The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-11-21
From Europe.
-Four Days Later News.

The steamer CITY Of London, from Queenstown, the
eth inst, has arrived.
TuG rRvArErR suESASpoAu.
The retel cruiser Shenandoah, which, notvith.
stand NJ the elose Of the American war, had been
commit'ns great ravlss' upon chipping. chiefly In
the Northern seas and among whaess, arrived in
to Mercy On tho 6'h, and surrendered to her Ma.
iestys steamer Donegal. Captain wlddcll, the COM
nande Of the Shenandoah states that the ast ve,se.
be spoke the BtrracoutA from Liverpool, for san
Francseo, from which be Learned that the south
really and truly defeated. on this he at slowed
away his guns and ammunition In the hold and
steeTei for Liverpool stopping al other port ON
arriving near the port he took pilot on board,
and hndiug the news Of the defeat Of the Coincide
rncy coah med beyond all doubt, 10 deslied
him 10 take the Shenandoah along,ide q man
ofwar, II there wa one In the river Tho e1-
sru'seg was IN consequence ptcei alongside ths
Done GAL And from tn, vessel placed Ia charge
Of her, some custom, officers aso being In charre
With hem. Immediately af,er the surrender Cap
wsddeu, HE o''cor, and crew c'ms on shore. A.
abe mp the river the Shenandoah excited great
st,entlon, the sight Of the Confederate ensign she
carried heing novelty. As SOON as the necessary
foima itic. we're concluded II Il believed ,he would
be handed over to the Uaitod states Government.
Aeooriing to various reportf Captain Waidell was
more ,hsn toli While cruising In tho Pacific, Of
the termination Of the vGr, Int rs hi, informauts
we're he cGcws Of tic NortAo-n vs,.c he destroyed,
BE- refused to sivo crcdoncc to the .tateinent The
srcw Of the shenandoah, It 1, ssid, suffered much
from hunser, and three are reported to have died
from starvation The London DAILY SLws makes
,hc folloS Ing remark upon the subject:
The Shenandoah ha, arrived In British port ani
surrendered 10 = British officer. The Americans
may be inclined to -ay that this j. Wis. 1t should io,
that II as onl, fitting her end should TO British
ss her oiEin but VI cannot help aknf how II Is
tha thi' cruiser h,s Teen able to puraIe her courto
lifted state, We have heard Of her Ia v.rion.
ports OF the world de-iGs desttuct.un aud scattering
dEmav among mo cHanfmen, whalers sul other un-
armed yestc, but no war vessel Of tho nied States
sypears 20 have mo esled her 10 IL p1sshle that tho
expectation Of recovering itom thus country compen-
saton Tor The lo'.ea tsnlin rom her preistions
has made the Government and people Of the United
States e,' eyer for her ,callure than the'
ethcrgise would have bccns Il tie wo.li generally
should como to tngt conclusion, hom ohseryins
the impunity which Cnpta n WAddel has so
Ions enjoyed, II would be one ot the strong.
est lrruu eut. Grainst the admission Of such liability
= Mr. Seward r ius' uos en-elynung 90 os,abli.h
srainsI this count,v. Iii ttAcd that Cap'. wadde
has forwatded letter TO Lord Ku.sell tho conteui.
Of which are a. p-e.ent unkEo~u but II !. under
termination ot hostilitcs was on the 80 OF Augusi
hsL ilon the btrr4,outh when he immediately dis
.med .he thp pat hue suns INTO the bold and a,
The srAu says the shonlndoah will, no doubt, he
claimed by the United State, NJ the stonewall wa,
tom Sna -. onl G aGoS Of nothing to make Us snH
tous fe.u.C t,o la Irst.
The TINES ta,t tae spqearancs Of the shenan
toah IN Bril- h VA egs at the pre-ent JuncluI,
IL an untoaa;I snd unwelcome event. On al
principles Of law, she belongs TO that Govern
uent which ha, succeeded 20 all the rights ant
ali the piOporty OF lie lac COnfyGe ate Govern
mont. Il 70 when we con- to the pe soma liabint,
OF Cpu'nln WnddeI uni the crew that we arr me
by per1 cNiug CiIcumFtin'es, The Iuy-tiou hqvin.
teen raisel. IA tv e. thAt iu-ce will he dom
b. the Government and tribunals OF Enrllui Cap
tain Waddcll protc'srs g. have had no Ruthou'1,
In orr alton OF tho OfC OF the var until he tell In
wish II, ". ship Bairgcouts, On the Both OF August
and that he Immediately cOnsigued his fun. 10 tn,
hold, and Atered his cOu SO tor Liverpool hu' the
is positive assurance tAg he told Lei0re tn,
end VI Au,ust, that the war was ut end and wh,
did hr not n The least, run Into he ueueHt ueutra
port TO verify cp1rt which unleU, fals', Gravel
compromised HE further ptOce,dncs. II IA possible
IOd answer can g given, but the onus Grand
!, "a with Capt Wildell. II oud have be, a grea
IeIcfto ours Ives tholgh little TO the ldvanare OF tn
luu Sta'es. h.d the SheuaniOlh leen Simply eK
Gu iIon tAe Aersey and lett to rove the seas I'll
che should tall INTO the hands Of her pursuers. IA Il
is theIe seems hardy any legitimate alternativ
bu one. Captain Waddell and his one hundred anS
~ -ty men cunuott he handed over prisoners
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