The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-02
The Pirnte ship shennnaonh.

The Boston Post, the old Democrats organ
Of Massachusetts, commenting ON the case
Of the Shenandoah, saysi
We do not see tina, the voluntary delivery
of the British pirate by the authorities OF
Greet Britain into our haois helps the case
10 cav way. since it Is in no sense rendering
an equiv alent Tor the damages she has caus-
ed, aud comes very far short OF satisfyinr
any OF the commonest claims OF iustice
without the delivery of the guilty command
or aud crew along with her. We have
nothing 10 DO with the vessel. She was
budt and hred out In Eoelish quarters. has
never hal the guasi sanction of a Coufrd-
crate cammission % SAT- under. has never
put keel 10 a Confederate port. has had no
connection with the falling Confederacv,
committed the grester part Of her ravaFcs
amer the Conicdemcy quit is four years
existence, ana has 81 length pro, erly re-
turoea % the country and iurisdictiou from
which she first set sail. b anything more
were wanting "a make her out British pri-
yatrer ingenuity must lind itself az fault In
discovering what &c may be.
Capt. Naddcll very properly transmitted
10 Earl Russell what we NAV style the re-
port q his destructive cruise. and 10 Is given
out that she latter. iu turn. will ref Sc IA
advance 10 surFeader the pirate command
cT, even on our demand The British r-es.
are hatching up such excuses " thew think
vii have q cumulative torce ia making out
ease eu the side Of Che vessel and against
cur anticipated ciaiEns, such ss. Tor Instance.
the idct tnat oar vessels dee ined q bring
her career Co an end, IN order that our bill
OF damages might d. larger snd M. e ia
disPuiabie; but all this satisfies as that a.,
apprehension in Englsud Is well based, that
QUO Government will exact full damages tor
her destructive cruising, and that their au-
sNeF u our claims, 30 not Ia the share OF
pf'mlN aud iull restitution, must b. evas;,-e
ana petliogging, Ear Russell would with
OUT doubt te very glad % have rs take she
vessel OF ms hands. ia manner iunivin-
that We considered her part oftheas,efs
OF the DESTROYED Confsde acv, which rrht.
iulN belonged 20 ms as victors. But
We shan hardly he taken By chat
Of that kind. Nothing can shake our
p0siuoB that the Shenandoah il
Britain pirate. rather than -
iederstc prtvatecr. with which che rehsi
government have direc ~ had NOTHING
whsicVeg 10 DO, no! even 40 the extent ID
armiug Der with commission. She was
built and equipped Ia a -Rriti,h port and
returned from her cruise % a British port.
htly handing IN her repors % the Brit "a
Prem cr. 10 any further proof shah be re-
qsired 70 satisfy as Of her character, lei the
British Government answer - ms concern
ing her cOaling a t-r having committed the
havoc she dId among cur feet Of North
facihc whalers. los could she have kept
on her cruise aud afterwards returnal ui- /
rect 90 Englacd, unless she was caaled by ]
lhe Esy either IN British hsrbors or from /
British vessels in mid ocean.
The Anne -icrn Judgment could hardly ask /
ley clearer case q British piracy in every /
point Of view. lt Is not qualified or modi- 4
.eo ~ siasie turn And the Wide-s spread /
devastation wrought b. this vessel in o.e
81 our most valuable interests viii comnel /
! demand for adjustment e the hand At
ireat Britain which no acute pltaSiprs of
Foreign Ministers o. crown LAWYERS viii
uihce % sci Hside.