The New York herald., 1865-01-02
ANOTHER PRIYATEER lf WORK.
Che Shenandoah Securing
A. the Atlantic.
Capture u Two Barks, ., Brig and
s.ng "a Schooner. II
THE SNIP KATE PRINCE BONDED.
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IAs rebel pirate Shenandoah formerly the British
sleamsr Sea King 10 actvely smpoysd in the dsssue-
ton Of merchant vessels the Atlantic Captain
W. Hansen OF the brig Susan who was captured on the
eth Of November while his way from Cardiff 10 Rio
Gfands do Su with cargo Of GOALS arrived in this city
yesterday in the bark Grace Of Baltimore and furnishes
us with the following account Of the pirates doings
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN HANSEN.
On the morning Of the 4th Of November, about two
o'ciooh we made large steamer in the distance
At 0aree o'clock she tackled and stood after
u.s. aRd ct daylight she was Of the starboard
quarter, half o mile distant when she hoisted the
English flag and fred gun. We set the colors, but
did not hosve to. She then hauled down the English
flag and fred another gun, at the time hostng tho
rebel dag We then backed yards and shortly
afterwards boarded by an armed boat from the
steau,eri ThicA proved % be the shsnaasaah-
They took possession Of the brig and ordered
the captain and repair board with the ships
papers This occnrcd in latitude 80 north longitude
20 20 west from Greenwich Aftcr examining the ships
papers the captain Of the pirate ordered the brig 70 be
SUNK taking Of her everything that could be Of any
USE such provisions canvass and rope and allowing
the ships company TO take away all personal effects ex
ccpt the nautical instruments 7n.1
This steamer Is fn rugged ship with rolling topsais,
iron lower masts bowsprt steel lower yards and capa
bic Of seaming under full sail eleven knots. She
built asGasgow by Messrs Stevens Sons In 1so3 and
formerly called the Sea King, and, by the ofhcers
report, had been employed the London and Bonn
bay line Of steamers. She Is now armed with four
sxty-eght FOUNDER smooth bore guns two thirtytwo-
FOUNDER rides and two twelve FOUNDER smooth bore guns
She had forty three board, nearly all Of whom
had joined from captured vessels she fitted out at
sea- at Funcha harbo by another steamer which had
been scnt from England for the purpose She had
a..
had on board a. ths aia3a -as,
In my opinion she IL NOT M to light any vesss she
h not able any Of her guns except the sma ones
and for those had only two rounds Of ammu
ion. She is commanded by man who Ii very impru-
dent in boarding vessels In capturing the ship Kate
Prince, which subsequently Witnessed he exposed his
whole broadside without knowing whether she was q
OF merchant vessel, and neglected 10 have
his at quarters The situated that they
could have been swept away by discharge from op
posing vessel. astonshed me greatly TO see his
management In this respect, as hc said he had been
brought up in the American navy BY his own statement
his name was wardell q native Of Maryland, and q
graduate OF Anncpos He formerly In command Of
the United States sloop- OF war Saratoga
All of who board prisoners must acknow-
ledge that this same Captain wardell, well as his
ofcers treated very kindly, and were in every
spect, perfect gentlemen aset. -
Previous to the capture Of the Susan, tho
bark Elena, Of Boston, bark Il. g. Godfrey
(place uuknownl and schooner Charter Oak, Of
San Francisco, had been captured The officers Of the
two first named vessels sont into Rio Janeiro by
Danish brig f1A
Tho Kate Prince was bonded, and conveyed me and
Captain Gilman TO Bahia From thence we sailed In the
bark Grace, Of Baltimore, for New York, where We
arrived to-day. About I'VE hundred dollars worth Of
private property which had board foil into the hands
Of the privatecrs