The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-29 00:00:00

Seizure of the Georgia.

The seizure of the Georgia does not take us by
surprise. During her stay on the Mersey the officers
of th© Niagara made no secret of the fact that they
had instructions to seize her. Her owner had a
hint to that effect, but having perfect confidence in
the bond fide purchase of the vessel, and her regis-
tration at the eugem-house, he disregarded the
threat. Indeed, if all reports are correct, he in-
structed his captain not to avoid the Niagara,
should the vessels meet at sea. The assertions which
have been made, that the Georgia was intended for
biockadesrunning, or a Confederate cruiser, have not
an atom of truth in them. She was purchased from
the Confethrite agent in Liverpool through Curry,
Kellock, end Co., duly registered, altered into a
passenger-steamer, and was chartered to carry
raails from Lisbon to a Portuguese port. At the
time of her seizure she had on freight several hun-
dred tons of coal on Portuguese ecconet, for the
loss of which, it is esid, compensation is
now claimed by the shippers. Whatever legal
questions may arise from the seizure, Mr Bates, at
any rate, is perfectly clear from suspicion of aiding
or abetting the Confederates, and we believe that
on Friday ho took the opportunity of the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer being in Liverpool to lay the
whole case before him. Numerous rumours have
been current on 'Change since the seizure, which
we give for the benefit of those who wish to hear
all sides of the question. When the feet of the
seizure first became known it was asserted that the
original register of the Georgia, alias the Japan,
had never been cancelled, and that the gentleman
who purchased her from the builders only gave the
Confederate commander a bill of sale; that at the
time she was committing depredations on Northern
commerce she was the property of a British mer-
chant; that Earl Russell and Mr Aflame, the Ame-
rican Minister, negatived a request by the owners
for protection from seizure; that Earl Russell did
promise protection ; and so on ad infinawn. Such
are the current rumours, but we have every reason
to discredit them.—. Liverpool Albion.
The New Confederate Cruiser,

A new Confederate cruiser, known as the Talla-
hassee, commanded by John Taylor Wood, has made
her appearance off New York, burning and destroy-
ing no less than six vessels in as many hours. A
communication from Fire Island, Aug. 12, says :
" While ono of the sailing boats attached to the
Hotel was cruising outside this morning it dis-
covered a yawl boat making for the shore. Upon
coming alongside of this boat 16 persons were found
on board, who belonged to the pilot boat James
Funk, of New York, the brig Estelle, the brig
Sarah Boyce, the brig Richards, the bark Bay
State, and the schooner Atlantic, All these ves-
sels had been captured and burnt by the rebel
steamer Tallahassee, commanded by John Taylor
Wood, off the coast yesterday afternoon. The 16
men who were found in the yawl boat will start for
New York this afternoon."

The statement of the crew of the pilot het
is as follows :—" On Thursday morning, at
half-past seven o'clock, Fire Island, bear-
ing north-west, distant 30, miles, discovered a
steamer ateering west. Kept off for her and set our
colours. On approaching her we perceived that she
flew the pennant and Union flag. On nearing us
she stopped. Thinking she wanted a pilot, we
hove our yawl out, and Mr. Smith and two men
went alongside of her. As coon as as the yawl got
alongside the steamer down came the stars and
stripes and up went the rebel flag. The pilot and
men who were in the yawl were taken on board as
prisoners, and they lowered two boats of armed
men, who came and took possession of the pilot boat
in the name of the Confederate States. Before taking
us he had captured the schooner Sarah A. Boyce,
of great Egg Harbour, bound from Boston for Phi-
ladelphia. At 9 a.m. the privateer captured the
brig Carrie Estelle, of Boston, bound to New York.
She was burnt. At 11 a.m. she captured the bark
Bay State, from Alexandria to Boston, and burnther
also. At 1 p.m. captured brig A. Richards, of Bos-
ton, from Glace Bay, bound to New York. She
was burnt also. At 3 p.m. captured schooner
Atlantic of Addison, and burnt her. At halfepast
three she boarded the schooner Caroll, from East
Machias, bound to New York. She was released on
signing bonds for 10,000 dols., she taking all the
crews of the captured vessels to Sew York. All of
the prisoners were paroled, and during all this time
privateersmen would not give us anything to oat or
drink. August 12, off Fire Island, 15 of the
paroled men left the schooner Carroll in a rowboat,
and steered for Fire Island Inlet, where we were
kindly taken in tow by the yacht Lily, Capt. John-
son, who brought us into the inlet."
The following is the dee.cript:on of the Tallahassee
published in the New York papers :—" The privateer
Tallahassee is an iron steamer, painted white, with
two smokestacks, two screws, about 230 feet in
length, 20 feet beam,and draws about 9 feet of water.
Her bell is marked Tallahassee, of London, 1861 e
Engine marked 'J. and W. Dudgeon, London.'
She is fore and aft schooner rigged, mounts three
guns, one small one on the topgallant forecastle,
a long 32-pounder amidsh;ps, and a 24-pounder
aft. She carries four waist boats. Her crew
consists of about 120 persons, including the officers.
P,len of all nationalities are represented on board,
most of whom are said to be soldiers from Lee's army.
She is said to have run nut of Wilmington about six
days ago without having been seen by any of
Admiral Lee's blockaders. She has quite a quantity
of cotton oo board to protect her boilers, and there
are four barrels of turpentine on deck to be used
in firing vessels. Sho is commanded by John T.
Wood, C.S,N, The surgeon, Sheppardson, says he
was one of the Chesapeake pirates. AMr Hall is
the hoarding officer. The crew are dressed in rags
and tatters. Some of them wear their pistols tied
to them with Manilla rope yarns. They are a hard
looking set. The chief engineer says he is a Boston
man, or thnt he was born and brought up in that
city. The last seen of the privateer she was steer-
ing southeeast, with the pilotboat James Funk in
tow as a tender. All the officers and crews of the
vessels captured by the privateer were paroled, and
signed a document promising not to take up arms
against the rebels until properly exchanged."

THE HAPPY FATdILY.—The Administration party
is entirely falling to pieces. So utterly impossible
is it for Mr Lincoln to be re-elected, the great Republican
party, which is still strong through its immense wealth and
its hold upon anti-slavery sympathies, is casting about for
a new candidate in order that it may retain the government
in its own hands. lam assured on the very highest autho-
rity that Mr Lincoln has consented to repudiate the Balti-
more nomination already conferred upon him if his party
can agree upon some candidate who will do better at the
polls. The last scheme is to put Andrew Johnson, who
was nominated at Baltimore as a candidate for Vice Presi-
dent, in place of Mr Hamlin (the present incumbent),
thrown overboard, at the head of the ticket, and leave Lin-
coln out. Johnson originally was a tailor, and could not
read or write until he was 20 years of age, when he fortu-
nately married a somewhat better educated person than
himself, and was taught by his wife. He is still a rude,
unlettered man, of violent passions ; but still he has a rough
and ready way, and an energy of character which has made
him popular with the Western people. It is felt that the
crisis demands a man of nerve and decided executive force,
and hence it is supposed that Johnson would inspire the?
personal enthusiasm which Lincoln has thus far entire])
failed to create. The leading New York papers of Repub-
lican politics, the tribune and tho Evening Post, favour the
substitution of Johnson for Lincoln ; and at a meeting
lately held in Boston by the New England senators a peti-
tion was signed and forwarded, in which Mr Lincoln wac
requested to abandon his chances for a longer lease of tht
Presidential office.

LORD PALMERSTON'S VISIT TO HEREFORD-
SHIRE —The arrangements for the reception of the
Premier on the occasion of his visit, to Hereford next
Saturday to attend the inauguration of the statue of the
late Sir George Cornewall Lewis are as follows :—He will
arrive in Herefordshire on Friday, and, as already stated ie
f/ic Sun, will be the guest of the Rev Archer Clive, higl
steward of the city, at his residence at WhitefiAd. It is
expected that he will attend the festival of the three choir
on Friday, the last day of the festival, when the " Messiah
will be given at the cathedral. On Saturday at noon, the
Hereford corporation, militia staff and band, Odd k ellows,
Foresters, rifle corps and band, and citizens will form
in
procession, and meeting Lord Palmerston on his arrival in
the city conduct him to the shire hall, where the corpora.
tion will present an address to his lorelship, after which the
ceremony of unveiling the statue will take place. There
will be a public luncheon afterwards. Lord Palmerston
ret'arAs to London the same day.

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HER MAJESTY,

WINDSOR CASTLE, August 27.
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and
Princess Louise drove out in a carriage and four
yesterday afternoon, attended by the Hon. Horatia
S:opford.
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
Princess Louis of Reese, their Royal Highnesses
Prircess Helena, Princess Louise, and Prince Louis
of Hesse, drove in the grounds of the Castle this
morning.
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrice and
Princess Victoria of Hesse took a carriage airing.
Their. Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Louis of Iless3 took leave of her Majesty to-day,
and, with the infant Princess Victoria, left the
Castle
cn their return to the Continent.
Their Royal Highnesses were attended by Baroness
de Urancy, Captain Von Westerweller, and Dr.
Becker. Lieut. Colonel Du Plat also attenatel their
Royal Highnesses to Gravesend, where they em-
barked on board the Royal yacht Victoria and
Albert.

The Queen held a Council to-day, which wafj
attended by Earl Granville, tile Duke of Somerset,
and Viscount Palmerston.

Mr Helps, Clerk of the Council, attended.
Viscount Torrington and Sir W. Rote were the
Lord and Groom in Waiting.
Earl Granville, the Duke of Somerset, and VisCollnt
Palmerston had audiences of the Queen.
On Friday last, being the anniversary of the
birthday of the revered Prince Prince Consort, the
Queen and all the Royal family repaired early to
Frogmore.
SUNDAY.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and DuebeBB
of Saxe Coburg, arrived at the Castle yesterday on
a visit to her Majesty the Queen, attended by Al de
Schleinitz,
Colonel H. Ponsonby attended their Royal High'
times from Dover to Windsor.
Her Royal Highness Princess Helena, attended
by the Hon. Horatio. Stopford, met the Duke
Duchess at the station of the South. Western Rell-
- and accompanied their royal highnesses to the
Castle.

Earl Spencer arrived at the Castle yesterday:
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Montrensier and Princess Marie Amelia visited
the Queen to-day, and remained to luncheon.
The Queen, their Royal Highnesses Princess
Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and
Prince Leopold, their Royal Highnesses the Puk°
and Duchess of Sate Coburg, and the Ladies and
Gentlemen in Waiting, attended Divine Service in
the Private Chapel this morning. The Kong and
Rev. C. L. Courtenay officiated.
Earl Granville (Lord President of the Council),
Viscount Palmerston, and the Duke of Somerset,
left town on Saturday afternoon, at half-Past two
o'clock, by special train from the Paddington station
of the Gre©t Western Railway, to attend th.e.
Queen's Council, at Windsor, After the
the Ministers returned to London. Council

of
Return of Prince and Princess Louise
Hesse to Germany.
On Saturday afternoon their Royal Highnesses
Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, with their in-.
fent daughter, Princess Victoria, attended by Cap-
tain Von Westerweller and suite, left Windsor
Castle at a quarter to three o'clock, en route for
Germany.
Their Royal Highnesses, who have just closed a
rather long visit to the Queen, after having bidden
farewell to her Majesty and the members of the
Royal family, drove down to the Windsor station
of the London and South-Western Railway, where
they were received by Mr. Hill, the station supere
intendent, and escorted to the state saloon carriage
which had been provided by the South-Eastern
Company. This was attached to the ordinary 2.45
up passenger train, and a few minutes' delay hay-
ing taken place, their Royal Highnesses took their
departure for Waterloo amid the salutations of the
spectators on the platform. Mr. Hill accompanied
the train to Waterloo, where it arrived at tea
minutes past four o'clock.
There their Royal Highnesses, who did not alight,
were received by Mr. Scott, the traffic manager, and
Mr. Williams, the Waterloo superintendent of
the South-Western ; Mr. Eborall, the general
manager; and Mr. Knight, the traffic BLIP"'
intendent of the South-Eastern Railways. At
Waterloo the saloon occupied by the Royal
party was transferred to the main line, and
an engine belonging to the South-Eastern Company
having been attached, a small special train was thus
formed, Mr Knight taking his station on the loco-
motive, and Mr Eborall eccempanying the train,
which left Waterloo terminus at 417 and
passing over the Waterloo-road junction to the
Chariog-cross Railway, proceeded, via London-
bridge, on to the North Kent line. Blaasseckheath he
,
Woolwich, and Dartford were rapidly p
Due
Gravesend station being reached at 5.6 p.m.
d, t
preparations had been made here under tne super•
intendence of Mr Woodcock, the station master,
the platform being covered with carpet, while the
platform itself, station, and bridge over the railway
were thronged with spectators, who, on their Royal
Highnesses driving from the station, accompanied
the Royal carriages through the town of Graves-
end, by way of King-street and Harmer-street, to
the Custom House, the approaches to which were
kept clear by the borough police, under Mr
SuPer-
intendant White.
Their Royal Highnesses left their carriage at the
entrance to this building, and passed at once to the
Custom House stairs, where they were met by Mr
Sams, the mayor, several members of the corp art"
tion of Gravesend, with their mace bearer, and Cora-
mender Cockraft, of the Coastguard, and conducted
to the foot of the stairs, where the pinnace of the
Victoria and Albert, in charge of Captain bit
Serene Highness Prince Leiningen, was lying'
[his was immediately entered, and the crew
dropping their oars into the river rowed rapidly to
the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, which bad
reached the port at half-nine in the morning.
As soon as the illustrious party had embanked
the Prussian ensign was run up at the 'Dainty oot,
the yacht bearing the Union jack on the stern flor
staff, with the blue Peter flying from the lere.i
fen minutes afterwards, at 5.35, the yacht's forest
was hoisted to throw her head clear of the bell'
and this having been effected the cable was bliPPe
•
The Victoria and Albert steamed slowly down be
river with a fine S.W. wind in charge a
Larkins, the Dover pilot. The weather Was verje
favourable at the time of the Royal departure, an"
as the tide had not been flowing long the y acht
would have plenty of water on reaching
commander Weich. commAt Flushing the illustrious travellers were to em.
bark on board the Alberta, Staff the N'ore.
and proceeded to Dordtrecht for Germany. Tee
Customs and Coastguard vessels and revenue cutters
and other vessels at Gravesend were dressed is
colcure, the embarkation being witnessed by crowds
of ladies and other spectators.
Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Coburg
to the Queen.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Dachess
and suite left the Waterloo terminus of
othfc(:bL°ounrg don and South 'Western Railway on Satare
day evening, at 6.8 p.m., on their arrival kora
Dever by the South Eastern Railway, en route for
Windsor C,2stle, on a visit to the Queen and JOY"
From Waterloo to Windsor the illustrious
party travelled by a special train in charge
ail], the 'Windsor sererintendent of the south
Western Railway.
Their Royal Highnesses reached the
Windsor
station at 7.6 p.m., and on alighting from the South
Eastern saloon were received by her Royal High'
oess Princess Helena, who had driven down tr°lll
the Castle to meet the duke and cluehese. The
whole of the Royal party then entered their car-
cieges and drove to the Castle, where the duke and
duchess were welcomed by her Mtjesty, Their
Royal Highnesses will, it is expected, travel Wit
the Queen to Scotland this evening.