The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-26
THE SHENANDOAH.
The English Pirate Still at Her
Infamous Work.
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EIGHT MORE SHIPS CAPTURED.
SEVEN OF THEM BURNED.
EIGHTY VESSELS AT HER MERCY.
Statements of the officers and Men of
the Burned Ships.
ROLL OF THE PAR0LED PRISONERS.
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Description of the Pirate, the
Destroyed Vessels,
ROLL OF THE pARoLED PRISONERS.
From the Alta California, August 81

From the Alta California, August O.
faint hope had boon INDUCED by our shipowners and
merchants within the past week that the pirate Waddel
had learned enough OF the utter failure OF the rebellion
and the useessncss Of further raids upon the commerce
of the United States to induce him TO desst from his
cowardly work of burning peac full merchant and wha
ing v,ssels and endeavor to make good his es ape to
vcssI could overhaul him and give him an opportunity
to stretch hemp. This hope was founded IN part on
tho fact that when last by the officers o. the MILO
at the OF the Gulf OF Anadyr the susan Abigail
with san Francisco papers to the 10th or May giving ul
details of the surrender of Johnsons and DICK Taylors
forces and the utter collapse OF the rebellion, in
sight and to fall into the hands OF the scoundre
This hope disspated entirely by the arrival Oh te DARK
General Pike evening, with the crews OF ven more
burned board 1t seems that Waddei destroyed
the Susan Abigail, he had those previously TAKEN
and then being unable TO pass through the leo INTO inc
Gulf of Anadyr or the Sea OF Okhotsk, went on towards
Behring Strait and the Arctic Ocean, whore about
eighty Vessels comprising the whole bulk Of the Arctic
Whaling feet wers cruising declaring his intention of
destroying every American vessel he could ma ana pro
Tossing discred the whole story of the nillre OF he
conederacy on the ground that 1t was published IN
ssNorlhern papers" only. At st. Lawrence Island he
b1rned the ship General Williams Of New London with
in n mile and half of Shore and next morning Tell IN
with five other vessels which he captured and DESTROYED
and thon continued his course. The story Is told by
the statements Of the officers Of the captured vessels as
follows
EXTRACT FROM THE LOG OF THE GENERAL PIKE.
BARK GENERAL PIKE, OF New BEDYoRD,
HEsEoN NJ CRowELL. Master !
six o'clock the General Pike, being In latitude 81 AZ
north longitude Ill AZ west saw steamer on our star
board quarter steering directly for us AZ half past
and ordered me to come on board with my papers she
proved to be the English pirate thief or robber Sea
King called Shenandoah Waddell, the pirate chief,
told me he should bond the General Pike accordingly he
had written what he called ransom bond for S45,O00,
and signed 1t by his order The chief mon said ne
me but instead Of that the BRUTE as he s put Two hun
dred and twenty-five men on board, maRing' with my
crowded into this small ship The pirate chief kept me
on board his vessel about Ave hours The only IN ng
PIKE AS was leaving the pirate chief to return to
ship he sad that did not have provisions enough on
board reach San Franc SEQ must COOK kanakas as
had plenty OF thcm Tho two hundred and twcnty-tw
mon put on board the crews OF seven ships and
banks that had been burned by the pirate.
All thc masters agree in saying that they were prom
scd ali thor private property but after getting them on
board his vessel he robbed them OF everything OF value
allowed his officers or men to DO showns punder
anchor in Plovcr Bay aud got TWO undre2 barrels OF
fresh watcr sailed from Pover Bay on the 18th OF June
for San Francisco On the 4h OF July spoke bark Rich
mond and about fifty Of prisoners went on board OF
her our vessel being crowded as to make IL almost
impossible TO get any rest Have done most Oh our COOK
ing in try pots since capture July IL came through
sSeyenty.two Passage" Fox Islands, with light airs.
At i've r NJ July 49, had severe shock Of an ear h
quake lasting about five mnutes-lat 40 IS NORTH long
i63 80 west At three 7. NJ, July ~ had another
shock but not as the irst-lat AZ 20 north,
long lei "a west Have had fine weather since leaving
ployer Bay The parolcd on the General Pike from
the following ships and barks:Brig Abigail, Fan
Francisco owned by shedd 4 Wrishp bark William =,
Nye san Francisco owned by Charles Hare Co. ship
General williams OF New London, and barks Nmrod
Gypsy, Isabel and Catherine, of New Bedford.
STATEMENT OF MR.. FITCH WAY, SECOND OFFICER
OF THE BARK wM. @. NyE.
We left San Francisco in the early part OF December,
1884 and cruised four months in the vicinity OF San
Pedro California then sailed for the Arctic Ocean We
had taken two hundred and forty barrels Of oil About
hafpast NJ, on the 26:h, as we were working to
the north through Bchrng Strait between Indian Point
and ST. Lawrence Heads, sighted stcamr coming In
from the SOUTH under steam, with Gil sais iuricd VIC
did not suspect anything wrong at rst and In one hour
she came alongside o! u.s. The steamer then hailed tell.
ing us TO bring TO- which did and boat came aboard
OF US prize master, who came In tho boat, ordered
the MASTER Captain coo,sy and ms oGe nicer 70 go on
Tolerate steamer Shenandoah We went ON board and
signed parole prisoners OF war until exchanged Our
fourth mate refused at first to gn The parole, and the
| FIRST lieutenant OF the Shenandoah had him put In
irons He afterwards sisned 1t and was rel eased
The Shenandoah then steamed alter the Catharine
and the Nimrod which were just ahead and took tn m
in the same way. The crews were then all ordered
into the boats, twelve in number which were 'akn IN
tow by the Shenandoah and the tnrc ships SGT on fire.
Tho Shenandoah then steamed to the windward aitel
| three other shiTs-thc Gypsy, Isabel and Gen. Pike
which were In sight They took each OF these vessels
and sent prize masters ON board The Gen. Pike being
the poorest OF the lot was then bonded, and all the
crews pat board of her They then ran alongside thu
leah unbcnt her sails took out what provisions they
wanted and set her on firc like the rest They ther
steamed 70 the eastward after two 9Eher vessels yhel
SiQht They nhQ QostTOyeu the susan ADtghil
and the Cen williams before they came up 10 us They
broke open he trunk OF Captain Cootey but the stewer
Of our ship had taken the money out Of IT, and concealed
nothing but clothes bag apiece In the cabin trunks
or chests being permitted They did not allow tho mer
even their ssdaps SSs for se0s SAN S Sfape.eo
| The last we saw Of the pirate sho steer
Ing eastward after the other two ships The whole fleet
roy 81 III he oay Of Captain
were then the north and east OF US and out OF thu
eighty vessels think nifty or more will DO destroyed
but were short OF water and had 10 put into Pover Bay
for water on the return home About fty Kanakas lc
our vessel the day after leaving Flower Bay fol
tho Sandwich Islands on board the bark Rich
mond which had boon warned BY us as she was gonl
NORTH and turned back on account Of the pirate OF
Gore Island two barks, which had been warned
Of the presence Of tho pirate, and were lying in shore
apparently thinking that they were out Of danger One
not remember the other We suffered exceedingly TO
want Of accommodations on board the General IKE
They knew all about the failure Of the rebellion on boar'
the Shenandoah, having obtained late papers from th
Susan Abigail Captain waddell said 10 ono Of the ON
GERS Thc war Is not over yet; We only want 70 get yo
| he can get hold o. but neglects the bone and OIL
FEW EscApE-wHAT NEXT!
| All the paroed prisoners with whom wo have con
verscd say that the Shenandoah bound TO destroy thu
fleet It win be remembered that when the Milo wa
making ready 10 sail for San Francisco, on the night
the 22d Of June Captain Nye, Of the Abigail and his DR.;
OF Anadyr Of the proximity Of the pirate The officer
who arrived yesterday inform that four vessels at cas
thus warned in time and enabled TO escape, AM
with those turned back from the northward by the Gen
era Pike on the home trip, thirteen In all are known
have had Information in season. This Is very small
number indeed out OF many, but Is cause OF con
graduation that even these escaped destruction Mr.
Way aud others with whom have converscd give u a
their opinion that waddeil will destroy the hcet IN IN
Arctic then return 10 the sea OF Okhotsk aud hnish w
work which the ice nierfcred with on his way up th
coast From thence ne WILL they think return toward
the Indian Ocean, cndcavorng TO pick up some vessel
being seen together by the General Pike on her way her
the Addison Pierce OF New Bedford aud the eaplo
| Packet, Of the same place
STATEMENT or CAPTAIN II. wiNsLow. -.
On the goth of June, In Bchr.ng Strait at seven
discovered ship, without SAIL supposed TO DC vital
| shin Al anchor as there were number OF wtalers I
sight the night before. Al seven NJ saw ihree arg