The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-18
CAPTURED BY THE FLORIDA.
STY EXPERIENCES Ov BOfRD a CON
IEDERI ne pRIIIIEER
Wow "A letter to Neptunc ui.cnrried \ Ma
rinc Woir In sheep. Clothing Turning inc
Henricttn- Life on Board the Cruiser
Her On,c.r. and Men-Anoihet Prize.

Her Oo,e.r. and Men-Ano,hes Prize.
MID OCEAN. April 81. 1sGj-For the ilrs'
time. we were literally becnlmcd We were out
thirty days and just on the equator. the trade
winds having been moro than ordinarily kind
In Whiting ne through the Dollrums" II was
q dny of delightful calm which permitted a
study Of the fish which srorted in the hrny
depths around us. beautiful drgonaid1-
paper nautilus" like yarirgatod soap bubbles.
noated'o on the surfa'c-fairy sailors bound for
ports unknown. The motion Of the bark. MS I
gazed at her great hull from the bowsprit. was
exactly that on a large scale, Of painted float.
Mt which a duh mnnow was nabling. As we
SLOWLY rose and fell upon the smooth pillows,
could fairly realize what il was to be " rocked in
the cradle Of the deep"
Once. near by us. two sw0rllsh came and
sportivcly Played one Of them apparently ten
feet long from tip to tail. the other moro
club " four feet in length but they were ~
graceful "a Kittens. The old one seemed 10 be
Gving ts young companion lesson in fencing.
for toy appeared to b. chasing each other
around in circles and occasionally to clula u
thrust in tierce." The old onew would parry"
by q skiliul movement. rising clear OF the
water and executing q graceful curl in the air.
would como down in th' r'ar Of its mate. rs
much rs to say Now. litt, one III run you
through and through" q Occasionally hey
would follow each other from the water into tl.
mir in beautiful gyratou-.
While muslnl. sail was dcscred far all rad
like minute sprck on the horizon. but IA the
'i'"- "' .'""'' o''"'' Nv"
proved ntiul, We had no hopo NJ com ne up W.tl
her even granting THAT our hurs. the Henrietta.
was vastly fleeter than the -.rIugor; but as for
tune favored IA durn- the n,ht | Was de-
lighted t. IND on tue follow ~ morning tlgtw'.
had almost oycrhaul,l the strange vessel. ald
BY \; VI had com" wthln loss than lcnsunof
n ha,' = ln.. ifl XIX u. ..' 'i.3i ti.'.77
rig, hay ~ si ~, save. WIN a sln'rlani
IT, Nw sS 5rs 5r '' r5r a IA ls M
knowl"dE'l her salute nt iu' NJ up tht S'Hf-
R"silnss s'..no.- inai'y cart. BroWn MI
lr,ui' Il win Maury,- si-ntl code. 50 That l'
FL FIN 6m MAR ' ~. n. M , %snJ l ,,
con,rrrinE tn latitude ana, logsliu, y tli usual
trrln1Ill ,,,, n - n1uI' ~ % an nn5 uut
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Sisyusf.d y,,h H. IN wol n ~,
Correspondent 'e to me-. rh,n.ltc "a I answer
H. .''a W NM ,'. .~n n' ,"l' u.N,N' 81,
our colnre as farewell .t..f' t- Fr.n.i.ni,n
li1,unli "a A ral-t lIr i- ..riy d. nm. ~ -
Wnhnj i.nri.d iiiri, 49, . ~ ti'.a r..
talk" That shc was Inc Fr,u.l, l5Irk Bre.ne.t..r
BOUND from nn,rdea9N g. g. EN-t lnii VIA
cSfnmndnte IN, m H., t,,t ~ :. h.r l.t,..r. r., f. DO,
Jnnsiro' our d.stinnti"n nni hence To- ,1ati
ihnr, mil nr.igr.l ~, ,,v d. %. D. L.l..'.i
which stood flr 3 ana i1r :. niiAins the nunlh nr
Sn@nd mon haul"l Lnak onrn ai,, W. t"'r, W.
our notion
After m hours pntisut wiring n largo ,yh IL.
boat Vol mann.d ,.aIn, ov.'' '.lr,sin.s IA. r1a,
Of the From IN vessel q iu,i. .cl-fat. a tar Az
oompnnied hv Curt D.-frau1u'. SON A v5ilth
Of hren dressed as "a Frsn IA sailor bIv Com
Ing 2boari p, ka5e Of letters was deliysred to
"A visit III, could srnnk no EnylisL, nni nut-
r syn nav M to me- nrsn H. @ his language and
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