The New York herald., 1864-06-16
NEWS FROM FLORIDA.


Successful military Operat1ons-Ons
TAessana Head ~ CATTLE Caps1rsa-
volunteer1ng Pregressing-BlockaAs 4 aAs
Runners IN Uassau, &c.
QUE KEY WEST CORRESPONDENTS.
Kr wnsr, June Z, 1904
The steamer Mexico arrived this morning from Havs-
the extraordinary mission Of taking passengers -
Now York, any should offer. "A few will.I believe.
and the Mexico leaves this evening call the mission a.
the Mexico extraordinary. because the vessels passing
here for New Orleans will not call n here unless they
have each two thousand dollars worth OF pas sssngers
and Official efforts have been made spread the repors
abroad that have yellow fever In mdst though
doctors who understand the disease persist In declaring
that single Of yellow fever has not appeared Dur
Ing the present year.
But have somc better news for the HxRAID. The
Union troops the Of Florida have gained
lately and have enlisted quite number Of
men. On the Goth utmo detachment Of two huadred
and fifty men, commanded by Captain Childs, q ths
Second United States cocred regiment eit Fort Meyers
for Fort Meade, on the mainland distance Of ninety
miles They arrived the soth, when thsy fell nwith
party OF guerias, who fed the appearance Of the
Union force. Finding IL impossible 10 treat with tbems
or to bring them to terms determined after hold
Ing tho place for twelve hours to return BY way q Fors
Thompson, leaving squad Of thirty n tran tho
enemy This sound succeeded 10 capturing twenty-five
horses and in bringing in fourteen contrabands gcthor
More than this near Prairie creek thoy herded moro
than one thousand head Of cattle, which they drove W
this expedition a considerable amount OF provisions
Ind forage captured and the rebei barracks
seventy women and children, In Etate OF semsmrva-
ton, rescued The force absent fourteen days.
and had marched about two hundred and ten miles.
They were ali In good spirits on their return
Three small vessels-namely. the Rard, Hector and
them taken while the IN charge we're taking
them across the country They were apprehended uer
OF the vessels, which taken possession OF IN Cork
screw river which erapues into Eastern Bay The
goes OF these vessels consisted OF salt, powder nails dry
delegation or the wickasuk,s Inai ms visited Fo,,,
They numbered seven braves. They are down the
rebels. saying that they have been badly treated by
They raernized with colored troops accepted few
small presents told people that they would lead them
TO unlimited supplies Of beef and promised 70 be back is
Captain Crane. commanding at Fort Meyers, hos ar
value or time When he sSaed a. Fort Meade se fosnc
solitary sentinel marching back and forth with chip
90 ns dgy blouse 90 ns back ana
marched up and down whie Captain Crane his
were ousiy removing the stores and doing other AiD
At length sentinel looked shat way, and called ous
~ say fellows who 10 hell are you Captain Crane:
"Yanks" % .'Are you genwyne Yanksr, was tho re-
mel passed up and down few times and then called
out 81 say. fellows, will you allow fellow TO come up
to your" Captain Crane repied that he might. Up0n
which he laid down his two barreed gun and went 70.
where the Union men stood, whom he again addresse4
Captain Crane-"Will yeu allow follow TO take arms
with you?" The answer was 10 the afnrmative upon
which the rebel expressed himself In this manner
"Wcli. reckon my time with old Jen 10 out this day.
and, as doot lke to waste time, will enlist wish you"
And enlisted he was on the instant Captain Crane says
he has MT a better soldier In his corrs
This puts one IN mind o; Sir Walter ScntCs Captain
DuEald Dagety who, when taken prisoner by the Mar
qus OF Montrose Tor Argy refused TO tho Cove
nantes the ground thas he stipulated the
king for six months, but averreA that, after bis ain
months bad expired, hc was open any offer from the
most neble marquis. !, W =
BY arrival from Nassau learn that blockade run.
ming vessels are swarmng in that port. The steames
lucy went Ia there the other day with great Load Of cot
ton and only days elapsed before she discharges
and with assorted CARGO left for Wilmington This
vessel chased by the transport thomas Scott,
within thirty miles of Wilmington the LIST instant
Tho brig John Smith. Boho, master and owner, from
Kingston Ja arrived here the 6th iust with ogwooA
cousgned 70 A. H. johnson b Co., New York. She l4ft
Kingston on the 17h OF May and on the 24th was
poled 10 throw overheard her deckoad IN consequences
Of bad weathera most the
month Of May when the Caribbean Sea Is always very
tranquil and navigation difficult, from the cessation of
the trades and the prevalence OF calnas. Z III
The Jamaica Legislature stands pr0rOgued 10 the 90th
OF November. The quarrel between the Assembly su0
Governor Eyre e has been promoted from the Lieutenant
Governorship) as bitter ever, and tho Island 10 IN
incpient OF revolution Mr. william Wright, tho
New York. Is dead and the contract therefore void.
is said that the contract will be taken by Commodore
Vanderbilt, OF New York, and that ho Is determined to-
put steamers the lne which will make the In sx
days instead Of days. heretofore The has beA
and can DO made In that time. IA