The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-12

Grorge shyrock, Kentucky Third George Borcbet,
Georsa; Fourth E. G. Read, Virginia; Fifth, Samuel
SWgeoS-B. W. Green Virginia
! AssisaM Sur@o1-y. W. Hsrty, Georgia
Pdym0ser-R w. Curtis Arkansas
ENgs"esrs-Chief w. p Brooks South Carolinai f1rss
Assistant, w. Hutchinson jackson, Maryland; Second
Assistant, ]. G. Ciosh, Texas
AGScr-w. W. Wilkinson South Carolina
Bt0tw0ta-J. NJ Dukehart, Maryland
Carpax~-James aathcr, Maryland
Masters AGe-W II. Savage, Maryland
fdymdster's Cierk-Wiiliam BOynton Alabama
Segedne gf Aorines-J. n. Prior, Virginia
THR SHENANDOAH.
The rebel pirate Shenandoah 10 the English vessel
manned by many OF the crew OF the late Yebo pirate
Alabama, sunk by the Kearsarge raidng on our oom-
merce in the East Indies She purchased by the
rebels Ia England and Hted out there 70 great extent
She cleared in October last under her proper NAME me
See King. for Bombay, with load OF COAL A reoe'
naval officer In charge She proceeded 10 the island
Of Madeira where she found English steamer called
the Laurel. which had brought her guns, ammunition
and an addition TO her Tho Laurel ran ous of
Funchal and transferred the munitions no to the Sea
King At sea When this was accomplished Tho English'
flag lowered and the rebel nag ho,sed Tho ship
was then put In commission . rebel prvatecr.
under . new name-the Shenandoah Her cruise
was then continued. All American vessels found
were burned and destroyed and their crews
made prisoners induced 70 Join the pirates. She
touched at the island of Tristan dAcunha and landed
the crews OF the vessels she had already captured and
then steamed for Melbourne, Australia, where she
arrived the 25th OF January last On her voyage she
had taken and destroyed eleven twelve sail Of all
kinds, most OF them In the vicinity OF the Cape Of
Good Hopc At Melbourne she received thorough
repairs to her boilers and machinery, docked and
had her bottom xed and augmented her crew. in viola
ton Of English neutrality, by about eighty The
EnQlish authorities desired apainst
the urgent protests Of consul, Mr. Blanchard and
the officers feed the Melbourne Club. Our
sui was insuted by of the crown officers by the
name OF Gunner and in every way our representative
was given understand that the sympathies Of the
people with the pirates
After remaining some time at Melbourne the Shenan-
doah steamed out Of the bay and began cruising Off the
Heads waiting the arrival Of several large American
clippers due in March at that port This the latest
have Of her operations She doubtless carried great
destruction among vessels in the East Indies
hope that the lroquos, Commander Rodgers, and the
wachusett have reached the locality Of her cruising
groundsand will speedily bring her to grief Meanwhile
may remember the outrageous conduct of the British
officials at Melbourne and place IL the books against
them.
Tho Shenandoah is an iron steamer Of about 100
TONS though she does appear DO than eight
hundred She carries armament Of eight guns said
to be Whltworth rifles. Her crew numbers about one
hundred aud nity men. The following s a list Of her
o0icers:-
Lieutenant Commamding- J. waddelL
FW1 Lseutemonts-wm C. whittle, John Gnmball
Smith Lee, +. T. Chew.
Second Lieu.endnt-D. NJ Scales.
Acting Aaster-J. s. Bullock.
Acin0 Chief En0uaer-Mat. O'Bricn. ..-.'
Passed Assistant Surgeon-C. f. Lining
Acting Assistant Pdymdster-W. Bindlove Smith.
Passed Aidshfpmen-C A. Browne, J. T. Mason
Acting Asssfdnt Surgeon-F. j. McNulty.
EnQinecrsFirst Assistant, W. H. Codd; Second As
fcncy.
Acting Masters Aales-C E. Hunt, J. T. Miner, Lodge
Cotton.
Acting Bodfrrain-Ceorge Harwood
Icftrg Cdrpentsr-John shea.
Aciin0 Gtinner-John J.. Guy
Sai'maker-Heury Acott
Second CdTpeMer-John Lynch.
The shenandoah will doubtless soon shift her cruising
ground, and mako dash the Pacific coast We shall
soon hear Other from San Francisco convinced
The Stoncwa aud Shenandoah are, 1t will be Oh
served, still at sea, with brilliant chance OF their
being 0vertaken. Let tho foreign governments arrest
them when they enter port refuse oil assistance.
Their must be short II the authorities Of
foreign ports will do their duty otherwise they must
pcct to their menof debarred from entering
ports, and also pretty laOs bill for damages which
they must some OF these days pay There can be
apology offered for extending these pirates hospi
tay, and the their closed the better
will be for the world.