The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-22

another vessel to take tho place Of the
the British government had become much
more watchful, and the secret service men
Of the United States were at every hand
After some delay. d man not In any way
connected with tho Confederacy. purchas-
cd for Buloch the Sea Kings ship which
was built for the Bombay trade. a speedy
vessel and capable Of being converted into
u man of war;. a smaller,> vessel, the
Laurel. was bought as tender for the
Sea King. The vessel was bauastcd with
coal and cleared for Bombay, the captain
carrying in his pocket the power Of nttor-
jncy to sell the vessel. The Sen King
sailed about the first of October. On the
night of eighth OF October the Laurel
dropped down the river, loaded with re s.
sengers, and armament, the assengers
being the officers intended for the cruiser
The Shenandoah.
In the bay Of Funcha the Laurel
transferred her passengers and cargo to
;Waddet chrIstencd the Shenandoah.
On being told the nature OF
the service they we're desired to
undertake. only twenty-three of
the eighty men who had come out In
the Sen King consented to take the oath
of enlistment in the navy OF the Confed-
3cracy. Several OF the officers were
doubtful whether it would be wise to
undertake to make a cruise with such
small crew. but Irvine Bulloch was for
going ahead. lie told or how tho Ala
bana was always able to enlist more
men than she wanted, 30 eager were
those captured aboard merchantmen to
enter tho Confederate service. This view
prevailed and on the Goth dny of October.
1864. the course Of the Shenandoah was
shaped for the Indian Ocean, by way Of
Good Hope.
The Shenandoah Was commanded by
Captain James l. Waddell. of North Car
ollnn, who had served in the old navy
for years. His executive officer was
Lieutenant w. G. Whittle, mentioned
above and his lieutenante We're S, c.
Grmball, OF South Carolina; Sidney
Smith Lee. of Virginia. ncnhew OF Cen
cral Robert II, Lee, and Lieutenant Dab
ney Minor Scales, of Mississlppl. The
sailing master, or navigating officer, M
lie would be termed In these days, was
Irvine Bulloch. How we'll fitted Bulloch
was for thie nositon tho career. of the
cruiser Textiles. w }3%5fy
On the 2ard. of January the shenan-
dnah reached Melbourne, after having
taken and DESTROYED eight merchantmen
No less than fourteen enlistmcnts had
been secured from the crews OF tho yea
sells captured, incidentally, 1t may be
mentioned that the vessel WAS at no TING
during her cruise hampered for lack
OF crew.
In Arctic Ocean,
After repairing and overhauling tho
shenandoah smiled from Melhournei, on
the 18th of. February, her collrse shaped
.forauthe Arctic Ocean, On "a THE
a1st OF May, Fiftv-one days after
General Lee surrendered. she entered
tho. Okhotsk sea. She was damned In
the ice several times, and the crew sur
ffred Intensely from the cold. Tho
course or the vessel WAS shapea towards
The. Behrlns Sea. The straits leading to
the sen was fayorite whaling ground
for United States whaling vessels, and
the Shenandoah reared n rich harvest.
Tho Shenandoah captured them at the
rate OF three or four q day. 'tsne vessels
were eithe burned, or were ransomed,
The last prize taken bygthe vessel was
on the 2sth. Of June There Was total
ignorance aboard regarding the, progress
Of tho war. OF course, there was Rre9ti
desire for news OF tho STRUGGLE believed
to DO In progress but The vessels can
l3tured had been out of mort about MS long
ms had their cantor. On the 2sth. Of
June Waddel ordered tho vessel to
| stand to the south. =
Meanwhile commander, iBulloch, in
| 3I.ondonn was IN great distress of mind
| concerning the vessel and his brotheptf
| There was no means of communicating
with rer. and none of ascertaining her
| whereabouts. She was vessel without
| ~ flag for the stars and bars which