, 1865-04-02

(From tho Melbourne Argus. jan. 26
Melbourne yesterday was 5tastlcd by the
tclegraphfc announc mert that J E1uf- -drrate
.Vnr steamer had entered the HtlIs, and the
report was COL nilEmed by la:g' sIea,nyr with
somewhat OF = warlikc aspect, custiug an-
chor little before shutdown, at an easy dis
lance from the Snndr'dgc pier. The stranger
arfeusel to be war stea'ncr-the Shelan-
duuh and though her demonstrations Vert
OF the Guietest, tAe white ensign, with the
sition III tue Confederate cause. Tnousa
must cpuvtcously trratcd, nj strangers wure
ud1uitted on board exccp. the emigration Of
lic,r, int.nailon being given that the Con-
ma1,der would he glad 10 ,crriye visitors on
b. ard en- the following day, ais. he, AS . be-
ligctant ,had communicated with Gu! an'l1ori-
tN sand received the necessary permission to
touch our neu:ru1 shores. The vessel isa scscW
steamer, to judge by appearance, Of about
Fl ON Goo to 100 TONS though we wvrc told
that her gross tonnage is 1tD0, and her en-
gincs 2i0 horse power. There is nohing very
n,uzzies pec' ius forth tsom por'hoes, a lands
nr.n would fa diy take her to b.: war YES
stl. she consumes her own sn0ke-a great
advantage in h,r department OF warfare, for.
without acritical Eye, it was difficult indeed
to say That sht was i stcaluer, Us she sailed
up the lay Viewed rs VIC saw her, IN the
deepening twilight, she presented good dcl1
Of the app arapce, a5 regards form, of our
steatntr. the South Auss1aiasian-thc white
of the latter being transformed into drep
black. We counted eight suu7, which are
said to he 1lled Wlitwurtbs; hat this, Doubt
les, is not her entire armament. She IS cona-
! uiaudcd hy Cant. Waidtli.
As s,t II Us the Shenandoah had cast anchor,
shortly bcio C light u'cl'tk, boa VAS sent
un shtrc Conveying the 1zt Lieutenant the
bea5cr. VIC believe, osa message to his Excel
| ltrcy thu. Governor. nskin.. PERMISSION to
take in ccal and hare some rrpnrs don: to
the screw and other portions Of the ma
cLine1y. Lieut.. G1ln,ba1l. imm- m-dI: ely on
iantlr:,, proceeded to the Flcelcgai Ies.lcnc:
ut Toosak: !. .....-
The Melbourne argus says: :'=
"1he> Shenandoah was thought to bc too
late to 10 mitch mischief as there Wls 5ca1ce-
ly IN Aluc,ican ship trrdIng taszc. Six yes
sells were due In the course Of i few wceas
from New York and Boston ; bu: American
merchants Enid they we1c likely to be under
the English or Dutch flags"
a G1RL auooTs HER SEDEcEH.-A low
days ago q young married @oman named
Chamberlain, daughter OF Rev. Mr. CrandalI,
we'll known Clergyman In Lc9eur county,
Minnesota, shot ler bctrnyer, q man named
Stanley. The woman WAS the wife Of SOL
der in the 10Th Minnesota volunteer inGlntry,
and during the absence of her husband at
the frcn1 wss seduced ffom the paths Of vir~
tue By Stanley, Who is 4 rebel deseEter from
virginia. Some months after her seduction.
hearing of the death Of her husband, and
feeling that sue was e,sciente. she wrote to her
parents, Informing them Of her condition,
and stating that in order to shield them from
disgrace she had made arrangements with the
mon who had ruined her to take her out Of
the country, entirely beyond ths reach Of
friend OF foe, and there leave hcr to hcFselt
and her own resources.
Her mother, who found the !ette: Oh the
same day that the parties left, informed the
father, who started in Immediate pursuit.
Hc overlook them before they had got far,
and pretended that he had 8 warrant ior tue
mans arrest. The fellow at once proposed to
I give $10O, and leave the country never to re-
| luru. il the father would let him of. TIE
| old map took the Slo0 aud returned home
| with The daughter, but in Il few days the fel-
| low returned to the uesghboshoodandb boasted
| of his crime, taking pains to dalsEne aud
SANDER tho character Of the v1ctiu1: This
conduct so prayed upon The mind Of The girl,
| thst In moment Of almost insanity sheshos
the wretch who had betrayed her. md then
! made good her cscupe.
I HYuEs AND MARs.-Danfe1 Kelly, of War
| rep.R, T., wcat to Providence, and to the
Provost Mnrsha4's office, and upon condition
that the officer would give him one hour ID
which TO get married, ATTIC. donnIng the
| army blue as bridal suit, he enlisted. The
| -n~,n 1roa Ef:o, Nrfsav. To-