The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-12-01
FROM SHERNAN--HE RESCUES SOME IMAGI-
NARY PRISONERS.

|
| NARY PRISONERS.
The Northern papers have not word
| yet from Sherman, not copied from the
| Richmond papers, except a sensation re-
port brought by a steamer which arrived
at Annapolis, Maryland, on Sunday,
with 1,246 Yankee prisoners, from Sa-
vannah. The report claims that Sher-
man has probably rescued some prison
| crs at Millen (Which have not been there
for three weeks, and thus stopped the
| exchange The following is the state
ment:
The captain Of the Hiram Livingston
reports that, when he left Savannah on
| Friday last, the 25th instant, the ex-
| change had ceased, the rebels being un-
able TO furnish any more prisoners, as
General Sherman had cut off tho rail
| roads leading to Savannah. 1t was
thought that General Sherman had
reached and probably rescued all the
balance Of our-prisoners, as portion Of
his forces were only about six hours
march from the stockades of Millen,
Georgia, when the men who arrived in
the Hiram Livingston left there for Sa-
vannah to he exchanged
The rebels, however, were making an
effort 10 get our prisoners off to Florida
with what success was not known. The
number of prisoners at Millen was said
10 be about twenty thousand, whittier
they had been removed from Anderson
Vile. as 4 place Of more security from
cavalry raids by General Sherman,
The New York UeralI swallows this
promptly, and says;
This Is one Of the great triumphs Of
Sherman's brilliant movement
THE CASE OF THE FLORrDA-THE YANKEES
SINK THE SHIP.
4 telegram from Washington says that
the Yankees have determined to surren-
der the Florida to the Brazilian Govern
ment, and adds:
The eleven officers of the pirate Flo
rida, taken from the Old Capitol prison
several days since and sent to General
Barnes, at Point Lookout, have been for
warded by that officer to Rear Admiral
ID. ID. Porter, commanding the North At
lantic bl0ckading squadron, who has been
directed that they be turned over to
Captain Collins, of the Wachusett, which
vessel is now lying in Hampton Roads.
Napoleon Collins, the captor Of the rebel
pirate Florida, has been ordered to return
to Bahia, Brazil, with his quust prize, her
officers and crew.
The decision of Mr., Seward has been
fully canvassed in Cabinet council, and
is believed to be opposed by MIR. Bates,
lie deeming an apology to Brazil for the
seizure rs ample reparation. Asit is, the
case will be put at rest at once by a Bra
lillian legal decision. This course of our
State Department gains friends.
The friends of Commander Collins
say that he is much mortified at the re-
suit Of his exploit, and maintain that he
will resign if ordered to take the Florida
back. He will have to return with her
as 4 witness in the case, which will be
very great humiliation to him and his
officers.
OF course, the decision was never in
tended to be carried out, as the following
telegram will show:
FORT MONROE, November %.
Hon. Gideon U,eUes,
.Secyttary OF tie Naty:
have just received telegram from
the commander Of the prize steamer
Florida, informing me that she had sunk
in nine fathOms water. She had been
run into by an army steamer and badly
damaged. | have hot heard the particu
lars. VIII inform the Department when
receive the written report.
Signed DAVID d. PORTER,
Rear Admiral.