The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-27 00:00:00

Course of Exchange,--Yesterday.

Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 12 1 12 11
Antwerp ..... 25 65 25 70
Brussels — 25 65 25 70
Hamburg it
Paris ... . Short. 25 25 25 321
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 65 , 25 724-
Frankfort on Maine — 1201 120 %
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh —. 31 3U t
Berlin —
Madrid
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25 771 25 524
25 80 25 85
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THE ENGLISHIC,'N DROWNED AT DIEPPE. _,..A
nibb algae ,8 receiver;Esq.,chief Lir' in Newcastle
bt eylejg.rsaa
sul at Dieppe, conveying the at, d intelligence that Mr Ralph
Young, a chemist, belonging to INeweastle-upon-Tyne, had
been accidentally drowned at that hurt on Wednesday, and
that the body would be interred on Friday. Mr Sabbage
at once communicated with Messrs Clilvin and Co.,oheraistst
of Pilgrim-street, in whose service the deceased had been
for a number of years, having served his apprentice
ship with that firm, and latterly acted in the capacity of
assistant. Information was also inanediately forwarded to
the deceased's sister, who resides at .I.3riaton. Mr Young
was 28 years of age, an orphan, and a 8011 of the late Rev.
Wm. Young, of Sierra Leone, Africa. 1-1.0 had been spend-
ing his annual holiday trip, having left Newcastle about a
fortnight ago for Paris, and was returning home, via Dieppe,
when the deplorable accident betel him which terminated
\. his existene:t.--.Newcastle Journal.
_FATAL ACCIDENT os 13o.utp Slur .-0a Thurs-
day Allred Reid, aged 14, was on boa: d tile liebe schooner
at the Custom-house Quay. While the crew were employed
in raising aurae casks from the hold, suddenly one of the
links of the chain gave way, and a cask fell on the head of
the unfortunate youth, who was standing underneath,
knocliing him down and fracturing his skull so extensively
that he almost immediately expired,

The Si

.e of the Georgia,

The most erroneous statements have been circulated
with regard to the seizure of the Georgia by the
Niagara. The errors have been promulgated by
Federal agents and sympathisers, evidently for the
purpose of allaying the excitement which the out-
rage has occasioned, and, if possible, to prejudice in
the public mind the position of her owner, Mr.
Edward Bates. The perfect good faith and candour
with which Mr. Bates has acted in reference to the
Georgia is the best answer to these misstatements.
The more fully the facts become known the more
unwarrantable will appear the seizure of the vessel;
and it is, no doubt, the knowledge of this circams
stance that has prompted the circulation of the errors
in question. It has been asserted in some quarters
chat the seizure was made with the cognisance and
Sanction of the British Government. This is simply
untrue. The commander of the Niagara has acted
solely on his own responsibility, and in accordance
with the urders of his Government. It has also been
alleged that Mr. Bates was not a bona fide purchaser,
and that the vessel was still intended for the Con.
federate servicea. These statements, CUM MU/US
taiiS, are likewise more fiction.
But it is needless to go through all the specious
misrepresentations. They will be best refuted by
a simple ungarnished explanation of the facts. Mr.
Bates has nothing to conceal as to his connection
all his dealings with her
'with the Georgia, because
by the same rectitude and
have been characterised
Lasnkness which have raised him to the first rank
ipowners. He is well known
aas ongst Liverpool sb
to have scrupulously avoided any partisanship in
the American war, and has never had the slightest
hate rest in the blockade business. To suggest that
he i ntended to use the Georgia for the benefit of
Con federates is contrary both to fact and experience.
Wh en seized she was on a peaceful mission, fitted
out as an ordinary merchantman. She bore the
English flux and was registered at an English ens.
torn-house, and was therefore entitled to all the
privileges of a neutral trader.
The history of the Georgia since she came into
the Mersey may be told with the utmost candour,
,and is briefly this :—As she had ceased to be useful
a s a man-ofswar, she was offered for sale by the
nifederate Government, who had previously dik.
mantled her and removed all warlike weapons and
stores. Having entered into negotiations for her
purchase, Mr Bates communicated with the custom
house authorities as to the manner in which they
would regard the vessel. Mr, Price Edwards, the
collector, acting on instructions received from Lon-
don, informed Mr Bates that he would be able to
obtain a register for the ship when he applied for it.
Upon this assurance—and Mr Bates would have
bad not'aing to do with the vessel unless he was as-
sured that she was registered as a British ship—
the purchase was completed on the 2d of June last ;
the necessary formalities were gone through to the
satisfaction of the collector of customs, and the
Georgia was accordingly registered on the 30th of
June as a British ship, in the name of Mr Bates.
The new owner had therefore taken all proper
Rrecanticns to see that his title was indisputable,
an d careful scrutiny left no ground to suppose that
the slightest difficulty would occur. Negotiations I

wore entered into between Mr Bates and the re

pr. Men t ativ es in England of the Portuguese (Jo.
ver nment, who were desirous of engaging a steamer
to proceed to Lisbon, and thence to the Portuguese
settlements on the West Coast of Africa. These
negotiations resulted in the engagement of the
Cieorgia upon terms which are explained in the

charter-party, dated the 28th July, and may thus
avmmarise its chief clauses :

" The agreement is between Edward Bates, owner of the
good screw steamship called the GJorgia, of 048 tons gross
register, and 200 horse-power ; and Mr F. J. Van Zeller,
on behalf of the Portuguese Government. It provides
that the said vessel or s,:eamer, being tight, stanch, and
strong, and in every way fitted fur the voyage or service,
with the full complement cf officers, seamen, engineers,
.and firemen, adapted to a merchant steamer of her class and

onnage, shall be placed under the direction of the said
c,iarterer or merchant, or his assigns, to be by him or them
en tployed for the conveyance of lawful merchandise, except
sugar, molasses, or any article injurious to an iron ship—of
coarse 20 tons each of sugar and molasses or any quantity
of copp.?..r the ship can carry is not objected to—as follows :
—Feom. Liverpool to Lisbon, and from thence to Cape de
Verds, principe S. Thome, Vanguella, Loando, Massamda,
Amb riz, and return to Lisbon, calling at the above ports on
the return to Lisbon. There are the usual stipulations as
to hire and management, and the agreement proceeds ;
' The vessel to be consigned to the Companhia Luzitania
at Li sbon, and to their agents at all the ports of call, free of
cam; aission or charges of whatsover kind, owners taking
dower bulkheads in atter- cabin, except last ; making salocn
an open one; berths 'tween decks aft to be taken down by
owners, and the charterers allowed the use of material form-
ing same to put up berths for 20 second-class passengers;
after-cabins to be properly painted a light colour; vessel to
be ready for delivery to charterers on or before the Ist of
August next, or sooner if ready ; the coal bunkers in the
hold available for cargo if required.' The charter-party
also seta forth that it is distinctly understood and agreed
between the parties that the owner does not provide any
servants, stewards, or any other party to wait upon the
passengers, or any one connected with the charterers,' and
that the owner provides provisions and water for his own
crew ; passengers, or their servants or followers aro to be
found in everything eatable or drinkable, or in any other
way (,aye as specified to the contrary) by the chartereis.'"
This document on the face of it indicates an ordi-
nary mercantile transaction, and is the strongest
refutation of the allegation that Mr Bates was en-
gaged in any doubtful enterprise, in which the Por.
guese Government was made a decoy duck. In ful-
tilm.nt of the charter party the vessel was got
ready for sea, and took on board 434 tons of coal
bolouging to the Portugue6e Government. This was
the only cargo embarked, and Mr Bates had nothing
of his own en board except the usual ship stores and
provisions fur the crew. The Georgia's name was
never changed, a 3 there was not the least desire to
conceal her original character, and she was regis.
tered as the British ship Georgia. She was placed
under the command of Captain Widdycombe, and
her crew Were shipped for a commercial voyage in
the usual course of business. It is said that Captain
Widdyccnabe is an old blockade runner. This is a
gross misrepresentation. For the last 16 years he
has been in the uninterrupted employment of Mr
Bates, and exclusively engaged in trading between
the Mersey and India and China.

Tile Georgia was ready to sail on the sth, and
the circumstances attending her detention are gene-
rally known. But the official correspondence be-
tween Mr Bates and the Portuguese authorities
throws considerable light on the manner in which
the former regarded the threatening attitude of the
Niagara on her visit to the Mersey. So convinced
was he that the Federal frigate would not dare to
seize a British merchantman that he characterised
the report as "old women's talk," and professed his
readiness to send the ship to sea notwithstanding the
threats of the Federal cruiscr. In accordance with
this determination Mr Bates—who had full confi-
dence in the power and will of Great Britain to Eup,
port her authority over her own mercantile marine
—did actually despatch the vessel as soon as he had
the orders of the Portuguese consul-general to that
Effect. The following communications speak for
themselves, and may be relied upon as genuine, as
We copy from the originals, which have been placed
at our service without reserve :
Mr E. Bates, Liverpool.
Liverpool, Aug. 5, 1864.
Sir,—l have received instructions from my Minister in
London to detain the Georgia (s.s.) until further orders,
1 am, sir, yours respectfully,

ALVARO CARNEIRO GERALDES
Acting Consul for Portugal.

(Telesgram.)
From ti an Zeller,Consul-General, London, to Edward
Bates, Rumford-place, Liverpool.

I have J 6. 8 '64.
ust heard from Liverpool. Niagara waiting to
capture Georgia outside English waters. If you are afraid
I will cancel charter, You returning charter money, and
pay for coule, Otl,wi,....eLci her to sea at once.

.............

(Telegram.) Aug. 6, 1864.
Edward Bat. , Liverpool, to Van Zeller,
Consul-General
Portugal, Loudon,
lam not afraid. Only old womeria talk. Send orders
and ship shall go to sea.
from y,ar Minister,

Elwaril Bates,
Telegram from Van Zeller, London,
Liverpool.

Alla% C, ISG I.

Send the Georgia to sea at once,

(Telegram.) Aug. 6, 1864.
Edward Bates, Liverpco!, to Vsn Zeiler, Consul Geuerul

Portugal, London.
Your tale gram to hand. Must hare orders from Portu-

guese Mini:Jt2r through Liverpool Consulate, as the order
for detentiQn, came through same channel. Get this done
immediately, or Georgia will not sail.

Portuguese Consulate, 42, South Jo IL-street,
Liverpool, Ang. 8,1854,
E. Bates, Esq., Liverpool.
Sir,—l have just received an official letter from •my
Minister in London, who orders me to tell you to send the
Georgia as soon as you have orders from the Consul-Gene-
ral in London to do so.—l have the honour to be, sir, yours
very respectfully, ALVARO CARNEIRO GERALDES,
Acting Consul for Portugal.

(Telegram.) Portugal, Aug. 8, 1864.
Edward Bates, Liverpool, N Consul-General, London.
I have just received orders to let Georgia sail on re-
ceiving your orders. Please send them at ouco.

(Telegram.) Rumford-place, Aug. 8, 1864,
Van Zeller, London, to Edward Bates, Liverpool.
Send steamer to sea at once.

Portuguese Consulate, 42, South John-street.
E. Bates, Esq., LiLvievreprpooolo.l, Aug. 8, 1864.
Sir,---As I have to inform my Minister of the precise
time of the departure of the steamer Georgia, I request you
to inform me by writing of same as soon as she sails,—l
remain, sir, yours respectfully,
,ALVARO CARNEIRO GERALDES,
Acting Consul for Portugal.
The subsequent history of the Georgia is soon
told. She sailed from Liverpool on the Bth inst.,
and proceeded on her voyage under the British flag,
but off Lisbon, on the 15th inst., she was seized by
the Niagara, which was cruising about for the pur-
pose of intercepting her. The Georgia is now on her
passage to Massachusetts in charge of a prize crew.
It is a novel thing for a British ship, with a bona
fide British register on board, and admittedly ens•
gaged in legitimate commerce, to be forcibly taken
and sent into a prize court upon the pretext that
at some former period, and while under different
ownership, she was engaged in hostilities against
the Federal States. Neither Mr Bates nor the Por-
tuguese Government can submit to this audacious
appropriation of their property. It rests with the
British Government to set Mr Bates right; his pro-
perty has been seized in violation of all lawful
authority, and as his injury will be immediately laid
before the Foreign-office, the Government must '
take prompt measures not only to recover the ship
herself, bat also to obtain suitable compensation for
the injury.—Liverpool Daily Courier.