Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-24
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Details of Her Surrender-The Crew
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Correspondence of the Manchester Examiner.
LIVERPOOL, Monday, Nov. 6, 1865.
The career of the cruiser Shenandoah
has at last come to an end. 1t will be re-
membered that, after doing but little dam
age to Federal during the war
in America, she suddenly turned up at
Melbourne, and, after Ieceiying a fresh
stock of supplies, she sailed for the North
Pacific, and, Notwithstanding that the
commander of the Shenandoah was re-
peatedly told, both by English and French
shippers, whom he met on the high seas,
that the war between the North and
South had terminated, he refused to be-
liovo thora, and PPeoeadod on HE dvstruv-
tive errand among the whalers. Long
after Lees surrender and Davis capture,
Captain Waddell sunk, burned and other
wise destroyed whole fleets of whalers in
the Ochotsk sea, Behring's Straits, &c.
Nothing more was heard of the Shenan-
doah until her arrival to-day in the Mer-
sey. There was little or no excitement
consequent on the Shenandoah's arrival.
1t was known early in the morning that a
large screw steamer was at anchor outside
the bar, waiting for water to bring her
over, and that she was a Confederate
cruiser was evident from her flying the
Confederate ensign. When the pilot
boarded her off the port, he asked whether
the war was Over or not. The Shenandoah
formerly the steamer Sea King) is GER
tainly a fine specimen of naval architect
ure; and, as she steamed up the Mersey,
looked exceedingly well. Her hull is long,
finely moulded and painted black and as
she is ship rugged and rather heavily
spared, her whole appearance is that of a
fast and good sea boat. She had no guns
on deck, all her armament being slowed
away below in boxes. She lies anchored
close to her Majesty's ship Donegal. We
learn that the Shenandoah has been de-
fvered up to Capt. Paynther, of her
Majesty's ship Donegal, and is now in pos
session of some of the crew of the Donegal
and a posse of customs officers. The crew
of the Shenandoah numbered 1873 men, all
told and, as soon as she was surrendered,
Capt. Waddell, together with some of the
officers, separated. Since setting out on
her work. of destruction, the Shenandoah
has destroyed 81 vessels, the majority of
which were whalers, and these We're de
after the cessation of hostilities.
To show how the operations fthe Shenan-
doah affected the sperm oil market, we
may state that her depredations among the
whaling fleets have caused sperm oil to run
up from go to 9l20 per ton, and it is
likely to advance still further, as, until
he surrender of the Shenandoah reaches
the ports from whence whalers depart, the
Arctic seas will certainly be bare of the |
customary amount of whaling vessels.
= THE E OF THE SHENANDOAH.
A Liverpool dispatch of Nov. 18th, to the
London Nea0s, says:
"The Shenandoah still retains her an
in proximity to the Donegal, and
company of mariners are in possession
# the late cruiser. We yesterday stated
hat Captain Waddell and some other off
left the ship after the formal surren-
and landed at Liverpool where they
eparated. To-day, however, we learn
hat Captain Waddell, after pledging his
word of honor to Commander Fisher, r.
y, of Her Maiesty's ship Eagle, went
shore, and communicated with a Southern
ouse, after which, according to promise,
rejoined his ship.
In the meantime, however, three of the
rev left the ship and escaped to the Ches-
ire side of the Mersey. 1t is believed
nat the crew of the Shenandoah have for
1me time been short of provisions. A
oat-lOad of fresh beef, vegetables, pota-
&c, sent off by some charitable
outherners, wa refused permission to 90
the Shenandoah, the officers in
stating that the proper supply of
esh rations would be served out to the s
len by the Donegal. {
On board the Shenandoah there are t
bout t~hirty-six chronometers, together
18th a number of sextants, cabinet furni-
re, furs, and other articles of value.
hich are supposed to be part of the pro- /
eds of Waddelrs late raids among the r
halers in the Arctic seas. In her mold v
ere remains lin fact all articles are un- il
r seal until instructions are received a
om the government a large quantity of h
ammunition, together with six short guns O
d a large swivel gun. ii
1t is not at all impossible that within a +
. days the Mersey may be visited by D
e Sacramento or other vessels of the D
lited States Navy, under the command t.
Admiral Goldsworthy, whose squadron IL
IS last heard of at Toulon and Brest. The c
ssel is now in charge of Lieut.. Check. of 4
# Maiesty's gunbOat Goshawk, whom n,
pit. Paynter has placed on board with n,
ret instructions. to
There are a guard of marines, a number is
from the Donegal, and a body as
customs officers also in possession. su
ere is on board a considerable sum of c,
ney, but Capt. Waddell has no inten- ar
4 af using this for the ships purposes. ha
has preserved the property as that of sill
American Government. Consequent m,