The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-18

took gold ana precious srticles aud reply was.
sPrctty quick, when get them" The papers On sne
burned prizes all Kept and valuation % MADE Do
fore the destruction OF the vessels the expectation that
when peace IS restored the Confederate government WIN
make an appropriation Of money eduvaea. 20 .o
10 little actual beard the forda anu the
officers and crew are working mainly on the ian On tue
future Independence ana sovency OF the conea'racy
"Anyway," said Captain Mafit Eve have cost the gov
eminent very little, for we've lived on the enemy On
yes we've served them out beautifully" In reply TO
some questions az to the method or capture captain
said ave only make with the United states govern
ment and We respect little property We treat
wehave captured have spoken we'll OF To be sure we
have met with ungratefu rascals, but you meet
with those all the world over The last prize we TOOK
was the Anglo SAXON which We took In the English than
mel the other day mid channel about sixty miles from
Cork She had coal on board, and we burnt her inc
pilot was sancy fellow, and maintained that ne was on
his plotting ground He insisted on being landed 10 an
English port. but could not do that brought INN
and here Best aud sent them to the
English Consul II the pilot has any just claim upon us
IL will be settled by the Confederate government That's
not my business Ny business is to take care OF the
When the Florida Brest she had been at sea
Tor eight months without spending more than four entire
not been than twenty -four hours in any port,
although she visited Nassau Bermuda Pernambuco and
sierra lBr.a) yes Indeed SIR" said the captain
out repairs or provision" During all this time they had
only lost Eileen including those who killed and
tou), and ofncer (who was accidentally drowned
They have into Brest repair the engines which
somewhat out Of ORDER the shaft being quite
line The Emperor has given orders that the florida TO
be admitted into tho for all necessary REPAIRS and
70 be supplied with everything she may require except
munitions Of war.
In tho course Of conversation Captain Mat gave me an
account Of what he called the outdts OF the Florida
These have been three in number. Tho Clarence was
captured of Pernambuco the 9Th Of May, aud Ieuen
ant Reed was put on board with twenty men and one
gun. These were afterwards changed TO the Tacony
better vessel which captured shortly after and TO
borrow Captain Mafts expresson) she captured right
and leftn Finally she took the revenue cutter of Port
land harbor The other "ft out" was the Iapwing on
board Of which Lieutenant Avrett put 10 cruise
the Equator He made several captures and has now
turned 70 his ship.
Captain Mafht showed over bis ship. which was in
pretty good order considering the eight months almost
uninterrupted cruise, and he presented us both with
photographic picture Of her. which taken at Bcrmu
da. The Florida mounts only eight gunssx forty eight
Founders OF the Bakeley pattern made at Low Moor and
stern and bow chasers.
On taking our leave asked Captain Mait whether he
expected to be intercepted leaving Breat pointing at
the time 10 tho G0ulet-the passage which
Affords the only ngress and egress to and from the Rade
"We" replied he 81 expect there will be seven or eigh,
Of them out there before long, but I'm not afraid Pve
run eight blockades already. and M hard but III run
the ninth" am, sir, your ohedient servant. J. L.
BRESr, August 81, 1863