The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01


before Mr.. Mason left London tn gn N
iaris. re remained in Paris a short
tllle, and then returned to London ,,d
| .lese movements of Commissioner
.iason We're seemingly contrary to and
wltnout orders or authority from Mr.
behJamin. as he apologized for II in
'etter of July. 1864 and was glad TO
lina that an order had already been is
80 49,, siNihg MN a larger scope of dis
rte.ion ABOUT his personal movements
~ does not appear. however. that mo
seal was ever put in charge ns NJ
iotze. who was the duly appointed and
commissioned Commercial apen+" ~
me Confederate States at Londo, on5
60 he was designated as the proper NJ
licial person in whose charge the seo,
ana press should have been p,,t though
IL does not appear by record that q was
ever put in his charge at all. n does
NOT appear that the seal or the nress
ana materials were ever delivered in
richmond. and the whole outfit must
nave been lost, strayed or stolen y ar
captured by blockaders Now what
ana become of them? To whom. md
when did Lieutenant Chairman de,iver
the seal?
Has anybody ever seen 1t IN R,ch-
mond, and has anybody ever seen anv,
IMPRESSION of 1T on any Confederate
states official document or order. or
fresldert DaNis's official proclamat ionp
II SO. who. and when, and where. and
what? II is true by the record thai
commissioners Mason wrote a letter IN
Ar. BENJAMIN. dated July s. 1864 about
me seal being at last Completed" and
10 ne sent by Lieutenant Chapman. hut
mno mas ever seen any report of Lieu
liant liant chapman about his delivery Of
tho seal mr. ,u1, 4.
acknowledgemeut of Mr. BENJAMIN Of
having received this seal from Tieuten-
ant Chapman? The letter of Mr.. Ma
son OF July s. 1864, is as follows:
How Shipped.
No To-
London, July 6, 1se4.-Hon. j p
penJailllh, Secretary of State-Sir:
nave the pleasure to inform Won that
send by Lieutenant Chapman q
~" who bears this, the seal of the
Lonlederate States. at last Completed
Is much admired by all who have
zen III mere. i hope you will approve
u as Tine work of art
The seal is carefully put I'm T., :.
Sepafate box, and Lieutenant C,hanmon
:" Diia Seo under no circumstances To
-, W FISK OF It's being captured He
taxes the route to Bermuda. via Halt
lay to sail on Saturday, the OH IN
slant and l ship through Messrs
aser' trenholm & Co., by the steam-
wat takes him to Halifax. two
80, eoii'aihihg the iron press, with
-, supply or wax and other NATE
ma aoi 'iie use OF the seal. Although
/ no expressly ordered, In the dificuIt,,
OF obtaining these In the Confaaanan..
az present. at least of apnroved -
~ nave though it best IN howo
si'eiii supplied here-all of wbicl, 7
| ntle you VIII approve The enninso,
uupiicate bill Will furnish Won = 1ist
ori, rHse materials With the prices. The
Is MAJ nave paid and retained
Never Reached Here.
On the 3lst day of March 1sss ,,u
! lows. 'asiiih as FOL
NO. 10.
London. March 81, 1ss5.-1 h,vo
peen much concerned to know that -, =
tmo cases containing the materials fo,.
t,le seal failed to reach Won ono -
.'teii was bulky and heavy, and CON
| ."iiiea the iron press. They We're sent
| 10 Messrs Fraser. Trenholm e. Com
pahS' OF Liverpool on the 18th of .TnI,,
last, to be consigned to Major Walker
az bermuda. by the steamer. via Hat
iaN, in which Lieutenant Chairman
having charge of the seal. sailed. ana
particularly requested the latter n
INQUIRE Tor them. on his arrival n,
,I' uaa, or Major Walker, and take
r,.a II ne could. to the Confederacy,
~. w IN such apparent safeguards 1t is
we more annoying they should have
mtscarried Now, that our Atlan+,o
ports are closed. I do not see how he
loss can, for the present, be replaced ~
There we are informed th,t 1;e,
tenant Chapman, with the 500, ond
me press and materials, all were r.
pc transported on the same mail
4 steamer. What was the name NJ tbe
steainer? What became OF 1t? Did It
ever arrive at Bermuda? Did Maio,
walker ever receive the consignment;
DID Lieutenant Chapman arrive wifi
the seal? Did he inquire OF Maio,
walker for the 1.-TWO cases containin,
the materials for the seal?" It an.
. pears that they did not reach Mr.. Ben.
iaInln' What became of Lieutennn,
chapman? Did the lieutenant and the
Mtiole outilt, Chapman. seal, press an6
e materials. all fall, too. into tho un.
! friendly hands of some vessel OF the
j, United States blockade force? How
e about it? Who can tell? What be.
/ came of Lieutenant Chapman? Is ht
: living or dead?
HoEus Photographs.
; We ask for information; who. ca,
!. give 1t? | notice In the letter Of Nraio
Herbert that he presents a picture q
the Confederate SEAL from photo
I by Sidney Herbert, Now, did he man
age 10 obtain "a Photography" of tn
= Confederate great seal, when 1t is ad
4 united that tho seal cannot be found
! even II Jim Jones did lie about his ow
! hiding 1t? Who was the Photographic
I OF the seal, and when and where did Ii
4 get The camera on the original sea
II and how did Major Herbert get tina
)" photograph? A photograph, you know
/. is picture likeness of some origin.
object.
d GREAT SEAL or THE coNFEpEP
10 ATE STATES"
N From Photo by Sidney Herbert"
le copyrighted by S, Herbert I.ancey
How came II to be copyrighted? Io,
- came This unequal right and specl;
"a privilege to be given or granted
General s. Herbert Lancey? or is II a
~ assumed privilege as to an imaginar