New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-08

Vile Liberty, and Stanton rear the Railroad
depos, at which sick and disabled soldiers may have
their wants supplied without expense.
| LARGE SALE OF TOBAcCo AND CIGARs.-Messrs.
Kent, Paine e. Co. disposed of, at auction, on yes
terday, some 500 boxes Of manufactured tobacco
of different grades amounting III all to about TO-
coo pounds. The following prices were reailze en
For Common. 75c. 0sl 10; Medium, 81 5yd$2 50;
Fine. s. 62i q 50. Blacks brought II oo@Si Az.
Forty thousand genuine Havana cigars were sold at
From The Wilmington Journal July 20.
| TIE CONFEDERATE STEAMER FLORIDA
Bv the arrival of the steamer Robert H. Lee, from
Bermuda we are placed IN possession OF Iecen.
dates from Hamilton and 81. Georges, and also OF
highly interesting details in reference to the cruise
of the Confederate steamer Florida once tie Oreto,
under command of Capt. John y. Mafnt; me
transactions of the Florida have been much more
extensive than previous accounts had repfeseh.eu
them us will be seen by the following bet OF Uniop
vessels captured, burned or bonded by her, Of aiso
lby The annexed accounts of her cruising since sue
lift Mobile. The latter lie kindly furnished us by
Mr. Wilson, q member Of her crew, aud Is derived
from journal KEEP! by him. IL sSlanS 'ne i's' Oh
vessels this let beng virtually oihclai.
Sims captured or burned by the c. S. steamer
Florida:
Fstelle, clarence, Lap"iuk'
| CONS Annie, Southern Sro"' Oneida.
IN II. Col e windwsId, Crown Point,
! Commonwealth, Jacob Bell, Red Gauntlet,
| Kate Dyer Aldebsran, Ship Sunrise.
! Schooners " II. Hill, VIM. b. Nash, aud Hull.
The last four vessels were captured within sixty
miles of New. York.
Our informant adds that Captain Mafi. sent an
expedition along the New-England coast that de-
stroyed u yessels, great and small-a revenue
cutter being among the number This gallant ex-
ploit was performed by Lieut.. Reed of the Florida
Most of the vessels captured bonded or destroyed
bv the Florida, were large and valuable, many
being California, China and East lndis clipper
chips.
A terrible panic exists along the Yankee shore
The Sound steamers are afraid to run without IN
escort-fishing vessels are kept in port, and some
fifty men-oi-war cruising on the different
Northern ports looking after the Florida ln fact
SO yrea, a panic has never existed off the New-En-
gland coast. A large portion of the Yankee mer.
Chant vessels has been transferred TO the English
flag. There 10 much talk of an embargo.
Ire FLORIDA came into Bermuda after coal and 10
land prisoners soine co.. She exhibits evidence Of
GOOD hard servce-has more hard money in her
Chest than when she sailed from Mobile The Yam
KEGS have contributed well to tie support Of this
cruiser IN cash, sails, provisions, &c.
The crew of the Florida are a fine, hardy sci Of
men and seem much attached 10 the ship and officers
Quite a circumstance occurred on the l6.h. off,
c,al saites passed between the Florlda and the
ltborties-,he first instance in history. This
looks like recognition. Certainly it Acknowledges
The Alabama and Florida have accomplished
wonders, aud done much toward crpplag the Yam
kee commerce. Soon the Ysnkee flag will cease TO
v over the ri the peak Of armed vessols and
their power IN that respect Is such that two
cruisers would not be warranted ia rsking battle
tina; would undoubtedly be against all fair Odds and
willingly wOuld the Yankees expend 20 Vessels to
capture Senimes and M.tft. They so express them
selves.
The following is The narrative Of the cruise of the
Florida, already alluded To-:
| C. s srrssKR PIdEIpi
/ ST. GgoEess, BsRsupA. July ~ 1853
To The Editor Of I4e I"Iiy Js.,sa b.."S'Hgion ~
steamer Of the hsIbof Of Mobile tho 18th day Of
70 give VOC foil Of what done since or
nrst work Hefn. tg Es,sle. Of Boston her hs
g. Of sugM erd honey 9 the good People o. boston Bot We
conisaed her 70 Old Father Neptune" she valued
Ia Havana received stores. &c. A, da,iigh,
N. morning Of the ?d o. January We Gated oar sncho,
and ina the herr briG windwsId aat.ns. bound
Porind end ust At sunset we sent the herm brig Cor'
Annie OF Philadephi,, tho (deTy road she
within hou' ssl Of Der destination, which c.rde
nae We Jeff tHe Cuban coat or the Bsnk' and on the 2
dropped anchor IN tho hafbCr Of Nassau. Here also
took coal and bu looking anything but Christian
like w went 10 Green heys 10 paint ship"
On the 2sih January TO anchor sud FOR two or
three days all hand, were busy bees .crubbns The white
wash ro onT sides ana on the tr day O feoreary
started cruise Bat sail being reported aud proving
DO the sDnbos sonos ard being Of heavier metal
than showed our heels but Tor ioyeshi hours sh~
chased bot rot nothing for her pains. Tor the third
morning ,Le eogla hare pc sen ron ne ms'i'head from
saw 20 .4nsee and ell the boys getting npa
sn o. p1s. o. ey.n s'i when We head tie aashead
steam We, rs.ed snd our propeller lowered and .''
.ame the Jacob Bell, from ooCAow. bound % New.
Ygrk with vslasb- Of teas silks &c. We burned
her AID then went - Barbados.
Osrner, prr. the Star Of Peace which va captured
o. the Mach abe from Calcutta bound Ho..
t9p WI, fed. To- G,n Ssy. id Wa & s eAt
aud brought the mott eeiui article and that
cruising sganft snt and captured the snip Kate Dyer and
Doeded her ior 40 90 o. the S0ih March fell In with tho
bsrt NJ. Cocsfd; from wIofk bound TO Cope Town.
On the line nv. tie Oreto (L,pwins) coaled and then
TOOK cruise along the line aud on she l7h ApT blued
slip Commonwealth from New-Yor for San Francisco On
the 23d April burned the bark Henrietta from Baltimore f
rom shsnghse for NewYofk with May toot hes
brs pu; llpoundsr hO~iizel senly
tion Lieut. Reed did refer you to the papers The
TscoDy Of her prizes
18TH. NEXT day tMay ~ burnt clip Crown Point another
san francisco PACKET nom w,fork We then wen. to
coast: aud the 1h June burnt chip Southern Cros from
s Francisco bound 10 NewYors On the ian Jane bSn,
the snip Rcd auntlet from boston t. Hong Kong From
10 so1nd out On tie 18Th TOOK shjp Il + uo,,e io,I
i'sr and burnt IN her over 20 tuns Of silver
Cd her for $1,000 condition tia, sho would carr our
prisoners souo 30 or moro TO bermuda Our przs
wa. the ship suure eight days from New-Yofs to IiV.
pool having neutral bonded her for sGOyoO tai.
was the sth july We we're no@ close to Nefofk; the
Gti July than 80 90 miles from that city
About ~ M tb- day fsth eIcar g,d signals viii au
English bng-anober sail being reported, started Iof,u
and the fog cleared up saw ase steiner ying by he
and had sent her boat alons de. We until
the ooofs hsing ifom her peak Az hand" eio
then called % qusittra.
about half al hour, she finally ran down
10 As 'ne enough hauled down
English cOo (Which dying the tilaeJ aud tno "a
to view tile tie sals and bare" sud he r
gave Drosdside- Her from after piyo'
snd sought poteeoa behind the ships buiwsfA Boz the
weather ~a IA thor favor, oI J1 shen the og
that The LGcssCa c0lld be could
do 20 wat m It cleared up but Judge our asonisbmet
when did up to the Yankee about nv. Ak
.Lesd oi ala IayeiDg ioi sandy Hook. now
le.t the need ~ good coal.
Our brave CAPT Mafi, ohrei 500 for fifteen pounds