Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-11-24

4 The testimony or careiul oHc6 on the
Wschusett, corroborated by the surgeon
of the Florida, assures US that from the
time The Wachuseu first slipped the ca
bic and steamed upon the rsSel cruiser
TO the moment when the ec1oes Of the
last gun.from the Brazilian fTtress died
away, was only twenty minEes By the
watch. Certainly no page q history can
show more daring achievement. or one
executed with more brilliant rapidly CT
more complete success
The Brazilian naval commander
in Bahia harbor acted with all the
promptness which could havR been ex-
pected, and in a few moments the dawn
of dav disclosed two vessels Of the Braz-
iian feet doing their utmost TO pursue
and overhaul the Wachusett and her
prize. They were heavy slOoP-9f-war
and a small armed steamer, neither of
Them any match in point Of speed fer
the handiwork of New England machines
and soon gave up the chase as The Union
and rebel steamers disappeared below
the horizon.
Captain Collins soon ordered the ships
to heave TO and examined his prize. He
found that neither vessel was materially
damaged by the collision, and that there
had been 20 injury 10 life or limb from
The confused firing which following il =
Twelve officers and ffty-eight men of
the Florida 5 crew were captured, and
all her stores. papers, Sc, were found
undisturbed in lbe cabin. The two yes.
sells soon steamed for St. Thomas, arTi-
wing there Oh the.29th u!;., and fading
the kesrsArge already ia pert Il was
intended 10 keep the matter at Bahia
secret al 81. Thomas; but i! was acci
dentally revealed by seaman of the
Wachusett to one of the crew Of the Kesr
sarge, and some hints of il got wind in
he town, causing great excitement there.
The Florida renamed outside the bay
ohle The Wachusett entered to obtain
coal.
Acting Assistant Paymaster w, w.
Williams, Of the Wachusetl; Surgeon
Charlton, OF the Florida, ana sixteelI OF
the crew of The privateer were transfer
red 10 the Kearsarge, which sailed Oct
81, and arrived here at midnight on
Monday, as previously reported. Pay
master Williams being charged with
dispatches for the Government, left by
the earliest train yesterday morning for
Washington The Wachusett and Flor
ida were to sail from ST. Thomas on the
ID inst, for New York, where they
may now be daily expected,
The crew CT the Florida is composed
of Englishmen, Irishmen, Germans, &C.,
and contains no citizens of the rebel
States. Among her officers. however,
are several Southernors. Surgeon Charl-
ton, who now is on board the Kearsarge,
is native of Georgia. He was before
the war an officer In the United States
Navy, aud was stationed for several
years in Chelsea. He has many ac-
quainiances in Boston. He was here on
the day of President Lincoln's first elec-
ton, and left shortly after to tender his
services to the Southern Confederacy.-
He is a gentleman in appearance and
manner, and no reluctant 10 speak of the
circumstances Of his capture and the con
dition of our national affairs. He wears
the full uniform of the rebel naval SER
wee. plain gray cloth, with the rank IN
diCaied by shoulder straps, as in the pn-
ion costume.
Surgeon Charlton expresses full conf
dence that his captivity will lasl for only
very limited period, believing that the
whole affair Will terminate as did the
seizure of Mason and Slidell three years
ago. If the demands which he thinks
viii be made by the Brazilian Govern
ment are disregarded by our authorities,
he looks for an Endorsement of the
claims by the Governments Of great
Brittin, France and Spain.in such man
ner as 10 compel compliance. The reb-
ell officers confess a complete lnditfer-
ence as TO the result of yesterdays cleo
lions They say that the North entirely
mistakes the universal sentiment of the
South, which they affirm will never con-
sent. on any terms. 10 a restoration of the
Union. They declare an unshaken con-
fidence in the ultimate triumph of their
cause, placing their reliance on the IN
trinsic advantages of their position IN a
military point of view. moving constantly
on interior lines. They argue that FOl-
unteering is entirely at an end Ia the
North. and that the cOnscriPtion carnot
be enforced here while the rebel amy
Is kept up TO fighting standard by steidy
recruiting, and has reserve always on