Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-03
THE STARSAND BARS.
rrla,S IN The Pacific After The War
Mas Over.
rr CRUISE OF THE SHENANDOAH.
~. Viecc az History from the
,.,,lolsccuccs of One OF the shcn-
andoab's oniccrs.
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~ IatNA NNhcttANAtftAl
r r NcNulty. Of 706 Huntington
r.~.on was one OF the officers
-.s leratc warshlp Shenandoah.
hc 5th az November. 1863.
.. r- breeze for the last time
aaI Bars.
A.. Che writer Of this article 20
.. story OF the cruise Of the
a.4 20: the last wave Of tho
. ..e a frw days since. the Doc
s.rlpe tale OF the last ter
.. s. whose track was marked
.. fire. around the earth, from
,, uc Arctic, while she gave
marine OF the United States
..e.
..g.ng Of the Sth Gay OF
- saI be. there met on
..... Liverpool. twenty-seven
.. were nearly unacqusinted
.'.r and knew nothing Of
a.n. Al were officers OF
Loo navy, by commission or
.. ..cl had his distinct order
.. ..s liace 81 the same hour.
Was that OF assistant
r- Was waiting, and We
. upon It's deck with great
me- stream lay the steam
Laurel In the shortest
e We were hustled on
.r... and were steaming
....u. ~ tie same hour cast
from her London dock,
.Hu The Thames. with her
war concealed between her
..ly merchantmen, and
unly, sailed the English
Dae Week later the ships
,.ar OF Funchal, Madeira.
..4 sg the port ordering US
.te.s in the name OF his
.Hr'upIl We raised anchor
... .frc beside the three great
.-.t- rocks that rise out
..n Of the Atlantic. Here
shed together. and the
... from the Laurel. which
.p. arms. ordnance, and
..r an extended voyage OF
rs crews Of both vessels
. .. board the sea King.
NalIeu, going down into
% Ie4ppcarcl on Deck clad
rr and bearing the side arms
...-e naval captain. Holding
. ior such office IN his hand
t. OBJ. assembled crews. ana
...a. address. declaring that
.. t.. Sea King, Of England.
r.. forever be known as
-..a States warship Shcnan-
.. HIP object should DE 10 prey
try he commerce OF the
..... ..I that an OF either crew.
up Gle S.a Kings. who wish
... t..r lives and services IN
o.. Confederate cause on
Pip might now DO 50.
bis Guii. pat his hands
over iu his pockets. and
at this sudden turn IN
....y shook his head. Some
..- about bounty? Not be
.-iy answered. but very few
10 was too hazardous an I'M
wien 20 nlucement of gain.
.. t.- Alabama had gone down
.. ...s ~ the kcaTsage. and this
would now be- the only bird
tu water for the Federals TO
-tLUTES FIRED.
.r after this the lashings
Hr3 guns OF salute in part
.. r.. two vessels. The Laurel
r-w 20 Tngland and We TO
Never before WAS n ship
r-s apparently so insur-
ending a complement Of
rs away that day n ship
... .y-seven men all told. Al
a. any hour to meet the
-..f = tho enemy. we entered
..s without fear. There was
r ...E man TO 90. and every
... art in his task. Boxes.
.s Ot beef and bread, coal.
iy prom!scsous about
Then. when after days
rt. hliftercd hands all was
ta'Jw. and while the car
. ts mates cut port holes for
ctrtain took his trick at
4 re officers and men, re-
...a. barefooted and with
up. scrubbed and holy
Set tn that strangely gath
We're some OF the best
3d. Historic names were
.rt Lee. son of Admiral
...Ut ~ the Philadelphia
.. Ie opening Of the war.
General Robert J.. Lee.
... U.uteuant. and had seen
Georgia ana Florida. our
ami Iaymaster were from
a.I every commissioned
graduate Of the Naval
.. Anna ,.is and had seen pre-
Doe an felt the necessity
lieutenant, assistant sur
aIi f1remast hands. Of
..us Int seven In all. kept
.t-.A Irt al length every
90 RI shipshape, halyards
- w.,
''1 c''-0,i , -. - -. 80
o.1-' q llau a. -
''l -'N'''' AGAINST pS jim
DOW. and other reform
aa was butt or teak
she had quhrter-lnch
H'A as IRON knees anu
." TONS Lngllsh regis
Hia' ana 81 IN bre~llh'
was thiI'eeh hho,S'
NJ ali sails up she olteh
- NMe s1l'iuG down 'he
"ai' Tor -FOUR coiisecu-
I average rae OF tlsn-
' VISITORS.
NJ October 9th was clear
WAS MADE memorable by
.s I'D board. Ire stranger
..t quickly changed his
ll.urc shot across his
....e and see US the first
.vifati.,s OF this yes
..t .st.n men eight Joined
.. r,t sion 10 enumerate
r. Rf.%ultv. who was
t.. tha writer. "but rise
..... no "a base lie that