The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-14
NO. H..

tenant J. MannigauIt Morn, Confederate Sta;as
Navy. The following IL the Yankee account Of tae
capture
The Florida arrived at Bahia, Bay Of San Saliva
dor, on the night vi the 7th utimo. Captain Col
lni having h+id consultation with his officers, de-
t'imned ~ sink the Florida in port. Accordingly,
q about O'Clock, the cables slipped and. the
"aefusa'tt +te"icd Tor the Florida, hitting her Oh
The quarter, without doing her great injury.
. captain Collins now called on. u those on board
,o pirate 10 surrender or he would sink her. This
iaio was replied 10 by the First Lieutenant, that
uLier the circumstances he s,lrrendereL.'' \
NJ ~, Sah nov made fast, the chain slipped, and
III, toliuA towrt 10 In the melee several ps
t"t S4!9t9 were hred, and, accidentally, two guns
tlH'h l ,re " 'rh.et' Captain Morris and half the
tloti1as y crew were ashore on liberty
No lives were lost. The Florida was -ska, conn
pittely by SURPRISE seventy u her II known
being shote, and the others lust returned frnnl
liberty, asleep ami half intoxicated Tn. bnw
given the Florida By the "achnac.t carried away
the rnizzenmast ana malay yafd, which EEL on tn.
awning, preventing aIy uhe iIoIn getting; up tom
below.
So unconscious was the oiicnr oI the deck uf The
intention OF the Wachr7etts captain that he sang
out, You viii run int" s II you don't take care,
| II the time calling ior Il light.
Twelve officers and Gtty-elght OF the crew Of the
Florida captured The Wachiis.'tt ami Florida
were to leave -: hoinae the 2t instant iOr New
York.
This violation Of the neutrality Of Bradhin waters
is no; likely to amount to anything, Brazil is
weak power; and last year. TO soothe the Yankees
issued or.sr prohibiting the Alshans. fran
eosling Brazilian port for some alleged inirae-
| ton Of the law of that country.
| THE HERALp's PLAN FOR SETTLING MATTERS.
| The New York Hrroid has one of those stereo-
typed editorials which it -ts OF after the
ot ovaiy big thing at the North, containing It's
| suggestions for winding up the " rebellion" 1t
| say:
Let Congress supercede the existing vinjIctive
is7tiuI acts, pas cd Eirr the whip lnl spur OF the
abolition ttnaties, and the nVTactlcable useless
emancipation and reconEtruction pIulects Vi Presl-
lent lincoln, by liberal tvt inviting the rrbellou5
states back to the Union and but nttie more Will re-
u. IN q b. done. urC the masses OF the southern
p,o},, - understand that their rights ~ property
viii Lc RESPECTED, sud that they viii only hc required
10 recognize The supreme authority U! the CInstitu-
ton ui the United SttcS, leaving the slavery Qur,-
tiur - The several States concerned, aui we dare
say dat even south Caroline viii bo July repIe-
| s"nt'd at Washington Within yrlriIom thy capture
OF El,hIoi.d.
| Mr. SecIe:aTv Seward. sgrre two year5 ago, IN
dlS+t'h cH Tho aLtJo,t 10 Ihe G.tn,h GoyolnTJaIt,
~ugsrr.i that the best convention ct ali the States
~ thc settlement 81 cr sectional dlScIenoeS was
u. the Two lU-"i u rs. Na:ilI gIrAa ana thAt
the rt,dl.t Ee-.:5 tu,Ttln Vi tie nc!rtb-ts due Eo
The sr.etr Stt,5 ready IL: LLe IeturH cI SAID
T-lGInteI5 at any NM Let Uua. On the general ba-
SIS u rct.I.llsrl-I. * have lnilaled, he the riar
t.r r'frgl1g btcs SO our LfTrE aiatets, .nt they
| -. fl.s .yr,y ~ yuC .j, ia. .,,li -
| ~, -.-Et IL III. rest place A.-yc, III ouI
| nay -. tlntLlg accounts against t.nEltEi au-
lstjt-., ,4t-iCut Cstu.e =: .1DNt t"t Vl.y."E
G1,,ryIi:rl u It, h"n1o- iy-.,l&, II tt, uutile
t.4,i.nF uu' northern .sn1 -ouuer2 IG.ntler5- Il
t'i= ,.eu,t.s ami IL h-Ni-y j. LII end, w1L Il,
| U,--c :~--sty@d-h.d. mixed alny Il Northr-r
tr.t southern v-tIItHF, Vi one hundred rhuusll,
t stroiE, near Tie Canadian border, a4Id iuiil..
.c..y the RIO GGautc, would not only exl1t
s pJw,Itill liauvncc IL bringing Lord Pt>InGIstJl
. ana huja,U aud LOUIS S2i ioluUA u odtl,itIeluT
: ! terms. but w.nd Operate hike IL charm, peace .
Wal, NJ r~-estabh hing the unity Of uur people, |
! 5pliIt AMI III purpose, North and south
( ! TIls i our !To5lgmnIc tor CIlIng the war an
restoring the Union. In good faith submit l.
toth tie political parties OF the iC ~: thor ,Or
ItcIitIon, ai - tlIn AtuiIisttio III the LtCl :.
< ana tICIn ana attoT the i;h Of March Ioxt.