The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1865-12-06
Foreign NeWs...By the China.
THE ALxBAMA CLAIMS.

A supplement- TO tne LOnGOn E0EtttG con.
tains further additional correspondence be-
tween hessrs Adams and Russell, relative to
the departure of cruisers for the rebels from
England. Russell repeats the argument that
the British Government acted upon precedent,
and supplies memorardum showing that steps
were taken to pre'ent and punish breaches of
neutrality, Every representation Of the Ameri-
can Minister was considered Immediately, and
referred, when necessary, to the law officers
without delay
THE ACTION OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
FoREsHADowED.
1t is impossible for the American Govern
ment to abandon the claims for the depreda-
tions of the Alabama, but it is quite possible
| for Government to yield nothing yet do
nothing We must prepare to be told that
! the United States will abate no jot Of its de-
mands, and will reserve the right of enforcing
them. But, still, when the temper Of the pee
pie is calmed, when commerce has had time to
renew the links which bind the two nations
| together, when the memories Of war fade into
the past, there will be little disposition to
| dwell on unfortunate butinevtable casualties.
lLondo7a Times, Nov. II.
A DISGRACE TO BOTH COUNTRIES IF WAR SHOULD
| RESULT FROM THE DIFFERENCES.
We confidently dismiss the suppostion tha:
the Alabama claims cai, become a direct cause
Of war between the two countries, but trust
that something will yet be done to bring the
dispute to an early practical settlement, for it
| is one which can in no other way be disposed
Of. It would be an eternal disgrace if both
| Governments should confess themselves unable
to find any but a violent solution of their diff
ferences; but there is state of nominal peace
which has many Of the disadvantages of war,
{London Neacs, NoU. II.
THE SHENANDOAH.
The liberation Of the captain and crew Of
the Shenandoah is said to have been uncondi-
tional, the British Government being of opin-
ion that there are no legal grounds upon which
! they could be detained.
LIBERATION OF THE CREw-THE MEN PAID OFF,
We are informed that the order for parole
was received by Captain Paynter, of the Don
egal, early in the afternoon, and that immedi-
ately after it was communicated to Captain
Waddell. Captain Waddel then came ashore,
and had an interview with some Southern gen.
tlemen, after which he returned to his ship
and paid off ard discharged the crew. At
Rock Ferry Cosnpanys steamer Bee, and at
s O'Clock, they were landed upon the Georges
Landng-stage But few spectators wero pre-
sent to witness the arrival of the crew so re-
nowned for their exploits, owing doubtless to
the fact that their parole was not known even
to themselves until short time before their
landing. Each of them brought on shore a
large quantity Of luggage, and they appeared
to have no lack ofmoney-facts which appear
ed to attest that their long cruise has net been
unrewarded. The news Of their arrival soon
spread, and crowds Of persons collecting on
the stage formed themselves into groups around
the sailors and endeavored to draw them into
conversation. These attempts, however, rare
ly succeeded, and when they did, it was evi-
Gent that the men spoke rather to evade curl
| osity than to satisfy it. The men, indeed, ap-
peared to be themselves quite in the dark as
to their position, aud though under the i'm
preston that they had done with tie Shenan-
! doah for good, and all appeared to labor under
| fear of committing themselves or their Off
GERS by some rash statement. Some of them
eagerly questioned the bystanders as to what
the English people thought of the Shenandoah,
and two or three Of them expressed the great
est surprise that the officers Of that vessel
should even have been suspected of pursuing
their work of destruction with knowledge Of
the termination Of the war. The men, though
exhibiting marked reticencc on matters con-
nected with the discipline of the ship, speak
freely Of the circumstances which led the
| Shenandoah to terminate her priVateering
career, namely, the meeting with the ship
BarraCouta which the crew are unanimous in
| alleging as the first source through which re-
liable information was received of the ternlina-
tion of the war.
Many of the crew of the Shenandoah are
Liverpool men, and these Immediately on be-
ing landed drove off to ther homes. The men
declare that they are at perfect liberty to do
what they choose, and that their discharge is
unconditional. At all events, they have been
paid off in American dollars, and many ofthem
will, no doubt, to-day, be on their way to
other parts of the country.
Lirmpool Courier, Nor. 9!za
CAPT. wA0DEIL LETTER TO Earl. RUSSELL.
Captain Waddell, in letter to Earl Rus
sell which Is published says:
I'm obediedce to orders, found myself in
the Arctic and Ochotsk Seas, far removed
from the ordinary channels of commerce, and
in consequence Of this awkward circumstance
was engaged in acts of war until the 26th of
June. | was ignorant of the reverses suffered
by the Con3ederateS, and the total Obnteratlon
OF the Government under which | acted.
received the first intelligence Of the downfall
of the Confederate cause on the I'd Of August,
from the British bark Barracouta, and des;s-
ted Immediately from further acts Of war un-
! til | could communicate with European port,
and learn if the intelligence was true. could
not have been sensible that the tales told by
American ships were true but merely upon
the statement of & British captain l diligently
songht for precedent in law-writers for gui-
dince in the future control, management, and
final disposal of the vessel, but found none
Finding the authority questionable under
which I acted, l immediately ceased cruising
and shaped her course for the Atlantic. |
did not feel justified in destroying the vessel,
but, on the contrary, thought the ship should
revert to the American Government. /, there
fore, sought Liverpool to learn the news, and
if without foundation, to surrender the ship,
with the guns, stores and apparel complete,
to the British Government, for such DISPOSE
tion as it should deem proper"
Captain Waddell, the commander of the
Shenandoah, states that the last vessel he
spoke was the Barracouta, from Liverpool for
San Francisco, from which he learned that
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