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The Daily Dispatch: June 17, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Florida. (search)
ements of our little navy on the ocean: The Florida, three weeks ago, touched at the island of Bermuda, to land Lieut Averett, her executive officer, who was severely lit. Second Lt. Lingard Hoole was left at Martinique, for the same cause. Just one year ago, the Florida, while at Bermuda, was received with a royal salute of twenty one guns, her officers in the evening being entertained at the house of the Colonel commanding the forces on the Island. The only ship burned since leaving Brest is the Avon, 2,000 tons, bound to Cork from the Chincha Islands, leaded with guano. The discipline on board is like that of a man-of-war. Her complement is 120 men and 18 officers. All live well, clothe well, and feed well. Oysters, turkeys, and delicacies of every description, captured on the prizes, supply their larder, and these are served in the commonest messes of the ship, with silver knives and forks. Think of that, ye hungry landsmen! Capt Moffitt, the former commander of t