The New York herald., 1864-01-28
INTERESTING FROM KEY WEST.
Successful Operations Of the
Blockading Fleet.
oA9Fv1n OF 111zns.
Organization Of State Govern
n. ment for Florida,
&ss, &s., As.

OuH key West Correspondence.
KsY WEST, Fla, Jan. u, 1854.
Another Prize Captured-Phiosephy Of Blockade Ran.
~ers-Sole Of the Prize Seamer Nail- What She Is Fy
for-Capt0is Carney Captures AnOther Prse--Arriual
Of Ms De Soto and ne Cbssrado-Tas Weather, dc.
The schooner Beauregard has captured another vsua
bs prize On the 18th inst while she was cruising OF
Mosquito Inlet, sail making 10 towards the
land, upon which chase was given. As the Beauregard
overhauled the stranger she fired shot for him TO heave
TO- No attention having been paid TO this gentle hint
Acting Master Burgess, commanding the Beauregard,
gave broader one, in the shape OF several
shot and shell, which bad the desired effect,
and the Stranger lay TO. All this time the
stranger showed no coors. On boarding her she was
found TO 10 Boston butt yacht schooner OF thirty
from Nassau ostensbly for HaIifax, n. S. and had on
board cargo OF salt liquors. earthen ware, &cartices
very much needed IN King JEFF. domnons An English
gentleman named Bonford, was on board passenger.
He had visited several Of the West India Islands tho
benefit Of bis health and going 10 Dixie for the
there is nothing to eat there and that eating and that
Sufficiently and OF good quality Is the very first essential
the 10th, 10 charge Of Acting Masters Mate Macauey
prize masto.
The Captain seemed to matters quite cooly, and in
0 matter-of course sort OF way
Mr.. Bonford the passenger, leaves for Nassau.
The prize steamer Mal, which was captured near
Msrshal at auction, the 10th inst for $121oO The
upset price was $500, which bid by Mr. Parker OF
ave- v dollars ec bSbe oG 3 sese se
minimum that would be taken Among the bidders
several persons from New Orleans. The bid hung at
81 600 Tor some time, after which the competition was
slow tl the steamer was eventually knocked down TO
Mr. William Curry for 3l2,1O0.
Captain Carney, OF the supply steamer Union. s in
coast laden with seventy bales Of cotton. await tie
arrival OF tho Union 10 learn particulars.
rivnl M " aincA INV tha
ne Soto and the steam frigate Colorado the Goth inst
The De Soto is from cruise and the Colorado is from
Pensacola, on her way home.
KEY WEST, Fla, Jan. le, 1854
Expedition OF Refugees, DC, 10 the 4ain'and-Perfdy
and Deseynon Of Rtfu0&s-SkirnuA Nth Spies and
Gusrillas-FSw OF the Exped.tionary Force Capture
Cotton Schooser-Ano'hey Expedition Sent Cn-CdptUs
ofa Reb.i Aeeat-A Sloop Cdptuued-A "Aodern Leahey
Stocking'-CUsr Prises Cdp,ured- Vessels Condemned
Reorganization Of State Gcu1nment-Ayrirals and De-
partures-Sols Of Prise Vessel. &C., DC
In my letter os the 7th OF October spoke OF the
arrival Of several refugees from the Of Florida,
whittier they said they had Ded the prevalent reoe
tyranny. One OF the moet prominent ameog them
man named Zacharah Brown, who told piteous story
about his having beer compelled to lie out in the woods
for forget hoy mary mnpths. w oIaer TO evod falling
into the hands Of the rebel military, who, he said
would have made short work Of him bad they
but caught him. Most, IL not ALL Of these
men. including Brown, enlisted in the Forty seventh
renpsyvana Volunteers, and sent to tho main
land with OF the old members Of the Forty seventh
expedition, 10 being reasonably supposed that,
being well acquainted with the country they would
served as Invaluable guides. Tho following brief
tive VIII show the exact value or Mr. Brown and his
brother "refngees1 In another capacity.
ON the l7,h Of November the expedition started for
cbarottes Harbor Florida. for the purpose Of es,ab
fishing recruiting station for refugees Arrived at their
destination ieuepapt Meyers, the officer in command,
took possession Of island in the harbor About the
end Of December he sent a scouting party 10 the in
land for tie purpose OF capturing q small number Of
boys who were engaged in driving cattle for the
rebel army, with instructions TO explore the country
Captain Baxter, OF the Gem OF the Sea, biockadng
vessel, furuiShcd the boats and the them
These in command OF Acting Ensign Jenks. The
expedition reached the mainland The 25th OF Decem
ber-ChrIstmss lay The scouting PARTY then landed,
while Lieutenant jerks and his men remained Ia the
boats. The scouting party then took up the line OF
march, and penetrated about twenty five miles inland
encamping on the evening OF the 26ih. Here they
CAPTURE o. eight or ten 'cowbuys,p the
should rise during the CARRIER part Of the night
six OF the refugees headed by Brown who Is native
Of Mississippi, deserted. apparent that when
Brown was brought 10 some three months ago by "a
bockadng vessel and voluntarily took the oath Of ale
glance TO the United states government be In reality
rebel spy and that he enlisted into the Forty seventh
Information ne could for The rebels and 70 ths
first opportunity TO desert 10 this he has succeeded
the adm ration OF his brethren IN niquy. He is fair
sample o the chvarous sons OF the south who take and
break oaths with equal facility.
Information having been carried by the rcnegades u
the wheeabou OF the SEQ ting party and their intentions
became necessary for the party return TO the
immediately In the antilre, the enemy, having col.
lected small force, started for he boats landing Under
guidance Of The deseres n hops Of capturing Mr. Jenks
aud his party That officer however, the alert He
succeeded 70 getting hs men into the boats, which were
trad mn IN tha ch M mil
seaman ID the leg. The hre brskly returned from
the boats, but with what elect is no, known.
While this was going on, the scouting party, having
missed the deserters thought IL advisable TO retGn
fear Of being surprised by superior force and they
hal lspdng when they were all taken safely On board
On rrst landing Tour Of the scouting party finding no
means Of returning By boats proceeded Up Peas creek
and succeeded IN capturing small schooner laden With
four and half baes c island cotton and manned By
two men The schooner was about TO eudeavor to run
and cargo was brought down safely TO the bockadng
station.
On the sih instant detachment OF the Forty.seventh
under The command Z Captain Graene, was sent 10
charlotte Harbor This force with the previous detach.
nep taken up cure position on The mainland al
todnz safe retreat &c Union and refugees from the
Three prisoners have been taken one OF them is
rebei egrnt named non A. Grimm who had contract TO
supply The hospital dol Of the rebel army with
rowrool small st op, with eight bales OF sea island
time, were four barrels Of tur, entibe Griin had
succeeded IN running blockade tmee and
kVVu ttVkt " business himself ana the
fedeacy The cotton ana prisoners brought Key
West by the sunboat honduras on the 18Th instant.
some further particulars Of the foregoing AFFAIR have
just been communicated 10 The inland expedition
was under the guidance OF Captain Daniels old scout
during the lndtan wsr, who know every foot Of the
ground 10 TACT, he N eors OF Leather Stocking When
the enemy approached the beach the charge Of
the boats bad their attention attracted by certain noises
IN The bushes ryessesmsne the sound q meo crawling TO
wards them thinking they were Daniels and hs men,
fnsgn Jenks hailed them, upon which they said they
we're Donies PARTY. Mr.. jerks then ordered them TO
halt AMI
lhe s5swer 70 this was volley Of about forty mskeis
aud rifos The hre was returned with spirit NJ jerks,
not only acting with the courage and re OF youth, but
with the Judgment Of veteran, divided his men In
such way that while division fred and fell back
70 load the other delivered It's 1re and fell back In
like manner and thus the enemy kept al
bay t the Rosale, throwing few shells caused the
rebels to decsmp The ground examined afterwards,
and quantity OF blood was found, showing that the
rebels had some killed wounded perhaps both, but
that the bodies bad been carried or The who was
wounded the Union side 10 named John Brown. The
wound A he groin