The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15 00:00:00

SEIZURE OF A WAR STEAMER IN THE

MEDWAY.

Cmartum, Dec 1:

A few days siren a handsome and evidently new three-
Matted iron threw sheenier, of apparently at out 1.00 tons
burden, arrived at the Note and proceeded • short distance
rtp the Medway. where she came to an anchor From cert
Mysterious movements on the pert of those on board,
coupled with the circumstar, of no colours being ..en
and other incidents connected with the arrival of tun
a craft in the river, c maiderable susp.eon ins attache,: to
her. erpecially as, when communicated with, those in charge
of the re-eel refuted to give any information either a,
to her name and number, bee destination, the cargo she
had on board, or the orject if her arrival in the Sledway
In comtqueoce of the tumours which were ece, afloat
rep, c-ing her and the broadly-expensed opinion
that the mysterious vessel was in reality • Fenian
prteateer, the authorities felt It their duty to mix • her,
periong further instructions from the G vernal's:it On the
vessel hens boarded toy the officials, all doubt as to her real
character was at an end, the ship being fitted up in all re-
spects as • war steamer She is ostensibly withou• • esp.
gain aid the second ME per has succeeded to lowing the
ship since she hes been in the hands of the Admiralty
offloins. Her ere. on board mustered 20 hands—a number
altogether h-•d gnome for • vee-el of her rwing an" clue
On a search of the vessel the odiclais diseoveren 3, barrel+
of gunpowder on board, which had been shipped from a
barge since she had lie. n in the river, together with • farce
quantity of r flea bayonet., swords, and outer war
ale is pierced to carry tour gum her armament consisting
of Blakeley gross, some of which she has also stored on
board There is • large supply of coals in her bunkers
as we'l as in her hold, while t mmath the coals • quantity of
shot and shell is salt to be stored Toe rip is with-
out papers or documents of any kind to explain her
ch•rector or demination, while the crew appear to have
been in entire inorapce •.1 her real ch tractor They state
that IRBY name is the Boliror. and that she is intended
for the .oovernment of the B.,poblic of C Annibia, South
America, to which place she wes proceeding after receiving
the remainder of her stars" S a was null: by Mem,.
Palmer. Brothers, of the Jarrow Works who will doubtless
be sole to aff. TO some information respecting her brie is
Stated to hive sailed from North Snelds on Wednesday
in last week, arriving in the Medwey on Sunday.
By direction of the Admiralty, the Got,ernment offidah
here have taken poseenion of the vessel, and on Tuesday •
party of Royal Matinee were pieced on board by order of
rite-Admiral Sir Baldwin W. Walker, no one bent Per-
Dined to lean the inspected ship or hold any communism
tine tenth her wit hut express permission.
The Bl,sor is moored near thellorshlp Fortookit./., and
the paddlewheel steamer Lizard is lying alongetde for the
purpose if senior as a rinsed ov,r tar A numh-r of the
metropolitan poll., tastier the direct i is of Superintendent
a Tenant. are at, rowing round her in order to prevent any
communication from the shore with those on board.