The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-12
President JOhns0n's PrOcla-
ton to Foreign Powers.
Whereabouts Of the Pirates
Etonewau and Shenandoah.
Description Of the Ships and Names
. Of Their officers.
The Ports OF the World to be
Closed Against Them,
&C., &C., &c.

closed Against Them,
&C., &C., &C.
President Johnson has issued . proclamation on
1oning all naval, military and civil officers 70
use every exertion TO capture the rebel cruisers
~: DOW aG'at This IL timely order, q Il
shcws to the world that the so.called government
which Placed these vessels a6oat IL DO more and its
members arc fngAves from Justice prisoners
hands, and that those pvateers which still nfes the
have NO claims foreign governments TO obtain hospi.
>aty recognized nelligerents II neutral nations
nuo 10 cxtend such privileges these ouaws ports
yin be closed against the vessels Of nations as
scsnd and other win also be taken to vndicate
ar national sovereignty. Tho following is
THE PROCLAMATION OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
Whereas the President Of the United States by his
proclamation Of the nineteenth day of April one thou
send eight hundred and sixone, did declare certain
states therein mentioned In nsurroctou against the gov
eminent OF the Urited States
Aud whereas to the authority Of this
government Ia the said nsrsect States may
garded sirt ally al eud and tho persons by whom
At resistance well the operations OF insurgent
cruisers were directed are fugitives or captves;
Aud whereas IL is some of those crui-
still ncstng the high seas others are pro-
pang capture burn and destroy vessels Of the United
Now, therefore, be IT known that l. ANpRHw JOHNSON,
fes'deut OF the ned States hereby enjoin all naval
military aud civil ofccrs Of the United States diligently
70 'ndeavof by ali lawful means, to arrest the said
uiscrs and bring them ato port OF the United States
h order that they may be prevented from committing
further deprcdaons Commerce. that the persons
On ooara Q. them may no longer enjoy mpunity for
And l further proclaim and declare that IT,
0tsr rcasonare time shall have elapsed for
This proclamation TO become known In the ports
aid nsugcnt cruisers aud the persons board Of them
shall continue to receive hospitality in the said pors
bhmgOvernnent will deem It's justled In refusing hos
ptality TO e public vessels such nations In ports OF
the United States, and In adopting such measures
- may be deemed advisable toward vindcatng the
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and
oansed the seal Of toe United States To be affixed.
Dooe at Tue city oil Washington this tenth day OF May,
In the year o. our Lord one thousand eight huudrcd
and sxty6so, aud Of the independence OF United
states OF America the eighty ninth ,
Dy tho President:
W. HUNTER, Acting Secretary Of State.
In view OF the above 1t becomes interesting TO ascer
tain what rebel pirates aoat Fortunately there
srs but two at sea- but both Of these each way
Ne capable OF doing great injury ia an extremely
ssst English built, English armed and English manned
steamer now called the Shcnardoah and the other is
regular French built run-clsd n.anucd with Eugshmcu
and armed with English guns, named the Stonewa both
s0cered by rebels, and saiiiue cn Ter the rebel flag
description Of both wlbe OF interest at this tme and
will be Of value " in whose ports they
nay seek hospitality guide in their detection and
arrest There VII bc the part of any rebel
synpathzng neutral Power for not recognizing
these corsai,s after this.
The following Is Il sie.Gh OF
THE goNEwALL.
The clad Iclc rsn Soncwall was constructed in
Bordeaux France ia 1904, ostensibly for the Danish
g0ycrnnaent but for other the Danish
Authorities never had possession control Of her. but
The work seemed be ,aing under tho direction Of
Vtcnchmar, pr.Ege =. The Emperor, and q bosom
friend Of Slde, the rebel "anvoy," aud rebel naval
sHiecrs la France Tnrourh tho Efforts OF Mr. Dayton,
sur Minister France tie open transfer Of the vessel
Wien eo,np!ed W the rubci, prevented, and she
theu iia I'd sold to parties in Copcn.
hagcu She taken tnat pori, ll.d two
days; and taen quietly taking her and material
"a beard, put 10 sea.
We nest hear of Ter at tho port OF Ferroi, Spain,
where Sue arrived February 4, 1865, leaking badly
snd greatly strained IN the heavy weather
sae had encountered Der voyage. AT first
ericrs received iron Madrid to apply the
twenty for bour rule, aca give her only provisions
and water enough lor ca supply. Nor pairs were
10 be permitted The lo.ow,ng day q ahangc OF
vtgws the Part Of he Spanish government
Shey gave permission Captain Page 10 pair redt
his ship lie ut once went " woIs, I'D not only reparod
HI vessel but sound means To saicsge board adci
usnal for her On tho 7h OF February tho
eigate Niagara arrived Ferro and the 2lst the
0acrame Joined her.
While lying iu port the nm then called the oiinde,
visited ~ mysterious English steamer and, it is
supposed received from hcr men, guns provisions shot
and shell, and other equipage. Nothing, however,
trans e'sed from vessel TO the other. Tho
etorcw,ll lay In port until the 2st OF March, when,
having couplet her repairs, sho put sea- accompa-
aed by Spanish frga,e, that spanish neutrality
vas not broken by battle within q marine league OF
their shore She found tue weather too heavy for her
and put back leaking somewhat On the following day,
the weather being moro peasaut, she again put to sea-
md tho agara and Sacramento steamed for her. but she
suvnsd sga,u and went back to her anchorage in port
o the following day she again started out the being
s.soo,h aud the weather fair Everything being favor
able 70 the vessels did not engage her. and she
roteeded to Lisbon, where the Niagara aud Sacramento
Soaowod her. On the 9Th Of March she sailed from
Lsbon and arrived TeuerlHe the 3lst, three days
rom Lisbon Here the authorities enforced the twenty
four hour rule, and compelled her TO go sea on the
expiration of that She sailed the 1st OF April,
since which time VIC we'd intelligence of her
where she has gone Src~ not but pre-
sumo that she is making ner way TO
Che West Indies, perhaps she has gono TO
Brazil However that may be, likely To have
news hom her very soon. The Presidents proclamation
Will reach the West Indies In week from this, and tho
Anso-rebe authorities OF those islands will understand
che penalty OF harboring assisting the pirate Those
Who know Captain Page do not anticipate any bold raids
On our seaport towns He lacks tho dash and cool
courage to attempt anything Of the kind.
The Oiinde or she is known, tho stoncwall ia
shout hundred and sevoniy-nve feet long over all
and thirty beam She is itted with spur or ram
twenty feet In lcng.a, made OF wrought iron, aud
strongly fastened 10 the sbip Her amor plating is nve
and half inches Thick wra heavy, solid wood backing
She has two mmovabe turrets the forward one armed