The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-15

aad ss cspsor ard eapu ed, who have uevev paJteA
COMPANY svssa ssh day 81 October lest,
essy anchor hardly fsshon length apart, The "a
nrsd d III adm,rers tas envy Of the navy gene
nsy.
Captain Raposen ooIlics, the able commaroer q sbs
Thomas Wilson, United States Consul Bahia came
passenger vessel sroasLl asucrs sud eif
immediately Tor Washington.
sfit rsvtrIEk.
THIS mosning yoar correspondent visited sue iag-np
Malvern, Ard, obtaining pefmss ION from AoMTA ID ID.
Porter 70 visit the iioTdS took advantage ths marg
OF kindness aud shortly after leaving the sgep climbed
~ 90 the greasy sides Q, the exrebe pirate Captain
Coos Who was on the nagshp, had lefi, IN company
Previous and al board lhs Tori0s together.
feand u command Of tbe prize Ls-psersns Cumnabdef
very and eblig,ng gentleman. From him and
several oor officers obtained full account OF The Csg
Aure and suosea ueDt movements oi the Florida.
ABORIGINAL oAFTuxx or ms PRvArzA.
Sth OF October the Florida arrived ~ Banla and
plan arranged ON BOARD the to attack
the bior0s with tug ana BY running INTO her under
run mead o. steam 70 sink Nor o. Der ADchor Lieutenant
Commander Bsardslee and number Of uren from the
Wse0use volunteered for the enterprise WITH pernis
| s,oh from Captain Collins Bo went shore and en-
ocavored 20 obtain suitable tug After vaniy seeking
such vessel no found small light craft; bsi shs
had coal and way Of getting supply this pro-
bad W be abandoned On the next day. the 5sh Abe
r0g ida moved under OF The forts.
On the night of tho 7ib council OF war called hy
Caplabn Collins after dei,herstion de
cpded 70 attack the Florida THAI night AZ
O'Clock A. NJ Of she sth. the Wschusets got under way
fun head steam, pushed dfscsy towards
me place where the Florida Apohor Ip do thin
sbe had two forts and two Brazilian
sas Of .hsss . large sailing tr.es'e. ,.pssn Col
AS w st,ike smldshp or the Florida, with
she insentso o. SINKING her IL being food tide sne
very dark tue Weaknesses, driftoi when
place the bow OF Captain Cons vessel sheered aud
took The pirate the quarter away The ,s.ar
mast, which iei nooagd, crushing the rail- water
and plAuksheer, and the extending the copper
Tue tail Of the NEST crnsnsd IN two boats, damaged the
wheel and carried away the water closet On sfriking
The Florida leotena Commander Resrasee stand
the poop deck, short distance from captain Col!
lins, demanded the surrender OF the enemy. Lieut.
T. J. Hunter, Who WAS the officer IN charge Of the decs
on the FLORIDA, sang out Put your helm hard ssrDoard
you will he into Us " The order beng promptly
oheyed by the WAchusefi, ihe collision cd take place.
with The above resrNe.
Altar the FIRST shock the w.cnnse! hacked on shou:
twenty feet one OF her launches Oh! rs pckAi boat
Inis, and smother from the WScbusess charg. OF
ug Naster Tbos g. Grove and Acting Masters Mate John
EeiheriHgson we're the GrEt 10 board the prize.
Ine ccrs OF She Florida ken discovered the
,,s,ou acciden, bpt deslgn, Den
Lieutenant commander Bcsrdsee deusude0 surrender
Lieutenant T. n PorIer--OspgAin Norris executive
oacer ~ ths, pesi'd IN command Of lbe shp.nswered
chat .,inder the Grey anees You'd surrender
of o his ship TO the wschuseI scccm
psried by al bat three OF the t)oIias cheers 10 syo
| up ME SWORD and 5sg 10 captain Collins.
On ascspdng the deck OF Union ship Porter pre-
vested against Zoe legality OF tie capture taps,n COL
| line void him that hs had time and ,hc
place 10 debate the gGestion Score scrrenGaFu,
Florida Lcpi. Porter. who below when the coll
occurred, hsstened on deck, in perfect dsbsele with
xiii somebody or to alarm the brazilian author ies
me sent on board OF the i1orida from tie VA
from the is nsneu snip oh ie~s'bs me IA p"f wan
Der Tow tho waenusett Passed close under the very
muy,ies OF battery board o. Brazilian frigate
During this procedure Lieutenant Commander seadree
sent BOARD Of the prize win adequate crew,
The esh' msl on board having tcoa sentry over the
hstches which bad been battered down the rrilcD
ers, sodtck command OF her. ON passing The srras
tas Wsc9asett hailed, and .. the captured
feoels yciles tina; tue florida had 10 anchor
that Yankee ship Wachnsett had them 10 The
party bapr from the trgass returned that
they would send assistance anu en- xpchor on board
Zoe sriSate slipped cable taken IN tow 10y
sesmboat, TO follow IN pursuit. 81 toe lime hrpg
without, however, doing any damage.
The firing served signal, and IL worry short time
ibe narbor was fairly alive and the tots opened their
ostieries also. IN the triug OF the !figsie il
served that she aimed 10 save stirling the Florida aud
eay inepded 20 cripple the United states ,oop Of
TAcnUseu and her prize in TOW already out o,
range when cutsios or ihe jurisdiction B.ha ihs
Two snip. iei apart ens kept company t~'hn s!ga all
on arriving the last lnspvopea port Captain c,ius
Ke.ssrgs in barber ready 10 sail for the United
De transferred NUMBER of the prisoners
also ?aymaster W!iisne vao Carried ssspatehes
Navy Department.
rHs ArsHAsAscs FLORIDA
This noted pratcal csit waie her general appearance
N no way adeses, from s oiSer tnvsh 6uil sl--mer
bark rig, Is nevertheless closely
hupdrs: and ninety ess long ,wsaIy feet beam, and
about twenty cepso aoiJ. shs las mssts
tore, and nizle1. ias latter carried
coils broke to- and al
sent mast, very high. rugged
yards aud mainsa ais he Florida hs. two smoke.
stacks, which, IKE the snsst taper At, auG give
ship los, rsksb appearance She is papisd et black
b0t the ~eA,hcr has rather narred her orsGty. gas
bow rery ions aud snare aud gives Indication OF great
speed The sbjp IA supplied With DO ibis engine which
bears OF the paskers:--''Fswee,L Preston =
Co., No. 2i27, sas'neers iss2, iivsrrso
The outside view OF the FLORIDA only <!yas the be.
holder cf her good cAing quaii.st and without
seeing tue ase-na! arrangements would imagine
70 be very cdei " Cleanliness and per eel pssss ior
ess0 nj
Ga bosrd,os her ne arsi SCAT Is dnby deck n.
fore and n, wtn home made spd e,, e.dnriy
sluSosy travsrss Tor ise sliding o. me iuea
glssciey guns piroi Mex, u. sroad.ide gah- are
moani-s equal, aomely carriages whieh hard to
manage. npving only two rnees Nd very ruhsudy
tackle But between ascxs 70 musi .pe eeen perfectly
terriDle ~psa tee florida wac cspigIts
sinee lieutenant Commander p 90 nss bssE On
eOsrc pave been assured NJ ohy y men snet Nv
c~~ have been uace~E.. ~ scrurblu d cleaning the
snip, sud thus lar they have oGi. sred niasts
Toe hitn visible
great many books papers ,pd oihcr srt,eles taken
from shps captured by tue pirate mere round 90 board
o. the kiorda There no less ihsD twenty sI onre
aome.es She Electric Spark had bcsrt very large
mail when burned This The crew o. ire ticnaa rau.
sscAed. and ssp1 soch article, pleased ner sarcy.
Among other tbiuss cummsnier Bssrjslss fooIa two
de vis',e marxs4 Mss rnesine smory e. New
YORK and yiss Jenny JsG.son o. hF.,,eosrs Sernonl
The following IL fu hsi 81 The oreers attached 10
toe Forias. b0i no, all captured Isose marked with
bsye been IN toe Jsied s,siss Navy these VIII T
we're mol captured
| I+~u,noaf roanond>r-rhas ~ Morr.'f
Lisssnanr--I X Porier,a Executive Dncer; :. Q.
stpSe,s Samuel Bsrras
kass,r-R Eioyd.sG Il. Bryan. 7. I. HEATER.
N,G:l,pYs>g-leffy sinclair, Jamef Dyke.f
Smc.o;s-1 }. tbprIstcs AstH,sntt ihos fDory
ssesp IN bunk aursg COLLISION.
y,cYms.s,C- Richard ssyior
e.e,s srs-Cbief, " . 1housssM;. A,s'sispts, VIM
/ Apesrc. Brown
Negf,y q MoD-yobu Il kirG
CAPTAINS rqtYt-W u poGsn
The following ~, o. "a ssn commanding tie prize
crew OF the FLORIDA
| L,~ut.naru C'oqa,sanae,-leusr A 8eardsee
| Sns.S's-ChAries Barclay, Executive ouicer.
1 Hoster . Ao,e--Jehn sstberngtoa
l Ra2p.~s--secsDd Assistant, Myron Knapp, Acting
( Cbies; Third Assistant, ". n. kcEwen.
o.ert,v-Hdfsr--E- y. Kirk, Acting watch Ofncer
In Crnversing Win toe captured ottcers board
Of the fof ida informed that Captain Norris bad
unjust aspsrsiops upon his by news.
papers representing that be cs,oYsing whs
l bw snip being captured Insy that Captain
10 only surt,y ternpcra 70, but be 10 also
l God searng apt pious These oices speak
bghly u the Uniformly KIND and gsnsmsny restmsos