The Daily Dispatch: September 5, 1864., [Electronic resource]

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British courtesy to the Tallahassee.

--The Wilmington (North Carolina) Journal is informed that neither the Confederate States nor the officers or men of the Confederate cruiser Tallahassee owe much to the courtesy of the British authorities at Halifax. The Halifax Chronicle of the 19th states that she was only permitted to remain in port twenty-four hours, nor was she, as we learn, allowed to take on board any other supplies than one hundred tons of coal — a mere trifle for a ship of her steam — nothing at all for a cruiser. The people of Halifax, and even the officials, appeared to be personally friendly to the Confederacy, and private hospitality was freely tendered to the people of the Tallahassee. But there seemed to be stringent orders from the home government compelling them to act officially in a very unfriendly manner. Since the failure of the opposition in the British Parliament to defeat the ministry by a vote of want of confidence, the unfriendly tone of Earl Russell and his minions has been more decided.