Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-11-24
3li5ffllaneous.
The Capture Ofthe Florida.

From the B0stOn Advertiser, NoN enlber ,.
The news which We announced yes
terday morning, that the arrival of the
famous steamer Kearsarge at this port
had brough, the intelligence Of the cap
ture in Brazilian waters by the Union
gunboat Wachusett of the notorious reb-
el cruiser Florida, sent thrill of sur
prise and delight through the cOmmuni-
ty even in the midst of the excitement
and anxiety of Presidential election day.
The oioyful news spread over the city
like wildhre. and was the universal sub
iect Of discussion and mutual congratula-
llOn, and the interests of the Congress
slonal and natural elections seemed al.
most forgotten IN comparison. One Of
our reporters paid visit to the kear-
sarge during the day, aud by the kiud
courtesy Of her officers, PaymasIer J. A.
Smith being especially obHging, was en-
abled TO obtain a detailed account Of the
singular affair in the bay of Bahia, COM
prisinC all the particulars which are ac-
cessible to the public.
The Confederate waF.steamer Flori-
da arrived at Bahia, Bay of San Saliva
dor, Brazil, October 5, having captured
and burned the bark Mondamon, from
Rio, of Pernambuco. On the 2Sth of Sep.
The United States steamer WachuSett,
Captain Napoleon Collins, had been ly-
ing several days in the port of Bahia and
the Florida al first anchored>in in the citing.
The Brazilian Admiral Immediately sent
her a message requesting her to come Ia
side; which she did, anchoring in the
midst of the Brazilian feet,and close un-
der the gurs of the principal fort which
Is located upon an island il the middle Of
the haTbor.
Certain parties in Bahia, which is
commercial city Of considerable impor-
tance, with one of the best harbors in
the world, being interested in American
affairs, bestirred themselves to bring
about an engagement between the Wa
chusel and the Florida, firmly confident
that the result of such an encounter
would be another Union victory as COM
pleie as that won last summer In the Bit
b Channel. On the morning of the 9Th
of October they carried a challenge to
Captain Morris, of the Florida, to move
outside the limits of Brazilian jurisdiction
and fight the Wachusett. The rebel
commander declined TO receive the mis-
i've which the Brazilian residents had pre-
pared on account OF some informaliiy IN
its address. During the afternoon of the
same day Hungarian citizen, living ID
Bahia, and sympsthizing with our Gov
ernmeni in It's struggle with rebellion,
waited upon Captain Morris, and en-
deavored TO induce him to consent to an
action belween.his ship and the Union
gunbOat, but without success. Captain
Morris, however, stated that if he hap
pened TO fall in with the Wachuset du-
ring cruise he should willingly engage
IN a contest with her, but that on no se-
count would he consent 10 leave a safe
harbOr for the express purpose of having
an engagement.
All effort on the part of outside par
ties to bring on a naval battle In opeI
water between the two vessels proving
unavailing. Captain Collins promptly tOOi
into consideration the other means which
suggested themselves for riding the sea-
of the most dangerous enemy ef GU