The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19

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consumption, nnd We carried his body
to Bermuda and buried him. The
Florida, al tier short stay In Bermudl.
sailed for Europe, and on August 2lst
captured and burned tho ship Anglo
Saxon, witt, carg o OF coal for New
York. On August 25th arrived ut tho
Iport Of Brest, in France. AT this
place Maffltt. whose health had cor1,-i
plctely broken down. was detached
and Lieutenant Barney placed In cons
smand. AS the ship needed consider
ablo repairs before she was ready TO
sail. he. too. was stricken with sick
ness during tho delay, and Lieutenant.
sC, M. Morris became tho commander
OF the Florida. The Florida was bark
rugged. carried six guns and q crew
OF 100 officers and men.
After Lieutenant nIafIitt left her he
was promoted to commander. came
back to tho States. and was assigned
Ito shore duty. His health improving,
The took command Of the blockade run :
hery Owl, and ran several trips to VIII
mington. Learning Of the attack on
wilmington, no ran into Charleston,
found the city had surrendered, turned,
and. under fire from dozen ships. X. .
crossed the bar. arriving back a.
Nassau. n. r.. where he surrendered
his vessel to the owners.
Tho Florida. under command Of
lieutenant Morris. after repairing put
to sea. and on March Goth captured
and burned the ship Avon, with 1900
tons OF guano. On May IS. 1864. she
captured and burned the schooner
George 1.atimer near Bermuda, Balti-
more for Pernambnca; cargo, -four,
lard. bread aid kerosene oil. On the
18th she captured and burned the
Machias. Me-, to Matansas July list
captured and burned bark Harriet Stew
ems. lumber laden. from Portland: Me-;
to Cienfuego July Sth she acapIuIea
cargo. LOO barrels Of sperm oil and 700
barrels Of whale oil. July 9th she captur-
cd and burned the schooner MargaretY
Davis, in ballast from Port Royal 70
New York. On the evening OF tue
same day. near Cape Charles. over
hauled and burned the bark Green,
land. from Philadelphia to Pensacola
cargo, anthracite coal, which we could
not use. Then shaped my course 1or
the, Delaware capes, In hopes OF 1aii-
ing in with Federal Transports.
At 3 p. NJ. on July 10th. thirty miles
off the eastern shore of Maryland
captured and burned the bark General
Berry, New York to Fortress Monroe;
cargo, 1900 bales OF hay. Same day
burned the bark belinda. from Matan-
gas to Philadelphia. In ballast Same
day overhauled the barry Howard.
mt N a
on board and allowed her to proceed
Soon after leaving her discovered q
steamer standing to tho southwark
Proved to be the Electric Spark, New
York to New Orleans, with mail and
forty three passen gers; crew Of fifty
six, and very valuable cargo. Took
out mail and express safe, hailed the
Howard and transferred prisoners.
among whom were several United
states officers, and burned her. Want
ed to send her to Wilmingt ton, but had
no engineers. We were then close in,
to the Delaware capes. and. as the
give information Of our whereabouts,
deemed 1t prudent to leave the coast.
1T had been my intention to get in.
among tho fishing fleet higher up
and touch the pocket nerve of the
Yankee patriots.
The next we hear OF the Florida. she
lis at Santa Cruz on August 4 TIL. Again
we hear OF her ut Bahia. Brazil, where.
she was treacherously captured by
tho United States steamer Wachusett
while the crew and many of the Of tt-s
GERS were ashore. Such a breach Of
neutrality was never heard Of before.
and had 1t occurred in the port OF a
nation able Ito resent the insult. an
bnt
war w ould at once have been declared
Pc The Wachusett, as soon as she had
captured the Florida. Immediately took
her In tow, and with q small remnant
of officers and crew carried her to-
Hampton Roads. The officers Of the,
Florida. never dreaming that such an
act Of trenchery would be attempted.
were taken by surprise and without
the power to resist, Brazil weak us
she was, made a demand for an Eapol-s
fogy and the return OF tho Florida
This, after some delay, the United
States conceded, and a day was ap-9
pointed to turn over the Florida to-
Brazilian officers. But on the night
before the day appointed, II large
American ship ran into and sunk the
Florida. OF course, this was claimed
as al, accident, but the world knows3
better, ,35Ss II II AZ;
On May g. i So, we left Lieutenant
Read in the Clarence. sailing nortll-
ward from the tropics. having parted
company with tho Florida, from
Lieutenant Read s port we have:
June l0th.--7NYhen off Cape Hat
Steras, learned that 1t was 4 impossible
to carry out my Intentions, as Hump
ton Roads was dou bly, guarded ana no
vessel allowed to enter until thor-.9
.oughly examined, S5g
t Juno. 21st Captured the baris 1,n-
icony, and as she was q better vessel,
burned he Clarence al ter trans orrinGs
guns and crew to the acollsi, Be-
tween the ~ 9Th and ~ II. OF "a no burned
and bonded nineteen sail, 3g,s. II ia
tune n bth.-B Burned tho TaconS. and
trans ferred guns and crew y o schooner
Archer. n III
.onEthe 26tlaI anchored I'm the har-,
3bor Of Portland \, M NJ and at ~; 9 9
the following morning ~ BOAR led and
icaptured the ~ nltea N States revenue
cutter Caleb Cushing. loa da1Wned
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