, 1869-08-16
A REBEL REMlhIsCEHcE.
The Cruise Of the Florida
Mamtt, the Pirate Captain



during the recent REBELLION there were lifted oat.
par.,cplarIy at EuclAh poyts, vessels which sailed
under the Confederate eng, and which FenA Eo'-
Ing rp and down, recei.lug attentions IN 1otet3n
elites, and capturing aud burning nescha nk ses-
scls III for the benefit Of the rebel eanse' &ao tao
weakening Of tho enemS
or tue motives whicn really acsuated these aod!-
Yidua!s. and q what they themselves thought VI
what they were doing. very little has been kno"n.
TIE shtp-oKneIs aud shippers, with whom Inc nstne
Alabama ur Florida, Was bJ no nssns as Potola1
a tha. Of George Washington OF General 1lAa1
cared rery little about not1Fes bat only gazeu IT.
gretluliy 1t reaultA- ........
Az for the common idea Of pHyateers, 1t Is de-
c3cdly cr7oneous, 0etng 10 great exteht aei'eo
from The pe1uea OF tie sea Hos-
els which appear In Boston newspapers.
where tue gallant American prisateersmen Of the
war u tho Ecyolution, or that Of lsle, have I'LL!
Justice done them; when not lighting with great
bravery they spent the!r time IN sharpening cut
1Assra, relating stories and indulgtnR in patrioro
nedit4tons on the principles Of government, aaa
TIT xIyea aud sWeetheAIts they had left behind
thrna- 1t was very Attle more thann town utet
lnE anoat. To tell tho truth, however, prize.
rnorcy waa the subject Of their melitauons, and
they improved the leisure moments rl.h Aedfofd
TIN.
sen.nde,happes and nlDaIdo Ninaidinl were,
according 10 their chrontclers III the habit, when
uoi lighting drinking. o: holding long conEcfsa-
uons On Vice and virtue, right aud wrong, and
hcmn1g the cruel necessity which drove taen
forth 10 prey on their felor-nsu, for whom ahd
for whose r!shts they had, Ia the abstract, the
prest..t possible respect 81 1t has been imagined
by not few that the gentlemen who manned the
gallant crutsers which new tho oonnle bile nag
used to amuse themselves bJ mourning the 1ale
which compelled them to mako bonnrcs Of AmeH
can merchant vessels They applied the torch
With tear, and rrlurned TO their snlps 10 lanens
over the degradation Of tho old naS, 4nd TO of1nk
the health Of the girls they left weeping ~ sarau-
nah va,er But It Ia very hard to help losing tath
In these pirates. pryAteera or robbers, who pluu-
der from high moral motives, destroy from pa
trsotlsm, and wrong them In practice, while right
Ing them in theory. ..--.. ..---.--
The other dag Admiral RAphsel femues, who.
during the VEL, was the commander OF the Ala
baiua. published IN account OF bis celcbrated soy%
AKes around The world. which Wns- to CERTAIN e1-
tent, calculated 10 con11m the popular idea IT,
ferrrd to, According to him eEerJthlng VAS vcr5
circh Epac color, every one on board was gaAsnL
and bTare, was actuated bJ moral motives, aad
fought nofiy IN the n0blest possible OF Causes
Their went ont to light for God and the county,
without the least possible regard TO thtt1 pockets
Dut on the other Eide appears G. ". quinn, en-
gince1 on tho FlpTtda, another rebel SesSei. aaa
under nts hRnu confrAdicts indirectly the 9tate-
,cl. 4, least, there we're uoue Of the high nofal-
ties. lie gives IN his diary, which acttdcht hAs
r|aced In the hands Of 3 gentleman IN &als clt5'
IN !tslde y1eH Of what took place on the sup
Win which be wns connected, aud enAblcs one TO
sec the cool, b1slnesslke waJ In which these peo-
pic cut TO work, and how perfectly Indifferent
they we're 10 the success OF the great CAUSE MI.
Quinn does not mention his country ouFlng sno
eutire tn O hundred pages Of his beoE.
rI- i1uir ritI74n Hf the ReDU0l1E OF SQ4t4
t.s,p,tra, which Is the only part Of the south
where. according to the Ideas Of the Cafolin1ans,
the genuine Southern gentleman could be 1ountt-
Your Iirgtn!an Was slave dealer, tho
Mar5,snder was corrupted By tho North. tho
Alanau!ans and Mlss.ssipptans. DC. were Of quite
q recent creation, tut In Caru!lna, and especially
In the sea-toa1d dtstr1cts one found the genuine
tcl,or-tne "old ChrlhtIa1s-" The South Caro-
jtplap a1rsays saw distinctly his Own excellence,
and v as puzzled to know Why others could not
appreciate It lie knew that his was the oes :
State, and hts people the best people, aud the
Har1n and general hatred they received u the
South asfoushed him. .....
In July OF 1ed2, Mr. Quinn, for some reason
YhIcn he does Dot state, ran the blockade from
CAarieston on the steamer Herald. " which Was
tired uron b5 the commander Of the Yankee gun
boai Ad,toudack The coHardly RASCAL nred ctain-
shot o. ns, VIC being 4 merchant FesEei-" lie SUBJ
set,ufntIs modified his ':1ewe ~ regarded Hrr-
chant yessely. aud ths way Of bringing them to
"Tlis ptcce ol cownEdtee made me wish We were
q man Of WaT so that VIC might light lhsscaa
q. ruun1pR ;rum Yankee After being In Nassau
week or 30, heard to my
DELIGHT sha. the O.eto was clear. The American
Consul had her seized, md tried Ills utmoAt 10
have her Condemned. Immediately used my Ut
,,n.t endeayors 10 share her fate ~ joining het.
a. hns WIS In want OF engineers soon got nr-
pointed came on board on the 'th Of AuGust
In x
ure: On the 9th, Rot up steam and steamed on. Of
the hattor md nade fast to Her Majesty Was
.,ca,ue. Petrol. which WAS lying at anchor outside
OF Inc harbor As there Has also ianlee man
oIwar ou the Tar, We thought 1t prudent 70 walt
until dark, a. We did, ind proceeded to Green
Kew, wtyre VIC CAME to an anchor and took IN our
armament, which WIS brought to ns By schooner
IEou. Sassat- Al 6 u n got IndE1 "o{s a4d
started for Carlenas-" -.
The florida WIS commanded By Captain John
SewIand Mnd!lt, au officer In the old u1r5, aud
son Of tho celebrated prcache1, whom h0 resatn-
tiled tu Dany resrcct4- lie was au admirable &C.
tor, rne s.orJ-,elcr, good musician aad 1t e1-
Cc!leut ca1tcaturtst. lie Was shoTft dark aud
active tsy1bIs discipnastan- with fearful teu1-
ner. Bul, Ike hts father, had been utterly uhahle
10 get along with his wife. s. ". Everett. Of VIZ
:,ua aud J. c. 1iodc, Of Alab1tEa, both of whom
had lett the United States service, were Executive
l,tflcer and Flrst Lieutenant
Thence the Florida went 10 Mobile Hay, where
| she n NJ shut up during the entire autumn: aud
there It WAS that Nj. Quinn met fais Moal'!an.
| who hxd great Influence over his mind, and ~ao
! Is frequently mentioned in bis Journal, until be
ctts 10 Urest where the free Kissing and husglug
| Of the French girls caused him TO forget her. ou
| The 10th Of January they "got under way, anu
escaped the blockatling Fquadfon ahu ftlesai
| cruisers" The next cay, bY SONS odd blundes'
se reports tic vessel Ion The coast Of Mexico
4 fen Jays later they captured the nrst Prize
lie was not at ali e!ased, but simpl! ssJs
Jan r. a 10 2sSsoqs n,Ie 5soeu fIom a We
| nnIsted the s;ars aud Stripes He !mHedaset!
t:d the same. Ne nred SHOT aeEosS NJ ~" ~ an an
az nroyed he br1c Estelle, Of New Yort+ tron
saIta Graz bound 70 noston WIZ her faosa,!TaSd
and honey we sens ~, MoTa fena nss c.ea sTas
W. W tn,t ~has we wanted oId &c, Ter on nEe al
cr. u. KepAlned br her un,il veil on nse.
| In tne 10Th the vessel reached Havana ans
cane to anchor. bat, on the following ua7' VII
ordered out by the Spanish AZ du4t"''
Havana, Jan. Sat $50 = a Sot III nnaei ae
wnx: al II l. N made d sAL Stopped our q
rtncs SD ALLOW cd ncr 10 get vel on the aau = al
up s
brig yy1nd< ar,l, from Aatanzas noano W. - ,nor
York loaded Tisn sufa[ and moassg i. ron Srs
sn. m maze sail, a, t:so canc ~ to hy. anu
stn, a t.oat ahoari. She proved 70 te laaaes
ors from ia,aaslPa'a Banas peons hin = as p n
n1an eG-At 5 4 n came IN s:sht u Sassas ~
light and to snchor nj \ = y eoaineoeea 'oaa'nf
ship aad suppl! Of rFos1aons' ,,.,,,
,,a tn,rrd IT,, rse!ycs In the loAs Of twenty ST
.aa, he assertion. "uerc heard 70 ms utuos
sorrow O. the Illness Of n5 dca7es' 'ose aon 10
t1ue to write letter. ...-...
Thts IL the urst appearance Of the de1fess los
| n, = nom be attc1*atd nnle much mentloh u
thr ,xtn Of February they aaw ship, Is frcd sac
t-r,, ,hc how p!ypt aad brought hlu to-" lie VI
| q, n,sr rcr1 much mixed &t the ser Of eh1k
: htx nnxllt settled down ID to the cuktomsr
..thr.- The vessel wa9 the clipper Jacob Be!
, nj Foochow, with q, 900 chests Of tea o. oo4o
! She was st,.pped and 1rcd- ...-
LAT sea, Feb 1e.-Wcssner clear. Thinking
; "s sea Feb. 1..-Byought to hsrt wi
, | Swedish colors tMA taiEt New aole se
, se1l bound 10 s. Thomas. sens on ~, ooa1I IL p,s
} | ttisfs nun j2cop Bell, and nade SAL fof baEoe
, Feb. aI-A: :. 80 + II csne IN stgat q p,
toTus CattAn Nam, vent ashore TO see tn
t;oSerpo1 Aea1u .oI United States fsesnt
Vanderbilt t-os at s. Tnosnas ano IN search
.Feh. s-Drtscsown. Ba1baloes. ylsite
by = good nany OF the Engtsh officers: .. :
eot under Eay sad ssoed q, 70 sea, ~ na, .,o,,
All res, Feb el-Notn,ng OF Importance Eo.n
to-tay except that had Rood dE11A y usAno :
$ Al beA, March 2.-Sothln1 Of Importance !
# day except tha, our men Ind soft-tack 1ot sp
$ per-" e. =, n.,.
- .rorn Calcutta, bound to Boston, With c.vgo II
- ned 1t s:4N,ooo. They took s1ch things As III
wanted and burned the remainder. The siectd
!, 1rouotouv OF The cruise l. Dore aad more MAJ
), t tested b. hts eotrlea- TIE g7ea: event OF
- | 7th was tcat the Dess taf an "e1ceIe
dinner" On tic sth, "h1re last takea so
- d,,at Of brandy" -und tnss with J. sptad
- {CMrf Englneef} about the engines OF The Eesse
- - This was The t.s: Q! series OF 1usses which In
- 1y rrar1tett in 1tc rer.pFni Of the Chief