The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-31
THE PRIvATEER FLORIDA.

AuS TutvASS6u blOuSOAa
The HART GOlcGnda and OChO0ueR mar.
garet Y. Iyavis Captured aad Bursea-
Statements or Captains Winstow and
West, &c., Sc.
The British steamer Governor Bayoy, IRON Nassau N.
p. arrived at his port yesterday, bringing Captains
Wnsow Of the bark Gocouda snd west Of the schooner
Margaret 7. Davis both Of which vessels we're burusd
blythe prvatess Florida.
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN WEST.
Captain ". ~. West, Of tho schooner Margaret T. Davis
burned By the rebel privateer Florida makes the follow
hg statsmsas:-
eaned from PORT Royal, 9. C.. July s. bound for New
York. In ballast On July spoEs United States guoboas
Santiago Dc Cuba and again In company with her
saturday July latitude 81 90 osgitude IA 49, at day
hehs, saw bark rugged steamer steering for which
soca came up with US, and hoistsd the Americas
nag, which We did also. He ordered me TO hsavs too,
and he would board me. When his boat alongside
be hauled down the American coIors, and informed me
that We were . prize 70 ~ rebel gunboat Forlda,
and gave me ton minutes to pack up and leave They
frst took my nautical other vauables,
and then eet the vessel FRA The Of the Flordas
boat acted In very dsorderiy manner On the ssn,e
day transferred the schooner VIM. n. Cesre
Of Nassau, Captain Hail. from whom the captain OF the
florida got NEW YoRx HxaAID, containing tho account
much. Besides myself and crew there vers on board
Captain wnsow and crew. Of the bark GoIconda Of New
Bedford, burned previously, who were with u, put
board the Cleare and taken to Harbor Island.
STATEMENT o. CAPTAIN wIEsLow.
Captain wsslow, o. the Golconda states that he loft
Taicahuano, Chile April II, for New Bedford, with
cargo Of thousand eight hundred barrels whale
and sperm oil, mostly on freight. On July 8, 1t .
quarter past four P. NJ, latitude 81 80 longitude r.
was boarded BY the rebel privateeF Florida,
who iniorraed mo that was . prize 10 her,
and that he would give minutes to get things
ready TO leave q no was going to burn the ship.
asked the officer be would not bond herr but be 70.
piled tina, "that thing played out long ago." Tbs
officer informed me that private property would -
respected but was not for he kept $500 worth The
officer had control the while board. They
commenced tearing down the skyghs and pundcring
they got board They took four Eve barrels
sperm oil and studdlng SAIL and then set nre TO her
In three places-cabin hatch and forecastlo They
thon left her and another vessel which proved
to be French bark, bound TO New York. They asked
the captain to take board and land us; but he
fused, on the ground that no consigned TO the
Freech Consul and could not The Florida then kept Oh
west by south. under sail and steam. and At any sims
did make nine knots per hour. On July tho
Florida fell In with the schooner Margaret r Davis,
Captain West Of and for New York from Port Royal and
burned her. On the same day myself and ohcers TO-
gsther with Capt West and put board the
British schooner VIM. Fl. Cesre. Captain Hail. from New
York. bound TO Harbor Island, whore We arrived July
49, from whence went to Nassau, where We applied
the American Consul, Mr.. Thompson. stating dss
tute condition, &C., and that We would like TO get
passage TO New York. He ordered on board the brig
Olive Frances Captain Small and to walt until she was
ready 70 Co. The Olive Frances had to g. 70 Ragged
Island for load OF salt before going tho States but he
afterwards allowed ten dollars each toward paying
passage In the Governor Bayey for New York
We are under obligations TO Captain Lishtbourne, Of
the Governor Bayey, for his generosity also to Messrs
Darlipg Arnold "wrsrs Of tho steamer; to Captains
Hail. Of the W. II. Cleare and Small, Of The brig Olive
Frances for many Of kindness while board thick
respective vessels