PARLIAMENTARY AND JUDICIAL APPENDIX No. XVI.

Debate in the House of Commons on the seizure of the steam-rams building for the southern

PARLIAMENTARY AND JUDICIAL APPENDIX No. XVII.

Debates in the House of Lords relative to federal enlistment of British subjects.

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.

LegislativeCoun

1865. Feb. 22

cil.

Proceedings relative to the seizure of the 598
Shenandoah.

Lieut. Comman

Jan. 25

der Waddell to

Governor Darl

ing.

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.

Mr. Francis to Jan. 26 Permission given to repair and coal, but de

Lieut. Com

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mander Wad

dell.

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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

States that he will report the nature of the 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

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Jan. 30 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.

Do.....

Jan. 31

Permission given to purchase a reasonable 600 quantity of supplies. Again request a list

of the prisoners on board the Shenandoah.

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.

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

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Feb. 14 States that the ship will be ready for launch- 602
ing on the 15th, and she will probably pro-
ceed to sea on the 19th instant.

Feb. 14 Complaining that the execution of a war-
rant for the arrest of a British subject who
had enlisted on board the Shenandoah in
violation of the Queen's proclamation of
neutrality had been prevented, and stat-
ing that until such warrant can be exe-
cuted, the permission granted to the Shen-
andoah to repair and take supplies will
be suspended.

Feb. 14 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.

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Mr. Standish to Feb. 14 Directing that the lessee of the patent slip 604
Mr. Beaver.

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.

Lieut. Comman- Feb. 15 Stating the ship has been seized to prevent 604

der Waddell to

her being launched, and requesting to be
informed if such proceeding has the ap-
proval of the governor.

As the safety of the vessel may be endan-
gered by her present position on the slip,
permission is given to launch the ship.

States that orders were not issued to seize the
vessel, but that the police were instructed
not to permit any of her Majesty's subjects
to render any aid or assistance to, or per-
form any work in respect of the Shenan-
doah during the suspension of the permis-

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