, 1865-06-25
BRECKINRrDGE In. CUBA.
he Crosses from Florida inj
e. - Small Open Boat. j.
ETRhf Days ON tho OceAn-How 4
49,, ', tsutI1.o1t xY0a AVOIDED -,


lcones- -ondenee Of the New York Her,ldl
~ >' HAVANA, June H..
General j. C. Breckenridge, accompanied
by Ills aid7de-camp Captain J. Wilson, bis
faithful war eesvslt Thomas, Colonel Tsylor
Wood, and .lwo confederate soldiers arrived
nt Cardenas on The 1lth instant. In an oprn
boat of about ono TIN burthcn, from the coas.
Of Ftoli0a. This party, af.c1 the capture OF
the President Of the lat1 republic. made their
way to the st, Johns rIycF, Wh,.c they pro-
'curc0 a boat In which they proceeded up
thu: river until tleJ reached q point due west
Of Indian river, near .hc head Of navigation:
Az st: Johns, colonel Taylor Wood joined
mand of Gertaal Wilson which captured the
President of the cpnfedc1acy by n=cidtht,
but he made good his escape the SANE night.
The aneIl boat was hauled acrcss the cum
tance pftwsuty mfrs and ism ched for The
ocean. On reaching Gllocrt's b.r, near tbs
mouth Of The river, the boat was tcachc1, aud
dragged actoss q tand.sptt sixty yards. and
launched In arrir1ct communicating With the
OCEAN. On this Iaft Of the route Tno!au pa.
tics supplied them with sent prp:isfo1s Of
"cumiy," Of .7Llrh they u.ndc bread. F1r
The helante Of the voyage tLeE were conrel'-
cd to 1--we o1, sltil.tisb, caught along lGc
shore, aCd tu' tlch' eggs, Of which they nleo
laid In stores for their yuyage across the Cult
stream.
river they ro1sted south some fifty nr sixty
miles. whrn they heAehed their 'nat to hunt
prtyjs,ons. Al this time United Stltcd'
annbtat or steam transport running down
south between tho shore snd the Florida
recs observed The party, and tie commander
dispatch ed beat FINN tue vessel to ascertain
who they were ard wEat they @tre dbfng
there. AS the boat brgan to khow heIsclt.
there vbs some excitement In CAN'T, and
Thomas htean t. get bis W.apans really fl!
use. They were temporarily located on shsll
ridge, between n imr:retfable swamp and
the waters Of The ocean, 81 thst II tncr
lost their beat tier would perish Id
the swapr. TAYLOR Woetl, with thc
ceol detern,.ua ion cf t'Rouch and Ready"
bis grandfather, ort,erca LIS two nen to
launch the boat, Witch was. .insttntls accom'
pl'shcd, nbd Tie rthcr6 having retired under
cover OF ;At: bru:h. The Two soldiers tn IL tn
the cars HTith a WILL" and pu'led for the
advancing hpat, wlIch they mel q! abont
| onr-ef:l!l, dt mile firm tic shar3. An III
Ger in The stern eeat af the cir, with 4 feyol'
rer In h+p.f, latled h. boat will, 1i.c usua
nar'De questi' ts. Taylor Wt:od became i'm
M d,atcly thes highest t'l"ncshors vo 1ssnrn,
wrccker and fish. rlnan that ever lived I'll
Florida. D" His men were patn1ed soldiers
they had to live scue how they xcn' hun'-
ing TT. cIs; nEd until they sDu'd flud mne.
tllsp. hotter, they were snbsistIng on tile
1atber weshy cha'ity OF the sc.-shs.'I-,l>t
tnc cet o. fur as Indian key, or possibly Ecy
West they bad 3 l01tlU,d Of papers, II lie
vantsd IN tee them" And the ready b,y:
pulled forth their E'a'ol.. Joc1mcnt5, which
were examined and fnsInd correct. 1h;
folks on shore we're of the Sane cfass; had
plenty Of p1pe:s-:tc samc-aud vera try
il. to cook dfnnCr, If they could fnd ap!
.grs or shells: wouldn't the captntn lise tc
20 along as.o,e-he would he ,>x}setlg ,eff
come to thu bt It they had, and Their paprFt
too! Their hospI.ulitf WAS dccliued-th'
dictuun tall right " was uttered, and, "git.
10. 10y ys'-rler nway elIot tie E'- on
her Tct11u voyage 10 the ste1ne,
name not kLown. Tnc wcAricd
ard hnlEstarsed party breathed ninr:
freely after the interview. which had
been rather tedious while waiting for the re.
suit, That evening they left The stn.e. bar
jpr on board few DOZEN erce. cascs o.
cnnt y-brcutl. md few CLANS. A. snaI1 thai
they nirl,t mass far muscles, Tl,p, rea"het]
! the Banks }n nhont thIrty.s:r hours. Iayina
| snolcn nne 1rssri nd ATTAINED n sI1nnIv o.
frcsh water thc f3yr to|lo,xin., in IL d~rariurt
I'm, +ha E,o-,5s eoas+ ,ra tna, Mi, M cti,.
nr i,c;5crt IN, n tcrr3b1v ,,cr,,1cT.d e.,
wart ~ fnna ,,nt1 fher ren.le3 Ta,,,enas IN
t,.a r,n,n,u% ~ H. 11,1 .n,rht 5orsAml, ~, ~
th,r .a 4caro ,sca,rcJ ,,r tho ,son,c mi tla ,
tin5,ttes wtti, 1900 t;ni,lp"sef vii fa1 ~ Fl
ref.eah.J sna ro,ed"d ~ ~ .r'.n;nn
~ lass.s s.;.h,5 ~ n,,to-,oIn tho,, l., ~ Il,
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