The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-13
THE FLORIDA OUTRAGE.

Amdavit Of the Captain, Mates and Crow
The Florida, with tho Stars and Stripes
Flying, Fired Into by Two Spanish War
sfcamers-A Periious Voyage.
The following Is the sworn statement Of the
0hlcers and crew Of the American steamer Florida
This clear testimony will set at rest the doubts
thrown upon the statement Of the owners by the
authorities at washlngton:-
County u know that on ibis 9Th day Of jan
IN nS isn pS Hs a daS @ and
sworn under the authority Of the said State aud dwelling
esSsss aans MASTER O he aca%sRp
Or thsseSSoS Which Vessel Fsncis ps Of
New YORK. y the rsgis.ered owner, who brings with HIM
%p's JsAIo TSln steward George cook;
ali Of Belonging 10 the said ssamsSp saa lie sad Sp
% sas ana M d ss a
That Thursday, the l4th day of December Tow last
nS%ed together with lie rest Of he ships Company
w
the port TO Of st. Thomas West indies laden in BALLAST and
and Ts q, ses
snip sOassids the ships haw.sr,
spanish vssss saes Dc Balboa ~Slsh
passing Water Island under steam and SAIL directly in
which bore east nOrta.sas distant three miles cswca ac
her sails borc down Florida Oso K.
steamer h.qsd q the northward n parallel course with
% sG and 81 Thomas rs w to be es
then bore down on the Florida with her crew :.
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hove and cutter FROM hs steamer them
s & Of n s 81 bearing
past noon lna9tica mel boat from ths vasco Nunez dc
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ship aft forward said officer and Interpreter then
ct all sail the pe
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thew The Dc Has n IN
4. nine p NJ lost sight of the vasco Nunez de Bal
That heTesfer they proceeded in the dgent
" n s ws snySs
ssy sas: w5.n ss
heavy ship Soas and
in
s 81 i s 5 s Sey wos shin To
Es1y a one finding SuI. sh was cute
arrived the morning 24th said December being
towed into port on account OF bad winds.
December they sailed from Nassau and proceeded their
intended to New YORK; the Spanish gunboat Deseu
brdor following the ship out OF port At hapast nine
gmboat fired blank shot. The national flag was
then hoistei on the Florida At forty minutes
pas: nine ,o ococs the Spanish san1oat tired
the Floridas stern and falling In the water two
three hundred yards distant They then backed the foreopsa
ss $ To- hs A. Hs M Sos s
crew, all armed. Tho officer board the Florida
and requested TO see her papers, which were shown
then 20 through between ecke to which
the SAID master, having power to resist At
halt the olcer left the Florida and they made all
sail and proceeded their voyage towards New YORK.
That Sunday, the slst, six A. NJ Abaco Island Ia
sight, they found that tho rider post
ing badly They secured in the rest possible and
Tuesday, the I'd OF January inst, they hid fresh
gales and heavy and they shortened sail utepce
required. They found the radder working badly Ia the
That Wednesday, the Sd OF January, In with strong
gale northeast and cloudy weather. accompanied by
r. NJ one Of the bolts Of the iron stcrnport parted
bo at one TO two maass s ssfs
Shortened sail Immediately and all hands employed
getting the dder clear of the ship AT NJ the Tuer
broke OF close to the sern leaving the ship rueess
aud the trough OF the The then employed
At six a. NJ temporary rudier being nished they rugged
the aud steeed the ship with tackles. AZ
A. soundn.s In cighteen athoms water and for the
eafcty ship their lives shaped tbei
Charleston, where they arrived the next day. Thursday the
9Th OF January inst.
George MITCHELL master; J. f. Mitchell, John
Wilmington, second Jo.hro wibn, stewards George
Simons cook William Howard, seaman Ephraim An
drews (his mark) seaman; John Barns, seaman
and subscribed before me- the said notary the
dsy and year first before written.
WILLIAM y. HERlOT, Notary Public.