The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-30
The Csc ape OF the Pirate Florida from
Madeira.
DESPATCH FROM CON- rRsBIr, or THE sLoor.ur.
WAR ST. LOUIS.
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FUNcHAL Ko1r~ MADEIRA, March 1-i:30A. NJ.
sln-rhe Florida has succeeded u getting TO soa !
port Nelson said the want OF rgetes ~ bis squadron
would be found impressed on bis heart. am hire the
OF steam I'LL be found cngfhven Oh mine Had the
ST Louis been steamer would have anchored along
side OF her and unrestricted by the four hour rule,
my old foe could nol have escaped The Governor,
true TO Jared Intention would only allow her 20
take board twenty tons of coasncient 70 take her
to tho nearest port. Her commander plead for sixty
tons, forty asserting that he needed that
ballast hw vessel The Governor told him, ri the sugges
lion az Mr. Bayrnan, that be in without ", and he
thought he could 20 without ~ but basst needed,
there was plenty Of sone on the beach u at he might
take.
ASH was supposed that she would 90 to sea during inc
night and certainly in the maning and had an intima
lion that passing us she might pour ip broadsidr,
shotted and oast loose my guns, and had men TO man
them got sprope on the chan, aud stationed ookols
all over the sbip and IN the ops cautioned the officers
extra vigilance and was repeatedly on deck myscE 10
watch apd zee mat my orders mere sn'euied The nigh.
beach and Under the hshond with all her lights
cd and hsiaudug all this vigilance she erept out,
TO the eastward and Der departure MOI ds
covered until the morn rose few minutes since. A
blockade runuer tbe iua, which arrived The after
noon reports the ksarsagae as having left Cad7 three
days ago destination unknown. The forida gave out
that they going ~ Cad1 Ter Goals but think not,
and shall 20 direct TO 1enerre hoping, 90 not ond ner
there, 10 put ths Sacramento on her track
The prevailing winds wouh not permit me 10 get 10
Cadz from Madeira 10 season 10 do Injury, even
A thought that port her destination.
inc authorities here have done ali they could 70 hasten
her DEPARTURE and prevent her fui supply and DO not
imagine that the island win bc troubled W the presence
Of rene vessels ofwsr very soon again Iwaed on tho
Governor inform him Of her uteuton 10 ship men 10
corpiee crow lie assured that Is should not DO
allowed though might be dcne csnfeetueiy which he
could not help have reason 10 believe lhat sho msdo
addition 10 her crow, and know from the statement "
my gin a crew that three o the she brought with
her deserted Her crew ia described 90 made 10
Of spanards, rrenchman aud Portuguese, with q few
Engllshmen and but American Dor hrst lieutenant
h Thomas A. Dorun formerlya midsnpman IN our SER
vice.
inctIce no change In the appearance u Tho Flcrda
since last hsr except tina, nov che has yards on
her manmasi then she had noue and she has changed
Der billet bead foe shield surrounded by scroll work, IN
which 70 borne che arms OF the rebel States. NY men
nave been Wild 10 nght and drew the shot from my
guns the day she came In. fearing that 10 their excite
ment shsy would fire into her without orders. and break
the neutraty OF the port One thing Ia certain, the
Florida does not iniendto Arh unless the chances are
largely IN her favor FOR sho skulxed away from the oil
e. Louis aim, very respectfully your obediept
vanls ak0RGE HENRY pREaI.E
Coumander, United states Navy.