New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-09
Twelve Officers and Fifty.eight Of
Her Crew Taken.
THE WACHUSETT CAUGHT
HER.
PARTICULARS OF THE CAPTURE
Bos1oy. Tuesday, Nov. g. 1861.

BOSTON, Tuesday, NO' = icV''
Yhe Kearsarge, which arrived late last night,
has as passengers. W. ". Williams, Assistant a!
nsster of the Wachuset bearer OF dispatches OF tne
circumstances attending the capture OF the Florida III
The mort of Bahia She also brings as prisoners Of wal
Che ehefenrineer snd boatswan Of the Alabama, ana
tbe surgeon and 10 men of the Florida
The Kenrsarge left ST. Thomas the evening Of the
slst nit Tho Wachusett in port waiting for Goals
The Florida was outside She also left there the snip
James Chestou and the bark Adeline G. Adams The
Cbeston, l33 days from Rangoon put into port In dis
tress with her crew down with the scurvy. She was
supplied with 10 men from the Kearsargc, and wohid
sail in day or two for New-York.
The bark Mondamon from RIO captured by the
Florida of Pernambuco about Sept. 2s, and burned
This was the only American vessel captured by the
FLORIDA since her departure from Tenerifie.
The following is brief accoun; Of the circumstances
of the capture Of the pirate
The Florida arrived at Bahia, Bay of San Salvador
on the night Of the 9TH ult. Captain Cons having held
consultation with his officers, determined To Sink Inc
FLORIDA in port. Accordingly. at about 3oeoek' the
cables were slipped and the Wachusett steered for the
Florida hitting her the quarter without doing grea'
ipury Capt Collins called out TO those on board
che pirate to surrender or he would sink her This de-
Hand was repNeu 10 DI tht Thet 1'4euten""' 1900
.'under the circumstances. he surrendered
A hswser was now made fast, the chain shipped ana
the Florida towed TO sea. In the melee several pistol
sbos were fred, and, accidentally two guns from the
waohusett. Can't. Morris and half the Floridas crew
were ashore on liberty No lives were lost The Florida
vss taken completely by surprise seventy Of her men
was known being shore and the Others just returned
from liberty, were asleep and half intoxicated. The
49, flok he sEa
4be mzsen mast and main yard which fell on the avn
ing preventing any one from getting up from below
SO unconscious was the officer OF the deck Of the nten
ton Of the wachusetts captain tina the sang out, Yor
will run into us IL you don't take carer at the same time
calling for al light.
Twelve officers and ffty-eight of the crew of the
Florida were captured. The Wschusen and Florids
were 10 leave St. Thomas on the I'd inst for New York
TIE following is list OF the names Of the officers OF
The u. s. steamer Kearsage;
Capt. John A. Winsow. Lieut. Commander James Thorn
Con Surgeon John NJ Brown, Psymsster j. A. smith Chief
Tnginser VIM H. Cu,hnsn; Acting Master. Jas X heeier
H. M stodJsrd, D. H. Sumner, w. ii. BadaIo; Captains
Clerk E. Hartwe, Psyms'er. CLERK d. Is sargent Gun
Ens,nesrs s. L. smith, 4. L. Miller Henry Mcconnell; Act
ting MASS Mates Chas H. Dsnforth, L. Bartlett "m
Smith, }. +. Bckiord
WASHINGTON. Tuesday. Nov. 6, 1861.
The following dispatches were this morning
received by the Navy Department announcing the
capture Of the Florida:
Boston. Monday, Nov. 7. 1894
Hon. GIDEON WELIEs, Sseretary Of The Macy.
SIR. hove the honor TO report the arrival OF the
Ksarssrge off Scituae from the Rocss Left the Wa
chusett and Florida az S. Thomas. The Florida was
captured in the harbor of Bahia BY the Wschusets DC
tober It'll We bring sixteen prisoners and one oeeI
from tie Florida. JNo. A. WEsLow, Commander
ST. THOMAS w. ISLANDS, Oct. 81. }
ola BOSTON Monday Nov. 4 1864.
Hon GIDEON WELLEs Sir: | have tie honor 10 Ie-
port the arrival here of this ship with the Rebel steam
or Florida in company. The Florida with % men and
L. officers captured about O'Clock on the morning
OF the 18th of October in the bag o San Salvador Bra
z by the officers and of this vessel without loss
Of life We also captured five of the officers, including
Ter commander The remainder Of her crew were on
shore.
The Florida had her mzen.mast and mainyard car.
Ied away and her buworks cut down. Ihs vessel sus
tanned no injury.
detailed report viii be handed TO you by Paymaster
". W. Williams. Very respectfully Your obdt seiVt
y. COLLINS.
Commander L. 5. SteamsloOp Wochusett