The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-20
Expedition Up the Suwanee
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VI COSbOu uu0 INC DarlaCAS anu md&a-
vava. zine at Old Clay Landing,
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me United States supply steamer Union, Edward Conf
roy commanding, this port yesterday morning
Tho Uuicn left New York Aprll7, with drafs Of
hundred and eighty men, large mail supplies for the
East Gulf DEGRADING squadron touching the following
statcns,Iudau river, Key West, st. Marks. Charlotte
Harbor, Tampa Bay, Cedar Keys East and West Passes,
st. Georges SOUND 81. Josephs Bay, g. Andrews Bay,
Pensacola, New Orleans.
She left New Orleans 9th instant her RETURN
stopping at all the above places, bringing large number
Of passengers and a mall. "a
April ~. between Charlotte Harbor and Tampa Bay tho
Union captured the British schooner o. X. notorious
blockade runner, from H.vsna with assorted cargo.
she sent to Key West for adjudication The follow.
ing arc the passengers per Union:-
Fleet Captain VIM q. Temple, Hon. Judge hoa J.
Boynon, Samuel Wells. Acting Masters Edwin Balson g.
James IL Mccray, Max j. Raede; Acting Ensign J. &. !
Russ, Masters Mates Horace sherman George B. Side;
asters' Clerks James Colby John s stadder, Admrais
Clerks J. .. Forquest, Wm Kirby; Captain Arthur :
De Went, Vim. Tysasck and hundred aud nine dis
charged men and some invalids. vtsaE
The Union has board the body OF the late Andrew
X. snyder are.&H $500 tE
The following list Of the officers attached to the
Uni,n:-
Acting volunteer Lieulendnt-Ed ward Conroy
Ac.i,a Master and ELecasos 0Gcer-Ieyi Crowell. y
Ac ING Ensign and yati'ig 1ustert;eorge +. Wilkins.
Assssant psymaser-scorrc v. iearnan.
4si ns z zs sargeans B. ppm. r,o.,
Clrsaia's Cgerk-Henry Corse, Jr.
Faymastsrs Gerk-sl. :. Undsrdown. seza&
Acttng THIRD Asssdnt Enginecrs-3. G. Slater Henry
Jones' &oram Brown. James stivers. 9g
Acting Mas.ers Maze, il Charge 81 Nal and BaQeags-
Aetin0 Masters Nals-Edward Manning, George French,
Hospital StsWard-Edwsrd Fusi. fs aes sal
Quar- Key West Correspond nce.
III e KEr wssr, Fa., May II, 1884.
carsve u Of Coored and WAas 1rocps-
The TOsOw True ted--Captare Of Cotton ssesp-fce
Rebels Killed and Oys Wounded Aduemrs Of Oaptoia
Destruc.ion Of tAs Fortifeations-RseI Imps-
deace-A Blockade Runner Sacked By Rebel DsssstUy
ArripaI of ~ Aiwoa Starving Cr0s in Hasass---Pea
Office matters and Wwspuliino BSsness Al tAs Proves
Aanhaps 0Gcs-Bm0savy-Good WsasA~ asd 0osS
Health, de-, dc. II NAAMtt NNe WI
Tho town OF Tampa, At the mouth Of the Hilsboro
river, the coast Of Fords been captured BY
the Unisn soldiers and Sailors have the fol.
lowing particula Of the affair -
On the Sd Instant the Unitsd states steamer Honduras
from this place arrived 1t Fort Delaney inside Of symbol
island, where she took board Captain Craoe company
OF Fhridian refugees, numbering about hundred
and thirty Leaving the fort that night, the Hon.
ven o'clock, In company with the Uutcd Satss steamer
Hussar. During the day the sunnower, with Captain
Bowers, Adjutant General 70 Brigader General WARD
being board sent 10 Tampa with letters under
flag OF truce, anchorng at Egmont. He returned the
night. Next day the Husssr, bark j. l. Davis and
the Sunower proceeded 10 Gadsden Point where they
anchored about dark. The Honduras, commanded By
Acting Master Platte which left AFTER arrived about The
tame time About ono hundred and fifty colorsd troops
Second United regiment). under command o.
Colonel Fellowss had IN she meantime, reinforced the
Flordiaps The colored troops, By Captain
Bowers landed At Gadsden Point on shs west SIDE
OF the bay The rest Of The troops the Hussax sud
The J. l. Davis then transferred "a the Honduras,
which steamed two miles further up the bay towards
Tampa anchoring In eight feet Of water and completely
commanding the The rest OF the troops consist
Ing Of Captain Crsnss Foridans, under tho command o
Colonel FelIowes then landed Deshon Point 90
the cost side--that which Tampa stands.
Thus will be observed that the town would be oom-
manded on three sides--ou the west by the colofed
troops. who would hold any attempt ssssps
By crossing the river the east by the Fordans and
the south By ths gunboa Honduras The line Of march
By both columns q little army together with the 20.
sition OF the Honduras, indicated the accompany
ing map, for which am indebted to Capt. Bavera
At daylight the line Of march was taken up BY both
columns. The FIoridlans had 10 make dctour Ia order
10 avoid marsh which lay between Thorn and the town
which brought them 10 the Of IT, On nearing the
town they charged double quick taking the inhabi-
tants By SURPRISE for the rebel troops had all left The day
before, In order, doubt, to reinforce Lees
army Forty prisoners captured. TWO men
were killed and wounded In endeavorng
70 cross the river from sloop that lay little below the
ferry Captain Faies Of the j. L. Davis, Who commanded
the naval part OF ths expedition, took possession a. tho
sloop, the Neptune by name, which found 70 have
thirty bales Of cotton board. She was cleared for
Havana on ths 4th and 70 have sailed On the sth
~ twenty misusss past O'Clock the stars ana
Stripes wore hosted over fort by quartermasssr %
the j. L. Davis Captain Crane then thought he would
take stroll through tho town. This gentleman. ~
mentioned in previous letter time ago. - old
soldier Northernsr by birth, no has been resident
Of Florida for number Of years. whore, among obhsr
occupations, he conducted newspaper When the REBEL
NON broke out hs might have obtained high command In
The rebel army but his unccmpromisng loyalty would
mot permit him 10 enrol himself among nest Of tsatcre
10 their country For this he hunted downs
and had 10 quit the state, leaving behind
him his wife and an interesting nmily Of
daughters He subsequently entered tho navy - y
masters mate but this being dhtssteful 10 him. he leu
10 return his old profession, and succeeded In organ
liking eciens oompany OF refugees from Florida His
family now 10 Key west " course the rebels would
like no better sport than treat him TO good hanging
they could catch him, Well In the course Of his psre.