Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, January 5, 1866

Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward.

Sir: Not being altogether satisfied with the condition in which the case of the Shenandoah was left, under the statement of facts assumed by Lord Clarendon to be true in his note to me of the 2d of December, I took measures to search out, through Mr. Dudley, the consul at Liverpool, testimony of some persons on board of that vessel, as to what the truth really was. Not without difficulty he obtained and sent me an affidavit from one of the crew, which contained so much internal evidence of its substantial accuracy, that I thought it advisable to forward it at once to Lord Clarendon, with a note distinctly specifying the points in his own statement upon which it bore. His lordship has thus far contented himself with a cold acknowledgment. Understanding from Mr. Dudley that copies of the depositions have been already forwarded to you, I now send you copies of the other papers.

I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,

List of the officers and men of the Shenandoah, referred to in the preceding affidavit.

officers.

James J. Waddell, commander; an American; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

William C. Whittle, first lieutenant; an American; joined the Sea King at London.

John Grimball, second lieutenant; an American; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

Sydney Smith Lee, third lieutenant; an American; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

Frederick Chen, fourth lieutenant; an American; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

Dabney N. Scales, fifth lieutenant; an American; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

Charles Edward Lining, first surgeon; an American; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

Frederick McUlty, second surgeon; an American; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

Matthew O’Brien, first or chief engineer; an American; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool; was in the Alabama.

Charles Codd, first assistant engineer; an American; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool; was in the Rappahannock.

John Hutchinson, second assistant engineer; a Scotchman; came out in and joined from the Sea King.

Francis McGuffney, third assistant engineer; an Irishman; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool; was in the Sumter and Alabama under the name of Curren.

Irvine S. Bullock, sailing master; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool; was in the Alabama. Is brother to J. D. Bullock.

John Blackar, an Irishman; captain in the English merchant service; joined at Melbourne as captain’s clerk.

Orris A. Browne, a passed midshipman; an American; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

John J. Mason, a passed midshipman; an American; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

Cornelius Hunt, master’s mate; an American; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool; was on the Georgia and Rappahannock.

F. C. Minor, master’s mate; an American; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool; was in the Alabama and Sumter.

Lodge Colton, master’s mate; an American; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool; was in the Rappahannock.

H. Manning, master’s mate; an American; joined us from the bark Abigail; was second mate on her.

W. B. Smith, purser; an American; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool; was captain’s clerk on Alabama.

George Howard, boatswain; an Englishman; belongs to the royal navy of England, or had served in it; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool; has been in the Alabama.

Peter Guy, gunner; an Englishman; has been in the royal navy of England; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

John Lynch, carpenter; an American, from New York, but married to an English woman residing in Liverpool; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

John O’Shey, carpenter, but resigned at Melbourne; came out in Laurel from Liverpool; was an Irishman by birth.

A. Alcott, sail-maker; an Englishman; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool; was on the Alabama.

petty officers.

Michael Moran, an Irishman; first captain of forecastle; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

William Warren, an Englishman; second captain of forecastle; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

Louis Rowe, a Frenchman; captain of main-top; joined us from bark Alina.

Robbert Dunning, an Englishman; captain of fore-top; joined us at Melbourne.

Thomas Strong, an American; captain of mizzen-top; joined us at Melbourne.

Charles Cobbey, an Englishman; gunner’s mate; joined us at Melbourne.

James Bronnan, an Englishman; chief boatswain’s mate; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool; was on the Alabama.

Thomas Hall, an Englishman; quartermaster; came out in steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

John James, an Englishman; carpenter’s mate; joined us at Melbourne.

John Spring, an Englishman; captain of the hold; joined us at Melbourne.

William Crawford, an Englishman; gunner’s mate; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool; was on the Alabama.

Lewis Wiggins, a Russian; signal quartermaster; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

Ernest W. Burt, an Englishman; doctor’s steward; joined us at Melbourne.

James A. Exshaw, an Irishman; purser’s steward; joined us at Melbourne.

Peter Ramond, a Frenchman; captain of fore-top; joined us from bark Alina.

William West, an Englishman; captain of main-top; belongs to royal naval reserve; joined us from bark D. Godfrey.

John Griffiths, an Englishman; captain mizzen-top; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

Henry Fox, or Henry Yates, an Englishman; gunner’s mate; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool; was on the Alabama.

John Davy, an Englishman; boatswain’s mate; joined us from bark D. Godfrey.

John W. Jones, a Welshman; quartermaster; came out in the steamer Laurel from Liverpool.

Jacob Hanson, a Dane; quartermaster; joined us from the bark L. M. Stacy.

Francis Tuft, an Englishman; cooper; joined us from the Edward.

Franklin Gloon, (his right name is—— ——,) sail-maker’s mate; an American; joined us at Melbourne.

Charles McLaren, a Scotchman; master-at-arms; joined us at Melbourne.

James Marlow, an Englishman; wardroom cook; came out in the Laurel from Liverpool.

Charles Hopkins, a negro, Baltimore; wardroom cook; joined us from schooner L. M. Stacy

William Smith, an Englishman; ship’s cook; joined us at Melbourne.

John Williams, a negro; ship’s cook; joined us from bark D. Godfrey; left us at Melbourne.

William Bruce, a Malay; wardroom steward; joined us from bark Alina; left us at Melbourne.

David Alexander, a Scotchman; corporal of marines; joined us at Melbourne.

William Park, an American; corporal of marines; joined us from ship Hector.

William Fenner, an English boy; captain’s steward; came out in the Laurel from Liverpool.

H. C. Canning, an Englishman; joined us at Melbourne; died October 29, 1865.

seamen.

John Collins, an American; joined us at Melbourne.

Thomas Foran, an Irishman; joined us at Melbourne.

Lawrence Kerney, an Irishman; joined us at Melbourne.

John McDonal, a Scotchman; joined us at Melbourne.

John Ramsdale, an Englishman; joined us at Melbourne.

John Kilgower, a Scotchman; joined us at Melbourne.

Thomas Swanton, an Englishman; joined us at Melbourne.

James Welch, an American; joined us from bark Pearl.

John Morris, a Portuguese; joined us from ship Hector.

George Adeias, a Portuguese; joined us from ship Hector.

Walter Way, an Englishman; joined us from the Susan.

John Hawthorn, an Irishman; joined us from ship General Williams.

Alfred Seaman, a Prussian; joined us from ship S. Abigail.

Charles Graft, a German; joined us from ship S. Abigail.

Antonio Delombas, a Portuguese; joined us from ship Hector.

John Blacking, a Dane; joined us from bark D. Godfrey.

John Moss, an Irishman; joined us at Melbourne.

William Simpson, an Englishman; came out in the Laurel from Liverpool; was on the Alabama.

Joachim Roderichs, a Portuguese; joined us from ship Hector.

George Flood, an American; joined from bark D. Godfrey.

James Fegan, an Irishman; joined us at Melbourne.

Samuel Crooks, an Englishman; joined us at Melbourne.

John Simmes, an Englishman; joined us at Melbourne.

John Hill, an Irishman; joined us at Melbourne.

William Hutchinson, an Englishman; joined us at Melbourne.

Thomas Evans, a Welshman; joined us at Melbourne.

Charles H. Morton, an American; joined us at Melbourne.

George H. Gifford, an American; joined us at Melbourne.

John Kelly, an Irishman; joined us from brigantine Susan Abigail.

John Dowden, an American; was mate on the Abigail, and joined us as seaman.

Julius Colar, an American; joined us from the ship General Williams.

Alexander Pattison, a Scotchman; joined us from the Susan Abigail.

John Hilcox, an Englishman; joined us from the General Williams.

Henry Canning, an Englishman; joined us at Melbourne.

Joseph Steveson, a negro; joined us from the Pearl.

John Vanarery, a Canadian; joined us from the Gypsey.

Michael Rose, called Reed; an Englishman; came out in the Laurel from Liverpool; was in the Alabama.

William Bill, from Sandwich Islands; joined us from Abigail; died 26th October, 1865.

Henry Givens, from Sandwich Islands; joined us from Abigail.

John Mahoe, from Sandwich Islands; joined us from Abigail.

Joseph Long, from Sandwich Islands; joined us from Abigail.

James California, from Sandwich Islands; joined us from Abigail.

James French, from Sandwich Islands; joined us from Abigail.

John Sailer, from Sandwich Islands; joined us from Abigail.

William Brown, from Sandwich Islands; joined us from Abigail.

Joseph Kanaca, from Sandwich Islands; joined us from Abigail.

John Boy, from Sandwich Islands; joined us from Abigail.

Edward Wicks, a negro; joined us from the Waverley.

W. J. Jones, an Englishman; came out in Sea King.

James Ross, a Canadian; joined us at Melbourne.

John Williams, an English boy; joined us at Melbourne.

James Oar, an English boy; came out in Laurel from Liverpool.

Robert Rosell, a Spanish boy: joined us from the Hector.

Duke Simmons, a Malay; joined us at Melbourne.

firemen.

John Martin, an Englishman; engine storekeeper; came out in the Sea King

David Marshall, an Englishman; first-class fireman; came out in the Laurel.

Thomas McLean, a Scotchman; first-class fireman; joined us at Melbourne.

William Brice, a Scotchman; joined us at Melbourne.

William Green, an Englishman; joined us at Melbourne.

William Rawlinson, an Englishman; came out in the Laurel from Liverpool.

William Clark, an Englishman; came out in the Sea King from London.

William Burgess, an Englishman; joined us at Melbourne.

Joseph Mullineux, an Englishman; joined us at Melbourne.

Henry Sutherland, a Scotchman; joined us at Melbourne.

James Carr, an Englishman; joined us from the ship J. C. Nye.

James Stranth, a Scotchman; joined us at Melbourne.

marines.

Henry Reiley, a Canadian; joined us at Melbourne.

William Kenyon, an Irishman; joined us at Melbourne.

Robert Brown, an Englishman; joined us at Melbourne.

John Murray, an Irishman; joined us from the bark Abigail.

Emanuel Silver, Portuguese; joined us from the bark Abigail.

William Burnet, a Prussian; joined us from the bark Abigail.

Thomas Barry, an Englishman; joined us from the brigantine Susan Abigail.

Thomas Floyd, an Irishman; joined us from bark Favorite.

John Ivors, an Irishman; joined us from bark Favorite.

Thomas Poulson, an Englishman; joined us from bark Favorite.

James Clury, an Englishman; joined us from bark Favorite.

John Grimes, an Irishman; joined us from bark Favorite.