Senate Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Public Documents and Executive Documents

PARLIAMENTARY AND JUDICIAL APPENDIX No. XIX.

Debate in the House of Lords on the British and American claims.

Debates in the House of Lords and the House of Commons in relation to the detention, by the
British authorities at Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, of the Tuscaloosa, at that port.

Debate in the House of Commons relative to the confederate ship Georgia.

Proceedings of the Legislative Council at Melbourne relative to the seizure of the Shenandoah.

1865.

Legislative Coun- Feb. 22 Proceedings relative to the seizure of the 598

cil.

Lieut. Comman

der Waddell to
Governor Darl-
ing.

Mr. Francis to
Lieut. Com-

mander Wad

dell.

Jan. 25

Shenandoah.

Announces the arrival of the Shenandoah at 598
Port Phillip, and requests permission to
make repairs and receive supply of coal.
Desires to be allowed to land prisoners.

Jan. 26 Permission given to repair and coal, but de-
sires to be informed of the nature of the
repairs needed. Requests a list of the
prisoners and any other information affect-
ing them that can be given.

Lieut. Comman- Jan. 28

der Waddell to

Mr. Francis.

Messrs.

599

States that he will report the nature of the 599 repairs needed as soon as he shall have received the information from the parties whom he has engaged to make the repairs.

Lang- Jan. 30 Repairs will not be accomplished within ten

lands to Lieut.

days.

600

Desires to be informed of the supplies needed 600
for the immediate use of the Shenandoah,
and states that a board has been appointed
to examine and report on the nature of the
repairs needed.

Permission given to purchase a reasonable 600
quantity of supplies. Again request a list
of the prisoners on board the Shenandoah.

Lieut. Comman

der Waddell to

1865.

Feb.

Mr. Francis.

Mr. Francis to

Feb.

1 der Waddell to

Mr. Francis.

Mr. Francis to Feb.

Lieut. Com

mander Wad-
dell.

Lieut. Comman

der Waddell to
Mr. Francis.

Mr. Francis to
Lieut. Com-
mander Wad-
dell.

Lieut. Comman

der Waddell to
Mr. Francis.

Mr. Francis to
Lieut. Com-
mander Wad-
dell.

Lient. Conman-
der Waddell to

Mr. Francis.

Gives list and particulars of the prisoners on 601
board the Shenandoah. Complains of the
delay in making repairs.

States that from the report of the board ap-
pointed to examine the Shenandoah, it is
evident that the ship should be placed on
the patent slip for further examination
and repairs, and hopes that the necessary
arrangements will be promptly made.
Acknowledges the receipt of the above and
transmits a second list of the prisoners.

Requests that a day be named for the depart-
ure of the Shenandoah, and states that
the use of appliances, the property of the
government, cannot be granted. nor any
assistance rendered by it, directly or indi-
rectly, toward effecting the repairs.
States that he cannot name a day for her
departure until the extent of her repairs
can be ascertained.

Feb. 14 Again desires to know when the Shenandoah
will be in a condition to proceed to sea.

601

602

Mr. Standish to Feb. 14
Mr. Beaver.

Lieut. Comman

der Waddell to
Mr. Francis.

Mr. Francis to
Lieut. Com-
mander Wad-

dell.

Do...

Denying that the execution of the warrant
was interfered with, or that any one had
enlisted since the arrival of the Shenan-
doah into port. Protesting against any
obstruction which would cause the deten-
tion of his ship in port.

603

Directing that the lessee of the patent slip 604
desists from rendering any aid, assistance
to, or perform any work in respect to the
Shenandoah, and to prevent, at all risks,
the launch of the ship.

Feb. 15 Stating the ship has been seized to prevent
her being launched, and requesting to be
informed if such proceeding has the ap-
proval of the governor.

Lieutenant Com- Feb. 16 mander Waddell to Mr. Francis.

Lieutenant Com- Feb. 14 mander Waddell to the Attorney General.

Legislative Coun- Feb. 15

cil.

Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Jan. 27

sion which was granted to repair and take in supplies, until an answer should have been made to Mr. Francis's letter of the 14th. Also states that four men who were concealed on board the Shenandoah, left the ship, and were arrested; among whom was the person named in the warrant. As the man is now under arrest, the order suspending permission to British subjects to aid in effecting repairs and taking in supplies is revoked. It is expected that the vessel will make her departure on the day named.

States that every dispatch is being made to get the Shenandoah to sea at the earliest possible moment; and in regard to the four men alluded to, they formed no part of the ship's complement; upon their discovery by the ship's police they were immediately sent ashore. Requesting to be informed if the Crown claims the sea three miles from the Port Phillip Headlights, or from a straight line drawn from Port Lonsdale and Cape Schank.

Proceedings concerning the seizure of the Shenandoah.

Proceeding relative to the Shenandoah. Same subject, from the Age of February 2. Same subject, from the Argus of February 2. The Confederate cruiser Shenandoah.. Seizure of the Shenandoah, from a Melbourne paper.

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