The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-28
THE SHENANDOAH.

Lock the Door After tho sssea is sto..
xashorislss to be Pro.ee asea, and the
Enlistment Act to be Amended Out OF
From the London Times Feb l2l
The volume Of "Correspondence respecting the She
nahdoah" just presented to Parliament Is not col
iecon Of documents already published separately. Re-
sides the elaborate series Of dispatches which
passed between Lord Russell and Mr. Adams
the general question Of alleged liahilk
ties, contains variety OF papers reatirg to the
visit Of the Shenandoah to Melbourne and less than
ten supplementary letters OF Mr. Seward Mr. Adams and
remembered that in his despatch of the Cd of Decem-
ber, which purportsd to close the controversy Lord
Clarendon recored an emphatic assertion that armed
vessel had departed from British po- during the war
to cruise against Che of the pnted States and
that our government had steadily and honestly DISCHARGED
an the uu'ies ,posed upon us as neutrals by interna
onN law. Here II would have been well Il the matter
ston but rbeang to renew te dscusso ms 0T o
tuna tely Mr. Seward had already penned the 3eh
November1 caua'c ard III considered despatch, which
mr. Adams communicated 10 Lord Clarendon 'on the
Goth OF December In this note Mr. Seward comments
ON the circumstances attending the surrender Of the
Shenandoah In terms which contrast unfavorably with
Mr. Adams assurance ON the Nth of November that in
this nsance the prompttude OF proceedings would
give great satisfaction TO his government On the con-
trary, Mr. Seward is careful to acknowledge il with AZ
bad grace as possible. eve accept the vessel but
regret to say that the acceptance Is not attended with
any sense OF satisfaction the part Of this government
II would have grat1ed the President II her Majestys
had caused proceedings instituted for
ever which the British Government has hitherto pur-
sued IN regard to our applications for justice such
disposition of the vessel We accent her now
simply and exclusively upon the prudential consider
aton that being reduced into our possession, she will
ter" After adverng to the facts Of the case Mr. Saw
ard concluded BY drawing, on behalf Of the United
eminent have assumed 10 hold euifIess az All crima
subjects Of her Majesty who have in time Of profound
armed citizens OF the United States engaged Ia lawful
commerce and navigation" Upon this despatch being
sincere desire do say mosig that coAld impair or.
friendly relations Nth TIE United St1tes alone prevented
him from replying 70 4 at once in appropriass Eucsn0s
and IN Iator despatch Of the 10th Of anusrv he rsnes
this sentiment TO Sir Frederick Bruce adding that her
saestys government think that by not replying TO
consult their own dignity.
Fully concurring in the propriety Of this course we
special arguments however which he empIovs and The
facts afterwards adduced by Mr. Adams in despatch Of
ton. In Mr. Stewards opinion Captain waddeli and hts
wnSm ne assumes 70 have been guilty Of piracy,
the IJnteS ststsa as On roqulsiton rom
orougnt whin the jurisdiction OF the United States and
punisneo mere LOT tner Migrant crimes" This requsi
den2 az sh i 70 was NOT maze because the prece-
uens Vi .ne ueIrty let no nope OF favorable tudR
oa. ,ion Iie Engnsn courts, ana his complaint is
nas PIosecuon Oh tnem was directed by our govern
Inens ne crucises WIN much severity the two
easons ior tneI hondetention specified by Lord
IN MS despatch OF the lit OF November As
Maaaen statements ne remarks-frst, that "every
part Oh tne uhiawiui transaction complained Of had
bsnandnah srss pr'sR pof's OF on the decks OF the
.., ,ho t ne.seh bri,ish vessel" secondly, that
al .Lvsc Nahsacuons had peen fully made known 10
who could Give tho nncess5 ntGy tnat any parties
,, L s.so sio necessary testimony Tor the convlc
.i o u .he pes were not only within British jurisdic
MOI, vs ausuy wl.hn custody OF the agents of her
ILL., @ AZ 70 the aeeation that none of
.ne, were sscertaned 70 DC British subjects he
tents msen py replying broadly that al the offenders
were either native subjects of the Green, had be-
come oy soma sufficient form of refuge or domcia-
u.n amenaole equally with native subjects to the
Lord arenaon the en- evidences al ,h theD
tie o. either gol ernment-appcars to
NO charse Of piracy'' whatever could be
shenandoah prior to the termination OF the Moth
ths e9 char Jus even prma Jae their prosecution on
W, institutes after that period The alleged unaw
,S Quilt OF 'ne vessel has therefore, no bearing on
cnarac,er after quitting the Deseras Island, and before
va,enc ny nor warike cruise In fact Mr. Adams
puSc ~ .sp J9 de- e Sn a. sap sS
IN ae po,oer V or 1 r.'amns %a oa, ndTi Den
only documents relating to captures after the war
silent as TO any notice thereof having sSen Were Syo entirely
tain waddel No persons capable Of giving evidence on
y es in he CUSTODY Of Dc r wn British
seamen belonging 10 the crew of he Shenandoah and
and these eosd not be made witnesses against them
government to show that any natural born
subjects OF her Majesty were on board OF her and no
other persons can be indicted for negaI az S
foreigners guilty OF piracy are as much aeno
BILE the tribunals OF this country "a natural orn s,
jects " no one was in position N ,h,s
charge which 1t was quite omen 10 Mr. Adams ~ an
other agent Of the United States 10 prefer ' " guy
While We thus recognize the cogancv or lord fr.ro,
don's reasoning as against that of Mr. Seward vs er ,
disposed deny force OF certain evidence which has
since come TO light On the 2sih Of December Mr.
despatch afldavits procured by the United states
Consul at Liverpool which certainly place in new as
and his associates. Tho first and most mnorant of
these afidavits, made by a sailor named Temnje con
tans II Is true much that Is irrelevant For instance
It relates at great length many OF the Incidents
brought out in the course Of Captain Corbett's
trial and OF date prior 10 the 10th of Octo-
Der, when the Sea King WAS finally conver,ed
into the Shenandoah and commenced her destructiye
career gives, also, great prominence 10 the fact Of
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