The treasury requested to send their solicitor to collect evidence........ Further opinion of the law-officers. Captain Corbett should be prose- Instructions given for proceedings against Captain Corbett.. [x] Clearance of the Laurel.. *Register of the Sea King.. Statements by Messrs. Robertson as to the previous history and sale of the Sea King.. Representation of the United States Government that the seamen of Mr. Adams's representation and report of the United States consul at Lord Russell's reply. Arrival of the Shenandoah at Melbourne, January 25, 1865.. Application of Lieutenant Waddell to be allowed to repair, coal, and land prisoners.... Report of the governor on the proceedings and treatment of the Shenandoah at Melbourne, January 25 to February 18. Representations from the United States consul that the Shenandoah is a pirate.... Opinion of the colonial law-officers thereupon. The Shenandoah must be received as a ship of war Minute of the council. Permission granted to the Shenandoah to make Correspondence between the colonial authorities and Lieutenant 515,517 780,782 533 Further minutes of the council as to Captain Waddell's request to use 529 794 Correspondence with Lieutenant Waddell on the subject..... Refusal of Lieutenant Waddell to allow the vessel to be searched. 606 524 524 Trial, conviction, and sentence.. Proceedings and debates in the Parliament of Victoria.. Proceedings against the four men arrested on leaving the Shenandoah. Denial by the officers of the Shenandoah that the men had been on board with their knowledge Minute of the council. Permission given for the launch of the vessel. Letter from the lessee of the slip as to the danger of the vessel remaining on it Warning sent by the governor to other colonies Reports of enlistment of men on board the Shenandoah on the eve of her departure from Melbourne 569 629-638 894, 904 Opinion of the law-officers as to the right of executing a warrant on board a ship of war.......... 557 558 Complaint of the United States consul that he had been insulted by the Crown solicitor Explanations of the Crown solicitor, and reply of the governor...... 556,618 820 vzá Report by Captain Payne on the build and equipment of the Shenan doah.... Mr. Adams's representation as to the visit of the Shenandoah to Melbourne The United States consul's reports of proceedings. 583-589 851, 856 590 858 His representations of the piratical character of the Shenandoah..591, 593, 594 859, 862 Correspondence as to illegal enlistment of men.... ...606, 607, 615 874,874, 882 Further representation as to the character of the vessel...... [xi] *Statements as to her state of equipment. She cannot fight the guns she has on board.. Complaint of the consul that he has been insulted by the Crown solici tor Mr. Mason's request that letters may be sent through the British anthorities to the commander of the Shenandoah to recall her, as the civil war is at an end, June 20, 1865 Permission granted.. Letters sent accordingly. Circular to British colonies ordering the detention of the Shenandoah if she puts into a British port, September 7, 1865... She is to be de Further orders for the detention of the Shenandoah, or her seizure on 1865 Arrival of the Shenandoah at Liverpool, November 6, 1865. Opinion of the law-officers as to the course to be pursued.. Question as to permitting the crew, some of whom have scurvy, to land.. Captain Waddell's letter reporting his arrival, and surrendering the vessel Mr. Adams's request for delivery of the vessel to the United States Gov ernment. Opinion of the law-officers: the vessel should be delivered to the United States; inquiries made whether any of the crew are liable to prosecution for breach of the foreign enlistment act; the others to be set at liberty The home office requested to take measures accordingly. Further report of the law-officers: the crew should be set at liberty, unless there is evidence of piracy, or of breach of the foreign enlistment act, on which they can be brought to trial.. Reports of Captain Paynter as to measures taken for securing the vessel. Anxiety of the crew to land Instructions given as to the disposal of the Shenandoah and her crew. Inquiry to be made whether any of them are British-born subjects, and those against whom evidence can be obtained to be detained.. Captain Paynter reports that he has satisfied himself that none of the The Shenandoah delivered to the United States consul at Liverpool, crew are British-born subjects; they have all been landed.. November 10, 1865.. Mr. Adams informed of the proceedings taken.. Captain Paynter's report of the measures taken by him to ascertain the nationality of the crew Mr. Adams's satisfaction at the prompt delivery of the vessel. His dis appointment at the treatment of the crew.. Lord Clarendon's replies to Mr. Adams's representations.. were not proceeded against for piracy Lord Clarendon's reply, justifying the proceedings toward the Shenandoab. There was no evidence of piracy.......... Mr. Adams's representation, November 28, 1865, forwarding affidavit by Temple as to the cruise of the Shenandoah, and employment of British subjects on board her. Assertion that captures were made after receiving news of the termination of the civil war. Lord Clarendon's reply. This is the first evidence submitted to Her Majesty's government as to piracy or breach of the foreign enlistment act. It would not be enough of itself to procure conviction. Inquiries will be made, and prosecutions instituted, if they can be sustained ... Captain Paynter called upon for a report Inquiries made for evidence to corroborate Temple's statement.. Reports from the solicitor to the treasury. Temple found to be unworthy of credit.... Report from Captain Paynter, explaining his proceedings. Temple unworthy of belief... Reports from naval officers confirming Captain Paynter's statements. Report from police-officers. Temple has admitted that a considerable part of his statement was false... The solicitor to the treasury finds that it will be almost impossible to |