The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-06
PRIvATEER GEORGIA"
The Particulars of her Seizure.

From the Loudo" Sajoping gazette, AngusA
LONDON, August q, 23O p. M.-rhc supposed
pturc by Federal war steamer OF the Georgia
o. formerly in the Confederate service, but
lately publicly disposed of TO an English mcr.
chant ut Liverpool has produced considerable
excitement among the underwriters, who con-
tend that the act was Illegal, and demand the
immediate attention Of the Government to the
seizure.
REPORT OF THE SEIZURE.
Tie following was this morning received by
the Secretary Of the Pcuinsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company in London =
EILoHA Is. s.), GIHRtLrAR, August 10, 1851
To the Managing Directors Poninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation Company Gen
tlGmeu-l beg to report the arrival of this shipat
the above port, all we'll, at z NJ this day. Fine
weather has been experienced throughout the
passage. On the 10th instant, ut p. NJ, Great
BuriDgs bearing n f., eight to nine miles dis
tant we passed close TO two screw steam vessels
both under steam, but hove TO with their heads
in shore. The larger of these was evidently an
American built frigate, and was flying the Fede-
raj flag.
The smaller was an English built vessel, o
about seven hundred to eight hundred tons with
out any flag flying, and was deeply laden. On
her stern was written in white letters apparently
quite recently done), Georgia, Liverpool" She
was brig riggcd, with bowsprit and itb-bOOm, and
had black funnel placed rather further forward
than IL is i'm the generality of merchant steamers.
htANlly lhuCn DOatb were luCntly phSsluE from
the smaller to the larger vessel, and observed in
one that was in transit at the time of our passing
under the stern Of the frigato a quantity of sea-
mems chests and bedding. The lrigate had tackles
Mt both of her lower yard arms, and she hosted
her piunaCe out soon after we passed her. Pre-
parutions also appeared to be going on for hoist
ing in heavy weights.
On the poop of the smaller vessel were several
officers in American naval uniform, and num-
Der of men, evidently belonging to the frgate,
all fully armed, The larger ship appeared to be
upwards of three thousand tons, full rggod, with
two black tunnels, with white band six feet from
the top; she had n large gildcd eagle on her
stern, and altogether appeared very like this
American screw stcamfrgate Niagara. Boats were
passing between the ships as long as we could
discern them. The sea was very smooth, and the
weather fine. | am, &c,
GEORGE G. SPARKEs, Commander El0rd (ss).
The Georgia, It will be recOllccted, was for a
length Of time engaged as a Confederate prvateer.
She arrived at Liverpool fAy months ago, and
was publicly sold to Mr.. Bates, of that port, for
El5 OOO or El6OOO was subsequently taken up
by the Portuguese Government for the convey
aDCe of mails from Liverpool, Lisbon, 10 the
Azores and back and tappcars she was in transit
to those ports when her capture was made, with
her cargo. She was insured at lloyd's on n
policy not free from capture.
From the Dublin Freemdu's Journal, Aug. p.
Private kilograms received at Liverpool an.
nounce that the Federal frigate Niagara has seized
| the oN-COntcderate cruiser Georgia, bound TO
| Portugal, landed her crew and sent the ship u
| New York.
LANDING OF THE CRBw OF THE "GEoBGIA."
LIVERPOOL, August 2t-The master (Withy
comhe) and thirty three Of the crew of the steam.
! ship Georgia have been landed at dover by the
Federal steamer Niagara.