The New York herald., 1864-11-10
THE LAKE ERIE PIRATE.
Further Particulars-Descr RI ptton OF the
Suspected Vessel. dc.


Suspected Vessel, dc.
From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, Nov. J.
Mayor Fargo having received information on Saturday
which led him 70 believe that project vas foot
equip piratca by the rebel refugees In Canada TO
prey upon the Of the lakes addressed the fol-
lowing ietter-to Major General Dix
10 Major General DIX, Commanding Department Of the
have Information from private source, which
deem reliable thar the propeller Georgian three hundred
smith Co.,, by Southern refugee, named Bates, for
10 sola ostepsoly :? engage lhs lumber trade.
made trip to Buffalo the Sd. and cleared for Port
Colborne same day w.hou. cargo she was partly dis.
abled and was repaired bore Ny information 10 that
she will be armed the Canada shore the purpose OF
encounterpg the United States steamer Michigan and
for pratca or predatory purposes on the lakes o. the
land and Erie. WIN. G. FARGO. Mayor.
When the Georgian entered the port Thursday last,
the the had painted out and she ap
peared TO have no particular mission here.
!. me following despatch was sent from TINS Guy On
BUFFALO, Nov. 2, 1854.
Te THE PRorRsroas THE foRr CoLsoRsz HOUSE, Port
any one is waiting for the propeller Georgian have
them remain. She IS detained on account oS q Wheel
The propeller having been repaired here returned u
Port Colborue on Thursday and cleared from that port
ss s sn oo4d Of
parture Immediately telegraphed to Cleveland, De-
troit, and 10 tae commander OF the Michigan at San.
dueky.
The of the suspected pirate, have recently
learned is Georgiana not Georgian heretofore given
She is Weand Canal propeller, or about three hundred
bur then, well built vessel, and had wheel
put her by David Bell last spring, which, becoming
and the wheel keyed up by Mr. Boil Thursday.
When the suspicious circumstances ia regard to her be-
came known. Captain D. T. Dobbins teegr aphed 10 Com
mancer Carter o, the United st,tes steamer Michigan,
and received the following reply from sandusky dated
saturday ten O'Clock r. MI
9harks icr your timely warning. am sfter The rebel
p rates. j. {. CARTkk,
Commander United states Navy
The Mayor, Captain Dobbins and John Allen Jr. on
Saturday evening. sent out tug picket duty outside
the harbor pan OF signals between tho tug and the
lookout on tho Nor In pier and the ;ern bell tower was
arranged. MAJOR Paddock, the provost marshal,
tabshed battery at the mouth OF tue harbor last
ug and the .us was Kept on Tue same duty ss on saur
tions have been taken.
The following is an accurate description of the propeller
Gaorgapa and is furnished by the Provost Mnrslal
Stem straight hun painted black with two white stripes
cabin pamed white, with black streak on the cornce;
smoke stack very Short not than ten icet above
promenade dec perhaps three feet above the level of
the hurricane deck painted black and is placed far aft
In tn, boat. Has very little shear. Speea is probably
about seven or eight miles per hour, but may perhaps
be crowded 10 pine miles. When in dock shc draws
trimmed to ieet or less, so thar she can ron in
shallow places Her capacity is three hundred and nifty
tons, Canadian measurement, and she was Du 10 tue
spring OF 1864, ~ Georgi n Bay.
TaE GEORGIAN.
lFrom the Toronto Globe, Nov
1t will be by the Yesterdays Bul
Globe published in another column ,ast good deal Of
excitement prevails in Buffalo with referance to the sup
a t0 WSes % bsps u
Georgian for the purpose, supposed in BCialo of
converting her into prva,eor to encounter and destroy
the Michigan, and liberate the rcbel prisoiers
on Johpson's lsland--or whether, as he asserted
hero, he made the purchase for tho purpose
OF using the vessel II the lumber trade-we
shall pretend TO decide. A day or two more will
doubt clear the whole mystery II there be any But
regards the purchase made in this city, the 3oowng
we believe, the facts OF the care. The
nounced in the Globe OF Thursday last, in the column
devoted TO marine intelligence, IN these terms
"sALH or rux PRopx.LER GsoRo,AS-rhis vessel, for
perly the property Of Mcssrs. A. M Smith Co. ard
George H. Wyatt Of TINS city. has been Amer
gentlemen who il engsged 10 the numbering business
Green Bay. The Georgian was built in 1884,
Some three or four weeks ago. gentleman calling
osiens 5le purpose OF purchasing steamboat 10 tow
lumber Green Bay wherc he stated had extensive
the appearance quiet cool, shrewd Yalscc, to
hold his own in MAKING bsrsnn, and liSely 70 get
rrem strcng Northern snSn in Let!ot F,nniug that
Mr.. q Fl Wyatt was disposed 10 sell at ,n,. Won
his purpose he entered into ysilo1s with that
gentleman, but was in no hurry 70 c,p'es tho bargain
The citations covered period of a5oGt tort.ight
timo. While here no stayed part or the time, we be-
eve, at thu queens Hotel and part Of the sine at the
Newbizging House Mr. Wyatt, as saiei in tho para.
had general authority from Messrs. A. N Smith Co.
TO sell their share 10 IL as well as his own be could get
a purchaser, offering satisfactory erms ard finally,
Saturday week. Goth or October, he and Mr. Bates
pcted the bargain, ard Mr Bates was authorized togo
and take possession of the Georgian At Fort Iob0rne,
where she then lying On the same Day the p.rcase
price-about SIT 000 the mentioned the Buffalo pa
pers being rather under the markwss paid to Sir Wyatt
mostly god. On Monday Mr. John smith, or tho firm
or Nessrs ~ NJ Smith Co, acc0mp MED Sir. Bates
Fort Colborro and Tucsday HIM formally pu. in
possession or the vessel We need not that
satisfied that Dir. Smith, If he had any thing
ing his ,ntecourse with Mr. Bates to warrant the
pic,cn that that person wss Souhcraer intending to
convert the vessel into privateer would have taken
good care tha. he did not get ssesson OF her Mr..
who had been running the boat fer the former
owners, with the single exception, we believe, OF
the engineer, TO continue III charge Of 1t,
wheel teing 10 need OF repairs Mr. Wystt had pug.
gesed Mr. Bates could have the necessary repairs
made at Port Robinson or thai be might take the vessel
Buffalo and employ the party who originally pat in the
wheels make the repairs Mr. Baes preferred takiag
the latter course and Tuesday Wednesday took the
Confederate in Disguise this was unnecessarily fool
hardy prcceeding for the wheel could have been put
right Port Robinson about as well az 1T Buffalo With
tile Mr. Bates bought about hundred cords
wood which she had Port Co.bornc Before proceed.
ing nufiao she uDoaded her wood, ard afterwards
returned TO Port Co.borne 10 take supply,
stated in the extracts from the nao newspapers.
II further stated by Buffalo press that Saturday
night she let Fort Coborue for Sarna which, Of course,
Is the route TO Green Bay The following telegram is
published by the Buffalo Courier, as being supposed 10
form another suspicious circumstance in the AFFAIR."
BUFFALO. Nov. 2, 1884.
To the Propretors Of the Port Colborne House, Port Col
any one is waiting for the propeller Georgian have
them RENT ain. She is detained on account oi heel
JNO BATES
AS an explanation or this We are informed that Mr..
Bates had inmated here that he expected gonteman
who was his partner the business TO arrive 10 Toronto
on Tuesday or "Wednesday and had left for
him TO proceed 70 Port Colborne.
The Georgian built by Mr. Wyatt. durspg the
present year. the mouth OF the Severn on the Ger
gian Bay aud brought what be considered fair value
Ions, ana her engines are seventy horse power The