, 1864-09-10
TIIE CAPTURE OF E4AE
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The Niagara Mt Dover Win .no zap
tain ana Crew OF INC AtofsA~
(Dover (Au;u1t e,) Correspondence of the London
Ttnes-j
The Federal steam frieate Ntasafa orousas
board Captain W11h, combe aud thirIy"taree
men belonging to the screw steamer deotel4
which Is tue property Of British m.rcnans
resident In Lty. rpool, and "as ctPt1esu "
The Niagara while calling Rnser the bfnlsn
usg, On Monday, the lotn Of Au9ost' aooos
TIE CAPTURE wa maze by the commodore
In conmand Of the Niagara on the grou ID
that the Gtoreia was formerly belligerent
thip, and In The service Of the Consederata
States, rs tue celebrated crulset Q! t1e sane
name. It seeme, however, thas tne GeotEla
was purchased some few months ago " Mr-
E. Bates, q gbioowpcr Of Liverpool, aud somo
nice qu=stiops OF an international Character
will therefore possibly azlse out OF this pro-
cetdiDg On the part of the Niasara.
The 6eorgla, it appears, "as uaoer orders
for Lisbon, having been chartered ~ the
Portuguese Goyernmcut 1uf tne purpose ot
canse}ln passer gers between that place and
tbs African coast OF tue West indies. She
hzd been regularly cited up for thls tratae,
having accommodation for thirty 1fst clnss
ard twenty eecoad class passengers. Ihero
Is reason 10 believe that the Amsfscau Com
ldofe YES kept informed of the oojsct aud
destination OF tho vessel, aEd thai she had
been clcecly watched at Liverpool, This
wsa her tlrst 715 ago under her n.W oTnet-
ship, and her crew bad all received nnnto's
pas In advance. Nothing uu1su i occurred
Till she arrived about trenty miles off Lis
bon, when the Niagara was seen apparently
waning for her. Csptain WithJconoa did
rot deViate from his course until brought to
by couple OF thotg fired across his hoWa-
He WIS shortly afterwards boarded By an
armed boat's ere in commaud Of an officer
OF the Mig ara, wboEt qucsted bus attendance
before The Cou1nocore. He prot ated
agbiDet the insult which had been ofe1td
insisted that as tho Georgia was Britiah
chip, engaged in Legitimate aud p-tceab1e
trutllc, no right could exist under which his
couree could be arrested
Upon getting on board the Niagara the
Commodore explained thatIt was his duty
to seize the Gcnrgin, but tnat he desired TO
cause Captsin Wtthycombe and his crcT Is
little d}rcomfort us possible. The ship's
papers were then taken possession Of and
tka crew detained as prisoners till the
Niagara reached Dover, ~ben thsy we're land
ed and convey cd to the Dover Sailors H1mc,
where they we're kindly received. Thence
they will be for ~ordcd to Liverpool.
The Niagara, which is magnificent stcam-
or. rcsem btipg little our Hlmalaya, salu red
on bringing up in the bay, compliment
witch was returned by the ar,il-rJ from the
Castle batteries. Soon alter landing Captain
Wi1lycombc and bis crew she stsamed of In
the direction Of the Downs.
E0L1su ADMlIs1oSs OF TIE LEGALITY OF
TIE ACT.
Tho London News eoItorinl}y quotes de-
clsicn bv Lord Stowellin case exactly SINH
lar to that Of tho captured rebel steamer
Georgia, aa conclusive evidence that tue
eeizure by the Niagara WAS perfectly legal
The London p st also argues that, admit-
| ting the Georgia to have teen Confederate
! war vessel, the sale which took place at Liv-
| erpoo1 was imperative, and th- British GOV
trtuent has no ground for interference,
| Those 8Lo deny the vAli ity Of the capture
| muet make good their title Ia the Prize
Court, where the case Will be adjudicated.
| 4 WORD ron HER REPUTED OWNER.
! The 1lycrpaol Courier publishes an article
on the seizure Of the Georgia, apparently
Ut der tho inspiration Of Mt. Bates, the
aileee ed owner IT the vessel It s.ates that
1fr Bates did no- purchase tbs Georgia till
| he bad applied to the Custom House author.
i,iet, ana rad been informed that she could
be registered ss British ship, as she actu .liy
| Was on the 30lh OF June last The Eau'l5'
likewise publishes the substance Of the
charter party by which che was hired Oh be-
| hnlf OF tue Portuguese Government, BY Mr
Vnn Zeller, the Portuguese Consul Genera
In Louton, aud some subsequent corrts
poDdtnce with the Portuguese Consulate re
fpectipg her 6allipgf There documents see1
to hare 70 groutd for doubling that thi
clnrtes was concluded by both plrties tot,t
ntlr, AID TINT the Georgia left Liverpool Il
| fulfill its conditions.