The New York herald., 1865-05-02
He1 Arrival and Stay In the
Australian Waters.
CAPTAIN WaddelPs Plan for
Obtaining Recruits.
The "Word Of Honor" Of 0onfede-
rate 0Hicers-The Friends Of JEFF.
Davis at the Antipodes.

Our brisbane and Melbourne
Correspondence,
&e., Sc, sc.
Our Qusensland Correspondence.
Bn@Arz, Queensland, Australia, Feb II, lso1
n Ptv0s lSAesaadoaA IN tAs Was~s u Aasfra'ss-Ax
Of Her CbSsn0Rder IN f@eS 70 Ossds~ ne-
svsis, de-
Very probably news Of Captain Waddell's doings may
have reached you by telegraph long before this put
80 yeur banda Be that as II may, y0 Will here fnd
ssysst Of the dOings Of this dsrepuabe worthy
np 70 the time Of this letter leaving Australia
We have been long dread Of visit from Of the
&eser Nights Of the privateerng fraternity little DRAM
ns hal rst lesson 70 be inflicted by the Shenan
Apah hersek
A. the time that We heard Of the destruction of
several American merchant ships n the neiahbor-
asod sf the Cape Of Good Hops, the Shenandoah
arrived tho heads Of Melbourne and those board Of
Ass once asked the colonial government for per-
nhsisn have the vessel docked 'for necessary
yshA" The American consul denied the right Of such
privilege being granted 70 common pirate ship. Much
correspondence snsued and u was ultimately agreed
INST Shenandoah should be allowed 10 into port
for fcrsy eight hours but she positively denied the
fsyisse Of being put The slip These events which
ised several days. created the grea.es
AA he colonies II would have done any good
70 have seen Of Star Spanged Banners hung
Sy nom American places Of business all the city
Aelcurae and thcy neither few far between.
WNideA had ohor notions than . forty eight hours
ssay Melbourne and kept shuf ng of and from the
psrt TOR several days His officers meantime came on
sAore ss also a number Of prisoners belonging TO the
sps destroyed by the pirate between this and The Cape
As they sued around the shipping they drew consider
nsls attention, and few admirers invited them to
az lfc Aal bh
The object Of wsddeTs visit to Melbourne is plain
srengh He wants TO recruit to make up his crew;
md although there 10 little fear Of his again acklng
anything powerful than unarmed morchantman,
10 can AVOID H. yet, his followers at present only
srsose the number But Il his agents are srSins every
get men, there those close hand who
A,pss that notwithstanding tho number OF 0aers who
faag around these ports his recruits will be few in num-
In the meantime, while praying for . visit from |
unlted States ofwar all 10 being done that possibly
be 70 warn vessels expected a the various Australian
porsconsderabe sums having been subscribed 70 keep
WKh much reluctance the Victorian government gave
a tssl SfsS ss 7s::s :ss ~ es:s
shs OBJECT before stated, being 10 gel Msh S0s ie
:s.. were obtained n0wsvs ;n.nLs r.. 70 u:
sisas out, sfter occupyins the dock for three daya
No further attempts made % deny that the vessel
"a az1vei-shs se.,srs "INoo Ssiss plainly visible
AAdG 6henandoah ON her ssssn
Sne losh Instant since which time We have only heard
ahat she had run upon rock. how true the report
9 assnS Il sas destruction Of more peaceful merchant
tsncE
49, Our Hslhourns Correspondsnee.
NzsoURys Feb. -, lse6.
N Omsomder Of As ShenandoaA and His Fien<s N
ASsraXa-Ax Ixsrodud;o~ to SOcisy end kwtual Ad
ssratses-Reoa Emlsmenn end <ctiow Of ne Unaed
Ssa,o OTsuI-Hop BritisA Ottcias SympatAizs WGh
~ Rsbek-7As Prisoteer Ssiu IN Port &c.
I wrote YOU by last mail that the English pirate
steamer Sea King alias Shenandoah, had arrived here
% the 10th January commanded by Captain Waddell,
not scmmes, as then wrote.
On arriving In the bay she asked permission Of tho
Governor Dir Charles Darling, TO re6t which request
xas complied with the from Captain wad
ceu he would strictly maintain the neutrality regu
sstons Of Great Britain. How well he observed his
Jsdee you Judge from the slips enclose, cut
arom the Argus A9e-the former would be copyist
of the London Neo with it's sympathies; the latter the
esysrAmen organ here and favorable " the Northern
taase
Captain wadiell landing, placed himself under the
ratronizing care Of Mr. J. F. Maynlrc of Boston,
consul here under President Buchanan, and who
you will recclect being urgent and earnest app
can, for Office under President Lincoln, but
being superseded by the present consul Mr. Blanchard
&c became violent partisan Of the South, not however,
se,cre drawing nearly years. pay from Mr. Lncolns
s. ;Tetary Of the Treasury.
Nr MaYnirc introduced the officers Of the Shenandoah,
Or rather Sea King TO the Melbourne Club, composed
pracipay Of government officials and wouldbo aristoc
racy who are ever ready Ionic any one, that they
nay thereby lonize themselves They rendered 10 Cap
sn waddell and officers dinner, which, am bound to
h>lIcye was good one, and that they were all i'm
,nonsey pleased with each other and themselves This
has caused considerable comment here, and large
portion Of the community vulgar as " think that
n exhibited exceed ngly bad the part OF the gen
~ men gave the dinner especially as many Of them
were lk y be caiiod to sit In Judgment ON the
o this Captain waddell that they were now 30
anxious TO know.
You WIN see from the enclosed extracts that send
you how rebel officers observe their word and honor and
bow they show their gratitude for the unusual ac Ties
Afforded them for repairs, &c
II having come TO the knowledge Of the United States
Cons through four seamen orciby impressed into the
Dervice thai had deserted the Sea King, that
siderable number OF had gone on board the vessel
Cor he purpos Of Joining her ands1 M o. sne sc,s m were
. warrant FOR their apprehension Captain Waddell re
tnsed 70 allow the warrant TO be enforced and pledged
Ms word and honor gent cman and an officer" that
shey not bod nor any other person that they
al not bng into port with the vessel The government
attempted enforce the warrant by force (the vessel
being then helpless the slip but before doing 10
wrote 70 Captain wsddell urgently requ sting Captain
Waddef 10 allow the warrant to be enforced After de-
tanning the board for four hours and 1t
being then ten o'clock and quite dark Captain waddel
"sds NJ his faith and honor as Gentleman and ocsr
chat they not board But, unfortunately for his
honor the police boats about the time the
mes enger O. leaving the vessel four going
she side boats which, being pursued
Ners arrested aud proved 10 be the very men or whom
ehe warrant was granted Three Of them, after xsmi
nation the police court have been committed for trial
before the Supreme court
10 much for Captain wadden's 'faith and honor M .
gentleman and an officer" He says he did not know
shey board but is generally believed that no
never thought they would be caught and that he would
oxc ad fto bo rlQd
how he had been beled, and what an injured man he
was But his little game spoiled by the police Tho
effect Of this little sps was that he ordered 10
Seave the port M early possible. So after completing
his repa rs hull and machinery and taking in his pro
visions and three hundred tons Of coal (he had four
Hundred tons when he herel he prepared to leave
n once, and generally known that be would leave
On Friday night or early Saturday morning, the 18th
inst On Friday afternoon about hNc O'Clock, the Consul
ahtninnd idcnce n M there larnn rnLoI