Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-01
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Prom Ghe journal de Bahia.
Oct, To-day re have 20 record another outTagt
done To sovereignty aid another Beht 10 cur means
| Of dsfoUce.
The public knows til lact which took place in oul
port between TIE United States steamer Wachuaet
ard the Confederate States steamer Plor "a, but /;
may be viewed incorrectly, we Will fof Cur own h0l0r
refer ii 1t as 1t took place.
The Florida come 10 on tha 5th from Santa Cruz Dc
IaDerfp IN oder 90 repair her etgne and take III
lee, &c. for : r not wel from eating ratons
o. salt meat ard drinking salt ~attr filtered Toe
United S}tafs Consul Esksd the President OF pfo-
vince rOs 20 let tie vessel into port and TO Impose
some penasy 10. be- tot respecting Brazilian watsrs,
IL bnfncR American ve6a5i the Island OF Fer
nan1o DC Noronna The President replied that &c had
granted her two days to make the repairs that her eu
CINE needed.
There vas il port tha United States steamer We
chuBett, which, since the coming IN OF the Florida, had
put itself ID motion in the interior. Fearing some
dgbs gnce challenge bed BEEN given. the President Of
tie Province obtaned from the Consul bis word AID
honor e5as peace would he kept, aud ihas action
would take place 10 the port within the lire Of ped
trsIity Tba Florida or better security, placed
! ucdaE the batteries OF tbs flag ship.
GA the 9Th, the baing in reed Of GENE rscres-
ton rest half OF If E9as put ibefGy and vent
shore, coming back in tie evening. Many OF tbs men
beicg drunk MD considering himself guaranteed 10
neutral port, the Captain Of Tie Florida let thirty o.
his crew aud eome Of bis officers sleep shore the
nights OF the 6sh and 7th At $40 the break OF
day, the officer OF Tie deck, Hunter JUNIOR,
prised 10 hear the cah!3e loosen board OF the Wa.
chnsatt, aGd har craw called to quarters, Whcn was
very difficult for IL TO Go NeQrl3 at tbs came siGae
some boats filed with MS bearded The F0yiae recev
Ing from Der voey OF n1usketry, end they
6ed by the Wecbusett which not being seer, owiog to
tie smoke Of the annes and the night being very dark
tad !e heE position and rapidly towards the Flor
ita passing oy be stern Of the corvette Donna Janua
ria which ordered il to Leaye TO, but tie Cap
tain Of the Wachusett did not Iced the Order running
rapidly upon stern OF the Florida, which lay to The
north. Hardly had She struck the latter when she fired
shot from bow gun At once a mast OF the Florida
fell over and sac loss but sDe crew returned
a feeble fire.
It is asserted that there great losB of HE at all
points in the struggle that took pac5 with reVolvers
ani cold sIet, and that it did not laat long, for the
element Of fhe Florida reduced by nearly fifty
Among the dead is sud to be The officer of the
deck, who rfceiV ball The breast aud it is said
that an officer Hmed Stone aso Killed from shot
in the mouth. Another officer, leaping on board the
Wscbua5t, struck about him, and fell dead under the
na 10 - 9s :, & ,linl
F"D ~.lors f .e71 who leaped ioto tic es-
CAPE Id these picked up by vessels lying
TIE other eleven shot in the water by the enemy
After this brief contest there interval of
ience, which broken by prolonged cheers from the
Wachusest.
The chief Of Division, Gervasio Mancato, sent
barge, Under the command OF Lieut. Va'ela on board
the achusett 20 tell its Captain to aOchor at once
or he Wou sOk him if be tried continue his provo
cation. To this the latter replied hat his word of
honor he would do mcre and that Re would go back
to his anchorage.
This answer was given to the officer, the commssder
CT the steamer not allowing him to come on board
But the steamer Wachusett had smartIy made fast a
cable to the Florida and then fegned to return to put
itself out Orange Of our guus which would have been
delivered with good effect, being manned by the beat
gunuers
AZ this moment the crews of all the vessels OF war
being quarters the chief determined that the steam
Parseuae which had put up from the outset OF
the Incidents should take the corvette in az
il bad enough steam up, cad the time being set
the corvette that the vessels might rapidly over
take the prize. In this order the division set out
TIE Paratuse, corvette De Januaria and tender Rio
De Gonsassous. Owing to the tow of tie Florida, it
thought that the corvette could gain upon Uni
ted States steamer.
Ga passing The lighthouse the chie OF the divisions
called together his officers In his cabin and told tdem
OF the insult THAI lad been received declaring that be
gong to sink the steamer, take the prize and carry
it into this port, 1t possible He added that it
was their duty 10 show thet the honor of a nation
could not with tmpanity be wounded These words
we're received with -Ithusiasn by all the officers who
called out for action with great ardoF.
Chase wac given to the steamers; which we've about
Eve miles ahead, making all sail and steam to effect
thai. escape.
At nine A. III. the Paraeuse, casting off her tow
rope from the corvette gained greatly upon the Amer
cam vessels. An action appeared certain to every onsl