The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-11-30
The Pirate Shenandoah.
NRW York. Nov.

Tho pirate Shenandoah has Mt last
asrived home, having been absent since
tho 9th of October, 1864, during which
time she has been around the world,
sinking, burning, destroying and
boarding American vessels Among
her last acts was the destruction of our
North western coast whaling fleet
Some months ago sho was out.lawed,
and now has tho audacity to sock an
asylum under tho protection OF the
flag which aided, supported and guard.
cd her in safely until she could piaoc
herself beyond tho reach of Federal
cruisers. What tho next move of
these pirates will be, or what disposi-
tion will be made of tho vessel is q
question which naturally arises in.tho
public mind. The conduct Of the Brit
ish Government gives no criterion by
which to judge OF tho future. 1t is
generally believed that this Govern.
ment will make formal demand for
the vessel, her officers and crow, but
we can not SEQ how that can be done,
sho is a British vossel in every thing
from her keel to her truck.
PheSea King wasbuilt at Glasgow,
fD October, 1863, and was registered
as the property of William Wallace,
banker, OF London, and others, her
registered tunnagc being 100 tuns,
her combined power boing 2OO-horse,
ber framework iron, with wood plank.
ing. On tho goth of September, 1864,
Sho was transferred by bill of sale TO
Richard Wright, ship,owuor, Of Iiver-
pool, who was very near connection
of tho rcbol Financial Agent in that
town. On the Both of September, p.
l.. Corbett was indorsed as master,
and on the 9TH of October, Richard
Wright executed a certificate of sale
to Peter Luther Corbctt, tho master,
empowering him TO sell tho Sea King
at any port out Of tho United King
dom for not less than G45,000 within
six months from date OF cerLifioato.-
Sho was then entered and cleared in
ballast as an ordinary merchant YES
sci, at London for Bombay.
In the mean time another vessel,
called tho Laurel, and owned by Hen
ry Laforo, of Liverpool, was taking on
board all the necessary armament,
stores, &C., several rebel officers, and
q large number Of mon. On the same
day that tho Sea King sailed from
London for Bombay, the Laurel sailed
irQm Liverpool for Nassau.
The two vessels met at Madeira,
and from thore proceeded in company
to an island near by, and thoro with.
in Portuguese waters, tho armament
and mon wero speedily transferred
from the Laurel to tho Sea King, both
vessels being still uudcr tho British
flag. Tho Sea King was then renam-
cd Shenandoah, hoisted tho rebel flag,
and set forth on her piratical cruise.
Her armament consisted Of six guns,
viz four GS.poundcrs, and two 32.
Founders, with n full crew Of British
sailors. Tho first we heard of her, af-
tor shc left Madeira, was that,she had
destroyed few vessels in the neigh.
borhood Of tho Island Of st. Helena,-
Her next performance was to double
the Capc Of Good Hope, and cruise
around in the Bay of Bengal and tho
Straits of Sunda. Shoenext made her
appearance in tho port of Melbourne,
Australia, and was coaled, provision
ed and received reinforcement Of
men, strictly ip accordance with Brit
jSb neutrality. After remaining there
for some time, sho started anew on
her career of devastation. The next
wo hoar Of the pirate is that sho is ip
the Arctic Ocean, capturing, destroy
ing and bonding tho vessels compo-
sing our whaling feet. Fgqm the be-
ginning of April 10 the epd Of June,
she destroyed and bonded twenty.nino
vessels, thus entirely breaking up tho
whaling season in that quarter. We
append list Of vessels destroyed or