, 1864-11-13

mercial city OF Considerable Importancc. WITH
one OF the best Aarbors In the world, being
selvcs to bring about an engagement between
: the Wauchusett md tho Fioriaa, firmly con.
hdent that the result Of such in encounter
would be another Union victory as conDlefe
as that won last summer In the British Chan
mel: On the morning OF the 9th Of October
tho Florida, to move outside the limits Of
Brazilian Jurisdiction and fight the Wachu-
sett. The rebel commander declined to re-
ceiye the mlssive which the BRAZILIAN residents
had prepared on account Of some informality
In IT'D address. During the afternoon Of The
and eympathlzing With our Governmant II IL
struggle with the rebellion: waited mon Can.
tain Morris and endcavorod to indnce Him II
consent to an action betveer his ahip and thc
Union cuuboat, but without succcss. Cnn.
tain Morris, however, stated that i be hap
cruise he shouid willingly eneaara % in @ contest
with her. but that ons 10 aseonnt Tou,d h.
consent Ia leavc n snfia harhnr ff3r tho nTnrees
purpose Of having AM enrarement, S
Ali eiYorts on lie part 81 outside parties to
bring On naval batfic In open Tatcr between
Collins PROMPTLY took into considciafjon fhe
otIer mcans which suf.,.csted thcmscIvrs far
rildinr-fhc scnk nf this 17,ost dnnwcrnns cncrnv
Of our e6tumcrcc. In thc cyenlnEof the sano
" df%n -.
70 Say % nuose aaea.41eas = ~ aaIs4ay. Vct9osf y,
~. ~ eaISa nst eonncal o1 ais omeefs 70 aenatc
en1 shn.. a. ei ~, saenent IN Up
lent arbor Of Balm las I three openines I eafsn into
,a ING atlantic, py any one OF which the Florida
s eoaaa fnake IT, & neI eseape "neneVer the dark
nsss ss o. tne neEn.t favored her pnEpose With
ous hae poss'g4lty ol one uhion vessel pre-,
eFfnttaahs ~. @ ~ ~, ~ satco .5nat tae council
that the Florida Ind repeatedly seized and
burned American ships within three miles Of
the coast Of Brazil. tn defiance Of every law Of
ncutfnnty, ,~lnont the snghtcst objection OF
eaay any SOIL bemg made oy thc Brazilian author-
ities. T.. lakinE into consideration al thc facts
dissenting vote among all the officers Of the
:Wachusett, that the scheme proposed Of seiz-
ing tho rebel Cruiser at her anchongc, should
be carried out Captain Collins Immediately
gaye the orders for accomplishing the design
est regret he felt that the conductpf the Bra
ztlion- GovcrnEnent' in permitting pisaeies
within the shadow Of Its shores had mndc the
| step an !mperatively necessary. one. It may
be remarked here that II WIS found, after the
seizure Of the Florida, thAt arrangements had
heen made for her cscape from tho harbor on
tho very next night, for new career Of de-
probation upon our shipping.
The preparations for the encounter were
made with great celebrity and complete st.
CIECi, nuu 4L 8QOuL IQrCC Q CLOCK IN tnG mQTtl-
jng Of Friday, Oct, I, the cables were slfuped.
and the Wpchusctt bore down upon thc rcbe,i
vessel under full head Of steam. 80 little cx.
pccta tion was there of such aprooccdtng-ttInt
9nc-ha1t the Officers and csew or tho Florida,
~ N nhmoes Ghu lhc!ualng CAPT. motifs, were
eaIonshe on enorc. ahd the Fcmalndcr, having
g@ues ~ ~ Iiti ~ !so saas IT., "Grs M1 ~
Az ataos .f t ca sa A., ~ a;i,eia
Sic ~ ~ " ~ ~ ~ aiGn euT M
e,dntsta1 r. & eas ~ " ~. ~, ~ ~, msss ~
Ssssasn!aI, ana cT3ea oui, LOU Mat! run intoas
y n3} 3uu uon.t !ook out. iAe aeslgn q tapt'
G1!uhb Mns simpiy 10 sts1he ING Elorlan aMla'
en!Ps Hta fal! steam IN. cruah IN ncf side,
and send her TO the bottom beyond the posi-
biilsy q causing further trouble to any ono.
lho Wachueett, however, did not strike her
adversary thtrly, but hit her In tho stern, car"
rrylng aVay tho mikxcnmast and main yard.
The Florida was not seriously Injured BY tho
collts'on, but the broken srnr fell across tho
awning over her ltntchway In such mnnncr
% to prevent her cycT from getting On dock
itom below. The, rccotl which followed tho
shock carried tho Wauchnsott back several
yards. IN tho confutlon which hcnsucd several
rsntol shots wcro fired from both Vessels,
chiefly Rt random, and entirely Without otIuct..
Twp OF tho guns Of tho Wkcliusctt wcro also
discharged Gy accident, according 10 ono ~.
port, and ~ another vursfon has II, hy order
of ono Of tho Unlon 2itntcnants. Thu St,ots
did not strike tho Florida, -, !,
Captain t:o'1!ns, Of tho Wncl,usott, Innu,edl.
NknlY &ApnJof6d uut tatnn nd tn ttlh raI mi r.