Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-11-30
RUTLAND HERALD.
Tho shenandoah.


Earl Russell is published in full, in which
he states that in obedience 70 orders
rom the Confederate Government" he
sailed Into the sea OF OkhotsS and the
Arctic Ocean where he found himself
last Spring and Summer, Consequently
he was engaged in acts o. war rs late
IS the 18th day Of June, and received
for the first time intelligence OF the OBJ
liberation OF the government under
whose authority he had been acting,
Aug. ., on communicating with the
Brtish BARK Barracouta, After con-
sultins all the law books within his
reach without much satisfaction, he
somehow came to the conclusions which
ne states in the following language:
"Pinding the authority questionable
under which l considered'this q vessel
OF war / Immediately discontinued
cruising, and shaped my course for the
Atlantic Ocean. As TO the ships dis
posal, I do not consider that have any
right to destroy her, or any further
right to command her. On the con-
LlAry, ellAN SAALNj &c sAAA VIZ BAORSANJ
of the Confederate Government has re-
verified, by the fortune OF war, to the
Government 0. the United States OF
North America, that therefore this YES
sci, inasmuch as it was the properly o!
the Confederate States, should accom-
pany the other property already RENTED
! have therefore sought this port as a
suitable one to "learn the news" and If l
am without government, TO surrender
the ship, with her battery, small arms,
machinery, stores, tackle and apparel
complete, TO her Majesty's Government,
for such disposition as in its wisdom
should be deemed proper.
Before landing at Liverpool, the OFF
GERS and crew, one hundred and thirty
one in al were ranged along the deck
Of her Majesty's steamer Donegal, and
examined by the Commander, when
they eacn and all soiemnly declared that
they were citizens OF the late Cnnleder-
ate Ssctes-some in broad Lancashire,
some 10 broad Yorkshire, and not few
in sach very broad Scotch that even the
solemn commander OF the Donegal was
obliged TO smile ut the persistence with
which the.s0uthern Americans preserve
the dialects Of tAeig remote ancest-
orS.'
II any y. them had been British sub
jecss they would probably have been liza
bic 10 DC dealt with for violating the
Foreign Enlistment Act; or possibly
they might, under the Ashburton
Treaty, be delivered to the United States.
But as they al. declared themselves to
De citizens OF the Confederate States
they were, very much to their own sur
prise and Joy Internationally released.
rhe following is partial list OF arti-
Giles on board, which together with the
vsssel were surrendered by the British
authorities TO II. II. dudley, Esq, Unit
ed States Consul at Liverpool
Pifsy-one chronometers, five empty
cases for thermometers, ten seXtants
and pnadrants in the locker, thirteen OF
same outside, twenty three in ally three
compasses, seven marine clocks and two
paromsbers, small case twenty inches
long, thirteen inches wide, eight inches
deep sswed up in fine canvass, unopened
another one Of nearly the same size, in q
newspaper wrapper apparently o. Japan
csc MAKE. Below were three tons Of pow
der fifteen hundred pounds Of tobacco
Swo hundred and fifty pounds OF tea
quantity Of sperm oil, six casks o
spirits, fifty live shells, short supply o
stores, except salt beef and pork, Two
whitworth guns, four smooth bores OIL
oroadside guns, 1.-TWO ordinary deck
guns oo deck,) and in her store
room between decks. two large iror
bread tanks
The ship was in mos wretchedll
filthy condition, aud every thing abOu
it indicated state OF extremity in al
most every department, that compelled
her to seek friendly port Tor safety
or course nobody believes that Captain
WaddeIl remained ignorant till Aug.
Of The collaboration" Of The Confeder
ates. American captains have made aiA
davit that they personally made known
TO him this fact, long before he ceaseC
70 make war. We do not feel prepared
at this time to express any opinion will
regard tc the way 10 which this matte
has been disposed Of, and will conten
ourselves with presenting one or tv'
paragraphs from the New York Times il
relation to the case
The surrender of the Shenandoah Il
our Consul at Liverpool as Confeder
ate war vessel, and his acceptance OF tn
ship in that character, precludes u
rom ell complaint against the Britisl
Authorities for discharging the officer
and crew. 49, ...~
Waddeal unQuestionably knew al
through the summer that he was rob
Ding and burning without any livin
authority, and yet, according to hi
own published statement, it was tn
very last day Of summer before h
shipped his guns and stopped his WORK
whateyer be may originally have beer
ne became q pirate to all intents an
purposes; and 70 pirate ever NOR
richly deserved hanging. But as tn
rrattpp han trruad he has "a uonl