The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-19
The Las, Shot at the Yankee
Flag.

war ended, j. uot general, known
except among historians aud literary PEI
ple. Capt. Waddeli j, 4 bro.her u up
Frank waddell Of Hillsboro
tEasene / D.dicr in PhiadeiP ata fines
On the eth .! October lS64, the stcan
er Sea kaag allied from LONDON with a
clearance Tor Bombay ~ any other port
IN m. Fast Indies She wa ayIlg the
English flag. The SCI King va, one Of
the IA, test vessels atioat, making soule-
times go miles in - hours. The day
after she left London the steamer Lfuret
sailed from Liverpool, bound for Madeira.
On the j. OF October the tive steamers
met of the port Of FuGchal, the capital
of Madeira. Signals we're exchanged and
the Sea King aud Lrnfei, running
alongside of each other. anchored up
close uuder the Ice Of the high cliff. Of
De,erta-, near Madeira, in 20 tath0ms OF
water. The guns and stores which com
posed the cargo of the Laurel we're trans
ferred to the SCI hing. now the tonied
crate steamer Shenandoah
So - crelly was everything managed ~
the confederate agents IN J. ndOn that
only those particularly connected with
the transaction knew that the .Set hn"g
had beea sod to the Southern tOniedcT-
acy. For fear Of exciting suspicion the
agent, in London dared not ut a. mans
men on board the SEA hD1 tl2oi a the
laws oi the British navy allowed for the
b mb \ trade. and the Shenandoah had
Oh board - officers ami men, not one
half O. the regular conn eIaent The
officer, were young men qithe first fami-
lies o, The South, u" ne OF whom had
yer done "A days work III his life, but
they all went Ia HOra with d Will 10 get
The vessel ready for IA successful cruise
around the wor j IN search Oi American
merchantmen On the 2oth OF Octotcr
the ~.sbcanaiD0h, being really Ion sea.
raried company with the LANAI, never
nerhar> To see her again, for she was To
take her chances IN running the biocka!e
aud the Shenandoah was bGupd on a
cruise. which va, To last until the end Of
the war. provided she was not sunk IN
the meantime. The rmam' ut OF the
.Sbeaau.loah contested OF four s-inch
shell guns. two Whi;wurth canons and
l2-poUndero-
On the 2ath of October the first prize
was ca,turcd which proved to be the
bark Aie,a OF Searsport, Me. -
GA he morning of the 10th of Novem-
Der The kate II nce, Il large clipper ship
tr.m Portsmouth, n. H., was captured.
She was loaded with English coal and
was bonded for $4,000, and received all
the prisoners en- board, including the
women.
The next day chase was gwen to an
American built ship, which hoisted the
Buenos Ayres flag, but as she had a most
decided American look she was hove To
with a blank cartridge. Upon boarding
her she was found to be the bark Ade-
E1icle from Baltimore, owned by James
Peudcrga>t, a Southern sy~mpathlzer.
Her captain gave the most contradictory
statements about the vessel. Frs; he
said she had been sold to a party IN
BUenos AyreS TO prevent the Federal
authorities from seizing her on accoun
OF the well known Southern sympathles
Of Mr.. PenGergast. The mate Of the
.lR,'p}e. however, stated that the YES
sci really belonged to Mr.. Pendcrgast.
but the cargo was owned in Boston Ii
was decided to burn the vessel on account
Of her Yankee cargo. Upon hearing this
uttl~atD Ill Captain HtNAa-1't Nh' ~
owner would iOse a great deal, "a The YES
>cl was not insured. aud She was the pride
Of his heart. &c. Notwithstanding his
last statement the idelatde was doomed
to destruction. and officers and men from
the Shenandoah were sent on board 10
dismantle her previous TO applying the
match.
All the skylights were broken in the
cabin, kerosene oil was literally scattered
about il every direction and all kinds of
combustib!e matter piled up, and a bar
rel of tar was upset in the hold among
the flour. which was the ehiet portion OF
her cargo. Everything being ready the
match was about to be applied. when
word came TO stop everything By the
merest accident a letter was found on
board of the 4heirU}e which proved
that both vessel and caiso belonged TO
Mr.. Pendergaar. Instead of burning
her the crew and everything taken were
sent back.
Three months after sailing on her
cruise the Shenandoah had double the
number OF her men, more than two thirds
OF those captured having Joined her.
making up a motley and promiacuous
gal z. Every civilized nation was repre-
SenIcd- Danes, Germans, Swedes. Eng
lishmen, Frenchmen, lrlshmeu, and
three or four live Yankees. The latter
were among the best men on tie ship,
particularly a splendid looking fellow from
Maine, who had served two years in the
Federal army. The captain of the brig
Susan. who was IA German, wanted to
follow the example OF his men and JOIN
the ~.Shenoadoah, bu; By doing SO he
would have prevented the owners OF his
vessel from securing their insurance. Oh
the ground that he turned traitor aud
had given her up to the enemy. SO he
thought he was bound in honor to re
turn and report her capture.
On the Goth of January. 1868. the
Confederate steamer arrived at Mel
bourne, and much excitement was caused
by her appearance. The inhabitants cor
daily welcomed her officers and extended
to them the hospitality of the city. They
were entertained at the swell cub, elected
members of the cricket club, invited to
the theatre, and dined and w.ned very
literally. Crowds of persons visited the
vessel. and the politeness of all on board
was severely tested in expla Mug TO Il e
visitors the various parts of the ship. the
guns, &c. The decks of The Shenun
dodh were crowded 20 suffocation, the
work of repairing had to be STOPPED, and
after enduring the annoyance Of visitors
for several days orders were issued 10 put
astop to it. While at Melbourne a large
number of the crew who had shipped
from Northern prizes were Induced to dc.
sert, but their places were more than
supplied by the men who joined the ship
there. Among the latter Was the cap.
tain OF an English steamer, who resigned