Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-05-31

[ am bound to disclaim any connection
with the book entitled ''The Cruise of the
Shenandoah, or the Last Confederate Crui-
sers. [ am forced thus to obtrude NV
name upon the public, in consequence of it
having Deen surmised by several of CAPTAIN
Waddells professed friends that was the
real aohS01. of Mr.. Hunts book
From the extracts before me. / do not
hesitate to assert that none of the language
contained therein was written by mo and
if Mr.. Hunt obtained possession of nv
manuscript, he did so without my knowl-
edge or consent, and has had the language
altered to crafty his malice in publishing
the grossest faIsehoOds in regard to his late
commander.
| On page 223 of Mr.. Hunts book, it is
stated that when we received the intelli-
gence of %ne defeat of our cause-from the
captain OF tho English barque " Barracon-
ta Capt. Waddell, in an address to the
crew, promised them ''tO run the Shenan-
doah into Sydney, and then without their
cog9lzance steered for another and more
distant port" Captain IVddCleU aaeUe7' made
o'ay $"ch promise to tie crelc. OF this l am
positive, as l was an attentive listener to
every word that the captain uttered on that
occasion.
1t is stated in Mr. HIS book that the
reason why Captain w. deceived his crew.
III promising to run for Sydney, and soon
after altering the course of the ship-was
Tor the purpose "Of securing conSiderd-
6le sum Of money which he Capt. W. knew
to be lodged in the hands of one of our Sc
cret agents at Liverpool" How was it
possible for the captain to know of such O
deposit, when he had no means of receiving
any communication from Liverpool for
thirteen mOnthS? The absurdity of such O.
statement will readily be received.
On page 229, it is stated that q petition
was signed by all the officers with the ex-
ception of fire, of which five Mr.. Hunt
claims TO hure been one. Nr. II. is well
aware that such is not tie fact. Not being q
commissioned officer, he was not called up
on at any time for his opinion.
In regard to the allusion-on page 232-
to extracts from q private letter which was
published in some of the American news
papers, in which Capt. Waddell is repre-
sented as denouncing all his officers-with
out dlscrlminatiOn-I, as one of the tiCe
who supported the Captain in his deter
minatiOn to proceed to Liverpool, and who
naturally felt aggrieved at such wholesale
r denuncjotlOn-wus perfectly satisfied after
s hearing his explanation. The letter was
addressed to q friend in the United States,
and he, without the knowledge, and much
3 it to the Editor Of q newspaper, who by ty-
biographical distortion so rendered the Ian
Z guage of it, as to seriously reflect upon the
! character of all the officers of the ship
The letter, if published as sent by Captain
: W., could not have given offence to any OF
4 the officers.
8 Mr.. Hunt charges Capt. Waddell-on
o page 2G1-with dishonesty, in having ap-
+ propriated to himself funds set apart for the
/ payment of the officers and crew. Mr.. Hunt
i received over and above what was due him
k upon the ships books, fifty pounds sterling
) as did each of the other steerage officers.
: [ have heard him acknowledge this fact,
r both in Liverpool and London.
T There are many other misrepresentation
in Mr.. Hunts book, which, after the state
g ment above, it is needless to notice.
- Respectfully, &C.,
, FRED j. McNULTY, M d.,
e Late Act'g Asst Surgeon,
s G. S. S. Shenandoah.
= In few days we shall recur to this sub
], iect, and present to the public q full and
n correct statement of the facts so maliciously
'f perverted by Hunt, and in the mean time
- it may not be unimportant that those who
~ have read his accusations should know
- somewhat of the character of the accuser.
50 We have the fullest authority for declaring
n him to be entirely beneath the notice Of al
n honorable man.
"a About the year 1857 he was detected i'll
T the forgery of q check upon bank In Nor
folk, and Joined the U. S. Navy, shipping
l. in an outward bound vessel to escape trial
h for felony. In the same city he afterwards
engaged in the burglary upon tho store OF
Al Mr.. Bloodgood. He was not an officer on
3 the Shenandoah, as he pretends.
If Such are somo points i'll the record Of
"a him who dares to attach infamy to name
- dear to every Southern heart, and world
renowned. We will shortly continue the
2 extracts, meanwhile will our contemporaries
!. oblige us, and aid the cause of justice, by
- the publication Of DR.. McNulty's letter
One of the strangest waits of the day is
N the subjoined letter from Probst, written
le only two days before his execution. The
OF Philadelphia Bulletin publishes it Tor the
first time
PHILADELPHIA, june 6, 1866.
n GA good dream
E. ''In the night, from the ID to the Sd OF
n, June, had good dream, which gave me
T. great joy. ] came into the house where the
family lived which / have murdered. met
he them altogether all the eight persons sit
ting at the table, and when opened the
- door they all rose from the table, and all
- shook hands with me and received me with
. the greatest Joy and love, and asked where
g [ came from and where l had stayed SC
long. And they asked me if 1 would not
L. stay with them they would give me all
wanted if / would only stay with them.
have seen all the eight persons standing
before me as if alive ; even the little baby
1 saw in its mothers lap, and it recognized
j. me, and it smiled and gave me its little
L b cIoly nd /
~ "Written by myself
y CANTON rRoBsT."
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