL was he swallowed larger quantity OF sat water man
was quite agreeable. Jonaihan Murray was MI IN 'he
hip while going on A., A. rAo,o,o,
Tho Guide while be was In the water shell from the
ahaa intended Tor the rebels sXp.Qie1 near glp u,Hh
VIII eh he diyed The boat thereuron passed by him.
thinking be bad been hit and sunk oetllns 9u' o DIS
depth, he continued 20 support binssn "
boathook. The rebels hred on nm o,'.eag, so,5o
without eject, calling on him al the tno 70 cV,he
ashore but Mr. Thompson declined the hosptibe lhVla
ton saying he preferred 70 be drowned ms sa's & ~
things was seen on board the Adea, and boat vas sent
on the morhIng Of the 18th Captain senm'. had an
interview under Tag OF truce, with Captain Neaio VIC
m rho rebel cavalry when he learned toe con
dition of the scamen who had been mace W,,s..o@, ~
Cantan cmes compained 10 the rebel captain That one
OF the rebel cavalry seen TO ride up 70 Wgunpeu
seaman and Are him he lay on the ground c4 tan
Westco replied that this could not be- az hs oo- w"Ie
regulars and waged war like Christian people, "bS1
he alleged was than the lnlpnsb c'u'. .
say of their men. Captain semmes ihen p''",S' nv,
out certain men the boats who wnesseh tbe nel % .u
blamed or and asked Captain wcstcot he bad a. ylhs
o ,v against bis captain ssmmes mode OF wafae 70
VII ch tie rebel captain replied 10 the negalFe ha
further conyersaton then ensued relative " H HtH.
o. a federal hag OF truce boa by the lr.oe,' ~ ~
Cautaln westcou which bad made Captain semi 'LNy
IN com nuncatng with the rebels Va smiaf i'hols
upon which Captain wesicott said the charsc i' e.h
den 3D. This was followed by Captain scmm'a ayip.
thai he had the wri,,en report q tho eommahia % s
vessel on whose boat the outrage bad been
| AZ well A. tho verbal report Of TIE oicet Va eD'ks
| N the boat, testifyng TO the unth " ,,'s t's
charge ~ which Captain westootti hayin. ~,
| further q saw, Informed tho Union c.lhih va
be nd not come there 10 quarrel SINE inrtbst tvN
sation then took place about the condNlon ,he 49,
uers 90 each eide when Captain w.stcot, left promsuE
TO return at one O'Clock IN the afteruoon win s FsN
OF arranging for the sanding 0g money cln,hns a.
| the seamen who had been capturst-snd who ,sptaln
semmes learned would be permitted 70 recsiyeo Ns.u
backs-as well provide for the sendins o' epm.oI'
from the shore for the rebe prisoners Captain Ne,,
coi however cent another ofccr 10 the mlsfnon va
his excuses alleging press OF business Tor MS hsan,
| Matters however, amicabiy arranged sbput wv