, 1864-05-21

Her Arrival Mt L1yerpool-Interesf sling
Particulars Of hqf qfExpcr1e0ccs.

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TIE PIRATE GEORGIA
Her Arrival ut L1yerpoolzInterest1ng
particulars OF hef fExpcr1enccs.
From the Liverpool Courier, April4]
The screw corvette Georgia is moored in
tnug little blight at the Victoria Wharf, on the
south side Of the Great Float, at Birkeahead,
about mile from Woodside Ferry. The best
to 60 BY one Of the dock emRibusses which
hare recently commenced running from t4e
ferry, for they pass within couple OF huh-
dred yards Of tho vessel
The Georgia md the s1de-Nheel blockade
runner Eugenie are moered together, the lat
sells arc distipgu1shab1e at distance by their
display OF the Confederate fag-whlte ensign,
with red square In the upper corner, bearing
blue st. Andrews c1ots, whlte-edged and
dotted With white stas1. Notwithstanding a
want Of knowledge Of the precise spot where
bility, the Georgia attracted great NUMBER
Of visitors yesterday, among them many OF
tie fair ser, Thofe Proverbial love Of red
coat 10 quite equaled on occasions by the ten
der admiration they can shvw for blue
jacket. This Interesting feeling, however,
IL certainly not in this instance founded on
color, for, although the crew Of the Georgia
| have the traditional ,loose-dress md free,
manly bearing associated with British
t.iol1y Jack tar" the gentlemen who tread
her quarterback, and receive ylaitors With 60
! much po1itcntse, are clothed fnthe sombrc
| Of the Confederate States. a closer inspec-
tion of the vessel than could be obtained on
| Monday only serves to confirm the report Of
her intended dfsmantling, ~ being unfit for
var steamer. IN addition to being simply
RI" ordinary iron vessel, with poop and other
| deck houses, ler engines are on the stccpla
| principle, communicating with the screw
| shsft By multiplying gear, aud being mainly
above the sea level, and even eomc portions
above the deck, are peculiarly liable to be
| damaged by an enemy's shot. In fact. the
Georgia was simply designed ~ blockade
runner, bnt the pressing necessities ot the
Confederate Government about the time Of
her construction, caused her to be snspp<d
up eagerly for the purpose Of ocean cruising
in search Of Federal prizes-
How scarce these are noW, may be Judged
from the fact that during har last si1 weeks'
cruise, the Georgia did not meet with single
ship carrying the Federal flag, although In
one part Of 1t, bstWeen Gibraltar md the
coast OF Portugal, no less than seventy res.
sells were fallen in With and spoken. The
cruise, however, was not considered nlto-
besides looking for Federal prizes, the pre-
cIse nature of which, Of course, cannot be
divtIged This purpose WAS partly accom-
plished, but, owing to certain diplomatic
difficulties, could not be completely carried
out, and the Georgia therefore Was ordered
Alter re6tting at Cherbourg during the
winter, she sailed THENCE on the 1Gth Of Feb
rnzry, and her cr1ise terminated on the 18th
Of March, when the put into Dordcaux Du~
ring the thirty-tlree days that che Was lying
at Bordeau1, the Georgi proved great Mt
l ire ri fn In
spected by 1nanr thousands, Whe were par
tfcularly curIous-especially French officers
| -ahout her armament. These weapons arc
Of English manufacture, by BlakaIey and
Whitworth. The 5G-pounler is mounted as
swivel gun forward. It and the couple ol
I engine house, were manufactured on Capt.
Blakcley's patent, at the Low Moor Works.
Two long telescoptc-l looking WhitWorth IL.
Founders, arc mounted on the poop:deck.
These are said TO be wonderfully accurate
under favorable circumstances, such u
5,c00 yards. All the guua arc rlied, and
mounted on the patent carriages and traE'
crsing platforms Of Me:srs. Ferguson & Co.,
Of London. They arc all mnzzle-foaders
though the e1eyatiEg screws, tabulated brasl
: sights, brass breech-mountinys, Tcntrholes
and other parapherna1ia Of modern finely
trained weapons. convey to many the ide.
that they are veritablc breech.loaders.
Tie crew of the Georgia are to BE- paid of
tomorrow, AID in the evening her Com
: mander, Lieut. Evans, and his officers, ara tt
be entertained ct banquet giren BY th'
and luxuriously fitted rooms, Browns Build
| ipgs,i Exchange.
. 4 singular Tcncontro took place on board
| yesterday afternoon AMONGST the visitor
! vas Lieut. Lowe; G. s. n, formerly one 9
command Of the Alaba1na'a sailing tender, thu
bark Tuscaloosa- Some time after the 'fus
calooxa waS seized bY the British authoritie
at the Cape, in spite Of the remonstrancea o
| | her Commander, Lieut.. Lowe, left hsr 70
, England, in order to lay bis complaint be
fore the Home Government; and by a curl
Gus mischance, on approaching the shores 0
4 this country, be met and passed the sloane
which Was taking out to the Cape tho orde
for the Tueca1oosa's release. The Erectln
between himself and brother officers, yeatel
day, mas naturally very cordi.l one. Th
: Inst time they had met Wzs in very differ
! snt quarter Of tbe world-ot one Of tho Bra
4 lillian ports, We btl1eve-and each had tale
. to tell the other Of hair-breadth escapes
. peri1ous adventures, and prize~:aAln
= | achievements.
once tue Georgia rau the narrc west chanc
= Of being captured b. the Federal paddle
!. wheel iron. plated steamer Vanderbilt, vhic
made such frult1ess chase Of many tho1f
1 and miles after the Alabama. The Georg'
WAS going into Table Bay, o.. simon's Ba1
We forget which, when TIC Vanderbilt VA
. coming ont. Both vessels were in full sIgt
! OF esch other, aud distant less than half
dozen miles, The officers Of the Georgia IT
! cognized the Vanderbilt, bat their own era
= | was unknown, and n oet fortunately for be
+ too, for the Vanderbilt wcs Of more sui
: etantia1 construction, far more heavily ara
:, cd and of much greater speed, 60 that in Il
. event Of chase the Georslas on1 chan:
- would have been to have run In TOW 4 1ds u
- 1aud, and thus seek the protection Of bein
# within tie prescribed three mtles OF Britis
It | territory.
~ On another occasion, Lieut.. Lowe, viii
= with the Tuscaloosa, had heard that the Fe
r ernl steam gunb0at MoAicau was "6om
where ahou'," lying in wait for him, and |
r. received particular description OF ltr +
d and general apDe rarce. Next day his mas
:. head lookout reported q steamer IN sight
- Ieeward. The Tuscaloosa held On her cour
- until her commander was near enough
= make out sufficient Of the hull and rigging
~ the Distant craft to find that he was Plea
< ant1y sailing into tho very jaws Of the Mol
e can. OF course, he Immediately ran up
= | had the good fortune not to be observed, Al
~ having handy, smatt sailing craft und
~ ~ him, was soon out Of sight and out OF da
ID ad But an incident Of the Gcoreia's lr.t cru1
- had almost comic aspect. One afterno
:. Ehe fell in with sailing yesael, ran md
tbatya "ship 50 aud so." answered t
Of gallant Captain addressed; aand, added l
at In Yapkec fashion, :" she sails under the fl
er flag Of the United States of America" ~
re, right" was shouted from the aeorgi
"wc'u send q boat aboard." 4 boat n
n: sent, with an armed crew, and to the ast1
al ishmeut of the boast!ul Captain, the yes
|ts Was taken possession Of - prize to the G.
rs federatc Government. ",Wa'4l, by thund.
Of b5 tue Vanderbilt this morning, overhaul
IS ! fore and aft to see If Wasn't the - Tus
TT 1ooEa, and now you've got me. Ca1c'lt
I'm about up the spout meow" He y
taken on board the Georgia, treated with
greatest politeness, and assured that he res
~ Was ."up the spout" SO far as possession
me LIS ship went
These wero some Of the pleasant sen 6
on on board tue Georgia, yesterday afternoon
hat From Gen. SIscl,s Command.
"a From the Wheeling 1n:elltseucer, III
lts- We received yesterday letter from c
rty tain John Carlin, formely Of the Wheel
md Battery, but now Chief Of Ordnance in
es. Department OF West Virginia. dated, .In
ass field near StraBburg, May 10TH" This !
de, Tuesday last, aud at that time General
nj, I. gels army Was there, and Of course that
Is renders the dispatch published yestcr
.by about sigers having cut the Lyuchburs +
the altogether impossible.
ital General Sigel at Strasburg was at le
SO sevtnty.t1ve miles from General Grant, I
eys about one hundred and twenty miles #
and nuF point on. the direct line oi rail betW
or Richmond and 1ynchburg- So tho dispa
,os- about bis hnyIug struck blow st any =
and point is all pttce Of poor guess work.