Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1865-12-01
The Shenandoah.

further particulars of the surrender Of the
Confederate cruiser Shenandoah:
LANDING OF HER cav AT LIVERPOOL.
The officers and crew of the Shenandoah
were paroled On the 9Th instant, and sent on
shore at Liverpool. One Of the journals Of
that city says:
Each Of them brought OIL shore large
quantity Of luggage, and they appeared to
have no lack of money-facts which appear
ed to attest that their long cruise mas not
been unrewarded The news of their arriv-
al soon spread, and crowds of persons ftSmed
themselves into groups around the sailors and
endeavored to draw them into conversation.
These attempts, however, rarely succeeded
and when they did; it was evident that the
men spoke rather to evade curiosity than to
satisfy it. The men, indeed, appeared to be
themselves quite in the dark as to their posi-
ton, and though under the impression that
they had done with the Shenandoah for good
and all, appeared to labor under fear of
committing themselves or their officers by
some rash statement. Some of them eager
" questioned the hystanders as to what the
English thought of the Shenandoah, and two
or three Of them expressed the greatest sur
prise 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. Tie men speak
freely of the circumstances which led the
Shenandoah to terminate her privateering ca
reer, namely, the meeting with The snip Bar
racouta, which the crew are unanimous in al
leging as the first source through which reli
able information was received of the termin-
alton Of the war. Many Of the crew of the
Shenandoah are Liverpool men, and ,hese,
Immediately on being landed, drove off to
private boarding houses, and several went to
the Sailors Home. They were paid off in
American dollars.
LETTER FROM CAPTAIN wADDELL
The following is an extract from Captain
Waddell's letter to Earl Russell:
'.In obedience to orders, [ found myself
in tie Arctic aud Ochotsk seas, far removed
from the ordinary channels of commerce, and
/ in consequence Of this awkward circumstance
/ YVES engaged in acts Of wai unt:l tie 25th
OF June. Was ignorant Of the reverses
suffered ~ tie Coneeaorates, ard the total
obliteration OF the government under which
[ acted. [ received the first intelligence of
the downfall of the Confederate cause on the
second day Of August, from the British
barque Barracuda, and desisted Immediately
from further acts of war until could COM
nlunicate with an European port and learn if
the intelligence was true. [ could not have
been sensible that the tales told by the
American ships were true, but merely upon
the statements Of a British captain, | diligently
sought for a precedent in the law writers for
guidance in the future control, management
and final disposal Of the vessel, but found
none. Finding the authorities questionable
under which acted, Immediately ceased
cruising and shaped her course Cor the Allan
tic ditl not feel justified il destroying ihe
vessel, but on the contrary tholssht the ship
should revert to the American gosalsnnont.
therefore sought Liverpool to learn Ike q. VI
and ii net wi}llout foundation to surrender
the ship, with her guns, stores, a1ld apparel
complete, TO the British government. for such
disposition as it shouid deem pfoIEef"
THE suKREN9E3.
The Slenandc.sh WIS surrendered to the
American Consul On the 10Th, who took for
NAL possession, and placed her under Capt
Freeman and ,'crew OF his o;,n selection, to
convey to New York.