The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-07-30

HALIFAX, July 20.
The brig Devonshire, with Bermuda dates
to the 2lst, arrived to-day.
The privateer Florida arrived at Bermuda
on the 10th to repair damage to machinery
and to coal. She anchored first outside, but
the following day was permitted to enter the
harbor, saluting the British flag. The salute
was returned. Considerable interchange of
civilities had taken place between the officers
of the Florida and the shore. The newspapers
TEEN with communications laudatory to the
craft, officers and crew..
Since the advices of the It'll the Florida has
destroyed twelve other vessels. Only one
name is given, that of the brig VIM. b. Nash,
of Cherryfeld, Me-, bound from New York 10
Marseilles with a cargo of lard, mostly on
French account. She was captured on the
Sth in lat 40, long 20. After the best of her
stores were removed to the Florida she was
burned.
The Florida lately ran within fifty miles of
New York, it is said in search of the Ericsson
which she chased some time firing several
times, but she escaped in the dense fog. She
shortly afterwards destroyed the Nash.
There had been serious alterations between
the members of the Both regiment and the
men of the rebel blockade runners in Bermu-
da, but the authorities promptly interlered
and restored quiet
.
raid were brought by the blockade runner We
nus, from Wilmington, N. C. Dates of the
18th say Harrisburg is in Lees hands, and the
other accounts are about as correct.
The Gazette says, in the restitution of fuel
and the hourly expectation of supplies from
England, the extension regulation period has
been granted to the Florida.
NEW YORK July 80
Brig John Freeman arrived to-day from
Bermuda 22d. The pirate Florida was there
coaling and caulking, and did not expect TO
leave for two or three days.
The British schr Hound, from Bermuda,
brings Capt Coffin and crew of brig w. b.
Nash, captured by the pirate Florida Capt.
Coffin reports sailed from New York July Sd,
with cargo of lard and stores. July s, lat.
40, lon. 10, at p. NJ, made steamer to the
eastward standing westward; passed US about
five miles off. She had four smoke stacks and
was side wheel the Ericssonl. We soon
after made another steamer to the East which
came along and passed us. Soon after she
bore up for us and came alongside with stars
and stripes flying. Hailed us to heave to as
they would send a boat aboard and as the
boat boarded us they hoisted the rebel flag,
and the officers of the boat pronounced us a
prize to the Confederate flag, and ordered my
self and part of my crew TO take part of our
clothes and papers and 20 aboard the steamer,
which proved to be the Florida. My charts
and instruments were confiscated, and the
brig set on fire. The Florida then steered for
a schr in sight, which was found abandoned.
She was whaling schr belonging TO Prov
incetown, and was set on fire.
The Florida then sfeered from the coast as
fast as possible. under steam and canvass, and
landed myself and crew at Bermuda, July 16.
The Florida's officers have been lionized by
the authorities, and she was saluted by the
fortsin the harbor OF st. George. She IS arm
ed with six broadsde guns and two pivots.-
She is not as fast as has been represented and
her machinery is out Of repair. She does not
steam over eight and half knots per hour
The discipline on board is bad.
The Florida had transferred aportion OF her
valurbe spoils to the Robert L. Lee, to be
taken TO Wilmington.
The cargo Of the w. B. Nash consisted of
6S6,332 pounds Of lard and 5,S67 slaves.