The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-16
THE STEAMER ELECTRIC SPARK. -
ITS CAPTURE BY THE FLORIDA
INTERESTING ACCOUNT BY
ONE OF THE PASSENGERS.

The E..r span. Io.t Scw York o1 tho afternoon o.
tIc Hh instant, saturday. The cr.v consisted loo a u
about forty five or rity persons. The vessel was per-
W.tNFcv. aud was Them upon her second tHn She was
uh. Wlu. vessel. and owned hy tUi dcpha firm Tho
captain was one Graham but wH,thoruf the same city
am uDt able to state. The pirate was discovered whom
nloH' fuyeu miles distant making towards uo Ei.-.rt
NIari upon which She wus gaining rapidly. Captain
Graham. Not bcu aware of the FotffI appearance on
rCoast entirely deceived 60 true nature and
twas not until the pirate dred her urng shot tbathc
was uud, ccycd Previous TO the shot che Fl0rd1 sailed
under Gle neutral l) English tag which She kept Hyug
until within one.quurer of mile of the Etire Sa1rl
when she suhsu uiud the Rebel ras Captain 3raham
deception may therefore easily be accounted or; nIreJ
De us ounc uout ui returning the usual nav al ciyrs
when Dec discovered ler lrue nature.
NutviH.taudns the proximity of the cruiser ourcar.
escape. Morris, uc pirate. evidently d,co,egei ora
ham intention, o. i've gnles administered shots had
fo ,,rapc I'm snl Inc ii mai, has % , ,'
aud the passenger lsth action would have Hetu moro
profitable 90 himself uuu hs Government. 10 Is urrhnr
my dut, nor my iucutou to censuIe oIr cirtan. buf
slal leave persons better acquainted with naval matters
1hencglcc, to destroy the plssengcr list may At irst
sight appear but slight mistake, but when you know the
Inconvenience the retention of them caused several OF
busy on board, better judge. The passenger list
consisted OF ABOUT MY persons cannot state the exact
Yl Lieutenant Colonel Hopkins cor Hopkinsonl, an on
Ger OF a NCW utA regiment Lieutenant
Euncers, member of the last graduating class OF west
Point, mud Acting Master t,ibJs of the Navy Upou t1c
mentioned officers retired the -tlr rooms ana cn1ysJ
al evidences OF their true position by assuming the dress
They made their appearance in this apparel when sum
monod before the pirate commander They rcsurted to this
suhtcrupc In order Go cape the deadf fltc whch they
had every reason to suppose was Ia waiting tor them dd
that officer discover their true character Judge OF theft
chagrn and dsapuoiumcnt when appca Ing before Nor
rs,o mud n l py session the list OF passengers trA
result of the attempted deception might proven dou1y
scrous Contrary to expectations their pa ole was de
"--, in the army OF the United States OF America Is
hereby RarosI T ug2n ms word Of honor mot to serve
uiha'y cuty unul duly EXCHANGED -
'Juy TO- IS.I' ''' '''''
similar parole was also eSactol Of Gibbs. substitu-
There other choice for them. Had they refused
they would iI in a" roesoii has been landed upon tle
neglect. The pirates In the best possible humor
ana convcgstd nee wlt9 the prisoners, especially With
bear II They tmc prates) spoke In the most dsparagiug
terms of Scmmcs, aud denounced hun fool: aluing
10 u late naval battle, Of which they were ap lril d.
The Captain stated he was supplied with clan, for de-
nicatNe Certainty with ten or eleven formidable lnus
he would prove AN obstinate foe, and make strong
sstsncc. lie dd not appear the least concerned 10 his
safety, and doubt not be far out Of harms way,
withstanding his reported capture All the passengers
including the paroCd oc r., unite In praise ofthe gen,e
manly conduct of the pirate officers. Undoubtedly Nor
is many grades above Semmes point OF respect
ability.
he lowed the passengers TO retain an the property in
their possession watches, money, trunks &c. &C. Nor.
only retaining the vessel and cargo. Il was amusing
10 the evident delight with which viewed his
prize he pl sd up and down her decks. his in
teuou to have burned her but should not be surprised
AZ any moment to hear OF the pirate Electric Spark
Morris gave Lieutenant Colonel IL his photograph
with tie request that 1t might be handci All Illustrated
paper for publication, he tired of the CROW
piIWe. Who viii be the lucky possessOr Of his "phz"
uuatle to state; bat the Lentenaut- Colonel might
realize 'Umeihiug handsome from his posse ,sion. The
photograph, although recognizable, s.nOt by any
hatterlnE picture.
The phe apain told his capves 10 take such articles
they hHd actual need of One Irishwomau, in true
Eiirc Style, was avang herself o the order and had
herself OF quite wardrobe, when Morris in
formed she had her share. Her preference seemed
lie In tie bedding line, several mattresses constituted
part OF her possessions II her intention T. pay her
passage and Ia fact she expressed much dsapprobaton
wi en- ordered 10 deslst.
NEGLECTED to mention that the pirates and the parooI
OfneSrs ttudlOusy avoided touching upon matsf,
while cOnNeTsrg The entire NJ the Esrtrc Snqrt
returned I'm schooner captured that morning. but brought
ba by her rghu owner, the latter receiving $3.50 in
gold tor his services