New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-29
colonial authorities be accused Of any want OF activity with

colonial authorities be accused Of any want Of activity with
regard to her.
morning the very day which she would have been
seized Her armament taken on board OH rrrcea anu
her first recognition Confederate war vessel was
French Port Royal Martnique and not British port.
Virginia or Japan-ths vessel viii have been ooseryea
Her Msestys Government and In fact taking in her
Imam.nt in French waters on the very day on which MI
The thing occurred with regard to the Rsppahannok
which was at Calais the ,z6th Of November lbJ, Ar
Admss Representation not being received until the 25h IN
this case however the precipsncy with which the vessel
dispatched in incomplete state to avoid detention
prevented her being available for service aud although
she had the Confederate flag flying when size entered Calais,
she had neither guns ammunition on board
The Shenandoah Sea King. escaped in sar manner
TO the Virginia and Rappahannock and the first inmation
that received Of her proceedngs on Her Macy
Consul at Tenerfe reporting tie transfer Of aud
Inent the Laurel At the Deserts Of Funcha
In this indeed had information been received in time,
!. probable that she could have been detained shs
was a regular trading vessel well known the Sea King
in the East India trade
IN fact regards all these five vessels the may be
shortly stated that in ,t instances information not
ceyed in time for Her Maestys Government 10 take any
Of prevention in instance the vessel was "a mp
ped aud armed in Conf derae port and In The one
the ship succeeded In b. the vigilance OF the authorities
III. very of her int Dded seizure The virginia
tGeor the Alabama and the Shenandoah were alike armed
and manned In foreign waiefs ,
During the four year. the civil war from 1861 TO 1906
single armed ship for the Confederate service wa. de
spa'ched on suy por. ehe Of Great Btsin the Brush
colonies and only ore vessel the Alabama which II could
have been possible drian. escaped for conversion INTO
cruiser
On the other hand looking the preceding list we see
that four proceeded against in England and there
by prevented om entering the .onedeate sefycr VIZ the
Alexandria the ron.clads and the Canton Psmpefo
Although the prosecution Of the hs of thes. not sue
cesfu served to detain her or perod and second
prosecution which nsutrds at Nassau has kept her
der until the end Of the the iron clads the most
formidable ofs the intended cruisers thus similarly de-
,aned and eventually purchased to avoid further Litigation
while the Canton Panpero condemned aud reDaned
in the hands ofbe Crown until the occasion FOR her seizure
hsdpassed.
The remaining vessels denounced by Mr. Adams proved
to be odnay merchan,en intended chiefly for running the
To these may added the alleged the Sumter
at Liverpool the report of which proved unioanded.
with the Of twohe Amandares and Pnero which
alleged though not by Mr. Adams TO be equppDg at
Montreal. No was made out Colonial Oicc, Feo .,
1867
When the delay in se1ng the Alabama severely cri
cred by Mr. Adams II must be remembered that In the two
preceding representations his information bad proved TO DO
the Bermuda being evidently not intended for
ship Of and the Oreo having been found innocent In
cruiser bu, the readiness with which merchan, vessel
be- made available for bsgerent purpose. has been shown by
the fact that the most efficient bockadng ships In the Federal
navy captured blockade-runDers.
PRoCERDISes TAKEN WITH REGARD TO vEssEn
Five prosecuted Oreo, at Nassau; Alexandra in Eng
land and Nassau T. Ironclads; S, Canton Psmpero,
Also orders 20 de,sn the Alabama had .he touched at
Beenstown Nassau after her evasion from Liverpool
The Governor OF the Bahamas ikewise instructed TO
watch other vessels regarding which representations had been
made, the Louisa Ann Fanny. &c.
PROSECUTIONS ESaAGEnsrr OF nEN FoR CONFEDERATE
/. Mr. Rumbsn lRappabsnnockl. acquitted.
2 Jopes and Hisnat Georgia and Foridsl convicted
4 Campbell tGeorgial, convicted.
Seymour Cunningham and Buchanan (Rsppshsnnockl,
convicted
5. Capt. Corbet tshrnandoah). case pending
hen found that such vessels the Rsppahsnnoek
and Amphon although useless to Her Mesty Navy, might
be into Confederate cruisers Instructions were
given that ships should be sold out Of Her Mseyi
Navy.
Moreover when Capt Osbons heet returned from China
and feared that the vessels composing might fall into
Confederate hands, Her Mojesy's Government interposed
both In India and England 10 prevent their sale.
When the sale ald conversion Of thu Georgia com
plsned Of Customs notification published. forbiddini
vessel, Of 70 be sold and dsantled In British
Finally win have been shown by the preceding state
m-nt every representation Of Mr. Adams considered i'm
.daey II, receipt ard referred when requisite. TO the
law officers other departments Of Her Msjesys Govern
mcnt without . days delay