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The Daily Dispatch: November 14, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Yankee steamer Wachussett, which captured her, was one of those gunboats which participated in the fight at Drewry's Bluff in May, 1862. She was commanded by Captain Collins. The Florida was a 750-ton steamer (formerly the Orieto), under the command of Lieutenant J. Mannigault Morris, Confederate States Navy. The following is the Yankee account of the capture: The Florida arrived at Bahia, Bay of San Salvador, on the night of the 7th ultimo. Captain Collins having held a consultation with his officers, determined to sink the Florida in port. Accordingly, at about 3 o'clock, the cables were slipped and the Wachussett steered for the Florida, hitting her on the quarter, without doing her great injury. Captain Collins now called out to those on board the pirate to surrender or he would sink her. This demand was replied to by the First Lieutenant, that "under the circumstances he surrendered." A hawser was now made fast, the chain slipped, and the Florida towed to sea. In
The Daily Dispatch: November 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War news. (search)
arties to bring on a naval battle in open water between the two vessels proving unavailing, Captain Collins promptly took into consideration the other means which suggested themselves for ridding theat the scheme proposed of seizing the rebel cruiser at her anchorage should be carried out. Captain Collins immediately gave the orders for accomplishing the design agreed upon, saying that with the ely accidental, and cried out: "You will run into us if you don't look out. " The design of Captain Collins was simply to strike the Florida amidships with full steam on, crushing her side and send hs it, by order of one of the Union lieutenants. The shots did not strike the Florida. Captain Collins, of the Wachusett, immediately thundered out a demand to the rebel craft, "Surrender, or I soon gave up the chase as the Union and rebel steamers disappeared below the horizon. Captain Collins soon ordered the ships to heave to, and examined his prize. He found that neither vessel w
The Daily Dispatch: November 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ears at hard labor; William Reeside, two years; and Richard Thompson, a line of one thousand dollars, are the sentences just passed in Baltimore for running the blockade. A telegram from City Point on Sunday says the Confederates were massing near Petersburg on Friday, and an attack was expected. Mr. Jacob, Lieutenant-Governor of Kentucky, has been arrested by the Government, and is now on his way to Washington as a political prisoner. The United States steamer Wachusett, Captain Collins, arrived at Fortress Monroe on Friday last with the captured rebel privateer Florida in tow. The Wachusett brought as passenger Mr. Thomas Wilson, the Yankee Consul at Bahia, Brazil. The draft was to be resumed in Washington on Tuesday for three hundred and fifty men, to fill the deficiency in the quota of that city. A meeting of the hotel-keepers and master bakers was held at the Astor House on Saturday to make arrangements for roasting, baking and preparing the ten thousand
The Daily Dispatch: January 12, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
who has appended to the address his official certification. The committee then make an effective criticism upon the neutrality of the Bahia merchants, speaking of their disregard of American interests and their evident sympathy with the rebellion. The report concludes quite saucily, thus: "What the merchants of Bahia deplore as a detriment to our commerce, the merchants of New York hall as a boon; and your committee recommend that the thanks of this Chamber be tendered to Captain Collins for his commerce and conduct in generously subjecting himself to the risk of censure, and to the possible loss of his commission, in order to rid the seas of a scourge and our commerce of an incendiary foe. "Should, nevertheless, the Government of the United States, after inquiry, feel it to be an incumbent duty to make amend to the sovereignty of Brazil for an unintentional wrong, the members of this Chamber of Commerce will subordinate all other feelings to an honorable acquiesce
The Daily Dispatch: December 19, 1865., [Electronic resource], Examination for Attempted Incendiarism — the accused sent on. (search)
covered some candles in a chair, which were a part of those cut and placed in different parts of the room. Edwards stated he had bought them to use in his chamber. T. P. Thomas, bar-keeper of the St. Charles, sworn.--Heard that Edwards's & Collins's liquor was escaping. Mr. Obendorff went to catch some of it with a pail. Described the condition of the room as others had done. Edwards opened the door with a key, and Mr. Obendorff testified that no one entered by the front door till it w It was no unusual thing in the fall of the year for the insurance to exceed the value of the stock; and not unreasonable to suppose that the stock now on hand might be lower than usual, in consequence of the hard times. For the Defence.--Mr. Collins, partner of Edwards, sworn. --Testified as to being in the store with him (Edwards) and his son and others, Saturday evening. Myers had been there, and Edwards intended going with him to the cars. Stock worth between three and four thousand d
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