The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-18

2 '- i''i ilf-ill>tlNt~ 10 hllli4 di"Ail
an engagement between the Wachu~eif
'nei H., F!ori,ia. firmly confident that 1hc
r','''l ct such an encounter would lp. an
'''i''f l niol Victory a. complete ~ that
'' i''>l SUMMER iu.the British Channel
'i me morning of the 9th oi O-rol,er they
CARRIED 4 eii''il'i'Se L" Capt. Morris nf the
+ i"ridi- L" move outside the limits oi
Brazilian Jurisdiction ard ia.n ,lr. M
c,.ii>, : TIE rebel commander an-lig,,l
to receive ilir miS>ive Which the Br-.zi liam
rc>iicnr> had prepared, on account OF some
miormaiitv in ilS address. During The al
Icrnnon of the Salnc Iay a Hungarian ELI
zen living in Bahia nj >ylnP: hizingwiih
oUr government In IL STRUGGLE miih rchel-
Hon, waited upon Capt Morris, AMI en-
d,..I,n,-l 10 induce him l" consent 10 an
'''i,'n between hi ship and the mon
@''.i''s'i- hai syiIhout success. Captain
h"T;a~ however stated that If he ~ls"iild
hapi~n /" fall III with the Wachu~eii '!gsr-
ll,s a cT'uiSe. ho ,Aoil,i willingly engage
/ III = contest wi!h her. nrli il,a1 er no ac-
cgHm would /, consent la have q safe
har''or ior ll'c cNpr.~- i,ugpo-e of having
ol engagements.
Ali efforts on ihe parl oi' outside par
tie i" bring on u naNai lalllc ia open WA.
:er l,twccm the .wn vessels prp>in. anna
yaiiin-- Captain Collins promptly took
MO CONSIDERATION The oiher means which
Suggested themselves fnr riddin@ the seas
"i iic most dangerous enemy oi our COM
ia ce- L. the ,.,,!in- Of ihe same day
ai-nNc mentioned ! lliu-,lar. October Gih.
.ie called "a oojm,il al hi Officers io dri1l.e
lhc ~lli,c1 I'm Important element in
lie consideration Mas ile TACT thai the
e, Ncai.lf lG.rior ui i'aliia ha> Ihl,>.
Openings inlo the Atlantic. ly amy one
u;' winch liic Florida could make her g.
,3pr whenever the darkness II thc m:@in
la cred iicT iaIrpn~,, without the po~~;l.;l-
in "a. one al a r.'>>,i preventing H. IL
l. stated lhaI the council al officers were
al>o possessed ni' information that the
Fl"rila !rtI repeatedly -iez~l and burned
"A .,Iiran slips within three miles OF the
,-o.,~. "l lsr-lzil ia defiance of every i:lw
"i neutrality without ih' slightest "i'.er-
linn ut any ~oll ieine n;ule hy the lGsl-
lillian authorities. Taking lnio ocn>l'ier-
liion all ln, ....-i~ IN iiI., c.l-,.. ilc couHcll
a.hi-cd. with L.It opa dissenting voice
allianr all ti,. ,'fi,,.r- 81 ia. Wachuscit,
that ,b,. ...;...,n.. ,s,,,,.-,~l %. >,.ilinn ihe
r.l.l ..,i,-,.r.. 81 ;..r- ;,prl,ai-ine should be
..~,.;. .,,. I'm. Collins Immediately
..,.. ,I.. orI..r. t;nr ;,,,.-om,.Ii>lnr. the de-
-iu, ;,ar,el unnn. savin2 thai with The
,,5-,- ,l,.,..-t r. ~ a.. i,.lf lirat il con-
I'm. or The uyaziIiiaB ,sa1,rnncn1 in ;sar-
,,;.,;n,r ,.ir~,,i,.. within tl shadow of lis
-l,,.,.. l.si mari. ll.e -i.3 .n Imperative
+, n,.,--,rv on,. /. u.av 10, remarked
L.. ,l..,, i v-9- ts,,.rla atier the -eizur.
nt ;l,,. Flalila. illa1 arrangements lad
i,.,, p,. h. t.- li.- ,--..a... from ill,. h;,rl,or
,..>, ,.i.,.gi. t,.- = ~,.N career
.,- ,1.t,-,-I,i-.., l...,a ..,Ir Shipping.
~. r,r.n...afi.4.,~ iar i:i,. encounter
~. mi. ,,i,l, .,r-, e,.l,riiv and c,.,n-
,,l..... .,.r,..,. ami =, .l.aul ihr,p. oclurll
., H.. ,,,..,.,i.,.. ,, Frilav. n-,pl-r -lh,
H.. .-,il..- ~. r.. -i;,atql. ;l,rl ih,. Na,hu-
L.. ,l,,,,n ,,,,I, Ia. r,.i,.i N,.--l m,icr
t,,J, l,....l 81 -,,.,,, -. little cl1,,,r.ation
NJ, 1ll,.r. oi -,,.-il "a l,,.-,eline. l4li one
h:.i. the Officers and cler nf 1he FLORIDA.
seventy in nuial ar :.ri iI.,iu.imag Captain
Mairi,. M,rc ,.'rnu~in- "a ii - and the
remainder, l-Ain@ iu-l returned from Il
similar ;.i,-,al,,-. ses.r. in lin condition Ia
r3.l an a--aili Ia Fihri,ia'> officer OF
The ,lrch Surpassed ia, collision which he
-;,w 10 h. ilnllin,ul 10 l.e rnrrel, accile.l-
tai and cri,,l olil. - lou viii run into u>
il y,u don't lock oui. The design OF
C-p:.sin Collins Wa simply 10 strike the
rI,rila wi.h inil force amil>hil,> with
.afi >..,,m on. crush in iler side. and send
.rr :,t n.f,, Ia ils,. bottom i,c,ord ihc pos
-il9.isy ol rsu-.l.. iits.lirr trouble to any
um. The Wa,hu-,il. however. did not
strike her adversary E.iGir. lui In her in
lie Stern. r..rIyii'rn 22.s, .Ar milzcn ma-i
:ln i,l,iin yard, Ths Fiori l., w.a- m,,l ~e-
riep~iy injured l,y the collision. hu1 ih,
',r,,>,n spar i'll .l.r,-S til. awning oyrr
H. l:,t,Ilw:,y IN ~urh a manner a. 10 ore
lgi.! ltr crew from e.;iing on I,z-k from
below Tie recoil which followed
ti,c ~hss-k carried the W..rlG>c.i isigl.
several l.,ri-. In llie colilii-;"n which
,ll-u,,l -,-Ny..A. pi~,ol -il"'~ W,se iir~l from
ir'ih N,'~~-l-- c''ie''} - l'''l'i"in- AMI en-
iirely without 'li''i- l"" "t iiie Guns "i
ilc W;chll-rii Were a.>' di-cii''r-'d 10y