The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-09
Capture Of the Florida.
Details Of the GloPious Event

turc oi tho Florida, ia the port VI Bahia She also
brings as prisoners OF war the chief cupper and
toa,swaln oi ~. Alsbsrns ,nd surgeon and six.
Thomas on the cvcuins q the c1-t vi The Wa
chusct. Wa In port waiting for Goals.
The Florida was outside. she also iefi there
the slip James Chcs,on, ard tho bark Ade-
line e.. Adams Tho Chtston, 100 days from
Rangoon put into port in distress with
her crew down with the scurvy. She WINS supplied
with nineteen men from Tho Kears~rye, and would
shil In d. or two for New York. The bark Mon
damon, from RIO, was captured By 1e Florida, "a
Per,ambuco, shout September ~. and burned.
This was the only American vessel captured By the
Flords since her departure from TenerTe The
following Is brief account Of tie circumstance Of
tho capture Of tho pirate The Florida rived al
Bahia, Ray of San Salvador. on the night Of tie Ith
ulhmc. Captain Collins having held . consuits-
'lon with his officers dctciminci to snk ise Florida
in port Accord!ngl, a, about o'clock tie cables
were slipped and the wsrbusen stcered for the
Florida, hitting her on tho quarter, without doing
great in;lly. Captain Collins now called out TO
those on board the pirate 10 surrender. no
would sink her. This demand was replied to by
tho First Lieutenant, that "undcr the circutn.
siaucos, he surronG.reI." A hswsor was row
nadc last, the chain slipred, and tho Florida
%wed to sea. In the melee several pistol shots
wcre fired, and accidentally two guns from the
Nachuss,.. Capt. Morris and half tho Fior,Js's
crow were ashore on liberty. No lives were lost.
The Florida wa tskon completely by surprise.
SEVENTY Of her men IL was known being on
shore, and the others lust returned from Liberty,
were asleep and half intoxicated The blow gvcn
the Florida By the waehuscu carried away the
nizscn mast and main yard, which fell on the
awning, preventing any ono from getting up from
below. 90 unconscious was tie officer u the deck
Of the intention Of the Wachuscu's Captain that he
rang out, 'You will INTO us II you don't take
care" at the samc time cuirg for light Twelve
officers anu 50 Of the Of the Floridn were cap
turcd. The wachusct, and Florida were 10 leave
St Thomas on 'l'e I'd inst, tor New York. The
following is liz. of'he lanes OF the officers OF tho
L steamer kcars'roc.
Can't john A. winllow, Lieu, .Csnnaudcr
James s. Thornton, surgeon John N. L.uwn. pay
master; j a. SUI Oh, chief engineer; Vim n Cush-
man. acting master; J. r. Wheeler. r.. stoi-
dard, ID. ii Sumner, w. II. Badiow, Captains
clerks g. +. Hartwell, paynaster's clerk u n.
Sargent, gunner +. A. Graham, boaiswain J. c.
walton, third assistant engineer; g. L. Smith, 7. l..
Mor, II. Mcconnell. acting tnas,o-'s mates
Charles II. Danio'th. 4. Birtlet,, WIN. Smith, j. r
Bedford
OHhcis,l Reprrt Of thr Victory.
Washington, Nor. s.--The following dispatches
we're this morning received by the Navy Depart
ren', announcing the capture of tho Fc:,do;
Eoston, Nor. s.--Hon Gideon Weiles, Secretary
o. ne Nary: sIr-l have the honor to report tie
arrival Of the kcsrslrgc of Schitusis, from the
Rpcss Left the Wschusett and FLORIDA 1t 81 Tho
mas. Tho Florida was captured ct the harbor Of
Bthi nv the Wachusett, October It'll We bring
i, stccn prisoners aid ore Officer from the For,ds
tsirnci! Jso. A. WissLow, Commander.
ST. Thomas, West Jrd.d Islands, Oct. 81, IVA
Boston, Noe. lion Gideon WsiiCs: s,e-I hnve
tho honor to report the arrival OF ths ship with the
rch.l steamer Flcrita In company. The Tlorida
with MY eight men and twelve officers. WAS can
rired about o'clock on the morning Il the tin
October, in the by OF San Salvador, Ayi, nv the
beer and crew Of this vessel, without loss ot life
Five Of the oEcers, Including her coma andor were
taken prisoners The remainder q; her crew were
on shorc. TIE Florida had her mizzeu-ulalt and
mninysrd carried away and her biwarks cut
down. This vessel sustained no inlur,, A de-
| Saiied report viii DO banded TO you by Paynaster
v. ". williams. Very respectfully, your obc-
dlHnt servant, N. Cor.IsA
Commander o. 6 steam sloop w.cha.e,,.
Tan wAcHUsETr.
The guubost wschusott which has performed
the s!.u., service of capturing the pr,y,ter Fl,-
dn was built at the Boston Navy Yard, in 1861 o.
The Wachuss,t Is screw a'oop-of-war, uf the Sec
Qua class Of l.U23 tons register, and carries hat.
terry "l ten guns. BE wa launched ON tho 10Th
o. O'tobcr, 1871. She Que OF the n1tlln wi ch
aided the ARMY IN IT. operations against lrktown,
Va, IN may. 1862, this b,n H.. dI.t service On
u 18th Of MAJ, 1852, she was present snd parti.
p,,ed n the atiNch upon the battery at Drury's
Rlu.., known ~ Fort Darling. In / 1913 she was lie
Aag-,Aip Of Admiral Charles wilkes in the
West indies, and on the 25th Of March OF
that year sLe captured TIE Dolphin = block
,1s 9sn,, S y,gS s.' ss sPs the Gs
over $4,000. Daring the present year she rs,
been employed on special duty on lbe coast OF Bra
| ~. Her yNp'ure At the Flcrlda will place her
cry. The following ~ list Of her ot.cers, nom
! nc Nav! Register; Coium' naer, Napoleon Collins;
Lieut. Commanter, l.. A. Beardslooi surgeon, W
King, Assistant PAY master, W W. Williams /;
sh'ppard Acting fu3gns Ludlow, C. J Bar.
| clay. Acting Masters Mates, C. L. Hsssns r.
hlch' J. hctherlnston; Engineers W. II.
hHt'cr'ori; Second Assistants, q. W. Melville, NJ.
'ap., Y. Lincoln; Third Assistants Ii, D. McEu.
en- s,etman, J. A. Bart N; Poatswain, John
nuFro"s' Acting Gunner, john RIrsclL
rns FLORIDA
| The Fonda sailed frora Liverpool, England, on
| the I'D OF March, 1859 under the name of the
Oreto. Bic arrived a. Nassau, n p, in April
when she received her armament DC. On the i4th
day Of june, 3d. she was taken possession OF by m
y. n. steamer Greyhound, but was soon released
On the 9Th Of August 1859, she loft Nassau and
proceeded to Green Cay, where she was iitted out
Tor cruiser nor ,toreA DC, being brought to her
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