New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-13
!. SECOND rRIzE-THE MARGARET Y. DAVIS.

SECOND PRIzE-THE MARGARET Y. DAVIS.
1nopt an hour aiterward the Florida, who
SIN kept the American dag flying at the ma't n
/ commanded by Capt West. The DAVIS vas rom fort
ROYAL 10 WORK and he'd no cargo. Her crew were
ali taken on board the pirate and like her predecessor
the Davis sas fired. A few hours after an English
schooner bound for Nassau passed. and the Florida
hang her put board the captains and mates u lhe
two captured vessels and then kept on her course ny
he Gull Stream.
THE CsTTURE OF THg GREENLAND.
! The bark Greenland, from Philadelphia, WITH
cargo Of 100 tuBs Of coal for Government use at Pea
sacols left the Breakuaer ABBOTT tie same tine than
/ the Davis was captured The doy following her de-
pallure from tie Brcakwaer the Greenland was cap
tured in lat 30 So long IS The capture gccaTrsd cary
In the morning and the first ntnhlon the sailors re-
ceiyed Of the proximity of strange vessel was per
emptory SUMMONS To hanl to. This done, and the
vessel was taken Eesson OF In the name OF the Rebel
Government. The water was but 10 iath0ms NJ the
time of the capture Ater the Greezand surrendered
Florida. and the Greenland WIS burned. She was I'M
der the management Of Capt. Everett.
A CHASE.
| The Florida sailed for few hours around
the spot where the Greenland had been captured, and
then directed her course toward Fortress Monroe.
The Greenland had been towed down the flYer by TIE
tug boat America When the pirate Approached the
tug left The statement OF the Captain OF the America
runs in this WISE
On lie 9TH inst at 1890 p in, lat. go 81 Ion. -
Oo saw a steamship bearing T.. by s., and steer ing
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deal Of black smoke apparently from bituninous col;
with all sail set. At 80 p. m, SIC took IN o.. ui 1ai
a grent many board, which Induced the Dcllei
that she was rieLdly vessel and therefore at 90
the bark AID bore away from her 18th hea'y pressure
OF steam. She turned out to be the notorious craft
Florida. She pursued the tug with al her speed ana
when sLe disco. that she could not OyeItke It, sue
made directly for tue bark. which she boarded set Ire
TO- and burned after which the tUg proceeded 10 Fort
ress Monroe To give Information OF The oocnrreIce Inc
commander OF the squadron Immediately dispatched
tlfloe war steamers Ia pursuit QI IA. pllaLr.
DESTRUCTION OF TIE GBs. BERRY AND THE
ZELIDi.
The bark Gen. Berry Of Baltimore, Capt. VIM.
y. Hooper, the next destroyed. She was from
Of POD bales hay At q o'clock ou Sunda! morning
the bark o,erhauled AMI burned Oh tao coast 0I
Acoomac, ChinooeAgue bearing west-soush-"est ~
miles.
shortly after the bark belinda Of Eastport de.
stroyed. This vessel was new, and was out OF New.
Orleans in ballast. She beautiful vessel, Of SO
tLns and commanded by Capt. ohackiord. Like The
Beny size Nas burned oil Chincoiee cue, la aI o. ~
Ion ,io ~ After the burning Oi tie Lc.nda the IiOr.
i'd hosiod the lag Of the bank at the mkIenmas head
OF the pirate.
fig PIRATES DESCRIPTION:
The FLORIDA is described "a long black
bark, with two whts stacks fore main and mzen
iry.ssils gaA top sails and top liant sails fore ana
main. Her power of speed Was va olsly computed
from eleven 10 fourteen Knots. The crew Is histaiv
Of al crceds and Spaalsh, F0ra
guese GeImaA. aud Americans, all being represented
They are vel trained and disciplined. and absorbed IA
getting plumber Tie Flo .da Is screw propeller aAa
crrcs eight guns. seven thty t~0s And one nine lac
Her crew number one Luadied and hfy I'VE and she is
under the command II Capt Na;iit.
on Sunday morning Ihe pirate SPOKE the Schooner
Howard OF New York, and oyelLauled her, Dll ttc
schooner released and bonded iof 90 90 All Ihe
crews II the oapidred vessels Ncre placed on board,
and tho Howard landed them al Cape May In ler pilot
boat. Tie audscy If t.eso pirscies ean Oily be ap
precietod when stated that, when tAc red flames OF
the ncny and the belinda IN up tie waves there were
nearly score Oi Union guabOay lying within 10 miles
Of the SCENE " cuun grafton No holder act as be:n
committed since tie commencement of the val. The
two raids Of the Rebels Naval aud military have III
tIcied heavy losses upon Us at the same tinse.