The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-21

under a new namo-the Shenandoah Her cruise
was then continued All American vessels found
burned and destroyed and their
made prisoners or induced TO join the pirates. She
touched the island Of Tristan dAcunha and landed
the 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
captured and destroyed eleven or twelve sail OF all
kinds, most Of them In the vicinity Of the Cape OF
Good Hope At Melbourne she received thorough
repairs TO her boilers and machinery was locked and
had her bottom fixed and augmented her crew. in viola
ton OF English neutrality, BY about eighty men The
English authorities granted every favor desired against
the urgent protests Of our Consul Mr. Blanchard, and
the officers fed at the Melbourne Club Our Con-
sui was insuted by one OF the crown officers by the
name Of Gunner and In every way our representative
given To understand that the sympathies OF the
people were with the pirates.
After remaining some time at Melbourne the SheAan
asn s Osy az on sse
clippers, due In March at that port The vessel sailed
from Melbourne, and when next heard Of was in the
Ochotsk Sea and in Behrng Strait, where she did much
damage to American whaling vessels. The consterna-
ton effected by her appearance m those among our
whaling vessels will be dsiinctly remembered also
the immense damage which she effected After disap
pearng from the North Pacific Ocean she not heard
Of again until her appearance In the Mersey except on
the occasion Of her being OF the Cape OF Good
Hope reported in the HERALD Of the 10th inst Eyes
terday II now appears that she on her way back
TO England to surrender
DESCRIPTION or THs PIRATE
Tho Shenandoah is full clipper ship rugged propeller
having hollow iron masts and wire rigging She carries
all the improved methods Of reeang Turning and setting
at each masthead She Is shout two hundred and sixty
feet long Her huh Of ron frame covered with wood
rather weak. In fact, they had little condolences In
its Of resistance that her officers keep her Of
range of shot, She Is fast saler and fast steamer
and they calculated TO effect more damage by surprise
than by action Her armament consists Of four sixty
four FOUNDERS two raed thirtytwo FOUNDERS and two
twelve Founders On her stern still be part
of her old name, the Sea King, the whole not being
oblterated by paint The following s a list Of the
officers who shipped in her whom leaving England TO
begin her piratical COURSE
Lieutenant Commanding James j. Waddel
First Liew,endnts-Wm. c. WhittlenJ0hn Grimball g.
Smith Lee, f. 7. Chew.
Second Lieutenant-D. N. Scales
Acting MdEd-J. s Bullock.
Acting Chief Eaginecr-Mak OBrien.
Passed Assist0nf Stvgeon-C. Z. Lining.
Acting Assiaam Paymdster-W. Bindove Smith.
Passed Midshipmen- A Browne J. T. Mason.
Acting Assistant Surgeon-F. j. McNulty.
Enginsers-First Assistant, W. H. Codd; Second AS
sstant John Hutchinson; Third Assistant, Ernest Mug
gaf1cney.
Acting Masters Adtcs-C. F. Hunt J. T. Miner, Lodge
Cotton.
Acting Boats,cain--George HARDWOOD.
Acting Comprehension O'Shea
Acting Gusner-JOhn L. Guy.
iSdiimdktr--Henry AcOtt
Second <dr0tnter-John Lynch.