New-York tribune., 1871-04-29

to Moelfra Bay On the day the Flaw Officers, De-
fore whom all the evidence had been lad reported 10
the Secretary of State for Foreign Aars' theT opon
that the vessel should detained" hut, though her
whereabouts were known and the Customs officers had
orders 10 board and dotan her. attempt at seizure was
made either that the next day. and, after remain
ing at MoefIa Bay SO hours after these orders Wero
given. she was allowed to depart without moestauon,
Thereupon the British officers were ON the alei. anu
! telcrraphed TO Queenstown and Cork for her do.Vn
! ton though they probably knew that she was wen ~
sea- and that her officers would not display the io,y "
returning into trap of which they had been iu'y -
formed The explanations of these delays by INC
authorities were satisfactory to our uV' oa
to Lord Russell himself, Who nore tnan ., ,ho
afterward. admitted TO Mr.. Adams tha' tno o' -
Alabama and Orcto were u scandal anu III ~
| q reproach to English laws. -, ,-orr,
The subseouent history Of the Alabama Is wei Nno"n
She went on burning and destroyng' ~ "" Saor,, o.,
| ceyed in British ports, and alio"eu eNoi' i"'y
| obtaining coal and provisions, unlN sue was SUN %
CberbourQ ON the 10Th of june lSOi' Even ''en " En-
elish steam yacht was on hanu 10 reS0,o 'no
crew and 70 save them from falling into the hands Oh
the autbortes of the United States. In less than two
| voors she had captured 10 American vessels
THE GEORGIA.
Tho Georgia was built at Dunbarton and equipped by
n Iiverpoo firm, who also shipped her crew as II Tor
Shanghai. small steamer took out her guns, sho''
she'll &C. and placed them board OF her of the coast
of France From the of April to the 23d OF June she
was registered in the name of Liverpool firm, and dur
ing all Of this time she carrying on war against the
United States. On the 2sth of October she put INTO
Cherbourg where English soamen were sent to take the
places of those who had deserted After second ana
this time unsuccessful cruise she returned to Liverpool
1t does not appear that Mr. Adams had called the aten-
tion of Lord Russell the Of the Georgia before
she first sailed After her return she allowed to be
chartered by the Portuguese Government for voyage
TO Lisbon she captured by the Niagara and sent
TO the United States as prize. The members OF the
Liverpool firm were indicted for enlstiDg seaInen on
board the Georgia. and, after full trial they were con-
victed and fined $3.50 each, total of $780,
The Georgia captured nine United States merchant
vessels Of which four were bonded and five burnt.
THE SHENANDOAH.
Mr. Adams in letter to Earl Russell, dated OCTOBER
M 1866 gives the following brief and concise account OF
the origin equipment and manning of the last OF the
EnglshConfederate pirates:
con the 18th November 1864 had the snor to
NIT to your l. rdship certain evidence which went TO
show. that the Sth october preceding steamer had
been dispatched, under the British flag, from London,
called the Sea King with view 10 meet another steamer
called the Laurel, likewise bearing that nag spaeneu
point the Island OF Madeira These Veses Wefe AZ
the time OF sailing equipped ana manned Dy yntnn of
war; supplies officers and enlisted men, for the purpose
OF initiating hostile enterprise TO the people Oh Ine
United States with whom Britain at the time
under solemn obligations to preserve the peace. -,
further appears that, on or about the 18TH OF tne
| same month, these vessels met at the place agreed
on and there the British commander OF the Soaking
whom then declared TO the crew his knowledge that
he about to embark upon an e1pedon o eG
went TO urge these seamen, being Bfiush SUBJECTS
themselves. TO enlist as members Of , -,
at also clear That transfer then took place rom
the British bark Laurel of the arms OF every kind Win
which she laden for this same Object ana asly, Oh
number of persons some calling themselves officers
who had been brought from Liverpool eXpessy 10 he
oR OF be Ibe sd 5eep rescued from he
nv Rritfr Iufp Hf
surrendered from the sinking Alabama the previous his
tory of which is but too well known TO your lordshlp
Thus equipped, fitted out, and armed from Great
Britain, the TO the destroyed corsar now as
uming the of the Shenandoah though IN no oIer
respects changing British character addressed itself
at the for which it had been Intended Az
in her later career has She ever reached port
OF the country which her commander has pretended 10
represent. At instant has she earned the national
characteristic other than that win whcn she slared
Great Britain. She has thus Tar rOaned over inc
ocean, receiving her sole protection from the cGnSe
quences of the most pTatca acts from the g,' Oh nom
inal title which Great Britain first bestowed upon her
cOntrivers, and then recognized as leg1tmatng her
successful fraud"
The Shenandoah went directly from the Madeira Is
lands Melbourne capturing nine American vessels on
the way There the officers held perpetual evee one
Of them says: 81 do not suppose SO much hospitality
ever was will be- shown to another snip IN that
mort and there are few If any, who sailed in the Shen-
andoah who will not carry to their graves many pleasant
memories of the days they spent on the shores OF Aus
tralia" Mr. Blanchard the American Consul, protested
and proved that vessel had been Illegally equipped
the English officials in Melbourne could not be justified
but the Governor replied that whatever be the pre-
yous history Of Shenandoah the Government OF TINS
colony is to treat her shpowar belonging TO Del
ligerent Power" While the Shenandoah was III Mel
bourne she was by order Of the Governor OF the colony
allowed to make extensive repairs. Our Consul learn
ing that men were ensting, informed the authorities,
and search OF the ship ordered Capt Waddel re-
fused to allow this, and the repairs were therefore,
stopped He then wrote letter denying that no had
any such board and, after the work was allowed
10 proceed, the were found. Gov. Darling there-
upon wrote to Wadde, stating that the foregn EnSE
ment act "was in course of being eyaded," but, as
the ncrsons looked for had been secured, he
would not proceed further. The pirate captain then
seriously frightened the Governor by informing
him that his letter highly disrespeem 10 the lach
moud Government and that ne should report It, just
before the Shenandoah sailed Consul learned that
other men were to be shipped and he went to Mr. Gurner
the Crown Solicitor it stopped, but that officer
was going 10 his dinner and could not attend to the
matter in this way the pirate got away Win 40 men,
The Shenandoah then went to the North Pacific ocean
and captured about 80 whaling vessels she afterWard
returned Liverpool where she arrived on the 6th OF
November, 1866 and where her officers and crew were
released The vessel was delivered up to the British
Government.
THE VESSELS WHICH ENGLAND SEIZED.
That England could have pursued dlnereht course
with regard to the Rebel pirates II she had so desreu'
shown by her couduct in the cases OF the Alexandra
Pampero and Laird's Rams The first of these was built
by the same firm which built the Florida; and Mr. Adams
made the same representations TO Lord RUSSELL that he
had in the former case The Alexandra vas seized by
the British Government on suspicion, ana TINS ACT III
itself stopped for the time being, all work on similar
ships Under the ruling of Chief Baron Pollock that 10
build ship for a belligerent did not constitute an
oense the jury gave verdict for the defendants The
Alexandra then Nova Scotia, and from there to
Nassau where she discovered with one twevepound
gun ON board and was seized While her case was pend