The New York herald., 1863-07-30
THE PRIvATEERs.

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n. Nash Destroyed by tho Pirate-The
Ericsson by the Fiorida-Eler Arrival
~ Bermuda-The silver Bars Capeured
by the Pirate Shipped ON Board OF the
Steamer n. Il. Lee-A Half Million Dol
lars TO be Sent 60 Wtlmingten. n. c.
Report or Captain CoMn, OF che Brig
w. b. Mash, SC.
By tho arrival or the brig John Freeman q this port
yesterday, ak days from Bermuda We learn that tho
Florida In that port the 22d inst cauikng and
coang. and that she did not intend leaving for three
days.
We now know that the Florida = the priva,ssr
which chased the Ericsson few weeks since while she
cruise In search OF tho Tacony and other pri
vaieers
The Florida has transferred her steanys OF half mil
lion Of silver bars from ship recently captured to the
armed blockade Robert E. Leo, and h reported
that she will attempt to into Wilmington.
Captain Coffin. Of the brig W. B. Nash, destroyed by
the Florida reports that be sailed from New York tho
Sd Il July, with cargo Of lard and July g. lat
tude 20, longitude 70, at three p NJ made steamer to
the eastward, standing 70 the westward, apparently
under full head OF steam. Che passed about 1--WE miles
on. She had four smokestacks, and . sde-wheel
beat (The Ericsson chased by the Foida Soon after
made another steamer TO the eastward, which came
dlug anu pdfbeu uS COOu Mtor bno OOr0 up Iof Wt
and alongside. with the Stars and Stripes flying
Hated US to beave to. they wished to send boat
aboard; and a. the boat boarded US they up the
Confederate flag the steamer and the officer of the
boat pronounced . prize 70 tho Confederate flag.
Ordered myself aud part Of my take part Of our
clothes and my papers, and 60 on board the steamer,
which proved TO be tho Florida My charts and instru
mcnis were conscaed the brig sacked and sct FIRE:
they then stored for schooner In sight, which they
found abandoned She was . whaling schooner,
hailed from Provincetown. and was eel
on hre. They then stsered or the coast q
last possible under stesm and canvass and landed
myself ard crew 10 Bermuda tho 10th Of July. The
Flordas officers have beol onzcd by the authorities
and were santsd from the fort In the harbor Of st.
George she Is armed with six broadsde guns and two
pivots; h fast has bean represented and her
n.achnary Il out Of repair She dos not steam over
eight knots and half. Tho discipline board bad.
{ he, together with number OF blockade runners
In port. the Florida having tronserred portion OF her
valuable spos board the Robert T. Lss to be taksn
to Wilmington, N. &C.
The cargo the w. B. Mash consisted of es6 $50 pounds
lard and ,s0y slaves.
DESTRUCTION OF TWELVE noRs vEsssLs BY TEE
PLOxIDA-rHB PIRArs WITHIN YfFrY NILES or
HAIwAx, July 70, 1893.
The brig Devonshre with Bermuda dates 70 the 2iss Of
July, arrived to-day. 4N8#fs4p4r
The psivatser Florida arrived Bermuda on the lssh
70 repair damages 70 her machinery and take coal
She anchored II rst outside and the following day
psrmtssd 10 enter the harbor She salutsd the Br
tish nas and tho salute returned considerable
of cvies has taken place between the ON
Of the Florida and The Shore Tho papers with
communications laudatory of the craft, odcsrs and
since the adviccs Of the 17h she Florida has destroyed
twelve other vessels. Tho nsme q only q given
the brig william B. Nash. Atsm 83
The Florida lately within Any miles Of New York,
II Is said n search Of the Ericsson, which she chased
time; but the Ericsson escaped dsnse fog she
shortly after destroyed the NASH
There had been serious alterations between ths NOM
bers Of the Thirty ninth regiment and the or the
rebel blockade runners 10 Bermuda but the authorities
promptly interfcrcd and restored quiet.
Exaggerated southern accounts Of Lees raid were
brought by the blockade Tho Venus from VIII.
mington with dates 10 the 10th says Harrisburg 10 in
Lees hands, and other accounts quite ~ correct
The Case says there Is destitutiou in port and
supplies from England are hourly expected.
An extension o the regulation period Of stay
granted the Florida.
The lowing blockade ruoners arrived At Bermuda on
the dates mcntIoued-July o. the r. X. Isc from vii.
miugton, N. c. 10Th, tho Venus. from do.