Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-08-27
THE ALABAMA AND THE GEORGIA.

The New York papers publish private letter, dated
June 25tb from THOMAS T. WILSON, Esq, the American
Consul at Bahia Brazil in relation to the privateers Ala
bama and Georgia. which the Commercial Advertiser
condenses the following narrative
The Alabama entered the port of Bahia the th Of
May for the purpose of landing eighty eight persons taken
from American vesse which had been burned by her at
sea Mr. Wilson Immediately called upon the President
Of the Province and demanded that the Alabama should
be held as indemnify for outrages committed on United
States property Brazilian waters and that she should
not bo permitted to take in supplies His demand not
ard the day the Alabama landed her prisoners
in the city Among the number landed were four captains
four women two children and gentleman passenger
These persons had been robbed of every thing
their watches aud jewey-they were unable to assist
themselves Although they had no legal claim upon the
Consul thought that under the circumstances humanity
and the honor Of country required him to provide for
them, and he did so.
On the 18th Of May the privateer Georgia also to
anchor in the port and landed thirteen prisoners
makirp in all one hundred and persons thus thrown
upon the hospitality Of the Consul None Of them could
speak the language Of the country and they were conse
quenty entirely dependent upon Mr. Wilson. He also
had tie pryateer steamers look after to that they
did not obtain munitions OF and other coHtraband art
ces. lie endeavored to throw every obstacle in their
way prevent them from taking in coal water in order
to detan them until United States vessel should
arrive to catch them both An English vessel the Castor,
had been waiting for them with coal, and rumor said with
a LARGE supply of shot ard she'll
Mr. Wilson protested to the President Of the province
against allowing the English vessel TO discharge her cargo
into the Alabama Georgia In this he was successful,
although the English Consul took up the of the Cas-
tor and claimed that she had right 30 se her coal to
whom plcased The Castor had been cent from Liver
pool to supply the privateers.
The Alabau,n thus detained in port from the llh
TO the plat OF May and the Georgia from the 18th to the
23d Of the month. The authorities allowed them to
take coal and provisions, Notwithstanding the protest Of
Mr. Wilson. The English barque Castor remained in poit
with her csrgo after the ppvateers had sailed
On the 25th Of May just TOO late, the United States
steamer Mohcan entered the port Of Bahia in pursuit Of
the prvateers but sic FASTENED 10 coal and Immediately
nut TO sea again in search. While the Mohican coal
ing the Castor attempted to away, but the Mohican
nut sfter her. But before the EngishmaD got beyond
BRAZILIAN waters be thought better Of it and put back
After the Mohican had finally left the port the Castors
captain e sick and before he got around again the United
States ship owar Onward arrived at Bahia In the
time another English bsrque, called the Agrapina.
into the port laden with coal and powder to supply the
rebel steamers Mr. Wilson informed the captain of the
Onward OF the character Of the English vessels, and
quested bin to rema and watch their movements These
vessels old and evidently owned by the agents OF the
rebels gland and sent out Cor the express purpose OF
supplying tie rebel cruisers with coal and munitions OF
At the Date of Mr. Wilson's letter they were both
strictly bockaded by the Onward and IL was thought
woudabe compelled to discharge their cargoes or be cap
tufed