The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-18
The Destruction OF Whalers by the She
nandoah.

The Destruction OF WhaIers by tho She
From the New Bedford Standard, August 161
Nr. James q. Avene mate Of bark Jireh Swift, OF
shis port burned by pirate Shenandoah arrived In this
y To-day rom san % % Nicaragua o route
sbout thirty miles east Of Cape Thaddeus in the KANT
srhatka sea- She had four hundred barrels Of OIL all
taken within eight days previous ships Sophia Thorn
con and MILO OF this port captured the day.
Inc Sophia Thornton had no oil and was burned, and
the Milo bonded and sent TO San Francisco with the
Crows o. the other captured vessels on board
The first vessels destroyed after leaving Melbourne
we're sh ps Hector OF this port and Edward Carey Of
san Francisco formerly Of Nantucket at Ascension Tor
Koop) Island, latitude north, longitude 1853 east The
Edward Carcy had one hundred and fifty barrels sperm
The next was bark Harvest Of Honolulu, formerly Of
ths port, captured the passage from the Sandwich
Islands 10 the North Pacific fishing grounds The
naader Of the Shenandoah pretended to nnd flaw in
her transfer papers, and declared his belief that she
n vessel trying TO herself by false papers
Ship Abigail, Of this port, was captured about 18th
che Ochotsk sea She had no oil.
ships william Thompson and Euphratcs, OF this port
Ssw days before The Jireh swift The William thompson
had taken small whale.
Mr. Avelnc knows nothing Of the reported capture Of
Che brig Susan Abigail, Of San Francisco.
Aftcr tho captured crews were put board the Milo
she allowed TO take provisions from the Sophia
~ cruising A. distance Of aeen miles sna Ca"ain
Ebcnezer T. Nye, or Sandwich master OF ship Abigail
with praiseworthy courage seized the opportunity 70
uthIt Win tWo OI"n Uouts III uopc vi nnunH Otnof
ships and giving warning Of the Shenandoah proximity
He has not since been heard from.
The Shenandoah is commanded by wordell, Of Cape
Cod, formerly officer Of the Alabama He resigned a
commission In the United States Navy s the opening Of
She rebellion 10 enter the Confederate service
Thomas Manning, OF New York, and John Dowden, OF
shs city, second and fourth mates Of the Abigail have
shipped on board the Shenandoah, the former pilot.
Manning Ia q native OF Baltimore, was in ship Hlman
IN the North Pacific Ocean last season, and In ship
Magnolia Of this port, and bark r. l. Barsow, Of Nat.
sapo ssgt few years ago Dowdcn IL well known this
cty He sailed from here boastcerer In bark Martha
a. When last from the Milo, the pirate bound
for Cane Behrng farther north There were fty whaery
IN the Kamtchatka sea- and We may expect 70 hear Of
Il was thought probable that after cruising sfew days
IN the Kamtchatka the pirate would return 10 tbs
Ochotsk sea, where some Of tho most valuable whale
sis ars supposed be- and would arm prize and send
~ Into the Arctic ocean.
IL will be recollected that the last news from the She
uandoah previous the arrival Of tho Milo At San Fran
sco was brought the Sandwc Islands by schoone
hich smoke the pirate Ascension Island The pra
shen inquired n there were any whaler IN that vicinity
hardly any one believed tho report, however, At tina
time the general opinion being that the skipper mad
va0lon for yarnspnnine.